johnmc
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Totally agree prices are ridiculous. But a boycott will achieve nothing.
johnmc said:Totally agree prices are ridiculous. But a boycott will achieve nothing.
nwhn3 said:johnmc said:Totally agree prices are ridiculous. But a boycott will achieve nothing.
Boycotts would work if everyone stuck together, but the problem is the fact that this would never happen, unfortunately football fans don't seem to have the collective strength to stand up and protest against wrongs, they just accept it, if the premier league supporters boycotted away games for a month, believe me the clubs, media and television would take notice. Imagine all supporters getting together and boycotting all matches for one weekend to show their voice does count, but this is just fantasy because we carry on paying the prices until we can't afford it then walk away and complain on forums. We need to understand the power supporters hold, football would still be nothing without the fans and sky doesn't want to cover matches with empty stadiums
johnmc said:nwhn3 said:johnmc said:Totally agree prices are ridiculous. But a boycott will achieve nothing.
Boycotts would work if everyone stuck together, but the problem is the fact that this would never happen, unfortunately football fans don't seem to have the collective strength to stand up and protest against wrongs, they just accept it, if the premier league supporters boycotted away games for a month, believe me the clubs, media and television would take notice. Imagine all supporters getting together and boycotting all matches for one weekend to show their voice does count, but this is just fantasy because we carry on paying the prices until we can't afford it then walk away and complain on forums. We need to understand the power supporters hold, football would still be nothing without the fans and sky doesn't want to cover matches with empty stadiums
Look I agree. But I think, where televised games are concerned anyway, if it did happen sky would just foot the bill and increase their prices to accommodate knowing that if you do boycott you will still want to watch it. Clubs won't be out of pocket and the fans suffer once more.
nwhn3 said:Maybe but ultimately sky pay for a product. If the atmosphere and passion is no longer at games, you don't get the same thing you saw at the weekend with the derby. UK fans may still watch but would you still get the worldwide audience or would it start to go the same way as italian football in the early nineties. Sky don't get the subscription, sky can't pay the money, footballers go elsewhere.
johnmc said:nwhn3 said:Maybe but ultimately sky pay for a product. If the atmosphere and passion is no longer at games, you don't get the same thing you saw at the weekend with the derby. UK fans may still watch but would you still get the worldwide audience or would it start to go the same way as italian football in the early nineties. Sky don't get the subscription, sky can't pay the money, footballers go elsewhere.
Yes and if a derby was ever boycotted that would send a message. But we both know there is a reason why Norwich is the suggestion for a boycott.
Really ?nwhn3 said:johnmc said:, football would still be nothing without the fans and sky doesn't want to cover matches with empty stadiums
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