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07/07/2013, 7:07 PM
nigel-harps1954

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Oh i know ye are not alone, but ye are top of the league (well not for long ;) ) and get crowds of just over 300. Would expect alot more. We are 2nd and getting 600-700

Ah here...you've only had ONE attendance over 600, which was only 602. I wouldn't boast about Athlone attendances either.

First Division attendances are shockingly bad right across the board at the minute. For a big town like Athlone, with the stadium a relatively nice walk from the town centre, you'd hope for close to 1,000 pushing for promotion and winning games at the minute.

Longford, well, the town is as dead as doornail, and the ground is disastrous to get to from the town unless you're driving. They'd need to be putting on buses from the town for free if they could afford it and then start pushing random people on and lock the door and force them to go to games.
07/07/2013, 8:37 PM
ATFC-1887

One??? Official attendance is alot lower than our actual attendance. And i disagree completely. Its not hard to drive 2 mins out the road to watch a game. Cant make excuses for a team top of the league and getting 300 people. We have been getting over 400 all season. When we were drawing games. Last few games at least 650-700 in their. You should know official attendances are never correct
08/07/2013, 12:27 AM
nigel-harps1954

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

You should know official attendances are never correct

Really? What's the point in an 'official attendance' if it's not even correct?
08/07/2013, 12:29 AM
ATFC-1887

So you think that every single person at a LOI game has paid in etc?
08/07/2013, 12:34 AM
nigel-harps1954

Week 16:

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1,588 (1,496; 1,488; 1,835; 2,366; 1,993; 1,924; 1,463; 1,976)
Bray - 875 (965; 1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 2,010 (2,786; 2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1,588 (1,460; 2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 893 (977; 811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1,758 (949; 1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Limerick - 2,151 (734 FD; 569 FD; 598 FD; 429 FD; 517 FD; 670 FD; 364 FD; 669 FD)
Pat's - 1,395 (1,474; 1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,021 (3,127; 3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1,096 (1,187; 781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2,535 (3,007; 2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 424 (506; 558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 456 (271; 200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cobh - 511 (2008 - 1,122 PD; 681; 368; 403; 240)
Harps - 579 (429; 433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Longford - 360 (365; 315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 255 (243; 349; 123; 166)
Salthill Devon - 135 (182; 125; 122)
Waterford - 417 (453; 466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 224 (302; 216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1,600 (1,630; 1,547; 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 367 (372; 578; 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,156 (1,125; 1,110; 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

TOTAL WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 8,333
OVERALL ATTENDANCE: 205,843
08/07/2013, 12:37 AM
nigel-harps1954

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

So you think that every single person at a LOI game has paid in etc?

Nope, but there isn't 100-200 people walking into every game in Athlone for free.

Shall I refresh memory...

Athlones attendances this season,
380, 311, 591, 467, 301, 411, 602, 582.

Now you said

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Last few games at least 650-700 in their

and

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

We have been getting over 400 all season.

which I'm just pointing out is wrong.

On a positive note, overall attendance for the league this season has passed 200,000. It only took 178 games...
08/07/2013, 9:16 AM
oriel

Has there been an official figure given for Drogs v Shels yesterday. Seems to be only extra time figure of 'approx 700' available.

Nigel, hopefully this weekend will see some really decent crowds as these 3 should be well attended.

Sligo v Pats
Rovers v Derry
Dundalk v Bohs
08/07/2013, 11:03 AM
ATFC-1887

Did i mention 200 ffs. Between all committee, volunteers etc it would add another 50-100 people watching the game.
Not that it really matters, you're just gonna find something to argue about aren't you nigel haha
08/07/2013, 1:30 PM
Bosco

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Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Did i mention 200 ffs. Between all committee, volunteers etc it would add another 50-100 people watching the game.
Not that it really matters, you're just gonna find something to argue about aren't you nigel haha

Sure you might as well count the players and the officials while your at it!
Surely the idea of attendance figures is to see how many punters are paying in each week?Would all these volunteers not have season tickets anyway and so probably would be counted?Even if not i'm sure there would be the same number of volunteers at any club so its completely irrelevant.
08/07/2013, 1:35 PM
ATFC-1887

all my point was that there is more than 600 people sitting watching the games the last few weeks. simple as that
08/07/2013, 2:04 PM
Lim till i die

The Official Attendance at a game us supposed to be all in attendance not just those who paid.

At least half the crowd figures given in the league are fanciful nonsense anyways.
08/07/2013, 2:05 PM
Lim till i die

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

all my point was that there is more than 600 people sitting watching the games the last few weeks. simple as that

Do you stand on the far side or work the gate?
08/07/2013, 3:27 PM
nigel-harps1954

Quote:

Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Did i mention 200 ffs. Between all committee, volunteers etc it would add another 50-100 people watching the game.
Not that it really matters, you're just gonna find something to argue about aren't you nigel haha

You're honestly saying, you have almost 100 people between your committee and volunteers? Fair play..
08/07/2013, 9:53 PM
Martinho II

I know for a fact that in the last season we got promoted we ran free buses from the longford arms hotel to strokestown rd back in the day. but club was losin money on this so it had to be pulled.. it will never work as the majority of our fan base arent even from longford town itself! its the biggest ever hanger on spot I am ashamed to say..
08/07/2013, 10:07 PM
ATFC-1887

Its a pity with the stadium ye have. Imagine how good that would look with a few thousand in it. Surely yer crowds will pick up massively if ye stay top
09/07/2013, 9:59 AM
mightaswell

I think that its a shame Terryland/Deacy Park is going to waste. That place won awards ffs!
09/07/2013, 10:25 AM
Eminence Grise

For the playing surface wasn't it? And didn't the tenants get a nomination for the Oscar for Best DVD as well?
10/07/2013, 6:30 PM
gael353

Limerick Bray last night was 914. Still no sign of a Friday or or Saturday game
11/07/2013, 11:29 PM
bullit

2,900 Pat's v Zalgiris
12/07/2013, 8:09 AM
EAFC_rdfl

This Athlone argument is good craic, where were the 600 odd for the past how many seasons? It reeks of a bandwagon after a few decent results. Hopefully it holds up from now onwards, but lets see what happens if like Harps they hit a very bad patch of form again.
Longford are like Harps, been struggling in division one for so long after a couple of relatively recent spells in the premier that attendances will carry on struggling until hopefully the next return to the premier.
12/07/2013, 8:35 AM
Sean South

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Originally Posted by bullit

2,900 Pat's v Zalgiris

There must be be some awful yahoos on Pats gate or else they were pocketing cash themselves. I heard some people with tickets got turned away too.
12/07/2013, 9:33 AM
Ezeikial

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Originally Posted by Sean South

There must be be some awful yahoos on Pats gate or else they were pocketing cash themselves. I heard some people with tickets got turned away too.

Classic Sean South wind-up
12/07/2013, 9:50 AM
Sean South

No it's not. The terrace beside the Shed end had a couple of hundred on it, along with over crowding in the away section in the main stand. Some with tickets who showed up close to kick off got turned away (maybe they got in after a while I don't know) It reeks of pure yahooisim at least they should have issued those who got in with cash with raffle tickets. :D
12/07/2013, 10:38 AM
Dodge

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Originally Posted by Sean South

No it's not. The terrace beside the Shed end had a couple of hundred on it, along with over crowding in the away section in the main stand. Some with tickets who showed up close to kick off got turned away (maybe they got in after a while I don't know) It reeks of pure yahooisim at least they should have issued those who got in with cash with raffle tickets. :D

No cash taken at stiles.

About 50 Lithuanians on the terrace as they turned up at kick off and gardai didn't want to have to sit them in individual empty seats dotted around the ground. Not away fans, just Lithuanians living in Dublin who turned up and bought tickets like everyone else.

A friend worked the turnstile and said no one was turned away with a ticket when he left the gate at 8pm. If they turned up after that then I don't have too much sympathy
12/07/2013, 1:00 PM
Dillonman

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Originally Posted by oriel

Has there been an official figure given for Drogs v Shels yesterday. Seems to be only extra time figure of 'approx 700' available.

Nigel, hopefully this weekend will see some really decent crowds as these 3 should be well attended.

Sligo v Pats
Rovers v Derry
Dundalk v Bohs

I wouldnt be so sure if our game will be well attended. Bar One's annual big dual race day is on today in the Dundalk stadium and will take a chuck of floating fans away. Also somebody said over on Orielweb that there is some sort of charity boxing night in the Fairways so that too could hamper us. Add in a certain % of people away abroad on holidays.
12/07/2013, 3:54 PM
Sean South

Quote:

Originally Posted by Dodge

No cash taken at stiles.

About 50 Lithuanians on the terrace as they turned up at kick off and gardai didn't want to have to sit them in individual empty seats dotted around the ground. Not away fans, just Lithuanians living in Dublin who turned up and bought tickets like everyone else.

A friend worked the turnstile and said no one was turned away with a ticket when he left the gate at 8pm. If they turned up after that then I don't have too much sympathy

Oh right, a few Pats fans had contradicting statements on twitter but they most talking rubbish. Hope your "mate" has a good holiday in Florida ;)
12/07/2013, 8:04 PM
gufct

25 at sdg v wy
12/07/2013, 8:13 PM
bullit

Dundalk/bohs 1848
12/07/2013, 8:15 PM
peadar1987

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Originally Posted by gufct

25 at sdg v wy

Including the players?
12/07/2013, 8:27 PM
mightaswell

Quote:

Originally Posted by gufct

25 at sdg v wy

oh dear god....
12/07/2013, 8:29 PM
Battery Rover

Athlone Town vs Cobh Ramblers 544 official. Paying customers up on previous weeks.
12/07/2013, 10:28 PM
oriel

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullit

Dundalk/bohs 1848

The dual race/dogs day did take a lot away, as the races started in the afternoon, but I think the club should be reasonably happy with this figure in the circumstances. This dual race day was planned for the NI bank hol, and I heard there were thousands at it, very hard to compete against that.

Still, there was a very good buzz around the ground, perfect night for a match.
12/07/2013, 10:31 PM
Charlie Darwin

Quote:

Originally Posted by peadar1987

Including the players?

Take away the committee and volunteers (estimate based on Athlone's attendances) and there were roughly -197 people at Salthill tonight.

Sounds about right.
13/07/2013, 7:59 AM
bullit

Quote:

Originally Posted by oriel

The dual race/dogs day did take a lot away, as the races started in the afternoon, but I think the club should be reasonably happy with this figure in the circumstances. This dual race day was planned for the NI bank hol, and I heard there were thousands at it, very hard to compete against that.

Still, there was a very good buzz around the ground, perfect night for a match.

The raceday Took about 50 off maybe? 100 most but i would say about 20.
When Dundalk played Bohs after they(Dundalk) achieved promo the attendance was 2100.
Anyway Knock off the away attendance - 100 = 1748 home fans.It's good but it ain't spectacular.
13/07/2013, 9:35 AM
oriel

Not that it matters much Bullit, but when we played Bohs in 2009, first game in PD after 7 years in the FD, I think there was close to 4k at the match, and I think it was live on TV. Last night almost everyone I spoke to knew someone at the races, so I'd say a good few hundred were missing.

However such are the changed times, you still have to consider close on 2,000 for a crowd to be good these days, its just the way it is, besides there was a terrific atmosphere inside the ground with this amt.
13/07/2013, 9:40 AM
bullit

Quote:

Originally Posted by oriel

Not that it matters much Bullit, but when we played Bohs in 2009, first game in PD after 7 years in the FD, I think there was close to 4k at the match, and I think it was live on TV. Last night almost everyone I spoke to knew someone at the races, so I'd say a good few hundred were missing.

However such are the changed times, you still have to consider close on 2,000 for a crowd to be good these days, its just the way it is, besides there was a terrific atmosphere inside the ground with this amt.

Chuckle (4000)
13/07/2013, 10:10 AM
oriel

Quote:

Originally Posted by bullit

Chuckle (4000)

http://extratime.ie/fixtures/detail/11305/2/

It probably was over estimated, but this was the figure that was given after the game, novelty factor too as it was our first game back, prob took more out.
13/07/2013, 10:22 AM
bullit

Let's not beat about the bush here.You and i both know that that figure is stupid but fair play to you for digging it up.

3850 (Another chuckle :) )
13/07/2013, 12:06 PM
Bosco

Quote:

Originally Posted by gufct

25 at sdg v wy

Jesus
13/07/2013, 12:25 PM
gufc2000

Quote:

Originally Posted by gufct

25 at sdg v wy

Surely an outstanding candidate for the lowest attendance ever at a competitive fixture in Irish football, or has anyone managed to better that?

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