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| Tweet Topic Started: Oct 28 2010, 09:32 AM (1,095 Views) | |
| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 09:32 AM Post #1 |
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Blues crowd on Tuesday - 15,166 Villa crowd on Weds - 34,618 Villa - 11 points - 10th place Blues 10 points - 12th place Now I know we have more fans than that so where the **** are they? Its about time we took the lack of support to our hearts, moan at your mates, bring the kids, grannies and grandads, invite your neighbours, workmates, the bloke in the tescos que in front of you! I can't stand th fact we are being out supported by that load of inbreeds! This season we are pushing on, the team had an unbeaten run with a settled side and a board thats looking forward, Villa have lost their super manager, players out injured, got hammered 6 - 0 by Newcastle and still they pull in a crowd like that. ***! |
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| thehod | Oct 28 2010, 09:36 AM Post #2 |
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Villa have a long standing presence in the top flight. We don't. Bringing the crowds back is something that can only really and permenantly done by maintaining a place in the Premiership for the next decade. This is not an issue that is going to be fixed overnight. |
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| BornBlueDieBlue | Oct 28 2010, 09:47 AM Post #3 |
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Until we are established in the top flight there will always be an apathy around the place, its a blues thing that we have had since birth, "we will fall flat on our faces", allied to the fact that some people cannot afford every single game, plus the fact that our season ticket numbers are not high. If all the season ticket holders came to the game the overall attendance still would not be that high. Plus, no disrespect but it was only brentford. |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 09:51 AM Post #4 |
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But that’s rubbish isn’t it? We have been in the top flight in something like 6 seasons out of the last ten. Had a Worthington cup final and a play off final, had our best ever run, finished high up the table. I think its the constant moaning that goes on with noses. I think when we came up the first time and had a few seasons here expectation levels rocketed and the under achievement by the old board, the constant brash marketing and lies all have had their toll. Well times have changed and we need to rebuild the fan base and that has to be as much our responsibility as the clubs. If we don’t rebuild I worry that eventually the club will be sold, slip down the tables and end up like the many many old clubs that now languish in the League Divisions. |
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| bluenosekev | Oct 28 2010, 10:17 AM Post #5 |
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Gil Merrick
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I couldnt be bothered tbh. Mates who went said we were poor, so looks like I made the right decision. Might make the effort for the next round :) Might not. kro. |
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| thehod | Oct 28 2010, 10:26 AM Post #6 |
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Mikael Forssell
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Unfortunatly, they don't tend to count. In fact, they play a huge part in eroding that fan base. You need continious, sustained football in the top flight. |
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| Bumble | Oct 28 2010, 10:31 AM Post #7 |
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Whats the problem. Villa are a bigger club than us with more support...get over it. |
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| bluenosekev | Oct 28 2010, 10:35 AM Post #8 |
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Gil Merrick
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Oh and another thing. Some of the lads I know went and paid £15.00 on the day. Why should I pay £15.00 when the guy sitting next to me has paid £5.00? Oh he's a season ticket holder..right..I get it... So if a season ticket holder can get in for a fiver, why cant ALL Blues fans get in for a fiver? Why victimise non season ticket holders? Dont Carson want them empty seats filled? Obviously not :banghead: kro. |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 10:54 AM Post #9 |
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:break: Did you enjoy the game last night Bumble? Where were you sitting upper or lower Holt? |
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| KROSOTV22 | Oct 28 2010, 11:27 AM Post #10 |
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Glad we have a supporter like you. I hope if we do get to Wembley you can't get a ticket. "no" |
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| .Jake | Oct 28 2010, 11:27 AM Post #11 |
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In bed early for next day, it is a work day and it goes into extra time and pens - i got back at 12 - not a surprise for me tbh |
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| .Jake | Oct 28 2010, 11:31 AM Post #12 |
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Bumble is spot on to be fair - some people just can't admit it, they are, look at their stadium, players, attendances each week and how long they've been in the prem. |
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| ManicBlue36 | Oct 28 2010, 11:34 AM Post #13 |
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Through gritted teeth, couldn't admit to agreeing to that on here, but we're a club of a certain size. Other clubs who you could probably class as our size, would have probably got the same or less. We're a prem side (more seasons it in than not, just ove the last few years) so look down on fixtures like this now, as not so long back, we would have probably looked up to it, especially with the quarters being at stake. |
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| BARNETTSrun | Oct 28 2010, 11:36 AM Post #14 |
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Potentially we are as big a club as them Right now , We are not |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 11:40 AM Post #15 |
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And thats a reason for villa fans as well, unless you are saying they are all students or unemployed. |
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| .Jake | Oct 28 2010, 11:41 AM Post #16 |
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They simply have a bigger following than us |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 11:41 AM Post #17 |
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They have done f all recently, the last 20 years has been a waste land of rubbish as far as I can see so how exactly are they bigger? |
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| .Jake | Oct 28 2010, 11:42 AM Post #18 |
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How many years they been in the prem? How many years we been in the prem? |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 11:53 AM Post #19 |
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its not about how long they have been her or how long we have, Wolves have been a yoyo club and are averaging 27 k this season, Stoke 26k in fact 14 teams are above us when it comes to filling their ground. BCFC is in the 2nd most populated part of the country we should be getting more than the number we are. |
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| .Jake | Oct 28 2010, 11:56 AM Post #20 |
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And there was me thinking Villa was in Birmingham :break: |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 12:03 PM Post #21 |
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what the hell has that go to do with anything? manure and mancity play in the same city and draw crowds. When we were in the fifth round in 2000, the year we went to the final the crowd was 22,911 and we hadn't even been in the prem by then! |
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| Bluediver | Oct 28 2010, 12:16 PM Post #22 |
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Agree with The Bear's OP. It is difficult to justify our poor crowds when another team from the same city manage to get consistently higher gates. The excuses of the economic climate etc are no different for Vile fans than they are for us. Their history may account for extra 'out of towners' who have latched onto the club in successful times, but there is actually little to chose between the teams in terms of success in the last decade - you could even argue that successful Championship campaigns should have given us the edge in terms of generating interest. I still believe the Sully era was immensely damaging to the club - but we should now be seeing the signs of recovery from that. Instead we have apathy and disinterest. I've tried shaming friends and family into going back - but they are just not having it. We are going to have to face facts. We are the second most popular team in the City. I dont like that any more than anyone else here - but it's true. |
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| Holmsie | Oct 28 2010, 12:16 PM Post #23 |
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I know. It's frustrating. Every other week I ask me dad and brother if they "wanna go Blues this week?". And the answers are always one of three off both of them; 1. Too expensive just to watch that team, if it was a big team I would. 2. Havn't got time anymore, got something else planned instead. 3. Maybe next month we'll go. Most of my mates are Villa/albion/wolves fans so no point asking them. It's upto the team and manager to play good football, and the board to entice old fans back with marketing and offers, unfortunately... |
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| The_Bear | Oct 28 2010, 12:19 PM Post #24 |
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Ok doing my bit, going to drag my son along to the WHU. I was going by myself but now he has no choice, will the ticket office refund my single ticket and give me two together? |
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| Bumble | Oct 28 2010, 12:22 PM Post #25 |
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Ian Bennett
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Boooom :LMAO: |
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