A Japanese pro soccer team chose a curious way of getting more fans in the seats for their home games by resorting to creating cardboard cutout fans.
Omiya Ardija, which plays in J-League Division One, the top division of the Japan Professional Soccer League, found themselves having trouble drawing fans to the game. Granted that large number of empty seats might not be appealing, but putting cardboard fans in the empty seats just seems a bit sad. Take a look for yourself:
If Omiya Ardija plans to continue using the cardboard cutouts, may we suggest at least using the faces of real people, similar to what they do for college basketball games? That might at least be more entertaining to look at.
Images via Twitter/@MetroUK. H/T Who Ate All The Pies.
Omiya Ardija, which plays in J-League Division One, the top division of the Japan Professional Soccer League, found themselves having trouble drawing fans to the game. Granted that large number of empty seats might not be appealing, but putting cardboard fans in the empty seats just seems a bit sad. Take a look for yourself:
If Omiya Ardija plans to continue using the cardboard cutouts, may we suggest at least using the faces of real people, similar to what they do for college basketball games? That might at least be more entertaining to look at.
Images via Twitter/@MetroUK. H/T Who Ate All The Pies.
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