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The Demise of the Match Day Supporter (Technology Advancements (Home Set…
The Demise of the Match Day Supporter
TV Coverage
TV crowds out spectators
Better viewing experience
Cheaper to watch from home
Non televised matches
Streamed Illegally Online
Poor quality
Risk of prosecution
Kodi box
Bad connection
Delayed transmission
Only alternative to watch at Stadium
Less match day attendance for televised games
Hyper-real
Baudrillard's theory
Armchair Supporter
Rarely attend matches
Prefers to watch from home
Doesn't financially support the club
Debate whether real fans?
Interactivity
Red Button
3D Televisions
Online (Pause and replay)
Broadcasters
ITV
Sky
BT Sports
BBC Sports
Dictate kick off dates and times
TV viewers more important than match attenders
Pricing Out Fans
Touts
StubHub
Ticker Master
Clubs clamping down
Target vulnerable people
Travel Expenses
Private Rail Lines
Not enough club transport
Protests
£30 Away cap
Expensive ticket prices
Premier league match day tickets equivalent to season tickets abroad
Created by the poor, stolen by the rich
Football is nothing without fans
Technology Advancements
Apps (Sky Go/ BT Sport app)
Live sports on the go
Never miss a match
HD
VR
As close to the game without being there
Platforms
Online
Live TV
Radio
Home Set ups
Surround sound
More comfort
Less Effort
Better viewing experience
Cheaper then season ticket
4k smart tv
3D
Highlights
Slowed speed
Multiple angles
Better understanding of match events
Commentary
Professional analysis
Multiple replays
Future
Front Room Season Ticket
Home viewing experience greater than match day experience
Further Interactivity
Complete virtual experience
No need to attend matches
Money
TV Rights
Rights to show matches
Attract customers
Brand exposure
Rights to highlight shows
Rights to material
Premier League
Most expensive league in the world
Better quality football
Bigger attraction for fans
Best players
Best managers
Best stadiums
Most international players
More interest from foreign supporters
Broadcast and viewed world wide
Most watched
Broadcasted live
Sky
BT
Club revenue
Ticket sales
Season ticket holders
Tv rights
Sponsors
Teams more profitable from TV rights than match day spectators
Merchandise
Prize money
More competition
Opportunity for club growth
Advertising
Sponsors
Kits
Players
Equipment
Stadiums naming rights
League
Competitions
Fans
Match attendance
Crowd participation
Singing
Celebration
12th man
Part of the team
Atmosphere
Match day experience
Hooliganism
Crowd trouble
Fighting
Abusive behaviour
Bad language
Rival teams
Policing
Crowd control
Intimidating/Hostile environment
Stadiums surrounded by police
Alcohol
Early kick offs
Not sold on european matches
Antisocial behaviour
Disciplinary action
Match bans
Stadium bans
Arrests
Pyro
Demise of local club following
Watch teams from around the country on TV
Begin a following
No need to travel
"Glory hunting"
Chelsea
Manchester city
Large following of northern teams from the south
Picking a team
Family influence
Locational
Favourite player
Apposed to attending a lower league match
Rather watch high quality match on TV
Football day out
Little crowd participation
Non fan
There only for entertainment
Prepared to pay over face value
No match etiquette
Loyalty
Devotion
Part of life
Variables for attendance
Importance of fixture
Relegation battle
Top 4
Cup matches
Category A's
Derby games
Media Influence
More Coverage = More Popularity
Build up
Speculation
Attention
Newspaper stories
Interviews
Distance
Ease of travel
Delays
Cancelations
Public transport
Weather
Windy
Rain
Cold
Snow
Time consideration
Interfere with personal life
Work
Family
School
Holiday
Travel time
Midweek games
Kick off time
Too early
Too late
