Stockport

[keldsyke]

Could you define the difference between your 'supporters' and 'followers' definitions please? I have a horrible suspicion that you don't think people who don't attend spend any money supporting the club? Hopefully I'm wrong though. Clearly everyone who is on here every day or so are fans (fanatics) by any sensible definition, regardless of whether they're able to attend matches, either home or away. Many of those of us who are, for whatever reason, unable to attend as regularly as we used to, still buy season tickets and merchandise etc., subscribe to Lifeline, subscribe to PiesPlayer etc. to financially support our beloved club. Some of us have contributed in other financial ways.

I'm sure there are some who could attend who choose not to, and of course that's absolutely fine, but equally there are those who would love to attend but can't. I don't think it is helpful to a club that's striving to maintain its fanbase at a lower level to have fans trying to diminish the contributions of other fans. If that isn't what you're doing then apologies for misunderstanding your new terminology.

Perhaps I should have put a paragraph at the beginning but there is no dig intended to anyone. Durham coined the difference between a ‘follower’ and a ‘supporter’ and as previous threads have shown there have been some great gestures by people who struggle to attend for whatever reason like the excellent lunch offer from the guy who sponsored Eli Sam (I think) , or as others have mentioned who buy season tickets but can’t attend for whatever reason. Perhaps try not to be so defensive and think every time it’s having a go, it was just a post to point out that taking things for granted could affect those that don’t go for whatever reason.

[SwalePie]

Perhaps I should have put a paragraph at the beginning but there is no dig intended to anyone. Durham coined the difference between a ‘follower’ and a ‘supporter’ and as previous threads have shown there have been some great gestures by people who struggle to attend for whatever reason like the excellent lunch offer from the guy who sponsored Eli Sam (I think) , or as others have mentioned who buy season tickets but can’t attend for whatever reason. Perhaps try not to be so defensive and think every time it’s having a go, it was just a post to point out that taking things for granted could affect those that don’t go for whatever reason.

Fair enough. So a supporter is not necessarily an attendee of every or indeed any match. That's what I wanted to hear ta.