Maybe it's because I don't follow MLS or the Fire very close
by miamioh_irishfan (2020-03-10 17:25:36)
Edited on 2020-03-10 17:27:09

In reply to: So much good  posted by HTownND

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at all, but I haven't noticed any of the great changes they made this winter, and I have one big complaint:

They don't engage with their fans in a personal way at all. I've played at the Fire Pitch on the NW side since it opened (it's the largest MLS affiliated rec league in the country, by a lot), and in rec leagues in the city for much longer than that. The team never has a presence with that subset of the potential fanbase, ever. They gave away (for free) tickets for the home opener to rec league members, so that's a significant part of the 30k total they're expecting. It's clearly a segment of the public that loves soccer, many have young kids who could be future fans. Why doesn't the team train there, open to the rec league members, once a month or something? Have the players come and watch the leagues once in a while. Have the players show up and ref for an hour or so. There's just so much they DONT do, that it overshadows whatever good they might have done this offseason and since the sale of the team. Hopefully it'll change, but I'm not counting on it.

Well
by HTownND  (2020-03-12 10:09:38)     cannot delete  |  Edit  |  Return to Board  |  Ignore Poster   |   Highlight Poster  |   Reply to Post

Moving back to Soldier Field from Bridgeview is huge, and would be a huge win, in and of itself.

Getting a new owner who is more committed to the team is good

Moving Nelson Rodriguez out of the GM position is good

Moving on from Pauno is good

Getting games on WGN and having Arlo White to call games, excellent


The new badge/crest/kit...SUCKY