Will the rise ticket prices

[Guest PaulMcC]

.. i've heard people associated with Boston Red Sox, on various news channels, say:

 

The ticket prices are likely to rise, the common man on the street in Boston finds it very hard to go to Red Sox games. Doesn't sound good.

 

They won't just buy big players, they'll have a strategy for youth development. A good thing imo cos it can save us a fortune. Seeing they don't know the sport how are they gonna do this? Suppose Rafa, Borrell and Segura done a good job at the Academy lately it seems, so maybe just leave things as they are.

 

And would they be looking a manager who has a proven track record in bringing through young players? Not many of them about.

 

They won't interfere with team matters, they delgate jobs very well. Again, how will they know who to appoint when they haven't got much knowledge of football?

 

 

Not having a go at them, but it'll be a lot more difficult for them to be successful in a sport they don't really know that in a sport they probably watched and loved their whole lives.

[johngibo YPC]

I heard they appointed a 28 year old team manager who had never played the game

As a 28 year old who has never played the game i am terribly excited by this

[Kahnee]

Marcotti was saying on R5 last night that when they took over the Sox, an unknown 28-year-old was installed as GM as he was considered the best man for the job. Seems to have done OK.

 

It would appear, the Sox lot put a lot of store in the right man in the right job. I'd expect a few changes behind the scenes, followed by a few in the frontline if things don't improve

[Guest PaulMcC]

How can they pick the right man for the right job if they don't know anything about football?

Edited October 7, 2010 by PaulMcC

[Kahnee]

How can they pick the right man for the right job if they don't know anything about football?

 

Take advice from people who do?

[Guest PaulMcC]

Take advice from people who do?

 

How would they know who to take advice from?

[Tosh]

Ask Christian and Woy, obviously.

[Nebraska Red]

The 28 yo was Theo Epstein and he was installed as General Manager which is more of an admin post than an actual playing post in baseball.

 

He is basically the guy who makes the final decision on trades, acquistions and contracts. It would be close to Director of Football at a footy club in Europe.

 

The manager of a baseball team has little say when it comes to the final decisions regarding new players and trades.

 

It is hard to see them not wanting to try the same thing with us, but they would use someone with expertise in footy and someone who understands the finances of the game.

[Guest PaulMcC]

The 28 yo was Theo Epstein and he was installed as General Manager which is more of an admin post than an actual playing post in baseball.

 

He is basically the guy who makes the final decision on trades, acquistions and contracts. It would be close to Director of Football at a footy club in Europe.

The manager of a baseball team has little say when it comes to the final decisions regarding new players and trades.

 

It is hard to see them not wanting to try the same thing with us, but they would use someone with expertise in footy and someone who understands the finances of the game.

 

Gibo for Director of Football.

 

Wonder if they'd appoint a 27 year old. I won the European Cup with Club Brugge on Championship Mnager at the age of 21

[smithdown]

How big is that Fenway Park? Only about 30,000 isn't it?

 

Should knock that green wall thing down and put another stand in.

[johngibo YPC]

Gibo for Director of Football.

 

Wonder if they'd appoint a 27 year old. I won the European Cup with Club Brugge on Championship Mnager at the age of 21

 

You'll probably be 28 by the time they get round to it

And i'll be 29 and over the hill. f***ing typical

 

How big is that Fenway Park? Only about 30,000 isn't it?

 

Should knock that green wall thing down and put another stand in.

 

I thought they were getting 60,000 a game?

[smithdown]

I thought they were getting 60,000 a game?

 

 

Dunno, thought I saw something in the echo saying 30odd thou but that sound a bit puny

[ChrisC]

.. i've heard people associated with Boston Red Sox, on various news channels, say:

 

The ticket prices are likely to rise, the common man on the street in Boston finds it very hard to go to Red Sox games. Doesn't sound good.

 

They won't just buy big players, they'll have a strategy for youth development. A good thing imo cos it can save us a fortune. Seeing they don't know the sport how are they gonna do this? Suppose Rafa, Borrell and Segura done a good job at the Academy lately it seems, so maybe just leave things as they are.

 

And would they be looking a manager who has a proven track record in bringing through young players? Not many of them about.

 

They won't interfere with team matters, they delgate jobs very well. Again, how will they know who to appoint when they haven't got much knowledge of football?

 

 

Not having a go at them, but it'll be a lot more difficult for them to be successful in a sport they don't really know that in a sport they probably watched and loved their whole lives.

 

More to dow with Fenway Park's modest capacity, was over in Boston last year for business and apparently its just the stadium thats the issue, the prices werent bad AFAIK.

 

EDIT : More to do* - I am not a brummie.

Edited October 7, 2010 by RedDownUnder

[Boca]

[quote name='johngibo YPC' timestamp='1286461377' post='2733982'

I thought they were getting 60,000 a game?

 

37,000 capacity.

 

The similarities with Anfield is that when Henry took over in 2002 the previous owners had exhausted all posibilities of keeping the Red Sox at Fenway and had concluded that the only option was to build a new ground. The fans wanted to stay at Fenway but reluctantly accepted that they would have to move to keep the team competitive.

 

Henry's company came in and within a short period of time decided that redevolpment was a better option and turned it into one of the best grounds in baseball.

[Nebraska Red]

Fenway Park seats about 37,000 and they have sold out all their games for a long time.

 

It's one of the last original baseball stadiums in the US and some will say it's a classic venue to watch a game, but if you've been to a modern stadium it seems like a relic.

 

The facilities for visiting teams are supposedly the worst in Major League Baseball.

 

The big money maker for them is NESN which is basically their own TV station which they sell all over the country, similar to the YES network owned by the Yankees.

[fyds]

Some of the articles generated stateside have been very sympathetic, even empathic in our direction but have missed the point that we don't exactly to struggle to Fill Anfield. Now NESV's people will have talked at length to Broughton, Ayre Purslow and I'm betting Dalglish and one or two other key 'Liverpool' people and will have a sharper view than the press do about where we really are and what they can do in that regard to help us move on.

 

Ticket prices may rise, but there are other avenues they could explore just as easily.