The Gardai were searching all the Dundalk fans on the way into the ground last night.
I've been searched by stewards before but not the guards.
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The Gardai were searching all the Dundalk fans on the way into the ground last night.
I've been searched by stewards before but not the guards.
Terrific turnout in Harps, well done. Could teach Cork City a thing or two about marketing.
4,138 would say thanks, but no thanks were fine. That being said, it's great to see a four figure attendance in a first division game. Shows the potential harps have, in regards to attendance, should they get promoted. I, for one, hope they do.Quote:
Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin
Well, to be honest, there was actually something more like 1,400 in the ground as official attendance doesn't include all the complimentary kids tickets handed out with a different school and underage football club brought along each week as guests of the club and Academy teams who all get in for free too of which there's around 100 players.
It's fantastic to see, and long may it last. There's a huge bandwagon support in Donegal, and if it continues it can only be good for Harps financially too as we've an incredibly low budget less than 2,000 a week.
Those pesky Gardai charging €300 per man to police big attendances mean that all our attendances to date have been around 350.
502 at Longford v Linerick per RTE report.
Sounds spot on must be an official attendance. We really need to do more to draw people in.Quote:
Originally Posted by eitoof
Poor crowd in Drogheda - maybe 550 or so including the President. He's been to nearly as many games as Tom this season!
Any corrections for the following?
Cork v Rovers - 4,138
Harps v UCD - 1,105
Derry v Sligo - 1,052
Shels v Waterford - 651
Longford v Limerick - 502
Pats v Dundalk - 2,000 estimate
Bohemians v Bray - 1,200 estimate
Drogheda v Galway - 550 estimate
Cabinteely v Cobh - 500 estimate
Nonsense, Michael D will forever be in Tom's shadow until he appears at two different LOI matches in the same evening.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Well more than 2000 in Richer. I'd say 2500+Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Cabo getting nearly the same as us just goes to show we are not doing enough to market ourselves just like many LOI clubs. Cabo making a great go of it fair play to them.
I'd say about 2,500 as wellQuote:
Originally Posted by DaveyPats
It isn't just marketing though. Stradbrook is a walk away for loads of people. The Flansiro isn't. Cabinteely have a huge schoolboy section. Longford don't.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Not saying clubs shouldn't do more marketing, but some clubs have more to offer fans anyway
Only noticed last night there was a bigger away support that it looked, as a lot of Dlk fans were also sitting in the away end of the main stand. Wasnt at the game, but others who were said it was in and around 2,500.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Any idea on the away support?
I'd guess around 400 or so. 2nd biggest Dundalk crowd in Inchicore after the 2013 "play off" game
Ah yeah of course but we simply aren't doing enough. The club don't seem to realise the importance of social media at allQuote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Yeah - your Twitter is terrible. Considering a few of your fans live on Twitter there are obviously "options". Shels are the same.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken
Maybe the importance can be overstated at times but a better effort needs to be made by those clubs.
That's the same as Cork's according to John Caulfield, so you should be fine.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Not only the twitter, the website is also poor. The supporters notes are alright, but only once per week. Small preview of the game with Cousins thinks about it, some small injury report, etc. Would be awesome.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Supporters notes after the match are alright, though a bit of report and Cousins opinions would be great. Galway, Sligo, Cork, are doing all this stuff very well.
The club is rather wary about who has access to its social media. Those that look after it currently don't really have the time to dedicate to it in order to do it properly. Those that live on Twitter haven't been given the green light thus far!Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC