Comments on: Attendance in New England: What’s Wrong with the Revs? http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/ Looking at the business side of the beautiful game Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:53:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Inger Astrella http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-7893 Wed, 29 Dec 2010 12:36:48 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-7893 Many thanks regarding the awsome post. I am going to keep an observation about your own website, i allready bookmarked it to personal list :)

]]> By: Mike http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-638 Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:28:29 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-638 Once Kraft sees the type of turn-around an SSS does for NYRB I think he will take this venture more seriously. In New York fans have been hampered by poor front office decisions and playing in a cavernous stadium as well, but you better believe that Red Bull Arena will be rocking next season.

]]> By: Brian http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-634 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 03:56:48 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-634 All of the above are true.

Seattle works despite turf and big stadium because their ownership embraced the soccer fan from the beginning. NE is trying to undo damage that was done a decade ago and that’s difficult.

Plus, NE’s style of play just isn’t very exciting to watch. They were breathtaking watch in 2005 and had their moments in 2006 but mostly the play just doesn’t demand reach out and grab you.

]]> By: Ben Berger http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-633 Wed, 09 Sep 2009 00:52:39 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-633 This all begs the question… why does Seattle work?

Turf: yes

Big Stadium: yes

Is it just because it is new?

]]> By: John http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-632 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 23:50:31 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-632 Agree with all of the above. Plus, I would add that the field turf is a disgrace. It’s like watching foosball. The ball just ricochets everywhere.

Natural grass, in a 20,000 seat stadium with a partial roof, in the city, near rapid transit. Git ‘r done, baby!

]]> By: Rob http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-631 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 21:23:54 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-631 I’m thinking partly on-field play. They remind me of the Avalanche, as they have been a top 3 team every year for the past five years and now they are above average and out of every cup except the league.

]]> By: Peter C http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-630 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 18:52:26 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-630 Not sure where ESPN is getting their number for NE, but I show the YTD average for the Revs at 13,221.
Remove the extra 40,000 for a Venezuela/Brasil doubleheader and 13,000 fewer that came to the ’09 version of the Beckham road show than last year and the Revs are slightly ahead of ’08. Still not great, but it’s a numbers thing with me.

As for the poor showing on Saturday, didn’t help that the game was in direct conflict with the US v El Salvador WC qualifier. How that happened with Gulati, Prez of Kraft Soccer and of USSF, is beyond me.

]]> By: victory http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-629 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:52:31 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-629 it is all about the stadium. who wants to watch a game an hour from the city with 70k empty seats. red bulls will start flying next year because of this issue.

]]> By: ManU http://footiebusiness.com/2009/09/08/attendance-in-new-england-whats-wrong-with-the-revs/#comment-628 Tue, 08 Sep 2009 15:48:04 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=572#comment-628 I think it’s a combination of almost all the factors you’ve listed. The hardcore fans think that the FO ignores them and that Kraft really doesn’t care about the team. We lose quality players and don’t seem to make the efforts to grab any big names. The families see a smaller crowd and a team where the kids don’t have someone to identify, minus Shalrie and Twellman. Twellman’s been out so long, people forget he’s even on the team. I went to the game in New Britain and two kids in front of me were arguing about which guy was Clint Dempsey. Their father insisted he was playing right fullback. Cmon, the guy’s been gone for years! They didn’t know any of the other players. A soccer specific stadium would change things. Bring it closer to Boston. I’d lose out because of my location, but the team would gain.

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