http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/attendances+at+sporting+events+appear+to+be+down+across+the+globe%3F+This+decline+in+attendance+is+not+rooted+in+any+one+sport IrishCentral attendances at sporting events appear to be down across the globe? This decline in attendance is not rooted in any one sport en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/put-the-ipad-down-and-go-see-a-ball-game-123802009.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/sport/from-the-bleachers/put-the-ipad-down-and-go-see-a-ball-game-123802009.html Tue, 14 Jun 2011 04:30:14 PDT
Have you noticed lately, with some notable exceptions, attendances at sporting events appear to be down across the globe? This decline in attendance is not rooted in any one sport, or to any one country See any Yankee baseball games lately? Notice those swathes of empty seats, particularly behind home plate? How about Irish soccer at their brand new stadium? Attendances at the recent Carling Nations Cup were nothing short of embarrassing There were empty seats all over the court during the recent Miami NBA playoff run In Ireland, people complain constantly about having nothing to do, but Irish league soccer often plays out in front of five people, a cat and a dog READ MORE ]]>