Mad Eyed Screamer
Moderator
They keep on doing this “how can we attract more people to games” and come up with these ideas like engaging with schools and free community days and yet never, ever, ever take a good hard look at themselves and rather than ask “what do we have to do to get people coming through the turnstiles?” they need to ask themselves why are people NOT turning up to watch a game / support the club financially.Just got m40 sheriffs benefit, we’ve already established that the direct debit to the council didn’t exist. Here’s the board admitting that non league attendances generally are growing, the teams in their league are all seeing more & more people turn up yet the buckateers are bucking the trend and their dwindling crowds are a real concern.
(Once again the vision business plan presented to the council for the refinance expected and budgeted for the crowds to increase by 1,000 over 5 years, in reality after 3 years they can’t be arsed to go and sing their songs about the council house being never full anymore
The club deliberately alienates half of the community it claims to represent, yet scratches its head as to why that 50% doesn’t financially support it.
Families of Blues will not go and watch a game or hire the function room for a party.
Blue owners of businesses will not sponsor the club.
Yet they have their heads in the sand all in disbelief that this wonderful product they manufactured is not supported by local people and businesses as if the local people and businesses are the problem, rather than the club and its foundations that are the physical barrier preventing financial investment from both local people and businesses.
Why they don’t understand this is beyond me. They are a rag lite tribute act trading on the back of the club they walked away from and don’t understand why they are shunned by non United supporters in and around Moston. Why do they think their club would appeal to any non United football fan? It’s like being in a Take That tribute band and being puzzled that fans of AC/DC or Iron Maiden aren’t interested in coming along.
And rather than go to schools and have free community days, why not contact the thousands of co-owners who don’t show up and ask “why don’t you come anymore?” Because that is their issue right there - if their own co-owners can’t be arsed turning up, why should they expect anyone else to show up!