Attendances 2025

[kksaints]

What's driven that?

A few pitch invasions after late goals this season by a load of teenagers and youngsters with the latest one the Cork match last week. I'm assuming that the section threatened with closure is where the SEI stand at the corner of the main stand near the turnstiles. It's too easy for the youngsters to hop the fence between the stand and the pitch.

[nr637]

St. Pats v Waterford attendance of 4009 while Shels v Sligo attendance of 4008, St. Pats had to be bigger, I suppose, strange one that!

Derry not announcing their attendance again, on TV it looked like a disappointing home attendance for the visit of the league leaders!

By the by, encouraging attendances at all home First Division clubs, thought Treaty would have had a bigger turnout, Limerick hurlers took some away I guess, but over 5,000+ in total is still great for the division.

[LTFC]

St. Pats v Waterford attendance of 4009 while Shels v Sligo attendance of 4008, St. Pats had to be bigger, I suppose, strange one that!

Derry not announcing their attendance again, on TV it looked like a disappointing home attendance for the visit of the league leaders!

By the by, encouraging attendances at all home First Division clubs, thought Treaty would have had a bigger turnout, Limerick hurlers took some away I guess, but over 5,000+ in total is still great for the division.

After Friday will be halfway through. I think we might be down a bit on last season in top flight, but that Bohs V Rovers game in round 1 is like a a week and half of attendances.
First division probably holding its own.

[Shearer]

St. Pats v Waterford attendance of 4009 while Shels v Sligo attendance of 4008, St. Pats had to be bigger, I suppose, strange one that!

Derry not announcing their attendance again, on TV it looked like a disappointing home attendance for the visit of the league leaders!

By the by, encouraging attendances at all home First Division clubs, thought Treaty would have had a bigger turnout, Limerick hurlers took some away I guess, but over 5,000+ in total is still great for the division.
Cup final in the City and the final round of Desmond League games all on at the same time not a great help either.

[WeAreRovers]

Derry not announcing their attendance again, on TV it looked like a disappointing home attendance for the visit of the league leaders!



https://x.com/LOICrowds/status/1927011290657984740 - Derry City's attendance of 4,250 on Friday is their highest attendance at the Ryan McBride Brandywell for a league game since 2006.

[2 Year Contract]

https://x.com/LOICrowds/status/1927011290657984740 - Derry City's attendance of 4,250 on Friday is their highest attendance at the Ryan McBride Brandywell for a league game since 2006.

Is the stand behind the goal 'fully open' yet? It looked it to me, and the capacity of the ground is supposed to be just under 6,300 when it is. Do you reckon another 2 thousand people could’ve fit into the ground on Friday? Sounds like either an over estimated capacity or an underestimated crowd

https://www.irishmirror.ie/sport/soccer/soccer-news/new-brandywell-stand-opens-tonight-34992851.amp

[WeAreRovers]

New stand was fully open and the ground looked pretty full from my vantage point in the away end. Other than that no clue re actual capacity.

[2 Year Contract]

New stand was fully open and the ground looked pretty full from my vantage point in the away end. Other than that no clue re actual capacity.

Cheers, yeah I thought the same when Pats played up there a few weeks ago. It was pretty full though not totally full, attendance that night was 4,010 but I just couldn’t see how another 2,300 could've fit into the ground

[nr637]

Premier League (Series 14) Update

Shelbourne v Waterford 3973
Drogheda v Cork 2109
Galway v Bohemians 3316
Shamrock Rovers v Sligo 4577
Derry v St Pats 4010 ('2 Year Contract')

[EatYerGreens]

New stand was fully open and the ground looked pretty full from my vantage point in the away end. Other than that no clue re actual capacity.

Isn't it a standing stand that is currently open for seating-only though?

[WeAreRovers]

Can only speak to Friday which was 3/4 seated with young Ultra types standing in one section. Looks weird seeing people sitting in a safe standing area, makes it look empty.

https://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/b6/bd/df/cbce8d35d8c4247dabbf105ccebe06080b40ac3f16/INPHO_02711671.jpg

[refjohn]

Can only speak to Friday which was 3/4 seated with young Ultra types standing in one section. Looks weird seeing people sitting in a safe standing area, makes it look empty.

https://inpho.ie/cache/inpho/b6/bd/df/cbce8d35d8c4247dabbf105ccebe06080b40ac3f16/INPHO_02711671.jpg

Issues with seat installation means can't be officially used for standing this season. All seats need removed and reattached before H&S will approve safe standing. They installed the seats by bolting onto the horizontal part of concrete meaning a trip hazard when the seats are raised. They need attached to the vertical concrete to resolve. Therefore Brandywell capacity about 5,200 this season growing to 6,300 next season.

[nr637]

Issues with seat installation means can't be officially used for standing this season. All seats need removed and reattached before H&S will approve safe standing. They installed the seats by bolting onto the horizontal part of concrete meaning a trip hazard when the seats are raised. They need attached to the vertical concrete to resolve. Therefore Brandywell capacity about 5,200 this season growing to 6,300 next season.

Seems like the installation was behind schedule, how did this seat arrangement pass H & S!

[EatYerGreens]

Issues with seat installation means can't be officially used for standing this season. All seats need removed and reattached before H&S will approve safe standing. They installed the seats by bolting onto the horizontal part of concrete meaning a trip hazard when the seats are raised. They need attached to the vertical concrete to resolve. Therefore Brandywell capacity about 5,200 this season growing to 6,300 next season.

Did the installers get it wrong, or the designers of the seats? Either way - it sounds like someone has screwed up badly there.

[Nesta99]

Yeah thats a pretty basic error, the rise is where fittings are attached unless they are recessed or bored at each end, as a general thing!? Like having to step over every door frame basic. If it was an installation error rather than an architect blunder i'd be looking at loss of income on reduced capacity.

[refjohn]

Seems like the installation was behind schedule, how did this seat arrangement pass H & S!

passed as a seating stand - rejected as a standing stand (for the moment)

[2 Year Contract]

If it was an installation error rather than an architect blunder i'd be looking at loss of income on reduced capacity.

Can't see that going very far considering the biggest crowd they’ve had this season is still 1,000 off the reduced capacity

[Nesta99]

Can't see that going very far considering the biggest crowd they’ve had this season is still 1,000 off the reduced capacity

Projections for a jump in attendances when safe standing was due to open could be argued, novelty factor or something. It could be done. May not be worth it but the installation company deserve it unless it was an architect error on the plans and that should have been spotted. Again, in the grand scheme of things its not major but it is such silly stuff like this that delays all sorts of projects and costs money often to the taxpayer. Extension to the community school in Balbriggan yeas back was delayed for months cause the standard size door frames were the wrong size. Then the doors themselves were not fire doors so all had to be replaced, days before opening - just daft stuff and the bigger the project the bigger the problem caused like with NCH.

[CorribsideSteve]

6207 was the number that I think Con Murphy announced for the Shams Galway match last night.

[trevy]

Friday's attendances as per yesterday's paper.
Bohs v Derry 4111,
Cork v Shels 2821
Shamrock Rovers v Galway 6204
Sligo Rovers v St Pats 2356
Waterford v Drogheda 2241.

First division attendances weren't listed.

[EatYerGreens]

Friday's attendances as per yesterday's paper.
Bohs v Derry 4111,
Cork v Shels 2821
Shamrock Rovers v Galway 6204
Sligo Rovers v St Pats 2356
Waterford v Drogheda 2241.

First division attendances weren't listed.

Cork's on-field problems seem to be hitting their crowds hard now.

[sbgawa]

The colapse in Bohs attendances continues, 10% of their first home game now showing up
They are DOOMED im telling you DOOMED

[LTFC]

Friday's attendances as per yesterday's paper.
Bohs v Derry 4111,
Cork v Shels 2821
Shamrock Rovers v Galway 6204
Sligo Rovers v St Pats 2356
Waterford v Drogheda 2241.

First division attendances weren't listed.

Bray V FH 1067
cOBH v Treaty 807
kERRY V LTFC 531
UCD V Athlone 227
Wexford v Dundalk 897

[LTFC]

Wheres our Nigel with his midseason update?

[sbgawa]

Wheres our Nigel with his midseason update?

Ibiza with all the Harps players

[pineapple stu]

Are the Harps players old enough to be going to Ibiza?

[EatYerGreens]

Are the Harps players old enough to be going to Ibiza?

You'd have to hope that their feet are better on the dancefloor than they are on the pitch anyway :p

[ger121]

Are the Harps players old enough to be going to Ibiza?

Hotel has a great Kids Club.

[nigel-harps1954]

Wheres our Nigel with his midseason update?

I'll get there eventually.

[nr637]

Bray V FH 1067
cOBH v Treaty 807
kERRY V LTFC 531
UCD V Athlone 227
Wexford v Dundalk 897

Bray seem to be averaging a steady 1,000+, I suppose the current form and recent results plus the bar facilities now available inside the ground has helped!

Is there many Cabinteely fans following the club now or has that connections been erased?

[2 Year Contract]

Bray seem to be averaging a steady 1,000+, I suppose the current form and recent results plus the bar facilities now available inside the ground has helped!

Is there many Cabinteely fans following the club now or has that connections been erased?

Cabinteely didn’t have any proper fans themselves when they were in the league, mostly players families and a few interested local kids. I’d be surprised if many or any of those go to Bray games now but if they do it wouldn’t be noticeable at all in Bray’s crowd figures

[outspoken]

I'll get there eventually.

Duffer was right, pure amateurism.

[nigel-harps1954]

Duffer was right, pure amateurism.

Straight on the plane Saturday morning sure.

[LTFC]

I'll get there eventually.

I thought youd left us for a shinier less curmudgeonly forum!

[Dalymountrower]

That was a poor home attendance in Turners X last night.2 500 or so and 700 Bohs fans.
Usually no mistaking that there's a match on from Barrack Street going east and from the City Centre, but very quiet last night.
That 25 euro entrance is killing them.

[ger121]

That was a poor home attendance in Turners X last night.2 500 or so and 700 Bohs fans.
Usually no mistaking that there's a match on from Barrack Street going east and from the City Centre, but very quiet last night.
That 25 euro entrance is killing them.

I’m sure the €25 is part of the problem but Cork traditionally have had big swings in their support, depending on how well the team is doing.

I think this is the part of the season that we generally see a dip in attendances. I only saw Dundalk’s one from last night and that was just over 1500. Probably lower than their regular crowds.

[oriel]

1,587 at Dundalk v UCD last night, i think that was the lowest of the season. A bit disappointing as it was a fine evening in the end, very limited away support though, maybe 10?

[nigel-harps1954]

703 in Finn Park and maybe 10 or so Wexford fans in that.

[oriel]

I’m sure the €25 is part of the problem but Cork traditionally have had big swings in their support, depending on how well the team is doing.

I think this is the part of the season that we generally see a dip in attendances. I only saw Dundalk’s one from last night and that was just over 1500. Probably lower than their regular crowds.

It's incredible how Cork City thought E25 was a good idea for their return to PD, madness in my view, and to borrow the line from championship clubs in England, 'twenty is plenty' (different currency accepted), but 25 euro is too expensive, end of.

For Dundalk, almost seems a staleness at the moment, just hard to get excited about the FD and very limited away support and fans picking and choosing is adding to modest crowds, started off with 2,600 now a few around 1,600, avg probably dropping below 2k. Just under 1,600 last night v UCD.

Not sure what solution is, oh yeah, promotion !

[Nesta99]

Promotion and product! Watching the current product is just a duty not enjoyment. A winning side too but its a grind to watch never mind get to games in mixed weather etc.