US Men in Cleveland

I'll call Justing at the PIG to ask about u21s... I'm sure they will be okay for the pre-game, but they will have a band after the game, and it gets packed Friday and Saturday night (they card when the bands play).

 

After that dismal performance against Morocco last night, anyone else think that anything other than the utter destruction of Venezuela will appease the masses?

 

I just want to see them play with a little more passion than last night. If they do that I think they will win. I don't need to see a blow-out, just a solid performance to prove they are mentally prepared. Keep in mind that BA will try to get everyone PT before the Cup so you may see some odd lineups that may hinder the blow-out attempt. I think he is more concerned with how they play than the result for these three games. And if last night is any judge, they need to look a lot better.

 

I don't even think that will. I will just be happy with a solid preformance and a W

 

Ill be happy if we have decent chances on goal and our forwards do something in the game . BMB had a terrible game yesterday .

 

I am unexpectedly going to be in the Cleveland area on Friday, and am thinking about taking my friend's young son to the game. I won't know whether it's a go until day of.

Will I be able to buy tickets that evening at the stadium? If so, how early would I need to get there to ensure finding the ticket office? Is there typically a long line to get tickets to U.S. Men's team matches? Is there any chance that it will sell out?

Thanks in advance.

 

I bought tix at the last minute through US Soccer for the Sam's Army section.. Haven't recieved the tix.. What should I do?

 

If you don't get them in time, just go to the Blind Pig before the game and maybe someone will have an extra set of tickets. If not, you can probably buy them at the stadium.

 

Ah, don't feel bad. I ordered mine back in March and never got them. I guess the pony express that rides up here went on strike when Barbaro broke his leg or something. But after talking to the folks at US Soccer, mine will supposedly (I say this very wearily) be at will call to be picked up and hour and a half before the game. Give Joanna a call at US Soccer @ 312-528-1262. Just be sure to have your confirmation number on hand and she should be able to help you out.

HHM

 

Ive had two people drop out of the group Im comming down with so Ill have two extra Sams Army tickets. If one of oyu guys who are having trouble with your tickets want them send me a PM and we will work it out.

 

I will also be in Cleveland for the weekend....and hope to make it to the match tomorrow. Interesting to see what Browns Stadium will look like for soccer.

Anyway, I have a feeling there are plenty of seats available....even with the upper decks closed the place should seat around 40K. I hope it is pretty full...no Indians game, Cavaliers game, Browns practice, Crew game etc. to compete. The weather will also play a big factor in walk-up attendance.

Enjoy your time in Cleveland.

Go USA!

 

Up in Cleveland from Dallas...took the day off today.
Do you think the team is training down at Brown's Stadium today?
I would love to watch, even from a distance.

 

Why don't you call the stadium and ask?

 

Nothing is open to the public here in terms of training in Cleveland.

 

Me and my friend were thinking about hitting the R&R HOF saturday morning. We would be limited to a couple hours time wise. Would it still be worth the admission if we could only be there for 4-5 hrs?

 

There should be PLENTY of tickets available at the gate.

 

Many thanks Drew.

 

You mean, I think, that the US has nothing "open" in Cleveland. Venezuela had a workout at Lost Nations Park (best venue name in America, IMO) on Tuesday. Supposedly drew a decent crowd.

Someone can correct me if I'm wrong, but I think Arena intended this mini "tour" at least in part as a dry run: travel, play, travel, play, like it will be in Germany, with only limited time in between at their home base.

And since every team gets a closed door runout at their respective venues the day before a WC match, I would guess that's exactly the format Bruce is shooting for here. My guess (I can't find a schedule) is that they had a light workout this morning at Browns Stadium that Arena kept closed to simulate the WC pre-match atmosphere as much as possible.

 

And the wait in line will be very much dependent on how many ticket windows they open. My guess will be "plenty" as the management badly wants this to go very smoothly.

 

Can anyone tell me if...

section 135, row 2

...is actually the second row up from the field?

Thanks!

 

The Blind Pig has nothing on their website about Sam's Army, or pre-game gathering or soccer at all.
I don't doubt everyone will meet there (I will be there), but is it too hard to stick it on the website?
"Charlie in the Box" is playing at 10pm...we get that info, nice.

http://www.theblindpig.com/

 

based on this image, I'd say yes

 

Thanks! Rep!

I looked at 3 or 4 maps of the stadium, but someone else said they paid more for tickets than ours and that their seats were on the next level up.

Oh well.

Hopefully the US bench will be right in front of us...one of the guys going with me has some kinds words to say to Bobby...

 

any indications on attendance level? what's the latest best guess? Above 30k would be good, and anything below 25k is unacceptable.

 

you guys know which section sams army will be in tomorrow? I'm debating making the drive tomorrow, and I want to see if I can get close to where the action will be?