[Chimer]

A good run at the end of a mediocre season when people are worried about their cash is never going to be enough to bring the fickle back regularly. New season optimism will hopefully mean we start in August with about 1500 home support and a six game unbeaten run then, and maybe progress in the Carling Cup, might provide the sort of boost we need.

Beginning to dream, staying in touch with the playoff places towards Christmas might bring gates back towards Conference-winning levels. And drifting into fantasy land, presumably we could sell out the home leg of a play-off semi, but how many people does anyone think we could take to a final?

Imho, the best possible outcome for next season would be to get to the play-off final and lose, on the grounds that if we got promoted we would almost certainly struggle in League 1, and even if we'd been promoted on regular gates of 4000 plus, I bet a losing season in L1 would see us back down to 1500ish in next to no time. To get to Wembley would gain maximum interest (much more than automatic promotion) and should mean we start the following season from a good base and with a good chance of a second successful season.

Of course, everything depends on who is playing in red at the start of next season ....