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Posted on 10/30/19 at 9:18 am to Wally Sparks
Posted on 10/30/19 at 9:18 am to Wally Sparks
I want Atlanta United to win, but, "die hard Atlanta United fan since 2017" has been ultra annoying as of late.
Like, they enjoy the struggles of the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks, and have somehow contrived that the MLS soccer team is the dominant sports brand in the city.
As much as I'm glad we've got a winning franchise in the city - let's not act like the MLS club is some beacon of hope. They play in a stadium built for the Falcons and financed by Falcons PSLs. It's not that hard to sellout games when your lower-level clubs seats don't come with a 15 thousand dollar contractual obligation per-seat and cost $350-500 a game.
Arthur Blank has paid several Falcons players the total cost of what it took to purchase the franchise. Steve Cannon (AMB CEO) in 2017 even said the effort to bring a soccer team was in part a real-estate play; any tenants and events type deal.
I can assure you a Super Bowl is worth 100x what an MLS cup is to Arthur Blank. While obvious to most, it's not obvious to all. His net-worth is tied exceedingly heavy to his NFL franchise. If PSL owners default, he'll be on the hook for a large percentage of what the soccer team is worth.
Julian Gressel made $111,000 last year, if that puts anything in perspective for anyone.
Going to head down tonight, and pay me 40 dollars for a conference final ticket. Hoping for a "W," but will take solace in a loss knowing the social justice warrior fanbase is crying into their craft brews should we lose.
Like, they enjoy the struggles of the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks, and have somehow contrived that the MLS soccer team is the dominant sports brand in the city.
As much as I'm glad we've got a winning franchise in the city - let's not act like the MLS club is some beacon of hope. They play in a stadium built for the Falcons and financed by Falcons PSLs. It's not that hard to sellout games when your lower-level clubs seats don't come with a 15 thousand dollar contractual obligation per-seat and cost $350-500 a game.
Arthur Blank has paid several Falcons players the total cost of what it took to purchase the franchise. Steve Cannon (AMB CEO) in 2017 even said the effort to bring a soccer team was in part a real-estate play; any tenants and events type deal.
I can assure you a Super Bowl is worth 100x what an MLS cup is to Arthur Blank. While obvious to most, it's not obvious to all. His net-worth is tied exceedingly heavy to his NFL franchise. If PSL owners default, he'll be on the hook for a large percentage of what the soccer team is worth.
Julian Gressel made $111,000 last year, if that puts anything in perspective for anyone.
Going to head down tonight, and pay me 40 dollars for a conference final ticket. Hoping for a "W," but will take solace in a loss knowing the social justice warrior fanbase is crying into their craft brews should we lose.
This post was edited on 10/30/19 at 9:23 am
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Posted on 10/30/19 at 11:33 am to ATLabama
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I want Atlanta United to win, but, "die hard Atlanta United fan since 2017" has been ultra annoying as of late.
Like, they enjoy the struggles of the Braves, Falcons, and Hawks, and have somehow contrived that the MLS soccer team is the dominant sports brand in the city.
As much as I'm glad we've got a winning franchise in the city - let's not act like the MLS club is some beacon of hope. They play in a stadium built for the Falcons and financed by Falcons PSLs. It's not that hard to sellout games when your lower-level clubs seats don't come with a 15 thousand dollar contractual obligation per-seat and cost $350-500 a game.
Arthur Blank has paid several Falcons players the total cost of what it took to purchase the franchise. Steve Cannon (AMB CEO) in 2017 even said the effort to bring a soccer team was in part a real-estate play; any tenants and events type deal.
I can assure you a Super Bowl is worth 100x what an MLS cup is to Arthur Blank. While obvious to most, it's not obvious to all. His net-worth is tied exceedingly heavy to his NFL franchise. If PSL owners default, he'll be on the hook for a large percentage of what the soccer team is worth.
Julian Gressel made $111,000 last year, if that puts anything in perspective for anyone.
Going to head down tonight, and pay me 40 dollars for a conference final ticket. Hoping for a "W," but will take solace in a loss knowing the social justice warrior fanbase is crying into their craft brews should we lose.
What a random fricking melt for this thread.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 11:45 am to ATLabama
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ATLabama
Bruh, while I understand what you're saying in the sense that a Braves WS or a Falcons SB would probably be more of an "accomplishment" for the city, don't shite on ATL UTD. They were a brand new franchise that made the playoffs their 1st year, won it all their 2nd year and now back in the Eastern Conf. Finals in their 3rd.
To have that kind of success in ATL is pretty unheard of so don't shite on it!!
Posted on 10/30/19 at 12:50 pm to ATLabama
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Julian Gressel made $111,000 last year, if that puts anything in perspective for anyone.
Do you understand how contracts work? He's still on the first contract he signed right out of college when no one knew what he could really do.
Miles Robinson was on a similar contract and just signed a new one at ~$650k/year.
This post was edited on 10/30/19 at 12:54 pm
Posted on 10/30/19 at 2:50 pm to ATLabama
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ATLabama
Completely agree with you. I didn't realize the fan base was really like that until after the Braves lost. I can't tell you how many soccer head co-workers and acquaintances came up to me or messaged me about "ATL UTD baby, they win unlike your shitty baseball team! Go Five Stripes, come to the soccer side."
It was almost like they were reveling in their niche sport still being the only team with recent championship success. It's beyond stupid.
Posted on 10/30/19 at 8:52 pm to ATLabama
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I can assure you a Super Bowl is worth 100x what an MLS cup is to Arthur Blank.
True, but one of them he has, and the other he will never see.
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