Saturday morning, 10 buses packed full of Fire supporters will depart from two locations in Chicagoland.
Heading south on I-65 then east on I-70, it will take just over six hours before this rowdy bunch invades Columbus to make Crew Stadium FireHouse East once again (#FHEAST).
For the second-straight year, the Fire Front Office has sponsored a bus trip to the team’s away match against its closest geographic rivals. Pegged with a goal of growing the season ticket base, the genesis of it all according to Fire Vice President of Ticket Sales Mike Ernst, came from a meeting with the club’s Independent Supporters Association, Section 8 Chicago.
“Selling season tickets is a big way in which any club grows,” said Ernst. “We sat down with their leadership to get thoughts on what would be a motivating factor to get people excited to help us grow our club. Their resounding response was to expose fans to the excitement of traveling to support our team in another city.”
PREVIEW: Fire vs. Columbus