Blue in the loops Posted September 15, 2016 Report Share Posted September 15, 2016 Anyone know where to get cheap seats in Calgary or what section has the most Bomber fans in? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 How cheap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) I may be going as I'm visiting relatives there next week. Haven't gone to McMahon in 16 years so maybe I'll be a lucky charm Edited September 16, 2016 by IC Khari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) Looking at section Q they're not cheap though Edited September 16, 2016 by IC Khari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracker Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Try Calgary Kijiji- Stamps tickets are not hot items. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue in the loops Posted September 16, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Are there people outside McMahon who sell tics for less Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, IC Khari said: Looking at section Q they're not cheap though Section A is all rush Safeway seats at $21.99 plus GST per seat. You just have to get to a store in Calgary likely a day or 2 before the game & buy them. if you have friends here ask them to do it for you & pay them back. IC Khari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eternal optimist Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 hours ago, tracker said: Try Calgary Kijiji- Stamps tickets are not hot items. That. Is insane. Seriously their team is 9-1-1... what more do Calgary fans WANT??? IC Khari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 16 minutes ago, Eternal optimist said: That. Is insane. Seriously their team is 9-1-1... what more do Calgary fans WANT??? The NHL to begin ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 1 hour ago, iso_55 said: Section A is all rush Safeway seats at $21.99 plus GST per seat. You just have to get to a store in Calgary likely a day or 2 before the game & buy them. if you have friends here ask them to do it for you & pay them back. My brother sits in Q so we'll be there but yes, good prices Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 31 minutes ago, IC Khari said: The NHL to begin ... A UFC event... Seriously, they're not Riders fans bad, but they're just awful fans who take an incredible team for granted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brett_c_b Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I haven't decided if I'm driving down yet. The games I've gone to there have been decent, but the stadium isn't great. The Banjo Bowl was a great reminder of why I like IGF, fantastic leg room for a tall guy, and why when I'm in Winnipeg I turn down free Jets tickets (horrible leg room in MTS centre). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) 3 hours ago, Eternal optimist said: That. Is insane. Seriously their team is 9-1-1... what more do Calgary fans WANT??? One hundred thousand people out of work. Economy of the city is depressed. Expensive single game day tickets which discourage any kind of walk ups with families. Team refuses to do mini packs like the Bombers do so 7-9,000 seats sit empty most games. It's not the people of Calgary who are insane it's the Flames who own the team & gouge their fans. Now they want taxpayers to support a gargantuan project that includes an inferior football stadium/fieldhouse hybrid along with an arena for $1.8 billion dollars. The Flames ever the civic heroes will throw in $200 million though. Edited September 16, 2016 by iso_55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 When Hufnagel is gone and their team starts to suck, the Stamps may be in trouble financially ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iso_55 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 (edited) 1 hour ago, IC Khari said: When Hufnagel is gone and their team starts to suck, the Stamps may be in trouble financially ... The Flames ownership has to buy a clue & figure out owning a CFL team is quite unlike owning an NHL team. It's a totally different demographic regarding ticket sales & fan support. Never understood the reason to charge $85 for single game day tickets that sit empty or not giving fans who may he hard up for cash the choice between 3 & 4 game mini pack as opposed to full season tickets. It's almost this elitest snob mentality with the Flames that we're too good to lower ourselves to selling mini packs or changing single game day ticket prices to make games affordable. Especially considering most people think that McMahon Stadium is an aging barn with little or no real comforts. Edited September 16, 2016 by iso_55 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Atomic Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Not a fan of McMahon at all. Very uncomfortable seating. The built-in ass-grooves do not accommodate me whatsoever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Calgary sports fans are horrible people. To a lot of them the CFL isn't good enough, more NFL interest from the general population than CFL, but Noeller is right, a lot of the delta bravos in this town would rather go watch a stupid UFC event than the CFL. This town has a lot of the most annoying sports fans going. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northof60 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 I'm contemplating buying some tickets. We went on Canada Day and the game was awful - I'm hoping we at least see some fight here. That said, the Stamp fans were great to be around and we were treated great by all. It was a good atmosphere. Mark F 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 18 minutes ago, 17to85 said: Calgary sports fans are horrible people. To a lot of them the CFL isn't good enough, more NFL interest from the general population than CFL, but Noeller is right, a lot of the delta bravos in this town would rather go watch a stupid UFC event than the CFL. This town has a lot of the most annoying sports fans going. Ahh, so Toronto lite. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, SteMar_67 said: Ahh, so Toronto lite. Calgary really is Toronto west sometimes. I like the city but there seems to be a lot of people trying to be more than they are rather than just embracing what they are. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshall Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 2 minutes ago, 17to85 said: Calgary really is Toronto west sometimes. I like the city but there seems to be a lot of people trying to be more than they are rather than just embracing what they are. That does sound like T.O. I was vacationing out Calgary way a few weeks back and noticed a lot of similarities to Toronto in service, attitude and...traffic. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
17to85 Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 You also have most of the company HQs in Calgary as opposed to say Edmonton so there is a lot more money (well there used to be) in the city and a lot more white collar types than comparable prairie cities. Plus you get people from the low rungs of society suddenly making more money than they ever should have been trying to act like they aren't lower class people and that is really annoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noeller Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 Where Toronto is trying so hard to be New York, Calgary is trying to be Toronto West. And it's NOTHING to do with economic downturn... It's been like this as long as I've been in AB (9 years) where the CFL just doesn't get any respect or appreciation from Calgary because they don't care. Even the Flames had a similar "fan" base until 2004,and then all of a sudden it became cool to be at the rink. Dave is right, worst sports fans going, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgoldguy Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 11 hours ago, iso_55 said: One hundred thousand people out of work. Economy of the city is depressed. Expensive single game day tickets which discourage any kind of walk ups with families. Team refuses to do mini packs like the Bombers do so 7-9,000 seats sit empty most games. It's not the people of Calgary who are insane it's the Flames who own the team & gouge their fans. Now they want taxpayers to support a gargantuan project that includes an inferior football stadium/fieldhouse hybrid along with an arena for $1.8 billion dollars. The Flames ever the civic heroes will throw in $200 million though. Fair comment regarding the economy in Alberta. It has been two years since the bottom fell out on the price of oil. However, if the Flames continue to have sellouts/near sellouts in 2016/17, then I doubt the economy is the primary reason for the subpar attendance numbers of the Stamps. Flames tickets are much more expensive after all. Should this be the case, I can only surmise that there is a large subset of people who think the CFL is not big league or cool enough for them to attend. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blueandgoldguy Posted September 16, 2016 Report Share Posted September 16, 2016 5 hours ago, Atomic said: Not a fan of McMahon at all. Very uncomfortable seating. The built-in ass-grooves do not accommodate me whatsoever. What's the problem? Do you have 3 butt cheeks? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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