Venue for next home qualifier vs Mexico?

Discussion in 'USA Men: Fans & Travel' started by kba4life1, Jul 26, 2010.

  1. UnionFreak1

    UnionFreak1 Member+

    Oct 14, 2009
    Tucson, Baja AZ
    Club:
    FC Tucson
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    But they still will pay top dollar. Didn't you see how much they were marking up the Gold Cup Final tickets on StubHub, and yet the fans were still buying them.
     
  2. Ian McCracken

    Ian McCracken Member

    May 28, 1999
    USA
    Club:
    SS Lazio Roma
    Nat'l Team:
    Italy
    Kind of drives home the point that our lame "broke" college students are not really hardcore if the Mexican fans had no problem with the ticket price point.
     
  3. Gioca

    Gioca Member

    Jun 13, 2004
    Hartford
    Club:
    US Città di Palermo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Money in the bank then. I know the goal is to win the World Cup, but we should be able to beat them in any stadium in America before that happens.
     
  4. mmradio13

    mmradio13 Member+

    Apr 13, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Ok, just to clarify, are you suggesting that Mexican fans wouldn't be able to go to the game if the prices were high? Those prices would be more likely to keep out Americans- who don't support the USMNT to the same level as Mexicans who support their national team- than Mexicans.

    Also, are you suggesting that if the Mexicans can somehow afford to pay more for tickets, that it's ok because then we'll make money? We play Spain and all these other teams in big stadiums to do one thing- make money. The only thing we should be concerned about with World Cup Qualifiers should be to put the USMNT in a position to win every home match.

    Mexicans would probably still sign up for this and pay for 3 games just to get tickets to the USA/Mexico game. How many Americans would be willing to sign up for 3-game packages? I went to 2 World Cup Qualifiers last cycle (Columbus and Chicago), but 3 would be pretty tough.
     
  5. mmradio13

    mmradio13 Member+

    Apr 13, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    The goal of World Cup Qualifiers is to QUALIFY for the World Cup. Why would you ever jeopardize that just to make some more money for the Federation? What would the Federation do with all that money if we didn't qualify? Lot of good that would do us.
     
  6. Gioca

    Gioca Member

    Jun 13, 2004
    Hartford
    Club:
    US Città di Palermo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I refuse to follow that mindset that we would "jeopardize" our World Cup chances by playing Mexico in a larger stadium than that one in Columbus.
     
  7. mmradio13

    mmradio13 Member+

    Apr 13, 2008
    Club:
    Columbus Crew
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Tell that to the 90k fans we had to play in front of in Mexico City........err, Pasadena.
     
  8. Brandinho

    Brandinho Member

    None
    United States
    Feb 22, 2007
    New Jersey
    Club:
    Philadelphia Union
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    You really think the US lost cause of the crowd? How bout in Phoenix and Chicago in 2007 when it was the same situation and the US won. When the US is better than Mexico, they will win like they did in 2007.
     
  9. GOREVS3000

    GOREVS3000 Moderator
    Staff Member

    New England Revolution
    United States
    Sep 18, 2006
    Boston
    Club:
    2 de Mayo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    Should we play all the qualifiers in Hartford? :D
     
  10. Gioca

    Gioca Member

    Jun 13, 2004
    Hartford
    Club:
    US Città di Palermo
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    I think one would be fine. Anything but Gillette though.
     

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