For me the damage was done after our first season in prem with the huge hike in the cost of tickets, put people off. Couple that with the fact that whelan was in dispute with his workers at JJB, many a worker vowed to never give whelan a penny ever again ( sorry can’t remember what the dispute was over). These fans never returned
And I suppose the fact that most games can be watched in the pub doesn’t help,
But in a nutshell for me it’s all about cost, why would any armchair fan get off his arse and pay pay £30 to watch us get mauled by the big clubs or when we are holding our own get cheated by the referee!
Think we will only start to attract new fans when we start to beat the big clubs. People will make the effort if they think we have a chance of beating the likes of utd!
