I think fans would accept the move of fixtures had it been Ireland and Scotland tonight. But re-scheduling games to accommodate a nothing game between the North and Wales' 'reserve' sides basically is an absolute joke.
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I think fans would accept the move of fixtures had it been Ireland and Scotland tonight. But re-scheduling games to accommodate a nothing game between the North and Wales' 'reserve' sides basically is an absolute joke.
Madness indeed. But with the amount of mid week fixtures this year it looks as if some supporters are getting fed up with playing 2-3 games a week. With the league struggling to get people to go to games on weekends what do the clubs and the FAI expect to happen mid week? Getting more people through the gates should be a priority.
362 at Waterford United v Monaghan as per extra time.
6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES
Was that the official attendance? From watching it on TV I would of said closer to a thousandQuote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
Official .Sky Sports said it.
im presuming a lot of those would have been LOI fans who had gratefully had their Friday evenings freed up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbhQuote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
Thats what Sky Sports News reported tonight in their report unless it was a mistake on their part.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
I reckon it was, I heard 535 but reckon there was more than thatQuote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
529 according to the report here.
Sky just reporting that it was 529 aswell.
http://www.skysports.com/football/ma...360183,00.html
Sky have changed it to 529 here too.
thats a shocker for the fai.. we got that crowd at the start of the season against shels.. think its a good tournament but they have to find a suitable date for it as now is not the best time or have it every two years!Quote:
Originally Posted by Mr Maroon
I thought the idea was next year it will be played in one of the other countrys and each take turn.or maybe im mistaken??Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.
Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.
Yep, i would have said between 1 and 2 thousand. what you dont see on tv is the people in the premium level and the boxes and there was a few scattered up there.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Chances are that it will be every 2 years . Did this weeks series of games get played on a thursday last year as well followed by games on monday? Im thinking that the Nations cup was fitted in around the league fixtures rather than the other way round.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Maybe the end of June would be best, with England joining and the best players available just before pre season starts across the water and the cups and play offs finished and players having rested and fans wanting live football ( non airtricity league fans ).
Haha what another colossal cluster **** the FAI have got themselves into, glorious.
Absolutely not. Plenty of weekends this year (only 2 weeks ago for example) with games on Friday and Monday. The only Thursday games last season was in October when ireland played a Euro qualifier on the Friday nightQuote:
Originally Posted by The Lep
Its 100% true that the LOI games were moved to avoid the clash with the Nations cup games
Could be they wanted to put Wales-NI on the Saturday, but had to move it to Friday because of the CL Final.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Completely besides the point.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
The fact is, nobody is interested in this tournament because England aren't in it. It really is pointless without them.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Very simplistic view, why oversimplify an issue by ignoring the complexities or complications of the tournament?Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Whats your estimate on the crowd for Wales v Northern Ireland in Dublin if England are in the tournament?Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
Is this a bi-/annual tournament or what's the story?
Assume there'll be an assessment of the whole thing, soon?
the tournament is a complete joke,L O I clubs suffer for the f a i ,and only a handful of supporters turn up.Quote:
Originally Posted by Hurt Locker
Still though SS is right if you want to have this competition you have to have England.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
what was the crowd for ROI v NI? The home nations used to be a decent comp. but ultimatly only Eng v Scots mattered so here you could add Ireland . Wales V NI Im sure would never draw anyone in Dublin. Maybe if you could add England and drop them (wales,ni) you might have a fun competition , could possibly lure France in too. I would think that would be an interesting foursome. As to LOI games why not lengthen the season a week and have that week as a break.
Back on topic, Irish Times reported 1,800 for Dundalk v Derry as opposed to 1,600 estimate on dundalkfc.com, not sure what you want to go with PS.
Because they already have a stupid break in the season
In no way am I arguing that the competition is anything but terrible, but whether England were present or not, wouldn't affect the crowd for NI v Wales.
It was basically free to Irish people, and less than 300 Irish people turned up for it. England's participation is irrelevant
(Oh and 'friendly' tournaments are stupid anyway...)
your right of course about englands participation not affecting the ni v wales crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I would hazard a guess that Irl v Eng (even a friendly) would always get a full house though.
The home nations was anything but friendly though and bragging rights between English and Scots was fiercly faught for.
There is also the fact that Ireland dont qualify for most competitions so something might be nice.
I would have thought friendlys would be good for gelling teams and/or trying out new stuff. If they priced it right and had decent teams it could be good to watch.
It certainly shouldnt affect LOI schedule so at end of season perhaps?
Hi all,
If there is anyone or Carrick United fans out there who can tell what the crowd at the Munster Cup Final against Limerick United was?
Northern Ireland and Wales could've played in the Tallaght Stadium. They might have gotten a bigger crowd for the novelty of the first international friendly in the ground. I don't want to go off topic but I don't think England are needed. The most England might want is a one off home nations tournament the year after next for some reason. The idea was to give friendly games more of an edge. They should use the proper international friendly dates for the games, play home & away and leave it at that.
I think there's a flaw in international football that generally there is only two competitions to compete in. When 24 countries start making the European Championships, there might be less games to qualify for it. It'll create space for another credible international tournament as to what that is, it's up to the powers that be.
The LoI schedule anyways should not have been affected by this tournament. The N Irish v Welsh game could've been a curtain raiser for Boh's v UCD in Dayler as Shamrock hadn't a home game.
Change? Dundalk simply reverted to their pre-2009 night for the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
So basically, the FAI have taken over 800 off our gate, to 'accommodate' 529 with nothing else to do on a Friday night!? Fair play!Quote:
Originally Posted by razor
I hated Thursday nights !!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
I dont see how, There was no guarantee that your 800 would have shown up anyway. Would that so called 800 only show up because they have nothing better to do?Quote:
Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar
As for Monday night games
Athlone Town vs Salthill Devon Official attendance 104
1,475 in the showgrounds
600 the official attendance at UCD v St Pat's