I have always hated football. Throughout my whole life it's been unavoidable....could not avoid getting an earful of it in some form or other.
But the last few years ....has something changed?
I can't remember the last time I saw someone wearing a football shirt, scarf or beanie. I never hear it discussed at work anymore or in local takeaways shops. It's like it's all dissolved or something. And I should be glad but for some reason I kind of feel like something is missing. Weird.
Maybe it's just my imagination...but has anyone else noticed a reduction in Football interest compared to previous decades?
Has interest in Football in the UK declined?
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Stormtrooper1990
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Re: Has interest in Football in the UK declined?
Hi Void
Speaking as both a steward who goes to football matches with crowds of 30,000 plus and a passionate supporter of Nottingham Forest (Come on you Reds!!), I have to say are you living under a rock?
I mean no offense but interest in our national pastime has never been more intense. Just because no one wears their teams colours when they are out and about, or doesn't discuss the beautiful game in takeaways ( who even goes to those anymore?), doesn't mean the game is going out of style.
Honestly, I have stood in the City Ground in Nottingham and heard the roar of 30,000 human beings and never felt so moved.
Football is part of our people's DNA, it's in our blood. Just as British as Cricket, tea and crumpets or a useless parliamentary democracy. Even if you love or hate the game, you can't deny football is what truly unites the people of our iittle island. Not politics or Farage and his kind.
So to answer your question; No, interest in the beautiful game hasn't waned. It has merely evolved.
Sorry, if I come across a little strong, my friend. Outside of gaming, writing and USB, football is my other passion and something I feel strongly about.
Speaking as both a steward who goes to football matches with crowds of 30,000 plus and a passionate supporter of Nottingham Forest (Come on you Reds!!), I have to say are you living under a rock?
I mean no offense but interest in our national pastime has never been more intense. Just because no one wears their teams colours when they are out and about, or doesn't discuss the beautiful game in takeaways ( who even goes to those anymore?), doesn't mean the game is going out of style.
Honestly, I have stood in the City Ground in Nottingham and heard the roar of 30,000 human beings and never felt so moved.
Football is part of our people's DNA, it's in our blood. Just as British as Cricket, tea and crumpets or a useless parliamentary democracy. Even if you love or hate the game, you can't deny football is what truly unites the people of our iittle island. Not politics or Farage and his kind.
So to answer your question; No, interest in the beautiful game hasn't waned. It has merely evolved.
Sorry, if I come across a little strong, my friend. Outside of gaming, writing and USB, football is my other passion and something I feel strongly about.
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Mr. Peaky Blinder
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Re: Has interest in Football in the UK declined?
I used to love attending football matches. Now though you're paying a mortgage just to watch your mates scroll up and down on their phones.
I also think that as nearly all players are from overseas as are the owners and sponsors that there is a disconnect from the actual local fan base. Those same fans are also being squeezed financially and most matches being screened or streamed doesn't help.
The local pub has also died in my opinion. I used go out 5-6 nights a week. These days I just stop in and ... scroll up and down on my phone
I also think that as nearly all players are from overseas as are the owners and sponsors that there is a disconnect from the actual local fan base. Those same fans are also being squeezed financially and most matches being screened or streamed doesn't help.
The local pub has also died in my opinion. I used go out 5-6 nights a week. These days I just stop in and ... scroll up and down on my phone
