2011 attendances

[Bray Head]

I'd say about 2,000 at Bray v. Rovers but could have had another 500 to 600 if it was on the Friday.

[Cuyahoga]

I see there was only 1000 in Inchicore last night. Refused to travel myself I know we'd be hurting our own clubs but fans have to take a stance and boycott all these mid week games. It's easy to blame the FAI for these cr@ppy fixtures but clubs need to get a backbone and just say no.
Not the Boycott word. I feel people use the word Boycott as an excuse not to go ( i dont mean you Red Army ) but in general like the NI fans this week. I remember a few years ago a friend of mine saying that he was boycotting his local LOI team because he didnt like the manager and wanted him sacked but i think he just couldnt be arsed going. The manager was sacked but this guy still didnt go to many matches after.

[Rasputin]

They were both played mid week and I don't remember either game having more than 200 Sligo fans and I was sitting right across from them. They were great crowds considering the games were mid week but neither crowd was 400+.
Must have your wires crossed there chief but no way was it 200 or less for Terryland last season.

[Red Army]

You're right in what you saying cuyahoga about people using the word boycott as a excuse. I wanted to go to the game last night and would have made it up without taking time of work. It's only a two hour trip from Galway but you have to draw the line somewhere.

[Dodge]

No you don't. You not going to the game didn't make a difference to any policy maker

All it did was deprive you of watching your team

[Red Army]

It's a personal thing Dodge. The way loads of supporters in England have walked away from the game because of high ticket prices and Nazi like security at games only to be replaced by tourist and day trippers their stance makes no real difference. Just me taking this stance will makes no difference in the greater picture if more followed it would because we don't get day trippers here. I'm not going to jump every time the FAI tell me to and I'm happier for taking my stance.

[Ezeikial]

It's easy to blame the FAI for these cr@ppy fixtures but clubs need to get a backbone and just say no.

What do you think would happen if a club refused to play mid week fixtures?

That backbone you refer to would be seriously weakened by the deduction of points and a heafty fine with the threat of expulsion from the league for a repeat offence.

Perhaps you refer to clubs jointly taking a stance. Thats even more far fetched! The Participation Agreement invests total control in the FAI

[oriel]

Next season with the 12 team PD, this will only decrease games by 3 for the year, but I do hope the FAI have the sense to stretch the season out to ensure games are played once a week, that should be possible over 40 weeks (Although they will prob have a break for 2 weeks for euro 2012)

This country/league simply cannot sustain situations where fans are being asked to pay into games twice over 3 or 4 days. In our magazine editorial last night, the point was made that fans are picking their games now and clubs are suffering, losing out on valuable cash flow.

[gufc2000]

Galway and Drogheda- 650

[oriel]

Galway and Drogheda- 650

This makes 3 of the 5 games from last night that were under or just 1,000. Madness moving games to last night to accommodate this nonsene game on at the Aviva tonight.

[gufc2000]

I think fans would accept the move of fixtures had it been Ireland and Scotland tonight. But re-scheduling games to accommodate a nothing game between the North and Wales' 'reserve' sides basically is an absolute joke.

[Red Army]

Madness indeed. But with the amount of mid week fixtures this year it looks as if some supporters are getting fed up with playing 2-3 games a week. With the league struggling to get people to go to games on weekends what do the clubs and the FAI expect to happen mid week? Getting more people through the gates should be a priority.

[trevy]

362 at Waterford United v Monaghan as per extra time.

[Cuyahoga]

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

[cornflakes]

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

Was that the official attendance? From watching it on TV I would of said closer to a thousand

[Cuyahoga]

Official .Sky Sports said it.

[SkStu]

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

im presuming a lot of those would have been LOI fans who had gratefully had their Friday evenings freed up.

[PartySaint]

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh

[Cuyahoga]

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh Thats what Sky Sports News reported tonight in their report unless it was a mistake on their part.

[PartySaint]

Thats what Sky Sports News reported tonight in their report unless it was a mistake on their part.

I reckon it was, I heard 535 but reckon there was more than that

[razor]

529 according to the report here. (http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/57536/wales-vs-northern-ireland/report)

[bluewhitearmy]

Sky just reporting that it was 529 aswell.

[Mr Maroon]

http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3360183,00.html

Sky have changed it to 529 here too.

[Martinho II]

http://www.skysports.com/football/match_report/0,19764,11065_3360183,00.html

Sky have changed it to 529 here too.
thats a shocker for the fai.. we got that crowd at the start of the season against shels.. think its a good tournament but they have to find a suitable date for it as now is not the best time or have it every two years!

[cob655]

thats a shocker for the fai.. we got that crowd at the start of the season against shels.. think its a good tournament but they have to find a suitable date for it as now is not the best time or have it every two years!

I thought the idea was next year it will be played in one of the other countrys and each take turn.or maybe im mistaken??

[oriel]

529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

[The Lep]

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh

Yep, i would have said between 1 and 2 thousand. what you dont see on tv is the people in the premium level and the boxes and there was a few scattered up there.

[The Lep]

529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

Chances are that it will be every 2 years . Did this weeks series of games get played on a thursday last year as well followed by games on monday? Im thinking that the Nations cup was fitted in around the league fixtures rather than the other way round.
Maybe the end of June would be best, with England joining and the best players available just before pre season starts across the water and the cups and play offs finished and players having rested and fans wanting live football ( non airtricity league fans ).

[Rasputin]

Haha what another colossal cluster **** the FAI have got themselves into, glorious.

[Dodge]

Chances are that it will be every 2 years . Did this weeks series of games get played on a thursday last year as well followed by games on monday? Im thinking that the Nations cup was fitted in around the league fixtures rather than the other way round.


Absolutely not. Plenty of weekends this year (only 2 weeks ago for example) with games on Friday and Monday. The only Thursday games last season was in October when ireland played a Euro qualifier on the Friday night

Its 100% true that the LOI games were moved to avoid the clash with the Nations cup games

[mypost]

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

Could be they wanted to put Wales-NI on the Saturday, but had to move it to Friday because of the CL Final.

[gufcfan]

Could be they wanted to put Wales-NI on the Saturday, but had to move it to Friday because of the CL Final.
Completely besides the point.

[Straightstory]

529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

The fact is, nobody is interested in this tournament because England aren't in it. It really is pointless without them.

[Hurt Locker]

The fact is, nobody is interested in this tournament because England aren't in it. It really is pointless without them.

Very simplistic view, why oversimplify an issue by ignoring the complexities or complications of the tournament?

[Dodge]

The fact is, nobody is interested in this tournament because England aren't in it. It really is pointless without them.
Whats your estimate on the crowd for Wales v Northern Ireland in Dublin if England are in the tournament?

[poster]

Is this a bi-/annual tournament or what's the story?

Assume there'll be an assessment of the whole thing, soon?

[streaker]

Very simplistic view, why oversimplify an issue by ignoring the complexities or complications of the tournament?
the tournament is a complete joke,L O I clubs suffer for the f a i ,and only a handful of supporters turn up.

[harleyleeds]

Whats your estimate on the crowd for Wales v Northern Ireland in Dublin if England are in the tournament?

Still though SS is right if you want to have this competition you have to have England.
what was the crowd for ROI v NI? The home nations used to be a decent comp. but ultimatly only Eng v Scots mattered so here you could add Ireland . Wales V NI Im sure would never draw anyone in Dublin. Maybe if you could add England and drop them (wales,ni) you might have a fun competition , could possibly lure France in too. I would think that would be an interesting foursome. As to LOI games why not lengthen the season a week and have that week as a break.

[oriel]

Back on topic, Irish Times reported 1,800 for Dundalk v Derry as opposed to 1,600 estimate on dundalkfc.com, not sure what you want to go with PS.

[Dodge]

Because they already have a stupid break in the season

In no way am I arguing that the competition is anything but terrible, but whether England were present or not, wouldn't affect the crowd for NI v Wales.

It was basically free to Irish people, and less than 300 Irish people turned up for it. England's participation is irrelevant

(Oh and 'friendly' tournaments are stupid anyway...)

[harleyleeds]

Because they already have a stupid break in the season

In no way am I arguing that the competition is anything but terrible, but whether England were present or not, wouldn't affect the crowd for NI v Wales.

It was basically free to Irish people, and less than 300 Irish people turned up for it. England's participation is irrelevant

(Oh and 'friendly' tournaments are stupid anyway...)

your right of course about englands participation not affecting the ni v wales crowd.
I would hazard a guess that Irl v Eng (even a friendly) would always get a full house though.
The home nations was anything but friendly though and bragging rights between English and Scots was fiercly faught for.
There is also the fact that Ireland dont qualify for most competitions so something might be nice.

I would have thought friendlys would be good for gelling teams and/or trying out new stuff. If they priced it right and had decent teams it could be good to watch.

It certainly shouldnt affect LOI schedule so at end of season perhaps?

[nr637]

Hi all,

If there is anyone or Carrick United fans out there who can tell what the crowd at the Munster Cup Final against Limerick United was?

[legendz]

Northern Ireland and Wales could've played in the Tallaght Stadium. They might have gotten a bigger crowd for the novelty of the first international friendly in the ground. I don't want to go off topic but I don't think England are needed. The most England might want is a one off home nations tournament the year after next for some reason. The idea was to give friendly games more of an edge. They should use the proper international friendly dates for the games, play home & away and leave it at that.
I think there's a flaw in international football that generally there is only two competitions to compete in. When 24 countries start making the European Championships, there might be less games to qualify for it. It'll create space for another credible international tournament as to what that is, it's up to the powers that be.

The LoI schedule anyways should not have been affected by this tournament. The N Irish v Welsh game could've been a curtain raiser for Boh's v UCD in Dayler as Shamrock hadn't a home game.

[mypost]

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

Change? Dundalk simply reverted to their pre-2009 night for the game.

[Pablo Escobar]

529 according to the report here. (http://www.goal.com/en-gb/match/57536/wales-vs-northern-ireland/report)

So basically, the FAI have taken over 800 off our gate, to 'accommodate' 529 with nothing else to do on a Friday night!? Fair play!

[oriel]

Change? Dundalk simply reverted to their pre-2009 night for the game.

I hated Thursday nights !!!!

[The Lep]

So basically, the FAI have taken over 800 off our gate, to 'accommodate' 529 with nothing else to do on a Friday night!? Fair play!

I dont see how, There was no guarantee that your 800 would have shown up anyway. Would that so called 800 only show up because they have nothing better to do?

[Battery Rover]

As for Monday night games

Athlone Town vs Salthill Devon Official attendance 104

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

1,475 in the showgrounds

[Mark]

600 the official attendance at UCD v St Pat's