I was just curious why the Fire couldn't be on the road for the first 2 or 3 games until Naperville was at full capacity. I know it would be difficult on the schedule makers since LA already has the 8 game road trip, but I don't think it could have been that hard. The benefits would have been a higher overall league average, and that the Fire would play home in front of a nice crowd. Is there any specific reason?
Well, we also could have been on the road for the entire first half of the season and played all our home games at Soldier Field in October. That doesn't mean that it's feasible or practical for us to do that. Having all your home games crammed together does not make for a good draw crowdwise.
I actually wish the home opener was a day earlier. Then i could have gone to the game. Sunday just doesn't work. I know, i know, the world doesn't nearly revolve around me, but i wanted to go. Oh well, there will be other games. Go Fire!
It's the same reason why baseball openers are played in cold weather cities on the first week or two of the season. Warm weather cities like to have prime dates when school is out too. You can realistically do something like an 8 game home stand/road trip for only one team in a 10 team league. It screws up everyone elses schedule.
Re: Re: Why not set the home opener later? I agree about Sunday night, with work (or school)the next day, it might scare away some people. I also think that afternoon games would work better this time of year. The temperature really drops once the sun goes down.
Re: Re: Re: Why not set the home opener later? I agree but they do the opposite they have afternoon games in the hottest months and then play at night in april and may.
The weather forecast calls for sunny skies and temps around 50 degrees. How is that such a bad thing?
If that is the case, I think that you need to push for a team in San Diego. I have been to games in June where the temperature is in the 40's. As long as you are properly insulated with the right warming beverage, you will be alright.
I recommend Spirytus to keep one's extremities warm. It was my go to beverage at Fire games. Allegedly.
Okay, I don't need it sunny. I have been to Fire games in the snow. This is not a Trump/little Marco- measuring contest. You asked, "sunny skies and temps around 50 degrees. How is that such a bad thing?" I answered. That's it.
I enjoy 55 and drizzling, but that's just me. Just imagine this: But in Chicago. Although that weather is not good for soccer.
I did a quick check and it looks like the only places not hosting a game that would have been warmer tomorrow were Salt Lake, Colorado, and Kansas City. And none of those are sure bets the first week of March either. With the league getting this big, I think its just going to have to become expected that a few teams are going to have to play in the cold for a the first couple of weeks.
We're very unlucky to be forced to sit through this crap on March 6, regardless of the weather. That fact that it will only be 50 degrees just adds to it. The season is starting way too early in the year for a cold climate. The fact that three "warmer" places will not host games, just adds to our misery.
This game happened on March 22nd. I don't know what the general historic averages are, but none of those places were locks to be any more pleasant this time of year. Plus, we don't play SKC away this year, so that automatically rules them out as a possibility.