Poll: would rumors of a new stadium affect your decision to renew season tickets?

Personally, no. A new stadium, even if they made documented progress now, is probably still 5-6 years away, and I'm also in the minority where Foxboro is actually more convenient to me than an urban core stadium would be.

This is also going to be controversial, but given how parochial Boston is regarding its definition of "true sports," I'm even somewhat skeptical a stadium would move the needle into relevancy (or at least the good kind - can you imagine Dan Shaughnessy or Dennis/Callahan wailing about public funds being used to fund "soccah?")

 

No, because for me having season tickets is dependent on my own personal financial state. If/when I can, I have had/will have season tickets, no matter where they play.

 

Rumors, chatter? No. Updates? Only if it's a major decision.

 

I'm sure I've been told this forum isn't representative of the larger population...

 

Maybe the first time

 

It depends on the specifics. If it were a rumor it would have little to no effect on my decision. If it were a legitimate update, for example Revs/Kraft's coming out and saying something like "we are in final negotiations to build a stadium at (site) and here is what we will build (renderings, specifics etc.)", maybe I would consider buying.

 

Would rumors, chatter, updates about a new stadium make you more likely to renew season tix? no, but actually getting a new stadium, would affect me for the season that they are projecting the new stadium get built.

I think the revs in general are too bullish on all their news all the time and it seems to peak around season ticket time. The spin machine is almost too much to bear.

 

No, but it factors in how much I spend. I told my rep that as long as the Revo are in Gillette, I'm spending the bare minimum. If we get a SSS I'm prepared to spend thousands.

 

Hasn't yet. I'll renew when shovels are in the ground.

 

Shovel in the ground before I think about renewing again. Been hearing stadium rumors since ********ing 2006.

 

It's an insult to the intelligence of decision makers in this market that it's a sales tactic they turn to annually. I wish my customers were that naive!

Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me, fool me 6x ..I'm just a friggin moron*.

(*No offense to anyone reading this. This is just one skeptical fool's opinion of course.)

 

There's nothing they could say or do to make me renew (former 7-year STH) until the shovels hit the ground.

Period.

 

There have been reports posted here by STHs that were "threatened" by their ticket rep that if they gave up their season tickets, they would lose their place in line for seats at the new stadium. So unless you are calling those posters liars, I don't think there is any "IF" about it.

 

I was called by my rep and wasn't threatened at all. He was very polite. He even listened patiently to my yearly rant and didn't even ask me to upgrade.

 

"Place in line" is a very dumb way to sell it. As Rkupp said there will be no issues getting season tickets for anyone who wants them.

A better tactic would be to tell people that they can lock in the same price as an existing season ticket holder instead of having to purchase a higher base price in new stadium if they are not a current STH.

 

I never said it was a "good" tactic, merely that there was evidence that they do indeed use it. It was confirmed in another thread (copied below):

 

As long as they were dirty hot sexy rumors, I would become a STH again.

 

No season ticket but I might go to more if:

1) was in or around Boston
2) we actually fielded a team worth watching

 

You're clearly more patient than myself and others on this board.

There's a lot of reasons why the 2013 Revs are tough to watch so I can see his point.

I think for me it's the mediocrity that makes this year's team tough to watch. Win some and look like the best team in the league, then lose games like last weekend in Chicago. No consistency - it's frustrating and often not worth watching. Not to mention the Heaps-like whining our players have begun to do this season, which is an unwelcome development. The lack of discipline leading to excessive red cards from Imbongo. The inability to score or defend on set pieces. The brain farts in the back leading to ball watching and goals. Shuttleworth can't stop distance shots to save his life. Lots of reasons.

On the other hand, relative to 2010-11, these revs are Barcelona-esque (hey we discovered how to pass!).