Bayern US Tour 2014

$65 is cheap for tickets to a sporting event in the US.

 

Sure but usually MLS games are cheaper. I'm especially not up for having to fly somewhere either. Hopefully 3rd game is in Chi

 

Should be a good turnout, I would think.

 

If the game is 7/31 Yankee Stadium is a possibility because the NYY have an off day....

 

Early rumors were... NYC, Portland, Vancouver... as mentioned above there is room in Yankee Stadium and Vancouver are off due to All-Star break as well.

 

I seriously don't get Vancouver. You're already playing in Portland isn't that enough games in that part of the world?

 

It makes sense from a travel perspective. It's not exactly a short drive from Vancouver to Portland.

 

They can take a pit stop in Chicago. I doubt that adds much if any travel. And they get to play in two of the top 3 cities in the US

 

As Nekki said, from a training and travel and acclimating to climate conditions, Vancouver makes sense. Matter of fact, Vancouver could very well be Bayern "base camp" once they head West.

P of the Wee... the Milwaukee chapter of FCB fanclub is looking into tickets for the NYC match if you are interested. Once they are released that is...

 

Good to know hopefully they wait a little bit on releasing those tickets since I haven't booked my trip to Europe yet

 

Eissman has sh*t to plan this summer.... when are we going to get the official announcement?!!!

 

I spoke to someone at the US Office for Bavarian Economic Development in NYC about the game in NYC. This office is in the same building as the new FC Bayern NY Offices. This individual said the game is "definitely" on August 1...take that for what it's worth I guess...

I gave them my contact info and the lady told me she would get details about the game as soon as she talked to someone "downstairs" (meaning someone in the Bayern NYC office). She said the FC Bayern people are still moving into their office.

The lady at the Bavarian Econ Devel Office sounded thrilled that there was interest in the game - there has to be some sort of connection between this office and FC Bayern...

 

Where specifically are the Bayern offices in NYC?

 

The Bavarian Ministry for Economic Affairs NYC Office is located at 560 Lexington Ave 17th Floor in NYC. So the FC Bayern NYC Office must be at that address on a different floor. This address means nothing to me since I haven't been to NYC since 1987 to see a Red Sox / NYY game at Yankee Stadium in 1987...

 

I am an hour and a half away and have a girlfriend who routinely works in NYC. May be worth taking a look the next time I am up there.

 

Keep up the great detective work, mate! And my condolences on the year anniversary of the Boston Marathon. What a douche that left behind the garbage bags yesterday.

If you get a chance to get a proper email address for the NYC office, share it, and we will send away. I couldn't find one yesterday.

 

Thanks. It was a surreal day. I was out at the mall with my son in the afternoon and I heard the clerks talking about "they found a bomb at the Marathon." Went home and we were glued to the TV for days. For us in the Boston area it will go down with JFK's assassination (for the older folks) and 9/11 as a "where were you when" moment.
As a college student at Northeastern it was tradition to go to the Red Sox game in the AM and then stumble over to the finish line (only a few blocks away from Fenway).
But back on topic, I left my info with the folks at the Bavarian Economic Office and the woman said she'd forward it to the Bayern Office downstairs Who knows if she did; still haven't heard anything. Fingers crossed.

 

Won't most of the players not be here for the US tour? I would think the starters would get time off after the World Cup so we would be seeing a B team in the States.

 

I will say it one last time...

There is NO conceivable way that a club of Bayern's stature would attempt to establish a presence in the United States with matches that would not have their key, star players in the squad. Sure, they will not likely play full 90s, but they will be in the squad and very up front and visible.

/end rant

 

I hope you are right. The reason I ask the question is that a few years back after Bayern beat Valencia, I think, to win the Champions league they came to Giants stadium to play and left half the team back in Germany.

 

Yep. I will be shocked if the A team is here. Especially if Germany makes a deep run in the WC.

 

I hear ya, man. I just disagree. Even if Germany make the run, Bayern's key players will at least make appearances during their tour. I think it is a marketing imperative.

 

I really wanted Bayern to come last year after the treble it would have been big. This World Cup year will make things difficult. It will be really important for "the stars" to play

 

and when the came to Chicago about 6 years ago to play Man U they brought everyone!!! (Man U left half their roster)...

I think they are very much about promoting the NYC office and enticing the many US fan clubs that are requesting tickets.

Just wish they would announce something!

 

And by 'old' you mean....