Quote Originally Posted by slack_pie View Post
Why do Rochdale have such low crowds? According to Wiki, the population of Rochdale is just over 100k, so about the same size as Mansfield. Yes, they are close to two huge Premier League clubs in Manchester, but they also get half the gates that Oldham get, which is five miles down the road and has a slightly smaller population.

I'm pretty sure Rochdale struggled to break 5k when they were an established L1 side as well, so it's not just about being in the NL.
If you look at that area there are just tons of clubs. From the big Manchester sides Blackburn Huddersfield Bolton Oldham etc etc its pretty competitive. I would imagine the Stags get a fair bit of support from the outlying villages but I bet most of those around Rochdale go elsewhere. I wonder how Kairo is getting on there. He was such a weird signing.