Attendances 2019

[legendz]

Few things that Limerick FC need to address regarding the matchday experience:
Get match programmes.
Fix the PA System.
Leo the Lion.
Don't use explicit music.
A club shop (no matter how big or small).
A half-time draw (doesn't have to be a sponsored prize, a jersey will do).

The PA system could be fixed alright.

[Martinho II]

814 at Limerick and Longford.

75 away fans travelled which is impressive considering there was no bus up and the distance involved too!

[fionnsci]

I'd guess around 5000 at Tallaght, main and south stands were packed and about 100 Derry fans in the East Stand. Huge Qs to buy tickets right up to kick-off which is great to see.

Is this how Tallaght is going to be moving forward? Home support in West and South, away in East? Are the ultras in the South, and if so, was this a popular move?

Edit - i see the answer here: http://www.extratime.ie/articles/222...laght-stadium/

[sbgawa]

Most people were happy with the move (always a few who won't be) but the move made sense.
Better looking on tv to have fans there rather than a big empty stand. Plus on the basis of one match a better atmosphere too
Ibwould expect the east stand to be open to home supporters (at the north end) as well as away supporters at the South end for matches against bohs, pats, dundalk.

[placid casual]

I'd be very surprised to see Rovers fans allowed go sit in the east stand for games against boez

[RathfarnhamHoop]

Most people were happy with the move (always a few who won't be) but the move made sense.
Better looking on tv to have fans there rather than a big empty stand. Plus on the basis of one match a better atmosphere too
Ibwould expect the east stand to be open to home supporters (at the north end) as well as away supporters at the South end for matches against bohs, pats, dundalk.

Wrong ends of the East Stand but yeah I'd expect that too if ticket demand requires it, I expect it'd be a block by block thing and need a complete sellout of the other stands first though

[Dalymountrower]

I suppose will depend on how the East Stand can be seperated safely.Presumably the South corner will not have away fans.
Will be good to get a seat somewhere near the half way rather than be stuck in the corner of the West stand .
If all three Dublin clubs continue in good form , should getting 6k + for those games .

[sbgawa]

Got my ends mixed up there , but I think it's def doable to have home and away fans in the same stand, sure they were in the same stand in the West stand. I see the attendance was corrected to 4622 for friday

[Asterix]

Easier to control things in the west stand as you can't walk from end to the other underneath the stand. They would definitely open up a few blocks in the east stand to home fans if needed though.

[redobit]

3,314 in The Showgrounds

I think we should be very happy with that. It's a great attendance if you were to compare the populations that Cork and Tallaght have to tap into. Of course keeping them coming back will be the real challenge, but the appetite is there and some decent football should help the attendances this season.

[Shearer]

Drogheda's crowd on Friday was disappointing. A lot of promotion has gone into their 100th year and getting people in the gates but the prices they're charging are extortionate.

[seand]

Easier to control things in the west stand as you can't walk from end to the other underneath the stand. They would definitely open up a few blocks in the east stand to home fans if needed though.

How hard can it be to put a temporary fence up in the gangway under the stand? It would be utter insanity not to open up a section of the west stand to home fans if required, and there might be a bit more will to find a solution for home fans than has been shown for away fans in recent seasons.

[Nesta99]

What will do SDCC have bar the easiest solution, Rovers are tenants and no more. SDCC likely look at hosting a European u17 Championship Final as the fruits of their investment not the bread and butter of an occasional 3/4 capacity crowd for LoI games. That and commons sense often being a lacking commodity in general!

[sbgawa]

SDCC will do what they always have which is to work with the club, 10 years in this year and looking forward to the new fourth stand .

The only thing separating the fans in the west stand was a bit of netting and a dozen or so stewards with a couple of guards.
a similer solution in the East above / and or below is easy enough to do.

all joking aside is;nt it beyond all reasonable belief that the first two Bohs Rovers derbys which could potentially make the above a neccessity are both mid week..............its enough to make you despair

[Dalymountrower]

What will do SDCC have bar the easiest solution, Rovers are tenants and no more. SDCC likely look at hosting a European u17 Championship Final as the fruits of their investment not the bread and butter of an occasional 3/4 capacity crowd for LoI games. That and commons sense often being a lacking commodity in general!

SDCC are an example to other Local Authorities on what a modest enough investment in a sporting facility can do to reap big social and economic dividends for the community, its a pity Dublin City Council and Louth County Council don`t have that foresight.