But Gibson played down claims that falling attendances were at the heart of the dismissal.
Record numbers watched the popular international youth tournament this year with attendances up by 25%.
The Brewers passing on Prince Fielder during the off-season and lukewarm play during 2012 hindered their attendances.
Since then, the course has seen a 100% rise in attendances - so what of the future?
We all know that Twenty20 is the only part of the sport that is growing in its attendances.
The annual Church of England statistics also showed an increase in cathedral attendances.
They also have large attendances in other areas of the world and are currently enjoying growing success in England.
After a much-hyped beginning, and despite the import of highly paid stars from Brazil and Europe, attendances are dwindling.
Over the next couple of decades attendances plummeted and hundreds of clubs closed.
Broadway grosses and attendances have generally been on the increase year after year, as has the number of playing weeks.
Yet the meeting has been enjoying record attendances, who are hoping further races will not be blighted by further problems.
Blackpool, which has one of the lowest average attendances in the Championship, last played in the top flight in 1971.
Its profile, along with attendances, has steadily dropped since the mid-1990s, when French clubs routinely went deep in European competition.
One of Bolingbroke's first tasks it to increase Inter's home attendances at the San Siro, a stadium the club shares with AC Milan.
"The Church of England is in good heart, with attendances broadly stable over the past five years, " a spokesman said.
"I'm going to put pressure on myself to say I want attendances to improve as much as the results, " Abbott said.
Attendances would go through the roof if only local churches would make them more relevant to today's youngsters say Metro Ministries.
And, despite attendances being well below capacity this term, the Spaniard believes impressive displays will fill the gaps in the stadium.
Parish churches in the Channel Islands have seen an increase in attendances, according to the latest figures from the Diocese of Winchester.
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He said it only affected "blue light" attendances during these hours, and walk-in patients would continue to be seen at Cheltenham 24-hours-a-day.
Attendances at Sale's Edgeley Park ground have fallen in recent years and their opening two Premiership fixture attracted fewer than 8, 000 fans.
At the moment that target is only met for 38% of attendances.
Attendances have fallen since then, apart from a spike in the 1990s.
Harlequins, the only Super League club based in London, have been urged to improve their attendances, which averaged just under 3, 500 in 2009.
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Susi Mulligan said falling attendances and demands on her time from other projects were behind the decision to bring EcoFest to an end.
And my hope is that they will receive something actually of, and perceive something of the life of Jesus Christ through their attendances.
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"We find ourselves in the bottom four, with attendances dropping off rapidly and felt that immediate action was needed, " said chairman Nick Higgs.
But some of their rivals have suffered poor attendances as the sporting public vote with their feet about their feelings of T20 cricket overdose.
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