Once again this week we’ve seen how football wants to treat people at the top level. You can’t deny that the game now at that point is just about contempt for the paying punter whilst making an obscene amount of money that shows no sign of slowing down.
Couple that with making everything move to suit the TV audience rather than a moment’s thought about those to actually leave their house to watch a game and it just reinforces why non-league football is the better choice.
We knew that we hadn’t seen the last of the Super League involving the top clubs of Europe, there is no doubt the rest of the elite leagues are in envy of the amount of money generated by the Premier League but being light years behind they are never likely to catch up. But what does that have to do with non-league football? You’ll find out below, why not take advantage of the Xmas offer underneath the picture above to read the full article and much more on the site.
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The more the game shafts the very people who make an atmosphere it isn’t considered the game of the people any more the higher you go.
At the same time as the court announcement that the banning of the proposed Super League was ruled unlawful TNT Sports announced a fixture change whereby Newcastle Utd travel to Arsenal for an 8pm Saturday night game.
Yes, you read that right, the move to satisfy those in the armchair and no consideration for the journey home for those who faithfully follow their side around the country for a game that will finish around 10pm.
The more they make these moves the more there is for non-league to benefit from. Now we’re not comparing levels there, far from it but if we’re comparing how fans are treated then there is no competition full stop.
Just a number in the big game, just respected in the smaller game. Football is quickly moving away from its roots and unlikely to ever return, every year there are more opportunities for non-league clubs to attract people who still want to watch a decent game of football at 3pm on a Saturday and for a reasonable price as well.
Money of course is important at all levels, at non-league level it’s sometimes very much a hand to mouth existence for more than a few clubs. Only the last few weeks we’ve seen first hand that clubs are struggling to stay afloat and others might not be afloat after the end of the season.
It might well be a case of clubs overspending; it might well be a case of not attracting the numbers or the income elsewhere to be able to sustain itself. More and more those who want to watch a game are being put out on a limb to satisfy the TV audience, it’s an extreme rare occurrence for that to happen in non-league.
The attachment to a top level club never goes away, it’s been your life, it’s been moving through generations and it won’t stop, however there comes a point for many especially in the current economic climate that watching a game live remains at the forefront of their plans but out of reach for reasons of cost or time.
Without seeing that changing in the grand scheme of things there are many clubs out there who would welcome your support, even if it’s not every week. It’s possible to split allegiance and still make it able to support both ends of the game, after all the TV cameras wouldn’t want to be showing empty stadiums would they?
Have you moved away from the top level of the game and converted to non-league in recent years? Are you still following and attending both ends of the game? Have you dispensed with a TV subscription? Let me know in the comments below.
