I've thought this for many years, and have expressed my views on this forum quite recently to that effect, and was generally ridiculed, it must be said (none of it taken personally, by the way). Yes, I think the ground is configured back to front, and that the current deserted state of the Chaddy End gives a semi-derelict appearance to the ground, which may well transmit itself to the players without them even fully realising it perhaps. One recent poster commented that the players look as if they don't want to be there, and I know I'd feel the same in their place.
224 home league defeats since Royle departed as manager in 1994 btw, just sayin'.....
An average of around 9 home defeats per season not only guarantees regular relegation every few years (exactly what's happened), but will in due course bring about extinction for the club.