Return of Supporters

[beermusic]

12500 at dortmund this weekend ....

 

[Marvin]

That's true about younger people. I think the pay-as-you watch model will rapidly grow for broadcast football. I did it last week with the Carabao match and it was easy. The price was £10 which wouldn't have paid for my transport if I had attended as usual. Of course I am one of the addicts who likes going to matches but at £10 a go I would pay to watch away games. I think the Sky business model is doomed. I am 61 and stream everything I watch these days.
The world is changing rapidly and no one knows how consumer habits will change. I am optimistic and think that charges for matchgoing fans will have to be reduced because of digital competition.

Watching on TV is a very limited experience. You can't make a virtue out of it. We do it now because there's no choice.

 

[Blue Maverick]

look at the Monaco game now no social distancing

 

[Deleted member 77198]

This is what concerns me. Whilst City have got a lot right, their absolute lack of communication with its core fanbase totally bemuses me. Seven months in and I've had one email from the club, about refunds.

I do fear that they expect us all to pick up where we left off yet the world around us had changed immeasurably and so many I know have no intention of returning, vaccine or no vaccine.

It shows you what the club thinks is important.

Football is 50% the team and 50% the core fans and fan culture in the stadium. A football club is the togetherness of the team and the fans as one.

City seem to think it’s 75% the team, 10% worldwide exposure, 10% corporates and 5% the core fans and fan culture.

Every fan I know feels like City would replace the lot of us with foreign tourists and corporates if they could get away with it.

 

[ken_barnes]

I can't wait to attend matches again. We should be able to now, with reduced crowds. But no sign of it happening soon.
In the mean time, i'm enjoying going to new grounds, watching non league football. Beer on the terraces, the way it should be...

 

[manchester blue]

I can't wait to attend matches again. We should be able to now, with reduced crowds. But no sign of it happening soon.
In the mean time, i'm enjoying going to new grounds, watching non league football. Beer on the terraces, the way it should be...

I went to Ashton United last week. I was clattered at the end!

 

[Northernstorirs]

I said this before the return of football but playing in empty stadiums will contribute to some very odd results. No real home advantage for teams, refs not being influenced by the crowd etc.

 

[East Level 2]

I said this before the return of football but playing in empty stadiums will contribute to some very odd results. No real home advantage for teams, refs not being influenced by the crowd etc.

Yet Dippers still got two pens in first home game without 50,000 assistant referees.

 

[peoffrey]

I did fancy Gosport v Hereford at the weekend without really looking at how to get there etc. Ended up in the barbers and then Primark for socks.

My fear is empty stadiums anyway because people will get out of the habit of going. Both Saturday evening and Sunday afternoon were great days in the pub. A few clubs supported and a bit of banter going. One Man Ure fan stormed out at about 5-1 down and the other stayed to the end.

 

[Akpowell]

Why don't we alter the other end of the stadium while the fans aren't allowed in