Le Red
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What does that have to do with my point?
I’m not entirely sure I agree with yours either. If the season ticket holders stop going to football matches then United lose money. That’s an economic certainty. And it’s those season ticket holders that make up the very supportive ‘fanbase’ I referred to, not some angry arsehole in China.
It has to do with your belief that a fanbase is constituted only by people who attend to matches. That is not the definition of fanbase, but a rather elitist and exclusive view of who what a true fan is.
Of course Man. United relies on selling tickets, but the match day attendance is much more important for the in-game support and demonstration of popularity than for the revenue it generates.
The angry arsehole in China is the one generating money for the club. If he gets angry to the point he doesn't want to support United anymore, be it by watching matches or buying merchandise, the club's finances are going to take a massive blow. It gets even worse when you think that the same angry arsehole is going to watch some other club's games and buy their merchandise. It might even be from a PL rival, mind.
So you'd better take into account how the angry arsehole in China feels, because if he stops buyng what we're selling, our money edge will be gone and we'll be left alone with our wonderful board to fight back this situation. What do you suppose is going to happen from there? Will the "very supportive fanbase" save us from the disgrace that will follow?
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