That reminds me, some Sounders fans came down to Portland looking to buy tickets when they went on sale to the public at the box office. Along with the known scalpers, they were removed from the line and were refused the opportunity to purchase tickets. Some Seattle fans proceeded to write a blog complaining about how unprofessional this was by the Timbers front office, etc.
Are they not aware how visiting team tickets are allocated in soccer? It's the same all over the world. Of course, you can't control the aftermarket sales, but you buy away game tickets through your supporters group, that way all of the fans are in a designated section. These things are done for a reason, people!
Not to mention the fact that they're gaining favor by designating those tickets to home fans and not scalpers/opponents. That's just common sense.
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