Should fan parks be a regular thing for sport in SA?

THE SITE of football supporters filling up the Durban beachfront for the Nedbank Cup final/Soweto Derby on Saturday was a breath of fresh air for South African sports. It showed clearly the thirst for bigger and more accommodating facilities for sporting fans, especially football, given the size of the fan base.

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For the final at Moses Mabhida, between Chiefs and Pirates, the PSL opted to sell just over 49,000 tickets, which meant a majority of fans had to watch from outside the stadium.

But the PSL also opted to set up two very organised fan parks in Durban, one at Albert Park and the other at the Durban beachfront, where over 10,000 people gathered.

So why not make it a regular experience for fans? Especially bearing in mind the economic conditions a majority of South Africans are faced with.