SD crying about the Raider fans

[ryson]

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Squeezing the Silver & Black

San Diego wants home-field advantage for Oakland game
Posted: Thursday June 20, 2002 11:24 PM
Updated: Thursday June 20, 2002 11:26 PM


SAN DIEGO (AP) -- Hoping to regain a home-field feeling for their biggest rivalry, the San Diego Chargers are changing their ticket policy for their game against the Oakland Raiders on Dec. 8.

Thousands of Raiders fans, many of whom developed an allegiance during the team's 13 years in Los Angeles, turn out for the Raiders-Chargers game every season. Last year, the sellout crowd was about 50 percent Raiders fans, and Oakland clinched the AFC West title with a 13-6 victory.

Under a new policy announced by the Chargers on Thursday, group purchases of 25 or more tickets for the Raiders game must be accompanied by the purchase of an equal number of tickets for another Chargers game.

When single-game tickets go on sale July 27, those buying tickets to the Raiders game must also buy an equal number of tickets to other Chargers games. The Chargers will make 2,000 single-game tickets for the Raiders game exempt from the policy.

"This is to get more Chargers fans in Qualcomm Stadium for this and other games," said Ken Derrett, the Chargers' chief marketing official.

In a letter sent this week, the Chargers asked season ticket-holders not to sell their tickets to the Raiders game.

Two years ago, a Raiders fan stabbed a Chargers fan after the game and was later sentenced to five years in prison. Three years ago, brawling among fans was so bad that even the players took notice from the field.

The Chargers have lost 26 of their last 32 games and have missed the playoffs six straight years, the second-longest active drought in the NFL.

 

[60 SEC ASSASSIN]

When i heard this on the radio the other day i thought this was such bullsh*t. However, i cant blame the Chargers organization. I hope i dont offend anyone, but for the most part, Raiders fans are just a bunch of gang-bangin psychopaths. They take the games way too seriously. They forget that its just a game. I used to go to Anaheim Rams games and when the Raiders came down it was just total chaos. They would beat up every rams fan to oblivion. I basically feared my life. Anyway, i still dont think this will stop Raiders fans from buying up all those tix. They are too die hard of fans and will buy the mandatory tix for the other games. Just my opinion...

 

[4bubba]

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I used to live in San Diego in the 70's and 80s. I had season tickets for the Chargers and it was always the crazyest at the Raiders game.

The solution they have come up with wont work. San Diego is a great town, but the vast majority of residents lived somewhere else ( the military and Mexico to mention only 2 ). Those people are fans from other cities and teams. Many of the Chargers season ticket holders are Chargers fans all games EXCEPT for the Raider game (also when the Steelers come to town, but mostly the Raiders). People that sat around us game after game and wore Charger shirts, hats, etc. would wear their Raider uniforms for that game. This, plus the fact that the Chargers usually suck and the Raiders are in the playoffs, means a great many Raider fans in the stands. It wont change at all.

 

[He Hate Me]

This is an attempt to sale tickets to other games, the 1 and only reason for this. They need to raise money to keep team from going to La.