Hamilton to NASL?

Discussion in 'NASL Expansion' started by atlanticTFCfan, Jul 7, 2010.

  1. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Nearly 18 months after this post, here's what Ottawa has done:

    ottawa_attendance.jpg

    (You know what the spike was, obviously.)

    Stadium..............G...Total...Average..Median...High....Low
    Harris...............5...13,418..2,684....2,432...3,457...2,158
    TD Place............13...66,287..5,099....4,277..14,593...3,023
    TOTAL...............18...79,705..4,428....4,054..14,593...2,158
    Since TDP Opener....12...51,694..4,308....4,242...5,269...3,023

    Ottawa can, demonstrably, draw 3-5k every game, but only occasionally more than that. I would neither be optimistic they will do a whole lot more than that nor that Hamilton would be in the upper echelon of NASL attendance. (At the moment, only Edmonton is averaging less than Ottawa, and if Hamilton is talking about having something to talk about in 2016, it will be a while before they actually put a team on the field.)
     
  2. Macksam

    Macksam Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Brampton, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Why is that?

    As for Ottawa, they're average is pretty good considering the team has no promotion and marketing what so ever. The 5000 average they get is all viral and 100% effort from the supporters group. The CFL ownership group doesn't want anything more than that for fear it might eat away at the share of wallet the Red Blacks hold on the city.
     
  3. ceezmad

    ceezmad Member+

    Mar 4, 2010
    Chicago
    Club:
    Chicago Red Stars
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Wait, what?

    Aren't they both owned by the same company?
     
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  4. Macksam

    Macksam Member

    Aug 2, 2007
    Brampton, Canada
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    #104 Macksam, May 30, 2015
    Last edited: May 30, 2015
    That's the unfortunate thing about all this. It's a situation where the owners rather have the stadium at 90%+ capacity for the football team and a 5000 (enough to keep the team afloat) average for the soccer club instead of having 14,000 averages for both. I'm not saying that would occur 100% if the teams were equally supported by the ownership group, but that's probably what they think would happen.

    However, Bob has a lot more vision when it comes to his plans for NASL Hamilton. He wants this unlike the Ottawa Group who just got the Fury people to tag along as validation for their stadium development.
     
  5. FootySkeptic

    FootySkeptic Member

    Sep 24, 2015
    Club:
    Cardiff City FC
    Flower city supporting hogtown by vicariously believing stripper tears and failed dreams can out-finance the valley.

    (If you don't get this then I'm sorry, I swear we speak English)

    Otherwise I pity your support for an expansion in a city that is A) worse than yours & B) the armpit of the great lakes


    Sorry, Seriously Sorry....
     
  6. The One X

    The One X Member+

    Sep 9, 2014
    Indiana
    Club:
    Indy Eleven
    Clearly you have not been to Gary, Indiana.
     
  7. FootySkeptic

    FootySkeptic Member

    Sep 24, 2015
    Club:
    Cardiff City FC
    hahahahaha

    No, I definitely have not. Hopefully its no worse than the hammer.
     
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  8. Joe Berard

    Joe Berard Member

    Sep 1, 2014
    Clearwater, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    There is no way possible that Hamilton compares to Gary, Indiana. I've been all over the US and Canada, and I can honestly say that Gary is the biggest shit hole I have ever seen
     
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  9. Joe Berard

    Joe Berard Member

    Sep 1, 2014
    Clearwater, FL
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    East Chicago too
     
  10. BHTC Mike

    BHTC Mike Member+

    Apr 12, 2006
    Burlington, ON
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    He got the expression wrong. I've heard Hamilton referred it as "the armpit of the Golden Horseshoe" or Hamilton and Oshawa as "the armpits of Toronto." But I've driven through Gary. There's no comparison. That's before considering much of the rest of the Rust Belt.
     
  11. MUTINYFAN

    MUTINYFAN Member

    Apr 18, 1999
    Orlando
    I am planning a vacation to Gary, Indiana and Pontiac, Michigan.
     
  12. catfish9

    catfish9 Member+

    Jul 14, 2011
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Make sure your Tetanus shots are up to date!
     
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  13. MUTINYFAN

    MUTINYFAN Member

    Apr 18, 1999
    Orlando
    Why cause of the rusty nails?
     
  14. Paulo PT

    Paulo PT Member

    Nov 24, 2015
    Club:
    SL Benfica
    In Ontario Province, Hamilton is one possibility, but there are others, for example:

    - Halton is a more neutral location. Between Missausaga and Hamilton. I think "Ontario Lakers FC" could be a good and broad name.
     
  15. FootySkeptic

    FootySkeptic Member

    Sep 24, 2015
    Club:
    Cardiff City FC
    No abrigado.
     
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  16. msilverstein47

    msilverstein47 Member+

    Jan 11, 1999
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
  17. BHTC Mike

    BHTC Mike Member+

    Apr 12, 2006
    Burlington, ON
    Club:
    Toronto FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Canada
    Don't worry, Hamilton can play against NASL teams as soon as the Americas Champions League starts up, right?

    I mean, Midfield Press had an op-ed on it. It has to happen.
     
  18. kenntomasch

    kenntomasch Member+

    Sep 2, 1999
    Out West
    Club:
    FC Tampa Bay Rowdies
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    [​IMG]

    "Aw right, Hamilton!"
     

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