The Importance of Support in the Premier League

Beelter always stressed that the support of the fan is number one. It was his mantra in Argentina and still is, but very much that leads as well. If you take away crowds and you take away supporters, you don't have anything left apart from the actual football itself - there's no spectacle. And I think Beelter was kind of the antithesis of to take the Manchester City game as an example,. The shift with two weeks notice to Saturday afternoon from Sunday. Never mind the people who are having to pay more money to change the hotel plans and the flight plans and travel plans and everything else. You know, nevermind the people who make the effort to go into the