by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 12:57 am
by Gravel » Tue May 20, 2014 9:08 am
by whufc » Tue May 20, 2014 1:12 pm
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 1:56 pm
by kneedeepinthehoopla » Tue May 20, 2014 4:30 pm
wild dog wrote:Crowds started suffering IMO when I noticed a large drop off in the younger supporters while we were still dominating. Coincided with the pressure being placed on the club to clear out those wascally webels. In reality the problem was there in most other clubs, not just ours, and it was merely a way of bringing us back to the pack. We did ourselves no favours during the initial popularity of the night matches, not allowing all and sundry back to the club. There is no doubt as is normally the case with lower socioeconomic areas, the GFC created huge problems.
Add to that the dilution of the competition to reserves status and we have a perfect storm.
by whufc » Tue May 20, 2014 7:16 pm
wild dog wrote:Crowds started suffering IMO when I noticed a large drop off in the younger supporters while we were still dominating. Coincided with the pressure being placed on the club to clear out those wascally webels. In reality the problem was there in most other clubs, not just ours, and it was merely a way of bringing us back to the pack. We did ourselves no favours during the initial popularity of the night matches, not allowing all and sundry back to the club. There is no doubt as is normally the case with lower socioeconomic areas, the GFC created huge problems.
Add to that the dilution of the competition to reserves status and we have a perfect storm.
by PatowalongaPirate » Tue May 20, 2014 7:26 pm
wild dog wrote:Pleasant day spoiled by the footy and the big bloody light poles strategically placed in front of spectators.
Centrals should have won it, the number of inside 50's in the last quarter where we made panicked decisions cost us. Tom Collier crashed about the place and there were some bays players hearing footsteps.
Thought as a visiting side our supporter turn out, while down on previous years, we still out number the pathetic turn out of Glenelg supporters visiting Elizabeth.
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 7:47 pm
PatowalongaPirate wrote:wild dog wrote:Pleasant day spoiled by the footy and the big bloody light poles strategically placed in front of spectators.
Centrals should have won it, the number of inside 50's in the last quarter where we made panicked decisions cost us. Tom Collier crashed about the place and there were some bays players hearing footsteps.
Thought as a visiting side our supporter turn out, while down on previous years, we still out number the pathetic turn out of Glenelg supporters visiting Elizabeth.
I guess Glenelg Oval is a nicer place to visit.
by Spargo » Tue May 20, 2014 7:49 pm
PatowalongaPirate wrote:wild dog wrote:Pleasant day spoiled by the footy and the big bloody light poles strategically placed in front of spectators.
Centrals should have won it, the number of inside 50's in the last quarter where we made panicked decisions cost us. Tom Collier crashed about the place and there were some bays players hearing footsteps.
Thought as a visiting side our supporter turn out, while down on previous years, we still out number the pathetic turn out of Glenelg supporters visiting Elizabeth.
I guess Glenelg Oval is a nicer place to visit.
by Spargo » Tue May 20, 2014 7:50 pm
wild dog wrote:Elizabeth Oval is the equivalent and free secure parking thrown in.
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 7:54 pm
whufc wrote:wild dog wrote:Crowds started suffering IMO when I noticed a large drop off in the younger supporters while we were still dominating. Coincided with the pressure being placed on the club to clear out those wascally webels. In reality the problem was there in most other clubs, not just ours, and it was merely a way of bringing us back to the pack. We did ourselves no favours during the initial popularity of the night matches, not allowing all and sundry back to the club. There is no doubt as is normally the case with lower socioeconomic areas, the GFC created huge problems.
Add to that the dilution of the competition to reserves status and we have a perfect storm.
I know amongst my friends a lot of the casuaul (home game supporters) tended to drop off in the mid 2000's when we were smashing teams at home by 6 plus goals every week. They got real complacent would only go to the big home games ala Port, Norwood etc and finals, and then it became just finals and now its not at all.
This also coincided with the likes of Eastern Park, Elizabeth, Brahma Lodge all rising through the division of the amateur league as well.
The price increase definatly dropped off a lot of supporters who will now just watch a ammo game for cheaper.
I have also noticed a huge drop off of the soccer supporters at the northern end hill. This has concided with the Northern suburbs now dominating both div1 and div2. A lot of these soccer clubs like the Downs are also having much bigger home game crowds and adding things such as bands after the game on a Sunday afternoon as well.
It wouldn't have helped that supporter comfort hasn't changed at Elizabeth since the 90's with the only addition being a new toilet block, a new hotdog and beer van and stuff all else.
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 7:55 pm
Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Elizabeth Oval is the equivalent and free secure parking thrown in.
Are you the only club that offers this service?
by Spargo » Tue May 20, 2014 8:28 pm
wild dog wrote:Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Elizabeth Oval is the equivalent and free secure parking thrown in.
Are you the only club that offers this service?
As far as I know. I know Glenelg doesn't.
by sjt » Tue May 20, 2014 9:43 pm
Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Elizabeth Oval is the equivalent and free secure parking thrown in.
Are you the only club that offers this service?
As far as I know. I know Glenelg doesn't.
And why do you reckon you're the only club that does this?
by tigerpie » Tue May 20, 2014 10:42 pm
by sjt » Tue May 20, 2014 10:52 pm
tigerpie wrote:Having the unwanted space helps
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 10:54 pm
Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Spargo wrote:wild dog wrote:Elizabeth Oval is the equivalent and free secure parking thrown in.
Are you the only club that offers this service?
As far as I know. I know Glenelg doesn't.
And why do you reckon you're the only club that does this?
by tigerpie » Tue May 20, 2014 10:56 pm
sjt wrote:tigerpie wrote:Having the unwanted space helps
Yep, but I don't think the school would agree its unwanted space.
by wild dog » Tue May 20, 2014 11:05 pm
by tigerpie » Tue May 20, 2014 11:09 pm
wild dog wrote:Good relations between Centrals and the bowls means the club gets use of the adjacent land, as well as the school across the road. Why call it unwanted space?
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