Comments on: Redskins take initiative on report regarding ticket lawsuits

By: E Rowe

E Rowe — Fri, 04 Sep 2009 10:04:51 +0000

I’m with homercles82. I remember when the fans used to be the “12th man” and what fun we used to have at RFK (and they weren’t even winning – week after week we suffered with McPeak). We bought season tickets in 1963, before you had to be on a “waiting list”. We kept these tickets until the 90′s when they built “Jack Kent Cooke Stadium”, which, of course, for money’s sake is now called Fedex Field. I could go on and on but will conclude with – SHAME – SHAME – SHAME! SHAME ON YOU REDSKINS. A new RAVENs fan.

By: homercles82

homercles82 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 14:17:52 +0000

What The Redksins won’t tell you is that the Club Level seats used to be the same price as lower level seats until they decided to call them premium.
Forcing people who cannot pay for the tickets to pay for the remainder of their contract is ridiculous. They can always resell the tickets to scalpers for more money like they have been doing.
Their waiting list is a sham. I signed up for the waiting list in 2001 and began getting notices I could get general admission tickets in 2008 while a family friend was on the list for 20 years and never heard a word. He had to sign up in person for the list! Snyder does nothing for the fanbase. There is no fan participation event that doesn’t cost money. The stadium is subpar, the parking is atrocious now because they force you into specific spots, tailgating is being squashed except in specific zones or if you buy a particular pass, there is no fan connection anymore. Fans are expected to show up after paying ridiculous amounts of money, spend more money buying concessions and souveniers and never complain about it.
I am a Redskins fan but because of the ticket fallout, their apparent greediness and lackluster teams over the years I might assume fanship of the Ravens.

By: Mangy66

Mangy66 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 12:09:30 +0000

Munkihed25…have you ever been in the car business?
Obviously not…so STFU.
If you can repossess a car…it’s a done deal. Either the person agrees to pay what they are late on, in its entirety, or they lose the car. If the car can’t be repossessed, if the finance company chooses, they can pursue legal action…cuz you know…some low-lives know they’re late, and hide their cars.
Florio…Do you spank your monkey EVERY time you can trash the Skins (even when you have to go WAY out of your way to explain some reason why)? Or do you do it every other time. Go give your wife some attention…the Skins don’t want your “covert love”.
Just by witnessing Florio’s DOUCHE-BAGGERY, I think if he was the owner of a football team, he would trump any douche-baggery he REACHES to claim the Redskins are doing.

By: munkihed25

munkihed25 — Thu, 03 Sep 2009 07:55:31 +0000

The people buying the tickets should never sign a contract, but that doesn’t mean the skins should sue them if they default. If you buy a car, and default, are you sued over it? No, they just reposses the car. Maybe Danny-boy is more hard up for $ than we all think. . . . .

By: Kidekk

Kidekk — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 23:28:40 +0000

Articles like this are your saving grace for a lot of the conjecture/crap articles you throw together. But, I know. Supply and demand.
Even more to the point, how could the Redskins sue general admission ticket holders? They’re making a nonsensical claim in order to save some face. General admission requires payment upfront, to my knowledge, so they can’t violate the terms of that implicit contract by not paying because they have to pay to receive the tickets (unless they pay by check, which I am not sure you can even do and wouldn’t be a smart business practice for the selling general admission tickets).

By: DC Vikings Fan

DC Vikings Fan — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 20:33:51 +0000

This is typical of the Mr. Snyder era. The goal is making money. Joe Gibb’s mistake was thinking that the owner was interested in winning.

By: ☻☼CBS, FOX, ESPN, NFLN nbc

☻☼CBS, FOX, ESPN, NFLN nbc — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:49:16 +0000

Too Long;
Didn’t read

By: Quagmire

Quagmire — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 19:08:06 +0000

Does Snyder remind anyone else of the dud in their high school who you would make take your lunch tray to the trash…sure he’s a multi- millionaire now…but I’d bet he had it tough in high school.

By: 828tnt

828tnt — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 18:14:43 +0000

the bottom line remains: daniels snyder’s sole focus is $$$. not the may he treats his fans, or the product he puts on display.
he is still the owner who took the out of town scoreboard away to promote gameday rentals of “kangaroo tv”. who goes to a game to rent the sundat ticket? at $40 a pop no less…
we may not know all of the details, but the article in the post is fasinating- granted jason laconfora has always had an axe to grind. how the redskins used stub hub to resell tickets at higher than face value, and continue to revoke tickets from fans for doing the same- this is a regular practice toward its season ticket holders and inculed in the yearly contract for each.
the skins are a proud fanbase, and we have suffered through a miserable snyder era. and the loyalty displayed through constant sellouts in such a large venue, and crazy waiting lists should be embarassing to snyder.
danny has single handedly brought one of the most proud franchises toward the cellar dwellars and laughing stocks of the nfl.

By: Dewey Axewound

Dewey Axewound — Wed, 02 Sep 2009 17:50:43 +0000

ZZZZZZZ…
Wake me up when the geek-legalese speak is over.
Not that I DON’T understand it–it’s just that I don’t WANT to.
Because I don’t care.
Although it is funny to think how the Skins brass FORCES unwilling fans to watch, against their will, via legal coercion.
I picture a Francis-Dolorhyde-and-the-guy-from -The-Tattler-in-the-movie-Red Dragon-type-of-a scene:
“Do you see?”
Yes.
“Do you SEE?”
Y-y-yes…yes… *sob*
“DO YOU SEE?!?!”
YES!!! YES!!! I DO ! I DO! AAAGGGHHHH!!!
Snyder & co to Skins fans:
“You WILL watch and you will LIKE IT!!”
btw–PFT = “The Tattler” of sports journalism