whoshotjimmi
Well-Known Member
If you would like some statistics to back up the football situation, here are the top 20 average attendances for the Yorkshire teams last season, in order:
1. Leeds United 31,525
2. Sheffield United 26,854
3. Sheffield Wednesday 25,995
4. Huddersfield Town 24,040
5. Bradford City 19,787
6. Hull City 15,622
7. Barnsley 13,704
8. Rotherham United 8,514
9. Doncaster 8,213
10. York City 2,755
11. FC Halifax 1,726
12. Harrogate Town 1,134
13. Scarborough Athletic 1,106
14. Guiseley 870
15. Bradford Park Avenue 495
16. Farsley Celtic 224
17. Sheffield FC 224
18. Ossett Town 214
19. Brighouse Town 198
20. Goole AFC 186
I think Leeds United contribute their fair share and their history still counts for a fair bit - their global appeal is far greater than any of the other names on that list. Bradford didn't spend long enough in the top division, nor were they successful enough, to really raise their profile to the level of that of Leeds. The same goes for the Sheffield clubs, Hull and Barnsley. Huddersfield are a small team that have a long way to go before they get anything like the attention of their local rivals. Whichever way you look at it, Leeds is the football club that pulls in the punters in this part of the world and it is their prerogative to market themselves in whichever way they choose. I can't even think of any shops in Yorkshire that sell every football top, let alone one that would set up at LBA. Football tops in airports are likely really to only appeal to visitors to Yorkshire rather than the local population. With that in mind, it would probably be more profitable to sell Manchester United merchandise. Either way, I think the only way you would get a variety of football tops would be if they were in the 'touristy' bit of the duty free shop. Even then, I doubt they would sell much.
1. Leeds United 31,525
2. Sheffield United 26,854
3. Sheffield Wednesday 25,995
4. Huddersfield Town 24,040
5. Bradford City 19,787
6. Hull City 15,622
7. Barnsley 13,704
8. Rotherham United 8,514
9. Doncaster 8,213
10. York City 2,755
11. FC Halifax 1,726
12. Harrogate Town 1,134
13. Scarborough Athletic 1,106
14. Guiseley 870
15. Bradford Park Avenue 495
16. Farsley Celtic 224
17. Sheffield FC 224
18. Ossett Town 214
19. Brighouse Town 198
20. Goole AFC 186
I think Leeds United contribute their fair share and their history still counts for a fair bit - their global appeal is far greater than any of the other names on that list. Bradford didn't spend long enough in the top division, nor were they successful enough, to really raise their profile to the level of that of Leeds. The same goes for the Sheffield clubs, Hull and Barnsley. Huddersfield are a small team that have a long way to go before they get anything like the attention of their local rivals. Whichever way you look at it, Leeds is the football club that pulls in the punters in this part of the world and it is their prerogative to market themselves in whichever way they choose. I can't even think of any shops in Yorkshire that sell every football top, let alone one that would set up at LBA. Football tops in airports are likely really to only appeal to visitors to Yorkshire rather than the local population. With that in mind, it would probably be more profitable to sell Manchester United merchandise. Either way, I think the only way you would get a variety of football tops would be if they were in the 'touristy' bit of the duty free shop. Even then, I doubt they would sell much.