My Name is Will Pownall I am Masters student at the University of Surrey and a huge football fan. For my dissertation topic I have chosen to analyse the factors which affect match attendance in English professional football and their relation to fan loyalty. I chose this topic because the club I support - Aldershot Town FC have struggled with attendance figures over the past few seasons. I know Aldershot are not alone in this struggle and my research aims to find out why fans are not attending games. I am asking football fans up and down the country to take a maximum of 5 minutes of their time to fill in a short questionnaire. I will be sending the results of my research to football clubs in England so by doing this you will be helping English football clubs improve the match day experience for fans! Please follow the link below to complete the questionnaire. http://freeonlinesurveys.com/s.asp?sid=klrhx4gpio5toz5513510 Thank you.
Before I even look at the questionnaire, I would of thought it is mainly down to money. Players wages are the biggest problem for clubs and fans alike.
Will, something to consider is the onset of age or disability. I'd love to get to as many home games as I could, but am unable to now because of disability. After 50 years of supporting Watford this hurts me. This is aside from the fact that facilities for the disabled at Vicarage Road fall a long way short of the agreed standards. I couldn't do the travelling, or sit in the open unless the weather was very benign.
I fully agree with the problems you have . I cant stand for full 90 mins any more. We like to go near 1881 to join in the noise . I used to take my farther inlaw in his wheel chair, and there was a shed at the end of the rookery .Great view but very cold.
But attendances are not going down. They have been on the increase since the early 80's and have risen over 40% since then. Your survey would be better off asking how this can be the case even though ticket prices have gone through the roof.
