'It's got to be Big Time'

[Rocket]

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/06/29...iness-struggle

Wow what a joke rudge is! Everything that was built up from the grey cup last year can't increase season ticket sales for Next year! I know rudge and his supporters are going to use the poor excuse of having the grey cup the one year and the next year sales are going to be down. But something should have been built up from that grey cup year. I realize the perception of the cfl and the Argos is not that great in Toronto but rudge can't just sit there with his hands in his pocket crying how the Argos can't get attention in the city, he has to work with marketing this team better and giving the fans a better game day experience for the fans!

[shayman]

Wow what a joke rudge is!

Yeah! it was only the largest regular season crowd since 2009 yesterday. what a joke! And it was so loud! And everybody seemed to be having fun!

Chris, stay the course. Yesterday was great. Let's keep it going.

[Rocket]

Yeah! it was only the largest regular season crowd since 2009 yesterday. what a joke! And it was so loud! And everybody seemed to be having fun!

Chris, stay the course. Yesterday was great. Let's keep it going.

Last night you have to tip your hat to all the hardcore Argo fans for coming out like that. I don't feel as if there are a new fans coming to this team which is to bad. Chris needs to work harder on his job then what he has been doing!

[shayman]

Last night you have to tip your hat to all the hardcore Argo fans for coming out like that. I don't feel as if there are a new fans coming to this team which is to bad. Chris needs to work harder on his job then what he has been doing!

Home opener attendance.
2012: 20,682
2013: 29,852

[Argocister]

Home opener attendance.
2012: 20,682
2013: 29,852

It was a great game last night..... Lots of fun..... We got the W ! ...... And great crowd..... Must've been the marketing! Love the superhero cartoon portrayals. Can hardly wait to purchase the end of the season comic book.

[Rocket]

Home opener attendance.
2012: 20,682
2013: 29,852

Yes I am happy with the size of the crowd last night 29,852 which was very legit. Not like last years crowds where they said they had 22,000 but really only like 12,000 was in attendance. A lot of thanks still has to go to the ticat fans for coming to the game. Next home game should be a good crowd with Saskatchewan in town. But I scared everything will go downhill when b.c comes in for that Tuesday game.

[LLB997]

dont remember any Argo game last year having 12 thousand fans. Not that many Ticat fans last night compared to last yr. I can honestly say it was a double blue dominated crowd.

[Will]

dont remember any Argo game last year having 12 thousand fans. Not that many Ticat fans last night compared to last yr. I can honestly say it was a double blue dominated crowd.

12000 was a number that some in the media kept throwing out. Rocket no doubt believes it because it can be used as part of his anti-Rudge narrative.

[AngeloV]

Yes I am happy with the size of the crowd last night 29,852 which was very legit. Not like last years crowds where they said they had 22,000 but really only like 12,000 was in attendance. A lot of thanks still has to go to the ticat fans for coming to the game. Next home game should be a good crowd with Saskatchewan in town. But I scared everything will go downhill when b.c comes in for that Tuesday game.

Yes..that Tuesday game. So tell me how Rudge is responsible for that great scheduling gem.

Do us all a favour, Rocket. Come up with an intelligent take on something, specifically without mentioning Rudge. If 1argoholic is telling you to cool it (and I happen to know he is the #1 supporter of freedom of speech on this site) than you have obviously gone too far. We get it...move on.

[Rocket]

Yes..that Tuesday game. So tell me how Rudge is responsible for that great scheduling gem.

Who else is to blame but rudge himself for that one. I know that the cfl and Mark Cohen would try to do everything possible for the Argos to get a favouriable schedule that would work best for the Argo fans. Why can't rudge negotiate something better with Rogers? Do you seriously think that sky dome is booked every night of the week? When they do have an event there do you not think that the event is something a lot bigger then what an Argos game attracts! Rudge said it himself in the Toronto sun article toronto likes it big time why not make the Argos big time and stop making excuses for not getting the job done proper.
Being the CEO of the Argos should require you to be able to negotiate with people, just look at Keith pelley when he was running the show he set up that whole see you on the field thing,where fans were able to come on the field after the game for an hour or so! Do you seriously think that Chris rudge would have ever thought of doing anything like that before or would he just try to make some poor excuse on how Rogers controls everything in the stadium and that his hands are tied!

[Ballstothewall]

Last night you have to tip your hat to all the hardcore Argo fans for coming out like that. I don't feel as if there are a new fans coming to this team which is to bad. Chris needs to work harder on his job then what he has been doing!

I disagree, I saw a lot of kids under 18 at this game. Also increase in the 18 to 35 group too, I thought. The Argos do need to focus on the age group going forward, 18 to 35.

[marcwagz]

I disagree, I saw a lot of kids under 18 at this game. Also increase in the 18 to 35 group too, I thought. The Argos do need to focus on the age group going forward, 18 to 35.

I brought a friend to the game and he liked it so much on the way home he said he would start watchin the games on tv now. argos need more exciting games like that one