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BTW, who gives a rip if someone enjoys a beer at the game later in the day rather than at 1:30pm? I happen to agree that the atmosphere is better at 3:00pm or 4:00pm, and so is the taste of beer.News1130 Sports @News1130Sports
Braley thinks he can get a crowd of over 50,000 for the West final. Grey Cup is sold out. Braley will do just fine this year.
Right on, David!David wrote:From the Twitterverse:
BTW, who gives a rip if someone enjoys a beer at the game later in the day rather than at 1:30pm? I happen to agree that the atmosphere is better at 3:00pm or 4:00pm, and so is the taste of beer.News1130 Sports @News1130Sports
Braley thinks he can get a crowd of over 50,000 for the West final. Grey Cup is sold out. Braley will do just fine this year.
I hate it when teetotalers impose their moral judgement. The overwhelming majority of football fans drink responsibly.
DH
That's all I was saying. I prefer a later game because the beer taste better. It's all good though. Too each their own.Can the staff not access the seating chart that the ticket purchasing fans can? I think you'll find the seat availability is public knowledge and therefore it's pretty apparent how many are sold!.One would think if you are selling tickets you would need to know which were already sold? At the risk of repeating myself, I was told there were only single seats available for"the game", not the lower bowl , not the sidelines, anywhere! Frankly as an out of town buyer I found the incompetence of ticketmaster totally astounding. The Lions would be better off without this outfit ruining the game experience.dfootball wrote:As I stated in an earlier thread several days ago, the staff at ticketmaster told me then there were only single seats available for the game! I talked to one agent and then a supervisor who confirmed that to be true? All the while their map told a different story, so frankly,no offense to your uncle ,but the folks selling tickets and him seem to not be on the same page. I wonder how much out of town business this is costing?
Acually staf members are not suppose to give out information of how many tickets are sold, because they do not know only the supervisers and managers know.
yes there are singles only on the lower bowl sidelines, there is still lots left in the upper deck, and yes they have opend up the whole stadium.
KnowItAll wrote:
I like to drink a few beer during games. I don't like drinking beer so early in the day. The early start makes hit hard for me to enjoy beer. I don't like such an early game. I thought it was pretty obvious in my post?
He didn't say "need". He said "like". Good for him. I like to pregame me some beers too. I don't "need" to. I want to. It's fun.I question the apparent NEED to drink beer during every game. So its an early game, so you dont drink beer during that game, so what?
Looking at the map on Ticketmaster, it's very very disappointing that upper bowl seats are priced exactly the same as lower bowl seats. Even the Canucks don't gouge their fans like that.dawg3648 wrote:Not true. All sections are open on top level and seats have been sold in all but a couple. New Ticketmaster website is excellent in picking seats and getting an accurate count. Looks like 32-34K already sold. Encouraging for a crowd of 45K plus especially with 3 weeks to sell. Cheers
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The game is two weeks away but BC Lions owner David Braley expects a very large crowd as his team hosts the West Final on November 18th.
Braley tells News1130 Sports that sales are trending for a crowd of over 40,000 and he thinks that a crowd over 50,000 is possible.
There was a crowd of 41,313 at last year's West Final when the Lions beat the Edmonton Eskimos 40-23, on their way to winning the 2011 Grey Cup.
Solid numbers so far. I still believe 50k+ is going to happen especially now that we know there won't be any hockey in the month of November. It's going to be a great game.David wrote:The latest, courtesy of NEWS1130 (which, ironically, always seems to be more dialled in than the club's flagship station, TEAM 1410/1040)
VANCOUVER (NEWS1130) - The game is two weeks away but BC Lions owner David Braley expects a very large crowd as his team hosts the West Final on November 18th.
Braley tells News1130 Sports that sales are trending for a crowd of over 40,000 and he thinks that a crowd over 50,000 is possible.
There was a crowd of 41,313 at last year's West Final when the Lions beat the Edmonton Eskimos 40-23, on their way to winning the 2011 Grey Cup.
DH
I believe we will see 50k+ but if they hover around 40k then serious questions need to be asked and most should be around the pricing. In a year when there is no hockey there should be absolutely no reason why the Lions don't have close to a sell out. I keep bringing up hockey because it's the biggest ticket in town when the Canucks are playing. There is a lot of unused sporting and entertainment cash floating around the province right now and the only reason for the Lions not to cash in on that is if the general public don't see the Lions as a worthy buy. This Western Final is the purrfect opportunity for us to see if Skulsky's assessment on the pricing structure is accurate or if he's completely out too lunch.almo89 wrote:Is it just me or do I find Braley's comment about expecting over 40k a bit disappointing? With the Lions being the hottest ticket in town right now, a Western Final should be 50lk automatic. If it's not, they should look at reasons why. I found last year's attendance for the West Final a bit under whelming, but that's because most people spent money on the Grey Cup. This year if they don't get over 50, I'd be a bit diappointed and the club should look at changing their pricing structure.
Yep, a LOT of the tickets that need to be moved to bump this into 50k territory are of the $93 variety and could prove to be a tough sell. It will be interesting to see not only the attendance figure but its distribution. I noticed that for the first time this season on Sat night, they opened up the first dozen or so rows of the two upper level corner sections behind the Lions's sideline and it seemed there was a fair bit of uptake in those areas compared to the rest of the sideline seats up there. I have to believe the cheaper pricing of those seats was a factor.MikeAK wrote:I believe we will see 50k+ but if they hover around 40k then serious questions need to be asked and most should be around the pricing. In a year when there is no hockey there should be absolutely no reason why the Lions don't have close to a sell out. I keep bringing up hockey because it's the biggest ticket in town when the Canucks are playing. There is a lot of unused sporting and entertainment cash floating around the province right now and the only reason for the Lions not to cash in on that is if the general public don't see the Lions as a worthy buy. This Western Final is the purrfect opportunity for us to see if Skulsky's assessment on the pricing structure is accurate or if he's completely out too lunch.almo89 wrote:Is it just me or do I find Braley's comment about expecting over 40k a bit disappointing? With the Lions being the hottest ticket in town right now, a Western Final should be 50lk automatic. If it's not, they should look at reasons why. I found last year's attendance for the West Final a bit under whelming, but that's because most people spent money on the Grey Cup. This year if they don't get over 50, I'd be a bit diappointed and the club should look at changing their pricing structure.
X2MikeAK wrote: I believe we will see 50k+ but if they hover around 40k then serious questions need to be asked and most should be around the pricing. In a year when there is no hockey there should be absolutely no reason why the Lions don't have close to a sell out. I keep bringing up hockey because it's the biggest ticket in town when the Canucks are playing. There is a lot of unused sporting and entertainment cash floating around the province right now and the only reason for the Lions not to cash in on that is if the general public don't see the Lions as a worthy buy. This Western Final is the purrfect opportunity for us to see if Skulsky's assessment on the pricing structure is accurate or if he's completely out too lunch.
