Attendances 2014

[Dodge]

Were Mervue charging less? €5?? Still Cork City only charged €10 when in the first division! Shels are just greedy.

It's hardly greed when the numbers are so small. More about survival

I'm not defending them but talk of greed for clubs that struggle to break even is ludicrous

[wonder88]

A while since I have been at the cinema, what is the cost(full not student) of going in to watch a film?
Years ago it used to be a little cheaper to watch a game of footie than go to the pictures. I paid 15euro into a hurling league match on a number of recent sundays, up 2euro this year which shows that going to sport in Ireland is not cheap anymore. Most of my LoI games are covered by season ticket by the way. Facilities at most sporting venues I go to have improved in recent time, but I still think the price of cinema and soccer/gaa game should be similar.

[citybone]

It's hardly greed when the numbers are so small. More about survival

I'm not defending them but talk of greed for clubs that struggle to break even is ludicrous

ya but price determines attendances too for example if the Charge €15 and get 800 through the gat = €1,200 or charge €10 and get 1,200 through the gate = €12,000 but the extra 400 might get a program or cup of tea when available ;-) Not sure would it make that much of a difference but anyone on a tight budget or with a few kids might not go/not bring the kids. Also a bigger crowds looks better and creates a bit more of a buzz.

[Mr A]

The only problem being that there's not a hope reducing the price would increase the crowd by 50%.

[CityRebel]

Tomorrow night could be a sell-out at the Cross.

[Pablo Escobar]

Tomorrow night could be a sell-out at the Cross.

Initial allocations to the club shop, Soho and UCC have already sold out. The interest is phenomenal.

UPDATE: The club shop have more available now, but The Beer Garden have sold out. They will have more later on.

[gufcfan]

Really can't understand why the club can't/don't give attendances to put this to bed once and for all.

Sure even when they do you can't take it as a given that it is correct.

[nigel-harps1954]

Would be bloody fantastic to see a league game sell out here. Cork marketing and advertising team should be given a feckin award by the fans this season.

[Charlie Darwin]

What was the last sell-out in the league? Rovers at UCD in 2011? Or did Sligo have a sell out in 2012?

[nigel-harps1954]

I'd imagine there may have been in some of the smaller grounds alright, but 7,500 would be a most excellent crowd for any LOI game. What allocation did Shamrock Rovers get, and have they sold that out?

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd imagine there may have been in some of the smaller grounds alright, but 7,500 would be a most excellent crowd for any LOI game. What allocation did Shamrock Rovers get, and have they sold that out?

Tickets at the ground I think.

[El-Pietro]

I'd imagine there may have been in some of the smaller grounds alright, but 7,500 would be a most excellent crowd for any LOI game. What allocation did Shamrock Rovers get, and have they sold that out?

7,500 seats won't be available. There are two sections in the St. Annes closed off. Thats probably 800 or so off the 7,500. There will also be seats closed off for segregation. 6000/6500 would be an effective sell out.

[Pablo Escobar]

Tickets at the ground I think.

You'll have a full section of the St.Anne's End set aside so I wouldn't worry about you getting tickets.

[PartySaint]

Was the first game of the season not as close to a sell our as Turners Cross can get? There was no room left in the stands and a lot of Cork fans seemed to be standing

[Pablo Escobar]

Was the first game of the season not as close to a sell our as Turners Cross can get? There was no room left in the stands and a lot of Cork fans seemed to be standing

This is what we were saying. There had to have been more than 5300. Apparently there was a problem with some scanners which could explain it.

[CityRebel]

Official capacity is 6900 (taking into account the closed off section for segregation).

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

What was the last sell-out in the league? Rovers at UCD in 2011? Or did Sligo have a sell out in 2012?

Our last 2 games at home in 2012 were sold out

[Charlie Darwin]

Our last 2 games at home in 2012 were sold out

Ah right, cool. Now that I think about it I think the Galway match in 2011 sold out as well.

[oriel]

I have no doubt tomorrow night in Cork will exceed 6,000 and that would have been a great match to see on tv, however it prob would have effected the crowd, plus on selfish note I would have missed our game v Pats.

On actual crowd figures as opposed to capacity, does anyone know any specific high figures for league games, I'm thinking any that were over 6 or 7,000 and for a league match over the last 10 seasons for eg? Can't have been too many.

Cork v Derry for an end of league or title deciding match in 2006 or 2007 is possibly one.

Also Cork v Dundalk was 12,000 last day 1991, but that's a long way back.

[Charlie Darwin]

I wonder if the Cork-Rovers game being on TV would affect attendances though? It seems like there is a real buzz in Cork right now and everybody wants to get to the big games, and Rovers were always going to bring a big crowd, so I'd be reasonably confident it would still sell out. It would be amazing to see a sold-out game in a big stadium on TV during the regular season. That said, it's bad if you have the same teams on TV every week and all but one televised game so far has featured Rovers or Cork.