Watchmen Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 4 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Think that's a little on the generously announced side but looked quite reasonable in the highlights. More so than the Cavalry crowd anyway which looked unusually low. I'm more curious as to what Pacific fans thought. Good crowd for sure, but was the expectation that it should be more? Noticeable sparse spot in the one end. Good weather and time, and it's a playoff game. ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davey_twelve Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 20 minutes ago, Watchmen said: I'm more curious as to what Pacific fans thought. Good crowd for sure, but was the expectation that it should be more? Noticeable sparse spot in the one end. Good weather and time, and it's a playoff game. Could have been more as it is the playoffs. I think only the one week notice was a factor, some of the people I tried to get out already had plans. Weather wasn't actually that great, really smokey again this weekend so anyone with any kind of respiratory issues/sensitivities probably wouldn't want to sit outside for 2 hours. NVsoccer 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted October 16, 2022 Share Posted October 16, 2022 3 minutes ago, davey_twelve said: Could have been more as it is the playoffs. I think only the one week notice was a factor, some of the people I tried to get out already had plans. Weather wasn't actually that great, really smokey again this weekend so anyone with any kind of respiratory issues/sensitivities probably wouldn't want to sit outside for 2 hours. I usually go to games with 5-10 other people but none of us went given we all had plans already. We didn’t know the time and date until Tuesday, which is definitely a factor. I would have been very frustrated watching that match though, so perhaps it’s for the better. If we had won the home game in the second leg, and had more time to advertise and plan, I think you would’ve have seen a much larger crowd. What was announced seems reasonable to me though (sorry, no screen grabs) ted 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 Do Pacific or other CPL teams include playoff tickets in the season's ticket package? This is standard practice for NHL, etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ted Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 8 hours ago, Watchmen said: I'm more curious as to what Pacific fans thought. Good crowd for sure, but was the expectation that it should be more? Noticeable sparse spot in the one end. Good weather and time, and it's a playoff game. I was surprised by the low number both philosophically and practically. I would have expected a better turnout and it did not feel low from where I was. I will echo the short turnaround. I had casuals asking about buying tickets but I couldn't give them a date and in the end they didn't show up. Just another reason I don't like playoffs. Just now, jonovision said: Do Pacific or other CPL teams include playoff tickets in the season's ticket package? This is standard practice for NHL, etc. They did include both the CONCACAF League games and they gave a discount on the playoff game for STH's. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kingston Posted October 17, 2022 Share Posted October 17, 2022 (edited) 20 hours ago, davey_twelve said: Could have been more as it is the playoffs. I think only the one week notice was a factor, some of the people I tried to get out already had plans. This is a common problem with sports at this level. It's not like the NHL where even casual fans are quite aware that the playoffs are coming and arrange their plans accordingly. Edited October 17, 2022 by Kingston Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted October 18, 2022 Share Posted October 18, 2022 johnyb and Kingston 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Based off Ticketmaster it looks like there’s going to be a big crowd at TD Stadium Sunday johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 2 minutes ago, Atlantic said: Based off Ticketmaster it looks like there’s going to be a big crowd at TD Stadium Sunday I t would be great to see 6,000 plus for both playoff games this weekend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, MM3/MM2/MM said: I t would be great to see 6,000 plus for both playoff games this weekend. Looks like Ottawa have nearly sold out 10 sections (some sections have 10-15 seats left while sections W and X have nothing left) and they just opened sections Y and Z yesterday I believe and those have already gotten some rows bought I think 6k+ for the game is more then achievable, I am really interested to see what the attendance could look like should they advance to the final Edited October 20, 2022 by Atlantic johnyb and gator 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 What have Ottawa done this year to draw fans besides having a successful team? Maybe there's a model for the other teams in too-big CFL stadia? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 Should be an amazing weekend for the CPL. Really excited to see a big enthusiastic crowd in Ottawa. What a success story. Ottawa Forge would make for a juicy final johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted October 20, 2022 Share Posted October 20, 2022 3 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Should be an amazing weekend for the CPL. Really excited to see a big enthusiastic crowd in Ottawa. What a success story. Ottawa Forge would make for a juicy final I'd love to see a Cavalry-Ottawa final, if only because Forge have been in the spotlight more than enough already. m-g-williams and longlugan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 For Ontario fans.. whats the possibility of away support in the building for a Ottawa Forge final. Nothing beats away supporters in the building for football? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 On 8/23/2022 at 12:19 PM, SpursFlu said: I'm saying 10k plus for an Ottawa home playoff game. 20k plus if they were to host the final I've always been accused of being an optimist but let's see how's my aim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 2 hours ago, SpursFlu said: For Ontario fans.. whats the possibility of away support in the building for a Ottawa Forge final. Nothing beats away supporters in the building for football? I'll pull some numbers out of my backside. For what it's worth I'm from Toronto, not Hamilton. Maybe a dozen or two of better people than me would make the trip. Ottawa is pretty far away from Hamilton, you would want to stay at least one night, unless you were flying perhaps. With the semi finals wrapping up just 6 days before the final, it's a big ask for a significant number of people to plan the trip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BurndenAce Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 6 hours ago, SpursFlu said: For Ontario fans.. whats the possibility of away support in the building for a Ottawa Forge final. Nothing beats away supporters in the building for football? Gonna do everything in my power to be there. Not really a justifiable game mid season, but for a final, I expect you'll see some Southern Ontarians make it to Ottawa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ftduck Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 10 hours ago, SpursFlu said: For Ontario fans.. whats the possibility of away support in the building for a Ottawa Forge final. Nothing beats away supporters in the building for football? I have inquired if a bus trip from Hamilton will be arranged if Forge and Ottawa win this weekend. I would definitely go if I dont have to drive and can be back the same day. Sure I wouldnt be the only one. I'll post what I find out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 12 hours ago, SpursFlu said: For Ontario fans.. whats the possibility of away support in the building for a Ottawa Forge final. Nothing beats away supporters in the building for football? I'll be amongst the contingent travelling up as well, although one week doesn't leave a whole lot of room for planning. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 Wherever the finals are played I'm hoping for a good spectacle. Decent weather will be key Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atlantic Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 chalms04, Aird25, SpursFlu and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoccMan Posted October 21, 2022 Share Posted October 21, 2022 5 hours ago, Atlantic said: Well it’s about time we see an important game like this hopefully get a record turnout . Hopefully they can hit the 10000 mark or even more, sell the damn place out ! johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 The last part assumes there is no freebie deal on the go (or something close to it like pay what you want), which was what was happening the two times this season that they opened the north stand previously. Hope it's paid attendance that's driving this. In general they do appear to be on a strong upward trend in fan interest this season. Winning games maybe has helped entice more of the old Fury fanbase back again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 41 minutes ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: The last part assumes there is no freebie deal on the go (or something close to it like pay what you want), which was what was happening the two times this season that they opened the north stand previously. Hope it's paid attendance that's driving this. In general they do appear to be on a strong upward trend in fan interest this season. Winning games maybe has helped entice more of the old Fury fanbase back again. There are definitely no freebies for this game. I know people who have never gone to a game going to this. johnyb, Bison44, Atlantic and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted October 23, 2022 Share Posted October 23, 2022 I honestly thought the crowd was bigger. Looked and sounded great. PegCityCam, johnyb, Bison44 and 7 others 10 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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