IT MAY HAVE been a midweek League Cup game but it seemed to speak volumes regarding how far Leeds have fallen in recent years.
Well-documented off-field issues have made the headlines and not the team’s performances. With Garry Monk becoming their seventh head coach since early 2014 in the summer, the instability is showing no signs of going away.
Last night, a paltry crowd of 8,488 turned up at Elland Road for Leeds’ clash with Blackburn. It was the lowest attendance at the ground since 2009.
As a reference point, the club’s average home turnout last term was 21,667 and the lowest number was just over 16,000 for an FA Cup tie against Rotherham.
The new campaign started poorly but has picked up in recent weeks and Leeds’ 1-0 win last night was their third successive victory.
But fans still elected to stay away.
It’s worth reminding ourselves that in 2004 – the year of their relegation to the Championship – Leeds still had an average crowd of 36,666 coming through the Elland Road turnstiles – higher than the likes of Tottenham and just short of Arsenal.
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