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24956.13 in reply to 24956.12
Date: 4/18/2008 3:40:23 PM
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I think theres really nothing to think about.

Its exactly what Raonne said: prices of finals are always sky high and the arenas are always full.

I appreciate the effort BB's put into the game trying to balance out economy and having no competition prizes so things wont get too unbalanced between teams and all that, but if the cup doesn't have interesting publics during its finals and if getting really far on the cup doesn't result into a nice advance in fan base, then it's really only a decorative cup...
I think it would be nice to see teams being rewarded for their struggle in a competition.

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24956.14 in reply to 24956.13
Date: 4/18/2008 3:52:25 PM
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I tottally agree with it!

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24956.15 in reply to 24956.14
Date: 4/18/2008 4:22:09 PM
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is there any kind of reward in season ticket purchases the next season? I imagine there would be with such a successful campaign.

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24956.16 in reply to 24956.11
Date: 4/18/2008 4:32:55 PM
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It's a different context. In real life prices of finals are always sky high and the arenas are always full.

Like in real life, the tournament final should be at a neutral place.
No home-court-advantage. 50% of the income and 50% fans for the participating team.

From: raonne

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24956.17 in reply to 24956.16
Date: 4/18/2008 4:44:43 PM
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I agree, but that's a whole other thing.

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24956.18 in reply to 24956.17
Date: 4/18/2008 5:43:19 PM
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Well, I think that a final should be taken like what it is, a Final,and losing one or two league matches before the final should not be important regarding attendance to the final...

On the other hand, ticket prices beeing sky high should have a little to do, I mean, its a final I know, but I wouldnt pay a ticket 100 pesos when the league ones are worth 5 ... youve got the point...

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24956.19 in reply to 24956.18
Date: 4/18/2008 5:46:15 PM
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That's why we already have the upper bounds for the ticket prices. But if you can't put them on max in a national title final, then when will you? That's what I think.

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24956.20 in reply to 24956.17
Date: 4/18/2008 5:50:42 PM
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I could also agree that this is not good, unrealistic, unfair, outrageus but all the sistem cup should be revised. I've lost this game (3935279), then I've played away and at the end there is the possibility to face immediately a strong team.
If I play all the games away I think this is more unrealistic than a revenue for a single game; random is dominating the cup at the moment and I think something should be done to avoid waste of money (playing away against IV division teams) before to care about one single match.

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24956.21 in reply to 24956.19
Date: 4/18/2008 6:06:43 PM
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I am not saying that you cant put them on their max, Im saying that its not weird that you could fill the stadium on 75% of it capacity putting them on their max prices, but if you put them lets say, the ticket prices at 80% of their possibility, you end filling your stadium at 100% and waging more money than on their maximum prices...

I know, it was a cup final, but you can put your prices like Ive just said and earn a lot of money instead of putting them on their max prices, even at a final.

EDIT: Sorry bout my english, I truly tried to be clear..

Last edited by Parche at 4/18/2008 6:09:38 PM

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24956.22 in reply to 24956.20
Date: 4/18/2008 6:07:36 PM
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i have no idea about Basketball attendences IRL but if this was a football match you would have to turn people away at the stadium who arrive without tickets...this is just at a home game... at a neutral ground where people have to travel further people still go..

Hell I went from Tokyo via Singapore & Dubai to get to Istanbul in 2005 without a CL Final ticket..(got one!)....

Liverpool lost a few weeks before to Crystal Palace and then drew with Middlesbro.. did the fans go..mmm.. wont bother with that final?? Ha....

Give the fans a bit more credit.. if you are 10-1 in your league and the loss comes ahead of an important cup tie (semi or even earlier) then fans will turn up....

As someone else posted.. if its just going to be a glorified scrimmage, dont bother calling it a cup.... call it a reserve league game.. the kudos for winning that is nothing and then we wouldnt all care if fans showed up or not..

I think the misleading part is calling it the National Cup because the fan behaviour and monetary rewards for being successful dont mirror what we all believe a National Cup should represent..

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24956.23 in reply to 24956.22
Date: 4/19/2008 1:11:15 AM
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The BBs have already stated that they feel that automatic sellouts for "big" games would unbalance the economy too much.

If someone can think of a way to have automatic sellouts AND not throw the economy out of whack, go for it.

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