"If people don't come they will lose a Premier League team. It's so disappointing. We have built this club up bit by bit from the old Fourth Division - but it's just not a football town.
"We are the cheapest to watch in the Premier League, cheaper than some in the Championship. We are doing everything we can."
Speaking about the possiblilty of a new sponsorship deal from South Korea, Whelan added: "We're working on that. We are looking at a couple of players there, we've got to find one good enough. We are talking about sponsorship, naming rights, there's all that going on."