I believe that was McCullers that said that. Gotta admit, once HSG put the coals under his feet for ticket sales, he's really stepped up.
I wonder if the national training center has really helped teams. I think that's where a lot of the reps came from.
You know, 90% renewals make it much more likely that HSG will release more money for DP's and the like.
Yeah, I've been off season tix for a few years now. It sucks, but I'm still in for 4 or 5 home games.
Makes sense. Still lots of folks on these boards have had economic challenges (jobs, moving, kids) that I thought I'd ask.
When it was first built, it was built with expansion in mind. Obviously, the roof over the stage nixed the idea of a second tier above the north stands, but I wonder if (or where) other seats could go. You could knock down the south scoreboard and build seats into the plaza. Permanent seats could go where the temporary bleachers in the south stands go. I've also heard that a third tier could be built along the sidelines. Along those lines, you're right...you'd have to build a roof along the sidelines by building new concrete pillars behind the already-existing stands.
There was a league-wide awards ceremony last night after the draft for FO types, ticket people, support staff, etc... The Crew's ticket team was recognized for having 90% renewal in 2012. I believe that is what you heard about, not that they are at 90% for going into the 2013 season. The SGs represent the largest season ticket holders (actually, I think OSU ticket thingies for students is number 1 and we are number 2, not sure), and we haven't officially signed anything yet. So, I know their percentages can't be that high right now.
Last Sheep League season we had a question about the worst hair on the Crew....it looks like O'Rourke might be able to move to the top now:
There's also a notable difference between 1's and 7's. I have an Ekpo jersey from a few years ago where you can't tell if it's 11, 17, or 77. This new font is definitely an improvement.
Why do soccer leagues feel this need to have standardized jersey numbers rather than let teams have their own fonts (or, more realistically given the state of modern soccer uniforms, have one dictated to them by the uniform manufacturer)?
"Soccer leagues" don't. MLS does. Every other league in the world (to use some hyperbole) lets each team negotiate their own uniform deals, and therefor their own design. Here in Don Garber's cost-controlled MLS, no such luxury: You take what adidas gives you and you're thankful for the privilege.
Yes, but even leagues that have separate jersey deals (English Prem) still have standardized jersey numbers. I can see the logic for a single-supplier league like MLS (given the heavy manufacturer branding in modern soccer jerseys, they'd all be the same anyway). But why in multi-supplier leagues like the English Prem? By the way, does anybody know how soccer uniforms got to be so manufacturer-templated compared to those in the NA big four pro sports?