I think I saw one video that forever gave me that perception. I don't sit in 102 or particularly notice whose in what group during the march in (aside from scarves), but one video gave me that vibe from over there But my main point was that he said some "small pockets" still hold onto Metro, and I wanted to say except for all of the supporters, but then remembered GSS and VA exist...
I think it's a fairly small minority. There is a percentage of disgruntled fans who use any problem as a stick to beat Red Bull with. Most people are fine and on-board with playing in the best stadium in the league and sporting a crazy good roster.
Our average last year was higher than almost all stadium capacities in this league. Who gives a shit if a few thousand seats are unsold for most games?
Serious question: What does this mean? What 'innovations' are the Red Bulls likely to be able to provide that can't be found in the New York City metro area - where they face easily the stiffest competition for entertainment in the entire country, possibly the world?
Fellix is channeling Sporting KC marketing speak at you. It is the buzz word over here and encompasses everything from bringing Ochocinco into camp, deals with LIVESTRONG, stadium design, the membership model (which is no model at all) and numerous other unsubstantiated yet innovative ideas that do not bare scrutiny. Hell Robb Heinemen said on radio just recently that Sporting Club, the overriding Sporting organization that was going to have LaCrosse and Rugby teams etc etc was a "Sports innovation company focused on innovations surrounding the game day experience". Whatever the ******** that means.
14 MLS teams out of 18 have higher capacities than the 18,441 Red Bull averaged last year. That's a healthy attendance, for sure, but your statement just isn't accurate.
I should preface this by saying that I am not in NY so I am not fully aware of what NY has and has not tried. I am just going by the things I have read on here and marketing I have seen online. I am not saying it needs to be something new to the NY market but rather something new to the team. There is always something new to be tried. NY's model has seemed to be to spend money on attractions such as the stadium and big name players hoping it will attract people to the games. That has not worked on a consistent basis. It seems that the NY market needs more. It may be they need to try some grass roots marketing, they may need to get involved in the music scene, or they just need to do more traditional marketing. If something it isnt working consistently from a marketing perspective, you keep trying things until something sticks.
No, that's not what I was really saying. What works for one market, isnt going to work for another especially when it is two cities that are far different from each other. NY needs to keep trying and evolving their marketing efforts to find something that works. There are over 10 million people there, there has to be a way to get 25k of them out to every single game they have.
anyone who puts DC in the bad end of the spectrum is an idiot... Yeah we dont have a stadium, that is not all on our owners, many other factors play into that. We have trophies, many of them, we have tradition, many of those as well, we have a loyal following, multiple supporters groups, we have a excellent youth program, the last few years have been rocky. But to say our FO sucks is fairly off base