Clive, there's a real sense recently among a large amount of fans, that the game is losing its way. The boring derbies, the 7 minute VAR checks, muted crowds at games, diehards priced out, tactics making big games a borefest.
You've watched more football than most, do you see a chance? Do you feel the concerns?
I also know of numerous fans giving up season tickets at the end of the season and it's something I'm considering too. What's happened to our game?
Managers make styles but surely it’s players that win or lose. Guardiola has had 2 of the best players in every position until a few got too old and now lol where City are. The cult of the genius manager has gone way too far
As an ‘outsider’ and former (from Jimmy Hill days) Coventry supporter, drawn back to the game after watching RU for the last 25 years, I find your writing fascinating. Wife & son are Villa season ticketers. The financials, the VAR nonsense perplex me. I will follow you, as I now support AVFC. Substack is great - I pay to read Aaronovitch. On the brink of subscribing to you too. If this is the way to support independent journalism and it stays on the rails, please keep going ….
Clive, there's a real sense recently among a large amount of fans, that the game is losing its way. The boring derbies, the 7 minute VAR checks, muted crowds at games, diehards priced out, tactics making big games a borefest.
You've watched more football than most, do you see a chance? Do you feel the concerns?
I also know of numerous fans giving up season tickets at the end of the season and it's something I'm considering too. What's happened to our game?
Managers make styles but surely it’s players that win or lose. Guardiola has had 2 of the best players in every position until a few got too old and now lol where City are. The cult of the genius manager has gone way too far
As an ‘outsider’ and former (from Jimmy Hill days) Coventry supporter, drawn back to the game after watching RU for the last 25 years, I find your writing fascinating. Wife & son are Villa season ticketers. The financials, the VAR nonsense perplex me. I will follow you, as I now support AVFC. Substack is great - I pay to read Aaronovitch. On the brink of subscribing to you too. If this is the way to support independent journalism and it stays on the rails, please keep going ….
What, you changed your team? Sacrilegious.