What do you think of the move? Haven't you been to a number of Chiefs' games? For as fervently as the city of Kansas City has supported the Chiefs, it seems like a slap in the face. But, I guess that's the pro sports' landscape.
Sorry for the delay in reply. I wanted to talk to people who are actually living out there and feel the impact. Obviously the fans of Missouri are pissed off. I talked to a close family member who is a season ticket holder along with several others I know out there who are also.
KC did not have a PSL requirement for season tickets and honestly those tickets were very reasonable if you think about how good they have been for years. I had a good seat for the playoff game against the Texans last January and it cost about $180 a ticket. Here, that seat and playoff game would be probably go for more than three times the price. The new stadium in Kansas will require PSL. Depending on where you want to sit, that license is between $9,000 and $71,000 per seat. Then there is the price of the ticket, which will vary. They will use the PSL to offset building costs.
It came down to Missouri politicians completely dropping the ball on this. Imagine that. There are a lot of moving parts here. Not just the Chiefs, but the Royals want a new stadium as well.
So, the people I know said Kansas came in very organized, specific, clear and very quickly with their offer. Maybe under 90 days. The politicians of Missouri were very unorganized, and fought over tax breaks, etc. Time after time they got shot down. Actually, they had a chance to keep them last year at Arrowhead with renovations or a new stadium. A tax extension didn't get a positive vote back then.
There was another tax vote that got shot down and it pretty much ended Missouri's chance to keep the team. It is important to note that about 54% of Season ticket holders are Missouri residents and about 43% are Kansas residents. We all know it's right there on the Missouri river and going from one side to the other isn't a long drive. There are people in that part of Kansas who have money.
The PSL thing is going to cause a loss of season ticket holders who really can't afford the PSL where they want to sit or currently sit. My family member said they sit by a woman who got her grandfather's season tix when he passed away 15 years ago and he had them for decades. She can't afford the PSL. All the people around them have had tix for decades. My college buddy's spouse had tix in her family since 1963. Arrowhead holds about 76,000 and the new stadium is said to hold about 65,000.
More to say, but this is the Cliff's Notes version of it.
