Toje Posted September 6, 2017 Share Posted September 6, 2017 http://www.dailyrecord.co.uk/sport/football/football-news/rangers-benfica-talks-over-glamour-11107094 "European giants such as Real Madrid , Inter Milan, Ajax and north London rivals Arsenal and Spurs have all taken part over the years. However, it wasn’t staged on its traditional date this year and has now been pencilled in for October 6 during the next international break." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Have they got the pricing incredibly wrong or have I been away from Canads too long? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baulderdash77 Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 Wow I'm surprised by the ticket price. I was planning on going and taking the whole family but not at these prices. Maybe I'll go with my wife now, but no kids. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 One thing that did stick out were the supporter sections. Will this be temp bleachers? During the pan am games, the ends were empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 33 minutes ago, Greatest Cockney Rip Off said: One thing that did stick out were the supporter sections. Will this be temp bleachers? During the pan am games, the ends were empty. Probably, though I seem to remember there was a logistical issue when the issue was brought up at the December meeting. I think it was said that it would be easy to set up bleachers on one end but not both? Memory is fuzzy on that Edit: Jk, apparently it's standing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 This is mainly aimed at hardcore Benfica and Rangers fans that watch games regularly through online streams and there will be plenty still willing to pay those prices but I suspect 24,000 might be pushing it a bit at those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted September 12, 2017 Share Posted September 12, 2017 5 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: This is mainly aimed at hardcore Benfica and Rangers fans that watch games regularly through online streams and there will be plenty still willing to pay those prices but I suspect 24,000 might be pushing it a bit at those prices. I'm a Benfica casual fan and I don't wanna spend $50 on this game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 7 hours ago, BringBackTheBlizzard said: This is mainly aimed at hardcore Benfica and Rangers fans that watch games regularly through online streams and there will be plenty still willing to pay those prices but I suspect 24,000 might be pushing it a bit at those prices. I will not be driving at those prices. I paid less to watch them in Ottawa and had seats in row 2 dead center. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted September 13, 2017 Share Posted September 13, 2017 That was when they were in the lower divisions and playing the Ottawa Fury rather than a club that has won the European Cup, so I can understand the prices as the appearance fees will be astronomical for this given it involves transatlantic travel during the season. The Rangers Dinamo Zagreb game set me back $150 for a pair and I'd probably pay similar again if I had to for a single ticket if I was close to Hamilton, which I'm not at the moment, as long as I knew for sure that it wasn't going to be a case of watching two reserve teams going through the motions in not much more than a practice session. On an international date I suspect that could easily happen, so I would be somewhat wary of this game and would probably go for the standing room only tickets given that's how I prefer to watch games anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 I think they got the prices way wrong. I'm a big soccer fan (although not of these two teams in particular), and I'm basically a lock for getting CPL tickets, but this was an instant "no" for me. I know four people that were also excited by the announcement but won't pay those prices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 They probably actually only really need Benfica fans showing up to fill THF for this, if they had prices set to maximize the attendance. From a fiscal standpoint 12000 or so hardcore fanatics of the two clubs paying $150 on average gives you a lot more revenue than 24000 paying $30 on average and they will have some massive expenses to cover to make the numbers work on this, so I can see why they have adopted this approach. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted September 14, 2017 Share Posted September 14, 2017 Benfica had 18k at BMO when they played PSG in 2015. I remember paying $100.00 for a ticket for a Man. U game at the Skydome several years back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jith12 Posted September 19, 2017 Share Posted September 19, 2017 On 14/09/2017 at 0:21 PM, BringBackTheBlizzard said: They probably actually only really need Benfica fans showing up to fill THF for this, if they had prices set to maximize the attendance. From a fiscal standpoint 12000 or so hardcore fanatics of the two clubs paying $150 on average gives you a lot more revenue than 24000 paying $30 on average and they will have some massive expenses to cover to make the numbers work on this, so I can see why they have adopted this approach. And I don't think that they will have any shortage of hardcores. I have a neighbor who has a Benfica licence plate (and I also saw an FC Porto plate the other day!). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 Game cancelled https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/club-statement-79/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greatest Cockney Rip Off Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 That really sucks for anyone who had arranged travel and hotels. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yomurphy1 Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 From the club statement,,, "Benfica, who lost 5-0 away to FC Basel in the Champions League last midweek, have pulled out and Rangers are still waiting for an explanation" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted September 30, 2017 Share Posted September 30, 2017 2 hours ago, Rheo said: Game cancelled https://rangers.co.uk/news/headlines/club-statement-79/ Holy Bad sales kill it? Not a good look Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 1 hour ago, Complete Homer said: Holy Bad sales kill it? Not a good look Not sales. Everything I've seen is Benfica pulled out. They say organizers not living up to commitments. Celtic exploring legal options Also seen Benfica supporters praising this because the team is crap and need the practice Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 Just now, Rheo said: Not sales. Everything I've seen is Benfica pulled out. They say organizers not living up to commitments. Celtic exploring legal options Also seen Benfica supporters praising this because the team is crap and need the practice Overall, bad look if there's any substantial tie in with the TiCats/CPL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rheo Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 It's early. Not everything is known. Too early to say if it's bad until we know all the circumstances Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Complete Homer Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Rheo said: It's early. Not everything is known. Too early to say if it's bad until we know all the circumstances True Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grande Posted October 1, 2017 Share Posted October 1, 2017 12 hours ago, Complete Homer said: Overall, bad look if there's any substantial tie in with the TiCats/CPL I think the only overlap there is the stadium used. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
to70 Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Here is the story from the Hamilton Spectator https://www.thespec.com/sports-story/7586748-big-soccer-game-in-hamilton-appears-to-be-cancelled/ Somebody is going to be left holding the bag. Sure will more lawsuits than just the Rangers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BringBackTheBlizzard Posted October 2, 2017 Share Posted October 2, 2017 Looks like the local organizer from Brampton balked at paying for grass as ticket sales were not going to cover the expenses involved and Benfica pulled out when they did. There's no easy pot of gold on this stuff, but I suspect the would be CanPL investors already knew that and only had a peripheral role on this. The organizers really needed BMO Field to be available to make this work well and were unlucky on the timing of Argos games where this particular international break is concerned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Thompson Posted October 4, 2017 Share Posted October 4, 2017 No offence, but even if the match was played anyways; they would have had so many empty seats due to the prices! Absolute joke Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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