Good, bad or indifferent for the future of football with the Charlotte 49ers?
lets say they go 2-14, followed by a season long lockout, which is very likely. I can see a stadium under construction and a big name hire for the niners, along with years of unwatchable panther football (either from lack of talent or no games) and the appetite for football, especially non-pro would grow.
If we were trying to go FBS quickly and fill up a 50,000 seat stadium I could see some benefit to the Panthers sucking. Otherwise what happens to the Panthers means zero to us unless they ever left Charlotte.
For casual fans maybe - but I think it does provide a chance to reach out to football fans. I donāt think it will have a huge impact - but it is not going to hurt that if you want to watch football live taht isnāt high school we will be an option. We did try to market around coming out to basketball games after the Hornets left town so hopefully we have something prepared from a marketing stand point.
For casual fans maybe - but I think it does provide a chance to reach out to football fans. I donāt think it will have a huge impact - but it is not going to hurt that if you want to watch football live taht isnāt high school we will be an option. We did try to market around coming out to basketball games after the Hornets left town so hopefully we have something prepared from a marketing stand point.
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How did that work out for us? Iām all for doing whatever is needed to put asses in seats, but I donāt see any opening to get current Panther ticket owners to also buy our tickets. They either already are or they arenāt. OUR on the field performance will determine the numbers of people wanting to buy our season tickets, not the Pantherās. I just donāt see any benefit to the 49ers if the Panthers are bad. As a fan of both, Iād like to see a closer and more cooperative relationship between both organizations.
For casual fans maybe - but I think it does provide a chance to reach out to football fans. I donāt think it will have a huge impact - but it is not going to hurt that if you want to watch football live taht isnāt high school we will be an option. We did try to market around coming out to basketball games after the Hornets left town so hopefully we have something prepared from a marketing stand point.
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How did that work out for us? Iām all for doing whatever is needed to put asses in seats, but I donāt see any opening to get current Panther ticket owners to also buy our tickets. They either already are or they arenāt. OUR on the field performance will determine the numbers of people wanting to buy our season tickets, not the Pantherās.[/quote]
Well I think we picked up a few folks at a few games. I remember hearing people on the radio ta;k about visiting Halton. The problem wasnāt we werenāt able to sustain any success once we got them out. Like I said I donāt think it will be a huge impact because I expect the Panthers to be playing fine football by the time we have a team on the field. The point though is lack of competition for entertainment dollars isnāt a bad thing for us.