johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 On 29/05/2019 at 17:19, Brackley Bluenose said: I remember reading a stat once, as much I hate Scottish fucking football, that said Scottish football actually has the highest attendances per capita than any country in the world. The Faroe Islands is actually higher but it probably doesnt count as we are not an independent country. We have about 5000 registered football players and an estimated 10% of the population attend football games on a regular basis. Population stands at 51.000 just now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Collider 30,780 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 55 minutes ago, johanhentze said: The Faroe Islands is actually higher but it probably doesnt count as we are not an independent country. We have about 5000 registered football players and an estimated 10% of the population attend football games on a regular basis. Population stands at 51.000 just now. Do you have plastic pitches there mate for the top league? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 3 minutes ago, Hadron Collider said: Do you have plastic pitches there mate for the top league? Yes. Our national stadium has one as well.. grass pitch was just impossible to keep. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Collider 30,780 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 7 minutes ago, johanhentze said: Yes. Our national stadium has one as well.. grass pitch was just impossible to keep. Can understand that with the weather you have. There’s no excuse for plastic pitches in the top league in Scotland. When does your season start and end? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 minute ago, Hadron Collider said: Can understand that with the weather you have. There’s no excuse for plastic pitches in the top league in Scotland. When does your season start and end? We started the season on march 10. and finish on the 26th of october. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hadron Collider 30,780 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 1 minute ago, johanhentze said: We started the season on march 10. and finish on the 26th of october. Makes sense. I remember being in Iceland a couple of years ago beginning of April. Couldn’t see football being played then. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 3, 2019 Share Posted June 3, 2019 30 minutes ago, Hadron Collider said: Makes sense. I remember being in Iceland a couple of years ago beginning of April. Couldn’t see football being played then. Summer football is our only option, really. Hadron Collider 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCutch 4,340 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 @johanhentze did I remember correctly you saying a while back that football is now taught as part of the curriculum in the schools in the Faroes? I seem to recall you saying something along those lines mate. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mojo84 182 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 Worth pointing out that this was for 2017/18 and not the season just gone. Hopefully our numbers for then will look much better given the extra ticket revenue, European run and higher placed finished. The filth failing to qualify for the Champions League should also make a big difference to their numbers. Will be interesting reading. Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 5 hours ago, TheCutch said: @johanhentze did I remember correctly you saying a while back that football is now taught as part of the curriculum in the schools in the Faroes? I seem to recall you saying something along those lines mate. It is, yes, in selected schools. They had a pilot class a few years ago.. basically it was a class of boys that had football training every day along with everything that goes with it. I think there are 4 or 5 of the bigger schools that are doing it now. TheCutch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheCutch 4,340 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 4 hours ago, johanhentze said: It is, yes, in selected schools. They had a pilot class a few years ago.. basically it was a class of boys that had football training every day along with everything that goes with it. I think there are 4 or 5 of the bigger schools that are doing it now. Cheers mate. Sounds like a cracking scheme to get going. 👍 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian Fantana 28,894 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 "no SPFL clubs are currently showing signs of serious distress" can tell scumdee utd never made it back up eh? Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
johanhentze 14,073 Posted June 4, 2019 Share Posted June 4, 2019 16 minutes ago, TheCutch said: Cheers mate. Sounds like a cracking scheme to get going. 👍 Well, we cant rely on numbers when it comes to talent so we have to do something a bit different. The next crop of players will be a level above what we have now.. They are already getting picked up by the likes of FC Midtjylland and the likes at a very young age. We also have a football academy now on top of the schools. TheCutch 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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