Dallas Sidekick News

Discussion in 'Pro Indoor Soccer' started by IndoorSoccerNews, Apr 27, 2012.

  1. IndoorSoccerNews

    Nov 28, 2010
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  2. cardshopmd

    cardshopmd Member

    Sep 9, 2008
    Baltimore
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    tatu was always going to be the coach he is one of the guys who brought the wholething together as for the soon to be offical website that link was posted a while back ,
     
  3. wsls9999

    wsls9999 Member

    Aug 15, 2006
    Salisbury, MD
  4. IndoorSoccerNews

    Nov 28, 2010
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wow, their ticket prices are unusually high for the PASL. Even in the MISL, as a first year team, they would be high too.

    For example, per game their front row seats cost $35 and midlevel seats cost $23. Comparable seats at the Blast cost $30 and $19 - these seats being sold individually and without the season ticket holder discount.

    And what's up with the 3 point line arch on the diagram?
     
  5. IndoorSoccerNews

    Nov 28, 2010
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Sorry if it's "old news" then - just thought I'd post it all in a single thread for everyone to see!
     
  6. cardshopmd

    cardshopmd Member

    Sep 9, 2008
    Baltimore
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    did u ever think its because they are using a 6200 seat arean and the cost is a lot higher compaired to a 1500 seat arena or REC center
     
  7. IndoorSoccerNews

    Nov 28, 2010
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    yeah but that still doesn't make up for the league they play in. Maybe they'll be the "Blast" or the "Wave" of the PASL and have their fans thinking they are watching some truly amazing/competitive league that's worth that much...
     
  8. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ticket prices aren't set by the cost of the arena. Like anything else, they're set by what the seller believes the market will bear. If you planned to play in American Airlines Arena, you couldn't all of a sudden charge $150 a ticket to get to what you need to cover your rent.

    Now, if you say you're playing in a nicer arena (which this seems to be) and the overall fan experience is more valuable, then you can charge more for a ticket because the fan is getting more value.

    But the price of anything isn't set by what the seller needs to cover his or her costs. You hear this all the time, famously when the Reds claimed they needed to raise ticket prices if they wanted to keep Barry Larkin around, yet they never seem to reduce ticket prices when they cut payroll.

    It's supply and demand, largely. You can't just make up a number. If the 'Kicks feel the market will pay what they're asking, good for them. The Yankees miscalculated what the market would bear on their tickets in the new stadium and loads of them go empty every game.
     
  9. cardshopmd

    cardshopmd Member

    Sep 9, 2008
    Baltimore
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ken, If more teams would calculate what they needed to cover expenses before they set ticket prices then these teams could make money and I can as history has shown they do not do it at all .






     
  10. NSL2004

    NSL2004 Member+

    Jul 23, 2002
    He's right. If you have only one fan you need to charge him $40,000 per game. If he brings a friend they only have to pay $20,000 each game and so on.

    Or you could treat it like dinner at a restaurant and hand out a bill at the end of the game and everyone will kick in their share.
     
  11. FifaMan328

    FifaMan328 Member

    Dec 5, 2008
    Damn it NSL I AM NOT SPREADING THE WEALTH AROUND :)
     
  12. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And I'm telling you it doesn't work that way.
     
  13. boneall

    boneall Member

    Sep 8, 2008
    Allen
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They seemed pricey to me as well. I live less than 3 miles from the place they will play at and will definitely be attending some matches, but when they are looking to charge close to as much, for less games, as my FCD season tickets you can count me out as an STH.

    Front row of 103 at FCD (my price is actually less due to renewal) = $468
    http://www.fcdallas.com/tickets/getinandwin
    Front row on any part of the sideline at 'Kicks = $315
    http://dallassidekicks.net/tickets.html
     
  14. IndoorSoccerNews

    Nov 28, 2010
    Maryland
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  15. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    So you almost have to put Dallas in the East, right? (Assuming you stay with two divisions.) So you can have a Dallas/San Diego matchup in the finals, and not in the West bracket?
     
  16. balthrop

    balthrop Moderator
    Staff Member

    Aug 28, 2000
    Plano, Texas
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As much as I would like that,I think the pending Philadelphia franchise that the PASL is telegraphing and what I assume will be franchise losses in Arizona and Anaheim (no proof or evidence of either, just a feeling based on the off-the-field performance of both teams), Dallas will get put in the West.

    From a pure fans perspective I prefer the East for road games.
     
  17. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I know, it's far from perfect. If they have enough teams to do three divisions, maybe you could get Dallas into one other than San Diego, but, yes, Arizona and Anaheim do not appear to be at all healthy at this point in time.

    Then maybe you do the cross-division thing with playoffs. There are any number of things you can do (some more expensive than others), and, yes, it would be gerrymandering with a finals matchup in mind. But it might be the best thing for the league to do.
     
  18. cardshopmd

    cardshopmd Member

    Sep 9, 2008
    Baltimore
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I talked to a former Player last night & he has told me that the Kixx are in the works to come back but they dont want anything to do with the MISL Business Model and are more interested in the PASL now if they go to the PASL this year that is the 3rd former MISL team to go to the PASL this year .



     
  19. dcunitedTV

    dcunitedTV Member

    Sep 30, 2007
    USA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  20. NSL2004

    NSL2004 Member+

    Jul 23, 2002
  21. cardshopmd

    cardshopmd Member

    Sep 9, 2008
    Baltimore
    Club:
    --other--
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    what it the arc for in the first place
     
  22. Skippysasquirrel

    May 11, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  23. dcunitedTV

    dcunitedTV Member

    Sep 30, 2007
    USA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I expect the sockers ticket prices to go up to about the same level as Dallas next year
     
  24. Skippysasquirrel

    May 11, 2012
    San Diego, CA
    Club:
    FC Dallas
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Does anyone have any information as far as the business end of the new Sidekicks? I'm just curious what they're going to do for marketing, if they're going to try and get Mark Cuban to the games (half-joking), etc...
     
  25. Marvin Lee

    Marvin Lee New Member

    Jul 4, 2012
    Club:
    Bangor FC
    No, they're gonna get TO to play a couple home games and then fire him.
     

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