Folk not turning up to support it, is a major threat also.
Ah yes the memories from the 70s.... Commentary by Keith Macklin with Yorkshire batting under slate grey skies on 121-5 from 70 overs with Boycott on 36no playing a series of forward defensives to Flat Jack Simmons while at the other end Peter Lee would twiddle his moustache and bowl a nagging length to Colin Johnson with encouragement from Faroukh Engineer behind the wicket.
I agree with you but it's just not going to happen. I know I have said it time and time again on here but at Durham I see largely the same people who have been attending championship cricket for the past 15 to 25 years and very few new regular faces to replace the older members who don't make a return each summer. The normal excuses are made that more cricket should be played at the weekend or championship cricket at the height of summer but it doesn't make the slightest difference to the attendance. The only time I notice a larger crowd is when we play Yorkshire but even that is nothing compared to what it was.
You're right sadly. People will still take an interest in the CC from afar but they simply dont turn up at the games.Like me I imagine you'll remember the last two days of the final CC home game against Notts in 2009 when the club threw open the gates to allow free admission to anyone to watch what will probably be the greatest ever Durham side that I will ever see crowned champions for a second successive season under clear blue skies and there were no more than 3500 in attendance and how many of the additional spectators ever came back?
Crowds are sparce at CC games and have been so since the 60s but there's still interest in it. At the forum Bostock stated that the CC streaming service had proven very popular- over 1 million hits in 2020 truncated season which is why ECB have increased funding to enhance the service. The CC is the breeding ground for test cricket which remains the major money raiser which is why it remains essential.
Advertising revenue for the shite they'd have to ditch during the day to show County Cricket would outweigh the advertising it would generate.
thats entertainmentAh yes the memories from the 70s.... Commentary by Keith Macklin with Yorkshire batting under slate grey skies on 121-5 from 70 overs with Boycott on 36no playing a series of forward defensives to Flat Jack Simmons while at the other end Peter Lee would twiddle his moustache and bowl a nagging length to Colin Johnson with encouragement from Faroukh Engineer behind the wicket.
Ice?
Field and ice. Used to be on back in the 80s a lot
Gradually building an excellent* sports portfolio them. Ran by the same company as ‘Premier Sports’ iirc.
I’d say FTA coverage of the domestic game aside, Ice Hockey is in the best situation it’s been for a long time. GB currently in the Elite Group of the World Championships too, which saw them achieve their highest ever finish at the 2019 tournament
I didn’t know that. I’ve not watched any for years, I will try and catch upGradually building an excellent* sports portfolio them. Ran by the same company as ‘Premier Sports’ iirc.
*If you love Ice Hockey and European football along with cricket, which I do.
I’d say FTA coverage of the domestic game aside, Ice Hockey is in the best situation it’s been for a long time. GB currently in the Elite Group of the World Championships too, which saw them achieve their highest ever finish at the 2019 tournament
Freesports have the GB coverage for another couple of years mate, Worlds are in May
