who is the " agonislingly Close" Nearly-

I can remember a Tuesday night game towards the end of the first Buckley era in what is now The Championship. We played Port Vale and beat them 4-1 playing some great football. The crowd was something like 3200 odd. Not long after Buckley left for West Brom.

Quoted from ginnywings

I'm not saying the attendances will jump massively, but there was under 4 thousand there for the last home game, and we can get a couple of thousand onto that with better fare on offer. Over a season, that's a lot of extra dosh, but to get them back and keep them there takes better players, playing attractive football. The players bring the crowds and the crowds bring the players.

The cup run was a good start and brought in some much needed extra income. If we invest it wisely, we can start to look upward.

There was less than 3,000 for the first game of the season in Buckley's first season in 1988. Low gates are not a recent phenomenon and experienced by many administrations over the years. It's not exclusive to the " Fenty Years " !!!

The was Darren Bent

Quoted from Paris Mariner

Who cares? He's not coming.

I’d like to not care and not know who we’ve missed out on - but I’d like to know what Jolley sees as ambitious and significant. It’d tell us a lot about where the club sees itself too.

Quoted from rancido

There was less than 3,000 for the first game of the season in Buckley's first season in 1988. Low gates are not a recent phenomenon and experienced by many administrations over the years. It's not exclusive to the " Fenty Years " !!!

Never said they were exclusive to the Fenty years. I'm well aware of the fluctuating attendances, having been one of those at the game you mention.

Quoted from ginnywings

Never said they were exclusive to the Fenty years. I'm well aware of the fluctuating attendances, having been one of those at the game you mention.

I replied to your post but it wasn't specifically aimed at you, just to point out that many years ago we still had an indifferent fan base. You will remember some of those hard times but a lot of the younger Mariner fans think it wasn't like that then.

When we were in non league I thought our gates stood up well even more so when you think who we were playing and only having 20 or 30 odd away fans in the Osmond.

Quoted from ginnywings

Glad to hear that the board are "ambitious" and came together to back the manager. Keep saying it- speculate to accumulate. If we can get a good attacking team down at BP and get the buzz back, the fans will respond in numbers. I know loads who have stopped going because they got bored of the stuff on offer, and most of them would be back if they think there's something worth paying for.

Did the board speculate, we offloaded more players than we brought in (and I dont count Robles in that) and they may be better quality but does not mean the board gave any transfer or cup money to the wage budget, above the preseason agreement, Jolly wasn't going to say the board didn't support me is he.

Quoted from Madeleymariner

Did the board speculate, we offloaded more players than we brought in (and I dont count Robles in that) and they may be better quality but does not mean the board gave any transfer or cup money to the wage budget, above the preseason agreement, Jolly wasn't going to say the board didn't support me is he.

But to be fair he didn't have to praise the board either if they haven't backed him in the transfer market.

Quoted from grimsby pete

When we were in non league I thought our gates stood up well even more so when you think who we were playing and only having 20 or 30 odd away fans in the Osmond.

Exactly right Pete. That is what I said about human nature. People are not just attracted by good football, they like the idea that their team is likely to win.

I know we all say the right things about rather have a good game and lose than a crap game and win but by and large we want points. We want to climb the division we are in. That’s why we got bigger crowds on the way up the leagues in the 1970s and 1990s than we did in the championship even allowing for the bigger clubs in there. We are not unique in that respect.

I think Dennis could be a good signing. I am happy the board appears to be backing the manager in ambition. I appreciate Jolley is an advocate of the sort of football I like.  But I will be happier still once we get some hard evidence of progress, some goals and some points and move up the table.