Sorry to have to say this but many stayed away because they objected to paying 6 quid more for vastly inferior seating and view than at Sixfields, seeing it as a blatent rip off.
As someone who originates ftom Sussex and watched you regularly in the 50s/60s at the Goldstone it was quite sad for me to see the conditions you now find yourselves in. It is quite likely that more would have made the trip but were put off by the prices being charged. For myself and my son...