as far as i'm concerned fitton has made 2 bad errors of judgement.
1. the appointment of malpas (which, as time goes by was so bad it could see us relegated)
and
2. the townend season ticket pricing balls up.
No argument about 1, but disagree completely about 2.
As covered elsewhere, there is no evidence to back up the assertion that a price differential would have kept the Town End full up. Since the DR was built it has always been the first choice for most ordinary fans except when priced out of their reach.
You, along with plenty of others would like to see cheaper tickets in the Town End, but would you sit there yourself if the tickets were cheaper? I submit that most people would like others to move in there and create an atmosphere, but have no intention of doing so themselves.
Even if you are right, and a price differential would have kept, say 500 more season ticket holders in the Town end, it is something of a double edged sword as you have no control over what they sing! You could easily have ended up with a louder atmosphere, due to chants of "What a load of rubbish" for example.
Inevitably, the chants will reflect what fans see on the pitch which has, for the most part, been dire.
The long term goal of Championship football requires the club to grow significantly in terms of income and average levels of support. The season ticket move was a significant step in the right direction.
Relegation, while a big set back, would not make that goal impossible.
Returning the the old boards policy to basically write off any chance of attracting new fans, and screw the regulars as much as possible, would make that goal impossible.
