Originally Posted by
dml1954
Dont forget when we were playing in the lower leagues we were at a ground that was falling to bits with restricted capacity and very few facilities. Also it was around 20 years ago and we hadnt been in the top league for well over 30 years so many fans had become disillusioned and stopped coming. Pompey were in the Premier League less than seven years ago and so have retained more of their core support. I wouldn't have argued that Portsmouth werent a bigger club than us in the 1980's or 1990's but at this time I dont see it.
If you want to quote statistics to me, how about in 2009/10 the year Pompey were relegated from the Prem. That season their average home attendance was 18249 whereas ours in 2012/13 when we went down from the same league was 27000+. In 2011 & 2012 in the championship their average was 15700 & 15000. In league 2 in 2013 it was 12232. These figures all compare less favourably than our averages for the same seasons.
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