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What have German fans got to worry about; they have ticket prices which are half of those in England, their club teams as a whole make a massive profit, plus they have standing areas and massive stadiums with great atmospheres, what could possibly go wrong? Well, German football fans are taking no chances and recently held a mass rally with supporters from pretty much every club attending, they know they have something quite special and don’t want to risk losing it. In England we never saw it coming and are still paying the price today; atmosphere diluted, no standing, almost every club carrying huge debts and of course the highest ticket prices in the world. In Newcastle the typical fan can only look in disbelief at a minimum of £42 when tickets went on sale for the match against Sunderland, supporters in Germany have seen what awaits them in the future if they don’t act now. Tom Dunmore from respected football website www.pitchinvasion.net comments, “This is proactive, preventive protest: rather than waiting until it's too late, German fans are mobilising to prevent the destruction of their fan culture”. English football is forever at a crossroads and one of these days needs to start moving back in the right direction, if only Newcastle United could be at the forefront, as always we live in hope.
German fans rally to protect fan culture
Protecting Fan Culture in Germany
