crowds will come back though if they start winning regularly and challenging for the title

next season is massive for them. If that doesn't happen, and they end up mid-table or worse, then they could easily enter a state of almost permanent decline. Crowds dropping to around 5,000 - no money, no investment etc..

Posted By: Mecagoenti on February 10th 2019 at 15:31:13

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I take great pride in how tin pot Ipswich fans have become (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 10, 15:09:10
- They always win the moral victory. We only got promoted (NCFC) - DH Yellow, Feb 10, 15:13:53
- I think in some ways its admirably realistic (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 10, 15:13:25
  - Both valid points,your second paragraph sums it up though.And (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:16:48
    - Spunked * (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:17:27
  - The difference though is City have had a lot of cash put in (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 10, 15:15:50
    - No.The difference is we earned most of our money in successive promotions (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:20:48
      - That’s exactly my point. We have a bigger budget because of our playing performance 👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 10, 15:21:48
        
        Sorry bud,missed the crux of your point.👍 (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:25:20
        
        Moral victory my arse, Proth! 😂 (n/m) (NCFC) - SimonOTBC, Feb 10, 15:27:29
    - exactly - by praising their performance today, they are basically acknowledging that we (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 10, 15:18:25
      - They could end up non-league at this rate (NCFC) - Yurik Hunt, Feb 10, 15:19:40
        
        Yes,soft as I am I hope the Suffolk cnts come back to some degree. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:24:15
        
        After 18 years in championship (NCFC) - ede, Feb 10, 15:23:28
        
        That could have been used in the late 90s, I sat in smaller crowds at Carrow Road (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Feb 10, 15:35:04
        
        But our gates were still bigger than theirs, they had 8'9k gates twice for league games (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:40:09
        
        Watched a 3 3 with Brum when there were 9000 something attendance... (NCFC) - Pixelman, Feb 10, 16:35:04
        
        12 or 13 thousand a couple of times I think, then something changed suddenly (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Feb 10, 15:55:12
        
        The one thing I will give that fat bastard chase credit for is the (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 16:05:20
        
        Wasn't Robert Chase. It was another guy who's name escapes me. (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 10, 16:38:19
        
        Yep (n/m) (NCFC) - Yellalee, Feb 10, 17:02:04
        
        My first season ticket in 1998 cost me £19. Had one ever since. (n/m) (NCFC) - Trent_Canary, Feb 10, 16:39:16
        
        Us (n/m) (NCFC) - watfordcanary, Feb 10, 15:37:27
        
        crowds will come back though if they start winning regularly and challenging for the title (NCFC) - Mecagoenti, Feb 10, 15:31:13
        
        Barnsley do it every year pretty much.. (n/m) (NCFC) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Feb 10, 15:26:59
        
        I'd be ok with that. It's not really a competitive rivalry any more. (NCFC) - Rob NCFC, Feb 10, 15:23:20

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