downendcity Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Robbored said: You’re missing my point.. You must have this sentence saved, ready for cut and paste RR. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Isn`t it generally regarded as a thing that the average age of fans who actually attend games is getting higher year on year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 5 minutes ago, downendcity said: You must have this sentence saved, ready for cut and paste RR. Just as easy to type it....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Akira Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, Robbored said: You’re missing my point.. Strange that everyone according to you seems to 'miss your point.' Maybe you need to try and get your point across better instead of blaming everyone else for not understanding your nonsense... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoxton casual Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 3 hours ago, Between heaven and hell said: Did anyone else notice yesterday what a huge amount of old age supporters Norwich City have. I have been to most grounds across the country over the years but yesterday I was amazed by just how old their fan base was. No wonder you never associate Norwich with crowd disorder, unless of course their pension doesn't get paid in on time Also worth mentioning I thought the flag display before kick off by the younger ones was quite impressive. Really friendly fans. I went with my little girl and walked to and from the ground wearing scarves, and I lost count of the people who wished us well and told how well we played. They all stayed at the one end to cheer Farke. Hope they do well. Hope we do better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxjak Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, Robbored said: My (obviously too subtle) point was that all clubs have a percentage of ‘older’ supporters so why was it necessary to point out that fact at Carrow Rd? Possibly becuse the percentage seemed higher than at other away grounds?...........And wasn't it you that referred to 'missing the point'? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Super Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Plenty of old gits in the Dolman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 6 minutes ago, Super said: Plenty of old gits in the Dolman. Very true! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taz Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 19 minutes ago, hoxton casual said: Really friendly fans. I went with my little girl and walked to and from the ground wearing scarves, and I lost count of the people who wished us well and told how well we played. They all stayed at the one end to cheer Farke. Hope they do well. Hope we do better. They are (in my experience anyway). When I was living there, it was 08/09 season, and we won 2-1 (maybe 2-0 can't be arsed to check). I walked out at the same time as everybody else, and was walking through the Norwich supporters all the way home (in red). Loads of people said similar things then. Norwich in general is a nice place, only thing I didn't like about it was that it took so long to get to/from Bristol!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigTone Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 4 hours ago, Between heaven and hell said: Did anyone else notice yesterday what a huge amount of old age supporters Norwich City have. I have been to most grounds across the country over the years but yesterday I was amazed by just how old their fan base was. No wonder you never associate Norwich with crowd disorder, unless of course their pension doesn't get paid in on time Also worth mentioning I thought the flag display before kick off by the younger ones was quite impressive. Who cares, they won Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spudski Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 I think the same when at Ashton Gate...full of old fits who are quiet...families and section 82 who are a mixed age range trying to make a noise... interspersed with random old gits, pissed up, trying to relive their youth trying to start chants on their own to no avail then moaning about it being a library...score...and we all go mental, or when trying to chase a goal in last 5 mins. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tel Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 20 minutes ago, Super said: Plenty of old gits in the Dolman. Oi. I take umbrage at this. Not so much of the 'old' please! . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 minutes ago, Taz said: They are (in my experience anyway). When I was living there, it was 08/09 season, and we won 2-1 (maybe 2-0 can't be arsed to check). I walked out at the same time as everybody else, and was walking through the Norwich supporters all the way home (in red). Loads of people said similar things then. Norwich in general is a nice place, only thing I didn't like about it was that it took so long to get to/from Bristol!! I have to agree. I worked up there for quite a while (not in Norwich itself but Thetford, Swaffham, Fakenham and all the villages in between) doing stuff for social housing and the folks I met were just really nice people - it reminded me of down here in Devon as much as anything just a lot flatter! Kings Lynn on the other hand...……………………… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Tel Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 7 minutes ago, Red Right Hand said: I have to agree. I worked up there for quite a while (not in Norwich itself but Thetford, Swaffham, Fakenham and all the villages in between) doing stuff for social housing and the folks I met were just really nice people - it reminded me of down here in Devon as much as anything just a lot flatter! Kings Lynn on the other hand...……………………… Do you think that the people of Norfolk even sound like the people of Devon? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BS2 Red Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 3 hours ago, archie andrews said: Always thought yeovil had old fans too whenever you seen a photo of em in the Sunday independent.... That’s just what living in Yeovil does to you. Those “oldies” are probably still at school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lanterne Rouge Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 13 minutes ago, Red Tel said: Do you think that the people of Norfolk even sound like the people of Devon? They do a bit - more Cornish though if I had to make a choice. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DT The Optimist Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 What old ? On the train out of Norwich yesterday me and my son (I would add we were making our way back to his home 25 miles away) in carriages surrounded by almost everyone wearing a yellow top, all ages, young and oldies alike. There were loads more in 20's than anything else (and had a great bit of banter with them) so cannot really agree with that statement.. i thought the atmosphere at Carrow road was superb, and this is backed up by the comments made by Callum on the official site if you listen. Norwich is a footballing City. They do not really have to contend with lots local football, or Rugby as Bristol and the South West in strong in that, and nearest the 'local' team is Ipswich 40 miles away and that is a 'derby'. Swindon is closer to us that Ipswich to Norwich. They have a lot going for them and TBH their history blows us away (at present) with European nights and cups and about 4 times in top flight. (that said I hope we add our own sooner rather than later) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoxton casual Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 1 hour ago, DT The Optimist said: What old ? On the train out of Norwich yesterday me and my son (I would add we were making our way back to his home 25 miles away) in carriages surrounded by almost everyone wearing a yellow top, all ages, young and oldies alike. There were loads more in 20's than anything else (and had a great bit of banter with them) so cannot really agree with that statement.. i thought the atmosphere at Carrow road was superb, and this is backed up by the comments made by Callum on the official site if you listen. Norwich is a footballing City. They do not really have to contend with lots local football, or Rugby as Bristol and the South West in strong in that, and nearest the 'local' team is Ipswich 40 miles away and that is a 'derby'. Swindon is closer to us that Ipswich to Norwich. They have a lot going for them and TBH their history blows us away (at present) with European nights and cups and about 4 times in top flight. (that said I hope we add our own sooner rather than later) 27000 every week and it is half the size of Bristol. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aaron-Bcfc Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 6 hours ago, Rudolf Hucker said: "You only sing when you're winning" could have been composed just for them. Heard nothing from them until they took the lead. Just like 95% of clubs in the division then Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Between heaven and hell Posted February 24, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, BigTone said: Who cares, they won and so ends the art of conversation Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Felthorpe bob Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 2 hours ago, DT The Optimist said: What old ? On the train out of Norwich yesterday me and my son (I would add we were making our way back to his home 25 miles away) in carriages surrounded by almost everyone wearing a yellow top, all ages, young and oldies alike. There were loads more in 20's than anything else (and had a great bit of banter with them) so cannot really agree with that statement.. i thought the atmosphere at Carrow road was superb, and this is backed up by the comments made by Callum on the official site if you listen. Norwich is a footballing City. They do not really have to contend with lots local football, or Rugby as Bristol and the South West in strong in that, and nearest the 'local' team is Ipswich 40 miles away and that is a 'derby'. Swindon is closer to us that Ipswich to Norwich. They have a lot going for them and TBH their history blows us away (at present) with European nights and cups and about 4 times in top flight. (that said I hope we add our own sooner rather than later) 25 years in the top flight 8 of which have been in the Premier League (Best finish 3rd in 1992-93) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Skin Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 Really enjoyed my trip to Norwich - apart from the result. Their fans were great. Fantastic sun. A great drive there and the atmosphere around the ground was really chilled. Bit of a wait in traffic to get away from the ground though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Colby-Tit Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 8 hours ago, Robbored said: So you’re saying all Norwich supporters are old age?........ Try coming to the Senior Reds luncheon and see if you draw the conclusion. Are you a Victorian woman RR? Is it served in the drawing room? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Popodopolous Posted February 24, 2019 Report Share Posted February 24, 2019 9 hours ago, Xiled said: I'm sure I heard (in an interview with Geoff Twentyman) one of our club officials say that the average age of the BCFC fanbase was 47. Pretty frightening really as it means we really can't be getting many youngsters through the turnstiles. Watching football up and down the country, it does seem to be becoming a middle aged person's activity. Average ages of supports in the country have just been aging in general and for a while now too. Throw in the fact that Norwich- a medium sized city- aside, Norfolk is a fairly rural area and a fairly aging fanbase no great surprise. The pull of the big teams on TV, the glamour of the top competitions, cost of POTD tickets and cost of travel- good away game can get younger fan hooked- these all contribute to an aging demographic and it has been this way for a generation perhaps. This is a fact that has been in the making for a while. https://forums.bluemoon-mcfc.co.uk/threads/average-age-of-a-premier-league-fan.325566/ https://www.football365.com/news/wanted-the-next-generation-of-football-fans https://www.theguardian.com/football/2014/mar/08/how-football-lost-touch-young-fans http://www.fsf.org.uk/latest-news/view/football-clubs-facing-demographic-time-bomb Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tyna Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Norwich also has a very high percentage of season ticket holders, making it very difficult to purchase last minute, occasional tickets especially if you need groups of tickets such as three or four for a family. It is only when the away team don't bring many fans that families have a chance of tickets. I believe they also have a waiting list for season tickets making it difficult for youngsters to get a season ticket next to mum or dad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bpexile Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 17 hours ago, pongo88 said: How old is old? I'm old Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jim_NCFC Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 Greetings. Good game on Saturday. We weren't at our best first half but in no small part due to the fact you played very well. think we just had a bit too much firepower for you in the end but it would be nice not to have to rely on coming back from behind so much by defending a bit better! I think we missed Vrancic and Leitner who were on the bench as Farke kept faith with Mclean. They are our playmakers and help us to control games and keep the ball better although of course mclean got two goals so that selection dilemma doesn't get any easier! In terms of our fans I think we probably do have a higher than average percentage of both elderly and female fans which has pros and cons in terms of the atmosphere although that view is probably heightened by the stand the away fans are in which tends to have more older fans and families in it. Setting up the obvious Norfolk joke we do have quite a lot of families where there will often be three generations sitting next to each other. Delia has an influence in terms of the famale fans I think. There is an issue in terms of "season ticket churn" in that season tickets have essentially been sold out for about a decade now which i think is a challenge in terms of getting the younger generation along. I still have my season ticket because I don;t really dare give it up even though due to family commitments I can only get to half a dozen home games a season so I offload it for most games. We do though have a lot of season ticket holders in their 20's and early 30's as back in the days we were really struggling in the late 90's/00's we were one of the first clubs to introduce really affordable season tickets for kids and students (think it was about £15 for a long time for U12s and about £40 for U16's) who have remained season ticket holders ever since. Its a habit thing isn't it and once you get into the habit of going you keep going. Anyway best of luck for the rest of the season and if you could take some points off Leeds and Shef U for us it would be very much appreciated! i think you are good enough to do so. I think Bristol and Norwich are quite similar cities in terms of the fact they are proper provincial cities with a strong identity. Have been impressed with how your owner has gone about building the club on a sustainable basis, improved the ground etc and it all seems to be there for you to have a crack at the prem even if it doesn't happen this year! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike Hunt-Hertz Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 17 hours ago, Robbored said: You’re missing my point.. That's because you are pointless. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Son of Fred Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 11 hours ago, Sir Colby-Tit said: Are you a Victorian woman RR? Is it served in the drawing room? No...but 'ee ate's them Victorian prostitues............. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Roper Posted February 25, 2019 Report Share Posted February 25, 2019 18 hours ago, Xiled said: I'm sure I heard (in an interview with Geoff Twentyman) one of our club officials say that the average age of the BCFC fanbase was 47. Pretty frightening really as it means we really can't be getting many youngsters through the turnstiles. Watching football up and down the country, it does seem to be becoming a middle aged person's activity. TBH I see a lot of younger girls and guys at the games but hopefully a lot of potential supporters in years to come aren,t there because they are young enough to be playing the game on Saturdays . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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