[Wynonie Harris]

Personally, I thought attendances were showing a marked improvement recently. There were almost 2,400 locals on for the Pompey match. Yes, last Saturday's gate was disappointing, but a lot of folk will have spent their brass on advance tickets for Barnsley and Sunderland for themselves and their families and perhaps this was an expense too far. After so many years of apathy, building the support base is always going to be a case of two steps forward, one step back.