When Did Supporters Become A Fanbase!

[REDOXO]

I hear Mr Pearson saying it all the time and see it written on here all the time also  

I may be getting a bit crotchety in my senior years but I just hate the term. 
 

Our Supporters or our Fans just sounds so much more inclusive to me.
 

The term Fanbase to me just sounds so corporate and feels like people that run/own clubs see the clubs supporters as a necessary evil with cash! 
 

This isn’t just a City issue by any means, but to my mind it implies “those people over there” and not a part of the club. 

[GrahamC]

Agree, it is an odd development & NP is by no means the only one to use the term.

[grifty]

Quick, what else can we moan about?

[REDOXO]

2 minutes ago, grifty said:

Quick, what else can we moan about?

I’m sure you will think of something 

6 minutes ago, GrahamC said:

Agree, it is an odd development & NP is by no means the only one to use the term.

Exactly! It gets on my nerves whenever it’s used. 

[Bristol Rob]

27 minutes ago, REDOXO said:

I hear Mr Pearson saying it all the time and see it written on here all the time also  

I may be getting a bit crotchety in my senior years but I just hate the term. 
 

Our Supporters or our Fans just sounds so much more inclusive to me.
 

The term Fanbase to me just sounds so corporate and feels like people that run/own clubs see the clubs supporters as a necessary evil with cash! 
 

This isn’t just a City issue by any means, but to my mind it implies “those people over there” and not a part of the club. 

Guess since the Premier League went global and 99% of supporters/fans/fanbase will never be able to get to a game as they live thousands of miles away.

Doesn't really apply to us however!

[slartibartfast]

As I see it..........supporters attend as regularly as they can. Fan base is more..............you're from Bristol ,which team ?;  "Oh City..........I guess "

 

[REDOXO]

7 minutes ago, Bristol Rob said:

Guess since the Premier League went global and 99% of supporters/fans/fanbase will never be able to get to a game as they live thousands of miles away.

Doesn't really apply to us however!

Fair points! 

[Bazooka Joe]

16 minutes ago, slartibartfast said:

As I see it..........supporters attend as regularly as they can. Fan base is more..............you're from Bristol ,which team ?;  "Oh City..........I guess "

 

What a stupid question.

Everyone knows that there's only one team in Bristol !

[italian dave]

1 hour ago, grifty said:

Quick, what else can we moan about?

Do you really want a list?

[Bar BS3]

Fan base (imo) refers to potential support - like the number that clubs take to Wembley or turn out for victory parades or who would tick that teams box on a "who do you support" questionnaire. 

A fan base doesn't reflect the true or current support of any club, but refers to it's potential for premier league or big cup fixtures. 

That's how I'd always see it's meaning anyway. 

[Red-Robbo]

I blame Mark Ashton. 

[Sleepy1968]

I'm a supporter, a fan, and in the fanbase. It just doen't worry me. What's begining to worry me was that last week I found out I was cisgender. I thought it meant something it didn't. No wonder I was confused.

Oh, and for the record: some 'supporters' don't, and some 'fans' aren't.