Many of my OF supporting do go to games, which is fair enough. And the majority of Of supporters are only so due to fitting in with their particular sect. Having nothing to do with the game itself.
I'd guess that more people travel to Motherwell to watch the team than people from the town itself. With other local towns such as Wishaw, which has almost as big a population as Motherwell, to draw support from, Attendences have been rather poor.
It is almost definately down to the cost these days.
One thing I will say. Give it 5-10 years, and If we are still in the top flight i'd say we will have about 2000 more to add to our average attendance. The work that the club does in the community is one thing that I firmly believe will succeed in growing our fanbase in the coming years.