Comments on: Time for Translation http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/ Ranting and Raving about the Gang Green Sun, 12 Feb 2012 08:20:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BigFan http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-164849 BigFan Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:28:36 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-164849 If the Yankees can't sell out their tickets, there is no way that the Jets will - sorry. Mr. Johnson is fabricating, as any business man would in his situation. My guess is that they will not sell, and prices will come down. One factor that I think they totally overlooked is that there will be A LOT of turnover with season tickets from this point forward. In the past, with tickets priced reasonably, an average fan could afford the tickets, and loyally supported their team for decades. Now, you are going to get mostly fair-weather fans that, after a few years, will realize that the novelty is wearing off and will soon elect to dump the tix for because of the large fee. When this happens, the secondary market for these PSL will be much lower than what the Jets want right now. In summary, be patient. If the Yankees can’t sell out their tickets, there is no way that the Jets will – sorry. Mr. Johnson is fabricating, as any business man would in his situation. My guess is that they will not sell, and prices will come down.

One factor that I think they totally overlooked is that there will be A LOT of turnover with season tickets from this point forward. In the past, with tickets priced reasonably, an average fan could afford the tickets, and loyally supported their team for decades. Now, you are going to get mostly fair-weather fans that, after a few years, will realize that the novelty is wearing off and will soon elect to dump the tix for because of the large fee. When this happens, the secondary market for these PSL will be much lower than what the Jets want right now.

In summary, be patient.

]]> By: miketaliaferro http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-163114 miketaliaferro Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:10:13 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-163114 It means those 50-yard line tkts are going like hotcakes. Those on the 49-yard lines (and beyond), uhhhh, not so well. It means those 50-yard line tkts are going like hotcakes.

Those on the 49-yard lines (and beyond), uhhhh, not so well.

]]> By: kane http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162846 kane Sat, 20 Jun 2009 12:37:42 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162846 Here is a link to the Boomer Esiason Show http://video.msg.com/Videos/MSG-Networks/OCdgxpF6ffOchT72p6vbAKPnBX3VtL8u Concerning tickets my friend had tickets on the 40 yard line 8 rows up, the Jets called him and offered him tickets on the 10 yard line all the way up on top. Well this will be his last year going to games. Here is a link to the Boomer Esiason Show

http://video.msg.com/Videos/MSG-Networks/OCdgxpF6ffOchT72p6vbAKPnBX3VtL8u

Concerning tickets my friend had tickets on the 40 yard line 8 rows up, the Jets called him and offered him tickets on the 10 yard line all the way up on top. Well this will be his last year going to games.

]]> By: James in TN http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162842 James in TN Sat, 20 Jun 2009 10:48:45 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162842 I agree Woody is a money hungry @#$%, but I just can't pull for another team. When we got the Titans here in TN, everyone was leaving the teams they rooted for to cheer them on. I am a Jets fan and will always be one. I am not however a fan of Woody, so I don't buy Johnson and Johnson products. I agree Woody is a money hungry @#$%, but I just can’t pull for another team. When we got the Titans here in TN, everyone was leaving the teams they rooted for to cheer them on. I am a Jets fan and will always be one. I am not however a fan of Woody, so I don’t buy Johnson and Johnson products.

]]> By: rudy http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162829 rudy Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:57:55 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162829 The travesty of the PSL's is that the media is keeping mum. Sports writers from all of the major tri-state newspapers receive free admission so for them it isn't a big deal. The fact that so many NY's have had to put up with this BS for so many years is ridiculous. Driving from LI and playing 2nd fiddle to the Giants since the Jets have been tenants of theirs is a truly sad commentary. What is even worse is that the idiot Woody was willing and ready to sell out all Jet fans if he got his wish to build his stadium on the West Side of Manhattan. Sadly Woody is a terrible owner and should have built a stadium in Queens NY when he had the chance to share a stadium with the Mets several years ago. I have been going to the games for years and sadly only had the tickets transferred to my name in 1993. I will more than likely give up the chance to attend the 2010 season and refuse to pay PSL fees to help the Tisch, Mara and Johnson billionaire families build there new stadium with little of their own money. It's too bad that NY doesn't apply for a NFL football franchise for I assuer you that as much as I have loved the NY Jets I would be the first one on line to buy season tickets for a NY football team that played on NY ferma tera. Oh how I would love to see the look of the idiot Johnson when and if NY should be granted another football franchise. It is sad that the NY football teams play in NJ and are the only football teams to share the same stadium and the fans get wacked twice by the greedy bastard owners who don't give a rats ass about fan loyalty. I hope that Woody's investment goes downhill and that J & J starts losing some real money. The best thing that could happen to NY'ers who love football is to have a new team to root for. The travesty of the PSL’s is that the media is keeping mum.

Sports writers from all of the major tri-state newspapers receive free admission so for them it isn’t a big deal.

The fact that so many NY’s have had to put up with this BS for so many years is ridiculous.

Driving from LI and playing 2nd fiddle to the Giants since the Jets have been tenants of theirs is a truly sad commentary.

What is even worse is that the idiot Woody was willing and ready to sell out all Jet fans if he got his wish to build his stadium on the West Side of Manhattan. Sadly Woody is a terrible owner and should have built a stadium in Queens NY when he had the chance to share a stadium with the Mets several years ago.

I have been going to the games for years and sadly only had the tickets transferred to my name in 1993. I will more than likely give up the chance to attend the 2010 season and refuse to pay PSL fees to help the Tisch, Mara and Johnson billionaire families build there new stadium with little of their own money.

It’s too bad that NY doesn’t apply for a NFL football franchise for I assuer you that as much as I have loved the NY Jets I would be the first one on line to buy season tickets for a NY football team that played on NY ferma tera.

Oh how I would love to see the look of the idiot Johnson when and if NY should be granted another football franchise.

It is sad that the NY football teams play in NJ and are the only football teams to share the same stadium and the fans get wacked twice by the greedy bastard owners who don’t give a rats ass about fan loyalty.

I hope that Woody’s investment goes downhill and that J & J starts losing some real money. The best thing that could happen to NY’ers who love football is to have a new team to root for.

]]> By: Formerly Section 108 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162828 Formerly Section 108 Sat, 20 Jun 2009 04:47:06 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162828 My Dad's had three seats since '65. I first started going to games in '79 when I was 8 years old. First it was me, Dad and Gramps. Then me, Dad and Uncle. Then me, Dad and younger Brother. Then me, Dad and random friends/family members/whoever. Being from Jersey, we were ecstatic when the Jets moved to the Meadowlands. We'd get to the games early, tailgate, toss the football around -- and win or lose, it was a good time that definitely brought my Dad and I closer together... But that time has come to an end. Not for my Dad and I -- we'll still get together every Sunday to watch the Jets on TV, but it'll feel like an away game. But what choice do I have? I flat out refuse to pay a PSL which is simply extortion (our current seats would be $15,000 per) and the thought of having to move from the lower tier to the upper deck while paying twice as much per seat just doesn't sound too appealing. So when the nice man called to talk to me about seat selection in the new stadium, I politely told him I wasn't interested. In fact, the whole idea left such a bad taste in my mouth I didn't even renew my tickets for this year. So to whoever gets to sit in section 108, row 37, seats 19,20,21 enjoy... Thanks Woody for turning every game into a HOME game. J-E-T-$ My Dad’s had three seats since ’65. I first started going to games in ’79 when I was 8 years old. First it was me, Dad and Gramps. Then me, Dad and Uncle. Then me, Dad and younger Brother. Then me, Dad and random friends/family members/whoever. Being from Jersey, we were ecstatic when the Jets moved to the Meadowlands. We’d get to the games early, tailgate, toss the football around — and win or lose, it was a good time that definitely brought my Dad and I closer together… But that time has come to an end. Not for my Dad and I — we’ll still get together every Sunday to watch the Jets on TV, but it’ll feel like an away game. But what choice do I have? I flat out refuse to pay a PSL which is simply extortion (our current seats would be $15,000 per) and the thought of having to move from the lower tier to the upper deck while paying twice as much per seat just doesn’t sound too appealing. So when the nice man called to talk to me about seat selection in the new stadium, I politely told him I wasn’t interested. In fact, the whole idea left such a bad taste in my mouth I didn’t even renew my tickets for this year. So to whoever gets to sit in section 108, row 37, seats 19,20,21 enjoy… Thanks Woody for turning every game into a HOME game. J-E-T-$

]]> By: The Ed(itor) http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162817 The Ed(itor) Sat, 20 Jun 2009 01:07:13 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162817 Of course the operative word here is if the "JETS do well." With 39 years of mediocity since their only Super Bowl victory, the odds are they will continue with their mediocity. So there should be plenty of tickets available in 2010 at a discount. Of course the operative word here is if the “JETS do well.” With 39 years of mediocity since their only Super Bowl victory, the odds are they will continue with their mediocity. So there should be plenty of tickets available in 2010 at a discount.

]]> By: Jeff http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162807 Jeff Fri, 19 Jun 2009 22:07:42 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162807 Damn, I want to go to a game. Damn, I want to go to a game.

]]> By: BubbyBrister/shovelpass http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162800 BubbyBrister/shovelpass Fri, 19 Jun 2009 21:01:10 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162800 Don't worry Sack, there's always Bob Wischusen...;-) Don’t worry Sack, there’s always Bob Wischusen…;-)

]]> By: SackDance99 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162797 SackDance99 Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:31:28 +0000 http://www.thejetsblog.com/2009/06/19/time-for-translation/#comment-162797 The stadium still doesn't open until 2010. The Jets have nearly 20,000 folks on the waiting list. I expect that by the time the Jets get to me (1992 seniority), all but endzone upper level seats in the nosebleed rows will be available. Those tickets will be snapped up by folks on the waiting list, if they aren't taken by current ticket holders. As for the PSL seats, I suspect that the Club seats in the corners and the PSL endzone seats will not all sell out to current season ticket owners as well as some of the most expensive Club seats. But, after they're offered to the folks on the waiting list, then put out to the public (and ticket brokers), I don't expect there to be any available seats by August 2010, especially if the Jets do well and Sanchez excites the fan base. The stadium still doesn’t open until 2010. The Jets have nearly 20,000 folks on the waiting list. I expect that by the time the Jets get to me (1992 seniority), all but endzone upper level seats in the nosebleed rows will be available. Those tickets will be snapped up by folks on the waiting list, if they aren’t taken by current ticket holders. As for the PSL seats, I suspect that the Club seats in the corners and the PSL endzone seats will not all sell out to current season ticket owners as well as some of the most expensive Club seats. But, after they’re offered to the folks on the waiting list, then put out to the public (and ticket brokers), I don’t expect there to be any available seats by August 2010, especially if the Jets do well and Sanchez excites the fan base.

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