Does anybody think the home fans have had 'value for money' this season ? The relationship between fans and the club is COMMERCIAL, there is no compulsion, other than blind loyalty to the club, and as 'consumers' they have a free choice as to whether to attend or not.
The reasons the club is in the mess it currently is are many and varied; yes the 'stay aways' affected the gate income, but Rupert came back because we were trading at a loss, - BEFORE they decided to stay away. We had p1ssed so much money away on cr4p transfers for grossly overpaid and underperforming players, paying off cr4p managers, and into a myriad other black holes.
It is almost certain that administration would have followed relegation anyway, and the standard of "football" this season has always been heading in that direction, so all their attendance would have done is delay the inevitable.