To be fair, I thought the crowd of 902 on Monday was decent. The game didn’t have the same level of promotion as ours on Boxing Day and we didn’t take as many there as what Witton did to us. The attendance was higher than both Derby Day gates last season.
Atmosphere wise, it’s a lot better than Townfield and I far prefer it to watch football in. I definitely notified a feel good factor around Witton and there are a lot more younger fans than we have. I think there’s a lot we can do to improve around some of the issues I’ve mentioned as I don’t believe we can say the same. Let’s face it, Witton are definitely in the strongest position of the three clubs, soon to be in the highest league with comfortably the largest crowds and an asset in their ground.
Attendances wise, our crowds seem to have largely been flat over the last few seasons which is okay, but there’s work to do especially around attracting younger fans who after all are our future. League website has us in 14th in the league averaging 306 and Witton in 10th with 489, so they’re quite a bit ahead of us. Next season we won’t be able to rely on many teams taking any away followings and we will miss out on derby games against Witton and Linnets. I can’t see Vics attracting anywhere near as many.
A lot to think about there and around what gate admission prices will be in a lower league. Important we start well next season as I would worry about attendances dropping if we don’t. Let’s not sugar coat it, the Midlands League isn’t going to be an easy ride and certainly won’t always be much fun. We just have to make the most of things and get on with it and hopefully we can turn things round and get back to where we want to be as a club and the successes we enjoyed before Covid.
Atmosphere wise, it’s a lot better than Townfield and I far prefer it to watch football in. I definitely notified a feel good factor around Witton and there are a lot more younger fans than we have. I think there’s a lot we can do to improve around some of the issues I’ve mentioned as I don’t believe we can say the same. Let’s face it, Witton are definitely in the strongest position of the three clubs, soon to be in the highest league with comfortably the largest crowds and an asset in their ground.
Attendances wise, our crowds seem to have largely been flat over the last few seasons which is okay, but there’s work to do especially around attracting younger fans who after all are our future. League website has us in 14th in the league averaging 306 and Witton in 10th with 489, so they’re quite a bit ahead of us. Next season we won’t be able to rely on many teams taking any away followings and we will miss out on derby games against Witton and Linnets. I can’t see Vics attracting anywhere near as many.
A lot to think about there and around what gate admission prices will be in a lower league. Important we start well next season as I would worry about attendances dropping if we don’t. Let’s not sugar coat it, the Midlands League isn’t going to be an easy ride and certainly won’t always be much fun. We just have to make the most of things and get on with it and hopefully we can turn things round and get back to where we want to be as a club and the successes we enjoyed before Covid.