Listen To Lalas and Leiweke Discuss The Quakes!

Thou not knoweth such a concept. Thy cup runneth over of optimism.

 

Lalas sounds a bit nervous there, especially at first, but seems to get better as he goes. He talked a litle too fast and sort of got caught mid-sentence a few times, trying to find the right words. But you have to give him credit for apparently going up there w/o a script.

He talked along the lines of trying to repair and learn from any damage done to the fan base / community. I wonder if he was referring to the CA debacle, or things that have happened over a longer period of time (or both). I don't know much about the history of the club, but from what I've read here, sounds like the any "damage done" would be more along the lines of frequent changes in ownership / management, and lack of investment in advertising and promotion.

Unfortunately, you can't get consistency in one year or less, so if this is the make or break year, it may be too late for that. But I hope, given Tim Leiweke's comments about not yet giving this community "its best shot as to an organization" means the budget for advertising and promotion is more significant this year. That, and of course a lot of energy around the stadium issue.

As for Lalas, I'm perfectly willing to give him the benefit of the doubt at this point.

 

Me, too.

 

He hasn't earned that yet.

 

Huh? The "benefit of the doubt" comment was made when he was introduced as Quakes GM. A year later I think we've seen enough that people can rate his performance to date. I take it you're not of a mind to give him a glowing review.

 

I agree that it's "put up or shut up" time for Lalas. To this point, I've seen nothing to make me believe that he has done much to improve the performance of this team either on or off the field. The first half-dozen games will rapidly establish the acumen (or lack thereof) of his and Dominic's personnel decisions...

 

Did they take it down or something? I can't seem to find it following the above link, or through any links on the site itself.

 

I don't imagine they archive those things for a year.

Umm, with regards to AL's performance, do we have to do this again? The Quakes are still here and attendance went up 24% last year. You can say what you want about his style, but it became pretty clear that with Donovan's move out of his hands and Mulrooney's request, they couldn't maintain status quo for the coming season.


Tony

 

Yeah I can't find it.

And I wouldn't get too excited about increased marketing budget for a mainstream audience. Their focus will be on soccer players. As a consequence, and like it or not, it's our job to get the word out to the community. Remember, they're losing money. SSV will be unveiling ways to help spread the word, so stand by.

 

GS is freaking everyone out with his anniversary resurrections. It's back to the future...

 

As fans it is our job to do anything and everything we can....which includes buying season tickets and spreading the word about our team to anyone and everyone in the community that will listen.

 

When mlsnet revamped their site, some of the old material got lost in the shuffle.

Right now, it's time to deliver with (1) a competitive team and (2) someone who will keep the team here long term AND with a stadium. SSV gets the nod.

GS gets kudos for digging this up.

Maybe to follow up on helmet's comment, how many of the pledges were honored? Also on tony's thought, the core fans have done everything in their power. It will be up to the front office to get to those people who like the game but don't care for the team here.

Some more word of mouth still goes a long way, but if the team wants to get butts into the seats, they have something called an advertising department.

Just a take here. Cheers!

 

He hasn't earned anything. I'm still not happy that a player from LA is our GM.
Johnny Moore had heart. He cared about SJ. Our current GM is still making excuses. Gotta come clean on a lot of issues. Thats how you earn respect.
GO QUAKES!!!!!!!!!!

 

Great answer.Your best ever. Over the top. Why do people think that its the fans responsibility to put butts in the stands? Yes, help our team anyway we can, but can the marketing team for the Quakes do their job right for once.
No excuses.

 

The "Marketing Team" for the Quakes don't have a budget, so it's kind of hard for them to do much.

AEG need to do a better job marketing the Quakes. They could start by giving the team enough money to actually get the word out.

gAlexi Lala needs to become a presence in San Jose. He need to hang out and schmooze with the movers and shakers of the city. Hanging out in SF is NOT getting the job done. This isn't an 8 hour a day job, it's 24/7.

While it may not be "our" job to advertize the team, it's clear that AEG/gAlexi have decided that it's less expensive for them if we do it. So sadly, it is up to us.

Notice that our coaches and FO have done no scouting outside of the USA. They've made no effort to sign any foreign players except for Cerritos, who they knew that MLS would pay for. Where's the announcement that Wade is coming back?! They've cut the expensive players from the roster, and yes, they were going to lose a bunch of those guys no matter what, but they have made zero effort to replace them with good players. They've gone as cheap as they can. No trip to Spain this season, we're going to South Carolina. Not to put SC down, but I would rather this team went to Spain.

We need for SSV to come through with investors for us, and that means we need to do our parts to support SSV. I'd love to scream at gAlexi, but it would be a waste of time. Better to direct that energy to something more positive.

GO QUAKES!!

- Mark