Attendances 2022

Identify and ban is the only real deterrent. Stewards seem to just escort them back over the wall or fence to their area rather than heading to the gate. So yeah more and better stewarding for starters. Tbh we all generally know who are the likely culprits, what area of the ground they frequent so where security should be targeted, It's not the occasional attention seeker that runs across the pitch or the streaker we're talking about, its the same shower each time that think they are above the regulations 'cause they think they are essential to clubs. Without realising it they are as arrogant as club directors that sit in their ivory towers making decisions that these fans protest against.

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Originally Posted by Nesta99

Identify and ban is the only real deterrent. Stewards seem to just escort them back over the wall or fence to their area rather than heading to the gate. So yeah more and better stewarding for starters. Tbh we all generally know who are the likely culprits, what area of the ground they frequent so where security should be targeted, It's not the occasional attention seeker that runs across the pitch or the streaker we're talking about, its the same shower each time that think they are above the regulations 'cause they think they are essential to clubs. Without realising it they are as arrogant as club directors that sit in their ivory towers making decisions that these fans protest against.

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I think the law is the only real way of sorting this out properly tbh. You can identify and ban the knobheads, but then they'll just find a way to sneak back in again after a while. Every steward on every gate can't be expected to recognise everyone who's banned - especially if they come in wearing masks, well wrapped up etc. Plus if you ban the it's really only for home games, leaving them to still cause problems away.

In my view the law should be changed to make encroaching onto the pitch illegal. It's the law in England, and so it;s extremely rare to see anyone on the pitch at games there as a resulr. There is no reason why anyone needs to be on the pitch - especially grown men acting like giddy children who feel it's their right to spill onto it when their club scores. The problem we have in Ireland, however is that the GAA has a long-established tradition of fans being on the pitch at key events - so it's hard to see how you'd get a ban legislated for without expressly stating that it's only for football.

Conversely - Bucking people out of the ground as soon as they go on the pitch would be a good start. Especially if it's a cracking game, you'll feel like a dick being stuck outside when everyone else is inside enjoying it. At an Irish League game I went to in Belfast a few years back, the minute someone tried to step onto the pitch after a goal the stewards grabbed them and marched them straight out of the stadium. No dicking around. All we do is put them back in the stands so they can come back onto the pitch yet again. Buck them out FFS.

Trying to get up to date with attendance figures, so if anyone can help with the following, please let me know;

Bohs v Pats - (Given as 3,000 estimate on here, can't find a figure anywhere else)
Derry v Sligo
UCD v Shels - (1,400 estimate on here)
Shels v Derry - (Both a 2,500 and 3,000 estimate on ET)
Dundalk v Derry
Pats v Sligo
UCD v Harps


First Division almost all up to date, just seeking Bray v Cork figure.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Trying to get up to date with attendance figures, so if anyone can help with the following, please let me know;

Bohs v Pats - (Given as 3,000 estimate on here, can't find a figure anywhere else)
Derry v Sligo
UCD v Shels - (1,400 estimate on here)
Shels v Derry - (Both a 2,500 and 3,000 estimate on ET)
Dundalk v Derry
Pats v Sligo
UCD v Harps


First Division almost all up to date, just seeking Bray v Cork figure.

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Bohs vs Pats was sold out, so whatever Dalymount holds these days

I've been looking for an official figure for Pats vs Sligo but it looks like there was never one released. It was around 4,100 though.

Problems for Shels fans buying tickets at Bohs today,future ticketing might need to invest in their website!

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Shels v Derry - (Both a 2,500 and 3,000 estimate on ET)

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Would be very surprised if Shels v us was 3000. About 200-250 Derry a decent crowd in the old away end and fullish home stand would go with 2500 myself.

I see the League Cup Final in the north this weekend between Cliftonville and Coleraine has sold over 10,000 tickets so far. It's on a Sunday (extremely unusual for NI) and tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for kids.

I don't think we've ever had a League Cup Final with 10,000 at it ? Not helped by the fact we have no club stadia of that size.

Is our League Cup ever going to come back again btw ?

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Originally Posted by EatYerGreens

I see the League Cup Final in the north this weekend between Cliftonville and Coleraine has sold over 10,000 tickets so far. It's on a Sunday (extremely unusual for NI) and tickets are £10 for adults and £5 for kids.

I don't think we've ever had a League Cup Final with 10,000 at it ? Not helped by the fact we have no club stadia of that size.


Is our League Cup ever going to come back again btw ?

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As per my previous quote. These games historically have been on Saturday at the same time as junior, amateur and intermediate games which meant if you played you couldn't go to the game. Maybe the ifa will now see sense going forward.

1,876 at the RSC tonight.

4,240 at the Cross for the first unrestricted Cork Derby in the league since 2008

Around about 1,500 at Finn park.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Around about 1,500 at Finn park.

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At least I’d say. It looked a decent attendance.

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Originally Posted by El-Pietro

4,240 at the Cross for the first unrestricted Cork Derby in the league since 2008

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What do you mean unrestricted EP. There was segregation in the St Anne's which I thought was unnecessary though maybe it's permanent

Not to speak for El-Pietro but I presumed he specified unrestricted to exclude games from last season's Covid-era First Division games.

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Originally Posted by D24Saint

At least I’d say. It looked a decent attendance.

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I was a little disappointed. Attendance will only continue to dip while we slowly figure out how to win a game.

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Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Trying to get up to date with attendance figures, so if anyone can help with the following, please let me know;

Bohs v Pats - (Given as 3,000 estimate on here, can't find a figure anywhere else)
Derry v Sligo
UCD v Shels - (1,400 estimate on here)
Shels v Derry - (Both a 2,500 and 3,000 estimate on ET)
Dundalk v Derry
Pats v Sligo
UCD v Harps


First Division almost all up to date, just seeking Bray v Cork figure.

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3,600 at DFC v Derry per Dundalk Democrat

7448 at rovers, great crowd will be interesting when the 4th stand goes in can we fill 10000 seats

Smallest crowd I’ve seen in Bray for a long time Maybe 400 things seem to be not right at the Carlisle .

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Originally Posted by sadloserkid

Not to speak for El-Pietro but I presumed he specified unrestricted to exclude games from last season's Covid-era First Division games.

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Thats exactly righr

945 for the first womens game in the Showgrounds. Amazing turnout.