someone said somewhere (can't remember) ESPN with their 3pm slot, had first choice, and they picked LA. so playoff scheduling seems to be decided by TV rights and not by the league ...
MLS Cup Playoffs - October 30 - Philadelphia (Away)
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someone said somewhere (can't remember) ESPN with their 3pm slot, had first choice, and they picked LA. so playoff scheduling seems to be decided by TV rights and not by the league ...
Makes complete sense. I’ve been traveling a ton this month, but figure if they give us $10 tickets again, I’d HAVE to go.
I’m actually in Seattle this weekend (go Giants) so I won’t be able to attend the Philly match, but I probably wouldn’t have been able to go even if I was at home… the 8 pm kickoff just kills you, especially when work is the next day.
MLS Cup being on Saturday makes it such an ideal trip, if we get there. Hopefully we do.
I’m not saying no yet either. We’ll see, if it happens.
I agree about Saturday. It’s why I’m in Michigan 2x this month - Saturday football - and it’s such a doable trip.
I also liked that the final in Portland was at noon local (3pm Eastern). I just stayed on East time and I didn’t mind getting up early Saturday or even earlier on Sunday for the flight home. A lot of people who traveled didn’t like that but it worked for me.
You just need to be able to sleep on the plane.
Over 2000 requested tickets according to the email for what is probably 125 tickets at most, wow.
Monday's FanDuel line:
Philadelphia -130; Draw +270; NYCFC +290 (LAFC -210; Draw +350; Austin +430)
FiveThirtyEight
Philadelphia 69%; NYCFC 31% (LAFC 76%, Austin 24%)
Philadelphia -130; Draw +270; NYCFC +290 (LAFC -210; Draw +350; Austin +430)
FiveThirtyEight
Philadelphia 69%; NYCFC 31% (LAFC 76%, Austin 24%)
The beat writer for the Mets on MLB.com dissed us on Twitter and immediately got lit up pretty good by the faithful. Whatever the size of our fanbase, it's passionate enough.that is hilarious but can't hate too much cause we get the same treatment here
By the way, there's an old joke about the N.Y. Rangers -- something to the effect, they really only have about 18,000 true fans in the City. But they all go to every game. LOL
Anyway, once we have our own park, I think things will be different. Especially if it is indeed at Willets Point. Being right across the street from Citi Field would make us hard to miss.
I like betting on the opposing team when I have such a high rooting interest. It’s a win-win - either my team wins, or I win money.
To be honest, I put money on Philadelphia during the home game this year. They won the match, I won money, and I felt dirty. Don't do it.
200 total. 90 being distributed via the STH lottery and 110 via supporter groups (90 for Third Rail and 20 for Templados).
if only you knew how much money the Houston Astros won me last night (and the last 3-4 nights before that).
200 tickets in an 18,500 stadium is crazy. That's a bit over 1% of stadium capacity.
Actually, sorry, horrible is an understatement. Disgusting? Yeah, that's the one.
I bet they did this because of last year when our fans flooded all the other areas of the stadium too
Actually, sorry, horrible is an understatement. Disgusting? Yeah, that's the one.
I bet they did this because of last year when our fans flooded all the other areas of the stadium too
we complained about this last year. i think it was the same amount last year too. around 200 tickets or 250 maybe?
third rail email starts with:
"Since the entire NYCFC ticket allotment was cut by 150 tickets compared to last year we are doing a lottery. There are 200 total tickets for NYCFC[...]"
that means they just about cut it in half. It was at 350, which would have been roughly 1.8%.
The 200 away tickets are based on MLS regulations for 2022 away playoff matches. It's MLS that's the problem not Union.
...and I still don't care who mandates it. It's ridiculous, especially for close-distance rivals.
I don't get how it's not a flat 5% or something based on stadium size.
