by Bann Joe Strinnge » Wed Jan 23, 2019 11:04 pm
it’s been a while Accies fans, since I last posted on this forum, but I have been monitoring the tone of the posts, and Swift Frank, you seem to be a consistent critic of the regime. I have to say, that as a former home and away supporter, and sponsor of Alex Neil’s shirt the year we got promoted to the SPL, Swift Frank is correct. I lost the habit of following the Accies years ago, and most likely will not be back. Football is supposed to be entertaining. 22 guys playing a game on a park is fine for them. Palace Grounds has loads of them, all enjoying their 90 minutes of fitness. Professional football however is a spectator sport. People pay money to watch it. There is therefore a duty to provide as much entertainment as possible to give the paying public, value for money. Under the present regime, and their stated aims and objectives - to just survive in the SPL, disregarding games they can’t be expected to win - how can they expect consumers to part with, not just their cash, but their time and effort, sitting in a poxy football stadium in all weathers, not to mention the cost in travelling to Aberdeen, Brechin and their hedges, etc, along with the clowns they have stewarding at home games....it’s just not worth it. Me? Now I go golfing in the winter league, freezing my tits off on a golf course, with good pals, playing for £3. Would I rather go back to NDP to freeze my tits off watching Clownzo et al? Not likely! And actually, my wee boy who was 8 when We started following Accies - he was lost to The Rangers a good few years ago, never to return....a shame, but can you blame him?