Quote ="fartownfan"Fair question. I think it's because we were on the brink of extinction for so long at one time, lurching from one week's survival to the next, that left the club with only the true hardcore support & nothing else for decades.
Then there was the initial SL debacle, when we finished last & WANTED to be relegated, but were kept in this division by the powers that be for an artificially long period which severely hampered our development as a club. Only when we went out of SL, rebuilt & then were subsequently promoted, did we turn the corner.
TBF, we are now steadily building crowds year on year, and as someone who has followed Fartown all my life (44 years) I can say with some honesty that our away support is, so far, encouraging this season and has been better than alot of the clubs that come on here taking the p1ss.
If we are to progress though, we really do need to win a trophy now or the danger is that we may have reached a certain level and that's all. Then the only way may be back down once the season tickets return to normal price.
Here's hoping for more improvment though.'"
Thanks for your honest reply, i was waiting for the usual responses, yours is quite honest and true to the point.
I've had many a good day at the Galpharm, the hospitality was always superb, had a good chat with Ken Davy on numerous occasions, he signed my son's shirt along with all players and staff, but it always puzzled me why you didn't get bigger crowds, succeess may bring em back, good luck.
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