by notloyalenuffroyal » 27 Aug 2019 17:20
by WestYorksRoyal » 27 Aug 2019 17:26
by Snowflake Royal » 27 Aug 2019 17:40
WestYorksRoyal If exciting football and better results bring in bigger crowds, this will seriously help FFP too. Reduced matchday revenue was a big factor in our big losses in 17/18, with a couple of home games under 10k.
by Jackson Corner » 27 Aug 2019 17:49
by Millsy » 29 Aug 2019 15:43
notloyalenuffroyal And then when people start coming and the stadium is more full everyone will moan it is full of plastics. You can't win.
Market forces. Dull football, fewer people watch it.
Exciting football with a chance of something happening, more people watch it.
It is no surprise that the stadium seemed more full towards the end of last season once there was a hope of survival.
I just wouldn't worry about it. There's more important stuff in the world like how to pronounce scone.
by Singing Defective » 01 Sep 2019 18:43
2 world wars, 1 world cupnotloyalenuffroyal And then when people start coming and the stadium is more full everyone will moan it is full of plastics. You can't win.
Market forces. Dull football, fewer people watch it.
Exciting football with a chance of something happening, more people watch it.
It is no surprise that the stadium seemed more full towards the end of last season once there was a hope of survival.
I just wouldn't worry about it. There's more important stuff in the world like how to pronounce scone.
My happiest times as a Reading fan have always been when we are not doing so well, and a few us in Southbank or the back of East stand would make all the noise or swing the pants.
Any hint of success and out come the 'stics.
Reading should focus more on making me happy than success, but instead they are hellbent on this worrying journey toward further success. Tw*ts.
by Zip » 01 Sep 2019 18:54
Singing Defective2 world wars, 1 world cupnotloyalenuffroyal And then when people start coming and the stadium is more full everyone will moan it is full of plastics. You can't win.
Market forces. Dull football, fewer people watch it.
Exciting football with a chance of something happening, more people watch it.
It is no surprise that the stadium seemed more full towards the end of last season once there was a hope of survival.
I just wouldn't worry about it. There's more important stuff in the world like how to pronounce scone.
My happiest times as a Reading fan have always been when we are not doing so well, and a few us in Southbank or the back of East stand would make all the noise or swing the pants.
Any hint of success and out come the 'stics.
Reading should focus more on making me happy than success, but instead they are hellbent on this worrying journey toward further success. Tw*ts.
..aaand Reading duly obliged you. Wonder how many of that 15k home crowd we’ll see again after that second half?
by The Enfield Royal71 » 01 Sep 2019 19:32
ZipSinging Defective2 world wars, 1 world cup
My happiest times as a Reading fan have always been when we are not doing so well, and a few us in Southbank or the back of East stand would make all the noise or swing the pants.
Any hint of success and out come the 'stics.
Reading should focus more on making me happy than success, but instead they are hellbent on this worrying journey toward further success. Tw*ts.
..aaand Reading duly obliged you. Wonder how many of that 15k home crowd we’ll see again after that second half?
If we lose to Boro I can see the gate being only around 13,000 for Blackburn.
by Zip » 01 Sep 2019 19:54
The Enfield Royal71ZipSinging Defective
..aaand Reading duly obliged you. Wonder how many of that 15k home crowd we’ll see again after that second half?
If we lose to Boro I can see the gate being only around 13,000 for Blackburn.
I would rather have 13000 hardcore fans who care about the team then an extra 3/4k+ happy clapping daytrippers who were full kit.
by Snowflake Royal » 01 Sep 2019 23:35
ZipThe Enfield Royal71Zip
If we lose to Boro I can see the gate being only around 13,000 for Blackburn.
I would rather have 13000 hardcore fans who care about the team then an extra 3/4k+ happy clapping daytrippers who were full kit.
It doesn’t bother me. As long as they support the club. I hate seeing so many empty seats.
by Dr_Hfuhruhurr » 02 Sep 2019 06:08
Notts Royal The continuing low home crowds is a concern...I blame it on Stam.
by The Enfield Royal71 » 02 Sep 2019 06:43
Snowflake RoyalZipThe Enfield Royal71
I would rather have 13000 hardcore fans who care about the team then an extra 3/4k+ happy clapping daytrippers who were full kit.
It doesn’t bother me. As long as they support the club. I hate seeing so many empty seats.
No! Other people's fun is WRONG!
Can't you see that's important?
by BR0B0T » 02 Sep 2019 07:03
Dr_HfuhruhurrNotts Royal The continuing low home crowds is a concern...I blame it on Stam.
I blame it on Anton, although Stam made it worse.
When McDermott was sacked. we transitioned from a club that had an excellent rapport with the fans, and a side that tried to win on match days; to a club that became apathetic about its situation. Many fans stuck with Adkins out of curiosity really. But Adkins himself just gave up, and his tenure was him just existing and nothing more. Stam made it worse as he valued possession over everything, including actually winning a game. i cannot state how much of a PR disaster the play off final against Huddersfield was. We didn't even try to win that game, and if you cant try and win a game to get you in the Premiership, then you have no right to call yourself a sporting side.
And thats the nub of it really. Many of the people who no longer attend enjoy sport, plus the club drama that involves and Reading have been anti-sport for quite some time. During our darkest days - Stam - non-attenders would view attenders as being slaves going through a routine - which is why I've always been amused by the loyals/plastics comparisons.
But there is good news. I think Gomes will always be a mediocre manager, but he's generally doing the right things off the pitch, and it seems to me that Reading want to be competitive again. Even if they don't succeed, its the desire that's important. Some good signs this season are the re-loaning of Ejaria and Miazga and not selling Loader (although I suspect that was just agent chatter anyway) as squad stability is important to people who enjoy knowing who the squad is. Also the result at West Brom was a good one. They will always be a good team in this league, and that's the sort of game that previous squads would have snuck out and lost midweek without anybody really noticing.
I don't think the fans will deluge back because, lets be honest, there isnt anything truly exciting going on, but, using personal experience, the stay-aways are at least curious again. I just hope the club don't blow it by buying five unknowns in the January transfer window because were 16th or something
by Snowball » 02 Sep 2019 08:26
by The Enfield Royal71 » 02 Sep 2019 08:29
Snowball Why doesn't the club buy 10,000 cardboard cut-outs and put them in the back ten rows
with little cassette recorders each banging out Sweet Caroline?
Bingo, no empty seats, and atmosphere
by URZZZZ » 02 Sep 2019 08:45
ZipThe Enfield Royal71Zip
If we lose to Boro I can see the gate being only around 13,000 for Blackburn.
I would rather have 13000 hardcore fans who care about the team then an extra 3/4k+ happy clapping daytrippers who were full kit.
It doesn’t bother me. As long as they support the club. I hate seeing so many empty seats.
by URZZZZ » 02 Sep 2019 08:47
Dr_HfuhruhurrNotts Royal The continuing low home crowds is a concern...I blame it on Stam.
I blame it on Anton, although Stam made it worse.
When McDermott was sacked. we transitioned from a club that had an excellent rapport with the fans, and a side that tried to win on match days; to a club that became apathetic about its situation. Many fans stuck with Adkins out of curiosity really. But Adkins himself just gave up, and his tenure was him just existing and nothing more. Stam made it worse as he valued possession over everything, including actually winning a game. i cannot state how much of a PR disaster the play off final against Huddersfield was. We didn't even try to win that game, and if you cant try and win a game to get you in the Premiership, then you have no right to call yourself a sporting side.
And thats the nub of it really. Many of the people who no longer attend enjoy sport, plus the club drama that involves and Reading have been anti-sport for quite some time. During our darkest days - Stam - non-attenders would view attenders as being slaves going through a routine - which is why I've always been amused by the loyals/plastics comparisons.
But there is good news. I think Gomes will always be a mediocre manager, but he's generally doing the right things off the pitch, and it seems to me that Reading want to be competitive again. Even if they don't succeed, its the desire that's important. Some good signs this season are the re-loaning of Ejaria and Miazga and not selling Loader (although I suspect that was just agent chatter anyway) as squad stability is important to people who enjoy knowing who the squad is. Also the result at West Brom was a good one. They will always be a good team in this league, and that's the sort of game that previous squads would have snuck out and lost midweek without anybody really noticing.
I don't think the fans will deluge back because, lets be honest, there isnt anything truly exciting going on, but, using personal experience, the stay-aways are at least curious again. I just hope the club don't blow it by buying five unknowns in the January transfer window because were 16th or something
by The Enfield Royal71 » 02 Sep 2019 08:48
URZZZZZipThe Enfield Royal71
I would rather have 13000 hardcore fans who care about the team then an extra 3/4k+ happy clapping daytrippers who were full kit.
It doesn’t bother me. As long as they support the club. I hate seeing so many empty seats.
I’d rather have empty seats around me than people who flit in and out but don’t really have an interest in the game going on. They usually end up irritating the people around them, rather than supporting the team
We had a lot of fans for the PO final game and it resulted in people telling others to sit down when they were trying to create an atmosphere. Not sure that’s beneficial
by Snowball » 02 Sep 2019 08:52
by Snowball » 02 Sep 2019 08:54
The Enfield Royal71Snowball Why doesn't the club buy 10,000 cardboard cut-outs and put them in the back ten rows
with little cassette recorders each banging out Sweet Caroline?
Bingo, no empty seats, and atmosphere
They've already got that. Its called Club1871
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