Quote Originally Posted by Cresswell View Post
fatfan wrote "but in truth this town in general doesn't deserve a successful side" and QOS_MAD_ADMIN followed this up with "It is an absolute disgrace that the Dunfries public have not turned out to support what is a very attractive Queen's team". I am first and foremost a football fan and secondly a Queen of the South fan of long standing, the former probably because there were few alternative sources of entertainment when I was young and the latter solely because I was born and bred in Dumfries. Had I been born in Aberdeen I would almost certainly have been a fan of the Dons and had I been born in Glasgow the likelihood is that I would have supported one or other of the so called Big Two. However, I also recognise that there are many, many people who have absolutely no interest in football whatsoever and as a consequence absolutely no interest in Queen of the South - and why should they? On any given Saturday during the football season approximately two per cent (2%) of the population in Scotland pay to watch a professional game of football which means, of course, that around ninety-eight per cent (98%) don't (which is their absolute right). Members of the general public will not pay for something they neither want nor need. Yes, I had hoped there might be a few more at Palmerston on Saturday and yes, I'd like to return to the days when Queens played in front of average attendances in excess of 10,000 - but it isn't going to happen. Is it not now more the case that Scottish football gets the crowds that it deserves and that Queens are no exceptions; and is it not arrogance on your part to expect or even to insist upon our fellow citizens having the same interest in football and the team that you have?
The days of 10,000 have long gone and all we can hope for is around 6,000 for the odd visit of the old firm and possibly the Edinburgh teams and Aberdeen. However 2,000 - 3,000 is still feasable with a successful team and consolidation in the Premier League. We were on our way to bigger crowds and an intimidating atmosphere the season before last but the young uns who tried to create an atmosphere have been chased out of Palmy and our mass exodus of star players also hit the gates.

With Dobbie on song and if we can keep up our current form we can hit the 2,000 mark but knowing the Dumfries public it will be a struggle.