I don’t even have much hope of getting someone who will seriously invests. If someone invests and they get us to the prem then great. However once our paper value increases, who buys us at £150m knowing how precarious our position is at the top table and the potential damage of dropping out.
Whilst individual games have always been there own spectacle, it feels more and more like each game on its on merit is the be all and end all. That’s ok to an extent but it’s also quite sad really.
When I was hitting my height of love for the game / the Albion and going home and away every week, my dad fell out of love with it and started going to live rugby and cricket more. He was about 50 at the time and now he’s in his 60s his interest is basically checking our results post match and watching the odd tv game but that’s it.
I could never really understand how that had happened but now I’m 36 myself, whilst I don’t think it will happen to me to the same extent (and I know I’ll always support the club) I do wonder what my support will look like in 15 years due to apathy / disillusionment with the landscape and reality of modern football.
I'm of the same vintage as your Dad Johnny. When Sky 'invented' the Premier League in 1992 we all new then what lay on the horizon. The big six or whatever you want to call them have got exactly what they wanted and stuff the rest. No-one can compete with them. Look at Sheff Utd....in fact, look at the bottom 3. We haven't got a prayer at that level. Just enjoy individual games now if you can, thats what I try to do.