How many MLS teams have General Admission Supporters Section?

Discussion in 'MLS: General' started by vevo5, Mar 26, 2012.

  1. DoctorD

    DoctorD Member+

    Sep 29, 2002
    MidAtlantic
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The other problem with a GA supporters Section is that folks see those cheap seats (or simply available seats) who are not into the supporters experience and then complain when everyone is standing and singing. The Union consistently warn ticket buyers that they will be exposed to "colorful" language and that standing is typical in the supporters sections, yet people still buy tickets there and are surprised.
     
  2. Felixx219

    Felixx219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 8, 2004
    Kansas City, MO
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was told at the Livestrong open house last year that a certain percentage of each MLS stadium had to be GA. They had to make the South Stand at LIVESTRONG GA because just doing the Member's Section wasnt going to be enough to meet the requirements.
     
  3. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    I'm extremely skeptical of this. As far as I know only the 100 level Supporter Section of BBVA Compass Stadium is going to be General Admission. That's 500 seats out of 22,000. Every other seat in the stadium is going to be designated for that particular ticket buyer for Dynamo games from what I've been told. There may be an exception allowed for the Supporters in the 200s but that isn't even an entire section right now.
     
  4. Felixx219

    Felixx219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Nov 8, 2004
    Kansas City, MO
    Club:
    Kansas City Wizards
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I was skeptical as well until I asked Robb Heinemann himself and he verified it.
     
  5. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Hmmm. I guess we'll wait and see but I believe that the Dynamo have sold season tickets in every section of the stadium and they have not told those people that they are buying in GA sections.
     
  6. FuzzyForeigner

    Oct 29, 2003
    WA
    Club:
    Seattle
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    classic MLS team ticket depart performance.
     
  7. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    No idea what that means. Those are all words but they don't seem to go together.
     
  8. patrickwsu

    patrickwsu Member

    May 7, 2009
    Club:
    Seattle Sounders
    did size8 get in your account again? but things are spelled right ... I'm not sure what is going on.
     
  9. song219

    song219 BigSoccer Supporter

    Apr 5, 2004
    La Norte
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    Vanuatu
    It took me leaving this thread & coming back later to figure what he/she probably meant.
     
  10. CeltTexan

    CeltTexan Member+

    Sep 21, 2000
    Houston, TX USA
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Houston has been since season 1 GA, we saw what worked best from other league teams and around the globe, and thus I demanded GA from AEG which was actually trying with 'em.


    Don't be dense Andy.
    It means MLS ticketing departments have shown time and again to leave it late in the game to deliver on what the ticket buyer is getting themselves into.
     
  11. vevo5

    vevo5 Member

    Nov 23, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chicago Fire
    Columbus Crew-------------YES
    D.C. United ----------------YES
    Houston Dynamo-------------YES
    Montreal Impact -----------YES
    New England Revolution --------YES
    New York Red Bulls-------------NO
    Philadelphia Union ----------NO
    Sporting Kansas City---------YES
    Toronto FC -----------------NO

    C.D. Chivas USA
    Colorado Rapids
    FC Dallas
    Los Angeles Galaxy -----YES
    Portland Timbers -----YES
    Real Salt Lake
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Seattle Sounders FC ------YES
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC ----------NO

    any idea about the rest?
     
  12. lurpythepirate

    Sep 14, 2009
    Salt Lake City
    Club:
    Real Salt Lake
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    RSL's is similar to LARS, at least in section 9 where the RCB and SCU are. If someone really wants their assigned seat, they get it, but most people don't care. Not sure if Barra Real operates the same way.
     
  13. Earthshaker

    Earthshaker BigSoccer Supporter

    Sep 12, 2005
    The hills above town
    Club:
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I am pretty sure Earthquakes supporter sections are GA, but, someone from there will need to confirm 100%.
     
  14. OldRetiredCoach

    Feb 22, 2003
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Hmmm, I'm not aware of any section in PPL Park that is GA
     
  15. metroflip73

    metroflip73 Member

    Mar 3, 2000
    NYC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    101 at RBA is technically not GA, but people move around all the time. The first row and the back 4-5 rows and the edges of the section have a tendency to NOT be GA, but the center kinda is.

    Can't speak for 102 or 133.
     
  16. FuzzyForeigner

    Oct 29, 2003
    WA
    Club:
    Seattle
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    sorry. was on phone....

    What I mean is that it is ********ing typical of MLS ticket departments to do a porr job informing people of where they sit and what certain sections truly mean in terms of gameday expectations.
     
  17. newtex

    newtex Member+

    May 25, 2005
    Houston
    Club:
    Houston Dynamo
    Ah, OK. But that sort of implies that there are actually G.A. sections in Compass Stadium that have not previously been identified as such. Despite the statement relayed from Kansas City I'm still doubtful that this is the case.
     
  18. billf

    billf Member+

    May 22, 2001
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    That's because there isn't one.
     
  19. Kejsare

    Kejsare Member+

    Portland Timbers
    Mar 10, 2010
    Virginia
    Club:
    Portland Timbers
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    As you know quite well, it's about leaving the bar stools early to stand in line to get in 90 minutes before game time. For good GA seats it means getting the bars earlier!
     
  20. TommyMack

    TommyMack Member

    Jan 24, 2002
    Los Angeles
    Club:
    Los Angeles Galaxy
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The LA Riot Squad has the honored distinction of having the most expensive season tickets for a "supporter group" in MLS. We also smoke our cigars, drink our brandy, and wonder what "the little people" in the world are up to at any given moment.

    We also buy Japanese videos of animal torture for no apparent reason other than to help that remote island recover from the tsunami that we saw on the news a year or two ago. We're giving in that way.

    We even went straight up to MC Hammer... and touched it.

    Carry on.

    tm
    lars
     
  21. metroflip73

    metroflip73 Member

    Mar 3, 2000
    NYC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    on eTickets, there is a small blurb saying that 101 is a standing and singing section. yet people who are there for on game insist on getting to their seat, sitting down and demanding that they must have an unimpeded view to watch the game.

    thankfully, there are always people who do the opposite, wanna have fun, stand, chant, pogo, and don't mind moving a row down to get a standing space. as long as there are more of those people in 101, the better.
     
  22. vevo5

    vevo5 Member

    Nov 23, 2011
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Chicago Fire
    Columbus Crew-------------YES
    D.C. United ----------------YES
    Houston Dynamo-------------YES
    Montreal Impact -----------YES
    New England Revolution --------YES
    New York Red Bulls-------------NO
    Philadelphia Union ----------NO
    Sporting Kansas City---------YES
    Toronto FC -----------------NO

    C.D. Chivas USA
    Colorado Rapids
    FC Dallas
    Los Angeles Galaxy -----YES
    Portland Timbers -----YES
    Real Salt Lake---------NO
    San Jose Earthquakes
    Seattle Sounders FC ------YES
    Vancouver Whitecaps FC ----------NO
     
  23. AmeriSnob

    AmeriSnob Member+

    Jan 23, 2010
    Queens
    Club:
    New York Cosmos
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Colorado has those terrace things, I'd venture to say that they're a yes.
     
  24. JasonMa

    JasonMa Member+

    Mar 20, 2000
    Arvada, CO
    Club:
    Colorado Rapids
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    And you'd be right, as I pointed out on page 1.

     
  25. piltdownman

    piltdownman Member

    Jun 24, 2005
    vancouver
    In Vancouver the Southsiders are spread over 3 different price points. Those price points are $319 to $499. My two tickets cost me $960 and for that we only get 17 matches + 2 Canadian Championship matches. No scarf ... just two stickers. So really your better off then we are. The Whitecaps had tried to get us all to take the $499 tickets, but ti was too much for most of our members so we are now centralized mostly in the middle price point and spill into the cheaper tickets on one side and more expensive on the other.

    We don't have GA because we aren't in the cheapest tickets in the stadium, we are spread out over 3 price points and we don't control the section.
     

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