Inaugural Sounders FC Members Association Meeting Recap
18,000+ Season Tickets!!!
The night started with ECS singing The Bluest Skies over the female Emmcee. Followed by the recurring video chronicling the history of Sounders FC.
Gary Wright was first up…
- Wants Seattle to be the “Capital of Soccer in the US”
- Expansion Draft is next Wednesday
- Head Coach should be announced within a month
- Starfire is a first class training facility. Tyring to be the best facility not only in the Northwest, but in the Country
- Wants Sounders FC to play in the World Club Cup not just in the US
Drew Carey gave the options to vote on the name of the Members’ Association
- Alliance
- Members Association
- Union
- -Write In-
Options to name the Marching Band
- Green Machine
- Sounders FC Band
- Sound Wave
- -Write In-
Voting will be done via the internet (ticket holders should check their email) or by tonight’s ballot.
Membership Council
- Need 25 members to vote for you
- Will attend Quarterly Meeting
- 5 members of the Council will be a part of the Advisory Board
FSN will become a “Production Partner” and is ready to “bring back prominence to Seattle Sports”. [Press Release]
FSN will own the distribution rights for a variety of ancillary programming featuring Sounders FC, which include match replays and team shows, both on the network and via on-demand (VOD). FSN gains the exclusive right to replay Sounders FC matches from the time the game ends until the next Sounders FC match is played. FSN will also have the opportunity to produce and air a weekly Sounders FC show which will give Sounders FC fans a unique perspective on the club through the network’s exclusive access.
The LONE member of the Membership Council was introduced.
Drew said he would wear a Sounders FC lapel pin on The Price is Right.
Drew Carey on John Harkes’ comment that Sounders FC hasn’t sold 18,000 Season Tickets…
He’s Wrong!
It’s possible that the person who asked the question mis-heard Harkes during the US National game, check out the comments below…
Sanna Nyassi and Sebastien LeToux answer some questions…
Nyassi on playing next year…
Come next year, we’ll make you happy
Nyassi on playing his brother next year…
When he comes here next year, we’re gonna WHOOP his ass
Nyassi on the weather…
To be honest, I don’t like it when it’s cold
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Beans Reply:
November 20th, 2008 at 10:49 pm
I heard it that way too. I had to re-wind the TiVo a few times to figure out he was talking about our DP signing.