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Paintrain · 08-27-2004, 12:25 PM

I'm not sure how many people saw the article in the Washington Post about the controversy with the lower bowl seats added to FedEx Field (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Aug25.html), but the Redskins did a rebuttal on their official website.. (http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=3141)

The funniest dig to me was, "Surprisingly, The Washington Post newspaper is in fact the single-largest general admission ticket holder at FedExField, with more than 200 prime lower bowl seats under one discreet account.

General admission seats are intended for the individual fan. Each account is limited to six seats, and there are more than 100,000 households on the wait list hoping to purchase general admission seats.

"Since general admission is designed to benefit the individual fan, not major corporations, having secretly garnered more than 200 of the best lower bowl seats, isn't it time for the Washington Post to recognize the needs of the individual fan?" said Mitch Gershman, senior vice president in charge of the team's ticket office."

Gotta love a pre-season war with the media..

08-27-2004, 12:25 PM	#1
Paintrain Pro Bowl Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Ft. Lauderdale, FL Age: 55 Posts: 5,006	Pissing Match between the Post and the Redskins I'm not sure how many people saw the article in the Washington Post about the controversy with the lower bowl seats added to FedEx Field (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn...2004Aug25.html), but the Redskins did a rebuttal on their official website.. (http://www.redskins.com/news/newsDetail.jsp?id=3141) The funniest dig to me was, "Surprisingly, The Washington Post newspaper is in fact the single-largest general admission ticket holder at FedExField, with more than 200 prime lower bowl seats under one discreet account. General admission seats are intended for the individual fan. Each account is limited to six seats, and there are more than 100,000 households on the wait list hoping to purchase general admission seats. "Since general admission is designed to benefit the individual fan, not major corporations, having secretly garnered more than 200 of the best lower bowl seats, isn't it time for the Washington Post to recognize the needs of the individual fan?" said Mitch Gershman, senior vice president in charge of the team's ticket office." Gotta love a pre-season war with the media..