Andy Holloway
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For my 6p worth i point the finger of blame for a 'poor atmosphere' clearly at the Blackpool fans who boycotted the game, to only take 5k+ fans to your clubs biggest day out in years, with such a prize on offer is totally pathetic. You can boycott your home games as often and for as long as you like, but don't spoil somebody else's 'big day out' with your petty squabbles with your owners.
Maybe we should be asking the organisers of the boycott for the equivalent cash remuneration of what ECFC lost out on from the lost gate receipts.
Obviously there were 5k+ Blackpool fans who DON'T agree with the boycott and good on them. Plus, i can't say i saw any of the Blackpool players buying into the idea of the boycott. So obviously they and the Manager are happy with Messers Oyston & Oyston's running of the club.
As has been said already i wonder if, had we played Luton instead, with a crowd closer to 40k and we'd won, Wemberleigh would have been the most perfect location in the World!
As an aside, The Aviva Rugby Premiership final at Twickenham was virtually sold out even BEFORE it was known which two teams would be playing, but there again that is considered to be the 'end of season' party game, regardless of who it's between. Maybe it's up to the EFL to make similar adjustments to the their marketing strategy of the day in order to increase the attendance and therefore the clubs, and their return, on the game.
Personally i had a great day out, despite the result, yes we could, and should, have performed better but that was how things panned out on the day. I was unable to go to either of ECFC's last two visits to Wemberleigh due to working abroad so, for me, it was interesting to see how much the NEW Wemberleigh and surrounding areas with it's restaurants and retail outlets, differ from the OLD Wemberleigh, with it's industrial estate feeling and scruffy burger van food outlets. For me there's no comparison, 2017 wins hands down.
Maybe we should be asking the organisers of the boycott for the equivalent cash remuneration of what ECFC lost out on from the lost gate receipts.
Obviously there were 5k+ Blackpool fans who DON'T agree with the boycott and good on them. Plus, i can't say i saw any of the Blackpool players buying into the idea of the boycott. So obviously they and the Manager are happy with Messers Oyston & Oyston's running of the club.
As has been said already i wonder if, had we played Luton instead, with a crowd closer to 40k and we'd won, Wemberleigh would have been the most perfect location in the World!
As an aside, The Aviva Rugby Premiership final at Twickenham was virtually sold out even BEFORE it was known which two teams would be playing, but there again that is considered to be the 'end of season' party game, regardless of who it's between. Maybe it's up to the EFL to make similar adjustments to the their marketing strategy of the day in order to increase the attendance and therefore the clubs, and their return, on the game.
Personally i had a great day out, despite the result, yes we could, and should, have performed better but that was how things panned out on the day. I was unable to go to either of ECFC's last two visits to Wemberleigh due to working abroad so, for me, it was interesting to see how much the NEW Wemberleigh and surrounding areas with it's restaurants and retail outlets, differ from the OLD Wemberleigh, with it's industrial estate feeling and scruffy burger van food outlets. For me there's no comparison, 2017 wins hands down.
