btw, isn't 22k pretty close to the capacity for Metrostars' games? did it look pretty good on TV. i missed the game and i understand i missed some pretty good pictures of their new stadium too. hopefully MLS wrap will show something.
It looked like 10K or less at Giants Stadium. However it was a very rainy game and alot of people could have been hiding or didn't go at all after buying tickets. One thing I did notice was that the back part that was covered the next section was full.
It was a very exciting game to watch. Back and forth action. Plenty of chances. It was a driving rain storm all game. The seats you could see were empty but the areas under the overhang looked packed. So maybe it was 22k. You can see the pic of their stadium on their website at www.metrostars.com
so we had good numbers in new jersey and kc. and now some good news out of Dragon stadium: the attendance decline is over! April 12th...9098 April 26th...8543 May 10th...8317 May 17th...8085 May 31st...7617 June 14th..7601 June 21st...7810
That size of a crowd doesn't look bad on tv. Dragon Stadium seems like a good place to watch a game. The seats are close to the field. I just wish it didn't have the football markings.
Maybe Joey Cow's brilliant goal will bring some back. Why don't the Dallas fans moo when he does something like that? No imagination.
Why does KC draws more crowd this season? They didn't exactly have a stellar year last year. Why can't other teams do the same?
I have to think that the heavy rain shower about 90 minutes before kickoff - along with the game being broadcast on Fox Sports World, Fox Sports en Espanol, and Comcast Sports Net kept a bunch of the "walk up crowd" on their couches. I could be wrong though.
Re: Re: Re: MLS Attendance June 21 LOL-that's what makes me laugh about these posts. I sat in my normal seat until the 80th min, and then moved under the cover to dry up get closer to the exit. They have TVs hanging above, and I don't know how anyone could make a claim based on what ESPN2 shows on the screen. Not that there weren't a lot of no-shows, of course.
KC had a huge season ticket drive in the offseason sigining up something like six or seven thousand packages. These are all included in attendance figures. Plus winning now brings fans to the game.
We have had some very effective promotions (Kids reading program, Buck a Brat, Concert, and a doubleheader for our next match) this year and a huge season ticket drive in the pre-season. (6,700 season tickets) This weekend was Preki bobblehead night and I actually thought it looked like more than 17,000 inside the stadium. The side not viewed by TV cameras was really packed and they opened the closed section behind one goal to let fans in. It is nearly always empty on other nights. When we didn't have a promotion on a Saturday night a couple of weeks ago our crowd slipped back to 10,000. Of course we had a rugby match after the game last night too, so that drew thousands of new fans
Seriously? That would be cool if they did (I mean, had a rugby match after the game... I suspect the "thousands" would be a bit exaggerated ). But it would really make my day if 1) they played rugby and 2) used Evan Whitfield's head for the ball.