Quote Originally Posted by SLUDGE FACTORY View Post
When we were hopping between the third and fourth our crowds were shocking

Only under Sam did we get decent gates
Not quite true.

When we won promotion in 1993 we had a higher average attendance than when we had promotion in Hammam's first season in 2000/01. Even the two seasons before Hammam arrived saw not too dissimilar averages to that promotion season.

However, in our promotion attempt in 2001/02, we had our first +10k average since 1976/77, although our attendances fluctuated from 17k to start and end the season, to 8k for a couple of games against unfancied sides after an average run. Our crowds got better as we mounted a promotion push.