Quote Originally Posted by Der Kaiser View Post
True, but United have had average attendances over 50k and Liverpool over 40k as far back as the 1940s... I'm not sure the 'glory hunter' trend was really a thing then. So with or without glory hunters they'd have a huge following. So your initial point is a bit irrelevant.
The fact that Newcastle and Sunderland have had scant success compared to Liverpool and Man U makes their attendances more impressive, wouldn’t you say ?