BigBearFan
02-26-2010, 06:28 PM
Philadelphia Inquirer quotes Dr. Darryl Lehnus, director of Baylor's Sports Sponsorship and Sales program about the importance of season ticket sales to the long-term success of pro sports teams. -- At the Major League Soccer draft this month, there was a lot of talk about how the expansion Philadelphia Union had sold 9,000 season tickets, and some of the conversation went like this: If those sales - sufficient to fill half the stadium - are the base for crowds of, say, 17,000 a game, then they represent a major accomplishment. If those 9,000 turn out to be most of the people who go to the games, then pro soccer is going to struggle in Philadelphia.
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