Fans' Forum [September 2021]

[upthemaggies]

That drop will be because of the impressive season when we were promotion contenders and lost in playoffs, the number of well received promotions and cheap ticket games those two seasons under Hardy and above all the size of the away support. As we all know there is a big difference between the away followings at L2 Vs NL level so that figure is misleading.

There's nothing misleading about it at all. There's over 2,000 less people in the ground because we got relegated. That's what happens when you go down. less bums on seats. It's irrelevant which team they support, they all contribute to the atmosphere or lack of, and pay to get in.

We picked up a fair number of new supporters and saw a return of those who'd given up during the Hardy era and some of those have stuck. If we hadn't had the brief Hardy/Nolan success we'd almost certainly be below 5k by now as it was dipping below that figure under Trew.

[Killerkline]

There's nothing misleading about it at all. There's over 2,000 less people in the ground because we got relegated. That's what happens when you go down. less bums on seats. It's irrelevant which team they support, they all contribute to the atmosphere or lack of, and pay to get in.

We picked up a fair number of new supporters and saw a return of those who'd given up during the Hardy era and some of those have stuck. If we hadn't had the brief Hardy/Nolan success we'd almost certainly be below 5k by now as it was dipping below that figure under Trew.

It isn’t misleading, it’s fact. Is it fair to say though, the reduction is mainly due to significantly less away support as opposed to a reflection of decreasing home support?