A 'if we build in they will come' way of looking at it can do more damage than good. Ask Longford, still paying for theie Europe seats last I heard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lamper.sffc
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A 'if we build in they will come' way of looking at it can do more damage than good. Ask Longford, still paying for theie Europe seats last I heard!Quote:
Originally Posted by Lamper.sffc
Extratime has an estimate of 750 at Terryland for Galway-Drogheda. As posted previously, no official figure from the club
Averages after round 27. Official figures in bold. Club averages in bold means more than half of their figures are official.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1,855 (2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976) (missing Sligo 2)
Bray - 864 (1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Drogheda - 934 (1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1,980 (2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Galway - 881 (1,076; 1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD)
Pat's - 1,684 (1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,781 (3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Sligo - 1,698 (1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
Sporting Fingal - 955 (635 FD; 688 FD)
UCD - 527 (272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 404 (462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cork - 1,864 (2,681 PD; 3,142 PD; 2,897 PD; 2,941 PD; 3,644 PD)
Derry - 1,872 (2,436 PD; 3,363 PD; 2,614 PD; 3,229 PD; 2,698 PD)
Harps - 705 (480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Limerick - 629 (429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 243 (260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 135 (166) (missing Shels)
Monaghan - 252 (183; 177; 292; 204; 183) (missing Longford 2, Mervue, Salthill and Shels)
Salthill Devon - 134 (N/A) (missing Mervue)
Shels - 707 (972; 986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD)
Waterford - 644 (434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 318 (494; 767; 810)
Premier Division average - 1,522 (2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
First Division average - 678 (417; 641; 722; 570; 520)
Overall average - 1,093 (1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)
Attendances for last weekend (i.e. the figures I've gone with) -
Premier Division
Dundalk v Bohemians 1650
Galway United v Drogheda United 800
St Patricks Athletic v Sligo Rovers 1700
UCD v Sporting Fingal 302
Shamrock Rovers v Bray Wanderers 4400
Sporting Fingal v St Patricks Athletic 792
Drogheda United v Bohemians 800
Shamrock Rovers v UCD 3048
First Division
Cork City FC v Waterford United 1984
Limerick v Derry City 1265
Monaghan United v Longford Town - no figure yet
Finn Harps v Salthill Devon 420
Athlone Town v Mervue United 189
Wexford Youths v Shelbourne 300
Recent games missing -
Athlone v Mervue
Harps v Salthill
Monaghan v Longford
It was around 420 for Harps-Salthill, don't recall the exact figure.
Those figures are very disappointing. If you were to look across the water, which I know isn't exactly fair taking into account vast population size difference, the above figures compare to Blue Square Conference. Now we'll never be able to compete with the top league across the water but clubs have got to work some how towards being higher than League One standard. Hopefully Shamrock can do it, they seem the most likeliest. If they keep on their current path of progression, get biggers crowds, more big games in Europe, they should be able to look at expanding their stadium to over 10,000. Cork and Derry when they get back would appear the only other clubs who might do something similar. Boh's have had their chances as champions to make a name for themselves in Europe but they have failed.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Not really. I dont think for one second the crowds would suddenly treble or more in a new stadium. I do think a better stadium would help. I think all can agree that Morton is a hole and not the best place to attract fans to and also hard to create an atmosphere in plus terrible for away fans, which im sure has to put some of them off travelling to morton.Quote:
Originally Posted by redobit
Im sure Rovers fans can vouch to the fact that its better to be in a new stadium than morton.
As for the longford thingy. Doesnt really apply, we would be tennants in a new facility and not own it. Anyway it doesnt really matter at the mo, because its looking like morton for the time being :(
The lads on Orielweb are going with 1650 for the above match.Quote:
Recent games missing -
Dundalk v Bohs
http://imgs.xkcd.com/comics/extrapolating.pngQuote:
Originally Posted by legendz
Athlone vs Mervue Official Attendance 189
Coincidence?Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Satellite delay...? :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Riddickcule
I can't see Fingal's new ground ever attracting significant support. It's way further out from the city and in the middle of nowhere. A green site between Lusk and Rush surely isn't a great place for a ground! I hope I'm wrong and I know it's not them building the ground but a ground close to Swords could/could have done big things for Fingal.
I agree about lusk to a certain degree. Its not necessarily the best place and Swords is where we should be, but there is nothing we can do about that as a lot of the plans for swords including the stadium have been shelved for now due to the recession. Lusk isnt eactly in the middle of nowhere. Population of 9,000 aprox with rush and Skerries having similar populations only 5 mins away. As far as I know Balbriggan Population is now even higher than the towns stated. The train station is a 5 minute walk from where the ground will be and swords is a 10 minute journey by car at most. All this still doesnt mean its ideal but I think it would still be better than Morton and thats all im trying to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by fionnsci
Its only a Connaught Derby in name, most people in Sligo dont care about these games any differently to playing UCD, Fingal, Bray etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by legendz
I dont know how Galway feel about them now.
The Youths - Shels game official attendance was actually 373
The attendances reported for last nights F.A.I cup matches are dreadful.
212 at Fingal v Limerick, 376 at UCD v Bray,1044 ST.Pats v Belgrove.
Cork had best crowd 1317 v Monaghan.
Ehh no, the crowd in Finn Park was bigger than the cork one.Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
Between 1,000-1100 at Flancare last night according to one of the people on the gate.
Rovers official told me 610 Hoops, 350 home fans. So fairly similarQuote:
Originally Posted by Longfordian
Anyone know how many were at the Bohs-Shels game?
Edit: Right well it was between 1,750 and 2,000 with about 400 Shels fans.
Dress this up anyway you want,but this is pathetic! And certaintly not an unattractive fixture.Would be interested to hear how many Lims fans traveled for this?Quote:
212 at Fingal v Limerick
Thats odd, I taught most of them would have been in Ballybofey?Quote:
Originally Posted by GGAJD
212Quote:
Originally Posted by bullit
At a guess , between 20-30.Quote:
Originally Posted by bullit
About 30 alright.
First game all season that there wasn't a bus ran to, very little interest in the cup with our league form going well.
Why would Shamrock Rovers fans be in Ballybofey for Finn Harps v Sligo Rovers?Quote:
Originally Posted by pauliek
Less than a quarter of their league average. Did none of the usual freebies bother to pay in?Quote:
Originally Posted by Cuyahoga
562 at Galway United v Salthill
I still hold that all you need to watch a football match in comfort is a seat and a roof. Decent toilets and food are a benefit. Everything else is just an excuse. The people who make the excuse that the paint is peeling, or something similar, would find a different gripe once that had been fixed.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Media and promotion stuff split.
Great crowd at Limerick v Fingal tonight for a great cup tie.
635 for a Monday night with zero advertising.
Wry smile at the cup holders earning twice as much off us as we did off them!!
635? I know it was a decent crowd for a monday night but wouldnt have thought it was that much as i was guessing about half that but it was hard to judge from the grassy knoll.
EXACTLY 635
Why would we lie about the crowd being bigger than it was, we have to give away 60% of the gate :bulgy:
I know that, im not doubting the attendance nor suggesting that they lied.
Are you sure its 60% ? I thought it was around 30%. 60% seems a bit high.
I think (open to correction) it goes 40 to Limerick, 40 to Fingal, 20 to the FAI.
I think the split is 65-35 after expenses. Not sure what level the expenses usually are. I think it's different for the semis and final.
Nah, its the 40/40/20 split (which means after expenses an away club makes more off the gate)
Just hope then there is a good turnount in the next round :)
Is the split not done after expenses have been deducted though ?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Biggest traveling support for a Galway United away game this season so far. About 250 'travelled' to Drom Soccer Park in a crowd of about 400 for the FAI Cup replay
No official attendance was announced on the PA.
Did yee's all pack hang sandwiches for the journey....? ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield