So the football season has arrived, the moment we have all been waiting for full of hope optimism and general excitement – the lead up to the beginning of a new season is always quiet and in some respects you feel as though something is in fact missing from your life’s during those Saturday and Sunday afternoons, but the wait is over. We go again. I as always wish you and you respective clubs every success this season but of course remember to enjoy yourselves live every moment and every kick, there will be some ups there will be some downs, but isn’t that what we crave on a weekly basis? We football fans need that fix.
So yes, I have been a bit quiet over the last few months and this is my first post in a good while, but more will follow as the battle for fair pricing in football rages stronger and stronger. Let’s have a quick stack up of any particular progress or change we have seen prior to the commencing of this year’s season.
In my opinion there has been very little change, we have seen even in some cases larger increases in the price that fans pay to watch their sides in action, but let’s not be completely down. A positive would have to be an increase and heightened attention to particular campaigns launched by fans, and an increase in those willing to voice their opinions and disgust with current treatment – this will only improve our chances of change. Furthermore there are some clubs that are willing to assist their fans, let’s take Swansea, who have subsidised their away ticket pricing ensuring their supporters will not pay more than £22 per fixture, this is the kind of action we are looking for. Well played the Swans!
So as this campaign has progressed we have had some mixed reviews – mostly positive but we do get the odd person that will always say, ‘This will never come into fruition.’ Or ‘what difference can we make?’ well in response to your question actually quite a bit. The only way change is ever made is if it is with reason, the only way something is with reason is if it is well enough supported, I think that Twenty is Plenty is something that would be widely supported and appreciated by all fans of all teams, as I have said previously the need actually sweeps aside the fan rivalries, and see’s supporters stand as one against one greedy evil notion – modern football and its thieving ways, extorting the life blood of the industry.
Please allow me to put that previous point into perspective for you, currently@Twentys_Plenty Twitter account stands at, 3,300+ follows, not too many when you compare that to the account of The Football Supporters Federation again standing as a voice for football fans, they have over 22,000 followers. But wait; let’s compare that to the recent fixture at the Emirates stadium where attendance was in excess of 59,000 people. As I say, to elaborate we have barely touched the surface – must we take for granted how big this sport truly is! That’s why we need you; to continue to voice your discomfort, to spread the message and generally get behind us, whilst encouraging overs to do so.
Those who doubt the power of the fans in an industry that would not survive without them, must always remember that football is nothing without fans, sooner or later those fans will slowly start to switch the focus, and endeavour to take back the game we helped turn into the multimillion pound giant business franchise we see in front of us today.
Moving on, back to the title of this article, I have always believed that there were two types of football fans that their views & opinions of their team’s aspirations or targets would be because they are a pessimist or possibly an optimist. My question to you is can we really change football now, or have we gone too far to go back now? The pessimist in you would say yes, I ask you to call on the optimist with you! Why not have a go? I cannot sit here in my chair and say to you, we will make that difference. But what I would say is I am going to give it a damn good go, and I hope that you do too.
Keep up to date with us, stay tuned for regular updates, we welcome your view, your feedback and your opinions positive or negative. We must stand as one and we will not roll over – football is a huge part of life to many people, those people want the game to be readily available to their future generations, and will not remain idle whilst this is slowly taken from our grasp, surely that rush, that excitement of a packed stadium is a prize everyone deserves.
I thank you for your support so far.
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