It might have been the recession, or perhaps the weather, or perhaps the lack of big name opposition, or perhaps the lack of strikers, or even a combination of all four but there is little doubt that the pre-season attendances at Edgar Street have been disappointing.
2009:(most recent game first)
Walsall - 590
Bristol Rovers - 651
Wolves Select XI - 797
Bristol City - 823.
Average - 715
2008:
West Bromwich - 1692
Southampton - 1209
Bristol City - 830
Birmingham Select XI - 553
Wolves - 1538
Average - 1164
2007:
Cheltenham - 1003
Wolves Select XI - 1213
West Bromwich - 1405
Average - 1207