Quote Originally Posted by Eric the Half a Bee View Post
Our best crowds for the time have always been when we've been in the top division or challenging for promotion to the top flight. Most clubs are the same, apart from those who have been top flight regulars. If we'd had decades in the top flight we've have grown a fanbase that was more loyal. That's how football fans are in general.
If we had gone up in 1970/71 this graph would look a lot different, especially with all the "sleeper" Real Madrid fans coming out of the closet. The beginning of the slump also coincides with the sale of a young John Toshack to Liverpool in 1970.