Seattle Sounders 'Won't Turn Anyone Away' For U.S. Open Cup Final
by Jeremiah Oshan on Aug 31, 2011 3:55 PM PDT
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Seattle Sounders season-ticket holders have already been given the opportunity to buy their seats for the Oct. 4 U.S. Open Cup final at CenturyLink Field against the Chicago Fire. Even if every season-ticket holder were to buy their seats, there should still be plenty to go around when the general public is allowed to start buying on Tuesday.
"We won't turn anyone away," Sounders GM Adrian Hanauer said when asked if there were plans to open extra seats for the final if demand warranted.
Last year, the Sounders set an Open Cup record when 31,311 showed to see a 2-1 victory over the Columbus Crew. It's hard to say if this year's game will prove to be a bigger draw.
This year's game could benefit from the fact that this will be the Sounders' first home game in nearly two weeks, as they will be coming off a stretch of matches in Canada, Guatemala and New England. There will also be an added sense of history, as the Fire will be trying to tie Bethlehem Steel's all-time record of five Open Cup titles and the Sounders will be trying to become the first team since 1969 to three-peat.
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Being on a Tuesday night won't help
But I know I am going to recruit anybody and everybody I can to go. This is gonna be great.
31,000+ showed up last year
On a weeknight.
Championships aren’t the time for excuses
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It would be pretty cool to set another USOC attendance record this year
With the current run of form and increased coverage in the media, I bet we can at least hit 31k.
by chrisperry1983 on Aug 31, 2011 4:12 PM PDT up reply actions
I suspect we will be over 40K
This will be the only silverware match we could win at home in the near future, barring the home return leg of a CCL championship tie next year, a la RSL. And this will be an interesting game as Chicago will go all out to win it as this is likely to be their only chance at silverware this year and a CCL berth on the line. It’s great to see how the CCL berth is really pumping up MLS teams for the cup.
by Brougham Hooligan on Aug 31, 2011 7:57 PM PDT up reply actions
Although...
It may not be a good excuse for locals…Weeknight games are not super easy for travelling fans to get to.
That being said, I’m considering taking time off of work so I can drive over and see my first ever LIVE Sounders game.
This would be the perfect match for it
Or the San Jose final home game
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Sounder At Heart
That could be a good one too.
With my fairly limited resources, I thought it would be good to make my first game a celebration of more silverware….
It's gonna be hilarious when they sell all 67,000 seats and people start complaining about Hanauer breaking promises
by Aaron Campeau on Aug 31, 2011 4:04 PM PDT reply actions 6 recs
Any STH actually got theirs yet?
Left email and vm and nothing yet on my tickets, nor any emails from Sounders FO. I have to leave on business trip right after game on red-eye but I am so excited to be here for this years match!
Nothing yet...
I am expecting something tomorrow around noon. Thursday seems to be their action day.
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
ok not just me :)
saw in the article "season-ticket holders have already been given the opportunity to buy their seats’ so had me a little worried… silly i know for a match that isnt for 34 days away :)
That hasn't kept me or several other friends from sending useless texts and emails to eachother all day
Anything yet?
No you?
Nothing so far….
Nos audietis in somniis, Nos audietis in altum: You will hear us!
sounders homepage under tickets
go to soundersfc.com and click on “My Account Manager” and login. your offer for your tickets should be the first thing you see. I just bought mine for $12 each.
worth remembering
sth can only buy their own tickets. so even if you haven’t gotten your email yet, your seats are safe.
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Aug 31, 2011 4:25 PM PDT up reply actions
Got em
and as i posted on twitter only 34 days, 2 hours 26 minutes and 45 seconds until @usopencup finals, @soundersfc v. @ChicagoFire Scarves up! oh yeah, tickets purchased :)
Interesting...
I suppose it is all in how you market/package it all… when many of us proposed a similar attittude be taken to the Cascadia mactches we were lambasted from multiple fronts. Oh well, I suppose the difference is we don’t expect alleged hordes of away supporters to apparently take over the stadium…
...and you will hear us scream
Or the difference is that this is a CUP FINAL
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by Dave Clark on Aug 31, 2011 5:11 PM PDT up reply actions 7 recs
the other difference being that you had a legit shot to sell 50K+ for Portland
to be honest “we will turn no one away” is just hollow verbiage. I would be pretty surprised if there are more than the usual 36K foer the final. Gosh, way to REALLY lay yourself out there, Adrian :-/
oh, wait, that’s right, we set a much ballyhooed “attendance record” by whoring ourselves out to the Mancs… sorry, sorry, what am I thinking…
...and you will hear us scream
by malcontentjake on Aug 31, 2011 8:37 PM PDT up reply actions
I'm highlt considering making the trip up...
from Vancouver right after work then driving back down after the game… Anyone down south thinking the same thing and want to carpool???
I was able to
Upgrade my seat choice as a sth in the 300 level. Purchased some from section 137 row I.
USOC Final Attendance Prediction: <= 32,000
However,
SSFC v. Monterey (10/18) Attendance Prediction >= 67,000
I hope not
Sounders are likely to have locked up moving on in the tournament. May not even need a draw
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Sounder At Heart
Doesn't make it any less of a match.
And I think the visitors will arrive having something to prove.
Some friends and I
will be making the 8 hour trek from MT. Thank god I’m not in college anymore.
Vos mos audite nos vos. Vos mos vereor nos.
You will hear us. You will fear us.
by Matt Janzer on Aug 31, 2011 7:25 PM PDT reply actions 4 recs
Soccer evangelizing in its highest form
Road tripping 8 hours with people who haven’t been to a Sounders match. I think we are good people Matt.
They just turned me away (sort of)
from my regular season seat. Apparently only lower bowl season ticket holders can buy their same seat right now. If you sit in the 300 level (like I do) you cannot buy your same seat as they have yet to decide if the upper deck will be opened/needed.
Minor annoyance I know, but I sit in the front row and have excellent rail space for banners.
I miss *REAL* Four Loko
this doesn't really shock me
They have said they will open up those seats, but there’s no reason to believe they will until they know they have to
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by Jeremiah Oshan on Sep 1, 2011 11:14 AM PDT up reply actions
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