Even in football crazy Birmingham the stands are quite empty

[Joker]

I am a fan of the AAF, and I can't understand why they stands are empty in football crazy Alabama, especially when the weather looks nice and the game is against a major divisional rival.

[tshanks]

They are having trouble building a fan base. Maybe it is building, but it seems slow.

[MikeMitchell]

I am a fan of the AAF, and I can't understand why they stands are empty in football crazy Alabama, especially when the weather looks nice and the game is against a major divisional rival.

A reported 13,000 at the game. 68 degree weather with the league’s two best teams record wise.

Not good. It’s a combination of people not caring, ticket pricing and poor promotion/marketing.

[XFL_FAN]

I am a fan of the AAF, and I can't understand why they stands are empty in football crazy Alabama, especially when the weather looks nice and the game is against a major divisional rival.

A reported 13,000 at the game. 68 degree weather with the league’s two best teams record wise.

Not good. It’s a combination of people not caring, ticket pricing and poor promotion/marketing.

It started off at 17k the first two games. What happened?

[tshanks]

I wonder if bad publicity, such as the story of how the league almost missed payroll, has put people off. They are expecting the league to fold, so they aren't going to get behind it.

This may be true in Birmingham, where there is a long history of football teams coming and going.

[BhamXFLFan]

Again. Weather drove people away. Tornado Watch talk all week. Promotion has been pretty good. They have been big with giving tickets to kids in schools. Also, they have partnerships with local businesses. EX. If u buy 2 pizzas from Papa Johns you get Bogo tickets. And if the iron win you get 50% off. We only have 1 home game left so it should be interesting.

[Joker]

It's good to hear all the ways the AAF is trying to promote the Iron. Hope for good weather forecast on the final game! I'd love to see stadium with at least double the fans.

[ev1357]

I was in attendance for the home opener and Saturday's game. I would've bet money the attendance was better on Saturday. Most people that are familiar with Legion Field believe the actual attendance was at least 20k. I guess they're giving away thousands of free tickets, which isn't great, but the atmosphere has been really fun at the games.

[BhamXFLFan]

I was in attendance for the home opener and Saturday's game. I would've bet money the attendance was better on Saturday. Most people that are familiar with Legion Field believe the actual attendance was at least 20k. I guess they're giving away thousands of free tickets, which isn't great, but the atmosphere has been really fun at the games.

Correct. They think they are selling short on Bham attendance.

[Tank55]

There's zero chance this league is underselling the attendance. It is possible they're overselling the attendance less than they did in Week 1.

From what I saw on the Sky Cam feed, I guesstimated it around 9K.