Uncertainty & Attendance

Discussion in 'D.C. United' started by SoccerEsq, Mar 30, 2014.

  1. DangSkippy

    DangSkippy Member+

    Apr 28, 2009
    MoCo Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Man, I huffed way too much glue in elementary school for you to use "draw" twice in the same sentence and expect me to realize that they have different meanings. I was all set with a post about how I expected Olsen to play for a nil-nil draw on the road.
     
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  2. JeremyEritrea

    JeremyEritrea Member+

    Jun 29, 2006
    Takoma Park, MD
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
     
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  3. roadkit

    roadkit Greetings from the Fringe of Obscurity

    Jul 2, 2003
    Fornax Cluster
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am going to tonight's game and according to the seat map on Ticketmaster, there aren't very many seats available. I hope this translates into a packed house. The WX should be great as well.
     
  4. Heist

    Heist Member+

    Jun 15, 2001
    Virginia
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Not to burst your bubble... but I looked on ticketmaster for one of the first few games and saw similar limited availability, but the attendance was abysmal that day, as it has been for pretty much every game this year.
     
  5. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    They do this for slow-selling concerts too, make it look like there is limited availabilty to drive full-price ticket sales. TicketBastard is never ever to be trusted. About anything.
     
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  6. shammypants

    shammypants Member+

    Oct 9, 2013
    Club:
    DC United
    It's also possible that ticketmaster is simply not buying as many tickets as they used to. As a result the availability is actually limited.
     
  7. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I'm pretty sure ticketbastard does not buy tickets to anything ever.

    Usually they have fairly exclusive selling rights, though United does retain several sections for themselves unlike many other TB venues.
     
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  8. Funkfoot

    Funkfoot Member+

    May 18, 2002
    New Orleans, LA
    And now they are offering half price tickets for the May 21 game. Somebody remind me, why did I buy season tickets?
     
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  9. greekchampion04

    greekchampion04 Member+

    Apr 2, 2006
    Richmond, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    For the awesome benefits... that cup we got is fantastic! It holds liquids!!
     
  10. Bootsy Collins

    Bootsy Collins Player of the Year

    Oct 18, 2004
    Capitol Hill
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Gold-plating on my rep for your saying 'liquids' and not 'fluids'!!! :)
     
  11. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    Wednesday night during the school year
     
  12. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    I didn't even get the ********ing cup.
     
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  13. liverbird

    liverbird BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 29, 2000
    Mars
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #238 liverbird, May 6, 2014
    Last edited: May 6, 2014
    Let me see -- two games where for a dollar more I could have had a $9 beer, another game where I could have gotten in for $5 and walked over and stood with the SGs, and now another where I could get in for half price. Sure dies convince me that I should renew my season tickets!
     
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  14. John L

    John L Member+

    Sep 20, 2003
    Alexandria, VA
    You get a lanyard
     
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  15. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    Not this year.
     
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  16. Potowmack

    Potowmack Member+

    Apr 2, 2010
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Did we even get a scarf this year? I can't remember.
     
  17. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    I don't think so.
     
  18. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    no, but you can save $20 when you open a Virginia529 tax avoidance plan :rolleyes:

    The cups are pretty nice though, would have been better if they held a full beer, but I suppose coffee is okay in a pinch. Or really small beers.
     
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  19. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu

    Doesn't the VA plan only work if you either have kids or live in VA which I have neither? :)

    I'm sure I picked up the cup but I have no memory of what it looks like or where it is.
     
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  20. DangSkippy

    DangSkippy Member+

    Apr 28, 2009
    MoCo Maryland
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But when RFK sells out, then, then!, the rest of us will be the suckers.

    I, just, uh, don't hold your breath.

    One the one hand, I think they should definitely be doing something for the season ticket holders to make up for it, even if it something like giving you discounts of future season tickets, drink coupons, or RFK dollars usable only in the team store. I mean, they're in this for the money and die-hard fans are suckers to some extent. But to not even pay lip-service to the idea that the season ticket holders are the "real" fans and show some "generosity" to the team's most ardent supporters seems like a pretty shit PR move.

    On the other hand, I'm glad that they're at least bothering to experiment with new pricing and promotional deals. Maybe I'm forgetting some, but I feel like, in past years, they had college nights and some LivingSocial deal and then they ran out of ideas.
     
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  21. Potowmack

    Potowmack Member+

    Apr 2, 2010
    Washington, DC
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    A more general complaint about the free stuff that comes with season tickets (and supporter group membership) is the lack of creativity from year to year. I've received a free t-shirt with every yeat of my SE membership, for example. And it's mostly a free scarf with the season tickets.

    How about a little variety- mix it up between scarves, hats, shorts, flags and whatever.
     
  22. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    BBBulldog finally got through to them that the problem was the prices. On the other hand they took their revenge by not offering any discounts to the supporters groups. :rolleyes: :p
     
  23. fatbastard

    fatbastard Member+

    Aug 1, 2003
    Lincoln (ish), Va
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Usually the SEs offer a choice, though not an outrageously adventurous one. This year was a polo, the last two or 3 were jerseys, or scarves. Maybe they just don't offer me the t-shirt :)
     
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  24. griffin1108

    griffin1108 BigSoccer Supporter

    Dec 5, 2003
    Virginia
    I got one -- but no cup.
     
  25. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    The cup you had to go to the Champions Club to pick up. Failing that there were some other sort of arrangements you could make.
     

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