Turn out in numbers on Monday.

[upthemaggies]

I get a bit tired of people saying they’re not renewing, if you’re genuinely not going to then don’t, no one needs to know or is it just wanting attention?
I only briefly considered it when we went down to the NL but did renew, my indecision lasted probably hours on the day of the relegation. I personally believe if you’re just going to down tools at the first sight of trouble then are you a proper supporter? Fully understand to some it’s a financial challenge sometimes but for me your either in this or not, we had one of our greatest days less than a year ago, yes we are in a bit of a mess now but it does need a bit of prospective.

This club would have died without fans like you, there's no doubt about that. The flip side is that there would be a very low ceiling for what the club could achieve without the so called "glory hunters". It just isn't realistic to expect 15k to turn up no matter what the circumstances.

People go to football matches or take an interest to whatever degree (merely checking the result to paying for a stream) for all sorts of different reasons, be that habit, friendship, family, drinking buddies, just to get out of the house, to offload the stress of a working week onto bad officials and poor performances, to sing/chant, meaning, purpose, nothing better to do etc. I can't imagine too many are turning up to impress upon somebody else that they are a "proper" supporter.

If people are turning their backs on the club (physically or with less online engagement) then I would have thought it important to understand why that is and not to discourage them from remaining connected and interested enough in the club via places like this, in the hope they will return someday.

Crowds go up and down at all clubs in tandem with success or failure, Notts are no different. You get a buzz when the team is winning and the atmosphere is pregnant with anticipation and forward momentum, you feel thoroughly miserable when they're losing with a sense of impeding doom and falling backwards. Everybody has a different set of priorities in life and at different times of their life. It's basic human nature to prioritise what makes them feel as if they're doing something rewarding and worthwhile and to de-prioritise what feels like a hopeless waste of time.