Fans identified five demands that they called “simple”, which must be provided by the Association of Professionals to return to the stands of the Arabian Gulf League, pointing out that these conditions are to provide the necessary facilities, and provide suitable and comfortable places and environment for the public in the stands, and provide food and beverages of high quality and affordable And develop the competition technically, so as to be attractive to the fans, and the organization of games, especially the summit meetings and big matches at appropriate dates and times, especially on public holidays, so that the opportunity for the largest number of fans to be in the stands, as well as allowing the fans Yen encouraging the introduction of the approved runways tools.
They told Emirates Today that the standings of the league in their current situation have become repelling and unattractive for the audience to be able to attend the games, so the public is in dire need to provide the necessary facilities for him, and the Association of Professionals should reconsider all matters relating to the audience attending the games, being the reason "The president makes the competition a success. Without him, you won't get the momentum."
Menhali: repellent environment
The chairman of the Bani Yas Club, Hariz Menhali, said that the conditions of the public to attend are known to the officials in the Association, considering that they are not impossible, and can be implemented in case they want to, stressing that he hopes to hold a special meeting to discuss these conditions and respond to them.
He added: «Frankly the environment of the terraces of the league has become a repellent for the public, and do not motivate him to go to the games, due to the absence of the most basic elements is the provision of comfortable places for fans, as well as the prices of food and drinks and although they are not available in the required quality, but the prices are high, and find in each club different pricing About the other club ».
Al Minhali explained that «the public wants the availability of these foods and drinks in clubs at reasonable prices, for example, a fan with five children, and is keen to take them all to attend the games, he needs in each game an estimated budget in order to provide food and drinks for his children».
Valooda: Good Marketing
Al-Wehda club leader Fahad Al-Mansouri, nicknamed “Valoudeh”, said that despite the great role played by the Professional Association and the valuable prizes it provides to the public, there are other things that it cannot do alone, especially with regard to the issue of developing the technical level of the competition. He added that the technical level is the main reason for the absence of fans from the stands, stressing the importance of activating the marketing side in the clubs so that their roles can be completed with the efforts of the professional association, in order to provide the requirements that enable the public to be heavily present in the stands.
Valouda noted that not only the public, but the players have a great responsibility in persuading the public to come to the stands, offering them advanced technical level.
He continued, "I hope from the Professional Association to allow children under 10 years to attend free of charge to the playgrounds that are close to their places of residence, to encourage them to attend the games."
Valouda stressed that everyone should take the lesson from the Saudi Al-Ittihad fans, although his team is threatened with relegation, but it has the highest attendance rate in the stands in the Saudi league, and this is due to the good marketing carried out by the management of the club, considering that there is a big role for clubs They do it, especially on the marketing side, like many European clubs do.
Al Hosani: Basic Facilities
For his part, Al-Haddawi pole Hamdan Al-Hosani said that there are many difficulties and obstacles that prevent the public from being able to come to the stadiums and watch the games, considering that these obstacles are repeated continuously every year, without finding a professional solution for them, pointing out the importance of finding practical solutions to all difficulties Hinder audience presence in the stands.
“Why are Saudi audiences coming to the stands so heavily? Because they offer him the facilities, services and amenities that attract him to attend games, not watching them on television ».
"The number of public attendance in some games is very low, which means a failure to convince the public to be present in the stands," Hosani said.
Hamdan Al Hosani stressed that the UAE league desperately needs a massive crowd in the stands, and this will only happen if all the conditions that make the presence of the fans attractive to all stadiums, both in the provision of basic facilities to provide a comfortable environment, and the provision of food and beverages In addition, the competition itself is strong and highly technical. "The crowd's presence in the league in the amateur era was great, because the supporter then had all the facilities to help him enjoy the games in the stands," Al Hosani said.
Kaabi: Customize prizes
For his part, the supporter Mohammed Al Kaabi, the allocation of special prizes by the Professional Association to the audience, which will be found in the games, such as draw on cars and other attractive means for the fans, as well as provide all the amenities to the public in various stadiums in the league, considering that the audience in the stands The Arabian Gulf League is currently (in its estimation) weak, given the lack of basic elements, services and facilities that motivate the public to attend, considering that even the tools of encouragement that are necessary are not allowed to enter the stands.
"There is no interest in public matters, for example, in some stadiums there are no toilets and proper places to pray, although these are necessary things that attract the public to the stands," he said.
Al-Kaabi wondered: Why are not the big games, especially the summit games, where the presence of a large public on days and appropriate times to attend, such as holidays, in order to ensure the presence of the largest number of fans who will be keen to be in the stands to encourage their teams ?!
Conditions for the audience to come to the stands
1- Developing the competition technically, so as to be attractive to the public.
2- Reconsidering the dates and times of the games, especially the summit meetings, so as to suit the wishes of the public.
3 - Provide facilities for access to stadiums, and provide comfortable places in the terraces.
4. Allow the introduction of encouragement tools.
5- Providing food and beverages in clubs with high quality and reasonable prices.