Match day experience

[cooponthewing 1,139]

I know this has been discussed a few times so apologies for another's thread on it. However, as we know I sit in family section and take a young bear with me, Rousseau makes a great point re the game being boring, which tbh it was. Now that's fine for us as we all understand(to a degree?)the reasons why that happens and for the most part we accept it.

 

If you are sitting with younger supporters they get bored very very easily and if we are saying we are bored you can imagine the levels of boredom suffered by kids having to sit through that dross. On top of that they don't really understand why it appears we are guff.

 

They do have things for the kids pre match in the family section and I commend the club for their efforts. They must look at having entertainment through the match too. Asking kids to sit for 90/105 minutes is asking a lot. Especially when the product is poor and not attractive. An example is that you probably notice the family section emptying from 70mins onwards. However you get kids that are sitting bored, want to leave, run about the concourse etc not because they don't like the feeling of belonging, or identifying with being a Ranger, it's because they simply don't have the attention span and are bored.

 

The club must look at that situation in the FS and have some entertainment for the kids throughout the 90 mins. Continue with the face painting, colouring in, even kids Rangers information areas or a games are would grab their attention. The football is good they will watch it, they love the atmosphere and they love good football and watching the Rangers score. What they also need is to enjoy the whole match day experience and that is not being provided as best it could at the moment. What's the point in kids going to the football to be bored? If they like to go then keep them occupied if the football isn't doing that.

[der Berliner 3,803]

Maybe you put ideas forward to Rangers directly or via Club 1872?

[Scott7 6,159]

If kids are bored at the football, don't take them.

Then they can be bored at home.

[cooponthewing 1,139]

If kids are bored at the football, don't take them.

Then they can be bored at home.

 

Lol this is 2016 mate. Glad your not in charge of attracting the next generation into the match day experience.

[cooponthewing 1,139]

Maybe you put ideas forward to Rangers directly or via Club 1872?

 

I will do that DB. It can't hurt to fire off an email to club and C1872. I'm sure they must have people look at improving things all the time?.

[SteveC 150]

I went to lots of dross games when I was growing up an had a terrible attention span............except where football was involved. Then I was engrossed and where Rangers were concerned absolutely captivated for every nanosecond of it. I was bored yesterday because I wasn't at the game, it is much easier to be bored when faced with a screen and a view dictated by what they choose to show. I wouldn't have been as bored were i there and I certainly wouldn't have been bored at any Rangers' game when a child - it's all I lived for as far as I can recall.

 

There were no family sections then. Perhaps they make it boring? Part of the excitement was being amongst the grown-ups.

Edited October 2, 2016 by SteveC

[cooponthewing 1,139]

I went to lots of dross games when I was growing up an had a terrible attention span............except where football was involved. Then I was engrossed and where Rangers were concerned absolutely captivated for every nanosecond of it. I was bored yesterday because I wasn't at the game, it is much easier to be bored when faced with a screen and a view dictated by what they choose to show. I wouldn't have been as bored were i there and I certainly wouldn't have been bored at any Rangers' game when a child - it's all I lived for as far as I can recall.

 

There were no family sections then. Perhaps they make it boring? Part of the excitement was being amongst the grown-ups.

 

Times have changed. It's a different age we live in. Kids have much more choice as to what to do and they are the supporters of the future. Fwiw I was the same when they was younger and football was my life, as I say it's changed. We should be doing all we can in the family section.

Edited October 2, 2016 by cooponthewing

[SteveC 150]

I didn't mean to come across as critical - apologies if I did. I'm curious though as to whether Family Sections help or hinder. Part of the magic for me was going with my dad and standing with him and his pals

[cooponthewing 1,139]

I didn't mean to come across as critical - apologies if I did. I'm curious though as to whether Family Sections help or hinder. Part of the magic for me was going with my dad and standing with him and his pals

 

Imo it helps. Although it's hard to compare and contrast as society is completely different. You are spot on I think re the appeal of going in with the adults and that was what we looked forward to. Kids have so many other things to do today that will occupy their attention. They also have many other teams that fill their daily lives they can chose to support.

 

The atmosphere is dire usually and iirc when I went as a youngster the atmosphere was great on the terracing. The whole experience has changed as have people/kids. The family section is great before KO would like to see things continue through the match, as it could increase revenue and it stops kids being bored or wishing to leave early. Not sure how we do that but constant improvement in the family section should be looked at.

[BEARGER 1,830]

I will do that DB. It can't hurt to fire off an email to club and C1872. I'm sure they must have people look at improving things all the time?.

 

Good luck with that. My experience with emailing the club is that the email goes into cyberspace, never get an answer. Please post if you get a response from club.