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| Pee-Wee football: perhaps the only time the 49ers will have a chance against the Giants. |
Profootballtalk.com is reporting that the New York Giants will not collect a single dime from season ticketholders until there is a new collective bargaining agreement. And, ticket prices will not be raised for the 2011 season.
Quite a difference from the 49ers, who raised their prices again and wanted their ticketholders' money (and financial commitment) back in February, while everybody knew that a lockout was approaching...
To top things off, just as Carolina upset the 49ers in a colossal meltdown in Charlotte last year (otherwise known as "The David Carr Game"), the Panthers are besting the Niners by only requiring 10% down until the new CBA is reached.
Meanwhile, the 49ers continue to act and behave as if all of their Super Bowl titles occurred in a brand-new stadium within the past decade (i.e. the New England Patriots).
Jed - you just don't get it. And you probably never will. That's why so many season ticketholders (including yours truly) have decided to bail on you.
NY Giants ticket prices are the 3rd highest in the NFL.
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New England $117.84
N.Y. Jets $114.64
N.Y. Giants $111.69
2010 Average 49ers tickets = $76.39
2010 Average NFL tickets = $76.47
Bottom 3.
Buffalo $59.19
Jacksonville $57.34
Cleveland $54.51
With the exception of Washington, DC, California has the highest cost of living in the continental US. It's easy to see that if you live in SF, NY, or Boston tickets will be expensive, however if you live in St. Louis, Cleveland, or Detroit tickets will be cheaper. Check out the link.
http://www.jsonline.com/sports/etc/103493599.html
If you're going to be whinning about anything, why not point out that during the lockout the 49ers are cutting the salaries of assistant coaches by 30%, but don't forget to point out that over half the league is doing the same thing.
I can play this game...
ReplyDeleteFirst off, the teams with the top three ticket prices in the NFL have a couple of things in common:
1) They play in recently-built, state of the art stadiums
2) They've been recent playoff participants (with two of the three teams winning Super Bowls the past decade)
The Niners can't claim any of those factors.
The bottom three teams are more closely aligned with the 49ers in terms of postseason futility (with the exception of a couple Jacksonville playoff appearances). And yet, all three teams play in vastly superior facilities to Candlestick Park. However, the 49ers choose to add about 20 more bucks more to the cost of their seats. And I'm not even taking into account that they lowball their awful upper-deck endzone seats (which have been mostly empty the past two seasons) to bring the average ticket price down. I'd love to see anybody who is actually paying around 75 bucks or less to see the Niners without the aid of a binocular or telescope on gameday.
Now, let's talk about that league average ticket price, which is where the 49ers seem to fall right in the middle of. There's only one problem - the 49ers are not AVERAGE. The average NFL team (in fact, over 83% of the league) has made a postseason appearance over the past eight seasons. The average NFL team plays in a stadium that is less than 20 years old. By both accounts, the 49ers are extremely under average, and their ticket prices should reflect that. But, they don't.
Cost of living should not be much of a factor. The price of a pound of ground chuck in New York will still be less than a pound of filet mignon in St. Louis, Cleveland or Detroit. In the end, you pay for QUALITY. Quality is something the 49ers cannot offer with their continued incompetence in a crumbling stadium.
Do you know who also uses "cost of living" to set prices on their product? Gasoline companies. So, the 49ers are taking a page from their book. How wonderful to see they are in such good company.
But that's okay. Because the bottom line is SUPPLY and DEMAND. The 49ers have plenty of supply, but they are falling way short on demand.
One other thing - I only care about how teams are handling this situation better than the 49ers. I don't care if the Niners are in line with the status quo regarding tickets and the lockout.
ReplyDeleteEddie D. would never settle for the status quo. Why should I?
If you want even-handed reporting, go visit the Wall Street Journal. This blog is intended for Niner fans who have become frustrated with the York regime and the way they've been treated as customers. If you think Lil' Jed and all of his flunkies are going to get a fair treatment from me, you're sorely mistaken.
"Quite a difference from the 49ers, who raised their prices again and wanted their ticketholders' money (and financial commitment) back in February, while everybody knew that a lockout was approaching..."
ReplyDeleteYou may want to prepare yourselves for another soaking:
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Your Personal Seat Licenses in Santa Clara.
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I think it's time to start a pool - what'll be the ask for a single seat on the fifty in Santa Clara?
$15,000 EACH sounds about right to me.
The winner gets bragging rights - which is all that the city of Santa Clara is getting.
Rgds,
Bill Bailey, Treasurer,
Santa Clara Plays Fair dot Org
Santa Clara
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And that's why I gave up my tickets and refuse to give the Yorks any more money. I wasn't about to line their pockets with my money for game tickets and PSLs.
ReplyDeleteThen again, that stadium will never be built, anyways.
Even handed reporting? Hey I know what your blog is about, I've read your poster's comments...both of them. I would say the only thing you can do is let your tickets go, which you did, so what's the problem? With all the money you saved why did you settle for only a 55 inch TV? :)
ReplyDeleteI'm keeping my tickets, I'm still holding out hope that this thing gets turned around. I am dying to see how Harbaugh does, and I believe that Baalke will succeed. Both are hard workers, and I am confident they're doing their best. I'm even willing to give coach 2 or 3 years to get the players he needs to run his system. Furthermore, I like the way this team is headed. In the last year both Pat Willis and Vernon Davis have been extended and made the highest paid players at their positions. You can't sit there and tell me Jed isn't trying. He just signed Harbaugh to a $25 mil deal.....that money is guaranteed. If and when they turn it around it's going to feel so great. The last 10 years have been hell and that my friend, I am not arguing!
Go Lil' Jed!
In a few years, you won't even be able to buy those tix without a PSL.
ReplyDeleteAnd if you thought the *last* ten years were hell...
Rgds,
Bill Bailey, Treasurer,
Santa Clara Plays Fair dot Org
Santa Clara
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Well when that happens I'll have to sit home like Meyer and watch on the big screen!
ReplyDeleteGo Niners!
I might have some bad news for you on that:
ReplyDeleteRemember "Battle of the Bay" getting blacked-out some years ago because the Raiders couldn't sell out?
Well, the fan blogs were full of this: "Call up that old buddy in Monterey you haven't spoken to in years, see if he wants to get together for the BoB - KPIX-5 will be dark on the game but KION-46 is outside the 75-mile blackout range! Whoopee!!"
Sorry, but in a few years you'll be watching BO'ed games in Fresno or Sac - because Monterey is INSIDE that 75-mile radius of Santa Clara.
The best thing you can do to support your team: Get ready to cough up when the Santa Clara Stadium Authority offers you that seat on the fifty for $15,000.
Rgds,
Bill Bailey, Treasurer,
Santa Clara Plays Fair dot Org
Santa Clara
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