All be back,but number of ticket will depend on price and what they do with this team.
Sure, why not. what the hell else am i gonna do?
Hells no! not giving these MOFO's another penny!
maybe... no , yes.... I'm sooo confused.
All be back,but number of ticket will depend on price and what they do with this team.
This. Even with all we disagree on, we agree on this. Your liking a style a play or cultural affiliation does not make you a Montreal supporter anymore than my Scottish link makes me a Portland or Vancouver supporter. Big difference having a TFC supporter point out how far we have to go. At least we want the improvement.
Last edited by Fort York Redcoat; 09-10-2012 at 03:49 PM.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
Is 16k what they sold last year for season seats? I seem to recall it was higher. Anyway, a drop of 30%-45% of their ticket base would be a catastrophe. I don't think it will be that drastic. Just my gut feeling. Even though the 14k number was used as a target I think it will be a serious hit to TFC if the SSH number dropped below 16k from where they once were.
I don't think you can take this poll and relate it to the entire crowd at all...
There are plenty of season tickets out there attached to companies, who will renew no matter how bad the team is - to have them for business...
There are corporate seats attached to sponsor deals and such that are renewed automatically as part of those deals...
Those are all counted in the 'renewal rate' I'm sure, as they are sold seats that are sold again...
Of all the people willing to not-renew based on the performance of the club, its the "fans"... Not the hardcore supporters, not the billionaire company or sponsor deal - but the fan who goes, wants to see a win, wants to be entertained, wants to have hope...
They're first, and they are starting / have started to leave - but there are still plenty of companies, plenty of deals, and plenty supporters who just can't pull the cord, that will keep renewal rate "decent"... Not "great" (those days are gone) but there's still enough to keep them going...
Like I said, I am renewing, I'm one of those people who just can't / don't want to pull the cord...
Just my 2-cents...
"...Money wasn't tight, but it like, it wasn't right..."
Paul tweeted that renewals are still being planned. Doesn't know when they'll start, but he guesses it would be a monthish.
Good to see so many people excited about renewals though ... if people weren't interested, they wouldn't be so keen to discuss it!
Oh crap, I just realized... MLSE isn't going to worry about the fans - they're just going to sell the season tickets to the Corporations by selling them on summer games nights to entertain clients when there are no other events going on. The Corps will use them as tax write-offs and we'll be just like the Leafs, but on grass.
The exact number of renewals is unimportant really. It'll be lower than last year, guaranteed. They may have sold all 16,000 season tickets last year, but I'm sure they had to be creative to do it... and it took longer than previous years.
I doubt they'll accomplish it this year, and we'll start to see a trend.
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Unfortunately Ensco's original link is password protected, so I have to speculate a bit on this for you York...
I think what Ensco is clearly saying is that that Smart Fan drinks a lot, which allows him to handle the truth. The (wisely inebriated) Smart Fan is far too busy ordering more beer to get overly upset about the route 1 hoof-ball, the two faced corporate bureaucracy, the three wise men, the four DPs, the five price increases, the six seasons of futility, the seven coaches, the eight FO ticket "executives", the nine FO "coordinators", the ten... etc.. etc... the 132 players, etc, etc... In fact smart fan eventually just passes out and forgets to renew...
On the other hand (sober) True Fan has to deal with all this shit without the aid of his friend, John Barleycorn . In this case, the only hope for the pain to go away is to renew and pray for a winning season that will allow the painful memories to fade to a distant memory...
Last edited by tiberius; 09-10-2012 at 09:27 PM.
^in many ways I agree,...although I'm strongly disappointed with next years outlook....lost ALL respect for Mr. M and above ...heartfelt acknowledgement to the boys on the team who still care...my wife however treats her visits to bmo as a duty and loves everyone around her..(ok there is one drunk pisser and of course he'll renew) lol...plus side there are so many people whether i agree with or not that are part of our world with which we would never have come into contact..and are the better for it.....you ALL know the negative side..............let me expand on that (just kidding)....hate it that I feel so disrespected by FO and would love some team decisions to have a little more class/family side to them hello Milos, Soolsma,..Dero...Mr. Frings Mr Winter...blah blah...would love a classy tradition win or lose to be the norm....I can dream can't I......we are on the limb but the wife will as usual win out..lol...all it would take for me is for Mariner to leave........say no more.....on the credit card promo ha anyone who gives me a credit card is nuts.....DaveyT..we'll miss ya ..class act and real supporter
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Yes Jazzy you can dream - in fact I share the same dream... Isn't that all we are really asking for? A little class? Some high quality behaviour, some integrity, honesty, dignity... some style? That also helps to build a storied club...
It grates to pay high class prices to a low class organization for a poor product. A high class organization that fields a mediocre team would be AOK in my books...
When your dream comes true jazzy, I will be first in line to get season tickets again, until then... meh. I don't like to do business with, nor have a relationship with, those who do not have integrity.
Last edited by tiberius; 09-10-2012 at 09:25 PM.
Yes. Oh God yes.
This is sorely lacking in this organization, and perhaps would make the difference.
And totally agreed on participating with an organization/company that has no class in how it treats its players and coaches, both past and present.
If I had to guess, Milos will be the next casualty of this depravity.
Last edited by Alonso; 09-10-2012 at 09:35 PM.
In an interview at the start of this season, Paul Berine stated that season tickets were sold out at 16,000 for this season.
This is despite the fact that at this time last year they set the goal of 18,000 for season tickets.
So they lowered their target by 2,000 and than claimed it was a sell out.
Classic MLSE.
George Bush's presidency reminds me a lot of the leadership at MLSE and TFC FO.
hypothetical situation :
Your favourite band puts out a new album.
You've listened to all the sample tracks online.
It's pure crap. You can't stand it.
Do you still buy the album ?
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^ Yes - Maybe it will grow on me and I'll learn to appreciate their new sound.
This saturday is "my" last BMO game of the year, and the last game that I will hold my season ticket seats.
I planned on having a heart felt ceremony with my seats on saturday, I will trully miss the good ol'days.
Anyone else that's not renewing have anything planned.
I feel like Im breaking up with a long time GF.
I plan on leaving a single red rose on each of my seats as my last gesture as a season ticket holder to MLSE
Last edited by C.Ronaldo; 09-11-2012 at 09:23 AM.
NO- i download it at best
Where's that "Burn your tickets on Youtube" thread.
FORMER FULL TIME KOOL-AID DRINKER
we have two more home games in October