Everton & The American Market

I don't know what you're talking about. Bringing Landon to Everton wasn't about getting American dollars. It was acquiring a player who can add pace on the right or left side of midfield.

 

Look at our midfield from November and December. It was injury plagued. We were trying to get folks who was attack minded. That's why we were pursuing guys like Ben Arfa, Ever Banega, Axel Witsel and Huntelaar (not a midfielder but still a guy who could play an attacking role) to add to our squad on top of Donovan. Senderos was required to boost the depth at the back because Neill was sold.

 

I thought your first post was about how Everton wanted to crack the American market by getting LD. I'm saying it wasn't about that at all.

 

Football is not their most popular sport. If it was they'd get in the region of 100k+.

 

If he misread your post then so did I. From what he said is exactly how I think your post was about. Maybe you misread your own post...go check again.

 

With what money?

Donovan was a good purchase, footballing wise. He was also a good purchase marketing wise.

Perfect match. Stop moaning about it.

 

Don't we go everywhere during the summers?

Also isn't $43k/wk in middle in terms of wages (31.8 euros, 28.7 pounds)?

 

Usually places like Scotland, Austria and America.

We go to America for revenue, no doubt about it. It's also a superstition from Moyes.

 

I agree that it is a great match. As far at the OP I am american I am a MLS STH for the KC Wizards. I am an Evertonian. The exposure of Everton in the USA has helped me connect with English Everton fans as well as fellow American Toffees.

From an MLS standpoint it is getting the same draw as League 1 because some would say the talent is on par with League 1. If players of the caliber of those in the Premiership are playing day in and day out in the MLS you might see a higher attendance rate.

There are a ton of fans in the US that turn their nose up ant the MLS for this reason.

Just my thoughts...

 

I wholeheartedly disagree...
Take KC's football team the Chiefs. They had a notorious reputation for having a huge home field advantage. The past 3 years the team has been horrible. The attentance has also suffered. The difference between NFL and MLS is many. But if you lived in driving distance of Goodison and there were only 8 games there a year. If you are a fan (through thick and thin) then you will be at almost all of the matches yes? You can't compare MLS to NFL to many variables.

I what I was trying to say in my post and maybe it got lost in translation. By Everton FC playing warm-up fixtures in the USA it has allowed for those fans here that feel isolated to get caught up in all things Toffee.

I know personnally I have spent $300 with EvertonDirect this season. I had not purchased anything prior. I don't think itis a dead horse by any means. Heck I would even suggest they form a partnership with a club like KC or Toronto (Both have the Preki Mo Johnston connections). KC makes more sense with the team colors and all

Develop players that are not quite Reserves ready or getting back from Injury in the off season. There are many things that could be exploited by Premiership clubs in America.(y)

 

I can definitely see interest in the EPL growing in the U.S. over the next few years.

ESPN2 has started showing 1 or 2 EPL matches each week, and practically everyone in the U.S. gets that network. And Fox Soccer Channel, which usually shows 4 or so different EPL matches each week, is available on most digital cable TV packages.

While older Americans (except for immigrants) don't tend to be interested in soccer, a huge number of Americans either played youth soccer themselves and/or have kids who play soccer in youth leagues.

Of course, not all of those folk will be very interested in soccer. But even if just a small fraction are, that's an awful lot of prospective new soccer fans.

And since Americans are accustomed to watching "the best", and the EPL is the best soccer league in the world, I have a feeling the EPL will end up gaining a lot of fans in the U.S.

 

doesn't really matter does it? You are arguing about americans not liking rotten apples by saying americans don't like apples and never will because they prefer the taste of oranges.

I am saying that if we had a bushell of good apples then we would EAT IT UP! I do agree with the post above. I wake up early (6:30 am local) on saturday to catch Premier league in HD on ESPN2HD.

ESPN and Fox are starting to realize that there is money to be made if good apples are marketed correctly. America is full of imagrants who don't like ORANGES!!! They are craving the apples they remember growing up in their various homelands. Plus middle small town america is realizing the value of apples. There are now parents (like myself) who grew up eating apples and never liked oranges.

I am saying give america good apples and there will be plenty of us that will want to eat them.


Apples = Soccer (football)
Oranges = American Football
Rotten Apples = MLS when compared to EPL

 

What do you mean? Lions' ownership disagrees.

 

lol damn i thought i got up early for everton games.

 

I don't know don't like NFL. If you have a point yoiu want to prove or bolser I would suggest google. I don't think the NFL has any berring on the marketibility of Everton in the USA.