Good points and well made. That is why I attend Shoreham games more than I do the Albion, even having done the 92 grounds and having a ST for 34 years until I gave it up a few years ago.
Sometimes seeing these tools on youtube watching games from behind their PC's then telling anyone who will...
I think age does come into it to a degree. In my 20's (when we were at the Goldstone and times were tough) I would travel up and down the country watching the team, partly because it was quite cheap back in the early to mid 80's, and I didn't have family commitments like I do now. You could...
To be fair most of us have lives away from football - family, friends, other social commitments so for many football is just a hobby that I focus on for one 2hr period a week.
I know there are many fans who live and breathe football and their sole purpose is waiting for the weekend to come...