2008 attendances [Archive] - Page 6

Sam_Heggy

26/03/2008, 9:33 AM

Well we have Harps at home twice this year, so the biggest derby in the league certainly won't be a "once off" in our figures this season....

Ours won't be helped too much by having Derry at home once this season and it being a mid-week fixture :rolleyes:
Whoever drew out these fixture lists need shot :mad:

finnpark

26/03/2008, 10:45 AM

Ours won't be helped too much by having Derry at home once this season and it being a mid-week fixture :rolleyes:
Whoever drew out these fixture lists need shot :mad:

And no matches on easter bank holiday Monday when crowds would be big.

pete

26/03/2008, 12:23 PM

Well we have Harps at home twice this year, so the biggest derby in the league certainly won't be a "once off" in our figures this season....

I would be surprised if the second game has 6-7,000 but hopefully I am wrong.

dcfcsteve

26/03/2008, 1:02 PM

I would be surprised if the second game has 6-7,000 but hopefully I am wrong.

City-Harps always draws a big crowd, regardless.

If both still have something to play for come 29th August, no reason why the crowd won't be big - particularly as the weather will be better then.

The August Bank Holiday would be the only thing I can see that could make it smaller.

Sam_Heggy

26/03/2008, 1:28 PM

City-Harps always draws a big crowd, regardless.

If both still have something to play for come 29th August, no reason why the crowd won't be big - particularly as the weather will be better then.

The August Bank Holiday would be the only thing I can see that could make it smaller.

Id say we will have more exiles back for that weekend.
Its more than likely we will be battling for crucial points in order to avoid relegation and Derry could possibily be pushing for Euro placing so the bumper crowd is very likely.
As Steve said, our derby game always draws big crowds and are never too short of sell-outs.

Battery Rover

26/03/2008, 4:00 PM

Whoever drew out these fixture lists need shot :mad:

Same feelings down here. Our midweek fixture is against Waterford Utd which means players having to get a full day of work for the match

pineapple stu

26/03/2008, 4:03 PM

Ours won't be helped too much by having Derry at home once this season and it being a mid-week fixture

we're playing rovers mid week and that fixture has the potential to draw 5000 in at the weekend but the crowd will only be standard now. I think pats and bohs is also mid week
If they put Cork v Derry or Rovers v Galway for mid-week, there'd be even more moaning.

Derby games are the best for mid-week games. Whether there should be mid-week games and a 17-week close season is another issue.

pete

26/03/2008, 4:52 PM

If they put Cork v Derry or Rovers v Galway for mid-week, there'd be even more moaning.

Derby games are the best for mid-week games. Whether there should be mid-week games and a 17-week close season is another issue.

I agree. If Derry City v Cork was arranged for mid week away fans would not be happy.

I believe the clubs were allowed to make submissions about the fixtures this season. Can't guarantee the FAI listened though.

sullanefc

26/03/2008, 7:16 PM

oriel

28/03/2008, 1:33 PM

www.dundalkfc.com reports approx 1,500 at Dundalk V Wexford last night.

L37Ultra

28/03/2008, 11:52 PM

503 at Limerick V Longford tonight.

LeixlipRed

28/03/2008, 11:55 PM

814 at Tolka tonight

pineapple stu

29/03/2008, 1:18 AM

525 for UCD-Sligo.

Candystripe

29/03/2008, 4:15 AM

About 3,400 Derry V Drogs

kingdomkerry

29/03/2008, 10:16 AM

Thats a shocking attendence from ucd. How are a college allowed compete in a countrys preimier league

Partizan

29/03/2008, 10:19 AM

about 850-900 at the RSC last night.

p�l-dcfc

29/03/2008, 10:22 AM

Thats a shocking attendence from ucd. How are a college allowed compete in a countrys preimier league

Don't start them off again......

And to be fair they are there on merit. Prefer a nice well run club like UCD anyday over the likes of Shelbourne circa 2006.

Poor Student

29/03/2008, 10:26 AM

is that offical i would have said 350

Having sat in both sides of the stand in both halves I'd say 525 is more plausible than 350. It was a bigger crowd than I'd even seen at a UCD v Sligo game at Belfield Park.

LeixlipRed

29/03/2008, 1:05 PM

Thats a shocking attendence from ucd. How are a college allowed compete in a countrys preimier league

Because they produce a large percentage of the most talented and technically gifted players in the league.

Terry

29/03/2008, 1:12 PM

UCD are there because the are good enough. They bring excellent talent into the league year after year and are a sustainable club that can work quite well within its budget.

sfc red

29/03/2008, 1:26 PM

is that offical i would have said 350

You've already proven how good you are at estimating crowds. I'm sure out of the 350 fans at the game, 400 were Sligo fans yeah?

Terry

29/03/2008, 3:09 PM

You've already proven how good you are at estimating crowds. I'm sure out of the 350 fans at the game, 400 were Sligo fans yeah?

:D

He's never going to get away from his first estimate!

mrtndvn

29/03/2008, 4:41 PM

And the deserved victory was greeted with delighted by the attendance of 4,000 as Stephen Kenny continues to weave his magic wand in his attempts to make the 'Candy Stripes' a force following his return last Christmas.

I would agree with that

Dodge

29/03/2008, 5:07 PM

Because they produce a large percentage of the most talented and technically gifted players in the league.

They don't produce any of them. They help develop some of them.

Thats beside the point though, they're there because others aren't good enough to finish ahead of them

LeixlipRed

29/03/2008, 5:12 PM

They don't produce any of them. They help develop some of them.

That jealousy I detect there? Pats wouldn't have the strongest schoolboy section. Not as strong as oh say Shelbourne :p

Dodge

29/03/2008, 5:20 PM

pineapple stu

29/03/2008, 5:54 PM

In fairness, he's completely right.

When did we last beat you though? And the League Cup doesn't count obviously.

NavanBohs

29/03/2008, 6:00 PM

It said in the programme for last night's match that out game against Pats had an attendance of 4,105.
Don't know last night's attendance v Harps.

dublinwanderer

29/03/2008, 7:56 PM

Bray v Pats around 2100 - about 900 in green stand, 1100 in red seats and a 100 scathered behind goal. Good attendance considering the weather on friday...

The Lilywhites

29/03/2008, 8:02 PM

1,625 at Galway v Rovers according to www.extratime.ie

pete

29/03/2008, 8:10 PM

Ramblers v City - radio estimate of 4000+ (seems to be pretty much full house)

Paddyfield

29/03/2008, 8:41 PM

1,625 at Galway v Rovers according to www.extratime.ie

Yeah, that's what was announced at the game. Smallest crowd in over a year for a League game I reckon.

There were abut 250 Rovers fans.

4 in a row

29/03/2008, 11:33 PM

Yeah, that's what was announced at the game. Smallest crowd in over a year for a League game I reckon.

There were abut 250 Rovers fans.
rovers got 400 tickets and it looked like most of that was full... i reckon 350+ hoops

alabama rover

30/03/2008, 4:59 AM

rovers got 400 tickets and it looked like most of that was full... i reckon 350+ hoops

Check out the crowd scenes on the clip below for the second goal as the camera pans (from 52 seconds to 110 seconds in). Rovers support was circa 500.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wxFHAFHxw

Peterc

30/03/2008, 9:25 AM

United support has dropped big time in just two games. Does not hold well for the rest of the season. Don't know if it was the Saturday night, the rain or what. If Shamrock Rovers game cannot attract the crowds, what chance have UCD or Bray getting people through the turnstiles?

Patrick Dunne

30/03/2008, 9:42 AM

Poor Student

30/03/2008, 9:44 AM

1,625 is still higher than the average home attendance of five Premier Division clubs last season (as per foot.ie).

Shamrock Rovers did not sell all of their 400 allocation. I would estimate 300-350 Rovers fans present (I was stewarding close by), great support.

How much do gate receipts factor into Galway's budget? Can they cope with average attendances around the 1,000 mark?

Patrick Dunne

30/03/2008, 9:58 AM

A 1,000 average (for example) would be less than 50% of the 2007 average, so even with price increases, gate receipts would be down significantly.

This would present difficulties for any club.

pete

30/03/2008, 11:47 AM

Increase to E20 is a stupid decision by Galway United especially no improvement on the pitch to match.

Raheny Red

30/03/2008, 1:02 PM

That jealousy I detect there? Pats wouldn't have the strongest schoolboy section. Not as strong as oh say Shelbourne :p

Pity we haven't used it to our advantage though

finnpark

30/03/2008, 1:30 PM

Check out the crowd scenes on the clip below for the second goal as the camera pans (from 52 seconds to 110 seconds in). Rovers support was circa 500.

http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wxFHAFHxw

LOL Cannot wait to play Galway, we should bag 4 or 5 against them :D

LeixlipRed

30/03/2008, 4:01 PM

Not jealousy at all. And Shels schoolboy section is excellent, fair play. (BTW our u18s are in the Semi finals of the SFAI Cup...)

Just pointing out that selecting several of the top 17 and 18 year olds in the country is not producing them. And in no way would I be descibed as a UCD hater, except when they beat us obviously

My choice of the word produced was poor I'll give you. I realise UCD don't teach these kids the basics but they play an important transition role in Irish football. The last couple of seasons from UCD, the football has been excellent. Anyone who questions their place in the league forgets that they belong their on merit, they have a quality talent pool and the football they play is far better than some of the bigger clubs. It's a pity there aren't more clubs in the UCD mold. Obviously it would be better if they had a larger fan base but what can you do?

pineapple stu

30/03/2008, 4:03 PM

The last couple of seasons from UCD, the football has been excellent.
I must protest. We play drivel; ten men behind the ball, hoof it clear and maybe hack the Cork player. We're an affront to the rest of the fine footballing teams in the league.

Sorry...slipped into foot.ie illogical rant mode there for a sec... Damn your reverse psychology.

Obviously it would be better if they had a larger fan base but what can you do?
Obviously it would be better indeed, but it's a slight bit of encouragement that both our games in the Bowl so far have had the biggest crowds for the respective league games (Derry and Sligo) since we've been getting proper attendances (last four years or so).

sligoman

30/03/2008, 4:50 PM

so far have had the biggest crowds for the respective league games (Derry and Sligo)Don't you count the attendance yourself? Hardly accurate so.

Schumi

30/03/2008, 5:11 PM

Don't you count the attendance yourself? Hardly accurate so.
Official figures this year, the turnstiles have some kind of automated counters on them I think. We had official figures for some of last season too.

Sam_Heggy

30/03/2008, 5:18 PM

No attendance from the Bohs - Harps game yet?

pineapple stu

30/03/2008, 6:18 PM

Don't you count the attendance yourself? Hardly accurate so.
Far more official than "I think there were 70000 there, FACT".

Plus what schumi said.

sligoman

30/03/2008, 6:34 PM

Far more official than "I think there were 70000 there, FACT".Don't recall anyone saying that. And actually no it's not more official than that, it's the same thing because it's still just one person saying how many's there without anything to back it up.

Anyway, it's irrelevant now that ye have a counter on the turnstiles.