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| I've always generally agreed with most things Dave has written about the game over the years so it isn't surprising that I broadly agree with the article as a whole, but specifically about the game on the pitch itself.
My first game was in '87 as well and, though I am a good few years younger personal experience tells me that a lot of people my age and a bit older are getting fed up of the game and not following it, or being as interested in it, as we used to. It isn't down to our teams not winning as is always the predictable response, of the five Leeds fans in my office three of them have stopped renewing their season tickets over the last couple of years - and these are people who probably have more disposable income than they've had in the past.
It's not a good demographic for RL to be losing support from, these are people who'd be expected to take kids of their own, or nieces and nephews to games to keep the line of support going - and if many fall out with the game it will have a negative longer term impact.
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| Quote: SmokeyTA "if its not good enough for a franchised SL it isnt good enough for SL.'"
Fair comment, balanced out by half the clubs in SL not being good enough for SL
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| Quote: Shmoo "I can't help but feel that Saints losing every Grand Final since 2006 has somewhat clouded his view of the game.'"
A bit weird that he's not harking back to a time when Saints were successful, but rather a time when they are worse than what they are now!
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| In itself the article is fine, with many good points worth discussion.
It is the fact that it only highlights negatives rather than a balanced view that make it less worthwhile.
If he could bring himself to see some of the positives in the game, or even the negatives of the past he may find a different conclussion, rather than the game is dead.
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| Quote: Asim "It's not a good demographic for RL to be losing support from, these are people who'd be expected to take kids of their own, or nieces and nephews to games to keep the line of support going - and if many fall out with the game it will have a negative longer term impact.'"
At the same time, I know at Saints of fans who have bought their first season ticket for years, including ones for their kids too. Attendances across the board appear to be growing so these must be a new generation of fans and old fans returning to the game now that it's more professional. Someone may wish to argue about the professional aspect but I bet if you looked at clubs' business plans from 1990 you'd laugh.
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| Quote: Starbug "Nobody needs to tell me ' my ' team isnt good enough for a franchised SL, that is plainly obvious, and from a playing point of view the Championship is a vibrant, competitive, worth winning in its own right competition, its just nobody wants to pay to watch it'"
Interestingly the Championship isn't as methodical as SL, so maybe the Saints fan would be better hoping that Saints were in this league? I do enjoy watching the Championship because it's not as polished on the whole.
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