Perhaps one should realise that there has always been a hardcore of diehard fans.
More fans appear during the good times but these are probably folk who move from one entertainment fad to the next.In this day of instant entertainment football can at times be lacking.Who wants to fork out exhorbitant prices for a potential 0-0 bore draw.?
As Paul states the connection between the fans and players disappeared a long time ago. Now players are paid in movie star wages is there much difference between watching a movie and watching the footy in the pub?
Bizarre that clubs make it more expensive to watch a game live rather than in the comfort of your home or the pub.Maybe Sky need to put live Rovers games on delayed transmission in the Blackburn area?
Of a population of ?110,000-120,000 maybe Rovers are at their natural level in terms of current interest in the game of football.By charging excessive prices they are unlikely to attract a new generation to the sport.I'm sure people pursue much cheaper forms of entertaintment/fitness during their weekends rather than fork out a shitload to watch a bunch of overpaid footy players.
Time that the football clubs started listening to the fans rather than just paying lipservice to their views.