Comments on: Moving Through Orlando, Thinking About Dallas http://footiebusiness.com/2010/03/03/moving-through-orlando-thinking-about-dallas/ Looking at the business side of the beautiful game Thu, 31 May 2012 16:15:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Roy http://footiebusiness.com/2010/03/03/moving-through-orlando-thinking-about-dallas/#comment-1518 Mon, 03 May 2010 02:16:36 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=977#comment-1518 FC Dallas maybe move to Charlotte, NC

]]> By: Seventhrowscreamer http://footiebusiness.com/2010/03/03/moving-through-orlando-thinking-about-dallas/#comment-1157 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 16:57:37 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=977#comment-1157 Moving the team to Frisco didn’t kill the team. When Lamar passed away so did the passion. HSG does not invest to succeed. The Lamar Hunts have always been penny pinchers but his sons don’t have any of their father’s vision. Their fear of the NASL collapse will kill fcd.

]]> By: victoryg http://footiebusiness.com/2010/03/03/moving-through-orlando-thinking-about-dallas/#comment-1136 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:05:44 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=977#comment-1136 do you think that fans if CL matches would be fc dallas fans?

]]> By: Juan http://footiebusiness.com/2010/03/03/moving-through-orlando-thinking-about-dallas/#comment-1135 Wed, 03 Mar 2010 19:06:40 +0000 http://footiebusiness.com/?p=977#comment-1135 Ok, as a Avid FC dallas fan and mls fan, i will give you the 411 on fc dallas. first off i would like to start by what seems to be a lack of marketing. FC dallas does not target anyone not even fans. ie pubs, with people gathering at pubs to grab a drink and watch some footy, fc dallas does not promote its franchise enough, I have been to CL games at Trinity Hall irish pub one of dallas finest soccer orientated places but of course the front office drops the ball on this because theres no sponsers there during big games and if there is, they suck at ther job. they just sit at a desk and hang out stickers and schedules… I personaly feel FC dallas needs to target the soccer fan. Example…. dallas parks and recreations will kick out anyone who is playing soccer at a park that has not reserved the field… i usually think its a racial thing because hispanics are the one who play and follow this sport here in dallas most of the time. fc dallas should facilitate opportunites for sunday games and different parks to promote themselfs…

the main issue with low attendance is the big mistake to move FC dallas to Frisco Tx, pizza hut park is a good 45-60minutes away from central and south dallas. It is very inconvinient for someone to drive so far… We can always say that there isnt any FC dallas fans, but the truth is there is… recently fc dallas played a game in thier old stadium, the Cotton Bowl. it was a double header that had a third string/c team mexico vs Colombia. this game was sold out but the most eye catching thing to me was that 80% of the stadium was full during the FC Dallas game. my point being that even thought many fans were supporting mexico they were also there early to support FC dallas… That game was amazing… hearing all those fans cheer for Fc dallas. but unfortunately Frisco is too far. I usually go see a game 4-5 times during the season. i personaly hate the drive and did i forget to mention the free to get there is The great TOLL WAY=pay to use free way… another down side to having to drive 45-60 minutes. FC Dallas ruined the club by deciding to build in frisco. Hopefully we the fans get a chance to catch a few more games at the cotton bowl located near downtown dallas.

In a nutshell FC Dallas is doing bad because of marketing, sponserships, location, and transportation…

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