You're both wrong, you need local media on side to build on the feel good factor. They are part of the jigsaw.
Agreed it's a much more focused and insightful exchange of differeing views on here than I've yet to hear in the real world. I agree with many if not most of the criticisms made of the Allams, but at what point do you stop looking back and start looking forward? . Maybe the Allams do things you don't like but perhaps also they don't do it to spite or antagonise you, it's almost like you want to be offended and outraged. I reckon they are oblivious to a very large portion of the negative sentiment that some people have towards them - they live in a comfortable affluent Allam bubble untroubled by opinions of people they'll never meet, There are still people who use some strike in the 1980s or some national referendum 5 years ago as their reference point in their worldview- but you have to let it go, accept it happened, you didn't like it but ffs move on. Heed some sage words of Tobi Legend
I can’t listen to that geezer, he annoys the **** out of me. As soon as I hear his voice. It’s turned offf
To be fair his hands are tied a bit on the 'encouraging fans back' simply because the club does not know yet how many, if any at all, will be allowed into games next season.
A potential limit on numbers is ideal leverage to get people signed up as members, it would be crazy not to take advantage of it.
As it stands today the club have no idea how many fans will be allowed into the stadium at the start of next season. There isn't a limit so it would be unfair to those members who have stuck by the club through the pandemic if they couldn't guarantee them a seat for the start of the new season. Damned if you do, damned if you don't
There's barely of them and they'd already have a guaranteed seat, even if the season started tomorrow. The aim is for full access to stadiums from the start of the 2021/22 season and we've little chance of hitting 50% anyway, so the sooner they tap into the success of last season, the better. I'm sure they'll announce something soon, most of the league have done so already and they don't have the issues, or potential momentum that we do.