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marmar

(76,985 posts)
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:24 PM Jan 2012

Jacksonville Jaguars owner suggests that only season ticket holders are real fans


Jacksonville has a new NFL owner and a new head coach. But now it also has new PR problems.

Not only was the hire of coach Mike Mularkey panned by critics Wednesday, Jaguars owner Shahid Khan is in serious damage control mode after his comments about what makes a fan of his team.

Khan explained just what it takes to be a Jaguars fan, in his opinion: "I think I can clarify at this point for me a fan is somebody who is a season ticket holder fan for the Jaguars," said the new owner. "We want to hear from people, we want a huge amount of constructive feedback. We need input, but we need that from fans who are season ticket holders."

So the implication is if you're down on your luck and can't afford season tickets in a state hit hard by the recession, you're not a true fan. ................(more)

The complete piece is at: http://www.thepostgame.com/blog/dish/201201/nfl-owner-claims-real-fans-are-season-ticket-holders



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Jacksonville Jaguars owner suggests that only season ticket holders are real fans (Original Post) marmar Jan 2012 OP
What a schmuck RockaFowler Jan 2012 #1
Must be nice being rich....Assclown !...and your team will always suck ! RagAss Jan 2012 #2
Sounds like they're taking him out of context maximusveritas Jan 2012 #3
So you have to be a season ticket holder to follow the team? marmar Jan 2012 #4
And now you're twisting my words around as well maximusveritas Jan 2012 #7
Do you think he gets most of his revenue from STH's? HuckleB Jan 2012 #6
Don't most people who live in Florida think that way? HuckleB Jan 2012 #5
He's just selling tickets. Iggo Jan 2012 #8

RockaFowler

(7,429 posts)
1. What a schmuck
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 12:29 PM
Jan 2012

I guess people who live outside of the area can't be fans. There are people in Gainesville who root for the Jags - little far to get to the game. How about Tallahassee??

Douchebag award for 2012

maximusveritas

(2,915 posts)
3. Sounds like they're taking him out of context
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 10:59 PM
Jan 2012

It sounds to me like he's explaining that when he says he wants to hear feedback from the fans, he wants to hear it from season ticket holders rather than just anyone who happens to call themselves a fan but doesn't really follow the team. From a public relations standpoint, it's a disaster because most people will just read the distorted view like this headline provides.

maximusveritas

(2,915 posts)
7. And now you're twisting my words around as well
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:15 PM
Jan 2012

Let me explain it a little more for you: People who are season ticket holders have a greater stake in the team's fortunes and are more likely to be informed and less likely to be reactionary. Every single owner in any sports league puts more weight behind the opinions of the season ticket holders than the fans as a whole. None of them say it so bluntly though.

HuckleB

(35,773 posts)
6. Do you think he gets most of his revenue from STH's?
Thu Jan 12, 2012, 11:12 PM
Jan 2012

Or is it from television, clothing and trinkets?

This is the NFL, remember. It's not MLB. The NFL really doesn't even need stadiums. It's revenue base is television.

Iggo

(47,489 posts)
8. He's just selling tickets.
Fri Jan 13, 2012, 10:00 AM
Jan 2012

He's doing it wrong, of course. Insulting the customer is bad form at the very least.

Or maybe he's just trying to get run out of town. "Los Jaguares de Los Angeles" has nice ring to it.

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