Seems to me that we have about a hardcore Alex following of approximately 3,000 fans left in our ranks. Attendances have steadily diminished over the past few seasons, especially during our L1 days, when things started to go sour for Steve Davis. Fans were so sick and tired of seeing such poor performances, a lack of home victories and a perennial fight against relegation, that they drifted away. Once you lose support, then it is very difficult to entice them back into the fold. It is habitual this 'football thing' and so too is not going to football matches. Yes, we need to be successful to bring those missing fans back, but it will take a lot longer to improve the gates significantly and the club will have to be patient for this to happen. Hopefully, we are on the right track and there will be a steady improvement in attendances in the long run. I suppose that the cost of attending football matches is also a key factor in this equation too.