Here's a nice offer:
I was thinking of how I would reply.If you haven't been to BMO Field yet this season, here's what you're missing:
- A newly renovated stadium
- Jozy Altidore
- Sebastian Giovinco
- A club riding a 3 match win streak who knocked off the top club in Major League Soccer last weekend
Here's your last chance to rejoin the club as a Season Seat Holder beginning with David Villa and NYCFC's first ever visit to BMO Field on June 20th.
50 new locations have been opened up at 2014 renewal prices beginning at $536/seat*. Act quickly as this offer will end on Friday, June 12th at 5PM.
Dear MLSE,
I am enjoying the soccer this year but I am not missing being a season seat holder. I am enjoying seeing the team on my own terms at prices that I determine are reasonable and when I find it convenient to get to your multiplex. A pair of tickets you deem worth $47 each, I'm getting both for $20. Tickets you deem worth +$80, I am also getting for $20.
But I was always going to follow this team and adding two expensive players isn't what would bring me back. You see, we ended our relationship not because of performance. But because I didn't find any economic value to hold season seats and I really didn't get the sense that you were serious about the team.
I contributed quite a bit to your annual profit over the years, through merchandize and even through the Marlies' packs. Remember those days? Your desire to expand and create the Multiplex has created an abundance of supply and I'd rather buy from a supporter/fan than directly from you. I could literally buy seats to every home game, without being afraid of being stuck with tickets, at about half what you are charging. There's probably an old presentation hanging around on the shared drive at MLSE, just search under "Supply & Demand", you might find it amusing.
And honestly, I still don't get the sense you are serious about the team. Oh sure, you can spend money on a couple of guys. You can even spend money on new stadiums… well, not all of it as you still look for handouts where possible from government sources. But are you serious about football?
Tim Leiweke was engaged with a U-Sector fan, saying repeatedly "Do you like Seba?" in response to this fan's concern about the Argos coming in. I really wish the fan would have responded with "Yes, I like Seba, can you tell me why you like Grey Cups?"
It's a shame really. I'm in no rush to get back into a relationship with you. I can see that you are trying… sort of. Your staff certainly are. I think you have to earn my trust back and honestly a "3 match win streak" isn't the kind of thing that is going to make up for a slanted economic equation and a distrust that I have about how serious you are about the game.
It's sad that you think that it would. That those 2 massive issues that are incredibly important to fans could be swept under the rug with a few wins.
Good luck though.