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There are a number of drivers to this.
When I were a lad in the 70's my dad wouldn't even by a ticket beforehand. We'd just pay on the gate/day. We'd even go on holiday the July fortnight "on spec". Fast forward to now turning up and paying on the door is virtually unheard of. People have the means to pay for stuff in advance and are used to getting booked up.
Population growth.
Football in England and the rise of the Prem has meant a general upward trajectory of the support base.
Leicester in particular I think the ownership of the KP in the early days got people thinking we were on a good footing and could go places. Not winning the Prem of course, I mean relative to where we were or had been in the years just before.
It's hard to say what will happen ownership/team/performance wise and it's hard to say if things don't get better if there will be a fall off or how quick it will be.
I'm not and never have been a STH.
But it's funny how fans are called "plastic" if they only support the club in the good times.
Everybody admires teams that go down the league(s) and still return a large following.
As above people have all sorts of reasons for buying.
There is never likely to be a complete collapse.
I am glad there are still people willing to buy.
It doesn't change what is going on though. And that things won't change until Top and Rudkin are done.
I think you have to divorce our current shit show from the broader state of the sport/world.
Truth be told I think the English Premier League is fantastic from an armchair perspective. I also have good friends who are Liverpool and Man City STH who seem very happy with what they get.
Must admit aside from City's win I haven't watched a Cup Final live for a long time but then it's the same with the Grand National.
And the early stages of the CL and WC are a bore - later stages still a good watch and interesting though.
I attended football in the 70's, 80's and I think some people forget how grim it could be. And if you we are talking of corruption - have we forgotten that infamous night against Atletico in 97.
Despite wanting Top to sell and Rudkin to leave with him I really don't want to see us relegated.
Rowett has given me some hope, because I think he's no bs manager who will fire them up a bit but that is all it is.
We've spent one year in third tier and it was dog awful. I really don't want to go back there.
If I could guarantee Top would sell if we get relegated it would be tempting though.
When we say "King Power Out" a lot of people talk about what the owner has done for the club, how we have our greater success under this owner.
But IT IS NOT THE SAME OWNER.
King Power is just the banner. The reality is ownership passed from Vichai to Top. And it is not the same.
“One swallow does not a summer make, neither does one fine day; similarly one day or brief time of happiness does not make a person entirely happy.”
But yeah, great performance and result, let's see if there are more swallows to come.
I feel we are still papering over the cracks to be honest.
Nice to be away from the relegation zone though and hopefully the team is gaining some confidence from getting a couple of results.