Originally Posted by
stegosaurus
Right. You’re more likely to see protests, in game banners, etc. than talk of not renewing tickets. Your football club could be a deeply-rooted part of your identity, it could be something cultural or political too.
“Hit them in their pocketbook to show them I’m angry even if the money I spend means nothing and I’m not actually hurting their bottom line” is pretty North American. It’s “I want to speak to the manager” culture. It’s slacktivism (which isn’t exclusive to NA either).
Like I said before, if it’s for value of money and your entertainment budget is too high or not worth it, that’s perfectly normal. If life circumstances prevent it, that’s cool too.
Complaining ad nauseum and acting like your defiant act of not renewing is going to hurt their bottom line, or, even more hilariously, their feelings, is a bit out there.
It’s the equivalent of being angry at Facebook, deleting your account, and using Messenger or Instagram while feeling righteous about your decision.
Or being angry at Nestle for being a hideously disgusting corporation and refusing to buy their bottled water while eating a Nestle chocolate bar.
Misguided pseudo-righteous anger is just silly. If everyone canceled their tickets because of the last two years MLSE would just stop flushing their money down the toilet. That’s how you end up with DP leftbacks, a 34-year-old Luke Moore as our starting striker, and a rotating roster of cheap domestics who can’t perform but are at least cheap.
MLSE doesn’t care about some random person posting angry messages on an Internet forum like it’s their job.
Write them a letter, or, you know, do something that will actually bring about the change you want.