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Our crowds were ordinary compared to other years. There are the usual diehards who go every week no matter what then others who don’t go as much when we aren’t winning these are not diehards for mine they’re fairweather supporters.
Accor/Homebush is a very tough sell when your team is crap.
I went to a few games last year and didn’t go to any games this year (which makes me a fair weather fan in the eyes of some on here of course. A fair weather fan that’s supported the club longer than they’ve been alive of course).
The diehards are great, especially family diehards. Nothing looks better than the entire family decked out in Rabbitohs gear on game day. But the fair-weather supporters are also good as they still make up a larger crowd and they make noise too. What would be good would be to have a long winning era like Storm or Riff then some of those fair-weathers will turn into the new gen diehards. For me though, I have a lot in common with Prowsey's post.
Whenever I hear a mate or anyone say to me from any club they support oh I won’t go as we will lose I tell them you need to support your side through thick and thin and not just go when winning. I get your point though.
Not silly those living in Sydney who go when we are winning but don’t go when we are not going well and say nah we will lose I’ll watch at home that’s who I was aiming it.So fans living outside of Sydney can't be diehard supporters ? There are also diehard fans living in Sydney who actually have lives that don't allow time to get to games. Silly post.
Gotta say that I'm ****ing sick of people telling other people what sort of supporter they are.So fans living outside of Sydney can't be diehard supporters ? There are also diehard fans living in Sydney who actually have lives that don't allow time to get to games. Silly post.
Not much thought went into the said post that's for sure. I don't respond to him either. I've supported this club since the 60s when I was in my mother's womb and was in Redfern Oval before the 23s came out every game. I also made it to as many games as possible at the Footy Stadium when we moved there. So no one is going to come on here and tell me I should be going to games. If I can't make games I have a bloody good reason and that's my business.
Where did I come on here and tell you that you should be coming to games show me where? Answer is I didn’t. What I said was based around fans that only go when the team is winning and don’t go if we are losing it was not named at any particular individual you just wanna stir BS out of nowhere. If you don’t like my opinion scroll passed it simple not hard at all I scroll past plenty at times in here. You’re trying to create an argument out of nothing
For some reason Australian “professional” sports teams think their consumers should keep buying their product even when they fail to quality manage. So too the “happy clappers”. Sports is entertainment. I turn up every week because obviously there’s something wrong with me. But most consumers make rational choices. Is what it is… provide a better product, and people will vote with their feet.
I was annoyed to have someone on this site telling me that they had more flights to see souths play than I had evening meals after I said I live in Brisbane and older person.I went to a few games last year and didn’t go to any games this year (which makes me a fair weather fan in the eyes of some on here of course. A fair weather fan that’s supported the club longer than they’ve been alive of course).
A few reasons:
1. As I’ve got older, making the schlepp out to Homebush, finding a park, and going into a 1/4 full stadium is not as appealing as sitting on my arse in front of the TV at home.
The stadium is soulless with under ~50, 000 people in it. The food is absolutely shite and over priced. The alcohol is worse, and you get to sit with young ****tards from the other club (in Souths premium seating) who think it’s fun ganging up on Souths supporters - yes this has happened to me. They got the shock of their lives though when this “old man” didn’t sit there and take it and provided some feedback. Shamefully, only after the nice Souths supporter next to me with his kids was forced to leave before half time, because they were into all of them for the game.
Well there you go, there was only 1 reason.
This “fair weather” fan will only go to games again when we’re back in SFS.
