What’s wrong with a defensive battle? They can be really exciting. Maybe the goalies put on a show, maybe the woodwork is hit multiple times. Regardless, there were 38 goals in MLS last Saturday so if you really need goals, there are plenty. And, the games are over in under 2 hours and there are no commercial breaks aside from halftime.

Anyone remember that guy who would drive around Providence in the mid to late 90s, basically talk shit, film it, and it somehow wound up on local TV?

I remember him driving by the mall as it was being constructed or just after it was complete, saying “it would be a homeless shelter one day”.

I don’t completely doubt it; maybe he was really onto something.

When you are in an echo chamber, you are in an echo chamber. Not much else to say about that.

Something tells me there are literally no numbers you would think are “good”, since they’ve exceeded all expectations to this point.

Because it’s also an investment in the community that will be attractive to a large segment of the population. You can think whatever you want about that angle, and only time will tell if it plays out true or not, as is the case with all large scale urban investments that are often partially funded with tax dollars.

Harder to fill a stadium when you have 75 games. Still need to staff empty stadiums on gameday, that’s a problem when there are 75 games. There’s more capacity for other types of events (concerts, etc)

“In marketing, the term market refers to the group of consumers or organizations that is interested in the product, has the resources to purchase the product, and is permitted by law and other regulations to acquire the product.”

http://www.netmba.com/marketing/market/definition/

I think what you describe about baseball is exactly the problem. Most people don’t give two shits about the game, they just want to get drunk. Same with American football.

I’ve been to tons of baseball games. I grew up watching the PawSox in Pawtucket. I’ve been to World Series games at Fenway park. I know it’s a sport that is struggling to hold the attention of Americans - too long, too many games, too much nationalistic virtue signaling and fake patriotism.

It’s stupid to attract tourism to Pawtucket? Ok.

I travel all over the US for Revs games and we often see hundreds of out of town supporters for Revs games.

If you don’t think the RI vs Hartford rivalry will be interesting, that’s ok.

Not really, dude. A market is made up of customers; in the case of sports, those customers are… drum roll… fans?

Why are the fans in LA different than the fans in RI, in your opinion? Really interested in your honest answer to this question.

For 2023, more people than ever paid for the whole season just a few miles north in Foxboro, where attendance is over 20k / game.

Another aspect of USL is that you will have dozens if not hundreds of traveling supporters coming to Pawtucket for these games.

Yeah, soccer tourism is a thing, even in the USL.

https://www.uslsoccer.com/news_article/show/652221-strong-supporters-groups-rising-alongside-usl

You literally said “soccer doesn’t make shit in the US”. Last I knew, LA is in the US.

Why are the markets not comparable?

USL has 34 game seasons; we can assume 17 home games over a spring/summer/fall with very little entertainment competition.

Compare that to a 150 game season for minor league baseball; 75 at home.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/justinbirnbaum/2023/02/02/major-league-soccers-most-valuable-clubs-2023-lafc-is-the-first-billion-dollar-franchise/?sh=3ed47cf75324

Sitting around 3 hours with barely any gameplay and singing god bless America between innings? Yeah that’s surely a recipe for success.

Nah, just 69k for the Revs opener in Charlotte the other day. https://amp.charlotteobserver.com/sports/charlotte-fc/article272605007.html

And definitely don’t look at what’s happening in St Louis https://fox2now.com/sports/stl-city-sc/sold-out-crowd-incredible-atmosphere-sparks-st-louis-city-sc-in-home-opener/amp/

Or Atlanta, Nashville, Minnesota, and even in New England, where the avg attendance is over 20k and they sold more season tickets for this season than ever before.

Pay no attention to the upcoming 2026 World Cup either.

No proven demand? https://www.wpri.com/sports/rhode-island-fc-season-ticket-sales-break-record/amp/

No one wants it, except for the 3000+ folks who have put down season ticket deposits.

There’s no way it will be sitting empty in 5 years. I think they have already sold over 3000 season ticket deposits. And if the Revs move to Revere, there will be another large influx of people from southern New England who really just can’t get enough soccer action.

You can say the same thing about a lot of software engineers coming out of MIT.

This is common in North Dakota but not around here. Coldest I’ve seen in MA, for sure, and broke my weather station record low by 10 degrees (it’s been up for about 3 years)

Once I bought the cheapest tires I could find. It was a Saturday; I had a road trip to Virginia on Sunday. The tires were horribly installed and way off balance; an 8-10 hour trip turned into a 14 hour trip with a vibrating car the whole way. You get what you pay for.

Yes, it was, and they were good!

Had the most “interesting” job interview of my life there, given by “Steve” from Le Grec (sp?) circa 1998 - he basically asked one question regarding my sexual preferences.

If there were skyscrapers, it might be a lot easier.