Charlotte accused of having one of NFL’s ‘weakest fan bases.’

[ladypanther]

http://www.wbtv.com/story/36745186/charlotte-accused-of-having-one-of-nfls-weakest-fan-bases-should-we-be-angry

Don't think  Atlanta is known for its great fans.

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Writer and Atlanta Falcons fan Matthew Chambers credited – or blamed – his premise on a single paragraph posted by the online niche publication Charlotte Agenda, which listed “fair-weathered” Panthers fans among the most annoying people in Charlotte. The paragraph accused fans of losing their enthusiasm when the team suffers a series of losses.

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The Panthers will need some help to win on Sunday, and they probably aren’t about to get it from crowd noise from their weak fan base,” Chambers said, before going on to lambast both the entire city.

“The city is basically a giant Bank of America branch. The darkest moment of my life was being stuck in an unending conversation about banking with someone from Charlotte. I’m 80 percent certain Charlotte added a football team just so bankers could expense another event.

 

At least there was nothing quoted from here....lol

[Jakob]

Coming from a dude that's fanbase pipes in crowd noise that plays in a stadium where you can loudly hear "LUUUUKE" chants by the third quarter. 

[tondi]

As someone who has sat in the upper deck the last 20 years surrounded by the opposing teams fans, I can't really disagree. 

[bleedsgreenandgold]

I would be mad but this is coming from Atlanta. The hockey team moved, the Braves and Hawks literally get handfuls of fans for most games, and Falcons fans only show when they win.

http://www.espn.com/new-york/nfl/story/_/id/7429623/the-city-atlanta-worst-sports-town-america

[bleedsgreenandgold]

1 minute ago, tondi said:

As someone who has sat in the upper deck the last 20 years surrounded by the opposing teams fans, I can't really disagree. 

Do you realize that about 30-40% of the PSLs in the upper level are own by ticket brokers?

[d-dave]

I don't disagree...  There are a lot of wimpy fans here.  They give up too quickly and early, lacking the dedication of the the more rabid fan bases.

Charlotte is just too laid back and too new at the sports scene.  The hardcore fans are there, but there aren't enough of them in the stadiums.  Those tickets are expensive.  I wish I could go back to the games, but money is just too tight.

[tondi]

Just now, bleedsgreenandgold said:

Do you realize that about 30-40% of the PSLs in the upper level are own by ticket brokers?

Yes and I also realize opposing teams fans are willing to buy them more than Panthers fans.  Or are you suggesting they are off limits to Panthers fans somehow?  If so, thats an interesting development indeed and I retract my earlier statement. 

[TheRed]

Try having a normal conversation with any so called Panthers fan about Cam Newton, and then come back and try to tell me we have a quality fanbase.

[top dawg]

“The city is basically a giant Bank of America branch. The darkest moment of my life was being stuck in an unending conversation about banking with someone from Charlotte. I’m 80 percent certain Charlotte added a football team just so bankers could expense another event."

 

ROFL 

[Jon Snow]

It's kind of fitting actually.  Matches the level of the teams management.

[Porn Shop Clerk]

You guys just need to sit down during the game and not get so excited about it and poo or I'm gonna text security.

[top dawg]

5 minutes ago, d-dave said:

I don't disagree...  There are a lot of wimpy fans here.  They give up too quickly and early, lacking the dedication of the the more rabid fan bases.

Charlotte is just too laid back and too new at the sports scene.  The hardcore fans are there, but there aren't enough of them in the stadiums.  Those tickets are expensive.  I wish I could go back to the games, but money is just too tight.

If they'd lower the ticket prices, our fanbase would thrive.  

They don't really give a sh!t though,  as long as someone pays, whether it be the affluent or corporations.  

[OldNorthPowell]

Charlotte and the Carolinas have plenty of dedicated fans. Millions of them. Just because people have lives outside of sports does not mean they are not fans. Typical Carolina bashing as usual meanwhile the states of NC and SC keep growing. Also, 28-3.

[bleedsgreenandgold]

2 minutes ago, tondi said:

Yes and I also realize opposing teams fans are willing to buy them more than Panthers fans.  Or are you suggesting they are off limits to Panthers fans somehow?  If so, thats an interesting development indeed and I retract my earlier statement. 

No, I'm not but why would a family of 4 Panthers pay triple face value to see the Panthers play the BIlls when they can spend half as much to watch the Panthers play the Bucs?

Fans of some of the opposing teams are going to spend the extra money every 4 or 5 years to watch their team play in Charlotte. Also, a lot of those ticket brokers partner up with the tour bus companies and sell them small sections of 30-40 seats.

This happens all around the NFL to be fair and isn't just a Charlotte problem.