Waterford United switching to Saturday nights

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14/02/2009, 3:14 PM
Battery Rover

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Originally Posted by CelticTiger

It means they dont get home for about 10.00 at the latest,with a 7pm k.o they would get home at 9.00 which is grand.

We found big problems with 7pm and 7.30pm on Saturdays due to it clashing with parents having to bring kids to mass. With 8pm we might get them attending after the weekly ritual.
14/02/2009, 4:45 PM
holidaysong

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Originally Posted by Battery Rover

We found big problems with 7pm and 7.30pm on Saturdays due to it clashing with parents having to bring kids to mass. With 8pm we might get them attending after the weekly ritual.

I'm sure they would get more praying done watching Athlone Town than going to a church.
14/02/2009, 5:11 PM
Sheridan

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Originally Posted by Battery Rover

We found big problems with 7pm and 7.30pm on Saturdays due to it clashing with parents having to bring kids to mass. With 8pm we might get them attending after the weekly ritual.

If that's a serious problem I'm a Dutchman's codpiece..
14/02/2009, 5:23 PM
gufc2000

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Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Completed my first ever 100% home and away attendance last season and going to try repeat again this season so starting to sort my travel plans already.

have all teams finalised their nights

Athlone Town - Saturday 8pm
Finn Harps - ??????
Waterford Utd - Saturday 7pm
Wexford Youths - ?????
Limerick FC - My shortest trip of the season. Will it still be Friday nights 7.45pm until the Markets Field is ready
Longford Town - Saturday 7.30pm
Shelbourne - Friday 8pm ???
Sporting Fingal - ?????
UCD - ?????
Cobh - ?????
Kildare County - ?????
Monaghan United - ?????
Mervue - ?????

Mervue exploring the possibility of holding games at 7.45 on Fridays. Them Fridays would be when Galway Utd are away. Otherwise i'd say a Saturday at 7pm
14/02/2009, 6:13 PM
mypost

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Originally Posted by GUFCforlife

We had to play on a Saturday night last year against Shamrock Rovers. We got a crowd of 1600 which was dissapointing considering we had great attendances the year before it was a big let down. Our attendances never really recovered after that. Friday nights are the only option in Galway for us

Let's correct a few things there shall we? :o

You chose to play us on a Saturday night, in order not to clash with egg-chasing the night before. You got a crowd, of which a huge amount of our fans went down for, taking the opportunity of a Saturday night game.

Your attendances never recovered until late that season, Every other game bar one, you played on Fridays saw no significant increase in attendances, even after you reduced your ticket prices. It was not the night that was the problem, it was the attitude of the Galway football public, who only came out to watch them in numbers, when they had a decent chance of beating the drop.

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Originally Posted by youths4ever

a lot of people partners may not be to impressed

I have no sympathy tbh. Football v pinky = football win. It's 2 hours of your time every week. Football is permanent, pinkys have to understand that.
14/02/2009, 6:33 PM
Battery Rover

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

If that's a serious problem I'm a Dutchman's codpiece..

It is an issue in rural areas the same as summer soccer
14/02/2009, 7:38 PM
stann

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

If that's a serious problem I'm a Dutchman's codpiece..

Gert de Kok?
14/02/2009, 9:42 PM
oldyouth

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Originally Posted by Youths4Ever

meant to say there where rumors last night that Wexford looking at Saturday night's as well for reasons Stann gave about players and time off work etc

Jaysus Y4E, from who?. Your sources are usually reliable
14/02/2009, 9:47 PM
Neish

Harps to play fridays this season again AFAIK. Waterford may be worth a overnight trip espically there playing saturday nights
14/02/2009, 10:25 PM
Youths4Ever

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Originally Posted by mypost

I have no sympathy tbh. Football v pinky = football win. It's 2 hours of your time every week. Football is permanent, pinkys have to understand that.

more than 2 hours for any away trip which is what the point was. also add kids to that equation not as easy as that.

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Originally Posted by oldyouth

Jaysus Y4E, from who?. Your sources are usually reliable

i will fill u in Wednesday night :p
14/02/2009, 11:59 PM
corkharps

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Originally Posted by Battery Rover

It is an issue in rural areas the same as summer soccer

Thankfully this is becoming less of a problem BUT it still is!!!!!!!!!
15/02/2009, 11:02 AM
pineapple stu

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Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Completed my first ever 100% home and away attendance last season and going to try repeat again this season so starting to sort my travel plans already.

have all teams finalised their nights

UCD - ?????

Pretty sure we're staying Friday night. Prefer Fridays to Saturdays myself; something to look forward to at the end of the working week.
15/02/2009, 11:18 AM
gufc2000

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Originally Posted by mypost

Let's correct a few things there shall we? :o

You chose to play us on a Saturday night, in order not to clash with egg-chasing the night before. You got a crowd, of which a huge amount of our fans went down for, taking the opportunity of a Saturday night game.

Your attendances never recovered until late that season, Every other game bar one, you played on Fridays saw no significant increase in attendances, even after you reduced your ticket prices. It was not the night that was the problem, it was the attitude of the Galway football public, who only came out to watch them in numbers, when they had a decent chance of beating the drop.

I have no sympathy tbh. Football v pinky = football win. It's 2 hours of your time every week. Football is permanent, pinkys have to understand that.

Calm Down! Leave us to worry about what night and what time we play our games. We realise that some people only support us when we go on a run, which I don't like either. But if you remember back to the previous season even when we were struggling at the bottom we were getting crowds of 1500-3000. We finished 8th but still had the 3rd highest attendance in the league. Not bad was it. Rovers were challenging for Europe but their crowds still weren't as big as ours. So don't start giving us lectures of fans attitudes towards their own teams
15/02/2009, 5:02 PM
mypost

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Originally Posted by GUFCforlife

Not bad was it. Rovers were challenging for Europe but their crowds still weren't as big as ours.

If our circumstances were like other clubs at the time, we'd be sold out every week.

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