As a huge NYCFC fan and longtime Yankees fan, I'm really disappointed (but not surprised) with this decision and how it's being handled. I just hope that everyone gets into the stadium on-time before the game starts and the ticketing folks err on the side of letting people in (especially today with the news dropping so late). I understand this is a Yankees decision being shoved on NYCFC, but Yanks are also owners, so it's kind of one and the same, no?
I'm a STH, so hopefully their promises are upheld that we can use printed tickets for this season. Unfortunately, I'm temporarily relocated 5 hours away and just can't make it to all of the games, and I'd be forced (for affordability reasons) to reconsider being a STH if I can't resell tickets on StubHub, etc. This is about convenience for me, yes, but this also worries me from the standpoint that I want this team to have as many fans (die-hard and casual) and sell as many tickets as possible. Decisions like this, before you've even had your second season home opener, are just suicidal. Why are we making it harder to be a fan, at a time when convenience and enticing casuals to check it out is most critical?
I'm a STH, so hopefully their promises are upheld that we can use printed tickets for this season. Unfortunately, I'm temporarily relocated 5 hours away and just can't make it to all of the games, and I'd be forced (for affordability reasons) to reconsider being a STH if I can't resell tickets on StubHub, etc. This is about convenience for me, yes, but this also worries me from the standpoint that I want this team to have as many fans (die-hard and casual) and sell as many tickets as possible. Decisions like this, before you've even had your second season home opener, are just suicidal. Why are we making it harder to be a fan, at a time when convenience and enticing casuals to check it out is most critical?