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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Complete London Football Fan Census - QPR Fans' Increased Dislike of Chelsea!

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Evening Standard - THE LONDON FOOTBALL REPORT 2008 Below the questions. The entire report can be read at the Complete Fan Census

RESULTS BY CLUB
Q1. How do you rate the performance of your club's current manager this season?
Ranking of clubs by performance of Manager


Q2. How do you rate the performance of your club chairman and board of directors this season?
Ranking of clubs by performance of Chairman and Board


Q3. Including ticket, transport, merchandise and refreshment costs, how much on average does it cost you, as an individual, to watch a home game?
Fans estimated spend per home game


2008 Average cost £ -- 2007 Average cost £ -- 2006 Average cost £
Chelsea 102 Chelsea 99 Chelsea 84
Arsenal 92 Arsenal 89 Arsenal 74
Tottenham 84 West Ham 80 West Ham 64
West Ham 81 Tottenham 80 Tottenham 63
QPR 52 Fulham 51 QPR 42
Fulham 56 Millwall 46 Fulham 41
Charlton 40 QPR 45 Millwall 40
Millwall 47 Brentford 42 Brentford 37
Watford 42 Crystal Palace 42 Watford 34
Crystal Palace 45 Charlton 38 Charlton 32
Brentford 43 Leyton Orient 38 Crystal Palace 29
Leyton Orient 39 Watford 38 Leyton Orient 26
Dag and Red 28 Dag and Red - Dag and Red -
Barnet 26 Barnet 25 Barnet 22

Q4. Will the price of tickets at your club put you off going to games or renewing your season-ticket next season?
%Yes, not renewing - % Yes, less games - No, but too expensive - No
QPR
2008 8 - 11 - 43 - 38
2007 8 - 8 - 48 - 36
2006 17 - 13 - 53 - 17

Q5. Have you witnessed any football hooliganism at your club this season?

Q6. Have you witnessed any incidents of football-related racist abuse at your club this season?

Q7. How many times this season can you recall an incident when you believe a player from your club has deliberately taken a dive to win a free-kick or penalty?
Ranking of clubs by “diving” matches


Q8. How many times this season do you recall a player from your club protesting to a match official in a manner you believe to be unacceptable?
Ranking of clubs by “diving” matches


Q9. Are you in favour of Sepp Blatter's plan to limit the number of foreign players in domestic leagues to five per team?

Q10. Which other English club do you dislike the most?

QPR Fans
2008 2007
Chelsea 72% Chelsea 58%
Man Utd 8% Arsenal 8%
Fulham 5% Brentford 4%

Brentford fans
2008 2007
QPR 37% Fulham 24%
Fulham 23% Chelsea 22%
Man Utd 10% QPR 22%

Evening Standard - THE LONDON FOOTBALL REPORT 2008
See: Complete Fan Census

Sample & Methodology
The survey of football fans following teams in the capital was conducted online by the Football Fans Census on behalf of The Evening Standard between 1st and 20th May 2008. 2,814 fans from the London based league clubs completed the survey.
About The Football Fans Census
The Football Fans Census is the leading football research expert providing a communication channel between the supporter and the football industry.