(23 Dec 2014, 10:35 pm)Andreos1 wrote Not sure where Gateshead get their ball boys from. Always seem to be the same kids though.
No idea about the allocation for WBA. I imagine some tickets were returned. A voucher scheme was set up initially, with supporters attending the last few home games getting a voucher on entry and first dabs on tickets.
It was a similar story for Wembley, with Cambridge taking up their full lot and outnumbering Gateshead by a few thousand.
There will always be the core die-hards who go home and away. Hopefully those numbers increase.
I agree, a new stadium is needed. Foundations need to be established first, with supporter numbers increasing.
Suppose it is like the chicken and the egg.
One thing is for sure, they don't want to 'do a Darlo'.
Would not wish that on anybody, but lets say Mr Wood pulled out now, what happens, the club as far as I am aware is being subsidised by Wood and until recently getting 3 figure crowds.
Your right about laying the foundations, increasing support and so on, but I believe that a new ground would see the gate go up almost overnight, so a commitment to build would not necessarily be a risky move