It’s kind of amazing 15 years after the Sounders made their home opener ticket a scarf and everyone said “what a great idea” - our front office is still approving whatever they can find on Zazzle at 3 minutes to the deadline.
All I really want is member exclusive stuff. Like a scarf, hat, shirt. I don't care, I just want it to be exclusive to those of us who are invested in our clubs. I have a plethora of Dynamo gear that I've purchased throughout the years, but all of that anyone could buy. Give me the exclusive stuff.
What would fans think is a nifty way to display an exclusive nick-knack that shows the level of commitment to a club? I am a fan of patches and pins. Got a couple jackets and a few hats filled with them going back to all the Coca Cola pins from the "94 WC, venue pins and older ones. How about a pin and patch combo that proclaims the wearer as season ticket holder? You can have others that denote partial or how long the person has been a season ticket holder afgter so many years? You could even afford the fan the ability to have the patch applied to any jersey bought for gratis. Anybody have their own ideas?
Lol. Today I received another box with two more bucket hats. So now I have 3 child-sized bucket hats -- maybe the plan is I sew the 3 hats into 2 normal sized hats.
LOL. Sounds like they couldn't get rid of the surplus child size bucket hats even after the 80% off on-line store sale.
OMG, It's obvious you guys don't pay attention to fashion. Tiny bucket hats are so hot right now! You can't get a few pages into GQ before seeing one. The FO is hooking you up big time! Just wear them at a jaunty angle and you'll look super fine, like so:
Hmmmm... can you think of any ways upstart St Louis differ from our organization? (Hint: The word proactive should appear in your answer.) Quotes are from mlssoccer.com. Coach hire: "Before any players were signed, and more than a year before their first MLS preseason began, St. Louis CITY SC named Bradley Carnell as their head coach. It was a strong hire. Carnell had ample MLS experience as an assistant with the New York Red Bulls and boasted a long playing career in the German Bundesliga. He also aligned with sporting director Lutz Pfannenstiel’s high-pressing tactical belief, having played under Ralf Rangnick (considered the godfather of modern Gegenpressing in the Bundesliga). The fit was sound. Having a defined playing style early is key. Having the head coach on board, able to help build the roster and be involved in conversations with potential signings is key, too. That philosophy colored every single roster decision the club made, with defined characteristics for every position in the squad. “It was always a big goal to get our head coach in by January 2022, one year before we kick off," Pfannenstiel told MLSsoccer.com after the news went official. "It gives us plenty of opportunities. Obviously I want the head coach involved in the recruitment process, there’s a big way of communication in that. Secondly, it’s really important for Bradley to get to know the football culture in St. Louis.” Player recruitment: "… Most key additions were signed early and arrived last summer rather than in January for preseason. First, it was for getting deals sorted. They didn’t wait to rush signings through in January after preseason already started. They identified and acquired targets in the spring and summer, most of whom would become centerpieces as well (four of the six I mentioned above). .. They had eight signings officially announced by August, seven of whom came from abroad. All of those players came to town early, a particularly surprising development for the likes of Bürki, Klauss, Löwen and Nilsson. By the summer, they were in the Midwest. “We don’t want to start like the typical expansion team,” Pfannenstiel told MLSsoccer.com in October. “We don’t want it to be where Bradley Carnell opens the door on the first day of preseason and there’s 25 people who have never met each other, good luck.” ... “It was great for me to come six months early,” Löwen told MLSsoccer.com earlier this month. “I could do all the important stuff you need to do to get settled into a foreign country and now I just get to focus on the season.” Arriving to market early also showed commitment from ownership. The club had to sanction those deals and pay MLS salaries for six months, despite players not playing MLS games. They essentially started the clock on the wage bill early with no boxscore results to show for it. “Getting to be with the team, know the staff, know where to live and the city, it means when they come back it won’t be something new, it’ll be like coming home,” Pfannenstiel said. “It was really valuable for us. The possibility ownership gave me to bring the guys in so early was amazing for us.” Maintaining flexibility: St. Louis have multiple senior roster spots open, as well as room for a Designated Player if they want to pursue that. This team can make additions in the summer, big or small. Did I mention St. Louis CITY FC (ok, they didn't get the naming quite right) are a perfect 3-0, equalling an expansion franchise record?
Is it better than the flip flops we got a few years ago? I held those up instead of my scarf. (that same year another team sent out nice Adidas team sweatshirts to STMs)
According to Twitter next home game the hats are going to be given away. Enjoy your season ticket exclusive for another week friends.
So I was thinking; Have they gotten specific as to what Kuntz will actually be doing with the team yet? If they plan to try to use him to smooth things over with the supporters groups, before we have another home game would be a great time to tell us what the plan is…….
According to Corner of the Galaxy -- his exact position / role has yet to be defined. They speculated he may have already had a hand in some of this season's signings, those. They speculated that having Kuntz would allow them to bifurcate the FO between the business and soccer sides, with Kuntz taking the soccer stuff from Klein (and Kirovski?).
You know Ryan Reynolds must have a few bucks sitting around after selling a T-Mobile MVNO to T-Mobile. Should start a campaign to have him buy the Galaxy - if he can make a third tier Welsh side successful on and off the pitch he might have a shot at helping the Galaxy. At the very least he could fix our shit marketing.
The Galaxy are giving away a lot of free tickets to the next home game. That doesn’t seem like good business.
Yep - makes me wonder why I paid for season tickets. They are giving them away to last year's ticket holders who did not renew. Lots of deals on their website.
Even with free tix spectators bring GameDay revenue thru parking fees, concession sales, merchandise sales, it's also possible that attendance numbers matter for sponsors and broadcasters.
True. It’s better than outright empty seats. I don’t imagine the paying customers are thrilled about it though which may turn into an issue of its own.