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McCarthy and McArthur came from Hamilton which is a lower level than League One (Forshaw) or French League Two (Delort) and they proved perfectly good enough and grossed a £18M profit just a few years later.
I’m not sure the Scottish Premiership (where Hamilton were when they signed) is a lower level than French League 2 but I see your point.
Anyone know what the hold up is with the signing or announcement?
We’re using the McArthur sale to fund it?[/quote]
Not according to Big Dave we’re not[/quote]
In that case I don’t know. Talks broke down with the player?
Anyone know what the hold up is with the signing or announcement?We’re using the McArthur sale to fund it?
Their official site appears to have no mention of it whatsoever?Maybe they don’t comment like ourselves until it’s completed
Why is anybody (Latics fan or not) either surprised or getting worked up about a fall in match going support now that Latics aren’t at as high a level as they have been for most of the last 10 years??
The more successful a team is, the higher its support. The less successful it is their support falls away.
As Mutty is a Sunderland fan take their support as an example. In 2003 when they got relegated from the top flight, their average attendance was nearly 40,000. In 2004 in the Championship it was just over 27,000 – a fall of 13,000 or 32.5%. In their last season in the Championship they averaged 32,000 & in their first season back up they averaged 43,000, a rise of 35.9%.
I’m not slagging them off for it, but it happens
In Bolton’s last top flight season they averaged 23,700. In their first championship season it fell to 18,034 (a fall of 23.9%) & last season it dropped to 16,141 (a further fall of 10.5%)
In comparison, Latics average last season was 21.6% down on the 12/13 season & so far this season it appears to be down further, although it’s only 2 games in, neither of which have been against the more glamourous sides which attract higher attendances.
Latics & their supporters (fair weather or not) are no different to anywhere elseCorrect
Yes you’re right. I’m hanging on to us being crowned Champions again. What sort of fan am I??
Back on topic now….
…I think our crowd was always going to drop. If we can average 14k then I’ll be quite happy with that. Think we’ll be more around the 12.5-13 mark though.
