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[J. James]

16 hours ago, jonthefox said:

The old couple in front of me said " win or lose, we'll have good day". Unfortunately, they represent the majority of our fanbase. 

And that is the whole problem, just as F1 has now stopped being a sport and has become "entertainment", football is following the same path, it's "the Match Day Experience" that has brainwashed the passive observers into seeing the game as just a component in a nice day out, spoiled by people who complain about one tiny part of "A luvly day out".

 

Once, the match WAS the whole point, and so people who attended were sport orientated football fans, those days are over - at least in the top divisions.

 

Always keep in mind that the most important thing now for owners/FIFA is making more money from the MDE, closely followed by having more power.

 

Getting the observers - l won't say fans or supporters- to accept that the game is only a small part of "the entertainment " is necessary as it's the unpredictability of that awkward 90 mins which throws a spanner in the works of controlling the money and power.

Sorry to say that they don't want you and l at the entertainment now, they want more of them.

[BrilliantFox]

4 minutes ago, J. James said:

The old couple in front of me said " win or lose, we'll have good day".

People like this should go for brunch instead because why is a professional sport that is about winning "a day out" for you?

[iancognito]

15 hours ago, Finnegan said:

 

Ha, I might know the guy replying. 

 

Is Linda Ginnetta any relation of Cliff? I apologise if this is really unfair slander but my perception of the Ginnettas has always been that they brown nose the club? 

 

Don't they run one of our main supporter groups and they're the ultimate happy clappers? Says a lot. 

 

Linda works from home and wears a lanyard.

 

Pretty unbelievable that anyone - let alone a supporter "representative" still peddles this sort of crap.

[ElusiveEd]

I don't despise many people but these 2 seriously **** me off.

 

We need a vicious "Rudkin" type chant aimed towards the Ginettas' maybe then they would get the message how much us "Toxic" lot devalue them and their "we speak for the fans" Happy Clapping BS. 

 

Where in the ground do they sit? (For a pointing direction if I can get anything started from where I am in the ground)

[AjcW]

1 hour ago, J. James said:

And that is the whole problem, just as F1 has now stopped being a sport and has become "entertainment", football is following the same path, it's "the Match Day Experience" that has brainwashed the passive observers into seeing the game as just a component in a nice day out, spoiled by people who complain about one tiny part of "A luvly day out".

 

Once, the match WAS the whole point, and so people who attended were sport orientated football fans, those days are over - at least in the top divisions.

 

Always keep in mind that the most important thing now for owners/FIFA is making more money from the MDE, closely followed by having more power.

 

Getting the observers - l won't say fans or supporters- to accept that the game is only a small part of "the entertainment " is necessary as it's the unpredictability of that awkward 90 mins which throws a spanner in the works of controlling the money and power.

Sorry to say that they don't want you and l at the entertainment now, they want more of them.

Not even sure how anyone could enjoy the matchday experience to be honest. Ground is in a stupid location with no transport links. Park close... not moving for an hour. Park far away... walking for 30 mins through crowds. 

 

Catering is horrific, about 10 years behind most other clubs these days.

 

That fanzone thing is quite frankly hilarious.

 

Browse the shop? Sure... but if you want to buy anything you better hope it's at least an hour until kick off.

 

Decent Pubs on any of the routes into the ground? Not particularly no!