You're so so wrong. People do want to see this football. Proper football fans. The lower leagues IS this type of football, so there are 72 clubs below us who play just like us.
Looking for further proof? Look how many times we have sold out this year.
ls7 I agree with Matthew. There is not just one type of approach to the game of football. If you can win by playing solid defensive football and score from set-pieces and counter-attacks then so be it. There have been some crunching tackles from Stoke players but it happens in matches with other teams as well. I'd hate to see tackling be lost in the game, I think I'd stop watching if there were no good crunching tackles from time to time. I'm not talking about intent to injure but tackles like these:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lm45jyf9gpk