The 2000-2002 boost in numbers and ST allocation

That’s what happened last time we enlarged the stadium. We didn’t actually *need* to, numbers had been stagnant for ages around 14000 to 18000. But because we did, it lifted the atmosphere, the team improved and we went up. The stadium was full, ST needed to be capped, supporters worried about missing out, carried on renewing. Then we even went down to L1 and kept the fans, as by and large, things were more positive in those days. Then came the yo-yo years.

But then Covid (and to a lesser extent, Brexit) and the positivism is history. I think we’ll have more good times, but it might be a while.

Posted By: APB on October 28th 2025 at 15:01:52

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Why I think we’re going down (the demise of NCFC in too many words) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 12:01:50
- AI Summary thanks to Claude Sonnet 4.5 (NCFC) - footymadman, Oct 28, 19:08:56
  - That’s not all that much shorter… (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 19:53:45
    - This is (NCFC) - footymadman, Oct 28, 19:59:38
      - It’s made some assumptions (inevitably) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 22:17:03
- Get a job ffs (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 28, 15:22:14
  - Tried that (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 15:27:20
- Good words, brother. (NCFC) - lurd, Oct 28, 14:28:54
  - The 2000-2002 boost in numbers and ST allocation (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 15:01:52
    - We all had our soul sucked out of us during the Hughton era (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 28, 15:09:55
- very good post (n/m) (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 28, 13:48:48
- I know we're shit but surely there must be at least two teams worse than us this season (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 28, 13:32:34
  - It would be quite something for us and both Sheffield teams to go down (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 13:57:39
- Excellent, send it to thescrimmage@bbc.co.uk (n/m) (NCFC) - BSE Canary, Oct 28, 13:04:48
- Excellent post and drill down into the issues (NCFC) - norwaay, Oct 28, 12:42:10
  - sacking farke was the trauma we've not recovered from (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 28, 14:09:17
    - The real issue was the replacement (NCFC) - CWC, Oct 28, 16:43:43
      - This is my concern about sacking Manning (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 17:21:45
        
        the thing about manning is that I think he's taking us down (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 28, 19:12:30
        
        Their recent judgements haven’t filled me with confidence (n/m) (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 19:54:55
      - not "worth a try" (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 28, 17:16:16
    - Sacking Farke was Webber blaming him for his appalling recruitment that summer (NCFC) - Under soil heating, Oct 28, 14:20:52
      - No accountability and ownership! All self serving (n/m) (NCFC) - footymadman, Oct 28, 19:13:14
      - precisely that; delia knew the decision was wrong; shd have stepped in (n/m) (NCFC) - paulg, Oct 28, 15:02:56
- Great points, I had largely forgotten the Brexit impact on transfers as well (NCFC) - megson, Oct 28, 12:37:43
- Also needs sending to the Attanasios (NCFC) - camcan, Oct 28, 12:37:31
- Excellent point regarding supporter churn (NCFC) - jAC, Oct 28, 12:07:11
  - Its the reason away games are far much more fun than home games (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 28, 13:51:14
  - Sack the crowd (NCFC) - Ken Dodds Dads Dog, Oct 28, 13:43:56
    - Might be a sensible step to make renewal an act of commission (NCFC) - APB, Oct 28, 13:54:36
    - VMT. Get SCC in with a megaphone. (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 28, 13:49:55
      - He's a right capo (NCFC) - Knitted Jesus, Oct 28, 13:54:01
  - Yes, and that's the issue with attracting new, younger, fans (NCFC) - jamesward, Oct 28, 12:15:15
    - tell me about it. I earn decent money as a CFO, but turn my nose up at some matches due to (NCFC) - Tony Martin, Oct 28, 13:52:44
      - Thinly veiled 'I'm a CFO' post :) (n/m) (NCFC) - JD3, Oct 28, 13:55:36
        
        Actually a thinly veiled “badly paid CFO if he notices £100” post (n/m) (NCFC) - Old Git, Oct 28, 16:34:59

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