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We've not announced attendances at matches for years, from memory it was probably 2nd or 3rd season in the championship when every time the attendance was announced the away fans then took the piss for about 5 minutes. So we just stopped. Don't understand why we still don't bother, nobody in league 2 gets decent crowds (other than Portsmouth maybe).
Was talking about this Saturday in the pub.Had the ground been on the old college site in the town centre, does anyone think crowds would be better?Personally I don't think the keepmoat is in a brilliant location.
Gavin Baldwin needs to get a reality check, then. Top of League 2 is not as enticing as top of league 1.
Belle Vue was much nearer town and the crowds rarely dropped below 6000
Belle Vue was much nearer town
Football's not just a matter of a good few pints and some crack with your mates, it's much more important than that
That's a great philosophy, JR, and everything would be fantastic if everyone felt the same. but they don't. To a lot of people, it is of prime importance whether their team wins or loses. That's why every team in the land loses support when they lose regularly.I, for instance, through no choice of my own, adopt a persona that reflects my team's last result. If Rovers have lost, I'm a different person than if they have won. I've been like that since I was a kid, although admittedly I have become increasingly less influenced by it over the years. When I was a kid I had a cloud over me until Rovers won again, but now I get over a defeat after a couple of pints on a Saturday night, or by midnight after a midweek match after a couple of Whiskies.To me, everything is about winning, which seems a bit daft being a Rovers fan, but at least I'm loyal enough to stick with my local team - Unfortunately, not everyone's like me, and about 5 thousand others!