Wycombe Wanderers have called Adams Park home since 1990 after leaving Loakes Park. Named in honour of benefactor and former Chairboys captain, Frank Adams, the stadium has seen Wycombe go from Non-League to as high as Championship football.
Today, with Wycombe hoping to bounce back after losing to Charlton in the play-off semi-finals, and the upcoming campaign only a week away, now is an integral time to get behind the players and the coaching staff, and hopefully push them towards the second tier of English football.
The pre-game atmosphere at Adams Park was mostly one of hope and belief, ‘Hey Jude’ playing from the speakers and those in attendance singing their hearts out.
However, last season, Wycombe’s home attendance seemed to be the cause for many questions aimed towards the club and its supporters, especially when the ground did not sell out against Charlton at home in the play-off semi finals. So what has stopped fans from attending, and what could Wycombe possibly do to help raise the attendance?
First of all, there’s no forgetting how performances plummeted following Matt Bloomfield’s departure to Luton Town, which certainly played a part in the attendance decline later on in the season. But, despite high performances earlier on, Wycombe still find themselves four places from last in terms of League One attendances last season, only higher than Burton, Stevenage and Crawley. Despite Wycombe’s highest-ever points tally, after the departure of a club legend, there were talks of a disconnect between the fans and the board, some people discussing how the ‘family club’ feel of Wycombe Wanderers was no more.
This seems to have changed in the past couple of weeks, with Wycombe being more open about the progress of the new academy, Marlow Road, even uploading a video on their Official YouTube Channel outlining ‘football strategy for the future.’ Additionally, it was also announced that child season tickets would cost only £25, with a free home shirt included, which could only help improve the amount of people coming to games.
Adams Park is situated two and a half miles away from Wycombe’s town centre, quite hidden from those who might not know it is there. So, if attendance is an issue that the board would like to see improve for the upcoming season, why not increase the presense within the town centre, and let people know that their support could be intrinsic to the success of their local football team? Also, many other League One teams offered discounted tickets for certain games, so Wycombe could give it a go, maybe people would bring a friend or two and maybe they will fall in love with the team in the light-dark blue quarters.
