The problem is that these smaller sports aren't marketed well. Now days you need a subscription to watch everything. Put the games on over the air. Let the fan base grow. Some people don't even know there's a MLS team. AZ over the airs Phoenix rising and they're really popular out here for being an USL team. It's all about marketing.
They had somewhat a legit fanbase when the team first started but there was so much fighting between supporters, and when Messi came all the supporters for the team melted away and just filled up with Messi fanboys/girls
As someone from Chicago I can say the Fire don’t exist here. The stadium is a dump and hard to get to, the team sucks, and the ownership doesn’t even care. Hopefully that changes but until then no one is going to go to games. Even when they were decent the stadium wasn’t even in the city and really out of the way
@AlwaysHalftime - Along with poor ownership of the Quakes, it’s also worth noting that San Jose is a majority Latino (🇲🇽 specifically) city. So SJ is very much Chivas and Club America territory. And it was very visible during their Leagues Cup game at Levi Stadium, where it was almost all Chivas fans in the stadium. The Latino community that follows Liga MX but also wanted a local team to support are indeed the only reason the Quakes exist, but given our support for the clubs back in the motherland is most at heart, it makes support for the Quakes conditional. If a Liga MX team like Chivas or America comes to town, the game might as well be in Mexico as their fans would take over PayPal Park.
Worse atmosphere in the A-League is a Melbourne Victory home game. Decent stadium that is just wasted by a home end that does nothing but stand around scratching their arses.
@AlwaysHalftime I’m a Mexican American from the Bay Area, and a diehard Club America fan. But as an Earthquakes supporter when I occasionally watch MLS, I will say that John Fisher is arguably one of the worst owners in MLS and sports! He is doing the same damn thing that he has done with the A’s: not adequately invested/funded the team (bottom 3 in salary spend), and does not care about the results of the team or winning championships, only cares about people going to their mediocre games and filling his pockets with 💰, and when the team actually is good and there’s things and players to build up around, he will immediately sell it all off for more 💰, like he did with Cade Cowell. And the team’s defense and midfield is atrocious! SJ has offensive players like Espinoza and Kikanovic they can build around, but Fisher’s cheap ass won’t spend the money to do it since all he cares about are pathetic and blatant money grabs. Thank God I am a SF Giants and Americanista at heart, teams that put results and fans first knowing the money will follow. But I do feel bad for some of my friends who are week in & week out Quakes fans. True Quakes Fans should stop going or watching Quakes games for it to change for better, and hopefully it makes MLS force him to sell the SJ Quakes! #Selltheteam!
The problem is that these smaller sports aren't marketed well. Now days you need a subscription to watch everything. Put the games on over the air. Let the fan base grow. Some people don't even know there's a MLS team. AZ over the airs Phoenix rising and they're really popular out here for being an USL team. It's all about marketing.
Inter Miami should be here. Their fanbase is fake. And even with superstars, they have weak support.
That’s because they’re in Miami. They have terrible fans across all their teams
They had somewhat a legit fanbase when the team first started but there was so much fighting between supporters, and when Messi came all the supporters for the team melted away and just filled up with Messi fanboys/girls
Agreed
As someone from Chicago I can say the Fire don’t exist here. The stadium is a dump and hard to get to, the team sucks, and the ownership doesn’t even care. Hopefully that changes but until then no one is going to go to games. Even when they were decent the stadium wasn’t even in the city and really out of the way
I love how the comments section here has no disagreements.Nobody defending their team's fans from being included here.
@AlwaysHalftime - Along with poor ownership of the Quakes, it’s also worth noting that San Jose is a majority Latino (🇲🇽 specifically) city. So SJ is very much Chivas and Club America territory. And it was very visible during their Leagues Cup game at Levi Stadium, where it was almost all Chivas fans in the stadium.
The Latino community that follows Liga MX but also wanted a local team to support are indeed the only reason the Quakes exist, but given our support for the clubs back in the motherland is most at heart, it makes support for the Quakes conditional.
If a Liga MX team like Chivas or America comes to town, the game might as well be in Mexico as their fans would take over PayPal Park.
You Should See The A-League The Grand Final Has The Attendance Of An Average Prenier League Match
Worse atmosphere in the A-League is a Melbourne Victory home game. Decent stadium that is just wasted by a home end that does nothing but stand around scratching their arses.
@Gregemio If Anything They Are One Of The Best 🤯
As a Rapids fan it is hard to be a fan when the owner’s keep screwing us over. We have a good fan base, but our Owner’s are trash.
As someone from St. Louis, you all have my sympathies.
@AlwaysHalftime I’m a Mexican American from the Bay Area, and a diehard Club America fan. But as an Earthquakes supporter when I occasionally watch MLS, I will say that John Fisher is arguably one of the worst owners in MLS and sports!
He is doing the same damn thing that he has done with the A’s: not adequately invested/funded the team (bottom 3 in salary spend), and does not care about the results of the team or winning championships, only cares about people going to their mediocre games and filling his pockets with 💰, and when the team actually is good and there’s things and players to build up around, he will immediately sell it all off for more 💰, like he did with Cade Cowell. And the team’s defense and midfield is atrocious! SJ has offensive players like Espinoza and Kikanovic they can build around, but Fisher’s cheap ass won’t spend the money to do it since all he cares about are pathetic and blatant money grabs.
Thank God I am a SF Giants and Americanista at heart, teams that put results and fans first knowing the money will follow.
But I do feel bad for some of my friends who are week in & week out Quakes fans. True Quakes Fans should stop going or watching Quakes games for it to change for better, and hopefully it makes MLS force him to sell the SJ Quakes!
#Selltheteam!
OK, so NYC FC didn't make either the best OR the worst. Fuck it, I'll take it! Just like this team, sometimes we're grateful just to be mid!