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Because other sports are more family friendly and so draw on a bigger pool of support. Are we pretending that football and it’s fans still don’t have an image problem with the wider public just because it’s well attended compared to sports which have smaller followings?

So what? Isn’t it also the most supported?

That’s true, he did lay it off for Dabo to cross.

It shows how far we are from having a decent championship squad. We just don’t have the finances.

Fantastic goal aside he has barely impacted the games when he’s come on and struggled to get on the ball.

As a thought experiment, thinking of the rowdiness people are willing to accept in football stadiums, whatever it is that gives it the “edge”, is there any other place in society where you are willing to accept that, or is it just at the football?

Well it’s not going to go away if we accept the premise that a good atmosphere isn’t possible without it, no. And why are we beholden to the “traditional game”? What other aspects have been lost that you regret?

You suggested that without the rowdiness and the “edge” we’d just be sat in a quiet bowl? That seems to imply they go hand in hand? It’s not that I don’t want a good atmosphere, or even some “edge”. But to my mind it should be a family friendly experience. Why on Earth wouldn’t it be?

Yeah. There are huge demographics that are almost completely excluded from live football (except perhaps at the highest level, as you point out). It’s money on the table that could be invested. Of course, there are plenty of other reasons, besides financial, for violence not to be condoned or...

Plenty of people enjoy the atmosphere and add to it without feeling the need to be violent as well. I don’t accept the premise the two go hand in hand.

More than that what does it mean in terms of lost revenue? A large portion of the population would never even consider attending a football match yet they wouldn’t have any reservation about attending most sporting events. If we want to significantly increase attendance football needs to truly...

Furthermore, we’re having this conversation during a period of time where posters are regularly complaining about a lack of investment in the squad. It staggers me that there’s any tolerance for this kind of behaviour.

It’s not really conducive to a family atmosphere is it? Has a really negative effect on image and puts a lot of people off.

Goddens was certainly more theatrical

I do think the battling adversity narrative gets everyone in their side. All the pundits fall over themselves rooting for them.

You knew they would be a pen. Their game plan has been work the ball into the box then fall over, looking for it all game.

That can’t be right. Hasn’t the narrative on here been that we will finish on the same points as last season?

Anyone else abroad and can’t get their video match pass working?

He’s been great this season but did wonder if, with Rose playing every other game recently, they are blooding him while resting Fadz a bit.

And when Ched Evans argued about going off using the side of the pitch he was closest to and then strolling off, ref was pointing at his watch telling him he was adding it on.