Attendances 2019

[Shearer]

Attendance in United Park?

[Ezeikial]

I'd guess around 5000 at Tallaght, main and south stands were packed and about 100 Derry fans in the East Stand. Huge Qs to buy tickets right up to kick-off which is great to see.

4500 (or 5000) is great to hear - a cracking attendance, particularly if the away support was modest

I'm not sure the inconvenience of long Q's are a cause for celebration though

[Asterix]

Not much more the club could have done to help the Q's. 3 different sale points for home supporters around the ground and they were available to buy online.

If we win on Monday there is probably a good chance the east stand will open to home supporters against Dundalk.

[outspoken]

Not sure if a sly dig or...

About 50 from Longford. 2.5 hour spin, not bad considering. Our away numbers were very good last year, when we play in Dublin or anywhere that's within 1.5 hours we usually bring around 150 or more

[nigel-harps1954]

1,878 official ticket count at Finn Park. Kids go free with adult and those aren't counted, estimated 200-250 in that.

That's what I got from Finn Harps this morning.

[ToberonaTornado]

1,878 official ticket count at Finn Park. Kids go free with adult and those aren't counted, estimated 200-250 in that.

That's what I got from Finn Harps this morning.

Sleep well now.

[David BOHie]

About 1000 Bohs

I reckon it's more than that but that's splitting hairs.

Good win though. Think we'll be okay this year. Nothing I've seen from UCD or Harps suggest we'll be in trouble and we should push on. Rovers will be a huge test on Monday. Nervous already.

[PartySaint]

Good crowds again last night but are Cork and Rovers fans a bit disappointed? The two best supported clubs in the league and neither could get 5,000 at their first home games since October?

I saw a picture of the Derry crowd in Tallaght and it was very poor so there was probably 4,400 Rovers fans there but there was a huge Waterford crowd down in Cork adding to the numbers, are Cork fans giving up on their team already? :p

[micls]

I think most would have been a bit disappointed alright. The media backlash about the incident at the Pat's game likely had an impact. Local radio chat show went on about it for 2 days.

Add to that the lack of buzz due to the cut in budget etc.

Great crowd from Waterford. Disappointing that theres such a drop from this time last year.

After last night though, it will be a lot worse next week.

[sbgawa]

Biggest crowd last season was 5200 against bohs.
I'd say the home support was the same the difference being more bohs than Derry away support

[legendz]

Few things that Limerick FC need to address regarding the matchday experience:
Get match programmes.
Fix the PA System.
Leo the Lion.
Don't use explicit music.
A club shop (no matter how big or small).
A half-time draw (doesn't have to be a sponsored prize, a jersey will do).The PA system could be fixed alright.

[Martinho II]

814 at Limerick and Longford.

75 away fans travelled which is impressive considering there was no bus up and the distance involved too!

[fionnsci]

I'd guess around 5000 at Tallaght, main and south stands were packed and about 100 Derry fans in the East Stand. Huge Qs to buy tickets right up to kick-off which is great to see.

Is this how Tallaght is going to be moving forward? Home support in West and South, away in East? Are the ultras in the South, and if so, was this a popular move?

Edit - i see the answer here: http://www.extratime.ie/articles/22274/singing-section-set-for-new-south-stand-in-tallaght-stadium/

[sbgawa]

Most people were happy with the move (always a few who won't be) but the move made sense.
Better looking on tv to have fans there rather than a big empty stand. Plus on the basis of one match a better atmosphere too
Ibwould expect the east stand to be open to home supporters (at the north end) as well as away supporters at the South end for matches against bohs, pats, dundalk.

[placid casual]

I'd be very surprised to see Rovers fans allowed go sit in the east stand for games against boez

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Most people were happy with the move (always a few who won't be) but the move made sense.
Better looking on tv to have fans there rather than a big empty stand. Plus on the basis of one match a better atmosphere too
Ibwould expect the east stand to be open to home supporters (at the north end) as well as away supporters at the South end for matches against bohs, pats, dundalk.

Wrong ends of the East Stand but yeah I'd expect that too if ticket demand requires it, I expect it'd be a block by block thing and need a complete sellout of the other stands first though

[Dalymountrower]

I suppose will depend on how the East Stand can be seperated safely.Presumably the South corner will not have away fans.
Will be good to get a seat somewhere near the half way rather than be stuck in the corner of the West stand .
If all three Dublin clubs continue in good form , should getting 6k + for those games .

[sbgawa]

Got my ends mixed up there , but I think it's def doable to have home and away fans in the same stand, sure they were in the same stand in the West stand. I see the attendance was corrected to 4622 for friday

[Asterix]

Easier to control things in the west stand as you can't walk from end to the other underneath the stand. They would definitely open up a few blocks in the east stand to home fans if needed though.

[redobit]

3,314 in The Showgrounds

I think we should be very happy with that. It's a great attendance if you were to compare the populations that Cork and Tallaght have to tap into. Of course keeping them coming back will be the real challenge, but the appetite is there and some decent football should help the attendances this season.

[Shearer]

Drogheda's crowd on Friday was disappointing. A lot of promotion has gone into their 100th year and getting people in the gates but the prices they're charging are extortionate.

[seand]

Easier to control things in the west stand as you can't walk from end to the other underneath the stand. They would definitely open up a few blocks in the east stand to home fans if needed though.

How hard can it be to put a temporary fence up in the gangway under the stand? It would be utter insanity not to open up a section of the west stand to home fans if required, and there might be a bit more will to find a solution for home fans than has been shown for away fans in recent seasons.

[Nesta99]

What will do SDCC have bar the easiest solution, Rovers are tenants and no more. SDCC likely look at hosting a European u17 Championship Final as the fruits of their investment not the bread and butter of an occasional 3/4 capacity crowd for LoI games. That and commons sense often being a lacking commodity in general!

[sbgawa]

SDCC will do what they always have which is to work with the club, 10 years in this year and looking forward to the new fourth stand :) .

The only thing separating the fans in the west stand was a bit of netting and a dozen or so stewards with a couple of guards.
a similer solution in the East above / and or below is easy enough to do.

all joking aside is;nt it beyond all reasonable belief that the first two Bohs Rovers derbys which could potentially make the above a neccessity are both mid week..............its enough to make you despair

[Dalymountrower]

What will do SDCC have bar the easiest solution, Rovers are tenants and no more. SDCC likely look at hosting a European u17 Championship Final as the fruits of their investment not the bread and butter of an occasional 3/4 capacity crowd for LoI games. That and commons sense often being a lacking commodity in general!

SDCC are an example to other Local Authorities on what a modest enough investment in a sporting facility can do to reap big social and economic dividends for the community, its a pity Dublin City Council and Louth County Council don`t have that foresight.

[RathfarnhamHoop]

How hard can it be to put a temporary fence up in the gangway under the stand? It would be utter insanity not to open up a section of the west stand to home fans if required, and there might be a bit more will to find a solution for home fans than has been shown for away fans in recent seasons.

Bit rich for Dundalk fans to talk about will to find "solutions" for away fans.


What will do SDCC have bar the easiest solution, Rovers are tenants and no more. SDCC likely look at hosting a European u17 Championship Final as the fruits of their investment not the bread and butter of an occasional 3/4 capacity crowd for LoI games. That and commons sense often being a lacking commodity in general!

Yeah sure, you believe that if you want to.

[nigel-harps1954]

St Pats v Harps - 1,747

Around 100 Harps down.

[Nesta99]

There is obviously no comparison to what "solutions" can be implemented for away fans in Oriel Park and Tallaght Stadium. You wont find too many Dundalk fans that would disagree with you on criticism of Oriel Park in general never mind the away section. sbgawa saw straight away that I was baiting a tad. He makes a good point that the relationship has been good and has built over the years. I did reply earlier but it didnt post and didnt bother redoing it but what I was saying that i'd imagine that SDCC are likely to be like other Local Authorities and what would seem a straight forward things like erecting a semi-permanent fence would be a process of them getting their own crowd to do it and then have it checked, signed off by engineers etc - a pain of a H+S process that often means that Councils leave things as they are rather than jump through the necessary hoops (no pun intended). I dont see why would be so touchy RH, Rovers are tenants in a municipal stadium, pay a damn lot of the bills, but it will be hosting an international final like the one mentioned that will get Counsellors patting themselves on the back. LoI and its general undervalued spot in the sporting minds currently is the issue here wouldnt you agree? I also said in agreement with sbwaga that you would think that the scheduling of the Dublin Derby by the FAI, especially when unveling an addition to the league's flagship ground, is an effort to fail when there is opportunity to promote the league - top of the table clash too :D and should be on TV. If anD when Tallaght is getting upward of 80% of capacity crowds every couple of weeks then the council brass wouldnt be so likely to be infifferent with the bread and butter income generated by their primary tenants, especially if rent can in any way can be indexed against generated footfall. It would turn the heads of other LAs if the initial outlay was quickly covered and generated funds justified such projects.
There are not that many projects that would be such a good fit though and with the level of potential that Tallaght has. It would be a minefield for Louth CC to try and do similar without a backlash in either Dundalk and Drogheda. Most other clubs have grounds fit for purpose or have an ongoing development already (thats a council could probably step in like in Donegal). Oriel and United Parks are by a long way the worst certainly for the Premier League. We will see how things go for the Drogheda plans
If only Louth Local Authorities and others, where it is viable, would have the foresight that SDCC had, even if the development fell in to their lap as a fix rather than an inspired captial project.

and yes I am ingnoring tonights scores as they stand........

[Nesta99]

2437 in Oriel. Not so bad on a Monday for a relegation battle!

[ger121]

2437 in Oriel. Not so bad on a Monday for a relegation battle!

I think you’ll do enough to stay up this season.

[Nesta99]

I think you’ll do enough to stay up this season.

With a bit of luck we will climb away from the dangerzone. But seriously at 1 down the panic buttons were being pushed whereas before this it was 'look at how last season started'. I think enough football has been played to get a taster for the rest of the season. UCD need to adjust quickly and get points on the board and will do imo Sligo and Harps will get results regularly so there wont be someone saving the relegation spot for themselves all season this season. Derry will be flying if they keep getting goals scored for them ;p

[Candystripe]

Well over 3,000 at the Brandywell tonight! Unreal for a Monday night fixture! That's about 35 away fans we've had in our first two home games.

[dundalkfc10]

Was no Luas to some grounds in Dublin which took away attendances down so you can’t expect much

[PartySaint]

St Pats v Harps - 1,747

Around 100 Harps down.

Decent crowd for a Monday night against Harps, our average attendance last season was 1,614, if we're getting more than that in what is probbably our least attractive fixture of the season (unless we play UCD on a Monday) that's a good sign.

[Nesta99]

Its a good 40k in gate reciepts in 2 games for Pats, freshening things up by moving Buckley on has reaped reward off the pitch alone.

[PartySaint]

Its a good 40k in gate reciepts in 2 games for Pats, freshening things up by moving Buckley on has reaped reward off the pitch alone.

Our next home game is Rovers on Friday week, if we both win on Friday it could be a huge crowd at that.

[sbgawa]

Whats the capacity in Inchicore ?

[PartySaint]

Whats the capacity in Inchicore ?

Around 5,500 but that would be with a very tight squeeze

[Nesta99]

Same as Oriel but in a tighter ground, it would be a big squeeze.

[marinobohs]

Great to see we are still talking big crowds, hopefully a good indication for the season

[sbgawa]

With a bit of luck we will climb away from the dangerzone. But seriously at 1 down the panic buttons were being pushed whereas before this it was 'look at how last season started'. I think enough football has been played to get a taster for the rest of the season. UCD need to adjust quickly and get points on the board and will do imo Sligo and Harps will get results regularly so there wont be someone saving the relegation spot for themselves all season this season. Derry will be flying if they keep getting goals scored for them ;p

That point about the panic button is so true.
Football is so all or nothing it is gas.
If UCD hold on its depression all round and sack the manager but you get the two goals and you are already thinking "beat rovers and we are flying"

In the same way i'm planning to beat you boys friday beat Harps on Monday and we are 7 points clear probably top of the league and the world is a great place.
Alternate view , we lose on Friday again on Monday and its depression all round............................but its 2 games :) :) :)
Its the hope that kills you

[dundalkfc10]

Sack the manager if we lost last night, what nonsense. Vinny will be given plenty of time

[sbgawa]

i did'nt mean in actual fact he would be sacked , i meant that there would be grumbling and moaning along those lines.
but 2 goals and the world is a different place.
This Fridays match is a case in point if we win we will be over the moon and optimistic, planning on going 7 points clear by beating Harps on monday.
if we lose its two losses on the spin and the world is about to end, and i'll probably feel like that myself even though i know its mad.
Even if we lose we will be 2 points behind you after 4 matches with 32 games to go but the outlook and view of the world is ruled by the imediate result....
What i love about this league is how much it matters , perspective is hard to hold onto.

[Ezeikial]

. But seriously at 1 down the panic buttons were being pushed whereas before this it was 'look at how last season started'.

I presume that you are speaking in some figurative sense or from a personal perspective, because I saw little signs of panic, either in the stands or on the pitch.

There was certainly a stunned silence when UCD scored the opener, but Dundalk came out for the second half to a very strong and positive reaction from the crowd. The team also showed composure and determination and created several chances before equalising 8 minutes into the half

Michael Duffy also commented in a post match interview on the lift they got from the crowd


“The fans were brilliant. We needed that. It would have been hard if we came out and they were quiet but they were cheering and singing before we even equalised and once we scored, they were even louder. We need that every week.”Michael Duffy
Tweet- https://twitter.com/DundalkSport/status/1100434690861920256
Audi - https://shows.pippa.io/5c75550f5086f5c47434bc64/episodes/michael-duffy-dundalk-fc-2-1-ucd-reaction-february-25-2019

[marinobohs]

i did'nt mean in actual fact he would be sacked , i meant that there would be grumbling and moaning along those lines.
but 2 goals and the world is a different place.
This Fridays match is a case in point if we win we will be over the moon and optimistic, planning on going 7 points clear by beating Harps on monday.
if we lose its two losses on the spin and the world is about to end, and i'll probably feel like that myself even though i know its mad.
Even if we lose we will be 2 points behind you after 4 matches with 32 games to go but the outlook and view of the world is ruled by the imediate result....
What i love about this league is how much it matters , perspective is hard to hold onto.
Making out the League is simply between Dundalk and Shams is a special kind of delusion, even for Tallaght. But then aren’t they the “cup specialists” 😆😆

[sbgawa]

Yawn, you never get tired of repeating yourself, I'm sure you find yourself amusing, I know you do amuse me.
Most commentators on the league would agree with me and maybe include pats or cork. Hence my attention on DFC.

[Dalymountrower]

Anyhoo, for what it's worth, Rovers look to have more about them than last season. A bit more spirit anyway.
League is there for the taking if Dundalk don't sort out who is the ultimate decision maker on footballing issues there..Gill seems to think it's him!

[sbgawa]

With a bounce of a ball DFC could be on 9 points now. Friday is only 3 points and loads of games to go but dfc will hit form and have the resources to strengthen in july if needed. We need to win to try to create a bit of a gap.......and I know I'm contradicting myself here saying that but dfc are a juggernaut and if it's going to go off course it needs to be tipped early.

[sbgawa]

I do agree with you though there is a chance and rovers do have more about them this year...will it be enough........probably not but I live in hope.

[dundalkfc10]

Anyhoo, for what it's worth, Rovers look to have more about them than last season. A bit more spirit anyway.
League is there for the taking if Dundalk don't sort out who is the ultimate decision maker on footballing issues there..Gill seems to think it's him!

Have you seen any of our games? As we have told you all, Perth is in charge, he makes the final decisions on everything