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Originally Posted by monkey hanger
I have family experience of this because my stepdaughter supports Arsenal all because Thierry Henry used to play for them. What chance have Stanley got? Unless Stevie Gerrard comes to play for us for a season at the end of his US contract.
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does she go to matches to watch arsenal. you see loads of people and not all kids walking around with their new top premier league shirt on and only see them on sky or match of the day. when I ran the amusement arcade in Norfolk they are all their and no nowt about the clubs they profess to support. the few non prem shirt wearers are true supporters who will talk all day about their side. Stanley are passion not fashion.[/QUOTE]
Probably doesn't care about football in the slightest. That is by far the majority these days and the only group whose numbers are growing alas.
More people profess to following teams by TV these days as you get to see them from all over and Football shirts are more a fashion item than for match days now. You just need to look at the size of fan clubs for the big name clubs to see that those who believe being a football fan involves actually going to a game are stuck in the past. Fans going to games these days are treated as less important than those watching on TV and have been for a long time. Why do you think big clubs rarely pay at times that suit the fans. The same with european tournaments where TV even plays a part in the seeding for the Champions League.
Times have changed but is it for the better? I doubt it