I agree with all of the above.
The per-event $ cost to the average punter for an 80's or 90's sports going event involved a nominal entrance fee, a hot dog and a can of fizz.
It is not feasible for your average punter to shell out what is being extracted from them on a per event basis now. Marketing's desire to maximise each stakeholder instance has, over time, killed the sports market.
Overlay this with changes in family/social structures (work balance - 2 earners, child free play vs subscribed timetabled play events), and quite simply no one has much time any more.
The per-event $ cost to the average punter for an 80's or 90's sports going event involved a nominal entrance fee, a hot dog and a can of fizz.
It is not feasible for your average punter to shell out what is being extracted from them on a per event basis now. Marketing's desire to maximise each stakeholder instance has, over time, killed the sports market.
Overlay this with changes in family/social structures (work balance - 2 earners, child free play vs subscribed timetabled play events), and quite simply no one has much time any more.