Arena negotiation discussion. UPD: Flames release their proposal

[Locke]

This is depressing.

Sociologically I agree with King. Economically I just cannot bring myself to do the same.

[topfiverecords]

Obvious woe is us slant is obvious.

[Torture]

So far "woe is us we're small market and it's really hard to make a profit"

[EldrickOnIce]

Originally Posted by New Era

Sure, why not? I'm sure there are plenty of business people interested in the future of the hockey team, or any other business who bring in over a $100M in spinoff business for that matter. Why wouldn't the CoC be interested?

Silly boy.
There is zero economic spinoff from the Flames.
None.

[Cecil Terwilliger]

haha. Not sure I agree with his math about how our market works.

19,000 seats. 45 games. Basically saying each ticket for each game is a separate transaction, meaning the Flames need 850,000 transactions a season. Since we have 1M residents, that makes us a tapped out market.

Now obviously his math doesn't make sense because of STHs who might buy two seats for a whole season thus eating up 90 transactions with 1 transaction. He acknowledges this fact but then pushes on with his 850,000 transaction ideas.

[Locke]

I dont want to complain too much but hes laying it on rather thick.

[Freeway]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

haha. Not sure I agree with his math about how our market works.

19,000 seats. 45 games. Basically saying each ticket for each game is a separate transaction, meaning the Flames need 850,000 transactions a season. Since we have 1M residents, that makes us a tapped out market.

Now obviously his math doesn't make sense because of STHs who might buy two seats for a whole season thus eating up 90 transactions with 1 transaction. He acknowledges this fact but then pushes on with his 850,000 transaction ideas.

Let's presume 10,000 seat ticket holders (e.g., 10,000 individuals buying 45 tickets each), which might be a low assumption. That accounts for 450,000 of their 850,000 transactions, leaving them needing to find 400,000 transactions from the remaining 1.2 million Calgarians.

[Torture]

Here we go with the hospice story...

[Locke]

Oh! The Hospice story again! Come on!

[JFK]

The god damn hospice story.

[Barnes]

Filipino lady story incoming!

[Tyler]

KK: "Calgary is now a receiver of revenue sharing."

[_Q_]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Let's presume 10,000 seat ticket holders (e.g., 10,000 individuals buying 45 tickets each), which might be a low assumption. That accounts for 45,000 of their 850,000 transactions, leaving them needing to find 805,000 transactions from the remaining 1.2 million Calgarians.

Umm 450,000.

[Locke]

Eric Francis? You've got to be absolutely funnin' me!

This should be good.

[1991 Canadian]

Oh yay, it's Eric Francis time. /s

[Toonage]

Also, how many people only buy 1 season ticket? Seems unusual, but I legitimately don't know.

[djsFlames]

Originally Posted by Torture

So far "woe is us we're small market and it's really hard to make a profit"

And sure doing a bang up job of winning over that small market lately.

[colbym72]

Originally Posted by Freeway

Let's presume 10,000 seat ticket holders (e.g., 10,000 individuals buying 45 tickets each), which might be a low assumption. That accounts for 45,000 of their 850,000 transactions, leaving them needing to find 805,000 transactions from the remaining 1.2 million Calgarians.

Numbers are hard

[Tyler]

KK pulling the 'next question' BS now when talking about the arena. Geez, this guy

[Locke]

That 'Full Disclosure' that we knew that already.