It was a bad move. Highbury was a beautiful little stadium. Loved the art deco styling and the fact the pitch was soo close to the fans. Emirates is one of the best modern football stadiums but still does'nt compare.
I have been to both (though very rarely, because I have little money and live far away). Not entirely sure what this has to do with anything though. You seem to have read my post wrong. I'm no advocate of how the club - or nearly any club, or the economy for that matter - is run. But if you think Stan Kroenke cares about the fans over the money then you're misguided. If you offered any owner the chance to fill their stadium with quieter fans who'll pay more on the day then they'd bite your hand off. Moving to the Emirates wasn't to make the matchday experience more inclusive, it was to make ****loads of money. Seeing as Arsenal make the fourth largest matchday revenues in world football and are the tenth most valuable sports brand in the world (Forbes), it's hard to argue that it hasn't paid off for those who make the decisions. This is not to say that the fans should be happy. In fact, I'd suggest certain fans should be anything but. Problem is that they can do nothing about it.
Treat my question was Emirates good or bad move. Perhaps I should have added for the fans, the answers from the States all seem to support the financial side, whilst not caring about the History of the club or the feelings of the die hard supporters. The Emirates has attracted Kronke and I am very suspicious of his motives. It has also attracted a lot of fans who would never go near Highbury, since it wasn't trendy enough. Neither of these things is a positive in my opinion.
Fair enough. For the fans I'd say maybe not, but it depends on whether or not the fortunes change once it's paid off. Maybe it will then. But there are too many variables at play to say for sure; it's also maybe too early to say. I stand by my initial point though
Sorry mate but it is clearly not full for a lot of games. To answer the OP - yes it was a good thing - it's just been poorly handled in terms of tickets prices which in fairness ALL the clubs are responsible of
My neighbour is a season ticket holder and packs a mean hamper on his trips up from our rural area. He has been going for the last 6 /7 years and originally followed Brighton in the 80s. A little shopping in Islington and then on towards the stadium. A plate of Fruit de Mer washed down with a glass of Meursault sweetens the journey home. With the increased capacity comes a less intense fan. Football is just a part of the days experience. The angry young men have become old, bald, fat .
Strange answer, You may be able to change allegiance at the drop of a hat, most of us have invested too much over the years (both financially and emotionally to even contemplate such a ridiculous idea. Did you ever go to Highbury and experience the atmosphere, I doubt it. Like so many of our " new fans" it seems that money is your only consideration.
You said in your OP that we were the most expensive club in Europe to follow.I was just enquiring how much you paid on Saturday.Regardless of it being a present the price is printed on the ticket
