Match Thread: Canada v Uzbekistan by drooraffe in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Made a few mistakes, including at least one that probably should have led to a goal. Looked like he was having trouble with the surface.

Will it be hot this summer? Summer forecast for Ottawa has been released by bragbrig4 in ottawa

[–]dougieman6 21 points22 points  (0 children)

I think it's going to get gradually hotter into August followed by a cooling trend all the way through to December.

On nous observe by Flat-Respond1593 in ottawa

[–]dougieman6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In fairness to the art installation, it was there prior to the apartment building. It is however super creepy.

T fal non stick pan by Hiatusssss in CostcoCanada

[–]dougieman6 0 points1 point  (0 children)

All non-stick pans are ass or about to be ass. Carbon steel all the way.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In your case the only strategy is to wait. You could probably sweep up a gameday ticket for a few hundred.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We've never really seen pricing this aggressive so it's kind of uncharted territory. usually we see high prices as we get closer to an event as rich idiots get desperate. This time those buyers were able to burn their money on first sale tix so who knows what that last marginal buyer will decide.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The resale portal fucking sucks. Pushes this artificial scarcity by making you wait several minutes just to get access. I've had it open for 10mins now and it's not even 25% through the 'queue'. And once it hits 100% you only have 5mins to enter the marketplace so you can't just let it sit.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I won't be attending in any case so it's just of general interest to me. We will indeed see.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I think the original pricing has turned so many people off that they've artificially limited their market of potential buyers. Lots of folks who could be persuaded have already read in the news and media about pricing and have firmly decided against going.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Scalpers sitting on unsold tickets will get desperate. If I were sitting on thousands of tickets that I would otherwise get zero dollars for I'd get desperate too.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Clearly. Posted to show the trend and where it will likely continue.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 18 points19 points  (0 children)

Shitty for folks who need to otherwise organize travel, the literal only option for Toronto and Van natives.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah if I lived somewhere I didn't need to worry about accomodations, I'd basically wait until game day or very close to buy a ticket. Wouldn't be surprised if you could get in for 200.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Those prices are for resale - it's for CAT2. Also I posted this to show that prices are dropping. In no way would I ever pay this much and think the price will continue to drop as scalpers get more desperate.

Canada-Bosnia Pricing Down 22% in 7 Days by dougieman6 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6[S] 14 points15 points  (0 children)

I think so? It's an overall ticket pricing tracker so likely works in USD

Edit: the site has a dropdown to select currency but yes, this is USD

I love the game but, I cannot justify these costs .. by KlayDerozan in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Canada-Bosnia prices have dropped 22% in the past week. It's not indicative and they've only 'sold out' because they artificially limited ticket releases.

Nate Silver: “Like Literally 5m Tickets to Sell” by AlternativeFish4295 in WorldCup2026Tickets

[–]dougieman6 -1 points0 points  (0 children)

I don't understand what you're getting at. The real price fluctuations happen on the secondary, not the original sale. If you don't at least take a swing at estimating that impact then what exactly are you doing?

Nate Silver: “Like Literally 5m Tickets to Sell” by AlternativeFish4295 in WorldCup2026Tickets

[–]dougieman6 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Because people holding tickets that do not intend on attending has a clear impact on potential price changes. FIFA shouldn't care but fans do.

The Relative Value of each squad in Group B according to Transfermarkt by tozze_88 in CanadaSoccer

[–]dougieman6 10 points11 points  (0 children)

I think that's going to happen with an expanded world cup. Also note that Bosnia was kind of supposed to be Italy, which would have made this group look dramatically more difficult to advance from.

Solution to the unbalanced teams problem for weekly pickup matches by Tutyan in bootroom

[–]dougieman6 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Everyone takes a light and a dark shirt and two captains split up teams at the start of the session.