ีUFABET เว็บตรง ไม่ผ่านเอเย่นต์ fans travel a lot to see their team play. From the largesse of Tottenham’s new stadium (61,000+ fans) to small clubs such as Plymouth Argyle or Carlisle United, most English lower-league teams attract thousands of fans to games every weekend and midweek. These traveling fans, herded and filmed in their droves, are an enduring feature of the modern game, even though attendance have declined in recent years.
After the Second World War and the Factory Acts of the late 19th century, workers gained more free time on Saturday afternoons. Football became a popular form of entertainment and escapism, especially with the advent of televised matches. Crowds at football games peaked in the 1970s and 1980s.
On the Road Again: Tracking the Evolution of Football Fan Travel
In the early 1990s interest in following England abroad grew. This was partly prompted by an impressive performance at Euro 96 but also by the commercialization of football and the rise of cheap airlines such as EasyJet, Ryanair, and Buzz. The creation of the Premier League in 1992 marked the start of a new era for English football fans.
This article explores the relationships between fan satisfaction, perceived destination image and behavioural intentions (BIs). Drawing on a rational choice framework, the results of regression analyses suggest that fan satisfaction is influenced by both hedonic factors such as environmental benefits and being an environmental role model and by cost-related factors such as monetary, convenience and time-related costs. Moreover, the hedonic impact of these factors is mediated by the perceived desirability of the destination and the matchday experience.
