Sometimes i am just speechless...check out the new marketing effort. http://metrostars.mlsnet.com/MLS/ne...ent_id=38245&vkey=news_met&fext=.jsp&team=met
Re: Metro Bible Party That is nauseating. Will the metros have a little prayer huddle before the game? Well, playing Columbus, at least god will be on our side. Onward Christian Metros, marching as to whores
Re: Metro Bible Party "These days it's important to recognize the American family and the faith that holds it together," said MetroStars President and General Manager Alexi Lalas. "This is an opportunity to celebrate that faith with family and friends while enjoying a wonderful night out at Giants Stadium." I don't know about anyone else but as I read those lines I just keep getting "buy tickets, buy tickets, buy tickets!!!" Metros marketing team has stooped to another degrading low. What's next, receive holy communion at half time night? Please. This is just pathetic already. This is the worste marketed team in MLS and this is just another example of why. I can just see the posts now if we lose that game. "God not on Metros side after all." Ridiculous. Every person in Metros marketing team should be fired and start over from scratch. Pathetic.
Re: Metro Bible Party This sounds fine to me. All the activities are confined to one area and are pre- and post- game, not in- game, so no one who doesn't want to pray won't be forced to. Personally, as a man married to a persuasive feminist, I find the MetroGirls considerably more offensive than a pre-game concert.
Re: Metro Bible Party Personally I love it! We used to do this in Tampa and would have some of our largest crowds for these events. Don't knock the music until you hear it.
Re: Metro Bible Party I suppose the Metro front office views 73,000 empty seats as being worse. NY Mets are the ultimated ethnic whores in the area. Perhaps with all the Born agains in the stadium that night, the yellow coats won't be there since as state employees this would be a violation of seperation of church and state.
Re: Metro Bible Party Something like this would actually work very very well in most MLS cities. Just not in Jersey IMO. Well, maybe if they dredge South Jersey But I could be wrong. After the 2004 debacle (from my viewpoint) of an election, I will never misunderestimate the numbers or organizational skills of Christians who wear their faith on their sleeve ever again. I wonder what the arbirton numbers are for this station. (Now if they had "Soprano's NIght...")
Re: Metro Bible Party plus during the game you can rip up the pages into little pieces and use it as confetti. It'll be like a boca jrs game. (jk) this article is twilight zone type of schit, wtf is happening here? I say we should have a convict night where we fill up the stadium with the boys from riker's and rahway. NJSEA should also drop the price of beer from 7 to 1.50 that night and not even think about shutting the booths down until the 88th minute. Soccer mom THIS!
Re: Metro Bible Party i'm jewish. will i get turned away at the gate? this is insulting...unless "Moses and his Brick Layers" performs at the concert as well. i'm not sure...but i think MFO has finally hit, yes finally, hit the bottom of the barrel.
Re: Metro Bible Party Maybe after that concert alexi will lead the metro faithful on a march to Harrison where we could begin to build,harvest the land, and multiply As long as the ppl who scan my ticket as i go through turn stile dont say: "do you accept jesus christ as your lord and savior!?"
Re: Metro Bible Party If these bible lovers can perform some miracle and get Harrison built, I won't complain.
Re: Metro Bible Party Metros are in Jersey land... Let my Metros gooooo! OR Metro Messiah!!! clap-clap-clapclapclapclap Metro Messiah!!! clap-clap-clapclapclapclap I could have a ball with this new development...
Re: Metro Bible Party the more i think about it...the more offensive i find this. if i wanted to be promoted by my faith, i'd go to whatever religious cathedral that welcomes me, be it a church, synogogue or whatnot. this has absolutely no place in a public venue.
Re: Metro Bible Party The lesson I'm taking from this is that these are one-time only crowds. Not the best kind of crowd to try to attract, really.
Re: Metro Bible Party Actually, there are many bible quotes that have references to the MetroStars : 1. And you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free. (John 8:32) NICK SAKIEWICZ 2. And said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves. (Matthew 21:13) A REFERENCE TO GIANTS STADIUM, GEORGE ZOFFINGER AND THEIR SECURITY TEAM. 3. Better is a dinner of herbs where love is than a fattened ox and hatred with it (Proverbs 15:17). TONY MEOLA 4. For a righteous man falls seven times, and rises again (Proverbs 24:16). TAB RAMOS 5. He that believeth on the Son hath everlasting life: and he that believeth not the Son shall not see life; but the wrath of God abideth on him (John 3:36). BRADLEY STARTING HIS SON MICHAEL 6. Power does not corrupt. Fear corrupts, perhaps the fear of a loss of power (Joshua 1:9). AEG 7. Where there is no vision, the people perish. (Proverbs 29:18) MFO 8. If a blind man leads a blind man, both will fall into a pit. (Matthew 15:14) CHARLIE STILLITANO AND BORA MILUTINOVIC 9. Also when I cry and shout, he shutteth out my prayer. (Lamentations 3:8) MIKE MAGEE 10.Be patient and you will finally win, for a soft tongue can break hard bones. (Proverbs 28:13) METROSTAR FANS WHO HAVE WAITED 10 YEARS FOR A WINNING TEAM.
Re: Metro Bible Party Thats kind of the point I had in mind as well. I have no beef at all with Metro trying to appeal to any group whether it be religous or ethnic or whatever. But what i do have a beef with is the manner in which our marketing arm goes about it. Instead of doing a one-off promo with hopes of "converting" people into loyal fans (which has a sucsess rate that is barely worth mentioning), they should focus their marketing efforts on long term relationship building and branding with those groups. Instead of having a one off "day" like this or Hispanic Heritage Day...which many hispanics find insulting...they should focus their marketing campain on showing these groups that the organization is actaully committed to these groups long term, not just this weekend. Metro is reling on a marketing staregy from AEG that isn't sucsessful when transfered over to this sport. At AEG they are in the business of promoting an event not a brand. It shows in the way they approach marketing. I swear this club could be huge...but they neglect the potential fan base here so blindly it should be criminal.