YeOldeHamiltonian wrote:Forget the dross signings,yearly struggle and stupid statements-the real legacy of Canning has been the catastrophic drop in home support.
Like many,I was really disappointed at the turnout in our end on Saturday for a big game-especially with the Season Book offer which brought a few hundred who used to be regulars back but the rest are still "missing in action" and plenty who said they would return when Canning left still haven't returned.
Add in the decimation of Section A through a mixture of Canning and the Club not building on a fledgling relationship with the kids(banning flags in home end but away fans being able to do what they want),some jumping ship to The Old Filth-including a guy who helped to save Accies twice who changed team in his 50's ffs- and we are back where we started.
It seems like ages ago when we had over 2000 in the home end and once this horrible season is over,a fresh perspective is needed to try to entice some of the lost fans as well as trying to get new fans into the club.
It really annoys me the attitude of the people of Hamilton who are happy to turn up in their thousands for the likes of Fireworks displays and then give the club the Harvey Smith's by continuing to support the gruesome twosome where they are only a number.
All of us who attend regularly are fans who "go against the grain" and then you add in the constant criticism of our fanbase when those of us who attend should be lauded for supporting our local team.
It gets me down as I suspect it does others and the sad reality of the situation is that even if we won The SPL and were in The Champions League, the majority of this town will always be Old Firm fans.
TerracingTomas wrote:It was a record for this season Stevie. In recent seasons however I can’t think of a game where we have had anywhere near 2400 home fans in the main stand.
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