Comments on: Hitch Quote on Morrow Firing http://www.3rddegree.net/2008/05/31/hitch-quote-on-morrow-firing/ The Independent FC Dallas News Source Tue, 24 Jan 2012 02:09:31 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: hutchtx http://www.3rddegree.net/2008/05/31/hitch-quote-on-morrow-firing/comment-page-1/#comment-10486 hutchtx Sat, 31 May 2008 22:55:07 +0000 http://www.3rddegree.net/?p=1586#comment-10486 "Hitchcock is a soccer peddler. He peddles FCD, at least for the time being." No, I beg to differ. He's a ticket peddler. He peddles, Beckham, concerts, and anything that will get more attendance at something, and not necessarily at FCD games. He has failed to even try to adequately market FCD. Now, I certainly agree that having a winning team would help. But for Hitch to place so much blame on Morrow -- when upper management shares the "credit" -- is unacceptable. “Hitchcock is a soccer peddler. He peddles FCD, at least for the time being.”

No, I beg to differ. He’s a ticket peddler. He peddles, Beckham, concerts, and anything that will get more attendance at something, and not necessarily at FCD games. He has failed to even try to adequately market FCD. Now, I certainly agree that having a winning team would help. But for Hitch to place so much blame on Morrow — when upper management shares the “credit” — is unacceptable.

]]> By: Skeeter http://www.3rddegree.net/2008/05/31/hitch-quote-on-morrow-firing/comment-page-1/#comment-10484 Skeeter Sat, 31 May 2008 22:10:07 +0000 http://www.3rddegree.net/?p=1586#comment-10484 I just don't understand how these guys don't get it, especially when there are examples to learn from right in front of them (Beckham & Blanco). If you field a winning team with exciting players who have personality, then people come to watch. The problem is that FC Dallas tries to do things on the cheap. Like skipping on Blanco and then feigning effort by signing a has been out of Saudi Arabia on the cheap. Would we be struggling to get 10k in the stands if Blanco was on our roster? I think not. I just don’t understand how these guys don’t get it, especially when there are examples to learn from right in front of them (Beckham & Blanco). If you field a winning team with exciting players who have personality, then people come to watch. The problem is that FC Dallas tries to do things on the cheap. Like skipping on Blanco and then feigning effort by signing a has been out of Saudi Arabia on the cheap. Would we be struggling to get 10k in the stands if Blanco was on our roster? I think not.

]]> By: Teddy http://www.3rddegree.net/2008/05/31/hitch-quote-on-morrow-firing/comment-page-1/#comment-10478 Teddy Sat, 31 May 2008 21:13:06 +0000 http://www.3rddegree.net/?p=1586#comment-10478 Hitchcock is a soccer peddler. He peddles FCD, at least for the time being. If I was in Hitchcock's place, I wouldn't have liked Morrow either. Morrow filled the team with obscure South Americans, traded fan favorites, failed to field a consistent team, and to top it all off, turned in the worst performance on the biggest game this year. That's a tough sell to anyone (other than those reading this, you guys would buy anything with a FCD logo). Hitchcock is a soccer peddler. He peddles FCD, at least for the time being. If I was in Hitchcock’s place, I wouldn’t have liked Morrow either. Morrow filled the team with obscure South Americans, traded fan favorites, failed to field a consistent team, and to top it all off, turned in the worst performance on the biggest game this year. That’s a tough sell to anyone (other than those reading this, you guys would buy anything with a FCD logo).

]]> By: hutchtx http://www.3rddegree.net/2008/05/31/hitch-quote-on-morrow-firing/comment-page-1/#comment-10458 hutchtx Sat, 31 May 2008 15:45:54 +0000 http://www.3rddegree.net/?p=1586#comment-10458 Ugh!!!! I have never really liked him, ever since the first time I saw him grinning like a Cheshire Cat at the first game we attended. How can we, the fans, effectively communicate to the appropriate people our feelings about Mr. Hitchcock? I am still quite upset about OZZfest -- especially since they had the NERVE to send a ticket pre-sale ad the day after the Houston game. He is gutless. He has our team playing their third game in 9 days this Sunday. Would I be surprised if they have a hard time in the altitude against Colorado? No. They played two hard-fought games already. This will be a challenge more because of that than the opponent. Had Hitch had any balls/guts/nerve/whatever, he would have said NO to OZZfest and then tried his damnest to market the Interstate Rivalry game, with billboards, ads, whatever, to see if he could generate above avergae attendance at a non-Beckham game. But I guess we'll never know if it would have worked. And to be embarrassed in front of potential sponsors? He SHOULD be embarrassed -- every tme he looks in the mirror. :mad: Ugh!!!!

I have never really liked him, ever since the first time I saw him grinning like a Cheshire Cat at the first game we attended.

How can we, the fans, effectively communicate to the appropriate people our feelings about Mr. Hitchcock?

I am still quite upset about OZZfest — especially since they had the NERVE to send a ticket pre-sale ad the day after the Houston game. He is gutless. He has our team playing their third game in 9 days this Sunday. Would I be surprised if they have a hard time in the altitude against Colorado? No. They played two hard-fought games already. This will be a challenge more because of that than the opponent.

Had Hitch had any balls/guts/nerve/whatever, he would have said NO to OZZfest and then tried his damnest to market the Interstate Rivalry game, with billboards, ads, whatever, to see if he could generate above avergae attendance at a non-Beckham game. But I guess we’ll never know if it would have worked.

And to be embarrassed in front of potential sponsors? He SHOULD be embarrassed — every tme he looks in the mirror.
:mad:

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