I suppose it was only a matter of time before you pointed out your lofty opinion makes you a 'real fan'; shame.
When I say real fan, I mean a fan who has supported the club from Division 3 and upwards (or we can settle on most of their lives, give or take), I started going with my dad when I was 6, now 15 years later I'm still here. (It does seem to me that since I became a fan, just after Adam Pearson took over, that we have been on an upward curve) Notice how our attendances were between 2,000 & 8,000? Now they range between 18,000 & 24,000 in the Premier League? Even if you compare Championship to Premiership attendances, it goes up by a few thousand, with each season that goes by when we get promoted, more fans come to watch us, not only because of our heightened position, but due to our higher class of opposition. These are not real fans. Real fans would still be here cheering on the team against Cheltenham in League 2 in 4 years time if things went tits up.

Bless.