Ignore me, I'm clearly talking bollocks! I was sure I'd seen an article or a feature in the media saying that the fans were coming back to the Riverside this season.
As you were...
Well, yeah. But their stadium is pretty big. When I say on the rise, I mean creaping up towards the 20k mark, when it's been hovering around 11-13 over the past few years. I might be talking nonsense, though!
You'd be surprised, I reckon.
They've not spent a huge amount in recent seasons, Steve Gibson is a shrewd operator and their attendances have been on the rise.