Boycott Or Not?

[StHelensRover]

Need to be careful about how we respond to this sort of stuff as a fan base. 

It could open up boycotters to criticism from either the club, pundits or other parts of the fan base.

"See, all you're actually doing is costing local people paid work, next it will be kiosk staff and club shop staff, your boycott is damaging to local people" etc etc.

None of it should wash btw, unthinkable what going from regular 25k crowds to regular 7k crowds has done to the whole town's economy and mood in the last 15 years.

[Polky]

 

[TheKitGuy]

25 minutes ago, StHelensRover said:

Need to be careful about how we respond to this sort of stuff as a fan base. 

It could open up boycotters to criticism from either the club, pundits or other parts of the fan base.

"See, all you're actually doing is costing local people paid work, next it will be kiosk staff and club shop staff, your boycott is damaging to local people" etc etc.

None of it should wash btw, unthinkable what going from regular 25k crowds to regular 7k crowds has done to the whole town's economy and mood in the last 15 years.

I have said this from the very start. 

A town/city progresses if the local football club does well. the local economy grows with the growth of a football club. Blackburn itself has had a terrible decline within the last 15years, not a coincidence is it?

[StHelensRover]

22 minutes ago, TheKitGuy said:

I have said this from the very start. 

A town/city progresses if the local football club does well. the local economy grows with the growth of a football club. Blackburn itself has had a terrible decline within the last 15years, not a coincidence is it?

It's definitely one of the reasons for economic decline of the area, not sure to what extent, the whole thing is extremely complex and lots of different factors demographic and political factors to consider as well.

Having said that, if a town of 110,000 people regularly goes from having 25,000 people doing a specific economic activity in that town reducing down to now around 10,000 people (including away fans) doing that same activity, it's bound to have an impact. That economic activity will be pretty varied as well, spending on public transport, pubs, takeaways, supermarkets and the rest all directly impacted by the fact that 10,000 people are walking past on a match day when it used to be 25,000. Another fantastic gift for the people of east Lancashire from the Venkys

 

Edited 2 hours ago by StHelensRover