2012 attendances

[mypost]

Why? I'm playing devil's advocate in a sense. If Dundalk (somehow) escape relegation this year I'd hate to think of some other system that would relegate them. Likewise if they won the league (might as well dream awake as asleep) I'd be disgusted if they had to play off for the title. But I don't get the reason why we couldn't have 1 division with 20 clubs, top 8 play off for the title. Right now what we have is not working, how bad would an alternative be - christ, if economics get worse Dundalk might be 8th and get a run to the CL :-)

From 92-94, we had the Top 6 play-off to win the league and the Bottom 6 play-off to be relegated. The top 6 soon developed into a top 2 or 3, while the race to finish 7th was no motivation for those who were not in relegation trouble. It failed.


Only because the rules didn't have any tie-breaking rule in place for teams finishing level on points.

I wouldn't be in favour of a playoff to decide the league but it wouldn't be the worst idea to have one for the Europa League spot. 2 v 5 and 3 v 4 in one-off matches and highest placed qualifier having home advantage for final.

As I said, the league should be decided over how many games are in the regulation season. If you finish 5th as we did in 2007, you finish 5th. There should not be a reward for it, in normal circumstances.

[sullanefc]

City V Pats - 2159 I think was called out.

[nigel-harps1954]

3,500 est at Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers according to Extratime.

[nigel-harps1954]

City V Pats - 2159 I think was called out.

Same as Extratime have given so I'll take that.

Incidentally, that's Corks worst crowd of the season by almost 300. Monday night obviously didn't suit a lot of people. Average has dipped under 3,000 for the first time this season.

[codology]

3,500 est at Shamrock Rovers v Sligo Rovers according to Extratime.

Easily 5k at the match.

[redarmyfaction]

Same as Extratime have given so I'll take that.

Incidentally, that's Corks worst crowd of the season by almost 300. Monday night obviously didn't suit a lot of people. Average has dipped under 3,000 for the first time this season.

Seemed to more than 3500 at Tallaght.

On the issue of an issue extended premier league it would be bad news for the better clubs since the shtie teams would remain that way and would push down crowds in the division anyway.

If you you want to rid of of the first division then do so but replace it with 12 or 14 team a Premier league established by election.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

There certainly didn't seem to be two and a half thousand empty seats there

[nigel-harps1954]

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. Until I can get an official attendance from anyone Shamrock Rovers I'll stick with what Extratime tell me, as per every other clubs attendance figure.

[blue til i die]

Hey, don't shoot the messenger. Until I can get an official attendance from anyone Shamrock Rovers I'll stick with what Extratime tell me, as per every other clubs attendance figure.

Tallaght Stadium is the toughest place to estimate a crowd, way too hard to see how many is in the stand that you're in, so any estimate is unlikely to be very accurate.

[dfx-]

Just short/just over 5,000 I heard. 3,500 is nonsense.

[passinginterest]

Just short/just over 5,000 I heard. 3,500 is nonsense.

Definitely around the 5,000 mark. One of the biggest crowds this season. And I arrived just before kick off so got a good look at how full both stands were.

[Bawnville Hoop]

The clock recorded just over 5,200.
The east stand was full (2 to a seat in 2 sections) and the main stand was jam packed aswell. Sligo had a great crowd alsol.

Extratime report from the Rovers press box where there is a cement wall to each side of you so you can't see the crowd in your stand. I'm starting to think they only estimate what they actually see. 3,500 was right if they just counted the east stand across and the 2 sections they could see in front of them :)

[Dodge]

It'd al be sorted if Rovers would give exact figures like others do. No excuse really with all tickets scanned

[Bawnville Hoop]

It'd al be sorted if Rovers would give exact figures like others do. No excuse really with all tickets scanned

They have to submit the official attendance the next day to the FAI. Everyone in the press box are given the attendance should they enquire..

[nigel-harps1954]

Maybe they should just announce the official attendance 5-10 minutes before the end of the game? A nice gesture I always think to thank the fans for their support. Don't know why more clubs don't do it.

[Dodge]

They have to submit the official attendance the next day to the FAI. Everyone in the press box are given the attendance should they enquire..

Thats not true. No journalists has been given an official attendance at Rovers since they moved to tallaght. Several have asked for them

[Acornvilla]

Maybe they should just announce the official attendance 5-10 minutes before the end of the game? A nice gesture I always think to thank the fans for their support. Don't know why more clubs don't do it.
Because barely any clubs have an attendance worth mentioning!

[nigel-harps1954]

Be nice to let people know just how bad it is then!

[Battery Rover]

Not sure what figure you used for Athlone Town vs Limerick but official attendance was 322

[nigel-harps1954]

Averages after week 21 - Monday games. (Missing Drogs v Bohs, Bray v Dundalk,) Rectified Shams v Sligo.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1546 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 1000 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2986 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1650 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 1012 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1088 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1620 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3390 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1309 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2355 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 566 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 302 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 422 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Limerick - 675 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 392 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 250 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 205 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 421 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 339 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1693
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 376

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1138

[nigel-harps1954]

Not sure what figure you used for Athlone Town vs Limerick but official attendance was 322

That was the one used alright. Shows 322 on Extratime.

[Battery Rover]

Perfect sent it onto them and forgot to post it here

[Bawnville Hoop]

Thats not true. No journalists has been given an official attendance at Rovers since they moved to tallaght. Several have asked for them

The dial is there apparently, attendances should be announced.

[NeverFeltBetter]

92 at Salthill/Athlone according to ET.

[dong]

1205 announced in Tolka.
Looked roughly 60/40 Shels/Rovers.
The Brigoid Dearg are well depleted since the first game of the season.

[Cuyahoga]

Attendances for last night the 17th

Drogheda v shamrock Rovers - 1,200
St.Pats v Bray - 1,105
Derry City v Bohs - 1,100
Shelbourne v sligo - 1,205
Ucd v Cork City - 300
according to extratime.ie

[Youths4Ever]

According to extratime 612 in the RSC last night

[nigel-harps1954]

439 in Finn Park tonight.

[Acornvilla]

200 odd at the town game I'd wager

Edit: found this on extratime ''Longford Town 2 - 0 Mervue United
30' - Well we've done a quick count of the disappointing crowd here and the attendance is 241.''


''Longford Town 2 - 0 Mervue United
37' - We've spotted a few more here so there's 254 in attendance. Very poor but Longford's a GAA county and there are a number of championship games on this evening.''

[Sam_Heggy]

"Longford's a GAA county"

Yeah, Im running out of fingers here counting the All-Irelands and Leinster titles.

Surely that's like saying Ireland is known for it's boiling hot weather.

[gael353]

439 in Finn Park tonight.


150 at kick off max

[Acornvilla]

"Longford's a GAA county"

Yeah, Im running out of fingers here counting the All-Irelands and Leinster titles.

Surely that's like saying Ireland is known for it's boiling hot weather.
Just because we're useless at it, does not mean the local hicks don't love it more than they love their children.

[NeverFeltBetter]

And rural counties will have a greater disparity in Gaa support:Soccer support than urban areas like Dublin, Cork, Limerick, regardless of actual success. With the exception of Galway I suppose.

[nigel-harps1954]

150 at kick off max

Run on now, good joke. Cop yourself on.

[geezer]

Fyi there was 3500 in deacy park terryland on saturday to remember chick the galway united legend v villa. The support is there the political disgrace thats foisted on the loi public in galway this year is disgracefull

[nigel-harps1954]

Averages after week 22.

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1546 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 980 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2986 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1600 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 1034 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1088 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1562 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3490 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1300 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2355 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 542 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 302 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 424 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Limerick - 675 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 379 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 250 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 194 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 437 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 339 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1680
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 375

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1131

[Charlie Darwin]

"Longford's a GAA county"

Yeah, Im running out of fingers here counting the All-Irelands and Leinster titles.

Surely that's like saying Ireland is known for it's boiling hot weather.
Would concur with the original statement. The girlfriend is from Longford and GAA is all people down there talk about. GAA and Manchester United.

[gael353]

Run on now, good joke. Cop yourself on.


cant argue with the scorekeeper. only going on what harps fans around me were saying at kick off

[nigel-harps1954]

cant argue with the scorekeeper. only going on what harps fans around me were saying at kick off

We say that pretty much every week, "another poor crowd" is commonly said around Finn Park these days. But jesus, someone saying 150 people would need their head examined. There was 150 people watching the under 19 team yesterday.
There was more than that sitting in the seats alone.

[PartySaint]

St.Pats v Bray - 1,105


The people that stayed away had the right idea :(

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

2375 in the showgrounds tonight

[sullanefc]

Only 1392 at TX. The absentees missed an exciting encounter at TX only to witness Man Utd getting beat. :)

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

1229 in Dalymount per extra time. Estimate of 1000 in Oriel Park and 275 in Bray.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Only 1392 at TX. The absentees missed an exciting encounter at TX only to witness Man Utd getting beat. :)

Is yours or extratimes a typo?

Referee: Derek Tomney (Dublin).Official attendance: 1,923ExtraTime.ie Man of the Match: Kevin Murray.

[sullanefc]

Dyslexic moment in extratime's report I'd say. If you look at the live updates section for that match he has 1392 as well.

[Pablo Escobar]

Dyslexic moment in extratime's report I'd say. If you look at the live updates section for that match he has 1392 as well.

Which is our worst attendance by quite a distance. The one's that stayed away missed a cracker.

[A face]

These Monday night games are killing us, seriously need to avoid these. Clubs find it hard to survive week to week with this craic.

And for all the noise the FAI make about RTE having exclusive access to footage for MNS, then then go and take about 50% of the viewership away from actually watching the damn thing by putting the games on a Monday night, stooopid or what !!!

[bluemovie]

439 in Finn Park tonight.


150 at kick off max


His name's actually nigel

[Spudulika]

Looks a poor turn out in Tallaght, relatively speaking. Pitch looks well, stadium too. But it is now looking a bit bare at either end with a stand or terrace.

[Battery Rover]

Athlone Town vs Longford Town 420 (Official)