Why are our fans the way they are?

[los dedos]

3 hours ago, MattFox said:

I think that’s pretty representative tbf

 

Even if you exclude places like Glenfield, Wigston, Syston etc which are attached to the city it’s probably around 3:1

 

 

Best I could find was a reddit link. But this survey was definitely going round the more trust worthy sites a few years ago.

Just to add I've worked in Harboro and Coalville and can definitely say that most City fans in the county are definitely working class  😅

 

[iancognito]

5 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Out of interest, will you stop going games when you get to the same sort of age that you consider people should give it up?

 

If anything, the younger fans who only care about getting the badge in and social media concourse videos are more of a problem than the older fans who are are continuing to follow their club. Older fans weren't a problem when the atmosphere were good, but the fans who should be helping make the signing section thrive have gone missing. 

1.) Did I say they should give it up? I just said they're still there. We have a lot of older fans. Look round the King Power. There's a lot in the 50-70 bracket. They're naturally less vocal than say the 20-30 bracket.

 

2.) We're missing out on a lot of younger fans as they've barely been able to get a ticket in the last decade. The same 24k STHs renew, the same Priority 1, 2 and 3 bands take most of the away allocations. No new blood strangles a fanbase. And do tell, when was the atmosphere good? Seville home? Preston Away?

[Stuntman_Mike]

9 hours ago, iancognito said:

1.) Did I say they should give it up? I just said they're still there. We have a lot of older fans. Look round the King Power. There's a lot in the 50-70 bracket. They're naturally less vocal than say the 20-30 bracket.

 

2.) We're missing out on a lot of younger fans as they've barely been able to get a ticket in the last decade. The same 24k STHs renew, the same Priority 1, 2 and 3 bands take most of the away allocations. No new blood strangles a fanbase. And do tell, when was the atmosphere good? Seville home? Preston Away?

But what else are these people meant to do? They're old faces, so what? It's their hobby. They would typically be less vocal, but people within that 20-30 bracket we do have attend games are quiet. Even if there is a bit of a closed shop. For me, it's more fresh blood who want to be there, added to what we have, rather than it being an age thing alone. 

 

And yeah, I was referring to when we were doing well and in games you'd expect it to be good 

Edited 13 March by Stuntman_Mike

[SemperEadem]

No answer as to why some of our away ends are powder puff but as Cosbeh has alluded to there is no real journey of stands with age at our ground.

This I'm sure plays a role.

[OnlyOneCity]

15 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

Out of interest, will you stop going games when you get to the same sort of age that you consider people should give it up?

 

If anything, the younger fans who only care about getting the badge in and social media concourse videos are more of a problem than the older fans who are are continuing to follow their club. Older fans weren't a problem when the atmosphere were good, but the fans who should be helping make the signing section thrive have gone missing. 

It seems that the same fans who show disdain for the older supporters who have supported the team for decades, don’t like it when they perceive the same disrespect accorded to them by the owner/board. We all support Leicester City. Because we don’t boo the team doesn’t mean we don’t care. I’m more than happy to chant anti hierarchy chants but not willing to discourage the team no matter how many times some of us are criticised for not doing so.

[OnlyOneCity]

10 hours ago, iancognito said:

1.) Did I say they should give it up? I just said they're still there. We have a lot of older fans. Look round the King Power. There's a lot in the 50-70 bracket. They're naturally less vocal than say the 20-30 bracket.

 

2.) We're missing out on a lot of younger fans as they've barely been able to get a ticket in the last decade. The same 24k STHs renew, the same Priority 1, 2 and 3 bands take most of the away allocations. No new blood strangles a fanbase. And do tell, when was the atmosphere good? Seville home? Preston Away?

Do you notice when you go to away matches whether or not the home fans are all under 40? Have you seen the away coaches arrive and are all the supporters under 40? Are you an older supporter and if not, do you see yourself still supporting City in 20 years time? If you do, then see how angry you get when the newer fans think you should stop going to games because you’re too old. You’re never too old, for many of us, it’s a lifelong commitment and obsession. Sorry if you can’t accept or understand that concept.

[SemperEadem]

27 minutes ago, OnlyOneCity said:

It seems that the same fans who show disdain for the older supporters who have supported the team for decades, don’t like it when they perceive the same disrespect accorded to them by the owner/board. We all support Leicester City. Because we don’t boo the team doesn’t mean we don’t care. I’m more than happy to chant anti hierarchy chants but not willing to discourage the team no matter how many times some of us are criticised for not doing so.

Are fans criticised for choosing not to boo players? Ive seen bits aimed at those clapping the drubbing but not at not booing. 

[Nolucklcfc]

I think the point about not being able to blood new fans in is an important one. That might be the silver lining to going down in some ways, if there is more space for newer fans. Cov did it on a larger scale with their recent history, now they have a lot of younger fans that contribute to a better atmosphere for them. 

[OnlyOneCity]

4 minutes ago, Nolucklcfc said:

I think the point about not being able to blood new fans in is an important one. That might be the silver lining to going down in some ways, if there is more space for newer fans. Cov did it on a larger scale with their recent history, now they have a lot of younger fans that contribute to a better atmosphere for them. 

We gained a lot of new fans when we got promoted in 2014. We were getting about 23k for matches in the Championship but gained new fans in the Premier League. I think Cov had more scope to get younger fans as for a while they were exiled from their own ground and when they returned, I think this brought in a sense of attachment and belonging again.

[Stadt]

16 hours ago, MattFox said:

I think that’s pretty representative tbf

 

Even if you exclude places like Glenfield, Wigston, Syston etc which are attached to the city it’s probably around 3:1

 

 

Sorry perhaps unclear I meant my circumstances probably aren’t representative - almost half the people I go to games with live outside of Leicestershire entirely. I don’t think that’s the case for the modal fan 

[sylofox]

On 11/03/2025 at 22:31, Spudulike said:

I think we lost our way during the Puel era that was so boring after what we had been used to. It continued during the Rodgers possession based system eventhough it was mostly successful for a couple of seasons. We've forgotten how to create an atmosphere.

Nothing to do with Puel.

 

Sheffield weds at home div 1 relegation season. Win and we stay up.

 

1up and the ground was flat except for the Wednesday fans. 3-1 loss and not even a whimper from our fans. The KP has generally been shit since we moved in.

[whetstonefox]

I can still see a fairly high take up of season ticket renewals in the summer (probably a reduction compared to the summer of 2023 when it seemed likely there was a good chance we’d bounce back) but if we have a mediocre season in the championship I can see there being a real drop off of renewals for 26/27 season and at that point a lot more season tickets becoming available. I’m in the east stand and yes it’s not the greatest of atmosphere and yes I have sat with the same people for donkeys years but it’s still up to the kop to generate the atmosphere

like it is at most grounds, that’s  why i’ll never knock the singing section, just need more of them and bring safe standing into the equation. We need lots of new fans who have that awe entering a football stadium. I guess many of us have been going for years and in the main it’s just a ritual. In our defence we don’t boast like Liverpool fans do about their atmosphere and everyone outside of the media knows thats

a myth.

[Nolucklcfc]

14 minutes ago, OnlyOneCity said:

We gained a lot of new fans when we got promoted in 2014. We were getting about 23k for matches in the Championship but gained new fans in the Premier League. I think Cov had more scope to get younger fans as for a while they were exiled from their own ground and when they returned, I think this brought in a sense of attachment and belonging again.

I genuinely think we will see a fairly big drop off this time. Depends on what they do with season tickets prices of course. 

[RonnieTodger]

There’s no pride in our supporter base. The one thing you can change as a fan, is the atmosphere.

 

Even if your team is shit, you can walk away feeling proud of the fans’ effort.

 

We’ve had our most successful period off the back of a sanitised atmosphere and I think it’s warped the fans minds on how they should back the side. 

[Chris_OGrady]

2 hours ago, sylofox said:

Nothing to do with Puel.

 

Sheffield weds at home div 1 relegation season. Win and we stay up.

 

1up and the ground was flat except for the Wednesday fans. 3-1 loss and not even a whimper from our fans. The KP has generally been shit since we moved in.

It's always been largely underwhelming at the KP (apart from GE, title win and a little bit after that), however L1 would always give it a good go back in the day. Even in the championship wilderness years there was no area of the ground where people could congregate. L1 was always at saturation point and there was no area of the ground which could accommodate an influx of 1,500 + fans. No idea why the club would sell patches of tickets in every stand but they have always been useless. I remember a time when our vocal fans were split between N block, L1 and the top of the Kop...

[Spudulike]

2 hours ago, sylofox said:

Nothing to do with Puel.

 

Sheffield weds at home div 1 relegation season. Win and we stay up.

 

1up and the ground was flat except for the Wednesday fans. 3-1 loss and not even a whimper from our fans. The KP has generally been shit since we moved in.

Not how I remember that day. Bit of a throw back pre-match to the days of balloons and ripped up paper. I remember the Hume goal mainly as the Kop actually wobbled, jelly legs all around. It was ultra tense given the circumstances which, after the penalty miss, succumbed to vitriol, abuse and thrown season tickets (paper in those days, kids). Obviously an empty gesture as it was the last match but a point was made. Wasn't flat where I was.

[cropstonfox]

 

13 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Not how I remember that day. Bit of a throw back pre-match to the days of balloons and ripped up paper. I remember the Hume goal mainly as the Kop actually wobbled, jelly legs all around. It was ultra tense given the circumstances which, after the penalty miss, succumbed to vitriol, abuse and thrown season tickets (paper in those days, kids). Obviously an empty gesture as it was the last match but a point was made. Wasn't flat where I was.

Many scarves in the soar after that game.

[CosbehFox]

5 hours ago, SemperEadem said:

No answer as to why some of our away ends are powder puff but as Cosbeh has alluded to there is no real journey of stands with age at our ground.

This I'm sure plays a role.

Because away days for many are like a hobby and routine rather than how they were once.

 

In becoming sterile, it's made it safer and that translates into output. For me our greatest ends recently have often been there's a bit of hardness behind getting there or something might have happened in the build-up. For example, Brugge had a three week turn around from the draw, Randers was a leap of faith where you booked during Omicron to COVID. Some of the better domestics have been the older guard coming out - thinking Norwich away in the cup. 

 

Societally, the concourse bounce castle is a real concern - and I find it no surprise in Scotland where there is no alcohol on sale in the concourses, atmospheres are flourishing.  

[CosbehFox]

24 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Not how I remember that day. Bit of a throw back pre-match to the days of balloons and ripped up paper. I remember the Hume goal mainly as the Kop actually wobbled, jelly legs all around. It was ultra tense given the circumstances which, after the penalty miss, succumbed to vitriol, abuse and thrown season tickets (paper in those days, kids). Obviously an empty gesture as it was the last match but a point was made. Wasn't flat where I was.

Yeah ground went numb when Kisnorbo went off injured. Like a balloon popping. Again outside the Great Escape and 15/16 bubble, the best home atmosphere have been occasions which involved a bit freshness to the crowd, hardship, bit of desperation - thinking Rennes at home, Middlesbrough in the snow. I remember a Friday night v Palace in L1 where it was absolutely electric under Rob Kelly. 

Edited 13 March by CosbehFox

[sylofox]

14 minutes ago, Spudulike said:

Not how I remember that day. Bit of a throw back pre-match to the days of balloons and ripped up paper. I remember the Hume goal mainly as the Kop actually wobbled, jelly legs all around. It was ultra tense given the circumstances which, after the penalty miss, succumbed to vitriol, abuse and thrown season tickets (paper in those days, kids). Obviously an empty gesture as it was the last match but a point was made. Wasn't flat where I was.

I've not been regular since Filbert street as I don't live in the county now.

 

Went to the ticket office before KO ended up in the main stand. Could hear next to fvck all from the kop. L1 being drowned out by Wednesday.

 

Had stewards over twice telling me to sit down and behave for trying to get people to show some support n passion. 3rd time they bought the cops who told me to sit down n shut up else they would arrest me.

 

Most of those cvnts don't care about the club they just want to watch a game.

 

They really ain't  LEICESTER FAN'S 

 

First time in our history we've been that low and they didn't care.

They are the crowd KP want not supporters.

 

Sing loud and sing proud else fvck off n support Northampton.

[CosbehFox]

3 hours ago, OnlyOneCity said:

We gained a lot of new fans when we got promoted in 2014. We were getting about 23k for matches in the Championship but gained new fans in the Premier League. I think Cov had more scope to get younger fans as for a while they were exiled from their own ground and when they returned, I think this brought in a sense of attachment and belonging again.

They weren't new fans - they were dormant fans. Where we differ from Coventry was that, we were regularly getting 30k when when first moved into Walkers Stadium and Premier League football was here. As a result those new fans you talk about are not the younger generation which has happened at Coventry for sure. 

[iancognito]

5 hours ago, OnlyOneCity said:

Do you notice when you go to away matches whether or not the home fans are all under 40? Have you seen the away coaches arrive and are all the supporters under 40? Are you an older supporter and if not, do you see yourself still supporting City in 20 years time? If you do, then see how angry you get when the newer fans think you should stop going to games because you’re too old. You’re never too old, for many of us, it’s a lifelong commitment and obsession. Sorry if you can’t accept or understand that concept.

 

 

6 hours ago, Stuntman_Mike said:

But what else are these people meant to do? They're old faces, so what? It's their hobby. They would typically be less vocal, but people within that 20-30 bracket we do have attend games are quiet. Even if there is a bit of a closed shop. For me, it's more fresh blood who want to be there, added to what we have, rather than it being an age thing alone. 

 

And yeah, I was referring to when we were doing well and in games you'd expect it to be good 

Again, you've (both) missed my point entirely.

 

I'm not expecting people to stop going at a certain age just simply that our demographics are older than other fanbases, certainly in the away support.

 

It's not difficult to look at the people around you and judge how old they roughly are, and whether the majority are in a certain age bracket. It's not a Yougov poll, it's an opinion you form from using your eyes.

 

For the avoidance of doubt, I'm mid forties and have been going to aways for near on 30 years. Over the years, mainly through family priorities and work, I have gone to less and less away days, if you look around the country I think you'd generally find more away crowds being younger because the younger age brackets have less commitments, more free time, don't have health worries in a lot of cases. It's not a strange concept.

[CosbehFox]

Always reminds me how ultras In Italy describe relegations as being purges 

[los dedos]

Before all seater stadiums . The away  fans more likely to sing would opt for the sanding areas whereas the quite fan for whatever reason would go in the seated area . 

Now everyone is mixing up and spread about. We actually found that in the 90s when leicester were given bigger allocations of over 3-4 thousand the atmosphere was worse as singers where spread about. Actually feel that is part the problem at Filbert way 

[BKLFox]

only this forum can blame the 50+yr olds for a lack of atmosphere & their more conservative views against rebelling yet then show a newspaper clip showing hundreds of leicester city supporters demonstrating against the club then say why is our fanbase not more like this, the year was 1996 it was these 50+yr olds you are complaining about, maybe instead of complaining about those that have redirect their frustrations at those <50 that have not.