This is so true

The trade off for getting in a richer audience (and thus making more money) and having fewer young men and more women/kids/old gits (and thus having less hooliganism) is that they get a quieter, less passionate, less involved crowd

Posted By: Old Git on October 31st 2013 at 10:39:37

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Good article in Evening Standard London) last night (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 31, 10:00:06
- Football fans moan at being in relegation zone, (or underperforming) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 31, 10:37:24
- It is a good article (NCFC) - Firstnews, Oct 31, 10:33:29
  - Yes, but the nature of the moaning has changed ... (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 31, 11:05:11
    - yep, done online rather than in pubs and general conversation. (n/m) (NCFC) - phrankin, Oct 31, 11:13:58
- All seater stadiums (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 10:12:10
  - I miss terracing (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 31, 10:40:23
  - And more expensive tickets (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 10:12:55
    - higher ticket prices = greater expectation (NCFC) - Tombs, Oct 31, 10:45:02
      - Do you reckon? (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 31, 10:56:18
        
        Have you ever read the posts on here? (n/m) (NCFC) - BerlinCanary, Oct 31, 12:48:48
        
        I think people who go to matches (NCFC) - Cardiff Canary, Oct 31, 11:09:37
    - This is so true (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 31, 10:39:37
      - Football has got the supporters it deserves (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 10:48:05
        
        It's got the supporters it WANTED (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 31, 10:52:48
        
        Yes, fair point (n/m) (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 10:54:05
    - There were always older people at the football in my experience (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 31, 10:25:23
      - I've never been in the Barclay for a 1st team game.... (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Oct 31, 10:34:20
      - Yeah, but getting older in general now I think (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 10:28:06
        
        Spot on! (NCFC) - Thomo, Oct 31, 11:04:47
        
        Back in the day we'd get to the ground an hour before kick off (NCFC) - duke of york, Oct 31, 11:10:53
        
        yeah i never stood on the old Barclay... (NCFC) - Thomo, Oct 31, 13:44:48
        
        Oh yes seating is a major factor but I think football and sky (NCFC) - Maillot Jaune, Oct 31, 10:37:38

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