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It should be about gates though .Gates should reflect the size of the club but in these days of benefactors and TV money the fact that Wigan are regarded as a bigger club than Portsmouth or Swansea are regarded as a bigger club than Sheff Weds is surely wrong and just shows how warped football has become with the influx of TV money .
However, at lower levels the gate size does become more significant and we ought to be one of the bigger and more powerful clubs in the Vanarama based on this .The important thing is that the money is used shrewdly to maximise the potential.
This is why Accrington have been more successful than us ,because their money has been put to better use ,its as simple as that .

Gates don't matter Blue. Look at Portsmouth they get a really big crowd but there in L1. Stockport County get 3,000+ fans in National League North which is the highest attendance ever for that division.

If Chesterfield were bigger and better than Accrington then we would have gone up but we're not. Accrington have done exceptionally well on a small budget with a good manager and players who are hungry for success. Look at Fleetwood and Burton they don't get big crowds but they have done well over the last few seasons.

You hear some fans moan that Bournemouth and Huddersfield shouldn't be in the Premier League because they have "small stadiums" or don't get enough fans. Think Wigan used to get about 18,000-20,000 when they were in the Premier League which is quite a lot especially for a town which mainly plays Rugby League.