Me and some friends are planning to go to Chicago for the 7/22 game. I know they weill be in a new stadium by then so no one really knows how everything is going to work there. But do otherDCU people usually go to those games? Are there any local supporters? Just wondering cause I would prefer to get tickets together rather than all spread out.
we're going, but I forgot # of section we're in cos it's too far ahead to think about whatever their corner visitor section is, 101 I think
We should ask if we can get into 136 (as it's opposite Sec 8). http://chicago.fire.mlsnet.com/MLS/chf/stadium/bridgeview/seating/ As soon as we put this bus trip to bed we'll be on the Chi trip. K
one of them little sections behind other goal would be much preferable to corner, yes, just not sure if they have something else planned for those. Those are closest to beer tho I'm going to Cowlumbus and maybe some other before so not thinking about Chicago. Should look at plane tickets tho, one of airports is right by Bridgeview
Looking forward to you folks coming out to Chicago. I'll ask my ticket rep, where they are planning to put groups of out of town supporters. I doubt if they have thought that far a head. Probably staying out by Midway will be your best bet.
They're planning to put them in 101, I asked last year Hopefully they didn't watch 2004 final and put us behind goal hehe
A bus would be great--I'm going with two others from DC, and two transplanted DC fans in New York will be meeting us there.
I'll do a little recon on the stadium while I am in Chicago this week and maybe it will even get tagged..........
Thanks for all the quick info. I will await info from the Screaming Eagles for Tickets. Should be a good time if enough people go.
I'll be going, but I don't know what the deal with the new stadium is yet. I'm a recent transplant, so I'm really looking forward to the game
They don't, that's the problem. How messed up is it that it only costs an extra $20 or so to change your destination from NY to Chicago?
Well, they're not always more expensive. In particular, they tend to be cheaper for trips where you're buying the ticket within two weeks of departure. But they definitely take a lot longer, and one's time is worth something too, right? Anyway, the short answer is that they don't compete with planes, except for the eastern seaboard short hops (DC-NYC, NYC-BOS). Most of the people who take the train on long trips either 1) really need the typically small amount of money they're saving, 2) are afraid to fly, or 3) enjoy the "travelling by train" experience -- looking out the window and seeing America and that kind of thing. I've taken this particular train several times between Toledo and DC; I was a poor grad student and it was the best option at the time. The trip tended to suck. In July, if you're unlucky, the train car might get, uh, warm.