Command Drop One on the Field and In the Stands

Attendance for Saturday - April 16th?  4,166.  Did the Command win their game?  No.  Was it close?  Based on the score, it may have seemed like they were mounting a come back, but no, 63-49 is not a close game, even in Arena Football.  Two touchdowns can happen all too quick, that I will agree with, but you have to be able to stop the opposing team from scoring twice as well.

4,166 in attendance.  Its time for the Command to realize that they have made several mistakes that may have cost them a future in Kansas City Sports, unless they can find a way to overcome their past actions.  What past actions?  The move from Kemper Arena to Sprint Center Arena may have been welcomes by some, but they lost a majority of their loyal fans, the ones that filled the upper deck and end zones at Kemper.  Why?  Cost.  Attitude of the staff working the events.  The fact that the upper deck was now a full level of suites higher up than they were at Kemper.  There really wasn't a bad seat at Kemper compared to what is offered at Sprint.  And the fan perks stopped when they moved to Sprint, the upper deck was too high up and too hard to access, so only the lower deck was getting perks.

Add to the dislike of the Sprint Center by many ... the fact that the Brigade owners, who are the owners of the Command, remember it was just a name change, turned their backs on their fans, taking the players away from the after game signing parties to the clubs at KC Power and Light District instead of having them do the mandatory player autograph sessions after the games.  And many of the season ticket holders that supported them at Kemper Arena were complaining that the team was giving better 'per game' discounts than the season tickets were getting.  Why should I purchase Season Tickets when I can get the tickets per game cheaper?

Now, the price of tickets has basically gone up.  The team is losing its ass, and they changed their name, negating all of the past team jerseys that their loyal fans purchased.  There is absolutely no incentive to get involved in the Command's games more than ... well ... coming to see the Chicago Rush join the list of teams that will beat the Command this year.

Sorry ... you lost me when you folded with no warning.  You failed to get me back when I saw the price had gone up on the seats I had before ... considerably up.