Will the WFT game sell out despite new jab policy?

[Albany,n.y.]

1 hour ago, stevewin said:

For many years my brother and I have have come up to take my Dad to a game - eventually we had to start buying club seats where things were more "civil" so he could sit more.  Even then - one year we were in our clubs seats and as fate would have it - there were 4 bombed 20-somethings in the seat in front of us who were the (only) grade-A idiots in the section concerned more about getting everyone around them to stand than actually watching the game (is there anything worse than "C'MON STAND UP!!" guy, back turned to the field the whole game waving his arms up).  My Dad asked them once nicely to sit down and they dropped some F-bombs and "we bought our tickets we can do what we want" crap.  Eventually the whole section was yellng at them to sit down - and security actually came over to tell them.  Then the B I T C H that was in front of my Dad literally sat and waved her hands above her head in front of his face the rest of the time just to obstruct his view.  Eventually they got thrown out (reported by others in the section) - which was a good thing b/c they were severely testing our restraint.

 

I think it is related to the influx of college age fans during this period - like a college student section thing - who also had the attitude "the Bills have sucked my whole life so that gives me the right to just get bombed and do whatever I want and IDGAF about anyone or anything else" 

This was the 1st game I noticed it.  I had seasons in the 1st row of the club level endzone for years & after I gave up my seat I still could sit in one of the 2 seats my friend kept there until he bailed after 2018.  However, even in the later years the people behind us would bang on the backs of the seats while I was trying to sit without being vibrated.  I believe if you want to bang on a seatback youy should use your own seat.  In 2019 I went to one game & had a club seat & it seemed OK.  

 

I looked at Ticketmaster & there are enough 1st row tickets available in the upper deck  and even though it will cost more, from now on I'll pay extra & either get a resale ticket in the 1st row of an upper level or just buy a seat in the club.  My friend who I usually go to games with is short & will appreciate not having people in front of us.  I'm down to one game a year at Highmark so I won't mind the extra $ in order to sit through most of the game.  On the other hand, I'm 67 almost 68 & maybe I'm approaching the reality that I'm getting too old to go to games because I've got some physical problems that are making it harder to go to games in the atmosphere that is at Highmark.    

[GottaRun]

1 hour ago, vanhalen26 said:

There’s a fire sale right now on tickets, below preseason pricing.

Tons of $40 tickets out there in the ticket exchange.  Losing 100% of the Canadian fans + whatever the number is of people who don't have 1 shot = great value for anyone who can still get to the game by gametime.

[Albany,n.y.]

10 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:

The problem is no one is going to buy them. Not enough eligible people to. This is a disaster on all levels. Very Short sided. 

It's not a disaster for the Bills.  They already banked the money the tickets originally sold for.  Ticket Exchange is resale of already purchased tickets.  

[HereComesTheReignAgain]

16 minutes ago, Buffalo619 said:

The problem is no one is going to buy them. Not enough eligible people to. This is a disaster on all levels. Very Short sided. 

“A disaster on all levels” is a little dramatic don’t you think?  And what does “short sided” mean? 

[Careca]

5 minutes ago, Albany,n.y. said:

It's not a disaster for the Bills.  They already banked the money the tickets originally sold for.  Ticket Exchange is resale of already purchased tickets.  

Indeed, the only people that suffer for this are the fans, and even then it is only the ones who people who are allowed in the stadium do not really like.

[Boatdrinks]

3 hours ago, SCBills said:

It’s just a philosophically different way of viewing this.  
 

There’s plenty of people with valid reasons for not getting the jab, that don’t correlate with being an anti-vaxxer.  
 

You’re not safer by going to a game where no one is tested and the staff you’re interacting with don’t even have to be vaxxed.  It’s all comical at this point.  Bills are playing along, and it’s disappointing, but maybe the risk of alienating fans is worth it if NYS agrees to throw in a little extra taxpayer funding for the new stadium. 

Some very salient points SC. This isn’t about safety. It’s about things routinely discussed on PPP. Would the Bills be playing along if they weren’t looking for a new sweetheart lease and a new stadium ? As you mentioned, there are only a few NFL stadiums where this is an issue. Not surprisingly one of them is in Seattle. The other two are indoors. I’m fully vaccinated, but I’m choosing to attend a few road games this season instead. 

1 minute ago, Careca said:

Indeed, the only people that suffer for this are the fans, and even then it is only the ones who people who are allowed in the stadium do not really like.

That’s it in a nutshell. I’m allowed in, but I’d just rather not. The only place I’ve shown my vax card is for international travel, which I cheerfully complied with. Attending a football game in my own Country in my State of residence? Hard pass. I’ll watch the Bills play in other stadiums. 

[Simon]

Going to lock this for the day so we can focus on the actual game.

Will likely reopen it later in the hopes that some folks will stop trying to sidetrack the actual football stadium discussion with off-topic Covid rants.