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Post by pyr on Jul 14, 2004 10:07:15 GMT -5
But you can´t watch ManU alive in the stadium...
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Post by Graham on Jul 14, 2004 13:02:10 GMT -5
Doesn't matter. You watch them through the television coverage (Man Utd even have their own TV channel)...
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Post by pyr on Jul 15, 2004 10:22:27 GMT -5
You can´t compare that But back to the leaving fans and its reasons - I don´t think it´s only football´s problem, sport in common doesn´t have in present times that position it had. Maybe more people are interested in, but only in stars like Beckham and no really in the sport. There is fewer and fewer real sport fans. You can see it every day. Many kids playing football in our neighbourhood want to be like the best players but not in skills, only in fame...If I remember my childhood and it wasn´t so long ago, for us weren´t important if Bergkamp had lot of money and fans but his shots and technique was the point Now I´m talking like Platini, brrrr....
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Post by Wide Asleep on Jul 16, 2004 6:39:53 GMT -5
Hockey in the Czech Republic has also seen a flow of people leaving the game. After the Czechs won the Olympics in '98 there was a surge of attendance, and part of that was due to the fact that the country won the gold and sparked an interest in hockey, part was due to the fact that many of the medal-winners were playing in the Czech league. Big names draw bigger crowds. Every year since then, as the magic of Nagano slowly wears off and the Czechs are looking for a win in any major tournament and while big names are drawn not only to the NHL but now to other European leagues (especially Russia) less and less people are showing up.
I have to admit, the quality of the league has decreased since I started getting season's tickets six years ago, and the quality of the refs has declined even more (a problem the Czech IHF does not take seriously), but it is still an exciting game, especially when faced with exciting opponents.
Some teams build new stadiums to drum up a larger (paying) fan base, others try to do a bit more for the fans. If the NHL does strike, there will be a lot of big names here and attendance will rise, but I hope it will not burst like a bubble when the really good players head back to the NHL and the quality of the Czech extraliga is shown, by contrast, in an unpleasant light. That could cause an even bigger exodus than there is now.
Attendance here is pretty low anyways. When I was growing up in Regina, Saskatchewan, a city with 175,000 people, it was pretty common to get at least 25,000 people at a football game. Sure, they were only once every two weeks and what else is one oing to do in Regina, Saskatchewan, but that is beside the point. The fans base was solid and in spite of constantly being "next year country" the fans were not deterred. Here, if we look at the last three teams who have won the league, then Zlin has an average turnout of 5541, Slavia 3745 and Sparta 4899.
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Post by Jazz on Jul 21, 2004 3:36:38 GMT -5
....Every year since then, as the magic of Nagano slowly wears off and the Czechs are looking for a win in any major tournament and while big names are drawn not only to the NHL but now to other European leagues (especially Russia) less and less people are showing up. Not a good trend.... To bad the only home game the Czechs have in the World Cup is against Germany.....and not an established Top-7 nation....
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Post by Graham on Jul 21, 2004 4:37:00 GMT -5
Not a good trend.... To bad the only home game the Czechs have in the World Cup is against Germany.....and not an established Top-7 nation.... Yeah, but going by the Worlds this year, it's just as big a game for the Czechs. 170,000 ticket applications for just that one game... Graham.
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