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West Valley, Grizz say they'll score with arena bailout
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First off, not a single penny of taxpayer money went to RSL. All the county did was buy land for the stadium which is being leased back to RSL.....exactly what SLC did for Jazz and their arena.
Second, minor league hockey is not remotely close to being more viable than major league soccer. RSL draws an average of 15k.....that's THREE TIMES what the Grizzliezz draw.
My advice: Next time, get informed before you pop off.
Look at the new expansion franchise in Seattle. They have sold out their first to home matches with over 25,000 in attendence as well as over 20,000 season tickets.
There are new franchises that are lining up to be a part of MLS.
RSL appears to be on its way to being a profitable frnanchise this year. Plus it is going to bring in lots of outsiders with the MLS All-Star game in July and the World Cup qualifer in the fall and another women's game to be played in the stadium.
I am also a season ticket holder for Real Salt Lake. I personally don't know what they have to do at all with this article. The teams are here, the stadiums are here. If they go away, we just lose money. Think of the money that will be brought in this summer for RSL.
I hope the best for the grizzlies, and having gone to both teams this year, more people support RSL then the grizz, but who cares.
I think this is going to be win/win for the Grizzlies and West Valley, the city would have been far worse off if they had left. It's tough to market an ECHL team because turnover is so high, you can't get familiar with your players (not that I can name anyone on RSL either!). I do think Grizz prices are a bit too high, but the excitement is FAR MORE than soccer, or baseball for that matter.
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