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681 at Cobh/Harps
Why is that? Style of football? Facilities?Thought they had decent food there and the bar area.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Think it was cos of conduct of Brays stewards at town game manhandlin our supporters. I wasnt at game myselfQuote:
Originally Posted by ger121
Now that you mention it, they do have form for treating away fans poorly.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
If it is to do with stewerding style, it is another 'precious fans' to add to my list. The world over stewards vary, as bad as they get in LoI its is like personal consierge compared to other leagues and we do have the give an inch and take the p1ss kind of travelling fans here.
For Longford fans.
Why are away supporters housed in that wee corner of the ground, surely behind the goal next to it, would make more sense? Not like you don't have the space !
Plus would look so much better too on tv / atmosphere.
Lovely ground btw, nice set up.
You mean the closed off end after storm damage?Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
How drunk were you that you missed the crumbled wall and the fence being used to close the stand off lol.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
On a more serious note that section you were in was always the designated away section because there is a separate entrance there with turnstiles if we needed to genuinely separate fans and they can put portaloos, food trucks etc over there while you can control access to that area of the ground.
Yeah I meant longer term and for previous years, thought behind that goal would have been the obvious spot for away fans.
Makes sense now, thanks.
Some of you will be sitting down to watch semi finals tonight, one of the clubs is Norweigan side Bodo Glimt. There average attendance as Champions in 2024 was under 6000 in a stadium cpacity just under 9k, in a town with a smaller population than Waterford.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Just saw article on X that Shells are considering moving their game v Rovers to the Aviva Stadium. Dont know if it's a spoof, but I don't think they'll get the same crowd as Boys v Rovers
Everyone wants their big payday against Rovers:).
Can't say I'd be that interested in going back to the Aviva,the view from the south stand Is woeful, the stadium is reminiscent of a plastic bedpan melted at one end ,but then that's D4 nimby's for ye!
It's good for more clubs to be trying to expand their fan base and showpiece games in the surrounds of the Aviva should defo be encouraged. I would however share the same concern as you. It's ~25000 spectators to break even from what I remember. With it being the height of summer there's the risk that many floating neutrals who would go to an even may be away or eyeing up their holidays in the near future so less likely to go for a day or evening out as the case may be. Then you have the prospect or European games/trips being around the corner for many of their own fans so if the ticket prices are deemed prohibitive the core support may be smaller. Maybe theres a fixture later in the season that could be part of a title run in that might be a better fit?Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
If there's truth to it which I am presuming there is I can't see it being popular amongst most of the Shels fanbase for multiple reasons primarily they will struggle to hit the 25k breakeven mark on a Friday night when other LOI games are on (a well promoted Saturday night in June may have had better chance), giving up home advantage in a derby against a possible title rival and then how would Shels season ticket holders be impacted because the clubs just can't turn around mid-season and tell you that your season ticket for a Rovers game at the Aviva would suddenly now not be eligibleQuote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Bohs took a gamble for a lot of reasons, took some flak from some of their own fans/other LOI supporters and it paid off but it is likely any future LOI games at the Aviva will hit diminishing returns or possible losses
I agree that Shells probably don't have the fan base to achieve the numbers of the Bohs v Rovers game. Also as this was the first of it's kind it had to bring in a large number of neutrals and first timers. I would say that if Bohs v Rovers was on in the Aviva again the numbers would be less the the season opener. I do believe that Bohs v Rovers is the most attractive game and the only capable of attracting over 25k but not every time. If one was on a bad run or mid table they would struggle to get 20kQuote:
Originally Posted by total hoofball
4709 at Pats Galway
Could well be truth in it considering the losses/ debts they are accumulating.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
3,600 at TC for the Shams visit, and 600 of that were Shams fans!
That’s such a disappointing crowd in Cork, it’s a shame they have not kicked on in the last few years like the rest of the league. They would have got a crowd similar to that 10 years ago when the popularity of the league was way less.
I know ticket prices are high, but to be fair the owner has put €1.4m into the team over the last 2 seasons and is asking the fans to come on the journey with him. Are fans just skeptical that he is trying to grow the club / brand, exploit supporters etc and then cash out down the line?? It’s not a model that works in the LOI, or most football leagues to be fair. Either way for the size of Cork they should be getting over 6k for fixtures like this.
They are 2nd bottom in the table but are charging the most expensive ticket prices in the league so not surprising that crowds are a bit low. Maybe the club should have a rethink on the prices to get more fans through the turnstiles.
The Irsh are band wagon specialists and Cork fans are the Irsh specialists! Other end of the table and PUiC would be mentioned every other week.
Tiny crowd in Bishopsgate tonight to see the Town record a rare win. 250 at best.
Which seems odd, given your attendances have been fairly healthy all season?
That would have been min 5k+ during 2014-18 era, but easier when you are challenging at the top. To be fair when they were challenging Dundalk in that era, they were one of the consistent few with large and consistent attendances.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Maybe the thumping last week didn't help. Expect we will have a few very low ones during the summer months.Quote:
Originally Posted by culloty82
Corks attendances were what all the others were aspiring to - Cork were over 4k average when no other club was averaging 3k! I had expected Cork to be second behind Rovers on the average attendances this season , but been well below that.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
A bit?
Responding to my original post. I just saw an article saying they have scrapped the idea. They were never going to get close to Bohs v Rover's numbers and now they are sitting seventh in the league even less likely.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
1937 at the RSC
Not greatQuote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
5411 Tolka
865 in Wexford
810 in Kerry
972 at Finn park
1874 in Oriel Park tonight.
Why such a poor crowd? On a winning run and a new manager? Is it the fact Galway aren't the biggest draw and they play each other 4 times?Quote:
Originally Posted by CorribsideSteve
Not sure. Fine sunny evening for a game too. I'd expect a lot more next week v Shamrock Rovers and they will bring a big away support.
Cork City madness pricing structure has to be a factor in their reduced attendances, just under 2.8k there last night, for anyone paying on the night or online, its €25 for adult and looks to be €18 for secondary children, one parent taking two kids of that age = €61, that is just far far too expensive, they should left it at e20 adults and surely e15 is enough for secondary.Quote:
Originally Posted by LTFC
Dundalk still finding it tough to get over 2k (just under 1.9k last night), and best one, I got 3 texts from mates, 'doing the BBQ instead, have it on live radio' !!!!!
5411 in Tolka Park, is that Shels's biggest home crowd so far this season and is that the capacity for Tolka Park with security restrictions in place?
865 in Ferrycarrig Park, is that Wexford's biggest home crowd so far this season?
208 in the UCD Bowl and is that UCD's smallest home crowd so far this season?
No, the home end wasn’t sold out, they’d 5513 against Bohs last month which was sold out so that’s the capacity give or takeQuote:
Originally Posted by nr637
Nice 1 m8. :)Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Bohs 4392
Drogs 2301
Galway 2542
Waterford 3321
Bray 1120
Cobh 1356
Kerry 619
Treaty 1034