BC Lions Tickets

If there is one thing that needs to be done inside this football club is for the Offensive Coach to be FIRED immediately. He has no vision; he is apparantly fixated on 1 or 2 receivers; always a long-bomb with no build-up. He wouldn't even be considered to coach a high school team. Why Wally protects him only demonstrates the inability of our Head Coach to face reality - just as he did when the midget Dickenson took over and lost the grey cup game for us here in Vancouver.

I drove from Vernon with my 11 year old son and one of his minor football teamates and we had a blast. Although they are both Rider fans they and I had a great time and enjoyed the atmosphere put on by the Lions and had a lot of fun with the bantering that went on between the Riders "13th man" and Lion country fans. Even better, ticketmaster made the whole thing easy, even when I made an error on the order they resolved it instantaneously, got me our tickets and we had a great day. Thank you Lions and ticketmaster, hope to see you both at the Grey Cup next year!!

We dropped off our four kids at Playland then went to the Lions vs Stampeders game for some R&R! (laugh) The actual game was pretty boring and of course a disappointing BC loss, BUT the Fans were great!! Everyone was singing and making hugs fan 'waves' and the party atmosphere was catchy!! The fans started a 'fan wave' & it gained big momentum, but there was one section of the stadium, where the fans didn't participate for some reason. This went on for about ten minutes. After about the fourth wave, our section noticed that the other fans weren't participating; even Cheerleaders were sitting on the grass, and so the fans started booing! The cheerleaders in our section were enthusiastic and everyone was catching the wave! But the next time around everyone started chanting "The other side sucks" since they didn't join the wave! It was hilarious. 10 000 fans chanting and booing the other fans! What a game!!

I took my 3 grandsons to their first CFL game and it was a big mistake. Some fans near by obviously had had too much to drink and continued to do so throughout the entire game. THey were still getting beer well into the 3rd quarter and we decided to leave so really can't say what transpired in the 4th quarter.The language and obsenities observed by 3 youngsters 12 and under was totally unexpected and I will ensure they are never again exposed to the going ons at Empire Field. Really too bad as a well planned outing was spoiled for all.

godd atmosphere. they did a good job with empire. too bad the team sux.

Empire Field itself is just a gorgeous location. Watching the sun set over the North Shore mountains on a sunny July evening while watching a football game just can't be beat. Several things detracted from the experience, however. First, the seats in the end zones are bleachers, not seats, and our butts were pretty sore by the end of the first half. Second, I was unable to spend $8 on a cup of beer due to the 40-minute lineups; I spent $40 on my ticket and $25 on parking to watch a football game, not stand behind the stadium in a lineup for a quarter and a half! And third, the game was just plain boring. I think the Lions gained more yards in penalties than they did through the air and the Als were just as awful. Still, the setting is just spectacular and the atmosphere was fantastic. I probably won't go to another game there but I recommend trying it just once just to see what it's like to watch an outdoor football game set in the best scenery in Canada! Oh, and parking was plentiful 15 minutes before kickoff, as long as you're willing to shell out $25.

As a faithful Saskatchewan Roughrider fan, besides the absolutely gorgeous weather, how could you not enjoy the football game on Saturday night. B.C. did it's best to rush the Saskatchewan quarterback a lot, but somehow the Riders were able to maintain the momentum throughout the game. The Lions' biggest play was well into the fourth quarter, when many Lions' fans had already gone home . . . what a shame! Go, Riders!

The Riders played well and with confidence. They owned our field last night. The Lions will need more practice. The venue was fun. Add more condiments tables and the food line-ups will be better. Delays of play for TV or whatever were annoying. Liked the Lions Opener towels. I wish there was more to wave about. We used Translink from and to the North Shore. It was excellent in all respects. During the Game a young pregnant woman had medical difficulty in our section. The initial response from nearby on-field St. John's and security personnel seemed delayed and disinterested; despite a huge number of fans calling "medic" or "first aid" to them in their line of sight, and the obvious indications there was commotion in the area. Procedures should be reviewed for possible inprovements in procedures for medical emergencies or to confirm to the crowd from the field that help is on the way. Not sure what happened to the timer late in the Game, but the referee had to intercede to adjust the time on many occasions, and this too didn't seem like "game ready" performance.

The game was great! The only negative thing was the ridiculous line up at will call. It took over half an hour to get in. The lineups were very disorganized and we missed the first quarter.