2010 attendances [Archive] - Page 39

oriel

29/10/2010, 10:40 PM

Wasn't the crowd for the 1st Duns v Drogs game last season your biggest of the season?? (or damn near it anyway). 2nd crowd last year was very big as well.
This season the crowds have been f*cked around big time, with the 1st Oriel game on a sunday, on telly and it was Mothers day! 2nd game in Oriel was midweek. Plus the fact our support has all but disappeared this season :-(
before last season it was a long time before we had a premier league derby, but in the interim there were FAI cup games, and these attracted huge crowds.
I think some older Dundalk fans do regard Rovers as more of a rivalry, but theres defo still an edge there, and the atmosphere at the derbies the last couple of years has been terrific.

No, our biggest crowd was the first Bohs game I think in May (3,200) The first drogs game was 2,550.

Both Rovers home games were on Monday, as was the 2d Drogs

LeixlipRed

29/10/2010, 11:16 PM

How can it be free if you have to pay in? And whats with their last in the league comment Mr Dunne? 812 looks about right. Dont call it nonsense stu just because YOU dont agree with it.
Put your money into Fingal to win the league next year :)

Changed that for ya there.

corkharps

29/10/2010, 11:41 PM

How can it be free if you have to pay in? And whats with their last in the league comment Mr Dunne? 812 looks about right. Dont call it nonsense stu just because YOU dont agree with it.
Put your money on Fingal to win the league next year :)
Which one?:-)

pineapple stu

29/10/2010, 11:51 PM

How can it be free if you have to pay in?
He said it was effectively free in. You had to pay a penny minimum, so he was right in what he said.

812 looks about right. Dont call it nonsense stu just because YOU dont agree with it.
The stand holds what - 800? So you're telling me the crowd would have filled the stand to the brim, even though it was half empty and there were very few people outside the stand?

It'll go in as the official crowd - it'd just get too messy to start querying official figures (Sligo) - but you're only foooling yourself if you think there were 812 there. 450 is my reckoning.

The Lep

30/10/2010, 12:01 AM

Changed that for ya there.

You didnt have to change anything ;)

The Lep

30/10/2010, 12:02 AM

Which one?:-)

Europa league ;)

The Lep

30/10/2010, 12:04 AM

He said it was effectively free in. You had to pay a penny minimum, so he was right in what he said.

The stand holds what - 800? So you're telling me the crowd would have filled the stand to the brim, even though it was half empty and there were very few people outside the stand?

It'll go in as the official crowd - it'd just get too messy to start querying official figures (Sligo) - but you're only foooling yourself if you think there were 812 there. 450 is my reckoning.

For it to be effectivley free then it would have to free in which it wasnt. How much did you pay in stu?

I thought there was more than 812 stu but i'll go with extra time on this one and we all know what your guesses are like ;)

dfx-

30/10/2010, 1:19 AM

Was the latter full, even if only of Shams fans??

There was more than 3,000 people at the game..

Spudulika

30/10/2010, 8:02 AM

There was over 800 at the Fingal-UCD game last night, I noticed this on a quick stroll during the game. Good game too that proved UCD's failing. When you move the ball into dangerous positions you don't nonce about with it, put it in the box. Even with minutes to go UCD had Fingal pressed back and were caught on breaks because they couldn't put the ball in the box, Stu would have seen that better than most from his position. Well done SF for a good night, great buzz after.

pineapple stu

30/10/2010, 8:13 AM

For it to be effectivley free then it would have to free in which it wasnt
Do you actually know what "effectively" means?

Seriousl)n where were these 800 people? Cos the 800-capacity stand was half-full, the far side was empty and there weren't 400 standing around.

Rasputin

30/10/2010, 10:06 AM

Bumper crowd in the Showgies last night, couldnt see how many were in the Jinks since I was in it.
But the New Stand was full 10 minutes before Kick Off.

red bellied

30/10/2010, 11:35 AM

Bumper crowd in the Showgies last night, couldnt see how many were in the Jinks since I was in it.
But the New Stand was full 10 minutes before Kick Off.

The jinks avenue was more or less full except for a few empty spaces in Pats section, around 300 of them. Close to 3,000 in total.

The Lep

30/10/2010, 11:51 AM

Do you actually know what "effectively" means?

Seriousl)n where were these 800 people? Cos the 800-capacity stand was half-full, the far side was empty and there weren't 400 standing around.

The stand was far from half full stu and you know it.

Do i know what " effectively " means ? I know you are a student stu but dont be giving me homework :) I know what NOT FREE is :).

Rasputin

30/10/2010, 12:05 PM

The New Stand, combined with the Railway End and Shed End was about 2000.
Then about 4-500 in the Jinks in our section and like you said about 300 Pats fans so ya not far off 3000.
Fair play to the Pats fans, rotten night and on a friday with good numbers.

Lamper.sffc

30/10/2010, 1:27 PM

812?!

I'd be surprised if the stand was half-full. That's just nonsense.

Ah stu give it a rest will ya. The stand was nearly full to the brim and people standing outside the stand also. 812 sounds spot on. I really have no idea, why as a mod you carry on this way, its a bit of a joke. You know the stand was nearly full. I guess you get bored and like to get a rise out of various posters and as iv mentioned you do this as a mod. Ridiculous really. I wonder how long this post will stay up without you altering it or taking it down altogether.

poster

30/10/2010, 2:59 PM

2,800 at The Showgrounds last night. And what a night.

PartySaint

30/10/2010, 3:47 PM

I thought I heard 2,500 announced at the game last night, thought there was a lot more, stand was full and our section was basically full bar a few empty spaces

legendz

30/10/2010, 3:55 PM

It's still a good crowd. Sligo are a good club. Be great to see them build on this season. They already are the number one club in their province.

Sean South

30/10/2010, 4:02 PM

They already are the number one club in their province.
Always have been.

peadar1987

30/10/2010, 4:19 PM

It's still a good crowd. Sligo are a good club. Be great to see them build on this season. They already are the number one club in their province.

The well-known province of "Not Dublin"!

WindmillWarrior

30/10/2010, 4:50 PM

No, our biggest crowd was the first Bohs game I think in May (3,200) The first drogs game was 2,550.

Both Rovers home games were on Monday, as was the 2d Drogs

I was on about last season wasn't I. First derby last season had over 4,000 at it

Spudulika

30/10/2010, 7:30 PM

Do you actually know what "effectively" means?

Seriousl)n where were these 800 people? Cos the 800-capacity stand was half-full, the far side was empty and there weren't 400 standing around.

Stu, there were 20-odd UCD fans in the "away" section, probably I'm underestimating that as there were a few kids who were moving about. 800 would be about right, and there were a few UCD supporters scattered around the place. One thing that surprised me was seeing old time Shamrock Rovers fans there. I knew 2 who are with Northside schoolboy clubs and were there as SF fans. They were text happy throughout the game.

superjohnny

30/10/2010, 9:57 PM

How can it be free if you have to pay in? And whats with their last in the league comment Mr Dunne? 812 looks about right. Dont call it nonsense stu just because YOU dont agree with it.
Put your money on Fingal to win the league next year :)

6/5 favourites to win the AUL alright ;)

gufc2000

30/10/2010, 10:35 PM

Extratime reports:

Athlone-Limerick 80 (estimate)

Also says there were over 2000 Derry fans in Gortakeegan

Darkglasses

30/10/2010, 10:51 PM

80 at Athlone-Limerick? That can't be serious.

Great crowd in Wexford tonight, about 550 I'd say. Really good travelling support from Cork, maybe 100 or more?

bullit

30/10/2010, 10:57 PM

Also says there were over 2000 Derry fans in Gortakeegan
I wouldnt mind being the treasurer down in Gortakeegan tonight adding all that admission/bar reciepts/mon dogs money.Huge payday for Mons and loadsa Sterling too:D

oriel

30/10/2010, 11:04 PM

Yep, sorry my mistake, and your're right that was around 4,000 in march 2009, our first home PD game in 7 years, and a great drogs turn out too. Sunday afternoon and Mon night in 2010 were just crazy dates for such high profile games.

In reply to windmill, post #1929

The Lep

31/10/2010, 12:07 AM

6/5 favourites to win the AUL alright ;)

Thanks mr Power.

Lamper.sffc

31/10/2010, 12:08 AM

Stu, there were 20-odd UCD fans in the "away" section, probably I'm underestimating that as there were a few kids who were moving about. 800 would be about right, and there were a few UCD supporters scattered around the place. One thing that surprised me was seeing old time Shamrock Rovers fans there. I knew 2 who are with Northside schoolboy clubs and were there as SF fans. They were text happy throughout the game.

Iv met one of those guys you are talking about (well I assume its one of them). He has been a life long Rovers fan but felt he had to get behind his local team. He was saying to us how he always has mixed feelings when we play Rovers. Gentleman actually.

MMVIII

31/10/2010, 12:10 AM

Iv met one of those guys you are talking about (well I assume its one of them). He has been a life long Rovers fan but felt he had to get behind his local team. He was saying to us how he always has mixed feelings when we play Rovers. Gentleman actually.

A life-long Shams fans yet, he went to another game instead of watching Shams win they're first league title in years?

Life-long fan, yeah right. :rolleyes:

Lamper.sffc

31/10/2010, 12:14 AM

A life-long Shams fans yet, he went to another game instead of watching Shams win they're first league title in years?

Life-long fan, yeah right. :rolleyes:

Did you not read the words has been a life long Rovers fan, as in past tense. He now supports his local team (which he has done for the last 3 years). It would be so easy for him to turn his back on fingal and head back to watching Rovers in their lovely new stadium but instead he chose to stick with fingal in morton and you are trying to critisize him? I think it shows true loyalty.

1st time post

31/10/2010, 12:31 AM

Did you not read the words has been a life long Rovers fan, as in past tense. He now supports his local team (which he has done for the last 3 years). It would be so easy for him to turn his back on fingal and head back to watching Rovers in their lovely new stadium but instead he chose to stick with fingal in morton and you are trying to critisize him? I think it shows true loyalty.

I dont think turning your back on a team which 'he has been a life long fan' of just beacause he lives somewhere else would be described as showing true loyalty. And its dublin ffs its not as if he is living in tibet. If he was a 'life long fan; he should find a way of going to tallaght or at least not support a team which next year will be one of therir biggest rivals for trophies.

Lamper.sffc

31/10/2010, 12:49 AM

I dont think turning your back on a team which 'he has been a life long fan' of just beacause he lives somewhere else would be described as showing true loyalty. And its dublin ffs its not as if he is living in tibet. If he was a 'life long fan; he should find a way of going to tallaght or at least not support a team which next year will be one of therir biggest rivals for trophies.

Well I guess we have different interpretations on it so.
Basically at the end of the day its down to the person and if he felt that supporting fingal was what he wanted to do because he felt the need to support his local team then i think thats a good thing, you think differently.

As for the dublin thingy, pointless point really. The different areas of Dublin are just that different and people feel affiliated to what ever area they are from hence why there are different clubs for different areas in Dublin and also some of the biggest rivalries in the league. This guy feels more afilliated to the region of fingal so now that there is finally a club there he supports it, simples

bullit

31/10/2010, 1:06 AM

Paddyfield

31/10/2010, 7:01 AM

It's still a good crowd. Sligo are a good club. Be great to see them build on this season. They already are the number one club in their province.

..with Salthill Devon coming in at number 2

Sam_Heggy

31/10/2010, 7:11 AM

Stu, there were 20-odd UCD fans in the "away" section, .

Now they may be a bit anal on grammar and spelling, might put up to be know-it-all's but "odd" is such an ugly word.
I'd prefer to label them "dirty smelly student's who support a team with a sh!t fanbase and zero prospects but is remarkably well run in fairness to them"

1st time post

31/10/2010, 10:03 AM

Well I guess we have different interpretations on it so.
Basically at the end of the day its down to the person and if he felt that supporting fingal was what he wanted to do because he felt the need to support his local team then i think thats a good thing, you think differently.

As for the dublin thingy, pointless point really. The different areas of Dublin are just that different and people feel affiliated to what ever area they are from hence why there are different clubs for different areas in Dublin and also some of the biggest rivalries in the league. This guy feels more afilliated to the region of fingal so now that there is finally a club there he supports it, simples

Ya thats fair enough that he now lives in the area and goes to them. I lived in Drumcondra for 2 years, used to go to Tolka quite a bit watching Shels in the 1st division,found myself clapping their goals and generally getting into the games. However been a life long fan of Sligo Rovers whenever work allowed i got home for their games and went to all the away ones in Dublin and if Rovers played Shels there was never any doubt who i would supporting as my loyalty in this league will always be with Sligo Rovers but i guess you and me just got differing views on loyalty

bluemovie

31/10/2010, 10:56 AM

1349 at Tolka last night including 273 Blues fans (separate turnstile, figure quoted on Shels forum).

PineappleStu, I wasn't at either of the games you've listed as missing, but asked some of the lads last night and they went:

Longford v Blues (2) 200

Monaghan v Blues (2) 350.

Model Club

31/10/2010, 11:13 AM

You choose your team-You stick with your team.End of story.

If I ever hear the words ,"I used to support..............",I just turn and walk away.

fionnsci

31/10/2010, 11:43 AM

Using that logic, I'd still be a massive spurs fan with no interest in the loi.

Lamper.sffc

31/10/2010, 11:58 AM

Ya thats fair enough that he now lives in the area and goes to them. I lived in Drumcondra for 2 years, used to go to Tolka quite a bit watching Shels in the 1st division,found myself clapping their goals and generally getting into the games. However been a life long fan of Sligo Rovers whenever work allowed i got home for their games and went to all the away ones in Dublin and if Rovers played Shels there was never any doubt who i would supporting as my loyalty in this league will always be with Sligo Rovers but i guess you and me just got differing views on loyalty

I dont know this guy personally and just talked to him once at a fans meeting. I got the impression he is from fingal and supported Rovers. Now who knows why and for what reason he supported Rovers, there could be any number of reasons, but he felt that being from fingal that it was right to support his local team. So its not a case of suddenly moving to an area and supporting that team. He is from the area(fingal) from what I gathered. So its that reason that i think he is being loyal to his community when choosing Fingal. If it was a guy who just moved to fingal then id be very surprised to hear him change allegiances but I dont think that was the case.

Anyway its way off topic so ill leave it there. Good luck in the final.

ps. it was a peno :)

Model Club

31/10/2010, 12:28 PM

Using that logic, I'd still be a massive spurs fan with no interest in the loi.

So you used to be a "massive spurs fan",but now your not.

Some would argue you wern't that "massive" a spurs fan in the first place.

Massive difference between being a childhood barstooler(high-chairer,maybe?),and finding Pats in your later years than being a "lifelong Rovers fan"(he's not dead yet I presume?),and shifting the goal post to support his "Local team".
I live in Cavan now.Should a new local team set up shop in my county area would it be acceptable to forget everything I have put into Rovers to support my new "local team"?

Life-long Rovers fan my arse.Too cheap to pay the m50 toll more like!

peadar1987

31/10/2010, 1:01 PM

You choose your team-You stick with your team.End of story.

If I ever hear the words ,"I used to support..............",I just turn and walk away.

There could be any number of valid reasons. For example, I wouldn't have considered it too far out of line for supporters of Cork to switch their allegiance because of the shameful way the club was being run by Tom Coughlan. The mismanagement of Shams during the nomad years could have been enough to justify switching.