I'd say 1100-1200 at the Bowl for the Sligo match.
Might be the only match not sold out, but it's still a great crowd for the fixture
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I'd say 1100-1200 at the Bowl for the Sligo match.
Might be the only match not sold out, but it's still a great crowd for the fixture
2,836 for Waterford v Longford.
592 at Athlone/Harps
800 in the Bowl according to the commentators thought it looked a few hundred more.
The stand is mostly full FFS; the commentators should know better!
I'd say it's pushing 1300 actually; filled up some more since my earlier post
716 is official attendance, I thought the stand holds 1500? Looked about at least 1000.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yeah, it's scanned tickets only. Away end was emptier than I thought, but about 1000 when you add in local schools or club promo
1,315 at Ramblers v Wexford, not bad at all.
1300 at Bray/Kerry.
Saw this on our forum - 4 full houses I think
4930 - Pats v Shels
4443 - Bohs v Dundalk
3305 - Derry v Cork
2182 - Drogs v Shams
716 - UCD v Rovers
Total - 15,576
Average - 3,115
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Originally Posted by joey B
They're serious crowds for the First Division. Even the Graveyard is alive!Quote:
Originally Posted by Comic Book Guy
Booming! Would have thought the post pandemic boost would have worn off this year so this is great to see!Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
1,423 at athlone town stadium for the women's presidents cup today. Largest attendance in athlone stadium for over ten years apparently. Good to see.
When Roddy was there in 2013 I think they’d hit 1000+ a few times. Outside of that season I don’t recall their attendances being anything other then couple hundred to several hundred. Think when we played their near the end of 2013 there was like 2k at the game. Only time I was at a game there where the stand was nearly full.Quote:
Originally Posted by Loifan_76
Great attendance for the womens game though. The interest in both the mens and womens league at the minute seems to be booming a wee bit.
Was there last night. Serious crowd there last night. I was in the Old Stand Block A and paid into the wrong stand( via ticketmaster!) so was in with all the Waterford fans! Didnt know theres a New Stand Block A for the away fans!Quote:
Originally Posted by SPXcyan
Much of an away crowd as wasnt talking to anyone from Longford there?
About 4 of us and a few players family members far side MartyQuote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
The playoff structure was about giving First Division clubs a lifeline! Apart from the newcomers who are happy to be there, all the rest will have playoff ambitions at the very least.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Any more attendnaces from the weekend? Anyone know how many were at EDP?
The attendances are all shown in each individual game on the FAI Connect app….Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
2304 at EDP according to that….
Too early for average lists just yet, but figures from FAI this weekend.
Premier Division:
Pats v Shels - 4,930
Bohs v Dundalk - 4,443
Derry v Cork - 3,305
Drogheda v Shamrock Rovers - 2,182
UCD v Sligo - 716
First Division:
Waterford v Longford - 2,836
Galway v Treaty - 2,304
Cobh v Wexford - 1,350
Bray v Kerry - 1,300
Athlone v Harps - 592
So far, first 20 games played.
Premier Division average: 3,767
First Division average: 1,661
Total average: 2,714
54,279 people through the gates in the first two weeks of LOI season.
Shamrock Rovers the only side without a home game so far. Looks as though they'll have ~7,500 in Tallaght this weekend though.
How did Rovers start with two away games?
Surely there's no need for any club to start like that?
I think it was something to do with the construction of the new stand,stand to be corrected on that though…Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yeah it was to do with the work being done. Derry game is close to being sold out now.
Will the new stand be open for this fixture?
The article is incorrect, the delay was due to work being done in the existing main stand itself and the dressing rooms / area.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
The new stand has a finish date of July /August so id imagine that maybe it might be opened for a European fixtue assuming we dont get knocked out in the first round.
Based on our first two matches who knows
Seems like there'll be more Bohs fans in Tolka than Shels this week. I'm sure the whole thing will run as smoothly as possible.
Not a great reflection on the Shels support that so many home tickets are even available for another club to buy up like this.
I see Dundalk have pulled sales of ground tickets online due to security concerns , obviously a fear of a run on them by Pat's fans similar to Bohs fans for Tolka
It'd be an interesting one if they truly enforced this line of any away fans in the home end will be refused entry. Outside of people blatantly wearing colours that'd surely be a tricky one, you can hardly turn someone away because you're suspicious of their accent or whatever else the reason would be.
Yeah tough one to police ok but eventually if significant numbers of away fans end up in the home end at games there's sure to be trouble, all it takes is a handful of eejits .
Being a Pats fan with a culchie accent , i'm sorted :cool:
It seems there will be a lot of Daniel Kelly/Darragh Leahy/Andy Boyle's uncles at the game on Friday :DQuote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
Can only stop people for Pats colours after that it would be sticky for them. It’s another conundrum for clubs to face in the era of growing crowds. Hard to believe that 500 tickets isn’t enough for us in Oriel.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
I don’t blame people for buying tickets but fans are going to have to get used to there being a finite number of tickets with the increase in popularity,it’s pretty standard for half empty stadiums with packed away ends across the water,it’s probably going to be the same here….
Very hard for all clubs to police.If someone wants to see their team and there is a way they will find it. The only way they could possibly be refused entry is if they are wearing away colours or anything else that’s breaches a clubs T&C’s like being drunk etc . You cant have security say you sound like you’re from Dublin or whatever the case may be.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
In one way it's a great sign but in another way it's a shame that people can't go to see games and clubs are losing out on badly needed revenue , and any improvement in stadiums in most cases is still a good bit away.
This. It's great that demand for the league is up - but not great that clubs can't capitalise on it. Also - every fan who can't get a ticket they want to a game is a potential long-term fan lost to that club. People will find something else to do that night instead, and a lot of people will just not try to get to games in future if they believe it's too difficult. It's stunting the growth and income of Irish club football. Not just now, but potentially for years to come.Quote:
Originally Posted by Glen Of Aherlow
Maybe Pat Dolan was right when he said everyone should build 15,000 seater stadia..
For the ground in Oriel, home ends, it must be 20+ years since I saw away fans in those areas, any Pats fans intending going to home area are hardly all going to stand apart in isolated groups, so would imagine they will stand out and will be asked to leave if they have managed to get tickets and get in, but again probably only so many sold and imagine they will be cancelled.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jack B
I try to blend in. I drink my pint of Harp quietly that’s how I have got away with over the years.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Well 3D models of stadiums that look like they would hold 15k anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954