Attendances 2018

[nigel-harps1954]

Waterford v Derry - 2,502
Dundalk v Bray - 2,490
Pats v Cork - 2,771
Bohs v Rovers - 3,640

[El-Pietro]

2771 to see the Champions in Richmond Park

[nigel-harps1954]

Surpassing Pat's highest attendance of 2017 by 410 people.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Surpassing Pat's highest attendance of 2017 by 410 people.

You sure it wasn’t 410 bots 🙄🙄🙄

[EatYerGreens]

Good opening attendances there.

[El-Pietro]

No idea of the numbers but there looks to be a very large travelling contingent in Inchicore tonight.
https://twitter.com/CorkCityFC/status/964615952687140864

[oriel]

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Waterford v Derry - 2,502
Dundalk v Bray - 2,490
Pats v Cork - 2,771
Bohs v Rovers - 3,640

Average of 2,851 for those 4 games. Cork and Rovers at home next week so probably decent crowds for those, even if Rovers lost tonight, still their first home.

I would have maybe expected a little more at Dundalk, however low enough away support, not that you need to be depending on that.

Edit : some on oriel web saying problems with the scanners at oriel park last night, it looked a little more.

[nigel-harps1954]

3,421 is the latest figure I'm getting from Oriel Park. Anyone able to clarify that?

[Ezeikial]

3,421 is the latest figure I'm getting from Oriel Park. Anyone able to clarify that?

3421 is far more likely to be accurate than the figure of 2490 previously mentioned

[Nesta99]

3421 is far more likely to be accurate than the figure of 2490 previously mentioned

Its what was said on DundalkFM and a pretty specific number for them to have used. But maybe that was paying customers on the night and the larger number includes season tickets. The comment was 'the 2490 people in Oriel got no value for money tonight'.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

3,056 in The Showgrounds

[dong]

3,056 in The Showgrounds
Big opportunity missed to capitalise unfortunately.

[Kingswood Rover]

thats a excellent figure from Sligo, fair play, looked like 500 or so up frm cork again good stuff. Just about over Friday night which was perhpas the most dissapointing result in 5 years from us. We need a keeper big style. Still should get 5k plus next week.

[redarmyfaction]

Big opportunity missed to capitalise unfortunately.
Good atmosphere too, until we capitulated after the Limerick goal.

[Bunny Kelly]

Lowest attendance of the week was 2500 & that was in dreadful conditions in Waterford, obviously the numbers will drop off from the excitement of the opening day but an impressive start league wide

[nigel-harps1954]

Each sides opening attendance from this season compared to last season:

Bohs - (2018) 3,640 - (2017) 2,170
Dundalk - (2018) 2,490 - (2017) 4,746
Pat's - (2018) 2,771 - (2017) 1,722
Waterford - (2018) 2,502 - (2017) 1,317
Sligo - (2018) 3,056 - (2017) 2,138

TOTAL - (2018) - 14,459 - (2017) 12,093

[PartySaint]

Surpassing Pat's highest attendance of 2017 by 410 people.

Delighted with the crowd on Friday, 'official' attendance at 2,771 but definitely 3,000+ there, probably our biggest home league crowd since we beat Sligo to win the league in 2013.

They got a great game, shame about the result, hopefully a large majority come back on Friday week

[wonder88]

That is not a bad start crowd wise. A good target would be to get 15,000 going to LoI games every week. 10,000 to the premier division; average 2k per game, and 5,000 to the first; average 1,000 per game. The first division target is probably the most difficult, but we could have a very competitive league this season and with play-offs most clubs should have an interest right up to the end.

Shame the seats on the half-stand side in Dalymount can't be opened by Bohs or Dublin City Council, as it many years yet before the ground is developed.

[micls]

Delighted with the crowd on Friday, 'official' attendance at 2,771 but definitely 3,000+ there, probably our biggest home league crowd since we beat Sligo to win the league in 2013.

They got a great game, shame about the result, hopefully a large majority come back on Friday week

Why would the official attendance be lower than the real attendance?

[derm]

That is not a bad start crowd wise. A good target would be to get 15,000 going to LoI games every week. 10,000 to the premier division; average 2k per game, and 5,000 to the first; average 1,000 per game. The first division target is probably the most difficult, but we could have a very competitive league this season and with play-offs most clubs should have an interest right up to the end.

Shame the seats on the half-stand side in Dalymount can't be opened by Bohs or Dublin City Council, as it many years yet before the ground is developed.

The average for the Premier division last year was 1,906 so pretty much there already. First division averaged 476 so a lot of work needed there to reach 1k. Last year Waterford's crowds were very healthy due to the buzz of the new owner so the average may even drop this year.

[nigel-harps1954]

That is not a bad start crowd wise. A good target would be to get 15,000 going to LoI games every week. 10,000 to the premier division; average 2k per game, and 5,000 to the first; average 1,000 per game. The first division target is probably the most difficult, but we could have a very competitive league this season and with play-offs most clubs should have an interest right up to the end.

Shame the seats on the half-stand side in Dalymount can't be opened by Bohs or Dublin City Council, as it many years yet before the ground is developed.

As said, Premier Division is pretty much there already. Would be surprised if the average in the Premier this season drops much below the 2,000 mark all the way through.

First Division has a bit to go though. Meaning no disrespect, but the likes of UCD, Wexford, Cabinteely, Cobh and Athlone won't get crowds over 500 this year, at least not regularly.

For the First Division to average out 1,000, you'd be relying on Drogheda, Harps, Galway, Longford and Shelbourne to all be getting near 2,000 crowds, which, let's face it, won't happen. Getting the FD average over 500 for a start would be a positive, and I don't even see that happening this season.


Now, I know Harps, Drogheda and Galways attendances will drop and Waterfords may rise, but if you substitute Waterfords attendances and Galway/Harps/Drogheda from last season into each division they're in this season, the Premier average would sit at 2,099 and First 598. Replicating something like that this season would be positive for each division.

Overall, getting the attendances closer to the half a million mark would be a more worthwhile objective.

[D24Saint]

Why would the official attendance be lower than the real attendance?

football is the same as any cash business I'd imagine seems like big crowds are often undereported in the league.

[sulywaterfordfc]

Why would the official attendance be lower than the real attendance?

Factor in free tickets handed out and sponsors tickets. They can sometimes account for a couple hundred in fairness, and they generally go unaccounted for. Waterford replied a tweet Friday after announcing the attendance and said that the announced attendance was only paying fans - https://twitter.com/waterfordfcie/status/964615122319806465

[PartySaint]

Factor in free tickets handed out and sponsors tickets. They can sometimes account for a couple hundred in fairness, and they generally go unaccounted for. Waterford replied a tweet Friday after announcing the attendance and said that the announced attendance was only paying fans - https://twitter.com/waterfordfcie/status/964615122319806465

That and Pats are selling tickets online now, I know some of them weren't scanning either.

[nigel-harps1954]

Factor in free tickets handed out and sponsors tickets. They can sometimes account for a couple hundred in fairness, and they generally go unaccounted for. Waterford replied a tweet Friday after announcing the attendance and said that the announced attendance was only paying fans - https://twitter.com/waterfordfcie/status/964615122319806465

So, the same as everyone else then?

[legendz]

Limerick seem to have a sensible pricing structure:

http://www.limerickfc.ie/club-shop/match-prices

Matchday Prices will see games categorised into A and B.

Category A (4):*Dundalk, Cork City, Shamrock Rovers, Waterford.

Category B (5):*Derry City, Bohemians, Saint Patrick’s Athletic, Sligo Rovers, Bray Wanderers.

[El-Pietro]

For home fans perhaps, but why should away fans be charged more because Limerick have deemed them category A or B?

[Ezeikial]

For home fans perhaps, but why should away fans be charged more because Limerick have deemed them category A or B?

Equally, you could ask why should away fans pay less in some cases.

Online advance purchase Adult Terrace tickets at €12 (Cat A) and €10 (Cat B) is among the lowest available in the Premier Division

[legendz]

For home fans perhaps, but why should away fans be charged more because Limerick have deemed them category A or B?


Equally, you could ask why should away fans pay less in some cases.

Online advance purchase Adult Terrace tickets at €12 (Cat A) and €10 (Cat B) is among the lowest available in the Premier Division
It's a fantastic offer and great scheme for Limerick supporters. Supporters have to pay the going rate.

[El-Pietro]

6448 I think tonight. 6400 anyway

[ToberonaTornado]

6448 I think tonight. 6400 anyway

Bumper 6443 on twotter official
Tallaght 4065 i seen(not official)
Sligo v Derry 2319(official)

[Paulgufc]

1198 official at Terryland

[ger121]

Bumper 6443 on twotter official
Tallaght 4065 i seen(not official)
Sligo v Derry 2319(official)

Rovers tweeted that figure too. I’ve seen pics of the stands in Tallaght tonight, looked a lot more full than that total.

[Duggie]

Great crowd for cork.

[ToberonaTornado]

Rovers tweeted that figure too. I’ve seen pics of the stands in Tallaght tonight, looked a lot more full than that total.

place was jammers defo more than 4065

[Asterix]

Main stand wasn't too far off being full, haven't seen any photos of the east stand yet.

[micls]

football is the same as any cash business I'd imagine seems like big crowds are often undereported in the league.

Whats the incentive? No tax on gate receipts

[Kingswood Rover]

There were more in Tallaght tonight that at the Bohs 1st match last season IMO looked 5500 plus, to watch 2 poor teams, Cork by at least 15, jeez we are going backwards,

[ger121]

Whats the incentive? No tax on gate receipts

I always wonder is it a ticket scanning/counting issue.

[Lim till i die]

Whats the incentive? No tax on gate receipts

:)

You're either delightfully innocent.

Or an undercover police person!

[sbgawa]

Have to wonde r is that a mistake west stand was full (top deck anyway and I rarely seen east stand so full

I wonder did they count all the season ticket holders who came in through t he bar ?

[Asterix]

Main stand wasn't too far off being full, haven't seen any photos of the east stand yet.

Just saw a photo of the stand, had to be over 5000 there, no way there were 2000 empty seats.

[EatYerGreens]

Whats the incentive? No tax on gate receipts

Undeclared cash to help boost player wages with ?

[oriel]

place was jammers defo more than 4065

What was the estimated Dundalk support last night in Tallaght?

Dlk fm said around 1,000. Seems a very high figure, but I wasn't there, can't comment.

[D24Saint]

My guess for Bray last night would be around 1300 in the ground and another 500 stuck in the ticket que debacle outside.

[Asterix]

What was the estimated Dundalk support last night in Tallaght?

Dlk fm said around 1,000. Seems a very high figure, but I wasn't there, can't comment.

It was about 650.

[wonder88]

575 official figure for Longford and 2225 at Limerick, official as well.

[Buller]

Seems to be bumper crowds all round.

http://www.punditarena.com/football/bbarry/large-attendances-league-of-ireland/

Tallaght stadium was close to capacity, certainly looked like over 5000.

[outspoken]

Happy with 575 for Longford, if we can maintain that all season I’d be happy

[TonyD]

My guess for Bray last night would be around 1300 in the ground and another 500 stuck in the ticket que debacle outside.

Seemed like a good Pats crowd there.