Last night's good story

**Mento** · 03/10/2009, 1:04 PM

What a fantastic night
6,100 people at a LOI game and many many more looking for tickets
Unreal atmosphere that will surely get barstoolers more involved in going to matches if they watched it on tele

Well done Rovers

**BohsPartisan** · 03/10/2009, 1:41 PM

Originally Posted by Mento

What a fantastic night
6,100 people at a LOI game and many many more looking for tickets
Unreal atmosphere that will surely get barstoolers more involved in going to matches if they watched it on tele

Well done Rovers

Thought the game was poor and the atmosphere could have been a hell of a lot better considering the game it was. I was dissapointed with the noise levels from both sides.

**A face** · 03/10/2009, 1:54 PM

Originally Posted by Mento

What a fantastic night
6,100 people at a LOI game and many many more looking for tickets
Unreal atmosphere that will surely get barstoolers more involved in going to matches if they watched it on tele

Well done Rovers

Well done indeed.

I hate saying it but City were getting regular crowds of 8-10,000 at games in 2004-5 and that has fallen away now. But its a good thing alright. Even if it opens up peoples eyes so they know there are games on and if they take an interest in a particular club then the clubs can only benefit.

**Schumi** · 03/10/2009, 2:22 PM

Originally Posted by A face

City were getting regular crowds of 8-10,000 at games in 2004-5.

Did the ground hold 8,000?

**A face** · 03/10/2009, 2:26 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Did the ground hold 8,000?

8800 or close to it, but lots of standing all over the ground to bring the number up.

**micls** · 03/10/2009, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Well done indeed.

I hate saying it but City were getting regular crowds of 8-10,000 at games in 2004-5 and that has fallen away now. But its a good thing alright. Even if it opens up peoples eyes so they know there are games on and if they take an interest in a particular club then the clubs can only benefit.

No we weren't.

We got an 8-10k crowd once in the cross in that period-the final game against Derry.

Other than that we sold out a few euro games but that was seated only

**micls** · 03/10/2009, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by joey4ireland

Nope, he's talking crap

Yes, it did hold 8 thousand. But no, we didn't get that regularly.

**Mark** · 03/10/2009, 5:55 PM

Originally Posted by micls

No we weren't.

We got an 8-10k crowd once in the cross in that period-the final game against Derry.

Other than that we sold out a few euro games but that was seated only

7,000 for that game! i have the back page of the Evening Echo here if front of me. Noel Spillane's articles says 7,000.

**A face** · 03/10/2009, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by micls

Yes, it did hold 8 thousand. But no, we didn't get that regularly.

Ok, i hold my hands up, it wasn't 'regularly' .... sheeze, give us a break, but there were a fair few 'bumper' crowds, where 5,000 was base and bigger games drew in crowds that we all said 'jebus, its brilliant see these crowds here.' (i was there for every game)

Originally Posted by Mark

7,000 for that game! i have the back page of the Evening Echo here if front of me. Noel Spillane's articles says 7,000.

The was 7,000 at the last game in 2005? ok, if you believe that then ..... i'lll rest my case

**superfrank** · 03/10/2009, 6:43 PM

Originally Posted by A face

Ok, i hold my hands up, it wasn't 'regularly' .... sheeze, give us a break, but there were a fair few 'bumper' crowds, where 5,000 was base and bigger games drew in crowds that we all said 'jebus, its brilliant see these crowds here.'

What do you mean by base?

Your average in 2004 was 4,033 and in 2005 it was 3644. See here.

**Schumi** · 03/10/2009, 9:45 PM

I presume this is how we hear about the glory days of teams regularly getting crowds of 20,000.

**BohsPartisan** · 03/10/2009, 9:53 PM

Originally Posted by schumi

i presume this is how we hear about the glory days of teams regularly getting crowds of 20,000.

60,000.

**fergalr** · 03/10/2009, 10:11 PM

Originally Posted by Mento

What a fantastic night
6,100 people at a LOI game and many many more looking for tickets
Unreal atmosphere that will surely get barstoolers more involved in going to matches if they watched it on tele

Well done Rovers

Very true!

Any barstoolers or begrudgers who were at the match would have been blown away by the occasion. Best value in Ireland right now if 15 euro for a ticket into a game at Tallaght.

**tiktok** · 03/10/2009, 10:37 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Did the ground hold 8,000?

Before the Shed end was redeveloped it could hold 8,000 handily enough

Originally Posted by Mark

7,000 for that game! i have the back page of the Evening Echo here if front of me. Noel Spillane's articles says 7,000.

There was 8,500 - 9,000 there that night, no-one was turned away. People were getting in through the Horseshoe and everything.

The previous home game against Pat's had about 3,500 at it, when we were in the thick of it challenging.

**Sam_Heggy** · 03/10/2009, 11:13 PM

Originally Posted by Schumi

I presume this is how we hear about the glory days of teams regularly getting crowds of 20,000.

All Bar UCD that is, they never got big crowds, they are not a proper football team. Never 'ave been, never will be.

**gufcfan** · 04/10/2009, 4:37 AM

Originally Posted by BohsPartisan

60,000.

And the other 10,000 trying to get in.

**SkStu** · 04/10/2009, 4:44 AM

lets all raise a glass to Rovers....

....and then throw it at the linesman!

**A face** · 04/10/2009, 8:18 AM

Originally Posted by superfrank

What do you mean by base?

Your average in 2004 was 4,033 and in 2005 it was 3644. See here.

Yeah, flicked through that just now. I had thought that 2005 was as good if not better than 2004 but obviously i was wrong.

Originally Posted by Schumi

I presume this is how we hear about the glory days of teams regularly getting crowds of 20,000.

Ah i dont think i'm guilty of that to be fair

**tiktok** · 04/10/2009, 9:00 AM

Originally Posted by A face

Yeah, flicked through that just now. I had thought that 2005 was as good if not better than 2004 but obviously i was wrong.

Thank you Pat

in fairness, dragging people out and creating hype was something Dolan could do, not a fan of him as a manager but no doubting he could sell a club to the public.

**A face** · 04/10/2009, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by tiktok

Thank you Pat

in fairness, dragging people out and creating hype was something Dolan could do, not a fan of him as a manager but no doubting he could sell a club to the public.

Pass, i plead the fifth, no comment