2008 attendances [Archive] - Page 12

Finlay Harp

26/04/2008, 12:32 PM

Was it really that high Sam ? Seems a very large crowd esp with the poor run Harps are currently on even taking into account 500 Sligo.

One of the tabloids this am had something like 2,185 as the attendance.

That might be more like it.
We should have all been given our money back for that shambles last night!

Sam_Heggy

26/04/2008, 3:00 PM

Was it really that high Sam ? Seems a very large crowd esp with the poor run Harps are currently on even taking into account 500 Sligo.

One of the tabloids this am had something like 2,185 as the attendance.

Thats the same tabloid that came up with 800 at the Derry game. They seem to pick a random number every time.
I'll see about getting the official figure this week.

pineapple stu

26/04/2008, 4:20 PM

Cobh v UCD 1154 attendance
Not a chance. 500 tops. Don't care if that's official; it's not going in.

Comic Book Guy

26/04/2008, 4:36 PM

1,154 seems very high alright but I reckon about 850 myself, stand was about half full (450), about 250 on the open terrace with I reckon 150 behind the bottom goal.

pineapple stu

26/04/2008, 4:39 PM

Stand was much less than half full. Back row (of about six) was cordoned off for half of it, and plenty of gaps down the end.

Terrace was largely empty up our end, but a decent clump down the far end.

Didn't really see it properly, but 150 behind the goal sounds way too high; that'd be fairly full.

steno

26/04/2008, 4:43 PM

That's shockingly bad for senior level

Fridays just aren't working there was an honest opinion from fans and members of the club that Fridays would have increased the attendance but its appears to have had the opposite effect. I can't make most Fridays but thought that I would be able to at the start of the season and I know four other fans who are the same.

Buller

26/04/2008, 6:15 PM

I can't make most Fridays but thought that I would be able to at the start of the season and I know four other fans who are the same.

Thats a good segment of your support... Fridays are killing ya!

oldyouth

26/04/2008, 7:17 PM

624 is on extratime.ie- I'd say that's official.
Now I know this is going to sound sad, but I was up at Ferrycarrig Park today 'cos Oldyouth Junior had booked one of the all weather pitches to have a kick about with some friends. While waiting on him to finish, I took a ramble around the ground and ended up counting the seats in the temporary stand:(

To cut a boring story short, there are 609 seats in the stand. Given that most were taken last night, added to the lads who will always man the edge of the pitch and the prawn sandwich/duck liver pate brigade in the clubhouse (you must buy a ticket to gain access), maybe 624 is underestimated:confused:

Battery Rover

26/04/2008, 8:14 PM

631 in Lissywollen for Athlone v Dundalk

Paddyfield

26/04/2008, 10:38 PM

631 in Lissywollen for Athlone v Dundalk

Is that the official name of your new stadium? It's not very Rock n' Roll, is it?
Sorry for drifting off topic.

WoodquayBoy

26/04/2008, 10:44 PM

LeixlipRed

27/04/2008, 2:23 PM

858 at Shels v Waterford. Figure earlier is wrong.

Battery Rover

27/04/2008, 6:25 PM

Is that the official name of your new stadium? It's not very Rock n' Roll, is it?
Sorry for drifting off topic.

Athlone Town Stadium is the ground name at the moment. Lissywollen is just the townland it is in

Buile Shuibhne

27/04/2008, 6:47 PM

Counted 92 at kick off (about 35 from Limerick) could have balooned to 100 by half time.

Any word of the Mons Vs SF attendance?

Possibly something similar?

Paddyfield

27/04/2008, 7:32 PM

For the firsgt time in a long time we didn't annouonce an official figure. Reckonit was around 1,300 meself, about 50 from Bray.
Is it that attendances are plummeting so badly that the club doesn't want anyone to know? Wheels are not just coming off, they are off and stacked neatly in the corner.

We had smaller crowds when we were doing well in the First Division!

I'm impressed that any more than 300 would attend a game against Bray (with all due respect to Bray who are doing well this season) especially as GUFC hadn't even got a point at home let alone score a league goal. And don't get me started on the hoofball.

Maybe we will pick up 3 points in the Brandywell next weekend? :D

deecay

27/04/2008, 9:13 PM

I'm impressed that any more than 300 would attend a game against Bray
You support your team against whoever you play,thats a very stupid post

micls

27/04/2008, 9:16 PM

You support your team against whoever you play,thats a very stupid post

Do you get the same crowd regardless of who you play? If you do you're probably the only club in the league that does.

Of course the opposition affects the crowd, as does the form of the team. Not everyone is a die hard super fan like yourself.

deecay

27/04/2008, 9:20 PM

Do you get the same crowd regardless of who you play? If you do you're probably the only club in the league that does.

Of course the opposition affects the crowd, as does the form of the team. Not everyone is a die hard super fan like yourself.
Point well made,we dont get the same attendance every second week.Maybe im just a perfect fan,infact theres no maybes about it:)

Paddyfield

27/04/2008, 9:27 PM

You support your team against whoever you play,thats a very stupid post

Indeed I do support my team regardless of the opposition. But others don't. I've been to the Showgrounds on many occassions when there have been over 4,000 people there. Where are they now deecay? The Irish sporting public are very fickle. Haven't you noticed?

Did you read my entire post of just one sentence?

Buller

28/04/2008, 12:11 AM

3,000 approx at the Hoops-Pats tonight... Very poor pats contingent IMO- bohs brought twice as much 2 weeks ago... Still, 3,000 for a dublin derby is pathetic.

Dodge

28/04/2008, 12:20 AM

3,000 approx at the Hoops-Pats tonight... Very poor pats contingent IMO- bohs brought twice as much 2 weeks ago... Still, 3,000 for a dublin derby is pathetic.

I thought it was far, far less than that. Less than 2,000 there IMO

Partizan

28/04/2008, 8:38 AM

858 at Shels v Waterford. Figure earlier is wrong.

at least about 50 from Waterford. Overall attendance was shockingly bad.

Stato

28/04/2008, 8:48 AM

I thought it was far, far less than that. Less than 2,000 there IMO

I would have said around 2,500 myself. Main stand was fairly full and the Ballybough end and lego stand had a few hundred each

Very poor pats contingent IMO- bohs brought twice as much 2 weeks ago... Still, 3,000 for a dublin derby is pathetic.

Agreed, it was a pathetic attendance for a Dublin derby but I reckon it would've been a lot higher on Friday night. I heard no publicity for the game over the weekend whatsoever. With Munster, Celtic and two epl games on yesterday, the sports departments in our media forgot all about it.

The �3,000 tv fee that Rovers got won't make up for the loss on the gate.

gael353

28/04/2008, 1:27 PM

Any word of the Mons Vs SF attendance?

Possibly something similar?

id say you have slim chance of getting that my friend. havent seen a mon attn since season started

pineapple stu

28/04/2008, 5:09 PM

2417 was the official Rovers-Pat's figure.

pineapple stu

28/04/2008, 5:28 PM

Update after week eight. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 3,153 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Bray and Derry; have asked about these)
Bray - 1,350 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 1,548 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 3,966 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 4,540 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,900 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554) (missing Bohs)
Harps - 1,929 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD) (awaiting official figure for Pat's)
Galway - 1,628 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 2,271 (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Cobh)
Rovers - 2,220 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,100 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 621 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 461 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,500 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 220 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 598 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 650 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 158 (292; 204; 183; 182) (missing Fingal)
Shels - 1,054 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 997 (N/A)
Waterford - 815 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,163 (810)

Premier Division average - 2,225 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 771 (722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,551 (1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.

Recent games missing -
Monaghan v Fingal[/QUOTE]

Buller

28/04/2008, 8:36 PM

2417 was the official Rovers-Pat's figure.

I know it was a sunday and got no media coverage build up but thats shocking...

CvilleRovers

28/04/2008, 8:53 PM

rovers bohs missing off the list?

Poor Student

28/04/2008, 8:55 PM

A mate of mine arrived 40 mins early and didn't get a free scarf. Was there really 1000 given out?:confused:

pineapple stu

28/04/2008, 8:59 PM

rovers bohs missing off the list?
Nope. 4300.

holidaysong

28/04/2008, 9:11 PM

A mate of mine arrived 40 mins early and didn't get a free scarf. Was there really 1000 given out?:confused:

I got one. I was there about 40 minutes before kick off myself. Pretty much every Rovers fan I saw had one so I'd say there was one thousand.. They weren't given out down the Pat's end, he wasn't down there was he?

hedderman

28/04/2008, 9:24 PM

I got one. I was there about 40 minutes before kick off myself. Pretty much every Rovers fan I saw had one so I'd say there was one thousand.. They weren't given out down the Pat's end, he wasn't down there was he?

Oh no Holidaysong.

You're not going to wear it in Trinity's library with your Dundalk top and confuse me?

:p

holidaysong

28/04/2008, 10:06 PM

Oh no Holidaysong.

You're not going to wear it in Trinity's library with your Dundalk top and confuse me?

No, I'm normal. I only wear the colours of the team I actually support. :p You couldn't pay me to wear a Rovers scarf anyway. :D It says 'Proud to be a Hoop' on it.. :eek:

Dunny

28/04/2008, 10:11 PM

No, I'm normal. I only wear the colours of the team I actually support. :p You couldn't pay me to wear a Rovers scarf anyway. It says 'Proud to be a Hoop' on it.. :eek:

Traitor...:p

pete

28/04/2008, 10:25 PM

monutdfc

29/04/2008, 11:19 AM

division.

Recent games missing -
Monaghan v Fingal
Poor on Friday night, about 100 I'd say. SF took 2 busloads of supporters, fair play to them. It was an entertaining game too. Plenty of work for our new CPO to do!

dcfcsteve

29/04/2008, 11:41 AM

No, I'm normal. I only wear the colours of the team I actually support. You couldn't pay me to wear a Rovers scarf anyway. It says 'Proud to be a Hoop' on it.. :eek:

I thought it said 'Proud to be a Hood'..... :confused:

;)

Fair play to Rovers. You could tell something was going on when you saw so many identical scarves on the TV.

Was it sponsored, or did the club pay for it themselves ? Must have cost at least a couple of thousand Euro

dcfcsteve

29/04/2008, 11:44 AM

I think overall trend seems to be up significantly although would be interesting to know average after 8 games last season. I think crowds do tend to drop a bit in the summer months though but could come back up for crunch games later in the season.

That cycle happens every year, and is entirely predictable.

Still - I can't help feel there is a bit more support out there than usual this season. Which if it lasts across the season will be great.

There's no doubt that MNS will deliver mnore supporters to the league. It might only be football-mad young kids who love watching the game and who will pick a favourite team in Ireland from watching the show, and do little more than just keep an eye out for them, but it all helps one way or another.

DmanDmythDledge

29/04/2008, 11:49 AM

There's no doubt that MNS will deliver mnore supporters to the league. It might only be football-mad young kids who love watching the game and who will pick a favourite team in Ireland from watching the show, and do little more than just keep an eye out for them, but it all helps one way or another.
A good few of mates watch MNS as it was on at a normal time unlike EL Weekly. A couple have been impressed and are thinking of heading along to UCD-Bohs on Friday. I'm sure there's plenty of similar cases all over the country.

L37Ultra

29/04/2008, 12:00 PM

A good few of mates watch MNS as it was on at a normal time unlike EL Weekly. A couple have been impressed and are thinking of heading along to UCD-Bohs on Friday. I'm sure there's plenty of similar cases all over the country.

Ya there sure is. At the beginning when people where saying it would improve attendances, I would tend to disagree but now i'm convinced that it actually makes a difference. Although the First Division is not shown on MNS, it has convinced two lads that i'm in college with to go to Limerick-Monaghan next week. One is from Galway and the other from Waterford but they have to stay around until Saturday for an exam. After watching MNS, and knowing my huge interest in the League, they asked were Limerick playing that weekend. I'm going to bring them along. (Anything to get away from study i'd say:D)

thischarmingman

29/04/2008, 1:09 PM

(Anything to get away from study i'd say:D)

Hence this Derry fan's attendance at Tolka on Sunday night. Anything but study...:p

pineapple stu

29/04/2008, 4:10 PM

Poor on Friday night, about 100 I'd say. SF took 2 busloads of supporters, fair play to them.
They took two bus loads and there was still only 100 at the game? :confused:

monutdfc

29/04/2008, 4:11 PM

They took two bus loads and there was still only 100 at the game? :confused:
They were small busses!

pineapple stu

29/04/2008, 4:13 PM

Is "cars" the word you're looking for? ;)

LeixlipRed

29/04/2008, 5:33 PM

Is "cars" the word you're looking for? ;)

Bicycles with newspapers held up by the guy on the back :D

Saint Tom

29/04/2008, 5:50 PM

I would have said around 2,500 myself. Main stand was fairly full and the Ballybough end and lego stand had a few hundred each

Agreed, it was a pathetic attendance for a Dublin derby but I reckon it would've been a lot higher on Friday night. I heard no publicity for the game over the weekend whatsoever. With Munster, Celtic and two epl games on yesterday, the sports departments in our media forgot all about it.

The �3,000 tv fee that Rovers got won't make up for the loss on the gate.

Possibly Five hundred on the ballybough end and a further 150 in the stand would have been my guess.

Ironic given that rovers only fileld two blocks in the stand at Inchicore for many years...

Moving the game to sunday was always going to have a big impact on the attendance. Rovers filled half of the old stand, maybe two hundred in the new stand and less than 50 on the riverside... hardly a sterling home support now is it?