More proof of the myth that is Bosta Juniors.

Ran across an interesting study done down in Argentina with the sole intention of finding the "most loyal" hinchada. And conversely the least loyal as well. They considered a wide range of aspects (if games are at night, if its against your primary rival, if Maradona is playing, if there has been violence, etc..etc..) to help understand just how the attendance figures translate to club loyalty.

As is no surprise... the myth perpetrated by the newspapers was exposed for what it is... A LIE. To cut to the chase:

Most Loyal Fans (only 1st Division):
1. Talleres
2. Banfield
3. Chacarita Jrs
4. Colon
5. Lanus
6. Estudiantes
7. Huracan
8. Newell's Old Boys


The LEAST Loyal....
1. San Lorenzo (ha ha...)
2. Rosario Central
3. Velez Sarsfield
4. bosta juniors
5. Argentinos Juniors
6. River Plate
7. Racing
8. Gimnasia LP
9. Independiente


The first point is that what really they are measuring is consistancy in turn out, especially when results go against your team (ehem...bosta). The big teams suffer more of these swings (it's measuring fan loyalty "volatility") because on a good day they fill a 60,000 seat stadium, but then have an off week and draw only their real supporters. Only Huracan made the list of most loyal out of the so called Big 6.

Some direct quotes from the study:

"Interpretando los resultados obtenidos, vemos que al bajar posiciones en el campeonato la mayoría de los clubes sufre de una disminución en la recaudación. San Lorenzo de Almagro, Rosario Central, Boca Juniors, Racing y Gimnasia (La Plata) muestran mayor volatilidad (menor lealtad) que sus respectivos rivales Huracán, Newell’s Old Boys, River Plate, Independiente y Estudiantes (La Plata). En particular, puede observarse que San Lorenzo y Boca Juniors, contrariando a la creencia popular, muestran alta volatilidad."



Plus it says that loyalty measured purely on tickets also rules in our favor. If you look at their "recaudacion", which is what the papers historically always put in the game stats, bosta makes more money per game on average than we do. This of course, is because we have way more socios (once it was twice as many as they did...some 60,000), and they do not pay for home games. So what happens? When bosta is doing well, their recaudacion goes way up because these are people who only go when they do well. In this aspect, we are not much better...but better still. Conversely though, if you look at the amount of tickets used (including those not payed for, ie. socios), the figures tip way in our favor which means the bottom line is... REGARDLESS OF HOW THE TEAM IS DOING, WE ARE MORE LOYAL THAN THE BOSTEROS. ENOUGH OF THE MYTH. BOSTERO AMARGO, NO EXISTIS!

To read the entire report:
http://www.lanacion.com.ar/coberturaespecial/apertura2002/hinchas/imgs/trabajo.pdf

 

Of what?? What I am saying is that since bosta can't be as successful as River, the media invents this bullsh!t that they are the most loyal fans in the world..bla bla bla... it's a ***************ing lie.

And what "bolivian soccer fan" says is funny. The study makes it quite clear that what they are studying are averages, not static numbers. Of course the big teams get more fans...but when they break it down by the appropriate ratios, it's clear that the smaller teams have a more consistant following. Why is this so hard to admit? Ahhhh because it goes against the greatest of Argentine Lies, which is the "greatness" (in their own mind) of bosta. If they truly are so loyal, they should be able to fill up that 3/4 size stadium they have week in week out. But sadly, being a bosta fan is more about image than substance.

 

Ladies and Gentlemen.... I give you... El Pampa Sosa. (wake up)

 

Exactly. People who don't care about football follow boca. People who blindly follow a drug addict like Maradona, follow boca.

Which greatness is it exactly that bosta excells at again?

Most international trophies? Nope. Independiente.

Most local championships? Nope. RIVER PLATE

Most loyal fans? Apparently not...you just admitted yourself that people who don't even follow football follow boca...and that the amount of casual fans makes your percentage inaccurate in the study.

Come on. The way they talk about bosta in the press you'd think they would be able to fill 3 bomboneras (roughly equivalent to slightly less than 2 Monumentals!) every weekend, when in fact they struggle to fill the 3/4 stadium they have.

"Soy Millonario por las glorias alcanzadas.... No como otros que son hinchas de su hinchada."

 

Gotcha... beating the best so often IS something to be proud of. Too bad that's all you can cling to.

 

ha ha ha... yeah, right.

On the day of our centenary, FANS , acting on their own behalf and out of love for our club, organized themselves (with little help from the club) to march from downtown to the stadium. FANS came together to pitch in money and labor to make a 1km long River Plate flag. THAT is true loyalty. We'll see what the bosteros do for their centernary.