I’m not questioning your long term support. But it’s obvious that if things aren’t going well people show their disapproval by booing, as at half time, and leaving early. It’s not unreasonable to expect that such negativity will inevitably have some effect on the squad, whether they are professional players or not. Maybe you have a think on that?
Attending matches is a choice and a paid chocie. Football is business. If it's not going well, business is poor and is the feedback. Hence yday.
But it's a business. Money changes hands. Balance sheets, if it's not ran properly it closes. If people ain't happy they don't let money chance hands or leave to spend time elsewhere. Like 30,000 yday.
Well said. Myself my eldest and my father were all season tickets holders since the SOL opened, and before. We stopped going after they told my father he had to leave the stadium as where he was sat in his folding wheelchair was causing an obstruction. He was sat with his back to the wall watching the early kick off on the concourse tv. Got nowhere with the club over this so they lost three season tickets although we still support the team. Dad is approaching 100 this summer and saw his first game in 1936
I think you are mixing business owners with football fans, in my opinion, most of those 30,000 gave no thought to the balance sheet of the club. We pay to go to watch the game, leaving had nothing to do with finances, probably more to do with a sense of entitlement not realised. But this is getting silly now so I’ll bow out of this conversation.
I think it's not always performance that matters It is probably the fact humans become habitual and therefore follow their habit of leaving whereas others who don't leave follow their habit of staying We are not the only club with this issue. However there will be an element of disappointment and frustration there is no doubt. Yet should it happen and let's hope it does there will be an almighty clamour for Wembley tickets
Sorry but I just cannot think of Sunderland as a business - it's a team I support, I've never thought of it as money changing hands like going to watch a film or a concert. I've always thought supporting your club as a part of you not as a business transaction. I can never understand why you would rather be playing with your phone rather than watching the game in front if you but I since my first game was 1981 and I've gone through different emotions supporting the lads, I must be seriously out of touch
People moan about the atmosphere then sit watching their phones, I've seen them. They should block the internet and phone signal during play in my opinion ... ... if you can't manage 45mins without one just don't bother coming. People say it's the position of the away fans that kills the atmosphere. At Roker Park they shoved them anywhere they felt like, even under the scoreboard if there was only a busload ... ... there was always a decent atmosphere even without away fans but, then again, no one had phones to fiddle about with. If a child said he was bored, by half time, and wanted to go the answer would be 'Shut up unless you don't want to come again'. I can't imagine any man walking out of Roker Park because their kid had a twisty face ... ... then again, we only had snowflakes coming down in the winter.
Sorry if I'm being thick but I just can't understand people playing with mobile phones when you're watching a football match in a ground. I can't even understand those who film a free kick, penalty or part of the match. For me, you go to a game to support your team, cheer them on, shout at the ref, whatever, but mainly to watch the action that's taking place in front of you. Why would you go into a chat forum to comment on a game you're actually at? I comment on the match thread, when we play away or when I'm at work watching. Other than that, I'm never on it and comment afterwards. As I said previously, I must be a seriously old fart not to embrace this new way of doing things rather than engaging the moment
It always reminds me of people coming off cruise ships in the south of France. We'd sit all day in the fabulous harbour in St Tropez or Villefranche, on our little fold up table and chairs, having a picnic. We just drank in the atmosphere, the life of the working port and the way the colours changed the look of the buildings. The shuttle craft, from the cruise ships, would dump the latest fifty day visitors who'd all go through the same sad procedure. They'd film themselves stepping off the boat then ask the next couple to take a selfie who'd then ask the next couple. They'd photograph everything they could, from the meal they sat down for to them getting back on the boat. This isn't 1925, if you want a photo of St Tropez you can find thousands in a click ... ... and all miles better than you could take yourself. As you say, just live for the moment ... whatever it is it'll never come again. Those who Meslier's equaliser didn't miss one of the goals of the century, and it turned out to be insignificant ... ... but people will talk about it for years.
