Jersey Is Plastic
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I was at the game. Their listed attendance was 20,685 which is 5K or so from a sellout. About 40% of the supporters weren't in their seats at the start of the game. The lower bowl looked 85% full. The upper bowl (I couldn't see the non-suite side of the field) looked 60% full. Huge pockets of empty seats. 219 and 220 (where NYCFC sat for the 2nd match) was completely empty with just a sprinkling of fans. It's pathetic.
I left at the 70', beat traffic, don't give a fuck.
I left at the 70', beat traffic, don't give a fuck.
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Z4CH3B99
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Surprised you didn't stay to watch the whole game considering how expensive the average ticket is.
Why did you go to the game anyway?
My father wanted to see Red Bull Arena after seeing NYCFC matches at a baseball stadium.
Z4CH3B99
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Ah.
ferrarinycfc
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I wouldn't call them plastic per se.
Plastic fans are generally glory hunters, so with NJRB not ever winning anything you cant really say they are jumping on a bandwagon.
Id call them non-comitted, but they've to be pretty jaded after 20 years of stinking up the joint.
Plastic fans are generally glory hunters, so with NJRB not ever winning anything you cant really say they are jumping on a bandwagon.
Id call them non-comitted, but they've to be pretty jaded after 20 years of stinking up the joint.
LO effin' L: https://www.groupon.com/deals/gl-ne..._FAC_TIM_TTT_NF_CBP_CH1_NBR_x*fb6030204000012
The team with all those authentic, organic and grassroots fans have to resort to selling tickets on Groupon for the match against their most hated rivals.
The team with all those authentic, organic and grassroots fans have to resort to selling tickets on Groupon for the match against their most hated rivals.
Great dad you have! What did your father said? Was he impressed with our game attendance or he said "Balderdash!"
Davo15
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Ok I think to be fair their not plastic their just a small market. They have a hardcore support base but their relatively small. It's like the Devil's , Nets when they were in Jersey etc. market and fan base. Their not going to really appeal in NY or CT etc. despite putting New York in the name. The Patriots and the Revolution do the same thing by labeling themselves as New England instead of Boston or Mass try to claim all of New England but it doesn't work that well in Southern Connecticut at least.
I've always thought it was kind of unfair to label their fanbase plastic. Also needlessly derivative of British slang, but that's another issue. Their fanbase is limited, but they are passionate and committed. Pretending otherwise is itself unreal, fake, and OK, plastic.
CP_Scouse
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I finally figured out why RB build a SSS in Harrison.
They wanted to get the Wallstreet office workers intrested and invested in the team. Think about it: the tain from WTC goes right to Harrison.
"Hey maybe if we appeal to the Financial District office worker, we can do good!1!1"
They wanted to get the Wallstreet office workers intrested and invested in the team. Think about it: the tain from WTC goes right to Harrison.
"Hey maybe if we appeal to the Financial District office worker, we can do good!1!1"
I disagree with the whole small market argument. I think it's just lousy branding. NJ is a huge market. If they embraced that they are in fact the RBNJ they would have more than enough fans to pursue.
The whole plastic thing is a totally different argument and can/should be broken down by fan type. As with every single team on the planet there is a hardcore group, a dedicated but casual, and a fair weather fan base. So it seems the plastic label is really just a claim that their hardcore group can't fill the stadium.
Well, neither can anyone else's.
Great dad you have! What did your father said? Was he impressed with our game attendance or he said "Balderdash!"
We left after 70 minutes to beat traffic. He thought the sightless were excellent as I've told him that once you're in your seats its one of the best stadiums in MLS. But we agreed that everything else was shit.
I work in the financial district, no one cares about the red bulls. The VP and above guys here who are soccer fans (not too many unfortunately) follow EPL teams.
Davo15
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It's the nature of rivalry. For instance even since Rangers forcible relegation any yahoo sports article about Rangers is 50 percent or more Celtic supporters in the comments section. Fans tend to be as obsessed with hating their local rivals as supporting their own teams.
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