Go back to 2001 your average attendance was 6421.
your highest was 7581 v Wigan.
All acheived after consolidating your position in SL with a 3rd place finish.

Are you starting to see the hole in your statement yet?

Fan base mate, not attendances. See the hole in your arrus yet>

Well if you derive pleasure from attendances so much your sock must be doing overtime.
Results on the field are what really matters to fans.

Income is all that matters to a sustainable business.

I would say being able to sustain yourself so that you can continue to get results on the field must also weigh heavy on the fans minds.

The foolish man built his house on sand and all that.

You can only spend more than you earn for so long before it all comes home to roost. I know my club will still be around in 10 years. rovers fans can't say the same

In it's present incarnation?

Unless we swallow up our little neighbours from across the city for a million quid or so

Well, that strategy paid off for you last time resulting in a superior coach and a better set of players.

How many times do i have to repeat myself? the size of a club is not simpy judged by monetary considerations but a whole range of things,in particular, by the amount of success on the field over a long term.
For example, during the eighties and early ninetees,Leeds always had a bigger financial turneover than all other rugby league clubs, but St Helens, Bradford and particurlarly Wigan were all considered bigger clubs because of the amount of success they had on the field.