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How do you know that, have you lived there?
Better nightlife than Oxford, friendly people, lovely countryside out of the city, oh and fans with 'passion' for every aspect of their club...
What point are you trying to make with this thread? Because Sunderland have more fans, they're somehow more passionate? How do you measure 'passion'? I've seen 'passionate' Sunderland fans berate their team for 75 minutes and then sod off home early because they lose so often. Some of the most passionate fans are ones at the lowest levels of football. The sort who man turnstiles, open the clubhouses, sweep the stands after a game all for no money because they love being involved in the club. It's not just presenteeism and yelling the loudest that makes you a passionate fan.
As I said above, we're never going go to be as big as Sunderland. I can live with that. That's not to say that we cannot be bigger and many in this thread have put forward suggestions for getting a few more bums on seats. As I showed as well, we're better supported now at poor quality ground than we were at The Manor so despite the challenges, we are bringing in more supporters. Wembley visits and attracting PL sides in the cups will always bring in people who may only turn up for those matches, but the colour of their money is as good as anyone elses. We can't all be there, all the time. Some will be mainstays, some will pick and choose games, some may attend once a season and some may leave it years before heading along. Football now attracts all sorts.