I have said this before on here I think, but some of our fans who go behind the goal have got old and grumpy but refuse to accept it. People used to move to the Osler or Beech Road stands at The Manor but at our current ground seem to have just stayed where they are and sucked the life and fun out of the East Stand.
It’s not a crime to be young and boisterous, what some of the moaning old codgers did themselves back in there youth they now complain about others doing and the club are quick to back them up and persecute the east target of young groups of lads.
If I was a teenager now I wouldn’t attend football games, certainly not ours, such a dull sterile environment, I should imagine it’s as attractive to a certain demographic as going to watch lawn bowls but probably not as cool.
It’s alright having cheap deals to attract families but you never really profit if as soon as those kids reach 15/16 (who wants to hang around with their parents at that age) they would rather visit the local library for a better atmosphere so you lose them, possibly forever.
Hopefully the new ground (fingers crossed) is able to better accommodate everyone from raucous youth to miserable old guys than our current three stands situation, other wise I fear for us.