you obviously don't remember heartbreak of 1st season of play offs, anyway, this wasn't about the playoffs back then, or eventual promotion. Do you think, as a club & as a team in general, Latics would survive more than 1 season in the championship, I would love to see them go up, but I would hate to see them come straihght back down , that could set the club back years. It would be very hard , due to the demographics of the town, to increase the fanbase dramatically, although I do agree, a promotion is the most likely thing to attract new fans. Then you get the old chestnut of longer term fans complaining about the johnny come latelies & bandwagon jumpers who will turn out if Latics make play-offs, & these could well be the future fans of Latics.