Re: [nas] Real Madrid at Qwest

Well, there's some historical precedent..... the Man U/Celtic game here 
sold out in 4 hours! Seattle has a huge "event" market. Not just the 
idle rich (the # of millionaires in this area is staggering) but youth 
and adult recreational soccer participation like nowhere in the 
country. They'll fill the seats. I'd love to say, "gee, I told you so", 
but you guys already know that this area, with a viable owner (or an 
owner who would accept the business model, Mr. Paul Allen), would be 
one of the hottest MLS markets in the States. Fact is, this game is a 
bad argument for that because, again, this is more an event than an 
actual reflection of the sport. Still, the MLS would do well to find a 
way to get a team into this city. Portland, too. D

On Jul 25, 2006, at 8:38 AM, deckbreth@comcast.net wrote:

> wow!
> you really think they'll sell 70,000+ tickets with only 2 weeks to 
> market the game?
>
> i don't think that would happen here in DC, which has a comparably 
> sized metropolitan area.  heck, the Chelsea game only sold 40k with at 
> least twice as much marketing time.
>
> --de
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