Kent Seagull
Well-known member
I think what really keeps crowds away is the trend to play a weak team against smaller clubs. I know that if I was a Crawley fan I'd wanna see Man U put a out all the household names rather than a bunch of kids I've never heard of. Seeing a prem clubs reserves out is of no interest to the big club's fans and takes the glory of playing a big club away from the smaller club. If FA rules insisted on at least 8 or 9 of the players from previous league matches playing there would be more fan interest.