2015 attendances

**Macy** · 18/03/2015, 8:47 AM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Yeah it was harder to estimate the crowds pre seating but I was told some years ago that although those games had big crowds they weren't up on 5,000 anyway. Well if the money actually taken in was any indication anyway.

That Waterford semi final was 1800, exactly, wasn't it?

Originally Posted by Olander

No need to get your knickers in a twist, Longford have always been a Dublin club. Train in Dublin, do your business in Dublin. All of your players are based in Dublin.

We train in Kildare afaik - technically part of the midlands.

**Town Legend** · 18/03/2015, 9:00 AM

I wouldn't bother replying to that troll Macy. He's just jealous of how well run our club is compared to the third or fourth reincarnation of his club. I'm in the middle of producing a DVD on how to keep a club afloat even in the toughest of times to send down to him. Hours of viewing for him to keep him happy!

**Bosco** · 18/03/2015, 9:10 AM

1,400 as the official attendance is very poor considering we had 2,000 for our last game of the season against the Rovers B team with little to no away fans. Rovers had the biggest travelling support I've seen at a Town match in a long long time and I remember thinking on the night that our attendance looked very bad. I'm actually very surprised there was such a small home turnout.

Galway fans constantly ribbing us about not having many locals playing is very tiresome from a City and County with literally ten times our population. I think you'll find a huge amount of Longford fans also have to "do all their business" or live in Dublin, that is just the reality. For the record, we do currently have a local lad in the senior squad.

**sulywaterfordfc** · 18/03/2015, 9:40 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Wexford - 700

Where has the 700 come from? Extratime have it down as 536 and don't have estimated beside it so presumably it's the official attendance. I'd agree with extratime as I said previously the stand wasn't even full and there weren't many standing around the ground either. I was surprised the turnout was so low if I'm honest.

**nigel-harps1954** · 18/03/2015, 9:55 AM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

Where has the 700 come from? Extratime have it down as 536 and don't have estimated beside it so presumably it's the official attendance. I'd agree with extratime as I said previously the stand wasn't even full and there weren't many standing around the ground either. I was surprised the turnout was so low if I'm honest.

700 was the only estimate I was given. Have an email sent off looking for official stat but haven't checked it yet this morning to see. If there's an official figure online though that's helpful.

**DRDoc** · 18/03/2015, 12:13 PM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

The section for away fans holds 600.

It has to be more? - there were six seating sections for Rovers fans, 2 behind the goal, four by the side of the pitch - each section seats 140 (14 row of ten seats?) or more I think

**Town Legend** · 18/03/2015, 12:53 PM

You're right DrDoc. From pitch to back wall is 9 rows wit each red and black section consisting of 28 seats in total, 14 red and 14 black. They had one full section behind the goal and 2 on the side of the pitch. That gives you a total of 756. Of these 756 positions both behind the goals and along the pitch were not full. So roughly 600 rovers fans were in there.

**nigel-harps1954** · 18/03/2015, 12:58 PM

This is taking attendance arguments to a whole new level. I've seen arguments about how many people there were, how much the ground holds, over-inflation of crowd size, counting of stewards/officials and a whole host of other minor arguments, but how many rows of seats and how many seats in each column, that's a new one. Fantastic though.

Good luck trying it in Finn Park.

**Longfordian** · 18/03/2015, 1:22 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

That Waterford semi final was 1800, exactly, wasn't it?

We train in Kildare afaik - technically part of the midlands.

Ha I'd forgotten about the antics from both clubs for that semi final. "They screwed us down there so we'll screw them even more up here"! The FAI had to mediate eventually to allow us to sign Kirby and Reynolds that summer.

**Town Legend** · 18/03/2015, 1:50 PM

When you have a full seated ground Nigel it is easy to count the rows of seats. All I know for sure is that the designated area for away fans at the CCS will hold no more than 700-800. Sat night this area had a good few areas vacant especially section 0 side of that area. For that reason, and just a rough estimate there were about 550-600 Rovers fans. But on my reckoning I'd go with 600.

**Charlie Darwin** · 18/03/2015, 2:49 PM

I'd say if everyone in the Rovers section had to sit down in their seat, there'd have been less empty space than there was, but I'm not going to count the seats.

**Town Legend** · 18/03/2015, 3:02 PM

Well when you're out there 5 days of the week for the last number of years you'll end up counting them on a break just to pass the time.

**GCdfc** · 20/03/2015, 8:02 PM

I think it was 3749 announced here in Oriel.

**wonder88** · 20/03/2015, 8:12 PM

1375 at Eamon Deacy Park,

**Quayman** · 20/03/2015, 9:22 PM

Yeah 3749 in oriel. Terrific crowd!

**Charlie Darwin** · 20/03/2015, 10:58 PM

No figure given in Tallaght. ET have estimated 4,000 which sounds a bit high to me.

**Olander** · 20/03/2015, 11:04 PM

Great crowd at Oriel.

Just under 1400 at EDP tonight. Happy enough with that considering we lost both of our opening games and Drogheda wouldn't be the biggest crowd puller (no disrespect to the Drogs). Hopefully the crowd will be closer to the 2k mark for Longford next week.

**nigel-harps1954** · 20/03/2015, 11:36 PM

518 at RSC for Waterford v Harps

**outspoken** · 21/03/2015, 7:59 AM

Originally Posted by Olander

Great crowd at Oriel.

Just under 1400 at EDP tonight. Happy enough with that considering we lost both of our opening games and Drogheda wouldn't be the biggest crowd puller (no disrespect to the Drogs). Hopefully the crowd will be closer to the 2k mark for Longford next week.

We always bring a big away crowd to Galway its a short trip and a lot of people do make a weekend out of if, lots of interest in it already.