30,000+ fans at Wembley last week and only the new manager's second home game.
Will the appointment of our new manager with his glowing (orange) premiership reputation enthuse the fanbase to build upon this achievement or will crowds drop because of the awful performances dished up under his tenure so far?
The gates for our last few afternoon fixtures have been
Fleetwood 5107 (nb bank holiday)
Torquay 4891
Rotherham 4983
Northampton 5406
Oxford 5596
Brentford 5540
Our crowds therefore seemed to have dropped about 10% to the end of the Sturrock reign, although the numbers don't look that different throughout most of his time in charge. They were substantially down on the figures under Tilly - even his last season, when performances on the pitch were dire and we were looking the part of a relegated team, crowds were about 1,500 higher. Is this why Ron thinks promotion is so important? Personally, I don't think promotion would attract those 1,500 back and a change of chairman would produce a bigger boost in crowds.
Our esteemed chairman though is always very sensitive about attendances - he pulled the trigger on both Alan Little and Steve Wignall when crowds dropped below 2,500 - and Sturrock was sacked the day after season ticket sales ended.
Will the appointment of our new manager with his glowing (orange) premiership reputation enthuse the fanbase to build upon this achievement or will crowds drop because of the awful performances dished up under his tenure so far?
The gates for our last few afternoon fixtures have been
Fleetwood 5107 (nb bank holiday)
Torquay 4891
Rotherham 4983
Northampton 5406
Oxford 5596
Brentford 5540
Our crowds therefore seemed to have dropped about 10% to the end of the Sturrock reign, although the numbers don't look that different throughout most of his time in charge. They were substantially down on the figures under Tilly - even his last season, when performances on the pitch were dire and we were looking the part of a relegated team, crowds were about 1,500 higher. Is this why Ron thinks promotion is so important? Personally, I don't think promotion would attract those 1,500 back and a change of chairman would produce a bigger boost in crowds.
Our esteemed chairman though is always very sensitive about attendances - he pulled the trigger on both Alan Little and Steve Wignall when crowds dropped below 2,500 - and Sturrock was sacked the day after season ticket sales ended.
