Columbus Crew Deserve Better

The comment below was posted under an article about the impact the Crew franchise has on the local economy:

"Ive been going to games since 96'. Ive lived in Columbus my whole life, and it pains me to say it, but this city and the vast majority of these people don't deserve a quality Professional franchise like The Crew. I Know The Crew are trying to do everything they can to endear themselves to the community, but really Columbus needs to stop being so narrow minded, get there heads out of there @$$es, and realize they need to support more than amateur football."

You just don't wake up one day and decide that you need a study like this done. There are enough folks in and outside of Columbus that share the same sentiments as the commenter. The franchise has questions they need answered.

Coming off the lowest attended Crew season in team history and the 'Dare to be Massive' campaign still short of goal... I'd rather not think about the other reasons for The Crew to hire a firm to do a study like this.