blakeysrobin wrote:Could it be that FC fans are slighty jealous of a stand that will now hold over 5500 standing?. A stand that gives the best atmosphere of any ground? A ground that Sky and Phil Clarke love to come to for the old School atmosphere?
Do they miss it?
I think so.

Jake the Peg wrote:Have rovers ever averaged over 10,000?

The Goroka Gene-ius wrote:Probably not, have Hull ever managed >14,000 prior to 2007?

insider knowledge wrote:Back to topic, despite the Generals optimism on crowd increases, I have been watching Rovers for over 35 years and we have never regularly got over 9000 average crowds never mind 10,000. I am concerned that despite a successful 2009 we averaged under 9,000 average crowds. I just don't think there are any more fans out there who will regularly attend. The extension is great news for existing fans but expecting that to balance the books is short sighted and folly. We need to budget within our means or suffer the consequences. If this means spending less on players salaries, so be it. Better to be a SL also rans long term than a short lived success going bust.

Jake the Peg wrote:No, but they averaged 13,000 plus in the 80's. The 2007 figure was really more to do with 2 home derbies than a reflection of our home support TBH

colt-45 wrote:
finally a rovers supporter taking off the specticals........good luck and I sincerly mean it.

The Goroka Gene-ius wrote:Tell me what they are and I will consider taking them off.

The Goroka Gene-ius wrote:Tell me what they are and I will consider taking them off.

colt-45 wrote:opps a spelling error "CORRECTED" ........JOG ON

The Goroka Gene-ius wrote:But your last 3 years figures have been your 3 best ever, thus proving that RL is more popular now than the "halcyon days" for both clubs.