Well said. I know we're all excited but we have to temper this with a dose of realism.
Oxford has a population of 152,000 people and Oxfordshire has 687,000 - it makes it the 35th most populated of the 48 ceremonial counties which does reveal a finite level of support since we're unlikely to make much of an impact outside of the county. That's where our community will come from. We're not going to Liverpool or Manchester United but we can share in our parochial interests and aim to be a Brighton, Brentford, Hull or Bournemouth - middling clubs who through new stadia or good investment, have managed to jump into the next level. Let's not forget that 30 years ago some of those clubs were attracting minor crowds and we're battling for their lives to stay in the league.
There is a chance to right a lot of the wrongs with the Kassam Stadium. Aside from good views, it's a miserable place to watch football. Three stands, open corners, smell of s**t, nowhere decent to drink or eat, 40 minute bus ride/too far to walk from the station and nothing of note to do pre or post-match. If the new investors can promise to make the surrounds of the ground decent, that should attract more people to it. Making it easier to access and get away from after a game, even better. Have a top class, well designed ground that locks in atmosphere, that adds a few on to the total.
I can see our attendances generally going up, as they did initially with the Kassam until realism hit home again. We lost so much momentum when the Kassam opened. The team was still in a form of shock from nearly going out of business that paralysed progress for a good number of seasons. New stadiums often suggest rebirth or a new era - ours saw us finish 21st of 24 in the fourth tier and it got even worse four seasons later.
I hope that the Oxford United team that is due to play in the projected new stadium is in a good place if and when it happens. I do believe that the personnel behind it are as well meaning and savvy as they sound. There's a long old road ahead.