Moshe, we are of similar mind. Agree that we get a lot more fans through the gate. Unfortunately, based almost entirely on my TV football watching, we also get a lot more who will clear off early when the team need them. That does make me ashamed. The game that sticks in my mind by contrast is...
As you demonstrate, sometimes the crowd has to take the initiative and generate a positive response. In 96, getting rid of Belotti (and to be honest, Jimmy Case who was not up to it for various reasons) was a positive response. I'm not defending Sami, but we are not in that situation now. A...
There's never been a cheap deal. The Direct Debit arrangement helps, but that's not going to 'come to an end'. But yes, the support is 'soft' in marketing terms. To go from 8k to 25k in 3 years, it's inevitable that the novelty will wear off for some.
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I left the ground yesterday feeling really quite ashamed to be a Brighton fan.
Firstly, we really didn't play very well, but secondly, and more depressingly, the fans' response to the Fulham fightback was i) to sit in stony silence and not get behind the team; ii) to leave early in droves...