What this crisis has done is expose football in numerous ways. One of them as you say, is the social aspects of attending a match and not the actual match itself.
We all have our match day rituals which we have been doing since we first starting going. Meeting up with a few mates or having a pint beforehand, reading a fanzine or program before the kickoff, having a moan with the bloke sat next to you during the game etc are major parts of the match day experience (as it's now called) and not the actual game itself. If you take these things away then football is exactly what we saw last night. A souless, meaningless, boring activity. I'm a City fan and I watched it for 15 minutes last night and thought it was shocking. I turned the TV over to the Repair Workshop and watched some woman restore a wicker basket. It was far more interesting. My daughter told me the score later on in the evening. Obviously, I was pleased we had won but was more chuffed that we had spoiled their planned party at your place on the weekend. This has proven that football is nothing without the fans. It's worthless. If only the fans could use this power and knowledge to stop silly kick off times, last minute changes to fixtures, rip off ticket prices etc it would be fantastic. However, it will never happen as a collective, which is a big waste of an excellent opportunity.
