Exactly what I thought when I saw that last night. At first blush it made no sense that suddenly so many of those tickets were gone while lower rows in the same section were still available.dupsdell1 wrote:looks like they have given tickets away check out ticket master upper deck top rows are going fast.
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Here is a positive column from Cam Cole about this Grey Cup in Vancouver: http://sports.nationalpost.com/2014/11/ ... for-alarm/. His capacity for Toronto is incorrect. Somehow, football capacity has shrunk from around 53k for the last Grey Cup played at SkyDome two years ago and that seems to be related to the all but dead Bills in Toronto series where capacity shrunk by the game. 53k still seems to be the capacity in Toronto for Canadian football and 47k for American football.
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Glad you liked The Hoser's Guide! If you've got any good tips lemme know! See you guys tomorrow night!
TheBlueBastard wrote:Glad you liked The Hoser's Guide! If you've got any good tips lemme know! See you guys tomorrow night!
jst heard the Chairmen of the grey cup committee on 1040 , said that tickets will be dispirited evenly to the military what ever is left on Saturday night.
so it will be very close to a sell out I say 52,000
dupsdell1 wrote:TheBlueBastard wrote:Glad you liked The Hoser's Guide! If you've got any good tips lemme know! See you guys tomorrow night!
jst heard the Chairmen of the grey cup committee on 1040 , said that tickets will be dispirited evenly to the military what ever is left on Saturday night.
so it will be very close to a sell out I say 52,000
Organizers: 4,300 Grey Cup tickets remain unsold
VANCOUVER — Grey Cup organizers say about 4,300 tickets remain unsold for Sunday’s game between the Calgary Stampeders and the Hamilton Tiger-Cats.
Jamie Pitblado, 102nd Grey Cup Festival general manager, said Wednesday there was a spike in sales after the two clubs advanced with playoff victories on Sunday, but added there are still plenty of seats available.
"We’re definitely headed in the right direction," he said. "(We) will keep focused and keep working with the teams and their fans to make sure we can accommodate whatever requests and needs are coming in."
The last three Grey Cup games have featured the host team, but the B.C. Lions were eliminated in the first round of the 2014 post-season, while the Saskatchewan Roughriders and their rabid fanbase were also knocked out at the same stage.
That has made the job of selling the game at the 54,500-seat B.C. Place Stadium more difficult, along with the fact that Vancouver also hosted the Grey Cup just three years ago.
"I think the excitement’s building," said Pitblado. "I think it’s building for more than just the game, but the festival as well — the whole experience."
Prior to the East and West Division finals there were about 6,500 tickets left to sell. As of Wednesday, the remaining 4,300 seats were mostly in the corners of the upperdeck and priced around $250 apiece.
"(Sales) are starting to pick up again," said Pitblado. "We’re kind of where we want to be, where we expected to be.
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The spirit is definitely revving up. The volunteers were picking up their accreditations and uniforms yesterday and the rest of the week. Two boxes of Wilson "Game Balls" were delivered yesterday.
Just heard from a friend of mine that just arrived for the game from Hamilton , they had a send off for the tiger cats, on Tuesday morning , and said there must have been close to 3000 people there.
he asked me if the lions got into the cup and went to another city if Vancouver have done that , I said no I can never think of a time when they did , but if they did would probably see no more than about 100 people.
he asked me if the lions got into the cup and went to another city if Vancouver have done that , I said no I can never think of a time when they did , but if they did would probably see no more than about 100 people.
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Why is it sarcastic ??dupsdell1 wrote:TheLionKing wrote:The spirit is definitely revving up. The volunteers were picking up their accreditations and uniforms yesterday and the rest of the week. Two boxes of Wilson "Game Balls" were delivered yesterday.
Sarcastic
Did you ask him if they felt they were maybe a little too ambitious about moving into that new stadium with its vast 24k capacity?dupsdell1 wrote:Just heard from a friend of mine that just arrived for the game from Hamilton , they had a send off for the tiger cats, on Tuesday morning , and said there must have been close to 3000 people there.
he asked me if the lions got into the cup and went to another city if Vancouver have done that , I said no I can never think of a time when they did , but if they did would probably see no more than about 100 people.
Sports can be a peculiar thing. When partaking in fiction, like a book or movie, we adopt a "Willing Suspension of Disbelief" for enjoyment's sake. There's a similar force at work in sports: "Willing Suspension of Rationality". If you doubt this, listen to any conversation between rival team fans. You even see it among fans of the same team. Fans argue over who's the better QB or goalie, and selectively cite stats that support their views while ignoring those that don't.
sj-roc wrote:Did you ask him if they felt they were maybe a little too ambitious about moving into that new stadium with its vast 24k capacity?dupsdell1 wrote:Just heard from a friend of mine that just arrived for the game from Hamilton , they had a send off for the tiger cats, on Tuesday morning , and said there must have been close to 3000 people there.
he asked me if the lions got into the cup and went to another city if Vancouver have done that , I said no I can never think of a time when they did , but if they did would probably see no more than about 100 people.
Yes but they had to do something because Hamilton could not get an identity
I'm not sure of your point. Are you suggesting Hamilton's a better football town than Vancouver? Maybe you can share their attendance numbers from the past 10 years.dupsdell1 wrote:Just heard from a friend of mine that just arrived for the game from Hamilton , they had a send off for the tiger cats, on Tuesday morning , and said there must have been close to 3000 people there.
he asked me if the lions got into the cup and went to another city if Vancouver have done that , I said no I can never think of a time when they did , but if they did would probably see no more than about 100 people.
While the send-off is nice, it's easier to galvanize fans in small markets for that sort of thing. Especially under-dog teams that haven't gone to too many Grey Cups in the past decade. How many fans saw the Stampeders off?? Not many I'll bet.
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