(23 Dec 2014, 8:46 pm)leestransportphotos Thanks, there is no doubt it will be tough, but all of the backroom staff are remaining at the club which all know me. The main priority would be increasing attendances obviously, but that costs a lot of money. We would need to be getting attendances of around 1,700 regularly to break even due to the rent costs of the stadium, but producing things like posters in my eyes is a waste of time. I would rather go though the route of getting local school involved before the premier league gets to them. Also social networking is another alternative, due to the amount of people you can reach out to. The main focus is getting younger people to the games, because once the older generation of fans has passed away, who will there be! And one of the things about targeting schools is that they may bring the parents/guardians which adds to the gate, or a bunch of mates.
The Premier League already has the young fans, whether you like it or not, you need young people to come when SAFC/NUFC are playing away, Gateshead FC must have quite a catchment area, take Newcastle and Sunderland out of the equation, Blyth are nowhere near in terms of league places, The Northern League are no competition, Gateshead are the only team at that level in the area, so should really have of anywhere within a 10 mile radius...I do not know what you base your projections on, but 1,700 is a big ask right now, that is about 20%-30% up on what you get now...In the football league maybe, bottom line, the main thing Gateshead needs is the new ground
For the first time in ages Gateshead are lower league top dogs in the North East averaging over 1300, more than my teams average of 1008...Though I predict that will change when we move to Blackwell Meadows or if the chimps join you next year
