Brad Sims to Lead NYCFC as CEO

[Jon]

Last night, a group of 12 or so season ticket holders in premium seats including myself met with Sims. He is a real person.

And for the intern reading, he's very long winded.

Can you share anything discussed?

 

[LionNYC]

Good. About the meeting that is. Not the long windedness. I've been waiting to hear that he started to hold meets like this.
I think the best value in these meetings though is when Patricof/Sims asks questions and let's the fans talk. It should be a listening tour, not speaking. I get that fans want to ask questions which can lead to long responses but it's not the ideal format.

Despite saying he's on a listening tour, he didn't ask anyone a single question, at least not in the longer sit down. And for person one on one's it was more people asking him questions.

That's all you got? Don't even pretend the stadium topic didn't come up.

Nothing materially new was discussed. As for the stadium, I don't feel anymore optimistic. I thought an announcement would come by March 2019. I've reset my window to 6-18 months, which isn't saying much.

Can you share anything discussed?

Well they did say all discussions are confidential on the email. But I can talk about my feelings!

 

[Kjbert]

I sense that your feelings aren’t strong.

Did he discuss the direction of the club over the past 4 years? It’s been a downward trajectory. The stadium is only part of that trajectory.

 

[roxfontaine]

Despite saying he's on a listening tour, he didn't ask anyone a single question, at least not in the longer sit down.

SMH.

 

[Ulrich]

SMH.

Every time this thread comes up, I chuckle as I misread it that he’s leaving and not leading.

 

[dummyrun]

Despite saying he's on a listening tour, he didn't ask anyone a single question, at least not in the longer sit down. And for person one on one's it was more people asking him questions.

Wouldn't be the first exec to embark on a Listening to the Sound of My Own Voice Tour.

 

[LionNYC]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1199311878318698496

 

[dummyrun]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1199311878318698496

So the outcome of his yearlong listening tour is an understanding of the club that could have come from skimming Wikipedia in 2013. Cool.

 

[LionNYC]

So the outcome of his yearlong listening tour is an understanding of the club that could have come from skimming Wikipedia in 2013. Cool.

Nowhere in the article does it say, listens to your fans, or consumers, or customers, or the people that actually keep the team alive.

 

[Kjbert]

Nowhere in the article does it say, listens to your fans, or consumers, or customers, or the people that actually keep the team alive.

Would like to know how much of the revenue we actually contribute versus SUM and advertising

 

[Ulrich]

Would like to know how much of the revenue we actually contribute versus SUM and advertising

You know that advertising is directed to the “we”. Without the fans, advertising doesn’t have an audience and the valuation paid for it drops.