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Originally Posted by Stanleymad
Thing is it all boils down to the performance on the pitch at the end of the day, do well increase your gate, as plenty of glory seekers in need of new glory & thats where the extra fanbase will come from  |
... and therein lies the problem for Stanley. In the Unibond prem days (1st time around) we had good gates for the league. When we got relegated we lost a few - then bounced straight back up (gaining a few new fans along the way) then we had two years of mediocrity which lost us more fans than we gained the follwing year when we won the league. Again in the Conference, we spent two years being mostly crap, mid table which didn't get us anywhere. Then one good year and up we go to be followed by two years of crap (quickly becoming a third) This is by no means a fault of anybody that we have won the leagues we have but the people of Accrington have not had chance to get used to a winning team.
As soon as we get a decent side we win th eleague and move upwards to spend another two years losing.
Its not been anything along the likes of Morecambe spending 10 years being 'good' in the Conference which allowed them build everything including the fanbase.