Question Are We a More Committed Fanbase Now Than Ever Before?

Voice of Reason · Tuesday at 6:34 PM

I do think the premier leagues obscene image has turned the younger generatione towards lower league footie. Youngsters can feel a part of something at this level that they wouldn't experience higher up the ladder. Secondly they can probably get a season ticket for the price of a couple of visits to a premier ground. Let them get greedier and greedier and sufc and their like can benefit for years to come

BALDY · Tuesday at 6:38 PM

Am I right in thinking that the amount of "entitled fans" has been reduced?

catholic blue boys · Tuesday at 6:51 PM

Over half a million people live in the SS Postcode alone area is growing massively and lots of people don't want to watch premiership football.

If we get it right on the pitch the potential is massive

The Original Tribal Chief · Tuesday at 6:59 PM

It does seem that way, I've mentioned it before but we only got about 6,000 (including a fair few away fans) for our 'historic' first game in Div 2 against Bristol City. That's a disappointing attendance for us now in Non-League. We need to give this new fanbase something worth watching.

CanveyCastle · Tuesday at 7:09 PM

BEERMONSTER said:
Agree G about the medical but the reference was to Hooly the self proclaimed idiot

I bet Mr Jones had one leg shorter than the other two.

BEERMONSTER · Tuesday at 7:28 PM

The Original Tribal Chief said:
It does seem that way, I've mentioned it before but we only got about 6,000 (including a fair few away fans) for our 'historic' first game in Div 2 against Bristol City. That's a disappointing attendance for us now in Non-League. We need to give this new fanbase something worth watching.

Yes I was one of those 6000 and remember feeling disappointed that we hadn't seemed to have increased our fanbase, although I might be wrong but I think we did see more of the 'faithful' purchase a ST.
I do remember hitting the local pubs on returning from the Bury game, falling out the Railway way past 2.00am and I recall the apathy among a lot of the locals about what we had just achieved, it was a case of well it's only the 2nd division attitude, times have changed thankfully.