Random Thoughts and Gripes (aka the Chicago Attendance Disaster)

[Thomas Flannigan]

Attendance for the last 4 home games. The most recent one included an appearance by The Great One, which had been a draw around the league last year.

Sunday, June 12 FC Dallas W, 2-0 8,777
Saturday, June 18 Kansas City Wizards 9,207
Sunday, June 26 Real Salt Lake 8,114
Wednesday, June 29 D.C. United 8,202

These numbers are not good. I am very concerned.

[Rocket]

Attendance for the last 4 home games. The most recent one included an appearance by The Great One, which had been a draw around the league last year.

Sunday, June 12 FC Dallas W, 2-0 8,777
Saturday, June 18 Kansas City Wizards 9,207
Sunday, June 26 Real Salt Lake 8,114
Wednesday, June 29 D.C. United 8,202

These numbers are not good. I am very concerned.
Don't worry, Thomas.

I'm sure with Guppy in charge, everything will turn out just fine. :) ;)

[Stephen1164]

So is it time to open the pocket books and bring on more Internationals stars AKA NASL.

[bbsbt]

Attendance for the last 4 home games. The most recent one included an appearance by The Great One, which had been a draw around the league last year.

Sunday, June 12 FC Dallas W, 2-0 8,777
Saturday, June 18 Kansas City Wizards 9,207
Sunday, June 26 Real Salt Lake 8,114
Wednesday, June 29 D.C. United 8,202

These numbers are not good. I am very concerned.sarcasm alert!
Yeah, but wait till they move into their own stadium. Then things will change.
For proof, take a look at Columbus.

And besides, it's only four games.

[John_Harkes_6]

Attendance for the last 4 home games. The most recent one included an appearance by The Great One, which had been a draw around the league last year.

Sunday, June 12 FC Dallas W, 2-0 8,777
Saturday, June 18 Kansas City Wizards 9,207
Sunday, June 26 Real Salt Lake 8,114
Wednesday, June 29 D.C. United 8,202

These numbers are not good. I am very concerned.

Two Sundays and a Wednesday - run the sky is falling, the sky is falling

[Thomas Flannigan]

We will get a bounce from the stadium. Once that fades away the franchise might fade away with it. Maybe the MLS will too.

These attendance numbers are awful and I can't think of any way to surgarcoat it.

[Sempuukyaku]

We will get a bounce from the stadium. Once that fades away the franchise might fade away with it. Maybe the MLS will too.


http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~raza/ohnoes.jpg

[CUS]

Two Sundays and a Wednesday - run the sky is falling, the sky is falling

http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2417/posters/poster1_full.jpg

This time, the sky really is falling.

[Stogey23]

Goddamn Julie Foudy.

[Brrca Fan redded]

Hey Thomas you might suffring from this.

http://www.big-boys.com/pictures/picture1250.html

[Sempuukyaku]

Another Thomas post, another red nipple!

Quality! :D

[Stogey23]

Another Thomas post, another red nipple!

Quality! :D
TF has finally broken his red nipple record from "Give little Tommy a titty twister day" in 7th grade.

[John_Harkes_6]

Another Thomas post, another red nipple!

Quality! :D

Exactly how many red nipples does it take to get a guy banned?

[Thomas Flannigan]

Exactly how many red nipples does it take to get a guy banned?
I have no idea. If you ban enough people will you have many fans left? Do you think I care what vindictive mods and their sockpuppets think?

[Sempuukyaku]

Exactly how many red nipples does it take to get a guy banned?


I don't think it matters. ToonUSA has 8 red nipples and he doesn't even have a yellow card.

Someone like aartef or jri is more in danger of being banned than Flannigan, I think.

[Drum'r Boy]

If Chicago is going what Dallas has done this season (not advertize, saving money to have a big push for the new stadium), these numbers don't surprise me.

Also, there probably is a hangover from last season. Chicago is going to have to continue to get good results to get some of those folk back.

[geordienation]

http://media.movieweb.com/galleries/2417/posters/poster1_full.jpg

This time, the sky really is falling.


You're looking for this one:


http://homepage.mac.com/scavendish/.Pictures/Random/Flannigan2.jpg

[Thomas Flannigan]

I don't understand the caste system but I am ashamed of it. I can see the rep system on ebay, where money is changing hands. Why have it for a sports billboard? It makes it seem more like a clique. Unfortunately, that dovetails with what lot of Americans think about soccer fans in the US.

There have been many attendance threads. I think the trend is ominous and people should not shoot the messenger. But that's just me.

[Chicago1871]

If Chicago is going what Dallas has done this season (not advertize, saving money to have a big push for the new stadium), these numbers don't surprise me.
They are, and they shouldn't. Although I think overall some marketing money needs to be spent...but a big campaign about the stadium being built for next year could [should] be in the works.

Also, there probably is a hangover from last season. Chicago is going to have to continue to get good results to get some of those folk back.
Yup.







I'm not sure this constitutes news or analysis.

[AndyMead]

I don't understand the caste system but I am ashamed of it. I can see the rep system on ebay, where money is changing hands. Why have it for a sports billboard? It makes it seem more like a clique. Unfortunately, that dovetails with what lot of Americans think about soccer fans in the US.

There have been many attendance threads. I think the trend is ominous and people should not shoot the messenger. But that's just me.

My experience with BigSoccer's rep system is that large amounts of positive rep is more or less meaningless. Some of it is from good posts, but much of it is from cliques and such. But with negative rep, I've yet to see a poster with any amount of red nipples that hasn't deserved it.

Deflect all you want, and act like a confused and bewildered martyr, but to proclaim your innocense is really.... Well, actually it's normal for you.

You are BigSoccer's biggest troll. Just my opinions.