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Chris Nee

Only 4,095 people watched a crunch EFL fixture this week – is lower league football slowly losing the battle against the cost of living?

Bodger, mascot of Wycombe Wanderers.

Some say the real strength of English football is its depth of support. Four-figure crowds reach farther down the pyramid than anywhere. The English game is culturally robust, if nothing else.

Wycombe Wanderers are second in League One after 25 games. Manager Matt Bloomfield’s reputation is growing by the week and the story of Richard Kone, the Chairboys’ star striker and the second highest goalscorer in the division, is told almost as frequently as he puts the ball in the net.

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