2009 attendances

[Mr A]

GUFC must be wondering what they have to do to attract good crowds. The team is performing beyond expectations and playing good football with a fair few local players. The matches are pretty well promoted also.

It's especially baffling when you consider that their crowds were decent in previous seasons when fighting relegation.

I guess the fact that last night's crowd was so poor was partly accountable to the Thursday night kick off and the free counter-attractions on at the Yacht Race though.

[foxx92]

There seems to be an excuse for every bad attendance we get. Simple fact is Galway sports people are terrible

[gufc2000]

GUFC must be wondering what they have to do to attract good crowds. The team is performing beyond expectations and playing good football with a fair few local players. The matches are pretty well promoted also.

It's especially baffling when you consider that their crowds were decent in previous seasons when fighting relegation.

I guess the fact that last night's crowd was so poor was partly accountable to the Thursday night kick off and the free counter-attractions on at the Yacht Race though.
There seems to be an excuse for every attendance we get (clashing with champo league, bad weather, volvo race). After we play Drogheda next Friday, we don't play at home again til July 3rd. And is we get a crowd of 500, how are we meant to survive on that.

[Dunny]

What are Mervue's attendances like?

[pineapple stu]

At a wild guess, I'd say the thread here could reveal all.

Post #844 on the last page could be a good starting point.

[Battery Rover]

Just a figure for comparison on attendances.

Last night the CCFL Senior Division League decider was held in Athlone Town Stadium between two local teams St Peters FC and Willow Park. The attendance was 1350 with over 400 paying in. Under 14s were free.

These two teams throughout their season have averaged close on 300 at their home games throughout final 6 weeks of their season.

[gufc2000]

Mervue have got crowds of around 200, with the first game against Athlone fetching 600, and the Longford match about 150

[dcfcsteve]

Just a figure for comparison on attendances.

Last night the CCFL Senior Division League decider was held in Athlone Town Stadium between two local teams St Peters FC and Willow Park. The attendance was 1350 with over 400 paying in. Under 14s were free.

These two teams throughout their season have averaged close on 300 at their home games throughout final 6 weeks of their season.

Interesting stuff alright.

It suggests that the problem in Ireland isn't an unwilingness to watch football (which we all knew anyway), and isn't necessarily a fascionation with shiny foreign football that's considered better. It does back-up the belief of Irish fans as 'big game hunters' - onyl interested in live football when there's something at stake, though given the level of the games you would struggle to argue that point too vociferously.

Instead - I suspect those clubs have extremely strong roots into their local commuinities, which will always pay dividends when you're up for something.

Conversely - how many of our clubs genuinely have strong roots within and throughout their local communities ? If we're being completely honest, not many.

[thischarmingman]

781 announced tonight at Shelbourne-Monaghan match.

[fionnsci]

5388 the gate for Cork-Bohs. Best of the loi season.

1500 my best guess for Pat's-Bray.

[gael353]

open to official correction but i counted 125 at the Mervue Limerick hoof fest this evening. 60 from Limerick

[De Town]

100 at Town - Harps.

[Longfordian]

Town committee member had it as 220 tonight, he seemed quite definite, complete crap either way.

[MeathDrog]

100 at Town - Harps.
Why such poor attendances at Longford lately?

[Longfordian]

People in Longford don't seem to get the concept of short term pain for long term gain. A large amount of debt which had been built up over the years has been paid back in the past three years but because that means a crap team on the field, after a few defeats each year the general population loses interest. Ho hum. Another year or two we'll be upwardly mobile again hopefully.

[De Town]

Town committee member had it as 220 tonight, he seemed quite definite, complete crap either way.

220 :eek:

[Steve Bruce]

5388 the gate for Cork-Bohs. Best of the loi season.

1500 my best guess for Pat's-Bray.

Is that the Cork people coming out to help ease the financial situation or is it because Bohs are the best team in the league?

Either way impressive and if it's to help ease the financial situation fair play to the Cork supporters. You could end up with the biggest average seen in Irish football north and south of the border for quite some time.

[micls]

Is that the Cork people coming out to help ease the financial situation or is it because Bohs are the best team in the league?

Either way impressive and if it's to help ease the financial situation fair play to the Cork supporters. You could end up with the biggest average seen in Irish football north and south of the border for quite some time.

It's because we were top of the league and playing the team in second.

We're well capable of getting those crowds for 'big games' but havnt had very many of them in recent times. For example, we almost always got over 5000 when we played Shels.

If wed won, we'd have gotten the same of higher next weekend, but because we lost and were appalling that will be halved.

[passinginterest]

Around 3,000 at Rovers - Drogheda last night. Not sure if they sold all the tickets but must have gone fairly close.

[MeathDrog]

Around 3,000 at Rovers - Drogheda last night. Not sure if they sold all the tickets but must have gone fairly close.
I heard it was the worst crowd of the season.

[passinginterest]

I heard it was the worst crowd of the season.

I was behind the goal so had a good view of the stand, there was about 300 empty seats. The singing section wasn't as jammed as usual but I'd say 3,000 is about right and that would be the worst of the season so far.

[gufc2000]

I was behind the goal so had a good view of the stand, there was about 300 empty seats. The singing section wasn't as jammed as usual but I'd say 3,000 is about right and that would be the worst of the season so far.
That would be about 3 times our best so far. Sharp contrast

[dcfcsteve]

I was behind the goal so had a good view of the stand, there was about 300 empty seats. The singing section wasn't as jammed as usual but I'd say 3,000 is about right and that would be the worst of the season so far.

I got to the game about 7mins after kick-off (seriously underestaimted how long the Luas journey takes !). About 5mins later I saw the guy with the money box being escorted through the stand, so I must have been one of the last tickets bought. The book that I bought my ticket from was about three-quarters full when I bought mine (I'd guess 40 or so left in it ?), but I've no idea if there were any other books left.

I'd therefore guess about 3,000 as well, as there weren't many empty seats around.

Very impressed with the stadium - will be great when the second stand goes in. Plus the shop is very professional.

[Sunny Jim]

615 at Waterford v Wexford.

[MeathDrog]

615 at Waterford v Wexford.
Decent crowd.

[stann]

Again, that's the paid in figure only, ca 750 there in total, with the season ticket holders included.

[brianw82]

I was behind the goal so had a good view of the stand, there was about 300 empty seats. The singing section wasn't as jammed as usual but I'd say 3,000 is about right and that would be the worst of the season so far.

It'll be interesting to see where the crowds go from here. The initial curiosity is dying down, and the summer is well and truly here. Do Rovers have any new marketing plan for the summer?

[thischarmingman]

the summer is well and truly here.

Why, oh why, would you jinx it like that? :eek:



Don't listen to him Sun-Gods!

*Sacrifices a lamb on a bed of daffodils.*

[Battery Rover]

90 or so at Kildare County vs Athlone Town.

About 30 of them from Athlone

[Martinho II]

220 :eek:

section o is getting more deserted with every passing game. to be honest I think section o is on its last legs as the majority of these lads have moved on...:(

[Martinho II]

I got to the game about 7mins after kick-off (seriously underestaimted how long the Luas journey takes !). About 5mins later I saw the guy with the money box being escorted through the stand, so I must have been one of the last tickets bought. The book that I bought my ticket from was about three-quarters full when I bought mine (I'd guess 40 or so left in it ?), but I've no idea if there were any other books left.

I'd therefore guess about 3,000 as well, as there weren't many empty seats around.

Very impressed with the stadium - will be great when the second stand goes in. Plus the shop is very professional.

I thought dcsteve it was hard for a neutral to watch a game in tallaght??:confused:

[dcfcsteve]

I thought dcsteve it was hard for a neutral to watch a game in tallaght??:confused:

It was certainly hard to watch for a neutral in terms of the standard..... :D

They'll take anyone's money if there's tickets still available, and there were on Saturday.

[gufc2000]

90 or so at Kildare County vs Athlone Town.

About 30 of them from Athlone
Jesus thats desperate but hardly surprising

[Rovers1]

to be honest I think section o is on its last legs as the majority of these lads have moved on...:(

:(:(....

[blackholesun]

Very impressed with the stadium - will be great when the second stand goes in.

http://www.shamrockrovers.ie/images/newstand/pic2.jpg

They foundation work has started and supposedly concrete will be poured in the next two weeks, with the pre-casts starting to being droped in and assembled soon after that.

bhs

[Martinho II]

:(:(....

I know its the end of an era all good things come to an end.. eight years was a nice long run at it..me and ronnieb were the only section o heads there saturday night.. where the hell has a lot of people gone to ? :confused:

[Candystripe]

Derry v St Pats 2,550

[Rovers Maniac]

No idea what was in Bray but very small maybe 700, which is a shame as they are a decent little side and deserve better.

[Rory H]

would say less, 500

[MMVIII]

Terrible crowd in Bray tonight. No more than about 600 with at least 50-75 of them being Rovers fans.

[superfrank]

I would say about 500 at most at Bray match tonight. It's well down on recent games.

[passinginterest]

Similar crowd at the Rovers - Dundalk game as there was at the Drogs game, probably more as the singing section was more crowded. I'd say 3,100.

[eamo1]

How many was at Dalymount last night for Bohs vs Galway Utd?Any guesses at least?

[gufct]

Next Friday nights game in Terryland could have our smallest crowd ever for a LOI game. The Stunning are playing in the Docks closing down the VOR .Absolute madness that we are even trying to compete with it and we dont have another home game for nearly a month :eek:

[eamo1]

Its possible to go to both.Im going to Terryland then going in around the docks after.Going to see Aslan tomorrow night in there aswell.
I cant figure out how we were getting crowds of nearly 2000 in the first division when we were playing hoof ball and now we are fifth in the premier and playing decent stuff and not getting past the 1000 mark.:confused:

[Ronnie]

Eamo, fifth in the table does not count in terms of run of the mill punters - your not challenging the top, and not in a scrap at the bottom. Longford Town spent 8 seasons in the top flight, finishing 4th 5th and 6th under Matthews, and winning cups, playing setanta cup and Europe (badly!), and the crowds melted away. Only in Irish soccer can success one season automatically mean that gates the following season will fall!

[Rovers1]

No idea what was in Bray but very small maybe 700, which is a shame as they are a decent little side and deserve better.

Stu, what do you think?;)

[pineapple stu]

I think he's talking nonsense, but then I thought that when he was leaning out the DART shouting after me. ;)

(FWIW, I think 500 is about right).

[Rovers1]

I think he's talking nonsense, but then I thought that when he was leaning out the DART shouting after me. ;)

(FWIW, I think 500 is about right).

That wasn't the Maniac Stu!;)

We were looking forward to a train journey home with the pineapple!:(

[pineapple stu]

Ah right. I don't obsessively stalk people from the internet. :p

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