[Albion] 7 seasons of the NSK

Mr Banana said:

Watched both. Atmosphere, bar, beers after A**, actual football like watching Sunday League. Not worth £12

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Arthur said:

Fair play. Think you are being very harsh about the standard of football though. I agree its not comparable to the prem but I saw an early contender for goal of the season on Saturday whilst watching a step 5 game.

As for what it costs well that is something that has filtered down through the game unfortunately. £12 is about what it costs to go to the pictures these days so I'm told. I know where I'd rather spend my money.

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Exile said:

I don't understand the economics of lower tier football at all. My closest professional club is Eastleigh. They bought their way up a couple of divisions a few seasons back, with players I can recall the Albion coveting once (Matt Tubbs, James Constable, Gary McSheffrey, etc). They are currently spending plenty on improving the ground, one stand at a time, which looks pretty tidy now, but none of it seems to add up.

Tickets are over a tenner and the football really isn't worth it, but to finance the club on crowds of around 1,500 how can they ever charge any less?

And if they did, would it even help? Two weeks ago they made the home game v Solihull Moors FREE ENTRY, and still only pulled in 2,500.

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Exile said:

I don't understand the economics of lower tier football at all. My closest professional club is Eastleigh. They bought their way up a couple of divisions a few seasons back, with players I can recall the Albion coveting once (Matt Tubbs, James Constable, Gary McSheffrey, etc). They are currently spending plenty on improving the ground, one stand at a time, which looks pretty tidy now, but none of it seems to add up.

Tickets are over a tenner and the football really isn't worth it, but to finance the club on crowds of around 1,500 how can they ever charge any less?

And if they did, would it even help? Two weeks ago they made the home game v Solihull Moors FREE ENTRY, and still only pulled in 2,500.

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Bozza said:

Is it much different to the economics of league football?

Wealthy benefactors bankrolling a club either because they support it and have a few quid, or see the club as a "good thing" if they can move it up the pyramid a bit.

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Exile said:

I guess.

In this case though, they are not local (the same guy owns /part-owns Oxford City) and there doesn't seem any local appetite to support progression up the leagues. It's basically a suburb of Southampton, and everyone who is interested in live football supports them.

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The Kid Frankie said:

I love how these 'ultras' love to crow about their disdain for modern football. Ultras in the British game is very much a new and modern phenomenon.

I wasn't around long enough in the 80's to speak with any real authority, but I reckon if these Ultras marched across the terraces and proudly announced themselves to the masses they would have been laughed out of the stadium...

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Return of the Rev said:

They would have more in common with the masses than the middle age gits that go now!

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Pretty pink fairy said:

it's become a comfortable retirement activity these days
regards
DR

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