Glory Hunters.

[Scum-Triumphant]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/amp/uk-51768274

I’ve been having a quick play with this link. There are more people living in Rotherham than York, Derby or Wolverhampton.

Goes to show how many glory hunters live in Rotherham.

[rolymiller]

I was surprised to learn we have a bigger population than Baarnsley. If someone can get a big crowbar and prise us a few more miles from dee dar land we might just hang on to a few more supporters...

[jocksgloves]

There are two very distinct parts to the town. The inner population of 125,000, from which, I would suggest is where the majority of our support comes from, and the outer part, that appear to have little in common with the town itself, great deal of the area, boardering Sheffield. Seems a very easy choice

[millertop]

Always been glory hunters.
I know some who are born and bread in Rotherham but support Leeds

[Hazza Has A Gazza]

Football is tribal. There are a few places on various outskirts of the town that have mostly Sheffield or Barnsley strongholds. Namely Wath, bordering with Barnsley. I've always felt we could have been a much bigger club had we gained more support from the Swinton/Wath/Mexborough areas, but people don't tend to switch allegiances so the process of indoctrination is a long and mostly unsuccessful one. Even success on the pitch ie Championship football only gains us about 300 extra fans than when we're in L1.

Rotherham has never dared to dream big. Maybe if Millmoor had been built as a bigger ground from the outset, say a 35000+ capacity instead of 25000, we could have got those bigger crowds in the 1950s and progressed more as a club, leaving a longer lasting legacy of support from areas that now don't really associate with RUFC.

Tony Stewart had ambitions to reach the Premier league but built a 12000 stadium. History repeating itself.

Im not complaining BTW. I love RUFC as we are.

[Hazza Has A Gazza]

After looking through various places in the link, I was also surprised to learn that Sheffield is bigger than Manchester and Liverpool respectively. Leeds is bigger than all three (not put together). Never knew that.