Derby are probably one of the bigger attractions and well supported but the fact they as of yet have only sold half their tickets as well as us nowhere near selling out says a lot.
The club have done a lot to entice fans back with the prices, entertainment on the pitch but midweek games are going to be a tough sell from now on due to sky introducing the watch every game live midweek facility.
As with most clubs we have a hardcore of fans who will go every game and price, etc isnt an issue as they just want to be there. There are fans who probably quite fancy it especially at the moment but think cold night in October, can get home from work, save the petrol, ticket price, etc and at 8pm put on sky and watch the game live.
Personally i dont think you can beat the buzz of a live match but i completely understand why with this red button option on sky now where you can watch every midweek games, fans are using that instead of going to games.
For the football fan who just wants to see the game whether at the ground or on the tv, the red button thing is a great option, but for midweek attendances its a nightmare for the club, especially with a number of our home games being moved (leeds, brentford and villa upcoming)
At some point i have no doubt sky will do some deal where they show the 3pm saturday games too and that will really be the demise of football ground attendances, like i say you will always get a core who will attend regardless but a big chink of future generations will soon be able to watch football legally whenever they want at very cheap prices, they do even need an adult with them, they can just watch on the tv or tablet which is a shame as they will miss out on that buzz of going to a live game.