Sheffield Steelers, would you consider going???

[Sara1312]

I am a Sheffield Steelers fan and over the years I have seen less and less people coming to the arena to support them. I don't know why this is because they have always been a good team. Maybe it's because the most common sports are football and rugby?

 

I would just like to invite people to come and watch one game, it is worth the £13.50 for an adult and £8 for a child.

[BasilRathbon]

I am a Sheffield Steelers fan and over the years I have seen less and less people coming to the arena to support them. I don't know why this is because they have always been a good team. Maybe it's because the most common sports are football and rugby?

 

You've got it in one. Gimmicky American sports may be briefly fashionable but will never catch on over here simply because they don't really matter.

[fox20thc]

I'll tell you why I wouldn't consider going.

 

£43 entrance charge for a family of four and that's before the refreshments etc are bought.

[barnie41]

I'm a blade, but have been to the steelers on a couple of occasions. To be honest it bored me to the point of wanting to walk out - its not a sport that the average family will take to, thats why it will stay as a minority sport in this country.

I'll not be botehring ever again, sorry.

[growler]

I'll tell you why I wouldn't consider going.

 

£43 entrance charge for a family of four and that's before the refreshments etc are bought.

 

How much would it cost for that same family of 4 to go to football?

 

You could watch the Steelers in the warm and dry in a nice family atmosphere, where your kids would feel safe. You can even have a pint while you are watching the game (you can't do that at football)

We have been going since the very first season and we now take our grand-children.

[elethiomel]

Do they still do that ridiculous standing up for the National Anthem nonsense?

[Old_Bloke]

How much would it cost for that same family of 4 to go to football?

 

Sure, football would cost even more, but it doesn't make the ice hockey good value just because it's cheaper. All spectator sports seem to be overpriced these days...

 

(I've been to see the Steelers a couple of times and quite enjoyed it, but there's other things I'd rather spend my money on)

[growler]

How can anyone consider football value, you pay for a 90 minute game and are lucky to see 75 minutes. At ice hockey you get what you pay for 60 mins of action. With all the cheating, time wasting and play acting football fans have been ripped of for years.

[BasilRathbon]

How can anyone consider football value, you pay for a 90 minute game and are lucky to see 75 minutes. At ice hockey you get what you pay for 60 mins of action. With all the cheating, time wasting and play acting football fans have been ripped of for years.

 

You're missing the point, dear. Football is a passionate game of skill which awakens the primeval tribal emotions of those who follow it and gives us a sense of belonging that's missing from our fragmented society. Furthermore it provides an outlet for all the anger, joy and frustration that we repress in our everyday lives; where else in life can you scream, shout and sing at the top of your voice in public without being thought of as a nutter?

 

Whereas ice hockey doesn;t really matter. A few men skate about for a bit and poke each other with sticks. The game ends; one team wins, the other loses, no-one really goves a monkey's either way.

 

Growler, have you ever investigated the fascinating sport of "Paint Drying"; it sounds right up your street?

[growler]

You can't beat a bit of paint drying, but as an expert you sound like you would know that.