Dippers famous support on the wane

[john@staustell]

I guess normally I wouldn't have bothered to post this, but it is quite topcal given all the usual drivel about 'eestry', 'massif club' etc etc we have been subjected to the past few days by the endless stream of witless Dipper pundits in the media. It seems after 20-odd years with no titles the 'famous support' has had enough of the eestry!

http://www.liverpoolecho.co.uk/sport/li ... ic-9657782

Liverpool’s Thai support appears to be on the wane
The passionate Thais created a great atmosphere inside the Rajamangala Stadium but the number of empty seats was striking.

Liverpool played in front of a full house here in 2009 and on their previous visit in 2013 some 45,000 fans watched goals from Philippe Coutinho, Iago Aspas and Steven Gerrard secure a 3-0 win over the All Stars.

However, this time around the 50,000-capacity arena was only about half full. Tickets ranged from 500 Baht (around £10) up to 5000 Baht (£100).

The fact that it was a midweek game – in 2013 Liverpool played on a Sunday afternoon – didn’t help the attendance with most Thais from other provinces unable to make the trip. The fixture was also only announced a month before which made it difficult for some to make travel arrangements.


However, there is no escaping the fact that Liverpool don’t have the kind of box office names here compared to previous trips.

Luis Suarez, Steven Gerrard and now Raheem Sterling have all left Anfield over the past 12 months. That talent drain is bound to have an impact on putting bums on seats.

Of the five players used on the billboards to promote the game, only two were actually involved – Jordan Henderson and Adam Lallana.

With Sterling gone, Sturridge still sidelined and Philippe Coutinho on his holidays, Liverpool lacked the pulling power they had in 2009 and 2013.

[City64]

Na I'm not having that ! They were all on social media threatening Raheem Sterling and his family !

[Mikhail Chigorin]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

[Nigels Tackle]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

quiet morning?

[Mikhail Chigorin]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

quiet morning?

Mmmmm....very perceptive.

It's been so quite, I thought I was in a mortuary.

Mind you, once the Thai fans realise this connection, they'll be supporting us in droves.

[Herb]

Plenty of logic in this as out of town and international support is generally gained by being competitive in major competitions and by being competition winners . . success brings support.
Thus failure to succeed results in a diminished fan base and, following the coach bricking, premature PL champions celebrations and disgraceful all game booing in recent seasons, and the vitriolic racist bile spewed forth in more recent times, it couldn't happen to a more deserving club than Liverpool.

As an example; I have a colleague who has always lived in the Midlands (stafford / stoke) and he's been a Liverpool fan since he latched onto them in their successful 1980's period. He doesn't go to any of their games but is nevertheless extremely vociferous in letting everyone know how much he adores them.
He's tried to get his son to follow them too and he thought the lad was on board until the end of last season when the lad announced that he was going to support stoke because they were local (and coincidentally had just stuffed 6 goals up the dippers).
There you go, that's a stoke fan for life who would've been a remote dipper were it not for the dippers failure to do anything other than behave like a shower of shit and bray tirelessly and ridiculously about what they once did many moons ago.

[Mikhail Chigorin]

Plenty of logic in this as out of town and international support is generally gained by being competitive in major competitions and by being competition winners . . success brings support.
Thus failure to succeed results in a diminished fan base and, following the coach bricking, premature PL champions celebrations and disgraceful all game booing in recent seasons, and the vitriolic racist bile spewed forth in more recent times, it couldn't happen to a more deserving club than Liverpool.

As an example; I have a colleague who has always lived in the Midlands (stafford / stoke) and he's been a Liverpool fan since he latched onto them in their successful 1980's period. He doesn't go to any of their games but is nevertheless extremely vociferous in letting everyone know how much he adores them.
He's tried to get his son to follow them too and he thought the lad was on board until the end of last season when the lad announced that he was going to support stoke because they were local (and coincidentally had just stuffed 6 goals up the dippers).
There you go, that's a stoke fan for life who would've been a remote dipper were it not for the dippers failure to do anything other than behave like a shower of shit and bray tirelessly and ridiculously about what they once did many moons ago.

Nice story Herb. I find that quite heart-warming.

[dazby]

Plenty of logic in this as out of town and international support is generally gained by being competitive in major competitions and by being competition winners . . success brings support.
Thus failure to succeed results in a diminished fan base and, following the coach bricking, premature PL champions celebrations and disgraceful all game booing in recent seasons, and the vitriolic racist bile spewed forth in more recent times, it couldn't happen to a more deserving club than Liverpool.

As an example; I have a colleague who has always lived in the Midlands (stafford / stoke) and he's been a Liverpool fan since he latched onto them in their successful 1980's period. He doesn't go to any of their games but is nevertheless extremely vociferous in letting everyone know how much he adores them.
He's tried to get his son to follow them too and he thought the lad was on board until the end of last season when the lad announced that he was going to support stoke because they were local (and coincidentally had just stuffed 6 goals up the dippers).
There you go, that's a stoke fan for life who would've been a remote dipper were it not for the dippers failure to do anything other than behave like a shower of shit and bray tirelessly and ridiculously about what they once did many moons ago.

Good post.

[Original Dub]

Plenty of logic in this as out of town and international support is generally gained by being competitive in major competitions and by being competition winners . . success brings support.
Thus failure to succeed results in a diminished fan base and, following the coach bricking, premature PL champions celebrations and disgraceful all game booing in recent seasons, and the vitriolic racist bile spewed forth in more recent times, it couldn't happen to a more deserving club than Liverpool.

As an example; I have a colleague who has always lived in the Midlands (stafford / stoke) and he's been a Liverpool fan since he latched onto them in their successful 1980's period. He doesn't go to any of their games but is nevertheless extremely vociferous in letting everyone know how much he adores them.
He's tried to get his son to follow them too and he thought the lad was on board until the end of last season when the lad announced that he was going to support stoke because they were local (and coincidentally had just stuffed 6 goals up the dippers).
There you go, that's a stoke fan for life who would've been a remote dipper were it not for the dippers failure to do anything other than behave like a shower of shit and bray tirelessly and ridiculously about what they once did many moons ago.

Brilliant post.
It's a simple as that.

[Clowncrete]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

quiet morning?

Mmmmm....very perceptive.

It's been so quite, I thought I was in a mortuary.

Mind you, once the Thai fans realise this connection, they'll be supporting us in droves.

I think the word comes from Sanskrit. Raja means king and Managala means holy. The Holy King stadium.

[Wonderwall]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

quiet morning?

Mmmmm....very perceptive.

It's been so quite, I thought I was in a mortuary.

Mind you, once the Thai fans realise this connection, they'll be supporting us in droves.

I think the word comes from Sanskrit. Raja means king and Managala means holy. The Holy King stadium.

not according to the tabloids, Mangala means overpriced shit if you ask them, and I think the holy overpriced shit stadium has a nice ring to it

[Mikhail Chigorin]

The game was played at the RajaMANGALA Stadium....interesting name.

quiet morning?

Mmmmm....very perceptive.

It's been so quite, I thought I was in a mortuary.

Mind you, once the Thai fans realise this connection, they'll be supporting us in droves.

I think the word comes from Sanskrit. Raja means king and Managala means holy. The Holy King stadium.

not according to the tabloids, Mangala means overpriced shit if you ask them, and I think the holy overpriced shit stadium has a nice ring to it

Was that an accidental pun, or did you intend it ??

Very nice either way.