If not for reading this forum and listening to Inside Soccer, I wouldn't have known that tickets for tonight's game were only $6 for the general admission side. Surely the Burn should have made sure the DMN mentioned it in their pre-game articles, but nary a word.
The discount's not mentioned in the main article, but it is mentioned in the Burn-Wizards preview section in today's newspaper: http://www.dallasnews.com/sports/soccer/stories/073102dnspoburndate.77cdc.html I think the Burn PR Dept does a decent job, all in all. For instance, they're starting to make inroads on local sports radio, both on Fox 1190 and on the Ticket. Just today on the Ticket, Norm Hitzges, Bob Sturm, and Dan McDowall chatted briefly together about tonight's Burn game vs. the Wiz, and Norm mentioned how he'd seen the previous KC matchup this year at the Cotton Bowl. The Ticket had organized an outing to that game, getting a block of seats together so that interested "Ticketheads" could sit with Norm and a few other Ticket personalities to watch in the game at the Cotton Bowl.
You do have a valid argument. It does seem that for some of the non-marquee games the marketing department goes into a deep sleep. La locura rojinegra.
I know. But sometimes I get bored and dig up threads from 2002 to amuse myself. And sometimes they need to be responded to.
Good job by the PR guys in today's Fort Worth Star Telegram: http://www.dfw.com/mld/dfw/sports/13916823.htm Well done, Carlos.
The biggest Burn PR dept. kuddos goes for giving Team Guatemala their very own Burn winter gear to survive the elements this past weekend. Those acts of international diplomacy will pave the way for new Guatemalan Burn acquisitions.
The funny thing about this thread is that it was started in 2002. You know, back when the Burn could actually draw good crowds to the Cotton Bowl.
Since we are in a history mood... Today began the first day of the Siege at the Alamo. For the next 13 days Santa Ana and his band of Federales bombarded the walls and ramparts of the mission. On Sunday 03MAR1836 Santa Ana and his army advanced onto the mission killing all the defenders. We all that took Texas history will of course know that, but those of you that were not fortunate enough to take history of Western warfare would probably not know that Zachary Taylor on that very day 11 years later in 1847 defeated Santa Ana at the battle of Buena Vista; thus, finishing the northern campaign before the landing at Veracruz and subsequent takeover Chapultepec Castle in Mexico City. The rest is history... I wonder if Houston/MLS will make the name announcement today or wait 13 more days?
Where is the english version of this story? Carlos Ruiz fulfills a dream for a child in the make a wish program. http://www.mlsnet.com/MLS/news/esp_..._id=52540&vkey=news_esp_mls&fext=.jsp&lang=es
Do you reckon that CR might have been correct in the fact that the league nor FCD is interested in promoting CR as the face of this franchise ? I thought that it was good story and deserves to be told... Particularly since the "secular" press (mainly The Ticket & and some dumb arse named Kip Coons at the Star Telegram) lambasted our franchise for trading EJ for the "malcontent" that is Carlos Ruiz who according to Norm Hitzges spit in the face of the FCD FO.... You figure that FCD would want to help repair CR's image.... (stay clear of Hooters)
The English Language version of MLSNet.com finally gets around giving CR some nice pub for his visit to the ailing kid: FCD's Ruiz grants wish for teenager
Fox 4 News at 9 is about to run the story. Just saw it. Cool footage of CR and his bicycle kick. Touching story w/ whole Guatemalan National team. The poor kid was suited up in an FCD jersey. Ruiz didn't seem to be doing any hokey camera hotdogging. You get the feeling his only motivation was the wellfare of the kid. Glad I got to see the story.