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For many years, from the ages of about 9 years old through until I was 17, I attended the games through thick and thin. During the likes of the Mike Lyons era when things were really dysmal, yet despite this I turned up every week. I used to say the same thing about fans only coming for the big fixtures etc, part time supporters. This was because I didn’t appreciate the complexities of a fan base. That said, I left Gy over 25 years ago and don’t get there half as much as I would love too. It still hurts just as much watching iFollow or Skysports news or the radio or whatever other means I can lay my hands on (Twitter, Telegraph etc etc)
You have to take a look at this Club on the whole and this includes all the different types of supporters. There are Season Ticket holders, regulars, fans that work most Saturdays, fans that are out of work and can’t afford it, fans that are in the Armed Forces and fans that are Exiles (whether in the UK or overseas). Some of these fans are unable to make it week in week out due to their circumstances but still have Black and White running though their veins.
The truth is that all these fans make a contribution to this Club one way or another, some big and some small but ALL of them contribute towards this Club and it’s success. The Fanbase is much bigger than JUST those that are there on a Saturday. We also have to bear in mind that it is an entertainment business so people will try that much harder to Travel, book a days holiday to attend some of the more attractive fixtures (this is just human nature).
One pleasing thing from all this is that the fans aren’t all kicking off when the team are defeated, more looking for another scapegoat.
Everyone has a part to play, wherever that is from.
This team is on the up, We’re all Town aren’t we??!! UTM
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You have me baffled here. You slag off some fans with your title but then defend them in the thread. On a guilt trip?
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And you've titled the thread 'THE PLASTICS' (in capitals). ???
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Thought this was going to be a verbal assault on the multitude of fans who left their seats when Macclesfield scored their second goal which I found very disappointing.
To be fair the majority returned second half & got behind the team but personally thought the numbers that left their seats in the first half sent a very poor message out to the players. In reality the players need the support at these moments more than when we are 2-0 up so IMO not only the team failed to perform yesterday.
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You have me baffled here. You slag off some fans with your title but then defend them in the thread. On a guilt trip?
Not at all!! Lost in translation. It seems to be the theme across Social Media at the moment about why we didn’t have 5,500 fans at BP on Saturday and those being called Part Time Supporters or Plastic fans. It was more of a reference to what people were intimating.
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And you've titled the thread 'THE PLASTICS' (in capitals). ???
Maybe a bad choice of title I guess. It’s frustrating that certain fans don’t get it!! That the revenue streams come from all over the country and world and across more than just the ST Sales (Granted, I would imagine that ST are the lions share of the revenue).
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I bet that Lucy Worsley wasn't there yesterday. Flipping glory-hunting part-timer.
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Quoted from 1542
For many years, from the ages of about 9 years old through until I was 17, I attended the games through thick and thin. During the likes of the Mike Lyons era when things were really dysmal, yet despite this I turned up every week. I used to say the same thing about fans only coming for the big fixtures etc, part time supporters. This was because I didn’t appreciate the complexities of a fan base. That said, I left Gy over 25 years ago and don’t get there half as much as I would love too. It still hurts just as much watching iFollow or Skysports news or the radio or whatever other means I can lay my hands on (Twitter, Telegraph etc etc)
You have to take a look at this Club on the whole and this includes all the different types of supporters. There are Season Ticket holders, regulars, fans that work most Saturdays, fans that are out of work and can’t afford it, fans that are in the Armed Forces and fans that are Exiles (whether in the UK or overseas). Some of these fans are unable to make it week in week out due to their circumstances but still have Black and White running though their veins.
The truth is that all these fans make a contribution to this Club one way or another, some big and some small but ALL of them contribute towards this Club and it’s success. The Fanbase is much bigger than JUST those that are there on a Saturday. We also have to bear in mind that it is an entertainment business so people will try that much harder to Travel, book a days holiday to attend some of the more attractive fixtures (this is just human nature).
One pleasing thing from all this is that the fans aren’t all kicking off when the team are defeated, more looking for another scapegoat.
Everyone has a part to play, wherever that is from.
This team is on the up, We’re all Town aren’t we??!! UTM
I agree that all Town fans, part time, "plastic", exiles all have a part to play. However I have been going for nigh on 60 years through thin and thin, and I think a certain amount of perspective is required. People will naturally gravitate towards success, and success has not come our way for a long time. People also want a good day out, in a stadium fit for purpose and need to have a sense that we are trying to achieve something and that it is something they can buy into. A lot of the ingredients for having better regular crowds are missing, and until some of the fundamentals change it will always be thus. Until Mr. Fenty or AN Other can show the PUBLIC of the area that they mean business then attendances will be average at best. I like the progress Jolley is trying to make, and wish him well, but the club itself doesn't seem to show any of the necessary qualities to get the public enthused which is a great shame.
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I agree that all Town fans, part time, "plastic", exiles all have a part to play. However I have been going for nigh on 60 years through thin and thin, and I think a certain amount of perspective is required.
People will naturally gravitate towards success, and success has not come our way for a long time.
People also want a good day out, in a stadium fit for purpose and need to have a sense that we are trying to achieve something and that it is something they can buy into.
A lot of the ingredients for having better regular crowds are missing, and until some of the fundamentals change it will always be thus.
Until Mr. Fenty or AN Other can show the PUBLIC of the area that they mean business then attendances will be average at best.
I like the progress Jolley is trying to make, and wish him well, but the club itself doesn't seem to show any of the necessary qualities to get the public enthused which is a great shame.
Spot on IMHO. It's a while ago but, I recall that once Huddersfield got planning permission for their new ground for the last two seasons at Leeds Road they offered cut-price season tickets, doubled their crowds and then saw them increase again once in their new home - they created exactly what you have said above. They've never really looked back since. Before that, one would have said they were a similar sized club to Town!
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