WITHOUT ATMOSPHERE, FOOT BALL GROUNDS ARE DESOLATE

Neil JENSEN
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HOME COMFORTS: New grounds like Slough Town’s Arbour Park need supporters to generate atmosphere like the days of the old terraces, inset.
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I like the banners you occasionally see dotted around football grounds, mostly at clubs where supporters have been marginalised by issues over their much-loved or increased ticket prices – “Football without fans is nothing”.
How true that is, for a stadium can be a desolate place without supporters. A ground lacking fans does little for the players on the field, o...

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