Mr Farrell Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 The catering is a huge contributory factor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Well you lot can forget the new scoreboard then and heres where the money will have to be spent: Sherdian suite becoming a prayer room. New Halal signs at all food outlets. Extra stewards for racist chanting/comments about the blades been pigs No alcohol to be served in public areas. No games in Ramadan month. Christ the list goes on (oops shouldn't say Christ) If your an owl just come and be part of the family,if your not then go elsewhere. (braces himself for the left wing verbal) yeh just like cinemas and other public spaces. Apologies twice to Kevtheowl after the above by Viola. But this is why i dont like the lumping together of all people if they follow a team, pop group or religion etc. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Well you lot can forget the new scoreboard then and heres where the money will have to be spent: Sherdian suite becoming a prayer room. New Halal signs at all food outlets. Extra stewards for racist chanting/comments about the blades been pigs No alcohol to be served in public areas. No games in Ramadan month. Christ the list goes on (oops shouldn't say Christ) If your an owl just come and be part of the family,if your not then go elsewhere. (braces himself for the left wing verbal) That's it let it all out you'll feel so much better! I have to agree that whilst memories of the bad old days of terrace racist chants still make me wince I can't say that I like the way that our language and culture is being outlawed to the extent where words and phrases expressed without a trace of racist undertones/overtones are too often held up as something sinister. Anyway back on topic; Guru raised a good question as to why aren't we capitalising better in attracting more fans from across the spectrum of the area's population. Edited September 30, 2014 by Dagmeister Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 (edited) Out of interest, do any of you know any fans from this ethnic group who attend Wednesday regularly? Not living in Sheffield, I perhaps don't now see the whole picture. When I go to Hillsborough, I generally go in the north, there are not many of us in there. At away games, it's weird to be in a crowd of 3,000 away fans and see no more than a couple of black faces. Perhaps that's slightly more understandable, as tickets go predominantly to season ticket holders who probably do fall into that generational category of family traditions. When I say weird, I mean it's so unlike anything else I'm exposed to elsewhere in this country. We live in a multi racial society, which certainly isn't reflected at Wednesday matches. Edited September 30, 2014 by gurujuan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ViolaOwls Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Its not a good question, its opening a can of worms. I came because I wanted too, its the same for all. we live in the same country and should follow the same rules/laws. Everyone knows where hillsborough is and if they want to come then feel free too, if not then don't. Its racist to give free tickets to one ethinic group but not the other. We give schools from all areas of the city free tickets from time to time and that's enough for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
adamnich Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 This thread is daft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dagmeister Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Its not a good question, its opening a can of worms. I came because I wanted too, its the same for all. we live in the same country and should follow the same rules/laws. Everyone knows where hillsborough is and if they want to come then feel free too, if not then don't. Its racist to give free tickets to one ethinic group but not the other. We give schools from all areas of the city free tickets from time to time and that's enough for me. You might be right about the can of worms but it was still a good question. Maybe the answers might not turn out to be as good though so I know what you're saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timeforaboycott Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Blunkett was asked at a wednesdayite Q&A some years ago, if there were ways to encourage ethnic minorities to attend Wednesday matches, he just laughed and it got passed on to the next question, as the longstanding MP for Brightside I imagine his response was telling the audience, that muslims in particular have little to no interest in football. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gurujuan Posted September 30, 2014 Author Share Posted September 30, 2014 Blunkett was asked at a wednesdayite Q&A some years ago, if there were ways to encourage ethnic minorities to attend Wednesday matches, he just laughed and it got passed on to the next question, as the longstanding MP for Brightside I imagine his response was telling the audience, that muslims in particular have little to no interest in football. Understandably perhaps, as Asians players are few and far between. Why? Well that's a question for another time. Black and mixed race footballers represent a large percentage of people playing the game professionally though, and they are also represented in most other cultural activities in which most of us have par taken Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Blunkett was asked at a wednesdayite Q&A some years ago, if there were ways to encourage ethnic minorities to attend Wednesday matches, he just laughed and it got passed on to the next question, as the longstanding MP for Brightside I imagine his response was telling the audience, that muslims in particular have little to no interest in football. They have interest in football. Let me break it down like a fraction for y'all. Wednesday are not even in the top 20 teams in the country, Asian people have less affiliation to the town they are form and there parents tend not to be avid owls or blades fans. So.... they see man u on the tele all the time and liverpool and arsenal and cheslea. They want to support someone good basically. If you don't think muslims are into football come down eccy road when man u are on sky. to sum up it's because we are out of catchment on Hillsborough but it's mainly because we aren't very good which is why the pigs have more of a mixed crowd but not by very much. If you want more fans who's history is not entrenched in the owls then sign Messi and Ronaldo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wooooa, you can't say that anymore either! Its true - you aren't supposed to say that - keep telling my Mum that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spookone Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 They have interest in football. Let me break it down like a fraction for y'all. Wednesday are not even in the top 20 teams in the country, Asian people have less affiliation to the town they are form and there parents tend not to be avid owls or blades fans. So.... they see man u on the tele all the time and liverpool and arsenal and cheslea. They want to support someone good basically. If you don't think muslims are into football come down eccy road when man u are on sky. to sum up it's because we are out of catchment on Hillsborough but it's mainly because we aren't very good which is why the pigs have more of a mixed crowd but not by very much. If you want more fans who's history is not entrenched in the owls then sign Messi and Ronaldo. Muslim? Isn't that a religion not a race??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Wednesday have, traditionally, always been slow at changing things though. Just like some of our supporters, slow and don't like change. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthefish2002 Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Just like some of our supporters, slow and don't like change. Like some of the players as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rogers Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Maybe songs like I'd rather be a paki than a blade puts people off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modboy Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Maybe songs like I'd rather be a paki than a blade puts people off. thats not sung still is it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dutch McLovin Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Stupid thread. I hate all this crap everyone is entitled to there opinion but what the hell does it matter ?? If we can get as many fans supporting Wednesday as possible does anyone care that 99 percent are white ? I don't. Were English and support Wednesday end of thread !! Ps I'm not a Racist I want Royston to start tonight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IstillhateSteveBould Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 What on earth have Wednesday done since the 90s (on the pitch I mean) to suggest that there would be an influx of any new fans, regardless of race? The ones that go nowadays were either already fans, or they're children of Wednesday fans. If we have another period of success, another wave of new fans will appear. Some will undoubtedly be from ethnic minority groups as this section of the population has increased dramatically in recent years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
@owlstalk Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Stupid thread. I hate all this crap everyone is entitled to there opinion but what the hell does it matter ?? If we can get as many fans supporting Wednesday as possible does anyone care that 99 percent are white ? I don't. Were English and support Wednesday end of thread !! Ps I'm not a Racist I want Royston to start tonight Wow..... Owlstalk Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cersei Posted September 30, 2014 Share Posted September 30, 2014 Muslim? Isn't that a religion not a race??? Someone said muslims weren't into football. Im not splitting hairs here anyway what I said is what I said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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