eircom League 2007 Attendances [Archive]

pineapple stu

07/03/2007, 5:55 PM

[This thread is for specific discussion on attendances only, if you need to wander off-topic then post in this thread (http://foot.ie/showthread.php?t=62088) or start a new one. --adam]

Back for the new season! :)

A quick recap on last year's figures...

Derry City 3.200
Cork City 2.941
Sligo Rovers 1.806
Drogheda United 1.751
Shelbourne 1.690
Bohemians 1.463
St. Patrick's Athletic 1.342
Bray Wanderers 1.027
Waterford United 915
Longford Town 702
UCD 546
Dublin City 488
Overall - 1.548

Galway United 1.148
Shamrock Rovers 1.089
Dundalk FC 1.078
Finn Harps 428
Athlone Town 421
Cobh Ramblers 368
Limerick 364
Kildare County 265
Monaghan United 204
Kilkenny City 122
Overall - 570

pp-me

07/03/2007, 7:50 PM

Not toooo shaby

Dodge

07/03/2007, 8:21 PM

I can renew my objection to any guesstimates being used?

pineapple stu

07/03/2007, 11:23 PM

Yep. It'll be just like the olden days when there was football on.

Steve Bruce

08/03/2007, 3:13 PM

In this new league that is setup this year, will there be official attendances produced?

DmanDmythDledge

08/03/2007, 3:19 PM

In this new league that is setup this year, will there be official attendances produced?
Official attendences have always been produced by all clubs AFAIK and submitted but only a few clubs release the figures to the public.

Steve Bruce

08/03/2007, 3:21 PM

Official attendences have always been produced by all clubs AFAIK and submitted but only a few clubs release the figures to the public.

Yeah that's the problem up here in Northern Ireland.

The only club that openly produces the official attendances is Glentoran.

Coleraine attendances are announced on the Irish League forums by supporters but afaik are not released to main stream media.

oriel

08/03/2007, 3:21 PM

We`re expecting a big crowd tonight, so we`ll see how estimates compare tomorrow.

DvB

08/03/2007, 4:18 PM

I can renew my objection to any guesstimates being used?

Have to agree here, some of the ones settled on last year were clearly wide of the mark!

Koh

BohsPartisan

08/03/2007, 4:23 PM

Dublin City 488

Does anyone else think that Dublin City's attendance figures should be removed and divided between the other clubs? ;)

Louth4sam

08/03/2007, 4:41 PM

I hope everyone realises that at the end of the season the FAI are going to declare themselves a great success as the average attendance in the premier league has gone up. All that will have happened is that Dublin City (no support) are gone and Rovers (good support) are back

Student Mullet

08/03/2007, 4:49 PM

Have to agree here, some of the ones settled on last year were clearly wide of the mark!I agree but I don't think anything can be done about it. Pineapple doesn't attend most games so he can only take people at their word. In the absence of official figures, this is the best we have.

Dodge

08/03/2007, 5:52 PM

I agree but I don't think anything can be done about it. Pineapple doesn't attend most games so he can only take people at their word. In the absence of official figures, this is the best we have.

But I don't think we should do anything at all. Keep a track of clubs who do announce figures and nothing else. Even last week when pats announce a crowd 1,600 as the official figure. People were arguing sying there was over 2,000 there. Thats a sizeable increase and IMO it happens at every game.

Student Mullet

08/03/2007, 5:58 PM

But I don't think we should do anything at all. Keep a track of clubs who do announce figures and nothing else. Even last week when pats announce a crowd 1,600 as the official figure. People were arguing sying there was over 2,000 there. Thats a sizeable increase and IMO it happens at every game.Fair enough, we disagree so. I find the numbers interesting, if a bit inaccurate (I suppose noone's forcing you to read them). The only problem I see is when these unofficial and inaccurate figures find there way into official documents and are presented as fact, when they should be presented as FACT...

Dodge

08/03/2007, 6:12 PM

Well thats the reasoning. People take them for gospel.

Student Mullet

08/03/2007, 6:16 PM

Well thats the reasoning. People take them for gospel.I see your point, it's a bit like opinion polls in politics. All the same, I think they're better than nothing.

Jerry The Saint

08/03/2007, 6:33 PM

No huge problem either way with posting up unofficial figures, at least it gives a rough idea of the attendance trends at a particular club. It should have been part of the deal for the new league that every club published the correct figures, or else the FAI should have taken this on themselves. Head-in-the-sand approach does us no favours in the long-run - if the attendances are embarrassingly low that's no excuse to ignore them. Publishing them may force someone to do something about it.

Still can't get over how Genesis were allowed to use those guesstimates in their official report on the future of the league.

Oh sorry, was that a criticism:confused:

I don't care. It was ****ing stupid.

sligored

08/03/2007, 7:39 PM

it is nice to see that sligo rovers are the third best supported team in the country. this does not say much for the dublin teams
Derry City 3.200
Cork City 2.941
Sligo Rovers 1.806.
its amazing with all this that not one league match was shown live last year despite the fact that we finished fifth.
we dont want to be seen as whingers but even galway v athlone was shown last year on TG4.
i dont think a very good season is likely for rovers but no sign of us in this years tv plans either.
before anyone mentions the cup semi-final v derry last year they were obliged to show the match
wishing all clubs and fans the best for the new year

Dodge

08/03/2007, 7:57 PM

*sigh*

See what I mean Student Mullett

Student Mullet

08/03/2007, 9:15 PM

*sigh*

See what I mean Student MullettTouché.

dcfcsteve

08/03/2007, 9:33 PM

Does anyone else think that Dublin City's attendance figures should be removed and divided between the other clubs? ;)

No !!!!! Olly will go to court over it.......!!!!

holidaysong

09/03/2007, 9:05 AM

2,500 at Dundalk vs. Finn Harps.

dcfcsteve

09/03/2007, 10:46 AM

2,500 at Dundalk vs. Finn Harps.

That's a great attendance. I'd say the whole play-off saga and Maxis' antics from last season have helped keep the EL fresh and exciting in Dundalk people's minds.

Does the club provide official attendances ?

oriel

09/03/2007, 11:05 AM

The new loi website said 2,000, 11 aside 'nearly 3,000' , i thought it was around 2,500, but it was hard to judge as the new peadar shed was so packed on its debut !

The club have been announcing estimated attendances for friendlys this year so we`ll see what they say later when report comes up

Harps fans - was there many of you up, only really saw the drummers in the stand

Sam_Heggy

09/03/2007, 11:10 AM

roughly 100 of us up. we were all spread out. the shed was packed and generated a great atmosphere.

dcfcsteve

09/03/2007, 11:22 AM

The club have been announcing estimated attendances for friendlys this year so we`ll see what they say later when report comes up

Why does the club issue estimated attendances ? They should have exclusive access to the info on exactly how manner were there !

holidaysong

09/03/2007, 4:46 PM

The attendance on the match report on our site is 'approx 2,500'. We don't have official figures, I don't know why.

dcfcsteve

09/03/2007, 6:13 PM

The attendance on the match report on our site is 'approx 2,500'. We don't have official figures, I don't know why.

The club has them - it just chooses not to release them... :eek: :)

With the introduction of VAT on gate receipts in the Republic, I expect secrecy around attendances to actually increase over time. If only the FAI had made release of official and accurate attendances a licensing requirement prior to now it would have made adoption of the practise easier.

geezer

09/03/2007, 9:41 PM

figure 3314

GalwayFrancis

09/03/2007, 9:44 PM

Official attendance at terryland tonight was 3300. that excludes under-12's which go free and there is no record taken of them. and you can add another 100 on to that figure for non counted season ticket holders when the ques got too long.

chippie0001

09/03/2007, 11:02 PM

The attendance at Bohs v Drogs was 3,078, thats the official attendance by the way, not a guess. :cool:

dfx-

09/03/2007, 11:10 PM

and doesn't not include frees or season tickets? ;)

chippie0001

09/03/2007, 11:11 PM

and doesn't not include frees or season tickets? ;)

Not sure if thats to me, but that does include freebies and members.

pineapple stu

09/03/2007, 11:50 PM

1600-1700 at UCD-Rovers.

LeixlipRed

09/03/2007, 11:58 PM

I think the figure given by Fintan Cassidy over on Shelsweb was just above 1500 for our game. Thought it was a little bit lower than that myself

pineapple stu

09/03/2007, 11:59 PM

1572 (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=640540&postcount=11) per the Kildare forum. Presumably from the same source.

200 (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=640552&postcount=7) suggested for Monaghan v Wexford.

pól-dcfc

10/03/2007, 12:18 AM

200 (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=640552&postcount=7) suggested for Monaghan v Wexford.

Headfry. Wish more people would show up for games like that. The first time you get to see the pink t-shirt man in the technical area in the eL, and most of Monaghan don't show up. What's wrong with the world?

TheBoss

10/03/2007, 12:31 AM

You should watch Luis Fernandez in that case, the Real Betis manager, always wears a pink jumper ;)

pineapple stu

10/03/2007, 12:35 AM

3000 to 4000 mentioned for Derry v Bray on the Derry forum. (http://www.derrycitychat.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=11693&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=45)

3000+ mentioned for Waterford v Cork on the Cork forum (http://www.ccfcforum.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=16783).

bohs til i die

10/03/2007, 7:22 AM

The attendance on the match report on our site is 'approx 2,500'. We don't have official figures, I don't know why.

I was talking to Noel Mooney last night at the Bohs game and he said the Dundalk-Harps attendance was 1850 or a figure in and around that.

Comic Book Guy

10/03/2007, 8:22 AM

Cobh v Limerick around 375

CollegeTillIDie

10/03/2007, 8:36 AM

bohs til i die

10/03/2007, 8:45 AM

Is it just me or all the clubs, which played tonight, enjoying a slight increase( on average) in their crowds?
It probably won't last but it's a nice beginning. So well done to the FAI promotion people. Hats off to Noel Mooney and the Club Promotion Officers.

The Bohs attendance was about the same as our last 3-4 home games combined last season. If we can keep it to between 2500-3000 then it'd be a great start. The kids go free was a reasonable success. It needs to be build on but it was a solid start.

We have Shamrock Rovers next [3500-4000] and Sligo on good Friday [3000 with kids go free]. If we can get those sort of numbers and a few wins then it'll make a big difference

BohsPartisan

10/03/2007, 8:50 AM

Not sure we'll get that turn out for the Rovers game now its on a tuesday. I'd be confident of at least 4,000 if it was going ahead in its original slot.

steno

10/03/2007, 10:17 AM

trevy

10/03/2007, 11:11 AM

Yeah I'd agree there was about 3000 there at the RSC.Great crowd,great atmosphere and great result :)

pineapple stu

10/03/2007, 11:14 AM

Is it just me or all the clubs, which played tonight, enjoying a slight increase( on average) in their crowds?
It probably won't last but it's a nice beginning. So well done to the FAI promotion people. Hats off to Noel Mooney and the Club Promotion Officers.
The first games of the season usually get decent crowds as there hasn't been a game in 16 weeks. Also, a lot of the games were local derbies, which would have helped.

Edit - 309 (http://foot.ie/showpost.php?p=640698&postcount=9) appears official for Monaghan-Wexford, including about 60 away fans.

mcgonigle

10/03/2007, 11:24 AM

I was talking to Noel Mooney last night at the Bohs game and he said the Dundalk-Harps attendance was 1850 or a figure in and around that.

Was way more than that, it had to be round the 2500 mark