bobbyake Posted November 19, 2011 Report Share Posted November 19, 2011 The Crew do not have a single Zip on their roster, but at least they give us recognition here and there. Thomas Schmitt http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...-thomas-schmitt Chad Barson http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...ile-chad-barson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zip_ME87 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 The Crew do not have a single Zip on their roster, but at least they give us recognition here and there. Thomas Schmitt http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...-thomas-schmitt Chad Barson http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...ile-chad-barson I wonder if they did this because, when they called me about a week ago asking me to buy tickets next season, I explained that I only go to Crew games to see former Akron players who play on other MLS teams. I told them if they ever pick up some of their academy players who play for the Zips (I mentioned a few names), I would be more interested. (Hmmmm, what a coincidence.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue & Gold Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 I wonder if they did this because, when they called me about a week ago asking me to buy tickets next season, I explained that I only go to Crew games to see former Akron players who play on other MLS teams. I told them if they ever pick up some of their academy players who play for the Zips (I mentioned a few names), I would be more interested. (Hmmmm, what a coincidence.) Nice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crew8 Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 The Crew do not have a single Zip on their roster, but at least they give us recognition here and there. Thomas Schmitt http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...-thomas-schmitt Chad Barson http://www.thecrew.com/news/2011/11/crew-s...ile-chad-barson I wonder if they did this because, when they called me about a week ago asking me to buy tickets next season, I explained that I only go to Crew games to see former Akron players who play on other MLS teams. I told them if they ever pick up some of their academy players who play for the Zips (I mentioned a few names), I would be more interested. (Hmmmm, what a coincidence.) I would love for them to bring in some former Zips / Crew academy players, but to be honest even last season the Crew posted articles about the Akron Zips. They've always been supportive about the Akron Zips. Crew will be hurting next season for ticket sales unless they make some changes, an Akron Zip would help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ando Posted November 20, 2011 Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 yeah you can't really expect a club to make footballing decisions based on fanbase whims that said, if they feel like taking a zip is a good fit, that'd be great for a few groups of people on a few different levels Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted November 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 20, 2011 Columbus 2011 season average attendance is their worst since being in the MLS. Average attendance: regular season/playoffs 1996: 18,950/20,807 1997: 15,043/11,304 1998: 12,275/12,094 1999: 17,696/10,983 2000: 15,451/Missed Playoffs 2001: 17,551/20,883 2002: 17,429/11,624 2003: 16,250/Missed Playoffs 2004: 16,872/15,224 2005: 12,916/Missed 2006: 13,294/Missed Playofs 2007: 15,230/Missed Playoffs 2008: 14,622/17,613 2009: 14,447/10,109 2010: 14,641/10,322 2011: 12,185 But Akron didn't do so hot either: If you throw the Zips attendance into the equation, Akron is definitely a market to lean on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z.I.P. Posted November 21, 2011 Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I wonder if they did this because, when they called me about a week ago asking me to buy tickets next season, I explained that I only go to Crew games to see former Akron players who play on other MLS teams. I told them if they ever pick up some of their academy players who play for the Zips (I mentioned a few names), I would be more interested. (Hmmmm, what a coincidence.) It's not a matter of supporting Akron or any other collegiate soccer program. The Crew website has always done stories on former academy players succeeding after they leave the ugly yellow and black. That will probably be the case for a long time -- meaning they will not change their scouting or draft strategy to intentionally draft former academy players. For that matter, how many MLS players today dress for clubs for whom they played at the academy level? Very few I bet. BTW -- the MLS attendance figures are another exercise in exaggeration. Only the top maybe four or five clubs actually draw close to the announced figures. Just take a look at the stands during TV matches. The Crew Stadium is rarely half full. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbyake Posted November 21, 2011 Author Report Share Posted November 21, 2011 I wonder if they did this because, when they called me about a week ago asking me to buy tickets next season, I explained that I only go to Crew games to see former Akron players who play on other MLS teams. I told them if they ever pick up some of their academy players who play for the Zips (I mentioned a few names), I would be more interested. (Hmmmm, what a coincidence.) It's not a matter of supporting Akron or any other collegiate soccer program. The Crew website has always done stories on former academy players succeeding after they leave the ugly yellow and black. That will probably be the case for a long time -- meaning they will not change their scouting or draft strategy to intentionally draft former academy players. For that matter, how many MLS players today dress for clubs for whom they played at the academy level? Very few I bet. BTW -- the MLS attendance figures are another exercise in exaggeration. Only the top maybe four or five clubs actually draw close to the announced figures. Just take a look at the stands during TV matches. The Crew Stadium is rarely half full. attendance for MLS games is usually very accurate. If you look at each game on an individual basis, you'll notice big variances for some clubs as they run promotions. Take New England for example, their past few games had decent crowds. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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