ah 4th yes. think I missed Sligo when I was going through it. Still pretty impressive.
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ah 4th yes. think I missed Sligo when I was going through it. Still pretty impressive.
Not really when you consider the population pool Cork have to pull from.Quote:
Originally Posted by El-Pietro
Salthill Devon draw support from couple of housing estates, these figures are to be expected.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Derry City V Bray 1,894
Edit: just noticed the estimate from extra-time of 1,900. That was very good whoever got it.
estimates on the Bohs-Pats game between 2000 to 2200 on the Bohs website.
Sligo do have very good support and all and I dont know about the game this season, but there was nothing like 400-600 Sligo fans at the games in Terryland last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasputin
It was 2526, which looks like an official number (and knowing that the Irish Times print the official numbers where possible).Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Would have said about 300 that day..Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
First away game in Terryland last season I would have said at least 400. Cant comment on the second away game in Terryland.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
What is it with Sligo Fans are we all supposed to go on bended knee to the north west and pray. We are going through our worst run in 10 years of course our away support is going to reflect it but if we were challenging at the top end like any other club we would have day trippers jumping on the bandwagon.
We have a hardcore of about 600 and after that it depends on the weather,getting their hair done or what soap is on the telly.
I think it has been pointed out here before that the likes of Drogheda who are argueably going through a worse faze than Galway still manage to bring more than Galway, even though the distance is further and the journey is worse.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
I find it all highly ironic considering it wasnt so long ago that Galway were the FAI's latest pet project before they jumped on the Tallaght bandwagon.
They were both played mid week and I don't remember either game having more than 200 Sligo fans and I was sitting right across from them. They were great crowds considering the games were mid week but neither crowd was 400+.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rasputin
Salthill have a pop. of 3,376 so 1 in 22 people isnt bad at all for a team that struggles.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurt Locker
Galways city 72,414 when there getting 1,123 which is 1 in 64 people.
Dundalk 35,085, 1 in 20.
Drogheda 35,085 1 in 40. (lol both wikis give this figure but i know at the last census dundalk had 3 more people.)
Bray 31,901 1 in 29.5
Shams Rovers 65,167 1 in 15 (I have to say thats very good,do they pull in much support from the rest of the city?)
Sligo 19,402 1 in 8 (the best support per person in pop as far as i can see!)
Cork city 274,000 1 in 131 (doesnt look so good when you put it that way...)
I just did this to see what the potential for some areas where and who were die-hard supporting areas..
I used wiki and it was the 2006 census so some figures may be well off now. any one want to do a full one work away.It may also be interesting to do it for areas like portlaiose and other big towns that dont have a LOI team but still have loads of EPL supporters...
AFAIK there is over 100,000 people living in Tallaght so that 65,167 is way off
Drom isn't actually in Salthill.Quote:
Originally Posted by cob655
Looks even worse when you consider a large amount of our support comes from outside the city.Quote:
Originally Posted by cob655
I'm happy with our attendances so far this season(though tonights farce will hurt the average) but that's in context of the division, and relative to other. In a general sense I don't think anyone could be happy with their teams attendances.
Is Drom in newcastle? UCG use drom alot I think.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
Pearse stadium is in salthill (cap approx 34,000)
Devon is a housing estate in salthill where the club was formed.
Salthill Gaa very strong, good club set up former all ireland bog ball club champions.
The address of Drom is Drom Soccer Park, Drom East, Rahoon. It's really in the middle of no where though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurt Locker
I can't find a population for Rahoon.
NUIG have their own set up in Dangan.
Devon is a place on earth.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurt Locker
Meh. Not bad.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
Sorry got Drom mixed up with Dangan.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
Rahoon is right beside salthill and about 10 mins in a car from terryland?
Drom is in the middle of nowhere, seriously. You're thinking of the part of Rahoon that's in the City- it extends waaaaay out into the hills.
If Drom were any further out it'd be in feckin Mayo.
1206 at the Cross tonight despite the best efforts of the FAI and the MFA
very poor crowd at youths game tonight in flancare.. reckon estimate 150 people were at it..shame on fai for switchin games to a thursday night..
About 350 in Finn Park. Terrible.
1,600 at Dundalk as per www.dundalkfc.com well down at what we would have expected for a Friday night.
54 (FIFTY FOUR) at Salthill Devon v Limerick in a freezing cold Drom. 8 (EIGHT) Salthill fans, the rest travelled up.
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Thought Derry had a small support down, understandable for a Thursday night though.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
1600 is a good crowd for a Thursday night !! I dont think it would have been bettered had we have played on Friday,bar a(wee) few more from the Maiden city. ;)
I see there was only 1000 in Inchicore last night. Refused to travel myself I know we'd be hurting our own clubs but fans have to take a stance and boycott all these mid week games. It's easy to blame the FAI for these cr@ppy fixtures but clubs need to get a backbone and just say no.
I'd say about 2,000 at Bray v. Rovers but could have had another 500 to 600 if it was on the Friday.
Not the Boycott word. I feel people use the word Boycott as an excuse not to go ( i dont mean you Red Army ) but in general like the NI fans this week. I remember a few years ago a friend of mine saying that he was boycotting his local LOI team because he didnt like the manager and wanted him sacked but i think he just couldnt be arsed going. The manager was sacked but this guy still didnt go to many matches after.Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Army
Must have your wires crossed there chief but no way was it 200 or less for Terryland last season.Quote:
Originally Posted by GalwayRed
You're right in what you saying cuyahoga about people using the word boycott as a excuse. I wanted to go to the game last night and would have made it up without taking time of work. It's only a two hour trip from Galway but you have to draw the line somewhere.
No you don't. You not going to the game didn't make a difference to any policy maker
All it did was deprive you of watching your team
It's a personal thing Dodge. The way loads of supporters in England have walked away from the game because of high ticket prices and Nazi like security at games only to be replaced by tourist and day trippers their stance makes no real difference. Just me taking this stance will makes no difference in the greater picture if more followed it would because we don't get day trippers here. I'm not going to jump every time the FAI tell me to and I'm happier for taking my stance.
What do you think would happen if a club refused to play mid week fixtures?Quote:
Originally Posted by Red Army
That backbone you refer to would be seriously weakened by the deduction of points and a heafty fine with the threat of expulsion from the league for a repeat offence.
Perhaps you refer to clubs jointly taking a stance. Thats even more far fetched! The Participation Agreement invests total control in the FAI
Next season with the 12 team PD, this will only decrease games by 3 for the year, but I do hope the FAI have the sense to stretch the season out to ensure games are played once a week, that should be possible over 40 weeks (Although they will prob have a break for 2 weeks for euro 2012)
This country/league simply cannot sustain situations where fans are being asked to pay into games twice over 3 or 4 days. In our magazine editorial last night, the point was made that fans are picking their games now and clubs are suffering, losing out on valuable cash flow.
Galway and Drogheda- 650
This makes 3 of the 5 games from last night that were under or just 1,000. Madness moving games to last night to accommodate this nonsene game on at the Aviva tonight.Quote:
Originally Posted by gufc2000