Our Role as Fans

[Dan]

Fully agree but no matter how many rallying cries you get, I always fear those who actually vocally support the team on the day will be in the great minority.

 

I know it was a shit night on the pitch - but that Brighton game frightens me. We had just been promoted and no-one seemed bothered, this was before they'd started ripping us a new one.

 

Man City too, heavy underdogs and the majority of the 'support' from our end was shocking.

 

I just hope this is the year we finally collectively get behind the lads and stick the opposition under proper pressure, but time will tell.

[Fox Ulike]

Completely agree with the opening post but I think most of us know realisitically it's not going to happen.

 

We seem to have more critical fans than most and next year you are probably adding onother 7-8k people that will hardly have watched anything of last season, have shelled out a lot of money and are demanding to be entertained this season.

 

If you attract the 'customer' (which all clubs do in this day and age) rather than the fan then expect them to behave like customers when things go wrong.

 

 

Interesting point. However, I don’t agree. J

 

The ‘customers’ aren’t any more or less likely to be negative than the regular fans. Positivity or negativity is a personality trait which people have regardless of their commitment to LCFC. In fact, if anything, football seems to attract negative people – simply because the chances of failing are so much more than the chances of being successful. This is true even for the glamour sides. Last year Man City were winners, but Chelsea, Arsenal, Liverpool and Man United all failed. Supporting a bad football club is a heaven for people who like to moan. Fact of life. Look how many negative and moaning posts we have on here, even after one of our best seasons in our entire history.

 

Also, I think things were actually worse in the ‘old days’. I remember quite long and vocal campaigns by the fans to get rid of Bryan Hamilton and then David Pleat. These days, most fans just don’t get the chance to get fed up with their managers. Boards tend to sack managers at the first sign of trouble, rather than waiting to see if things get better.

 

The ‘internet age’ has given rise to the anti-fan who can now post endless negative blogs/tweets/posts etc, which can give the impression of broad fan dissatisfaction… But I think they are a small minority.

[Durnerz]

Unfortunately we will have hoardes of Chelsea, Manchester City, United and Liverpool fans who have bought season tickets/memberships just to watch their beloveds in action and enjoy cheaper premier league football, part of the problem of promotion sadly.