Discussion surrounding supporters section in Hamilton

[Sissy]

10 minutes ago, Cblake said:

SO EXCITEDDDD HYPEEEE

[ShaneC06]

Do we know if they're adding seat in advance of the Heritage Classic in March?

[narduch]

3 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said:

Dare I read the comments to the CSA's tweet???

If you like Vancouver tears, yes.

[baulderdash77]

I will buy 10 tickets.  In fact the 10 people I’m planning on going to this game are all texting each other right now planning the night.

Edited November 25, 2021 by baulderdash77

[Cblake]

1 hour ago, admin said:

To grasp what is at stake here....

If we only get allocate 1800 seats.... who gets them? 

We have more members than seats.   If we leave this wide open on TM the same way it was for Panama half the section will be on StubHub before lunch. 

If we take more sections, we are in for a fight with the highest priced tickets in the stadium by blocking their view. 

If we stick with the crap end zone sections, it will be lose lose all around. 

The only option is to go for it and take the whole lower stand. 

 

 

I would take as many tickets as possible and just run with it, I guess you can try using passwords etc to protect , keeping control of things. Only having it in the members section of the Vs website. The end zone party deck is quite a distance from the backline as it was in Edmonton, for some that matters, for others it will not. 

[CanadianTraveller]

Just my opinion:

Your challenge in moving up and selling more aren't the posters here, it's their +1's (or +8's) who are just as interested in a good time as in what's happening on the field. A $20 cover charge on a nice evening is an easy sell. A $50 cover charge, an hour's drive away w/ lousy parking, on a minus-Celsius Sunday (night?), is not an easy sell. (Not to disparage the many many true fans and repeat attendees that V's bring out, but it's nowhere near 100% of tix.)

If it was BMO, if it was May-September, if it was a Friday (or even Thursday), if it was only 3,000 you were promising. But to double the guaranteed sell while doubling+ the price on the coldest day of the year for an "away from home" game down the road = too much risk of failure. 

What happens if only 2500 out of 6000 are sold? What's the contingency? What's the reputational impact to the V's w/ CSA?

If it doesn't hurt to try, say from Nov. 29 - Dec. 17...? Run a...what do those southern yokels call it? "Weighted Lottery"... and see if the $300,000 is really there, rewarding those who contribute the most money towards tix (regardless of whether you eventually get 1500 or 6000 tix from CSA)?

If only this were Amway and you could drop ship 20 tickets to every V for resale. 🤪

Really hope this comes off - the upside is unimaginable. $123 round-trip from Edmonton, same-day flights. That's so cheap there's no excuses....

[Bikerack]

Last Toronto game I brought 7 plus myself and they loved it

I can see me buying anywhere for 10-20 for people that are newly Interested  

MANY people have asked me about it

[urdiub]

I can confirm that I'll be able to bring at least 12, with potential to reach 20+ easily. Had this same group out against Panama and have hooked them all on CanMNT. Hoping for a bigger section as it'll make it much easier to buy 2 rows to sit together.

[ESG Shawn]

17 minutes ago, CanadianTraveller said:

Really hope this comes off - the upside is unimaginable. $123 round-trip from Edmonton, same-day flights. That's so cheap there's no excuses....

I'm in for two seats. Flights from Edmonton are cheap enough that I could swing a 24h trip which is an easy sell (damn life commitments!). 

[ADP10]

If i'm bringing a bigger group would I be able to message you guys ahead of time so they'd all be together (I believe you did that for the last game)? It was really difficult getting 8 tickets in a row for the game in Toronto.

Edited November 25, 2021 by ADP10

[RS]

2 hours ago, admin said:

It literally starts... "These last two games....

 

What time does the bus leave?

[gator]

32 minutes ago, CanadianTraveller said:

Just my opinion:

Your challenge in moving up and selling more aren't the posters here, it's their +1's (or +8's) who are just as interested in a good time as in what's happening on the field. A $20 cover charge on a nice evening is an easy sell. A $50 cover charge, an hour's drive away w/ lousy parking, on a minus-Celsius Sunday (night?), is not an easy sell. (Not to disparage the many many true fans and repeat attendees that V's bring out, but it's nowhere near 100% of tix.)

If it was BMO, if it was May-September, if it was a Friday (or even Thursday), if it was only 3,000 you were promising. But to double the guaranteed sell while doubling+ the price on the coldest day of the year for an "away from home" game down the road = too much risk of failure. 

What happens if only 2500 out of 6000 are sold? What's the contingency? What's the reputational impact to the V's w/ CSA?

If it doesn't hurt to try, say from Nov. 29 - Dec. 17...? Run a...what do those southern yokels call it? "Weighted Lottery"... and see if the $300,000 is really there, rewarding those who contribute the most money towards tix (regardless of whether you eventually get 1500 or 6000 tix from CSA)?

If only this were Amway and you could drop ship 20 tickets to every V for resale. 🤪

Really hope this comes off - the upside is unimaginable. $123 round-trip from Edmonton, same-day flights. That's so cheap there's no excuses....

 You voice some legitimate concerns, my opinion is we will have a much bigger problem if not enough seats are secured, there is lots of time to sell, hell Forge fans alone will buy up a good portion, I hope we get the whole lower east side or ticket distribution is going to be a problem, demand>tickets!

[Treppy2]

51 minutes ago, BuzzAndSting said:

Dare I read the comments to the CSA's tweet???

Seeing the image, and prior to reading the tweet, I thought maybe Soccer Canada and pulled a fast one on all of us and moved the qualifier to Hamilton, Bermuda. 😎  Would have cut down on the team's travel time to and from Central America, too!

[ClashCitySoccer]

1 hour ago, narduch said:

So I see Big Oat is now a sponsor 

OAT CANADA, OAT BABY!!

[Unnamed Trialist]

2 hours ago, JamboAl said:

I don’t have that many friends

I use to 😪

Seriously, the ambition is amazing guys, as is the vision. 

There are many upsides that suggest you could do it.

Double the time to sell the tix.

Xmas in the middle so a gift option many will warm to.

Proximity to TO and other population bases.

The growing hype around the team after Edmonton

The "challenge" of calling fans to outdo Edmonton in weather terms (show them we are heartier).

The possibility to partner with Forge, don't know if this was considered (sell 10-20% of V section through or with Forge FC?)

Edited November 25, 2021 by Unnamed Trialist

[ghostknownunknown]

I’ll be needing 5-10

[Cblake]

There is just a lot of space between the party deck and the touchline.

 

[Club Linesman]

Crazy but my hotel for 2 nights in the Hammer is more than the flight, 2 nights stay and ticket for Edmonton! This is of course a can’t miss game so happy to pay the cost.

[CanadianSoccerFan]

This was built for the Heritage Classic in Calgary.  Would be great if something similar goes up in time for the game.

[Corazon]

@admin I had voted for 2+ knowing that I would have 4 family members in for sure but I have already been spreading the word to my friends and could easily end getting somewhere between 5 to 15.

[gator]

This story is huge in local news with everyone saying they hope they get tickets, if @admin can secure the lower east bowl there will be absolutely no problem selling them, it's only November and the demand will just build!

[TOCanada115]

If it’s $50 all in, I could probably get my 20-30 I usually get, but anymore than that, and it’s probably 15-20. 

[RickC]

Forge have announced their 2022 SSH’s  will have priority access to tix. 

[ShralpShralpShral]

3 minutes ago, RickC said:

Forge have announced their 2022 SSH’s  will have priority access to tix. 

They'll get priority to public onsale, not supporters.

As they should.

[dyslexic nam]

31 minutes ago, Club Linesman said:

Crazy but my hotel for 2 nights in the Hammer is more than the flight, 2 nights stay and ticket for Edmonton! This is of course a can’t miss game so happy to pay the cost.

Yeah, I am going to need to grab a hotel soon.