Would you go to the ground if Leicester were playing behind closed doors?

[Captain...]

One of the reasons for neutral venues is they are worried about fans congregating outside grounds. 

 

Curious to know how many people would consider going to the ground if the league restarted with some social distance restrictions in place. Poll is anonymous.

[Collymore]

16 minutes ago, Captain... said:

One of the reasons for neutral venues is they are worried about fans congregating outside grounds. 

 

Curious to know how many people would consider going to the ground if the league restarted with some social distance restrictions in place. Poll is anonymous.

I can't think of anything more tedious or uninspiring than visiting the ground under these circumstances. 

 

I'll be glued to my TV

[Captain...]

Just now, Collymore said:

I can't think of anything more tedious or uninspiring. 

You mean hanging around outside a football ground while a game goes on with no fans or my poll?

 

It doesn't appeal to me, I'd much rather stay at home and watch the game than travel to the ground and not be able to watch. It must appeal to some people or else it wouldn't be a concern for the PL trying to get games in neutral venues.

 

 

 

[urban.spaceman]

No. Because the doors would be closed.

[davieG]

No and this why I don't understand this insistence on neutral grounds.

 

If they're expecting the 20/21 season to start behind close doors this is the perfect opportunity for clubs to put in H&S and security procedures.

 

If playing games at 'home' grounds is not acceptable now then surely it wont be if next season starts some time this autumn.

 

 

[Collymore]

1 minute ago, Captain... said:

You mean hanging around outside a football ground while a game goes on with no fans or my poll?

 

It doesn't appeal to me, I'd much rather stay at home and watch the game than travel to the ground and not be able to watch. It must appeal to some people or else it wouldn't be a concern for the PL trying to get games in neutral venues.

 

 

 

Yes, exactly. 

 

The only way I could see it even slightly working would be fans sat 2 metres a part watching on their phone?  Perhaps sat back to wall of the stadium....

[davieG]

5 minutes ago, Captain... said:

It must appeal to some people or else it wouldn't be a concern for the PL trying to get games in neutral venues.

This is just total guess work though. Put all the games on terrestrial tv or free on Sky/BT and there'd be even less reason to think people might actually go. It's in their hands to resolve.

[Guest Cujek]

no seems a bit silly to me, when you could just watch it on TV.

 

It just puts you in the firing line and reinstates that we are all yobos

[davieG]

Whoever voted for If it was an important game, surely for that you'd want watch it on the TV, you could hardly add anything to the game loitering 100 metres or so from some neutral ground.

[Voll Blau]

I think you'd have to be a complete cretin to consider it in this current climate.

[stripeyfox]

You'd have to be a complete bellend to go the ground for a behind closed doors game

 

[Tuna]

Looks like we are a sensible lot on here.

[bovril]

Might as well just ask: "Are you a total idiot?"

[Leicester_Loyal]

No because I'm not a ****ing selfish idiot.

[Poznan34]

No...of course not. 

[RowlattsFox]

Yeh anyone even considering going near the ground in the current climate would be a ****ing idiot. I don't know how anyone would benefit from being out there  Suppose only reason would be to create some kind of atmosphere that the players can hear, I know it happened before lockdown in other countries.

 

I can understand Premier Leagues concerns regarding use of home grounds but I think it could be managed. But I guess it would have to use police services, and they'd have to arrest anyone turning up for being an idiot.

 

Used to love, as a kid, being outside stadiums when a game was going on (obviously not as much as being inside but I didn't have tickets very often) Buzz from the crowd was brilliant.

 

 

[StriderHiryu]

3 minutes ago, bovril said:

Might as well just ask: "Are you a total idiot?"

You're totally right but sadly you know there will be a lot of "fans" that will go.

 

PSG when they had to play their Champions League match was a classic example of idiots in football at their worst.

[ScouseFox]

not sure who would. 

 

it's completely different to the odd occasions you've previously seen to go "to" a match without a ticket. eg. a cup final perhaps, or a european away, cos you can just go with your mates, get pissed, have a nice time and watch the game elsewhere. 

 

there's gonna be no boozers open and you can't go with your mates. who's gonna go just to stare at the turnstile?

[Stevosevic]

15 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

You'd have to be a complete bellend to go the ground for a behind closed doors game

 

Basically this. 

[sacreblueits442]

...might as well ask anyone who votes yes ...."are you an ostrich"!!!

[Webbo]

What would be the point? It's not like you'd hear the crowd cheer if we scored. I can't believe the authorities think it's likely.

[Nalis]

I know there wasnt a global pandemic but was there many down on the Chelsea v Spurs match the night we won the league?

 

Think I'd only do it (pandemic aside) if there was a big screen to watch it on.

[Jimothy]

TrueFox would go. And he'd film himself the whole time.

[Spudulike]

32 minutes ago, stripeyfox said:

You'd have to be a complete bellend to go the ground for a behind closed doors game

 

Or be wearing one of those naff red shirts with M. Salah on the back. 

[dsr-burnley]

21 minutes ago, StriderHiryu said:

You're totally right but sadly you know there will be a lot of "fans" that will go.

 

PSG when they had to play their Champions League match was a classic example of idiots in football at their worst.

I think you might be judging them by the standards of today rather than the standards of 11th March.  I think peoples' attitudes have changed since then.

 

I suppose there might be people who go to the ground, knowing they won't hear anything, they won't see anything, they will be moved on by police, they will probably get a fixed penalty fine, and if they don't move on they will get arrested and get a life ban.  But there won't be many.