Should be chomping at the bit for it. Wasnt to long ago it was doom n gloom, get behind em 20 quids nowt

The LSV costs have to have gone down, given that we pay a set percentage of the gate money, despite what the owner said about costs being higher when we were in the Championship last season. Say 10% of a 6000 crowd in SL, had to be higher than 10% of a 3000 crowd in the Championship. However, he may have been referring to stewarding costs or the cost of training facilities, office space etc. - I don't know about them.

It was stated that an average of 5,500 was required to break even in SL. I would assume that was taking into account opening up all stands.

If those costs continued back into Championship,then the cost would be more given a 2,500 shortfall.

We have seen that South stand opened for no apparent reason. Thats just bad management, not even down to segregation. Thats costly decisions, because it wont be cheap to open that up.

A significant part of the income from this figure was to cover the silly salaries for the mercenaries who seemed to ask for a big wedge and get it.

While the LSV costs will be a bit less the salary costs will be a significant amount less. An average crowd of 3000 will be fine.

I agree, although we are going to have to rely on a good few 'walk up' fans to get to that figure.

3000 will be a very good average tbh - unfortunately I expect less, the first game against tolouse could well dictate returning fans