Jun 23rd 2008 8:35AM by Josh Alper (author feed)
Filed under: Jets, AFC East, NFL Fans, New York
As fans of football teams with new stadiums from coast to coast are well aware, the personal seat license is here to stay. Owners see how much money their brethren bring in through PSLs and feel they owe it to themselves to juice revenues as much as possible. Argue about it if you like but they aren’t going anywhere so long as fans are willing to spend through the nose to get them.
I just wish teams could be more up front about their desire for the money. John Mara of the Giants made it seem like he needed the money from PSLs to pay for emergency surgery for his daughter, for example. There must be something about the Meadowlands because now the Jets are playing the same game. Erik Boland of got his hands on a “survey” the team sent to “help the Jets determine the best way to sell tickets to the new stadium.” It reads more like a PR piece for PSLs.
“The Jets are surveying different types and terms of Personal Seat Licenses (PSLs) as one of the ways to help achieve this requirement. A PSL is an asset, like a taxi medallion, that is purchased in addition to the ticket that gives the holder ownership of the seat. This holder can then sell the seat license in the future, including for any profit, to someone else if the holder no longer wishes to purchase season tickets.”
To quote The Outlaw Josey Wales, don’t piss down my back and tell me it’s raining.Continue Reading
