Football in decline

[Accy cyclist]

Spain don't even have one do they? They have played at some right provincial outposts and it didn't do them any harm. Also, when La Rioja play, the whole country gets behind them, they all feel a part of it.

I don't think Germany have one either. Has it affected their success at major tournaments i wonder(?)

 

[Beebo]

It does seem that people are worried about the current "Group of Death" for England.
The Death being the total loack of any decent games, crowds down and competitive matches being non existant.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/29563034

 

[swee'pea99]

Popular sports in the US come in spurts of under a minute, the main purpose being to sell hotdogs peanuts and beer and to see if you can draw enough attention to yourself to appear on the big screen. A game that goes for 45 minutes without a break is beyond a US attention span. If England is going the same way, and I suspect it is, you deserve those sports.

Try five days...

 

[BrumJim]

Very few (no) English rugby grounds can hold sufficient capacity for England other than HQ. Which means we go begging to the Wendyballers, and they take the lion's share of the profit, or play outside England. At club level there is nowt worse than watching a match in a (soccer) stadium where 80% of the seats are empty.

But maybe England might now save Wasps by playing the odd match at the Ricoh? Ground sharing is the future but why a London club would want to play in Coventry is beyond me and I'd imagine Northampton, Leicester and Worcester will be fuming.

I can't imagine that Northampton or Leicester are fuming. Both clubs have sufficient support that if they lost a couple of thousand fans to Wasps they would hardly notice. And Wasps support would double.

 

[Durian]

Try five days...

And that the game can still end in a draw!

I once tried to explain cricket to an American lady whilst she tried to explain baseball to me. Neither of us left any the wiser.

 

[pplpilot]

Football in decline?

I do hope this is true. . .