To answer my own question... I saw in the other thread that the attendance was close to 3,000 (not bad). Ticket prices in El Paso are a great deal especially with the $2 off coupon. How does the team make any money with such low ticket prices? With tickets being such a great deal more people should be attending...

Actually wellington, that was just an estimate. The Pat's have stopped announcing official attendance numbers at the games. I was hoping maybe I could find it at USLsoccer.com, but those f*cking idiots have yet to add the match statistics for the game. :rolleyes:

From what you have seen, do you think maybe Mr. Cervantes was better off spending his money on trying to get their own place?

Anyways, I have been saying this all along, we need our own place.

People we don't need a freaking palace, just something small to start us off. A modular stadium similar to the ones used by Hanks H.S. and Del Valle High School would be a great way to start. Del Valle's stadium costed about 1.6 million about 3-4 yrs ago. I think there could be a way where the necessary funds could be found for this project. I feel that as the money begins to roll in, we can build up the place. Who knows, we could eventually have our own palace resembling Highbury.

I think all the money spent over the years might come close to the amount you'd pay for a stadium, but that's still an awful lot of coin. Not that he doesn't have it, but you'd think with the amount he's sunk into a stadium that's not his, into the practice facility and training center that are his, and striving to improve, keep and improve EL PASO players (I dare any other team at this level to show a roster with as many players from within a 60 mile radius of its home CITY, much less STATE), that the city of El Paso would help a brothah out.

Nope. Not yet, anyway.

I took some pics of Dudley with a digital camera that I tried to get to USLsoccer.com in time for a feature they ran on the stadium. Since I wrote the story while on the road, obviously I had to wait before I could get the pics and by then it was too late to post them with the story's run on the league website.

How do you go about posting those things here? Is there a process, or just copy and click? I'll be more than happy to show 'em off if someone can tell me how.

...uh, that would be improve, keep and PROMOTE El Paso players...

Oh, and to answer your question, Wellington, about making money, Patriots tickets are a little more specific this season, for one thing. Gone are the passes you could pick up for any game. If people think they can wait to go, chances are they'll keep waiting -- all the way to the end of the season. Specifying the game gives a sense of immediacy to it.

But the bulk of the team's money comes from corporate sponsorship, and the Patriots are decently tied in there. They're also looking for more ways they can improve their inventory.

Battery tickets range in price from $6 to $12. The Battery have good corporate sponsorships, too (this year Saab is the jersey sponsor). I'm sure a large chunk of the match-day revenue comes from concessions and especially beer sales. Do the Patriots sell beer at matches?

To post pics the best way is to put the photos on a webpage and then provide a link to the page. That is how I would do it... there may be an easier way.

First, Duke you need to upload the pics to a website. I am sure you can find free personal websites from whichever ISP you have. Once they are upload and on the web, you get their address. You do this by right cliking on the photo and going to "Properties". The pic's address will be found here. Then, when it comes time to post it, look for the "Image" button on the reply page. It is under the words "Instant UBB Code". When the prompt comes up, just type in the address of the pic. That should pretty much do it.

Ooookayyy...It might be a bit, then. I'll have to use a work computer and I'll need to ask our webmaster where I might find some generic addresses to post those pics.

I will endeavor to have 'em up before the game, but no guarantees.

Thanks!