Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:30 pm  

post wrote:

It’s hard to squeeze in a good match day experience on a Thursday or Friday night. For a better match day experience we need to move home games to Sunday’s. Then you get the travelling away fans being able to attend, younger kids (under 4) being able to attend because it’s not too late, you could play the reserves game before the first team game at Robin Park just before the game and make a day of it. They’ve put on buses to a couple of areas but they need a couple more routes.

Sunday games usually have smaller crowds than Friday nights

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:44 pm  

Akinwale Arobieke wrote:

You must be kidding. It's an ageing fan base. Most young un's sack it off when they're old enough to go somewhere else with their mates and I can't blame them. Mighty Max, a kiddy pom pom dance troupe on the pitch and getting told to sit down by old folk with tartan travel rugs on their knees. It's dying on its backside. There's almost a full generation missing on matchdays. The club finally set up a venue that might be appealing to that demographic and the Riversiders have reserved table signs up by week 3.

The same generation that has gone missing from virtually every sporting audience worldwide with the exception of electronic sports events. Go figure.

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 1:46 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

Sunday games usually have smaller crowds than Friday nights

But if you’re trying to make the experience better for the fan, you don’t get enough time to do it other than a Saturday or Sunday. That way you can play a game whether it’s 19s or reserves just before it for the fans to watch too at Robin Park and make a day of it.

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:10 pm  

post wrote:

But if you’re trying to make the experience better for the fan, you don’t get enough time to do it other than a Saturday or Sunday. That way you can play a game whether it’s 19s or reserves just before it for the fans to watch too at Robin Park and make a day of it.

But if crowds are smaller then why would we go to the trouble/cost?

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:14 pm  

Phuzzy wrote:

The same generation that has gone missing from virtually every sporting audience worldwide with the exception of electronic sports events. Go figure.

I still see them at the football ?

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:18 pm  

Egg Chasing wrote:

But if crowds are smaller then why would we go to the trouble/cost?

You’ve just answer your own question.

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:25 pm  

Akinwale Arobieke wrote: I still see them at the football ? No you don't: https://www.football365.com/news/wanted ... tball-fans

Akinwale Arobieke wrote: I still see them at the football ? No you don't: https://www.football365.com/news/wanted ... tball-fans

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 2:34 pm  

Phuzzy wrote: No you don't: https://www.football365.com/news/wanted ... tball-fans One authors survey of 2 clubs from 12 years ago? I go to games (RL and football) and can see the demographics with my own eyes.

Phuzzy wrote: No you don't: https://www.football365.com/news/wanted ... tball-fans One authors survey of 2 clubs from 12 years ago? I go to games (RL and football) and can see the demographics with my own eyes.

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:12 pm  

I see them at the rugby also normally in the SS

Re: New Fan Zone open from Thursday : Thu Feb 27, 2020 3:24 pm  

Akinwale Arobieke wrote: One authors survey of 2 clubs from 12 years ago? I go to games (RL and football) and can see the demographics with my own eyes. I was giving you an example. All research shows the demographic for sporting events is ageing. If you want to use your own eyes I suggest you try actually having them open. I can see around 20 under 30s in the seats immediately surrounding me in the East Stand at the rugby. It doesn't mean the demographic isn't aging. Here you are...fill your boots as I understand using Google can be hard work for those who want to blindly argue their case regardless of overwhelming proof to the contrary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/41901398 http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/ ... -time-bomb

Akinwale Arobieke wrote: One authors survey of 2 clubs from 12 years ago? I go to games (RL and football) and can see the demographics with my own eyes. I was giving you an example. All research shows the demographic for sporting events is ageing. If you want to use your own eyes I suggest you try actually having them open. I can see around 20 under 30s in the seats immediately surrounding me in the East Stand at the rugby. It doesn't mean the demographic isn't aging. Here you are...fill your boots as I understand using Google can be hard work for those who want to blindly argue their case regardless of overwhelming proof to the contrary. https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/amp/football/41901398 http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/ ... -time-bomb