RSL vs. CRapids [R]

dasoccerplayafosho · 04-22-2005, 05:27 PM

Sounds good. If its OK with the big men, I'd like to sit there. It's hard for me to sit while I'm watching a soccer game, so that's not a problem. I can yell too 😉

Remus · 04-22-2005, 06:46 PM

Speaking with my sales rep, anyone who has sits at a lower price than E32 will not be able to sit there. However, if you have seats which cost more money, you're welcome to. This is of course according to the FO. It's understandable since there is a difference is ticket prices.

dasoccerplayafosho · 04-22-2005, 10:15 PM

ya, that's understandable. That brings me to another question though, how are they going to keep people who paid for cheap tickets from sitting at midfield?

Merrill · 04-22-2005, 11:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Remus

Speaking with my sales rep, anyone who has sits at a lower price than E32 will not be able to sit there. However, if you have seats which cost more money, you're welcome to. This is of course according to the FO. It's understandable since there is a difference is ticket prices.

I don't wan't to bad mouth anyone, but if this is truly the case, then I think it was a poor decision to sit here. The point of having a supporters section be general admission is to make sure that anyone who sees that we are more fun can come and sit with us. Now the sales staff says that's not okay. I know some people who bought season tickets in the end zone who are considering being a part of the loyalist crowd. Do I have to tell them sorry, you can't come it's only for the richer folk who can afford another few bucks a ticket? Maybe next season we should move our section over there.

Aerick · 04-23-2005, 12:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Snarf

I don't wan't to bad mouth anyone, but if this is truly the case, then I think it was a poor decision to sit here. The point of having a supporters section be general admission is to make sure that anyone who sees that we are more fun can come and sit with us. Now the sales staff says that's not okay. I know some people who bought season tickets in the end zone who are considering being a part of the loyalist crowd. Do I have to tell them sorry, you can't come it's only for the richer folk who can afford another few bucks a ticket? Maybe next season we should move our section over there.

Can't you be a Loyalist and sit wherever? Perhaps you can do your part to energize the crowd around you while sitting in the other sections.

I also have a question. I'm dragging 12 other people to the June 4th matches, and the best seats we could get for the money we wanted to spend was E32 row 25. I don't mind standing most of both games, but I'm sure some of the members of my family may not be too thrilled (especially my wife who will be [very] great with child at that time, and likely my mother). About at what row does the "standing" group end?

dasoccerplayafosho · 04-23-2005, 09:42 AM

how are they going to enforce seating is my question

Aero · 04-23-2005, 09:49 AM

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Originally Posted by dasoccerplayafosho

how are they going to enforce seating is my question

Well, if enough people show up, this will take care of itself. There simply won't be enough room in the section for the people that actually have tickets for it if others start moving into the section. For every person that moves into our section, you are taking up the space of someone that may have actually purchased a ticket in that section.

What happens hundreds of people throughout the stadium see how much fun we are having and decide to move to our section. It's pretty clear that it simply would not work. There just might not be enough room for everyone that wants to sit in our section but has a ticket somewhere else and the people that actually have tickets for our section. I hope that there is enough room, but it could become a consideration when everyone realizes that our section is the section to be in. As long as we have room, I personally say come on over, but if there isn't enough room, I would say that people with actual tickets in the section should be the ones in the section.

They could also have ushers asking for ticket stubs. I'm sure that if they really wanted to, they could enforce. Now I'm not sure that they want to. But it does make sense for them to at least have the policy in place, otherwise people would simply buy the cheapest tickets and sit wherever they wanted to.

Deuce · 04-23-2005, 10:02 AM

We have to keep in mind also that the easiest way to get into the Loyalist section is to buy a ticket for there! If you have season tickets in a different(cheaper) section, then you may want to consider an upgrade or if you don't have season tickets then you obviously have more flexibility in where you select your seat for each game.
You may want to consider supporting RSL by buying a season ticket or a mini plan, in our section.

Everyone understands that some people don't have the financial means to get into our section with a season ticket, those people are as welcome in our section as anyone else, but if people are buying cheap and moving up, to save a buck or two, because they just want to be in our section and not pay for it, then they are not true Loyalists because a true Loyalist is a person that supports RSL both financially and in decibels.

Aero · 04-23-2005, 10:23 AM

Very well said Deuce.

Deuce · 04-23-2005, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Snarf

I don't wan't to bad mouth anyone, but if this is truly the case, then I think it was a poor decision to sit here. The point of having a supporters section be general admission is to make sure that anyone who sees that we are more fun can come and sit with us. Now the sales staff says that's not okay. I know some people who bought season tickets in the end zone who are considering being a part of the loyalist crowd. Do I have to tell them sorry, you can't come it's only for the richer folk who can afford another few bucks a ticket? Maybe next season we should move our section over there.

The decision to sit in E32 was a consensus decision by the Loyalists. The cheaper sections were considered and the price difference was considered. but in the end the decision went with E30-32.
We are not discriminating against people that cannot afford a few extra bucks. We have said all along that if there is room in E32 then by all means come join us.
I am not rich... I sacrificed quite a few things so my son and I could afford to sit in the Loyalist section. It is that important to me. I am not asking anyone to sacrifice anything to sit with us just because I did, some people have different priorities and that is ok too.

It is quite simple really... If there is room come over, if there is not... try again some other time.

I am not one to check ticket stubbs however if I cannot stand in the section I bought tickets for... then I will start checking.
Ushers and sales staff only get involved when there is a problem so I say let's keep it out of thier hands.

My dream for Rice - Eccles is to make the entire stadium feel like the Loyalist section so Aerick nailed it when he said "energize the people around you" in whatever section you are in!