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Originally Posted by TheU
I just don't like the riders and the fad that is their football team. Fact is when they were losing for the last 30-40 years they had to be bailed out by other teams, their attendance sucked, and only the hard core cared. Now because they won a cup and have a competitive team each year, it's become a provincial fad, and history is being re written by their fan base as if they're the Green Bay Packers of Canada.
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At some point though, a fad becomes a tradition and a true fan base. The Flames are a good example. Their attendance was terrible in the mid to late 90's and the Flames were in complete termoil, to the point where the Flames were close to leaving. But, one good run later and a decent core later, the Flames are well supported in terms of sales.
As long as the dream of winning it all exists for a team, the support them is pretty good.