I really dont think the decline in crowds in Scotland can be blamed solely on television,although in my line of work i have had several customers tell me they are taking out a Sky/Sentanta subscription rather than renewing a season ticket (usually for one or other half of the OF)
The product in general, to all but the die hard supporters is unapealing and competition for our hard earned is more intense than ever before,especially for the family man with a couple of kids to entertain the value for money just aint there
The imbalance of support and distribution of wealth is also a major problem as was demonstrated in stark figures two weekends ago with the OF gate of 59,500 being more than double the combined gates of all other Scottish senior games added together.
The days of 20,000 plus crowds being the norm are long gone,teams are having to cut their cloth accordingly and we the punters will i fear continue to see an inferior product unless drastic steps are taken to remedy the malaise affecting Scottish football