Fans denied access

[northernbillfan]

I would be so pissed if this happened to me after finally getting to go to the SB.

http://sports.yahoo.com/nfl/news?slug=ys-angryfans020611

[Joe Fo Sho]

Re: Fans denied access

Jerry Jones is a bag of douche.

[Bangarang]

Re: Fans denied access

“They also had the option of viewing the game from standing room platforms in each corner of the stadium,” the league said in a statement. “In addition, these fans will each receive a refund of triple the cost of the face value of their ticket. The face value of these tickets is $800.”

Not bad.

[Michael82]

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Another black eye for the Dallas Super Bowl! I love it! Hopefully they never ever get another Super Bowl in Dallas again. **** You, Jerry Jones!

[Joe Fo Sho]

Re: Fans denied access

Not bad.

Not that good, though.

You think that covers the cost of their plane ticket, hotel stay, and food/entertainment for the weekend (or longer)? Plus, if the Bills were in the Superbowl, me watching them live is priceless. These fans got shafted.

[Ebenezer]

Re: Fans denied access

Not bad.

What if you were a GB fan who can't get tickets because the list at Lambeau is forever but you were lucky enough to score tickets to the SB....and what if you had to leave....and what if GB never gets back...

[northernbillfan]

Re: Fans denied access

How about if you were the GB fan who had to sit behind the Steelers bench to watch it on a screen?

[Beebe's Kid]

Re: Fans denied access

This was the worst Super Bowls that I've ever watched, from a production stand point.

Jerry really screwed the pooch on this one. He should have stopped trying to suck on his own pee pee for a few seconds and payed attention to detail.

If this were Buffalo in the SB, and I was outside, the reimbursement wouldn't have been enough...not even close. Watching on a screen? Wow...class act, Jones.

[Novacane]

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Not bad.

Did you read the article. Some of them paid more than 3 times face value for their tickets. Not so good!

[trapezeus]

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remember, the owners' greed is not to blame for the impending lockout.

it's disgusting that they gave them standing room tickets. it was well known that the average real cost to fans for a ticket into the game was around $2500. Even for the worst seat.

These guys should have been treated like royalty instead of being given a form letter and a place to stand.

Jerry jones will keep getting the superbowl, because the NFL is enamored with big stadiums.

If jerry jones was truly a business man, he would have gone down and apologized personally to help take the sting out of it and be compassionate to their problem. Then maybe a little access to parts of the stadiums for VIP's would have helped as well as the reimbursement.

[better days]

Re: Fans denied access

remember, the owners' greed is not to blame for the impending lockout.

it's disgusting that they gave them standing room tickets. it was well known that the average real cost to fans for a ticket into the game was around $2500. Even for the worst seat.

These guys should have been treated like royalty instead of being given a form letter and a place to stand.

Jerry jones will keep getting the superbowl, because the NFL is enamored with big stadiums.

If jerry jones was truly a business man, he would have gone down and apologized personally to help take the sting out of it and be compassionate to their problem. Then maybe a little access to parts of the stadiums for VIP's would have helped as well as the reimbursement.

I doubt Dallas gets another Super Bowl because the people that vote on Super Bowl sites know this was a fiasco, with most of the good resturants in the City closed & Taxis on strike, lack of salt on the roads.

[trapezeus]

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i just don't see how jerry doesn't talk his way out of the problems and rely on "we have the best stadium in the league".

They'll get a shot again. it'll be interesting to see how the NYC superbowl goes. NYC, despite being a north east city, has piss poor snow removal, and a weak train system that shuts down or runs severe delays with inclement weather. i truly look forward to the NFL just sucking it up and building a stadium in Las Vegas and hosting the superbowl there every year.

I know, totally unrealistic, but a lot more fun for the fans.

[ddaryl]

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A black eye for the pompous ass Jerry Jones...

[Joe Fo Sho]

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I guess they're also giving those guys tickets to next years Superbowl, too. So if they scalp those tickets maybe they can break even, but it would never make up for preventing me from watching my team in the Superbowl.

[thunderofhooves]

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I guess they're also giving those guys tickets to next years Superbowl, too. So if they scalp those tickets maybe they can break even, but it would never make up for preventing me from watching my team in the Superbowl.

I heard that too, but I'm guessing that they would rather have been there yesterday