you're kidding right . . . I can get a season ticket (16 games) at mid-field about 10 rows from the field for $340, or about the price of two tickets to a Rockets game in the same place. Wow, what a rip-off!
For people who are not soccer fans, yes it is. The cheapest ticket is $15. The cheapest Astros ticket is $5. That is what 1836 will be competing with this summer. Last time I checked the NBA is not in need of fans. MLS is.
Last time I checked soccer isn't a real sport (not directed to you, just a good quote to make a witty remark off of). Ahh, I love bashing soccer
If you're not a soccer fan, why would you care about the ticket prices at all? That'd be like me b****ing about the ticket prices to the opera.
Since the other thread was locked, I thought I would show you an email I received from Oliver Luck, president of the (soon to be former) Houston 1836... Lee, Glenn sent me you note and I wanted to respond to you. I appreciate your passion on the matter. I too am somewhat baffled by the concerns that many in the Mexican-American community have about 1836. I am proud to call myself a Texan. In fact, during the ten years that my wife and kids and I lived in Europe I always responded to the question from Europeans, "Where are you from" with the response "Texas". As you know, we intended for the name to celebrate the founding of the city. Unfortunately, everyone seems to want to focus solely on the issue of Texas Independence. We quickly realized that there are open wounds in the Mexican-American community on this issue. Do I agree with their position? No, not at all. But it is a business reality that we had to deal with. At the end of the day we made a business decision. We did not want to alienate a significant portion of our fan base right off the bat. Also, we had a number of potential sponsors who had real concerns about the depth of the anxiety in the community. We have hit a "raw nerve" in the Hispanic community with our initial decision. I do not see it as a white-black-brown issue at all. If any color is involved, it is green, the color of money. One of our fundamental responsibilities is to attract companies to be sponsors and when some of the larger companies become skittish because of the concerns that existed in the Hispanic community it was critical for us to respond. Soccer, as you well know, is a game that is enjoyed across the globe by virtually every ethnicity and we would have hurt our business chances long term if a significant portion of the soccer fan base kept us at arms' length. Houston has always been a city in which the ethnic groups get along well. We want to contribute to that. Our intent is to unite the soccer fans of this great city. It was becoming clearer to me that we would have an extremely difficult time doing this given the passionate feelings that exist. I hope that you will reconsider your position on supporting the team. We need everyone in this city who cares about the sport to be supportive. I would be happy to talk further with you if you are so inclined. Again, a sports franchise ought to exist to bring people together and given the depth of the feelings that we encountered this goal would have been difficult to achieve. Believe me, I was very tempted to "stay the course" but after a lot of reflection from the league, the ownership group and the local folks here in Houston we decided that a change was necessary. It was not a decision that was taken lightly. In order for the sport to work in Houston we need people like you. Remember, a rose is a rose by any other name... Thank you for the continued support. Oliver Luck I totally understand his position. It's a business decision, first and foremost. I still don't agree with it. I replied and asked that they please try to stick to something futbol traditional. I could go with Lonestar FC or Hurricane FC, but neither of those will pass. Lone Star Sports & Entertainment has already threatened law suit if they go that way. Someone else is bound to be offended by "Hurricane" after last year. I guess we'll probably have to live with the Houston Apollos or Mustangs.
