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  1. 01-01-2012, 07:35 PM #1
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    Bears 5th Most Expensive Ticket in the NFL

    So at what point in time does the ownership of the Bears plan to provide it's fans with a Top 5 team to go along with their Top 5 costs for attending a game. I feel sorry for those with season tickets who have to pay these prices to watch such a mediocre product. Pathetic and expensively pathetic at that.

    I'd say it's about time the fans started to demand getting their monies worth. Fire Angelo and cut ticket costs with the savings.


    5 Most Expensive NFL Stadiums | Bankrate.com
    Top 5 most expensive NFL stadiums

    Stadium: Soldier Field

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    Where located: Chicago
    Team: Chicago Bears
    With the NFL record of more than 700 wins in one of the country's largest metropolitan areas, the Chicago Bears may have earned their right to be one of the more expensive fan experiences in the league. "Da Bears" rank as having the fifth most expensive stadium for 2011 with a Fan Cost Index of $557.18.
    "We are the largest single-team market in the NFL with the smallest stadium capacity," says Jim Christman, spokesman for the Bears. "Those dynamics would normally lead to the most expensive tickets in a league."
    The most recent version of Soldier Field opened in 2003. The third version in the stadium's long history, it accommodates a relatively small 61,500 fans. While the average ticket price of $101.55 is an 8.5 percent increase over 2010, second only to the San Francisco 49ers' 9.4 percent, the concession prices fall closer to the NFL average. Beer for $8 and hot dogs for $5 are something even the "Saturday Night Live" Super Fans could stomach.
    "We need to set pricing so that we stay competitive within the NFL but make sure we retain our customers," Christman says. "We make efforts to compare (concession) prices to other venues to ensure they are comparable each season."
    For fans who aren't looking to spend even that much money for an NFL experience, the Bears offer an annual Family Fest, allowing fans an up-close look at a team practice for around $8 per ticket with special pricing for kids.
    Fans don't seem to have too much of a problem with the prices, though. The Bears have a 98 percent season ticket renewal rate and have sold out every game since 1984.







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  • 01-01-2012, 08:10 PM #2
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    $100 a ticket now? god damn.
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  • 01-02-2012, 08:36 AM #3
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    Good question Soul, I have, in the past few years, heard people say that the Mck's, dispite having a paid off team, and huge world wide revenue's from the team, are cash strapped in comparission to other clubs. But if they are selling out the stadium at 100 a ticket, plus the PDH or whatever it is, then they are really just hoarding it. And I'm not talking about players, I know we are always close to the cap; I'm talking about scouting and coaches/assistant coaches etc etc.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Jimmors View Post
    $100 a ticket now? god damn.

    Thats before the "Season Ticket Holders" that never go and just sell the tickets for each game at 2 , 3, 4 X's the price.
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    Well, if cost is reflective of team performance than it makes sense to be in the top five in ticket price since we were in the top 4 teams last year.

    So to answer your question about when... It was done, you're just wearing your pessimism filled glasses as usual.
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    Quote Originally Posted by soulman View Post
    So at what point in time does the ownership of the Bears plan to provide it's fans with a Top 5 team to go along with their Top 5 costs for attending a game. I feel sorry for those with season tickets who have to pay these prices to watch such a mediocre product. Pathetic and expensively pathetic at that.
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  • 01-02-2012, 03:04 PM #7
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    Quote Originally Posted by BULLITT View Post
    Um, it happened last year. Top 4 actually. That might be why this year the ticket prices were top 5. Just a guess....

    Seriously, the dumb ass posts are getting overwhelming again...
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    chicago is a top 5 market so you should pay top 5 price to go
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    ". . . and have sold out every game since 1984."

    As long as asses are in the seats, prices aren't gonna drop. Wish I could find my ass in one of those seats a little more often.
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