No it doesn't Why would a manager give a f*ck what one clubs crowds were 7 years ago against another ones today when deciding if he was going to join them?
Crowds bigger than we can possibly achieve at the moment due to our unambitious chairman not having the ground expanded in time for the Premier League. So there is one.
Do you think the following would get in Saints squad?
Shay Given
Alan Hutton
Stephen Warnock
James Collins
Stephen Ireland
Jermaine Jenas
Charles N'Zogbia
Marc Alrighton
Fabian Delph
Stiliyan Petrov
Darren Bent
Gabby Abonglahor
Nathan Delfonso
BUT BUT BUT they only averaged 33k in a 42k stadium. Everyone knows the first thing a new manager looks at when deciding to join is their attendances v capacity.
For all the "I want Adkins here for 10 years" talk. The fact of the matter is if we struggle people will be questioning if he is up to it and some will want him out. That's how it is.
To be fair he sounds perfect for Villa given their chairmans comments.
"We want someone to bring some vibrancy back to Villa. That's what we need and that's what we're going to get. A disaster would have been getting relegated but this was too close for comfort."
Sounds like Nige.