subject: The Saints: Sold Out 2009 Seasons Tickets, Refute Scholars Pessimistic Judgment [print this page] Despite the current economic situation is bad, and on June 2, but when the saints team began to sell tickets for next season, the New Orleans fans or in the front row at the ticket window, like 2006 years after hurricane katrina, New Orleans saints team back to when it first.
In prices and subway traffic operation of the poor situation, saints team have been for four consecutive season 70000 tickets sold light, last season, the saints to London team played a overseas ", and the fans just need to pay the fare of nine games, including two preseason games), but this year the saints team will have 10 games at home, the cost of fans, I'm afraid to higher than last season, the saints DuiFu President mike stanfield said: "since the hurricane in the past after each season ticket can sell light to the fans here, thanks, they support regrets support the team." Stanfield said he and his colleagues for the economic crisis of the market have no confidence, but didn't think to the needs of the tickets don't reduce their Numbers, now has received more than 50000 tickets application, he said: "you're not sure whether the economic situation so low for a long time, but the fans decided will very not easy to earn money to buy tickets."
The university of Louisiana to play against retired los Aaron-Scott heard the news surprised, because the area increased unemployment recently in April, in the same period of job opportunities than to less 3200, Scott had forecast said: "after hurricane katrina, the past to the fanaticism of the saints team should be weakened, because you look at the economic situation is not optimistic, may be negative effects on the ticket." The team compared the saints and flourishing, and some other NFL teams the ticket is not so optimistic, worried about the home can't hold much audience, saints team have given season ticket holder and those who still waiting for tickets fans about hope they accept away tickets, stanfield said: "now we have sold out, is for the fans looking for the ball away opportunity."
NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy now predict the league's box office is too early, but has warned that, maybe this year than last year at the box office has dropped, but he refused to disclose the team's economic situation is not optimistic. Stanfield is revealed, although ordinary season ticket has not, but still leave some 137 box, and eventually sold to all optimistic. Earlier this year, have spread the saints boss Tom-benson.i team and the state to reach an agreement, based in New Orleans to 2025, agreement calls for the state took out $200 million renovation has lasted for 34 years of Louisiana dome stadium. (Philip)
