Houston second-best atmosphere in MLS?
Posted By Don Ruiz on November 4, 2009 at 4:47 pm
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Word out of Houston today that the lower bowl of Robertson Stadium is sold out for Sunday’s first-round-deciding game against the Sounders, although tickets remain in other areas.
This is in keeping with the recent habit in Houston, where the Dynamo's
three most-recent playoff games have sold out (32,000 capacity).
I have been to one regular-season MLS game at Robertson Stadium, and it struck me as one of the MLS venues where the fans actually care.
"It's been a great crowd the last three years there," Sounders defender Patrick Ianni -- a former Dynamo -- said this week. "They come out strong. Their fans will be loud, and it will be a good atmosphere."
Here's a story from the Dynamo site about the club's relationship with its fans. And the story is also very complimentary to Sounders fans, who clearly set the standard in this league.)
This should all make for a great atmosphere for the final Sunday. And I don't think it will be a bad thing at all for the Sounders, who are used to playing before the league's largest and most enthusiastic crowds.
A toast to the Dynamutts- may they ALWAYS be second-best!
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The lower bowl being sold out isn't equal to 32K, so I'm not sure it's really keeping with the trend of sellouts.
I really hope they can pack the place though--nothing worse than watching a match with empty stands in the background.
I read something earlier in the week that they were offering up some amazing deals: something like 4 tickets, hot dog and a drink for $60. If that's the case, they should sell the place out right?
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Mariners offer four of each- ticket, hot dog, and soda- for $50 and still can't sell out. Then there was the infamous $2 beer at RFK that hardly anyone actually got. Houston should be past having to use gimmicks to sell out.
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I didn't go to Toronto, and my guess would be that they're No. 2. But maybe Houston No. 2 among the playoff sites.
Nope, C, the game isn't sold out yet.
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Perfect set up for the Sounders ... They know they need (likely) two huge road wins, in large hostile crowds, to advance.
Sigi is surely telling them ... Remember the Open Cup ... Don't let the big crowd take you out of your game ... Let it come to you ... The pressure is on the other side....
Use the Force, Ljungberg
Go Sounders!!!
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The Texans play the Colts in Indy Sunday AM ... so there is absolutely no excuse for that place _not_ to be sold out.
Is this not what you want?
Are you not entertained?
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