New Stadium for the Redskins being planned . . .

[tshile]

Originally Posted by NC_Skins

San Francisco 49ers game costs family of four an NFL-high average of $641 - ESPN

Who's going to be able to afford to go if/when it's built?

This is why I get so mad with the fan base.... majority of the people talking about how Fedex sucks and how badly the Redskins need a new stadium seem to be people that don't actually go to the stadium or plan on going to the new one... They completely overlook what the actual season ticket holders and stadium goers are worried about - the price...

I haven't talked to a single ticket holder about the new stadium stuff that hasn't immediately said, in some sort of fashion, that they think this will be the end of their run as a ticket holder.

Snyder talks about bouncing seats and designing it like RFK - restoring the atmosphere. I can't tell if he actually understands the problems with the FedEx atmosphere and how to fix it or not...

He comes off as thinking it's about the stadium design.... but I think if you asked people that actually go to the games, they'd list (in order):
- Pricing out the average fan in favor of the wine-and-cheese/corporate crowd
- Not putting a winning team on the field.

One of those he can directly control, the other he can't. It's going to be interesting to see what happens. The Browns have bailed on PSLs. I hope other teams follow suit.

It's possible the best thing to happen to Redskins ticket holders is that the stadium be delayed as much as possible, to let the PSL fad run its course and die the death it deserves...

[Paul Nichols]

Where are they proposing this new stadium be located? And why do they need a new one ALREADY? FedEx isn't even 20 years old, is it?

I've never been to Fed Ex; have heard nothing but horror stories about the traffic - like the old days of trying to exit the Capital Centre. But man, the good times we had in there...

Obviously, there's got to be a financial incentive to Snyder on this; what's his angle?

[over the mountain]

Originally Posted by Paul Nichols

Where are they proposing this new stadium be located? And why do they need a new one ALREADY? FedEx isn't even 20 years old, is it?

I've never been to Fed Ex; have heard nothing but horror stories about the traffic - like the old days of trying to exit the Capital Centre. But man, the good times we had in there...

Obviously, there's got to be a financial incentive to Snyder on this; what's his angle?

bringing back some good times .... went to every caps game from about '85 to '95. dale hunter's overtime breakaway goal against hextel in game 7? when we scored with 20 seconds left to tie it? that place was bananas.

fed ex truly does suck for fan experience. i havent been in 2 years now but if your seats are in the upper deck you literally cant see the ball if it is thrown in the air. you are so high up, birds are actually flying underneath you. if we are playing the giants, its like watching red dots play blue dots.

if you sit on the lower seats and stand when the D is on the field, an usher will very quickly tell you to sit down (bc some rich old guy complained). when i was sitting in the lower level i had to fight to allowed to stand on 3rd down stands.

getting in or out is ridiculous. parking is so expensive, last i parked it cost me $25 to park literally a mile from the stadium. a freaking mile! and i have to pay for such accommodation?

im going to 1 game this year but i honestly wouldnt go if someone gave me free tickets. it sucks that bad.