Do you feel as you get older you care less?

[Letters]

It still hurts inside when they lose, however, I just tell myself that they are a bunch of overpaid w***k**s who literally could not give a stuff about me.

Right. That's definitely a factor too. These guys don't give a damn about the fans these days.
As you get older you tend to get more nostalgic and look back on the "good old days" more fondly, but I think this is objectively true. There was much more connection between the fans and players back in the day, and the fans and club in general. Since it became big business the players are here today, gone tomorrow mercenaries and the club see us as little more than customers. Back in the day when I was more into it all and a member I was always getting marketing emails trying to extract more money from me. Sad really.

[Chippy]

Right. That's definitely a factor too. These guys don't give a damn about the fans these days.
As you get older you tend to get more nostalgic and look back on the "good old days" more fondly, but I think this is objectively true. There was much more connection between the fans and players back in the day, and the fans and club in general. Since it became big business the players are here today, gone tomorrow mercenaries and the club see us as little more than customers. Back in the day when I was more into it all and a member I was always getting marketing emails trying to extract more money from me. Sad really.

Sad, but true

[selassie]

I care, but I'm nowhere near as invested in the team as I was a few seasons back. I switched off the game after Jota's opening goal yesterday, it was obvious the game was over and I'd seen enough.

We are where we are. I'm not even that invested in the Europa this season if I am being brutally honest. If we somehow luck our way to a Europa league win, we are nowhere near ready to do anything of note in CL, in fact I think we wouldn't even make it out of a CL group with this current lot, we are way below CL standard these days.

[IBK]

Right. That's definitely a factor too. These guys don't give a damn about the fans these days.
As you get older you tend to get more nostalgic and look back on the "good old days" more fondly, but I think this is objectively true. There was much more connection between the fans and players back in the day, and the fans and club in general. Since it became big business the players are here today, gone tomorrow mercenaries and the club see us as little more than customers. Back in the day when I was more into it all and a member I was always getting marketing emails trying to extract more money from me. Sad really.

It doesn't seem so long ago...but of course it is! I remember how things were pre 2006. I used to deleiberately get to my seat in the North Bank while the players were still warming up, and we used to sing their chants until players turned and waved. There did seem to be more of a connection. Now from most players there is a perfunctory clap at the fans at the end of the game and that's it. It certainly seems (from a player's perspactive) to be more about 'me' than 'us' (ie the players club and fans together).

The other thing that's changed is the media grooming of the players. Individual personalities and authenticity have been swapped for players trotting out the same bland comments - even on social media. 90% of the time, player interviews give us literally no insight or connection.