Was an interesting read, but I don't know why the line should be drawn at top flight attendance for passion. Surely totalling up the total attendance for all football matches each week would be better. I guess the attendance figures for iceland pub division 4 are hard to get, although you could probably guess.
That's a very good point Ben - i'd completely overlooked the fact that this was purely based on those spectating top flight games. When you take into account attendences throughout the English football league pyramid, the percentage of people who watch football weekly in this country must surely be unsurpassed elsewhere globally? I mean, check out the top 30 non-league average attendences from season 2011/12. Very impressive:
http://www.thefootballforum.net/index.php?/topic/212147-average-attendance-league-table/I think about 4-5% of the population of England must take in a game at some level or another on a weekly basis?
