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I didn't make the game as I was at work. Was pretty straightforward for me tbh. As for others I think for some folk they'd still not be happy if there game was in a climate controlled arena 2mins from their house, served the finest cuisine and cost a tenner.

Quite a few of us heading up from Glasgow for this. Train just after nine, so will be in the pub by half ten. *Shudder*. I'm too old for this sort of nonsense.

Hopefully should be there + OCG, CaleyCalum and Dawson. My team would be: 4-1-3-2 Brill Raven Warren Meekings Shinnie Draper Williams Tansey Vincent Watkins Mckay

To be realistic the reason for what is perceived to be poor attendance is difficult if not impossible to quantify From where I am sitting for a start people have to be interested in football wild horses won't get them to a game if they are not. Most people are not. Those that are are quite happy to watch it it on TV It may be the cost is a factor then this can be tested by having a cheap week, but I don't think it would make a lot of difference. People work all week and Saturday afternoons are a premium, family life comes before sport these days, most ladies do not want their husbands to disappear every Saturday afternoon. The stadium is adequate, the facilities are adequate, but are not good. The catering facilities are a pest, People getting up and down throughout the game , blocking the view , and if you watch some of the fans they seem more interested in food and drink than the game. Lack of atmosphere at the ground is also a factor. Cat calling the Ref. seems to be the order of the day, but it is very boring and not funny after twenty minutes of it. When I watched Bury or Wimbledon in my former lives, the singing never stopped. At Inverness it seldom starts. I am in my seventies and I will join in if others start it. How about keeping it simple with " Oh Caley we do -Oh Caley we love you" - " or walking in a Watkins/Christy wonderland", There is nothing like singing to get the fans involved. Shouting at the Ref is so boring. Kingsmill shouted me down when I mentioned a scoreboard, but one of the usage of a scoreboard, is to to put up a message " crowd noise". They do it all the time in the NFL and it works. The location of the ground may be a factor, die hard fans don't care , but new fans might. Some thing could be done about traffic control, I don't know what, but to take your care to the ground is no joke. having to drive right round town to get to the A9 is no fun at all. I am a football aolic fan so I put up with all the above but most people of a good age like me won't.

Let's see how these sports are doing a few years down the line when the novelty wears off. Basketball in England went through a popular phase a few years ago and then went bust over night....ice hockey did similar. About the only thing that article tells us....and you have to read between the lines because the journalist totally misses the point....is that people like a bit of novelty. The "lesson" to be learned is that Scottish football currently provides the exact opposite with teams playing each other 3/4/5/6 times a season. As I pointed out on Twitter to someone yesterday....the cinema is expensive, yet people still go time and again (some people go every week). Why? because there's variety and they don't go along to watch the same movie over and over. That's not something that's within the clubs control....and thanks to St Mirren and Ross County who veto'd proposals for reconstruction that would have allowed a shift in the right direction....it's now going to be even more difficult to achieve agreement for. I had a discussion with someone recently who said they never bought a season ticket this year because the price had gone up again....they "had to go" when I pointed out that prices hadn't increased in the last 4 seasons. People need to stop lapping up the garbage spouted by the media (not all, but a large majority) who, in my opinion, are doing more to damage the game with their constant negativity. I stopped buying newspapers years ago because there's less and less about the actual matches and more and more negative BS about non match stuff. I witness it nearly every week where (some) journalists don't want to speak to goal scorers and guys who've had a great game...they want to speak to the guys who maybe had a bit of handbags with someone or made a couple of errors during a match. Anyway, back to attendances....one small (positive) factoid which I've not seen any journalist or reporter pick up on... Our average attendance is holding up for this season....despite a huge drop in away fan numbers. Conclusion : Home fan numbers must be on the up. Also, last nights attendance was par for the course given the recent history of attendances for midweek cup replays (not just with us)....in fact, it was about 25% more than was predicted/expected.