Interesting article....
In answer to mds, I guess judging by that logic in the article, then yes, most definitely yes. If that article is 100% true (and I have no reason to believe it's not), the senior figure referred to within the article, has swanned off with over 5,000 livelihoods severly disrupted due to job losses.
A few thousand more fans would lose something on a Saturday afternoon...doesn't really compare to peoples incomes/livelihoods, so it could indeed happen.
I think the world of sport though is unique...should that happen to us, I'd be confident that someone would pick up the pieces and rebuild, pheonix style. I'm aware the fans of clubs like Aldershort, Darlington etc probably thought the same.
Thought provoking though...
WM