I have always acknowledged Eren's contribution, even in this thread. I would much rather have his model than the Hayward era where at one pointcwe were losing £6,500 a day. However I think his team would acknowledge they were very naive when they started.
And it isn't just Burton 8 years ago is it? Try Morecambe last season, they had a smaller set up than us. Accrington Stanley. Cheltenham.
My point was basically the club needs to keep reinventing itself. For example even with a small match day base there is no reason why the club couldn't have a successful youth set up, pulling in kids from the local area.
Enjoy Sutton, I don't know what it will show, but I doubt there will be more than for the 5-2 win at AFCW which was a high point for away support.
If you got time to post multiple times on this forum, why not to go to Sutton? The 5-2 was very enjoyable from my memories of being there, but this fixture is closer still and could be about enjoyment now rather than in the past. All very well to keep asking the club to reinvent itself but maybe at smaller clubs it’s as much about “ask not what your club can do for you, but what you can do for your club”
Interesting question that. We get so much moaning that the season is "over" when we lose two in a row in November, with comments about "mid-table mediocrity as usual", but if the alternative is relegation then I know what I'd prefer. But if we were fighting relegation? Firstly I think the results that see us down there in thefirst place - be it a struggle from the start, or a sudden plummet - would see the home gates fall.
It's then a case of once we're in that scrap, will the six-pointers that come along or big matches at the end of the season attract people back? Don't forget that we had virtually a sell-out for Coventry on the final day in 2014/15? So should a similar scenarion occur in League Two, would fighting to save our Football League status capture the imagination? Would floating/occasional fans care? Would it be a big enough match for them? And that's the thing, it would need to go from a situation whereby we keep losing so people stop going, to the realisation that because of where we are, the matches take on greater importance, and would that bring fans back...
Ha can you imagine the negativity on this board now if we were bottom 2 or 3 rather than comfortable mid-table? Sentiment would be poor all round away from online too and I think we would be more likely to shed supporters than gain them.
The big crowds at the end of League 1 was more about the big teams here - remember it was also a meaningful game for Coventry who had a huge fan base. Was a big draw for the casual fan in a way Oldham and Scunny don’t manage
I have always acknowledged Eren's contribution, even in this thread. I would much rather have his model than the Hayward era where at one pointcwe were losing £6,500 a day. However I think his team would acknowledge they were very naive when they started.
And it isn't just Burton 8 years ago is it? Try Morecambe last season, they had a smaller set up than us. Accrington Stanley. Cheltenham.
My point was basically the club needs to keep reinventing itself. For example even with a small match day base there is no reason why the club couldn't have a successful youth set up, pulling in kids from the local area.
Enjoy Sutton, I don't know what it will show, but I doubt there will be more than for the 5-2 win at AFCW which was a high point for away support.
Change the record always harping on about Hayward, it's simple Simon we have new ownership pumping in money and Im very thankful they do as it keeps the club going. How about you go to a few games then spout about something you might have half a clue about.