Tweet Stan Kroenke, dubbed ‘Silent Stan’ is largely unpopular among Arsenal fans. His sole purpose is to maximise profit margins since becoming a majority shareholder in April 2011. Fan protests have called for the Arsenal owner to sell up amid a potential takeover from Spotify owner and billionaire Daniel Ek. […]
Read MoreDo Fans Make A Difference at Non-League Level?
Tweet Callum O’Connell looks at the ultra impact of fans during Eastbourne Town’s 6-0 victory over Midhurst and Easebourne in the Sussex Senior Cup. Eastbourne Town are a club not known to many. They ply their trade in the ninth tier of English football, five leagues below the lowest professional […]
Read MoreA refreshing sense of unity at Whitehawk.
Tweet In a game that promised goals and excitement, the supporters left sharing the points. Whitehawk fans left last night’s fixture with just one point as they attempted to rally behind their team to push for that much needed goal and three points. From minute one right up until the […]
Read MoreHas the removal of fans impacted performance? #England #Fans
Tweet The topic I investigated was to see if the removal of fans in empty stadiums has an effect on performance. I compared to young athletes, male and female, of a similar age who both play for England and clubs from the top tiers of English football. Similarly, both athletes […]
Read MoreFOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS – FANS’ PERSPECTIVE
Tweet The final part of this three-part feature will focus on the largest, most important group that, indeed, makes it all tick; the ‘active’ fans that thrive on ‘being there.’ The fans who drive their side forward, the fans whose hopes and dreams rest upon the shoulders of eleven […]
Read MoreFOOTBALL WITHOUT FANS – THE PLAYERS’ PERSPECTIVE.
Tweet By Sam Stone The scenario is normal for us now. The once ‘alien’ prospect of football without fans has since become the accepted reality for the football world. As fans crammed into trains, gathered in pubs, and chanted in the stands back in the early months of 2020, the […]
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