MERTHYR v Taunton

Re the attendance again: We have to remember that Merthyr town area has a population of 30,000 and the county borough total is 55,000. Clevedon has a population of 22,000, Bishops Cleeve a little less than 10,000. Poole has a population of about 30,000.
Other teams in our division are part of smaller areas than Merthyr and we rely a great deal on a lot of fans who come from outside Merthyr.
As stated previously, promotion or not, Merthyr Town will need more income next season to maintain their progress on the field.
I don't know how many Everton fans there are in Merthyr, even among those who have Sky TV!!
The point is that because of bad weather, postponements have meant more midweek games which have resulted in reduced income (as well as extra use of floodlights).Clubs from areas which have considerably smaller populations can attract 100 to 140 on some Tuesday nights whereas Merthyr with a much bigger population draw just 100 or so extra.

Some interesting comments....with the run in fixtures the way they are it is still possible that we will overtake paulton ( likely) and Swindon ( possibly) ....and that would bring with it an economic boost with a home draw...that should be our aim....Alan griffiths had a good game out of position and whilst I agree jack Howe did well....and seems to pinch the ball with his nimble gazelle like Stot... But he also has the tendency to gamble and if he misses the ball leaves rewbs exposed to pace....but all round happy with the team and squad efforts.....doing the club and our town proud....nice to see old ex supporters being chastised too.....the club is bigger than anyone....and hopefully will be around after all our days....boz

Well Tim I am an everton fan with sky tv...but that is what sky plus is for....Merthyr football club home fixtures are what matters to me and unless I have a very good reason....I will always be there....I even rushed back from Durham once to catch the last 15 minutes of one game....didnt pay that time...but I always make up for i in other ways... I support Merthyr Everton and whoever s playing Liverpool in that order.....boz

Yes, 400,000 is total population for Poole, Bournemouth and Christchurch combined in the West Dorset conurbation.
Exactly, Boz, Skyplus is useful. Some people claim they may or may not have Sky TV and Sky Plus but can't or won't pay £8 to watch Merthyr and tell us about the take-away meals and cheap drink they get from the superstores, total usually more than £8 and a not very healthy picture!
I recorded the FA Cup Final last season as I was going to Cardiff in the evening. I have still to watch it. I wouldn't stay at home to watch ANY football game on TV if Merthyr were at home!

Let's look at last night's opponents; a population of over 60,000, nowhere near a FL club, yet they've had a crowd in double figures this season. They must really be doing something wrong.