Attendances 2022

[Kingswood Rover]

Right time to get this up and running looking like a very decent crowd for the Presidents Cup Season Curtain Raiser. Pats website saying 1400 tickets sold and Rovers have sold out the South Stand 5k likely 6 k possible.

[EatYerGreens]

Great that it's free to watch on LOITV as well

[Kiki Balboa]

20 euro for Rovers tickets is very steep.

[ontheotherhand]

Should've held on to Vinny Perth. You'd be Category B in no time.

[WeAreRovers]

20 euro for Rovers tickets is very steep.

Not at all, first rise in 20 years (since the introduction of the €) and long overdue. Plus almost half the capacity are ST holders so unaffected and honestly €20 to watch that team in action in a top class stadium is frankly a bargain.

[mcgonigle]

Poor from Rovers at a time when the cost of living is sky rocketing they jump on the bandwagon. Even worse trying to use the green angle to justify it.

Wonder what the reason is for the price hike. Rovers will likely be at full capacity for most games, is that not enough to cover costs?

Would a decision like this require member approval?

[Longfordian]

Not that it's likely to impact me for some years to come but I think it's fair enough. Drogheda and Dundalk have been charging that for far inferior facilities for years. Or at least they were last time I was in each ground.

[sbgawa]

Poor from Rovers at a time when the cost of living is sky rocketing they jump on the bandwagon. Even worse trying to use the green angle to justify it.

Wonder what the reason is for the price hike. Rovers will likely be at full capacity for most games, is that not enough to cover costs?

Would a decision like this require member approval?

You are on a wind up i presume??
Match tickets are cheaper than Dundalk for the majority of the games and our season tickets are €200 compared to DFC €275 for a better team in a better ground
Members are all Season ticket holders so individual match tickets are irrelevant and as regards approval my only complaint would be it has been to cheap for to long

[Calcio Jack]

You are on a wind up i presume??
Match tickets are cheaper than Dundalk for the majority of the games and our season tickets are €200 compared to DFC €275 for a better team in a better ground
Members are all Season ticket holders so individual match tickets are irrelevant and as regards approval my only complaint would be it has been to cheap for to long

Also worth noting that individual match tickets for adults were €15 for at least the last 10 years so in that context not a huge increase ; also our early bird adult season ticket for coming season was €180 or €10 per match

PS not doubt only a matter of time before SF issue a statement that they’ll reduce the price of tickets along with all the other freebies they’ll use their magic money tree to pay for

[2 Year Contract]

Pats have sold out the 1500 tickets for tonight. Weird that another 500 or so haven’t been made available when the match won’t sell out and there will be hundreds of empty seats in the same stand on the other side of the cordoned off away section. I saw Con Murphy mention rovers have sold 3000 too plus whatever walk ups on the day should make for a great event

[EatYerGreens]

Poor from Rovers at a time when the cost of living is sky rocketing they jump on the bandwagon.

Wonder what the reason is for the price hike.

They've a horse to feed now.

[2 Year Contract]

They’ve now given an extra 100 to pats. It still just doesn’t make sense giving the extra tickets in dribs and drabs, particularly at this stage. The allocation is now double what the club were originally given

[joey B]

They’ve now given an extra 100 to pats. It still just doesn’t make sense giving the extra tickets in dribs and drabs, particularly at this stage. The allocation is now double what the club were originally given

I’d say with the original allocation they’ve been surprised by the level of interest from Pats fans,slow to react and give extra though as you say….

Can you pay on the gate?

[2 Year Contract]

I’d say with the original allocation they’ve been surprised by the level of interest from Pats fans,slow to react and give extra though as you say….

Can you pay on the gate?

I think home fans can but as pats have been told and passed on the announcement that you can’t pay at the gate as an away fan

[joey B]

I think home fans can but as pats have been told and passed on the announcement that you can’t pay at the gate as an away fan

F**k it then, I’d go along and sit in the home end if I really wanted to go….

[D24Saint]

5400 in arctic conditions for the Coppa Del Uachtarán na hÉireann

[EatYerGreens]

5400 in arctic conditions for the Coppa Del Uachtarán na hÉireann

The Coppa D. Higgins ?

[D24Saint]

The Coppa D. Higgins ?

Name the trophy after him would be a good legacy to the man for creating the competition. I’m hoping this competition goes on after his term. Who knows what fruitcake will inhabit the park in years to come.

[SeanDrog]

Name the trophy after him would be a good legacy to the man for creating the competition. I’m hoping this competition goes on after his term. Who knows what fruitcake will inhabit the park in years to come.

And given his real interest in the league with his beloved Galway.

I remember going early to a Drogs game a few years back vs Galway and ahead of me was the presidents car !! It was brilliant tbh

He met a few locals before hand to clock it as a work trip :) but then was there in the stand for the match …

[EatYerGreens]

And given his real interest in the league with his beloved Galway.

I remember going early to a Drogs game a few years back vs Galway and ahead of me was the presidents car !! It was brilliant tbh

He met a few locals before hand to clock it as a work trip :) but then was there in the stand for the match …

The President doesn't need to clock anything as a work trip. He can't just rock up at places in his own car under his own steam you know :D

[PartySaint]

5400 in arctic conditions for the Coppa Del Uachtarán na hÉireann

Some turnout from both set of fans for what essentially is a pre season friendly. There seems to be a real buzz about the league this season. Pats sold out our allocation for Friday about 2 weeks ago, I know Bohs have sold all their tickets for Sligo away already as well

Pats, Rovers, Bohs, Shels, Dundalk, Sligo and Derry have sold a record amount of season tickets AFAIK. Let’s hope the buzz lasts for the whole season.

[2 Year Contract]

Harps folks on here will be able to confirm but I think I saw somewhere they they had sold a record number of season tickets too or were close to it or something like that

[EatYerGreens]

Is it true that Derry fans crashed Dundalk's ticket portal by snapping up tickets for both the home and away end for Friday ?

[EatYerGreens]

I'm surprised that UCD (or possibly even Bray) haven't gone for Saturday night games to have less competition in the city and try to pick up some neutrals. You'd think there'd be a few dozen LOI fans of other teams in Dublin up for watching a game on Saturday if the option was there. And given UCD's crowds, any uplift in numbers would make a difference for them.

I see Cobh are down for Saturday games this season. I wonder to what extent that is motivated by a desire to avoid a clash with Cork City ?

[nigel-harps1954]

Harps folks on here will be able to confirm but I think I saw somewhere they they had sold a record number of season tickets too or were close to it or something like that

Record number of kids season tickets was last I heard.

[nigel-harps1954]

I'm surprised that UCD (or possibly even Bray) haven't gone for Saturday night games to have less competition in the city and try to pick up some neutrals. You'd think there'd be a few dozen LOI fans of other teams in Dublin up for watching a game on Saturday if the option was there. And given UCD's crowds, any uplift in numbers would make a difference for them.

I see Cobh are down for Saturday games this season. I wonder to what extent that is motivated by a desire to avoid a clash with Cork City ?

Cobh would normally be on a Saturday night anyway. Was surprised to see them Friday nights last year.

[Longfordian]

Record number of kids season tickets was last I heard.

€5 each weren't they? Great initiative.

[Yossarian]

Is it true that Derry fans crashed Dundalk's ticket portal by snapping up tickets for both the home and away end for Friday ?

Those tickets bought for the home end all being cancelled now.

https://www.dundalkfc.com/ticket-info-derrycity/

[nigel-harps1954]

€5 each weren't they? Great initiative.

Yeah, get them hooked at a young age. Along with a thriving 500 Club backing the first team, things are really looking up for Harps. The amount of kids attending games at the back end of last season was phenomenal. Getting lifelong fans out of that is the challenge, and improving facilities is key to enabling a better family friendly experience for all.

[EatYerGreens]

Those tickets bought for the home end all being cancelled now.

https://www.dundalkfc.com/ticket-info-derrycity/

So 273 Derry fans bought home tickets, on top of an aloocation of how many - 600 ? That's an impressive level of away demand.

As an aside - I wonder how they were able to work out who was a Derry fan buying home tickets. Whatever route they went down to do that will on the one hand no doubt miss some and on the other probably also ensnare a few Dundalk fans too.

[El-Pietro]

I'm surprised that UCD (or possibly even Bray) haven't gone for Saturday night games to have less competition in the city and try to pick up some neutrals. You'd think there'd be a few dozen LOI fans of other teams in Dublin up for watching a game on Saturday if the option was there. And given UCD's crowds, any uplift in numbers would make a difference for them.

I see Cobh are down for Saturday games this season. I wonder to what extent that is motivated by a desire to avoid a clash with Cork City ?

Cobh games would usually be Saturday nights and a significant portion of the crowd would be City fans.

[D24Saint]

The away section in Tolka has sold out, 800 according to the Pats site.

[thebronze14]

The away section in Tolka has sold out, 800 according to the Pats site.

Was in Tolka last night....The view from the away end isn't too bad surprisingly. The lack of cover won't be great though!

[placid casual]

Sorry if it's been discussed before is the away end in tolfa the far end terrace behind the end the goal?
Is the Riverside condemned, and surely the main stand (where the bars are) is still open. It's a few years since Rovers brought fans there so excuse the ignorance

[PartySaint]

Sorry if it's been discussed before is the away end in tolfa the far end terrace behind the end the goal?
Is the Riverside condemned, and surely the main stand (where the bars are) is still open. It's a few years since Rovers brought fans there so excuse the ignorance

Shels fans are in the Riverside now. Pats fans are behind the goal for Friday and got a small section in the main stand. 800 tickets made available to us.

I'm not sure what the capacity for Tolka is these days but there'll be a good few Pats fans in the home end on Friday.

[joey B]

What happened with the ‘new stand’ in Tolka? Seems to be out of use for a couple of years…

[total hoofball]

What happened with the ‘new stand’ in Tolka? Seems to be out of use for a couple of years…
It's out of use for good now, seats have been removed in the off season. I don't know the ins and outs of the structural engineering issues but the stand would have needed a crazy of money put into it to salvage the stand for supporter use. It's still good for dressing rooms etc.

[Kingswood Rover]

So now no cover for away fans in Tolka, Richmond and Oriel. bAHHHH

[D24Saint]

So now no cover for away fans in Tolka, Richmond and Oriel. bAHHHH

All have to offer a few covered tickets. I’m in the main stand in tolka & there does always be a few away fans in the main stand at our home games.

[2 Year Contract]

All have to offer a few covered tickets. I’m in the main stand in tolka & there does always be a few away fans in the main stand at our home games.

True, but not enough covered seats for the majority of away fans though when there’s a half decent away following. The only premier division grounds that have enough covered seats to meet the demand of the majority of away fans on the night are Derry, Sligo and Rovers. Drogheda is fully covered too although it’s all standing bar the handful of away tickets in that little stand. Poor state of affairs all round

[oriel]

Granted DFC is the 3rd worst ground in the PD, and away section is terrible (the same for home fans other side of the stand has no cover either, but a better view), but there are around 150-200 seats reserved (on demand) in the main stand for away fans, front section near away terrace, decent view too and access to the bar upstairs, but its €20 for the stand v €15 for the ground.

Such a pity they didn't look at extending the stand even 1/2 the height on both sides, full length, that would have almost done it for domestic games to take it up to standard.

[eitoof]

4,150 in Tolka tonight.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

5,232 in Tallaght

[Kingswood Rover]

Never 5232 in Tallaght 4 to 4.5k might have sold that amount of tickets alright.

[ger121]

I missed this thread. The posts, the debates, the lack of actual attendances. It’s good to be back.

[Green&whitearmy]

I'd say about 1200-1300 in bray last night. A bit of hand bags between the fans at half time as well.

[D24Saint]

4,150 in Tolka tonight.

Has to be the largest crowd there in years. There was a great big match atmosphere around the area.

[PartySaint]

Has to be the largest crowd there in years. There was a great big match atmosphere around the area.

Since 2006 apparently. That’s what happens when the Cup holders come to town I suppose ;)

[pineapple stu]

Genuinely surprised Tolka can hold that much these days. Seems every year there's a different stand closed off sadly.

[joey B]

Tolka looks much better with a big crowd behind the goal aswell.....