Thursday night games really are not great for the Lions attendance. I'd suggest that's because the team is pulling so much from the interior/island/Fraser valley - which is hardly a novel idea - but it's been really bad for the team. I know TSN is pushing hard for it, with a doubleheader today, but ...

From the article: "Last season, the club was forced by the FIFA Women’s World Cup to play its home exhibition game at Thunderbird Stadium, and it suffered further at the gate when the league scheduled two Thursday home games in August. It struggled to a 7-11 record and drew 144,545 over nine re...

I can't imagine the Lions get a full house Friday, but that would be pretty cool. I do wonder if Kamloops - as much as the team likes it and as much as it works for fans in the Interior - is a bit of an out of sight thing in the Lower Mainland? Lions just plop back into Vancouver, have a game on Fri...

Ah yes. I forgot about Allen.

Thanks

We'll see how that competition works out. I still prefer a known Canadian entity there, but I'm certainly willing to be proven wrong

I'll go with the contrary viewpoint...but make it clear I don't think this has been a bad offseason either. We don't yet know if Jennings is truly legit. He's looked okay. But what happens if he struggles and Lulay inevitably gets injured? Jennings pretty much MUST be a good starter, and I'm not con...

Lions4ever wrote:
I took it you were referring to the initial comment which readily acknowledged that it is indeed the middle of the offseason. That was made by David. That's what I was referring to.

Cheers.

All good. I was being a moron and deserved to be slapped a bit.

16,600 is a decent base for the season, and there should be more coming -- because, as we've discussed - the season doesn't get fully going for nearly 3 months.

I'd say this is a good sign...and maybe an early vote of fan confidence in the return of Wally?

Lions4ever wrote:
*Shrug*

Not my comment.

And I haven't "spent three full pages" doing squat.

Funny. I could have sworn it was your comment. And the fact your name is attached to it would indicate it was your comment.

But never mind.

Have any of you guys considered that it's smack in the middle of the Lions off-season Yes. That's exactly what the first sentence of the first post on this thread says, if you'd read it. Haha. So you've spent three full pages complaining about something that you answered in your first comment, then...

Have any of you guys considered that it's smack in the middle of the Lions off-season, while it's the start of the Whitecaps season and the stretch run of a (miserable) Canucks season? I hear where you're all coming from, but it's still three months until the Lions start training camp. Complaining a...

I think it's hilarious that Paris Jackson can have a spot til he's barely able to move almost solely because he's Canadian, but Andrew Harris can't stay.
To me, as Blitz said, this is all about Wally imposing his will.

I need to get off this site, I'm getting really steamed up here

Very good comments, CardiacKid, and I agree wholeheartedly. We've spent the offseason going on about the team's need to create a buzz and stay relevant...and yet again, one of the most recognizable names is gone. See ya. Thanks for nothing. Geroy, Angus Reid, Andrew Harris in recent years. Obviously...

More than ever, the Lions need to realize the value of a cheap ticket to lure people into the building. Get families in, get the people in who are looking for something different to do on a Friday/Saturday/whatever night. $80 is far too much for the average non-interested person to shell out for a L...

Do you work for the Lions, Oman?

You have plenty of financial, TV ratings, info that no one else seems to have.

Just curious

You can't compare national TV numbers for Lions and Whitecaps as the basis of any arguments. You can't. The Lions are part of a nine-team league that's been around 60 years. Every game is one canadian city vs another canadian city. There's never two CFL games on at the same time. It receives massive...