Other than a couple of games in 1991, during my lifetime that's been the way of things.
We have a very loyal hardcore support, with a decent amount of add-ons/floaters when the game and the price are right.
There are well over 1.5million people within a 25mile radius of FP, however the majority of them pledge their loyalty to the Sectarian Twins.
I think we do not too bad when compared to Airdrie, Hamilton, Kilmarnock, St Mirren, Falkirk, Partick Thistle, Albion Rovers, Livingston, and Stirling Albion ..... all teams in areas with bigger populations than Motherwell.