2009 attendances

[The Lep]

1200? There was about 500 people in that stand first half. Second half most seemed to go home. Emptied a lot after h/t. And im guessing Bray didn't bring 700.

One thing you got right was the last bit.

[Da Real Rover]

Dont think it was announced but i would guess around 1200. Bray had around 250
Shocking attendance in a cup semi final.
That ground combined with Fingals support is just hideous.

[The Lep]

Shocking attendance in a cup semi final.
That ground combined with Fingals support is just hideous.

Cant argue with that

[Buile Shuibhne]

THE fans stayed away from Morton Stadium yesterday and Bray Wanderers didn't show up for 45 minutes either.

Before a crowd of fewer than 900, it was all too easy for Sporting Fingal to book their ticket to Irish football's biggest day in only their second year of existence.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sheer-hell-for-gormley-as-fingal-crush-bray-1924338.html?

[oriel]

With no disrespect to Sligo, we are on target for the lowest cup final attendance in the history of the competition.

I think the current low is set at 7,000 for the 2nd replay with Bray v Finn Harps in 1999.

I cant see this years figure exceeding that, maybe Sligo will bring 5,000, but after that its anyones guess.

[Rovers Maniac]

With no disrespect to Sligo, we are on target for the lowest cup final attendance in the history of the competition.

I think the current low is set at 7,000 for the 2nd replay with Bray v Finn Harps in 1999.

I cant see this years figure exceeding that, maybe Sligo will bring 5,000, but after that its anyones guess.

You could be looking at 6,000 odd actually or what ever Tallaght stadium holds.

[fionnsci]

I'd say the Tallaght effect will bring in a few floaters from the area and there's always plenty of other loi fans there.

4,000- Sligo
1,000- Fingal
1,000- LOI Fans
1,000+- Floaters

So....if my calclations are correct, I think it'll have around 7,000. They definately should put in additional seating anyway.

(As for the game yesterday, the stand was quite close to capacity, let's say 750. Adding in for Bray fans and others scattered around the ground I'd say it just reached the 1,000 mark)

[Lamper.sffc]

You could be looking at 6,000 odd actually or what ever Tallaght stadium holds.

Agree with that. Obviously Sligo will bring the majority. This cup run will hopefully help to generate a lot more support for us.

[Lamper.sffc]

I'd say the Tallaght effect will bring in a few floaters from the area and there's always plenty of other loi fans there.

4,000- Sligo
1,000- Fingal
1,000- LOI Fans
1,000+- Floaters

So....if my calclations are correct, I think it'll have around 7,000. They definately should put in additional seating anyway.

(As for the game yesterday, the stand was quite close to capacity, let's say 750. Adding in for Bray fans and others scattered around the ground I'd say it just reached the 1,000 mark)

I dont think you are too far off with that. Id say we can get 1500 or so with a good amount of those seeing fingal for the first time.

As for the crowd last night. We hit 1000 mark alright. Stand was basically full (stand holds 800) and at least 2 to 3 hundred bray on the far side.


http://www.independent.ie/sport/soccer/league-of-ireland/sheer-hell-for-gormley-as-fingal-crush-bray-1924338.html?

Whats that supposed to prove. Its his guess, not fact:rolleyes:

Keep trying though.

[OneForTheFuture]

I dont think you are too far off with that. Id say we can get 1500 or so with a good amount of those seeing fingal for the first time.

As for the crowd last night. We hit 1000 mark alright. Stand was basically full (stand holds 800) and at least 2 to 3 hundred bray on the far side.



Whats that supposed to prove. Its his guess, not fact:rolleyes:

Keep trying though.

But you are also guessing...no?

You are arguing the difference of 100 or so which is hard enough. What are the facts?

Just like Wednesday gone you try to belittle a post without giving the facts. When I asked about a sub 100 attendance you went off on one. The attendance was 201. 100 more seems to be your tipping point:D

Note the smiley children ^

[Keen2win]

The main stand is tiny compared with our main stand in Flancare! I honestly doubt that the amount of fans ye had would fill over half the stand in Flancare!

The stand in Flancare holds 1,500!

[MMVIII]

Hopefully there will be a few floaters and fans just turning up on the day to bring the numbers up.

Can see us bringing 5-6000. I really can. So extra seating should be put in. Or are there already plans too?

[srfc1928]

I'd say the Tallaght effect will bring in a few floaters from the area and there's always plenty of other loi fans there.

4,000- Sligo
1,000- Fingal
1,000- LOI Fans
1,000+- Floaters

So....if my calclations are correct, I think it'll have around 7,000. They definately should put in additional seating anyway.

(As for the game yesterday, the stand was quite close to capacity, let's say 750. Adding in for Bray fans and others scattered around the ground I'd say it just reached the 1,000 mark)
I think we'll bring more than 4,000. So a capacity of 6,000 would fall short when you add in your other guesstimates
Hopefully the FAI will install temporary seating and everyone that wants to go to the game will be facilitated.

[sligofan4ever]

There would probably be more than 4000 travelling from Sligo, added to that we've got a good few Dublin based supporters there too.

[Straightstory]

Shocking attendance in a cup semi final.
That ground combined with Fingals support is just hideous.

I've been going to FAI Cup semi finals for over thirty years, and yesterday's was the most depressing by some distance. I knew Fingal's support would be minimal, but the lack of support for Bray was shocking. Despite the six goals and a genuinely impressive performance by Fingal, it was like being in some kind of hell. No atmosphere at all. A thoroughly miserable affair in a hideous venue. Is it time to just shut down the league and start all over again? At times yesterday, I felt myself thinking just that.

At least Sligo Rovers will be in the final. They are, thankfully, from a genuine football town with a passionate manager and supporters. I'll certainly be cheering them along in the final. Sporting Fingal's presence in the league is still mystifying. There might be some sense in it of they played in Skerries or Balbriggan, but even that tenuous justification is lacking. They're another Dublin club (with almost no support) in a league already overcrowded with Dublin clubs.

[The Lep]

Is it time to just shut down the league and start all over again? At times yesterday, I felt myself thinking just that.


Are you sure you have been paying attention to the league for the last few years?

[Da Real Rover]

I'd say the Tallaght effect will bring in a few floaters from the area and there's always plenty of other loi fans there.

4,000- Sligo
1,000- Fingal
1,000- LOI Fans
1,000+- Floaters

So....if my calclations are correct, I think it'll have around 7,000. They definately should put in additional seating anyway.

(As for the game yesterday, the stand was quite close to capacity, let's say 750. Adding in for Bray fans and others scattered around the ground I'd say it just reached the 1,000 mark)
I think we sold something like 10,000 tickets for our 94 final.
So if we get less than 5000 at it ill be dissapointed.

[Lamper.sffc]

But you are also guessing...no?

You are arguing the difference of 100 or so which is hard enough. What are the facts?

Just like Wednesday gone you try to belittle a post without giving the facts. When I asked about a sub 100 attendance you went off on one. The attendance was 201. 100 more seems to be your tipping point:D

Note the smiley children ^

It had nothing to do with whether we had 100 more or not. Im questioning the reasons why some shels fans troll all the time, thats all. You where doing it last week and he is doing it this week. Nice try though;)

I just love how everybody keeps going on about how we have no fans and yet we compare favourable with the other teams in this division. I see only one person mentions the terrible away support Bray had. No offence to Bray but it wasnt great considering they are not that far away and it was a Semi final. Dont see people slating them. As iv said on numerous occasions in the past 2 years, we are trying to grow a support which doesnt happen over night. I love how fans of a club like shels consistantly slate us for having an average of aproximately 300 less per game than them. 2 years for us to average 600 and over a hundred years for shels to average 300 more. How proud you all must be.

Anyway we are in the final and I cant wait. Going to be a great day out for the club and hopefully a good game for the nuetral to watch. All the best to sligo for the final. We owe yous one for knocking us out of the league cup :)

[OneForTheFuture]

It had nothing to do with whether we had 100 more or not. Im questioning the reasons why some shels fans troll all the time, thats all. You where doing it last week and he is doing it this week. Nice try though;)

I just love how everybody keeps going on about how we have no fans and yet we compare favourable with the other teams in this division. I see only one person mentions the terrible away support Bray had. No offence to Bray but it wasnt great considering they are not that far away and it was a Semi final. Dont see people slating them. As iv said on numerous occasions in the past 2 years, we are trying to grow a support which doesnt happen over night. I love how fans of a club like shels consistantly slate us for having an average of aproximately 300 less per game than them. 2 years for us to average 600 and over a hundred years for shels to average 300 more. How proud you all must be.



I am merely pointing out the flaw in your argument. And I didn't single out either team. Just questioning were you are coming from is all. You had a go at another post for a guesstimate but supplied one of your own as a response. Then you have a go because it's from a Shels fan.

Doesn't matter about the size of the gate according to Fingal fans so don't get so wound up about somebody talking about the crowd at one of your games. Accept it for what it is.

We all do!

No smileys this time...bored of them already.....








;)(ah well. There is always one)

[The Lep]

Im just happy that Sporting Fingal is in the minds of you all, good or bad.
If Sporting pulled out of the league you would have nothing to talk about as you dont talk much about your own clubs. Only Rovers and Bohs fans post something of interest the rest of you just post petty snide comments every day, every week not just about Fingal.
Have a word ladies, us Fingal fans know that our crowds could be far better so tell us something we dont know.

[Rovers1]

I think we sold something like 10,000 tickets for our 94 final.


12k iirc. I think (just an opinion) we'll bring 7-9,000.(If possible) But it's impossible to know. As a famous Rovers fan said on the way to Dundalk, "they'll come down from the mountains with their pitchforks if we qualify for the final."

[Rovers1]

Im just happy .

Lep, I don't think i've seen a post from you that your not jumping to defend your club. Do it! Be happy!

[OneForTheFuture]

Im just happy that Sporting Fingal is in the minds of you all, good or bad.
If Sporting pulled out of the league you would have nothing to talk about as you dont talk much about your own clubs. Only Rovers and Bohs fans post something of interest the rest of you just post petty snide comments every day, every week not just about Fingal.
Have a word ladies, us Fingal fans know that our crowds could be far better so tell us something we dont know.

Erm how about....

I doubt FOOT.IE will shut down if Fingal pulled out. Can't really see that happening...what with other LOI fans scratching their heads thinking about the void that is left in their lives...

Good post though.

[CSFShels]

Sure he has contradicted himself later in the post. Ridiculous.

[Buile Shuibhne]

Only 42 tickets were bought by SF supporters for the replay match against Rovers in Tallaght in the last round. They're not noted for travelling especially when they have to pay in.

[gael353]

Great post from a fan of a team who doesnt break any attendance records and not likely to get promoted anytime soon or win anything :)


im laughing mate cos there was at tops 500 ppl there not 1200. I realize your club is new and it will take time to build a support hence me saying yourselves and shels should merge all the time. wasnt slangging ur club bud but feel free to poke fun at my less wealth one then yourselves.

[Schumi]

I think (just an opinion) we'll bring 7-9,000.(If possible) But it's impossible to know. As a famous Rovers fan said on the way to Dundalk, "they'll come down from the mountains with their pitchforks if we qualify for the final."
LOL.

I can see Sligo bringing something like those numbers alright. The nearest comparison that comes to mind is Longford's first cup final.

[Longfordian]

I think we had something like 7000 up in Lansdowne Road in 2003 so I'd say Sligo could definitely bring something like that if they're given the tickets.

[The Lep]

The last time sligo brought 5-7000 to dublin was during the farmers protest when there was tractors everywhere :)

[Lamper.sffc]

I am merely pointing out the flaw in your argument. And I didn't single out either team. Just questioning were you are coming from is all. You had a go at another post for a guesstimate but supplied one of your own as a response. Then you have a go because it's from a Shels fan.

Doesn't matter about the size of the gate according to Fingal fans so don't get so wound up about somebody talking about the crowd at one of your games. Accept it for what it is.

We all do!

No smileys this time...bored of them already.....








;)(ah well. There is always one)

:) This is getting ridiculous. I think you missunderstood what I meant when talking about the crowds and also last week when i said about the smileys. Thats fine.

Lets stop the stupidity now. I can literally feel myself losing brain cells having this arguement.

Im sure waterford will have a great crowd tomorrow. One that is befitting the mighty shels. Yous will bring about 2 to 3 hundred, tell us it was 5 and then all high five on the way home:rolleyes:

Lets get back on topic please.

[1895ringsend]

Only 42 tickets were bought by SF supporters for the replay match against Rovers in Tallaght in the last round. They're not noted for travelling especially when they have to pay in.

That would seem to be the case. There was only 102 of them in tolka. I just hope they allocate the stand facing the main camera to the sligo fans.

[Schumi]

There was only 102 of them in tolka.
Did you segregate Fingal fans in Tolka? Everyone went in the same way when we were there.

[sligored]

That would seem to be the case. There was only 102 of them in tolka. I just hope they allocate the stand facing the main camera to the sligo fans.

fingal have been allocated the telephone booth behind the goals, if this fills they can use the nearest vacant portaloo

[1895ringsend]

Did you segregate Fingal fans in Tolka? Everyone went in the same way when we were there.

Yes there was segregation at that game. They had the fingal fans in the riverside stand. I think limerick was the only other league fixture that segregation was in place this season and that only came about when the police had to move the limerick fans from the riverside to the main stand. I'm not sure who makes the call to segregate the fans but the riverside should be allocated to away fans for all games regardless how many they bring with them.

[1895ringsend]

fingal have been allocated the telephone booth behind the goals, if this fills they can use the nearest vacant portaloo

their gates are a touchy subject!! they won't like that;)

[The Lep]

fingal have been allocated the telephone booth behind the goals, if this fills they can use the nearest vacant portaloo

:D Now, thats funny.

[The Lep]

their gates are a touchy subject!! they won't like that;)

Nothing wrong with our gates, they got painted last year.

[Dixie Dean]

paper said just over 3,500!!

Local paper said today the official attendance was 5100.

[Lamper.sffc]

their gates are a touchy subject!! they won't like that;)

With shels fans;):p

[1895ringsend]

With shels fans;):p

hey now!!! it was the sligo fan that brought this touchy subject' up again with the phone booth jibe. we done nothing to encourage that ;)

[The Lep]

It was the only funny thing she posted :D. I thought before the semi draw that if we had bray in the final then the game might get switched to pitch 5 in the pheonix park :D

[trevy]

550 to 570 guess at Waterford United v Shelbourne according to a post over on btid.

[Lamper.sffc]

550 to 570 guess at Waterford United v Shelbourne according to a post over on btid.

OMG:eek: Thats shocking. For two teams going for promotion and you could only get 550. Just kidding:D

[SPXcyan]

lOl kidding?! twas a terrible attendance but sure.. Waterford folk for ya ;)

[dcfcsteve]

Nothing wrong with our gates, they got painted last year.

Painted shut, by the look of things.....

[Lamper.sffc]

lOl kidding?! twas a terrible attendance but sure.. Waterford folk for ya ;)

Hard luck on the result. Very unlucky from what I read. Unfortunately for Waterford Utd fans it seem like yous ran out of steam right at the end. For what its worth you where the best team Iv seen against us this season. I guess the 4 goals you put past us might have something to do with that.;)

[SPXcyan]

ran out of steam right at the end like last season :P feckkkk sake! :p ah well.. maybe next season :(

[Lamper.sffc]

ran out of steam right at the end like last season :P feckkkk sake! :p ah well.. maybe next season :(

Personally I think you should hope ourselves or Shels go up or maybe both. From what im to believe we will have a similar budget next year, Prem football or not. While shels would still be strong if they dont go up. The teams dropping down would not be as strong, Maybe similar to Harps IMO

[1895ringsend]

Personally I think you should hope ourselves or Shels go up or maybe both. From what im to believe we will have a similar budget next year, Prem football or not. While shels would still be strong if they dont go up. The teams dropping down would not be as strong, Maybe similar to Harps IMO

Wexford youths maybe? Big improvement from them this year and i was very impressed when i saw them. Their doing everything right and maybe they might make a really strong push for prommotion in the next season or 2

[pineapple stu]

Aaaanyway...

Update after last weekend. Official (or mostly official) figures in bold. "2" in the missing games bit refers to the second game against that team.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,333 (2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Drogheda 2)
Bray - 1,103 (1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD) (missing Pat's 2)
Cork - 2,733 (3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 2,457 (3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,112 (1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Dundalk - 2,436 (1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD; 591 FD) (missing Pat's)
Galway - 1,029 (1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,620 (1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Bohs 2, Derry 2 and Sligo 2)
Rovers - 3,611 (1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349) (missing Cork 2)
Sligo - 1,738 (1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD) (missing Bray 2)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 472 (387; 670; 421; 316; 291)
Harps - 490 (1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Kildare - 178 (241; 243; 265; 186; 298) (missing Limerick, Finn Harps 2, Fingal 2 and Wexford 2)
Limerick - 462 (517; 670; 364; 669; 188) (missing Kildare 2 and Monaghan 2)
Longford - 264 (406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Mervue - 174 (N/A) (missing Waterford)
Monaghan - 210 (177; 292; 204; 183; 182) (missing Kildare 2, Waterford, Fingal 2 and Mervue 2)
Shels - 965 (986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 661 (688)
UCD - 255 (546 PD; 663 PD; 546 PD; 653 PD; 306)
Waterford - 461 (670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD) (missing Mervue 2)
Wexford - 504 (767; 810)

Premier Division average - 2,018 (1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 435 (641; 722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,203 (1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

Recent games missing -
Bohs v Drogheda
Dundalk v Pat's
Pat's v Derry
Rovers v Cork
Sligo v Bray
Kildare v Wexford
Limerick v Monaghan
Monaghan v Kildare
Waterford v Mervue