
Originally Posted by
sidders
Here's an interesting stat for you. During an entire Premier League season (2017-18) the total attendance was 13 million. IN the same time, 22 million people attended shows in London.
So what, you may say?
The arts in all their forms dwarf football for spectator power and arts lovers will visit the BBC on a regular basis. Watched Coxy on Jupiter (you know what I mean) last night and thought where on earth would you get a programme of such depth and power? I bet women's football is eternally grateful for the Beeb and the job it's done enhancing its popularity.
Think of it like the NHS. I went almost 60 years with hardly using it at all and then (like you, I understand) I had to cash in my chips big time and didn't at all begrudge my years of paying for others to use the service.