Question for football fans

Jeff Lynne · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:44

I support a non-league team and our attendances are in the main appalling.

If you're a football fan and you DON'T regularly go and watch the team that you support but are free on a saturday afternoon please answer this.

"Who are your nearest non-league team and why don't you watch them?"

I've you've never been don't reply that it's because they're poop :rolleyes:

mike62 · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:45

Watch local ice hockey instead.

Jon1818 · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:47

I sometimes go and see Chasetown who are managed by my uncle. Many people see it as a "waste of money" not realizing that if they paid to watch them more often the club would raise more money meaning they could spend it on players/staff/equipment.

Shamikebab · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:54

Not a clue, and I don't go and see them because Id rather go and play football than go and watch non league football.

el_dazza · 15 Feb 2009 at 17:56

Jeff Lynne said:
I support a non-league team and our attendances are in the main appalling.

If you're a football fan and you DON'T regularly go and watch the team that you support but are free on a saturday afternoon please answer this.

"Who are your nearest non-league team and why don't you watch them?"

I've you've never been don't reply that it's because they're poop

Bideford, because I work Saturdays.

Jeff Lynne · 16 Feb 2009 at 10:40

el_dazza said:
Bideford, because I work Saturdays.

So you aren't free then?

It would be nice if more folks would reply because I'm interested in trying to find out what it would take to attract more of those people who may have an interest, yet they don't know it yet!

Ripper · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:13

I don't go and watch a random local team because it doesn't interest me. I'd turn up not caring about who wins which defeats the point to me. Mum and Dad always moan at me for not going to watch Chasetown but I really don't see the point if I don't give a damn about whether they win/lose.

antijoke · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:17

Ripper said:
I'd turn up not caring about who wins which defeats the point to me.

This is why I wouldn't go and watch any other team than Liverpool. Altough that proves difficult thanks to the ticket system.

ruffneck · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:21

I suppose now my local non league team is Thetford Town FC, but I was born and raised in Ipswich.

Therefore I'm an Ipswich Town Fan

Jeff Lynne · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:23

Assuming you're Stratford born and bred you're saying you'd have more pride in a bunch of Spaniards playing for another City's team than one that represents your own town?

Whatever happened to civic pride?

Gilly · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:24

I doubt many people are free on saturdays. Those that don't work regularly will often do something else.

People genuinely interested in the game will usually be playing it...

CliffyG · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:32

I've always supoprted Arsenal because my second cousin used to play for them when i was younger, i lived in Milton Keynes at the time. I've since lived in London and now live in Cambridge, in all that time i've had no interest in supporting another side. If i am going to watch a game for the sake of it (e.g. i dont support a side playing) it needs to be of good quality to keep me interested.

Gilly said:
People genuinely interested in the game will usually be playing it...

Can't see that being true, most people will be too unfit / not good enough and others may not be able to commit to playing every week (such as me).

4T5 · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:36

I stopped going to footy for a very good reason & won't go again because I have changed.

antijoke · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:39

Jeff Lynne said:
Assuming you're Stratford born and bred you're saying you'd have more pride in a bunch of Spaniards playing for another City's team than one that represents your own town?

Whatever happened to civic pride?

I was born & bred in Leicester.

Gilly · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:41

CliffyG said:
Can't see that being true, most people will be too unfit / not good enough and others may not be able to commit to playing every week (such as me).

Every single person interested in football that I know away from here, even the lads at work, all play.

Obviously there's going to be exceptions, such as family guys that don't have time cos they're ferrying kids about or somesuch, and people that have retired from playing footy, but obviously they have other stuff on too...

antijoke · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:48

Gilly said:
People genuinely interested in the game will usually be playing it...

I would be if I had a team.

Wossi · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:49

I keep meaning to go and watch Hinckley play, but I always forget so I've never been. Their stadium is only down the road from me so no excuse really apart from cba.

4T5 · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:53

Wossi said:
I keep meaning to go and watch Hinckley play, but I always forget so I've never been. Their stadium is only down the road from me so no excuse really apart from cba.

When they built the new stadium I promised myself I would get a season ticket but then my sister & a mate reminded me what I was like at football

I decided against it

Gilly · 16 Feb 2009 at 11:54

anticonscience said:
I would be if I had a team.

Everyone can get a team!

CliffyG · 16 Feb 2009 at 12:09

Gilly said:
Every single person interested in football that I know away from here, even the lads at work, all play.

Obviously there's going to be exceptions, such as family guys that don't have time cos they're ferrying kids about or somesuch, and people that have retired from playing footy, but obviously they have other stuff on too...

Almost the opposite here, well saturday football anyway. Most of us play some form, mostly 5-a-side during the week though.