2015 attendances

[sulywaterfordfc]

Sligo announced on twitter just there official attendance for tonight's game is 2,230. Cork also tweeted there attendance is 2,934. According to @LOIDOTIE 942 is the attendance in Richmond.

[oriel]

1,893 at Dalymount, don't have a figure on away support as was hard to gauge but it looked around 400?

[Dalymountrower]

Yep, good away support in Dalymountfor a tuesday, 400 or so is about right

[Yossarian]

Yep, good away support in Dalymountfor a tuesday, 400 or so is about right

Could have been another 100 in the Jodi from the amount of people I saw there from Dundalk.

[White Horse]

Could have been another 100 in the Jodi from the amount of people I saw there from Dundalk.

I was in the Jodi with the family and it was all Dundalk fans around me.

[Town Legend]

I was in Lanzarote and it too was full of Dundalk fans ;) :cool: :ball:

[El-Pietro]

Sligo announced on twitter just there official attendance for tonight's game is 2,230. Cork also tweeted there attendance is 2,934. According to @LOIDOTIE 942 is the attendance in Richmond.
Huge crowds for a Tuesday, I predicted 1500 before the game. Delighted to be so wrong

[White Horse]

I was in Lanzarote and it too was full of Dundalk fans ;) :cool: :ball:

Did they have tayto cheese onion there?

[Dalymountrower]

Huge crowds for a Tuesday, I predicted 1500 before the game. Delighted to be so wrong

Less than a 1,000 would be a desperate crowd for Pats v Bray.

[Town Legend]

I have no clue what you're on about considering I made no reference to tayto cheese and onion!

[marty]

Some good attendence there,Cork,Sligo,Dundalk and Shams will be the top four in attendence figures by seasons end.Isn't Pats core usually around 900-1300? If Cork go on a run they'll break the 5k mark soon....might pop up as Caulfield has them playing some nice stuff.....at home anyway.

[wonder88]

Was in Dalymount last night and fair few Dundalk fans in the Jodi ok," including not a real fan" Brendan Ogle who was a few seats in front of me. Enjoyable game for a neutral with a good atmosphere, but the sending off left Bohs with too much to do. Was too far away to say if the tackle deserved a 2nd yellow. Two good left-backs on the pitch.

[TonyD]

Less than a 1,000 would be a desperate crowd for Pats v Bray.

Yeah, to say Pats crowds are disappointing would be a major understatement. This at a time when we are playing the best football I've seen from us in over 20 years as a regular. Very frustrating really.

[PartySaint]

Yeah, to say Pats crowds are disappointing would be a major understatement. This at a time when we are playing the best football I've seen from us in over 20 years as a regular. Very frustrating really.

It's bleak. I think there's a marketing team being put in place to try get more people to games thankfully.

Our next home league game is Cork in 2 weeks, is asking for 2,000+ too ambitious?

[wonder88]

Pats small crowds are a real disappointment. For example Cabinteely got more last week v Shels than the 2 league games at Richmond this season. You would think there is at least 2k people in Dublin who would like to watch a decent style of soccer. Hope the marketing group can create some interest.
This dramatic decline has been going on for over 3 years now.
Some reasons maybe; cost of tickets, ownership structure of club or location of ground?

[White Horse]

Pats small crowds are a real disappointment. For example Cabinteely got more last week v Shels than the 2 league games at Richmond this season. You would think there is at least 2k people in Dublin who would like to watch a decent style of soccer. Hope the marketing group can create some interest.
This dramatic decline has been going on for over 3 years now.
Some reasons maybe; cost of tickets, ownership structure of club or location of ground?

I really don't understand it. It's a nice ground, a decent stand, and a team who play good football.

I don't know the geography of Dublin very well but it doesn't appear to be in an "out of the way" area.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's bleak. I think there's a marketing team being put in place to try get more people to games thankfully.

Our next home league game is Cork in 2 weeks, is asking for 2,000+ too ambitious?
I was in with the Cork fans in Richmond last season and the shed wasn't even open, and that was the titleholders hosting with the Cork bandwagon in swing. Might be a bigger travelling crowd but you'd looking for Pats to bring 4/5 of that still.

[Charlie Darwin]

I really don't understand it. It's a nice ground, a decent stand, and a team who play good football.

I don't know the geography of Dublin very well but it doesn't appear to be in an "out of the way" area.
Inchicore is five minutes from the city centre and is a huge area itself.

The problem with football in Dublin is that having four main clubs, far from offering people a choice of football, gives them four more reasons not to bother and just support Chelsea instead. "Nah, I hate Rovers" "My da hates Shels" "My brother was at Bohs and he said they were worse than Sunday league" etc. I'm sure the same thing goes on in other towns, but for people in Dublin more teams = more excuses.

[Sheridan]

Inchicore is five minutes from the city centre and is a huge area itself.

The problem with football in Dublin is that having four main clubs, far from offering people a choice of football, gives them four more reasons not to bother and just support Chelsea instead. "Nah, I hate Rovers" "My da hates Shels" "My brother was at Bohs and he said they were worse than Sunday league" etc. I'm sure the same thing goes on in other towns, but for people in Dublin more teams = more excuses.
Don't agree with that at all. Most Dubliners are only dimly aware that any of those clubs exist, and lump them all together amorphously as "League of Ireland". Far from offering excuses, they're baffled by the fact that anyone supports these clubs.

[Charlie Darwin]

Don't agree with that at all. Most Dubliners are only dimly aware that any of those clubs exist, and lump them all together amorphously as "League of Ireland". Far from offering excuses, they're baffled by the fact that anyone supports these clubs.
Maybe it's a generational thing - that's certainly what people of my parents' generation say. Younger people in my experience know who the teams are, they've just no intention of having a look.

[GCdfc]

Dundalk v Sligo 3021 announced

[ger121]

Dundalk v Sligo 3021 announced

All things seem rosy up Oriel way.

[GCdfc]

All things seem rosy up Oriel way.

I reckon the match being on TV lost is 300-400 paying fans tonight.

[El-Pietro]

another great attendance. I know its early but it feels like we're seeing some impressive crowds this season

[nigel-harps1954]

Around 800/900 in Finn Park tonight.

[Charlie Darwin]

Great attendance in Tallaght. Over 5,000 I'd say. Nothing official as usual.

[Dalymountrower]

Grim stuff in SDCC stadium.
Bohs poorest game of the season so far, Rode our luck for 2nd half but Rovers didnt deserve the win.
Good away crowd at it.

[Paddyfield]

1,251 announced at Galway United v Longford Town.

[wonder88]

While it is not bad crowd you would hope for a few more at Deacy Park. Looking across from the old stand I would guess 50-60 Longford fans?
Fair play to both Ultra groups for keeping the noise going all match. Terrible way to loose a game.

[Town Legend]

I was told between 100-150 Town fans. I'm sure some of the boys that were there can inform us.

[ger121]

Great attendance in Tallaght. Over 5,000 I'd say. Nothing official as usual.

ET estimating 4500. Mind you they love that figure for some reason...

[Charlie Darwin]

ET estimating 4500. Mind you they love that figure for some reason...
Yeah, it's not that. 4500 is a handy estimate as it's 3/4 of the capacity. There was **** all left in the east stand, just a couple hundred on the ends, and the main stand was packed apart from the cordoned-off area.

[ger121]

Yeah, it's not that. 4500 is a handy estimate as it's 3/4 of the capacity. There was **** all left in the east stand, just a couple hundred on the ends, and the main stand was packed apart from the cordoned-off area.

By all accounts it was a big crowd. Shame Rovers don't give out official attendances anymore. Good opportunity to do a bit of marketing off the back of a 'Big Dublin Derby'.

[Dalymountrower]

Big enough crowd for the Bohs fans to be kept back for 25 minutes, unusually ott from the Tallaght Gardai.
4,500 looked about right.Bohs allocation was 800, lots of people standing in aisles etc, 750 at a guess.

[Charlie Darwin]

By all accounts it was a big crowd. Shame Rovers don't give out official attendances anymore. Good opportunity to do a bit of marketing off the back of a 'Big Dublin Derby'.
They gave ET an official figure for the opening game but that's it. I don't know why they can't give out an official figure - presumably they stopped when the attendances started tanking under Kenny and Croly.


Big enough crowd for the Bohs fans to be kept back for 25 minutes, unusually ott from the Tallaght Gardai.
4,500 looked about right.Bohs allocation was 800, lots of people standing in aisles etc, 750 at a guess.
It was the first game in Tallaght between the teams since that ridiculous BBC hooligan documentary. Gards will never miss an opportunity for a big day out either.

[DRDoc]

Looked like slightly less at Rovers Bohs than was at Rovers Pats in week one - very little in it I reckon

[Charlie Darwin]

No, there was definitely more. Bohs brought more fans, which is a credit to them as they usually get lost on the way to Tallaght (no direct bus).

[Nesta99]

No, there was definitely more. Bohs brought more fans, which is a credit to them as they dont get lost on the way to Tallaght (or complain about no direct bus).

Fixed that post!

[ger121]

No, there was definitely more. Bohs brought more fans, which is a credit to them as they usually get lost on the way to Tallaght (no direct bus).

Now now Charlie. We both know many Rovers fans got lost every second Friday on their way to Tolka. Must have been the same lack of a direct bus.


Fixed that post!

Shouldn't you be off in the Dundalk pitch thread,trying to convince us all that it's a quality surface and we are all just bitter.

[Charlie Darwin]

Nah, that was just lack of interest.

[Dalymountrower]

No, there was definitely more. Bohs brought more fans, which is a credit to them as they usually get lost on the way to Tallaght (no direct bus).
I got the St Kevins bus via Gledalough
Impressive public transport network in Wicklow.

[IsMiseSean]

I was told between 100-150 Town fans. I'm sure some of the boys that were there can inform us.

From my viewpoint in the old stand. I'd say 80... and that's being generous. Fairplay though, they made plenty of noise.

[Nesta99]

Now now Charlie. We both know many Rovers fans got lost every second Friday on their way to Tolka. Must have been the same lack of a direct bus.

Shouldn't you be off in the Dundalk pitch thread,trying to convince us all that it's a quality surface and we are all just bitter.

Naw I have to check in to other threads now and again to see how big club fans are getting on. Bitter over a pitch I doubt it but I might be bitter over some german bank debts!

[Dalymountrower]

Naw I have to check in to other threads now and again to see how big club fans are getting on. Bitter over a pitch I doubt it but I might be bitter over some german bank debts!

Wrong country and wrong bank.

[placid casual]

just like the diesal ,in dundalks hands the debt changes from swiss(?) to german.

frustrating game at Tallaght. bohs came for a draw and got it.
I dont know why
(a) North didnt come on earlier in the game &
(b) Mcfrail was playing

We need goals or it will take longer than necessary to get to the summit when it goes ti ts up for dundalk.
which it will-just the same as sligo 2 years ago..

Rovers look solid and will lose few games this season , but a bit of sharpness up front wouldnt do amiss

[outspoken]

From my viewpoint in the old stand. I'd say 80... and that's being generous. Fairplay though, they made plenty of noise.

Ah probably 100 there as a lot would have been how should I put it ''more experienced'' fans who sat for the entire game with around 50 from Section O creating one hell of a noise up the back of the stand. Not as large as the crowd we brought to the first game of last season which was around 150 but not bad either considering our size. Bohemains swua should see a good away following in a few weeks time once pats don't tonk us before then.

[Nesta99]

Wrong country and wrong bank.

Schoolboy error but I was being flippant anyway. Feels like all debts lead to Germany these days!

[Nesta99]

just like the diesal ,in dundalks hands the debt changes from swiss(?) to german.

We need goals or it will take longer than necessary to get to the summit when it goes ti ts up for dundalk.
which it will-just the same as sligo 2 years ago..


Just like the Diesel in Dundalk you are simply hoping your team is the real deal no matter how confident you try to be.

[Yossarian]

We need goals or it will take longer than necessary to get to the summit when it goes ti ts up for dundalk.
which it will-just the same as sligo 2 years ago

Fenlon has returned the arrogance to Rovers anyway.

[White Horse]

We need goals or it will take longer than necessary to get to the summit when it goes ti ts up for dundalk.
which it will-just the same as sligo 2 years ago..

Sligo in 2013 were built on Edling and his goals. Dundalk's strengths are much broader and stable.

Chalk and cheese.