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Looks like 1400 at the Bowl. A few seats going in the stand, but not many
Dundalk v Finn Harps, 2,676 not bad for a Monday with limited away support. Keeps the avg at just over 3k but of course only 2 home games in.
source: https://twitter.com/jamesrogersie/st...F8GZp57kfzu1dw
4107 at Rovers/Drogheda.
Excellent crowd in Dalymount tonight must have been at least 3000 at the game. The facilities for away fans in particular tonight were horrendous. The first three games of the season have shown that the dickensian facilities in the LOI will hamper its growth if it’s not sorted out soon. It’s hard to pick what’s worse between Tolka, Richmond & Dalymount. The lack of infrastructure for 2022 is pathetic, not entirely the clubs fault.
We've signed a couple of players that have played for 3 diffrent Slovakian teams and the stadiums they play in compared to the majority in our league is embarassing,they are'nt even some of the bigger teams in that league........Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Yeah, same announced in the ground. Decent for a Monday night. Was pleasantly surprised to see about 80-ish Harps fans three days after an away trip in Dublin.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Jaysus I'm after reading that in your own voice after your star turn on BtS last week Nigel.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Was only saying to the younglad tonight that FAI usually give yiz a game in tallafornia on a Monday cause it's so easy for yiz to get downQuote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Normally Pats on a Monday night at some stage in the season. Happy enough the next one is Sligo midweek.
Rovers given an away allocation of 1,150 tickets for Pats match - sold out in 5 minutes
Was too good to be true - Pats had an issue with their ticket app’ , so ‘sold out’ was displayed in error.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
Tickets still available for away end
How do you get tickets in the away end Calcio? I can only see tickets for pats fans
When I got away tickets for Dalymount it was via a link from Pats. It could be the same for Friday , you should have a look at rovers social media instead of direct from the pats site for away tickets.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Link set to members this morning, ST holder access tomorrow assuming there are tickets remaining.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Thanks WAR, that makes sense.
Drogs v UCD sold out for this evening. I was sceptical about the idea of giving out free tickets - but it seems to have worked.
Attendances are so good starting off this season, if we remove UCD (with respect), the 'lowest' so far is probably going to be Drogs free in game tonight of around 2k.
This is some start, also when you have to factor in both FH and Sligo are playing their first home game this weekend, and bumper crowds should be expected there, with decent travelling support too I would imagine.
Depends on how you define 'worked'. Obviously the club will make nothing from tonight’s game but I’d say the hope is that some of the people who attend tonight that wouldn’t normally go to games will come back again (preferably as frequently as possible) so in that sense it’s too early to tell if the idea has worked.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
On the other hand a sellout crowd against UCD is something that will benefit the players on the pitch and could help spur them on to 3 points in what would normally be most clubs lowest attended fixture. Again though, won’t be until half 9 tonight to see if that worked ;)
To be fair we can definitely say the idea is a success based on the fact they're going to have a full house vs UCD. You can only really judge the event itself, all the other stuff which comes after that is too intangible to quantify.
A full home crowd creating a good atmosphere and seeing their team win would be a massively successful evening for the Drogs. Really hoping the casual fans get a decent game that's worth talking about.
Yeah true, it’d still be very hard to gauge who out of the following home games crowd were there based on their experience of the UCD game or ortherwise.Quote:
Originally Posted by yurt
As you say fingers crossed for Drogs that it’s a positive evening for those floating fans anyways
Pats announce sell out tonight.
Free entry or not, good football or not. There were 2 terrific goals which could draw people back for more. Well done Drogheda!!
3,022 at Edp what a 2nd half
The Sun and The Times reporting a 5,500 sellout in Richmond.
Brilliant crowd for Galway in the FD!Quote:
Originally Posted by gufct
Great to see 2 sold out fixtures in the Premier tonight also. Really impressive crowds across the board this year so far
Hearing that there were some tickets not scanning properly in Finn Park. Haven't seen any official attendance but looked to be a decent crowd in. Would have said around 2,500 at least. Good Bohs crowd up too.
Unbelievable crowd , the biggest I’ve seen in Richmond.Quote:
Originally Posted by PartySaint
Last time I saw that size a crowd there was when Gordon Banks played for you against Rovers during Giles era- and he pulled off a stunning save from a 30 yarder by of all people Eamon Dunphy and we lost 1-0 then as well- think it was 1977 !!! Great to see sell out crowds around the leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Ive seen it said that when we played cork in the late 90’s there was 7k at it. I’ve no idea how that many was supposed to get in considering there was no stand behind the goal and only a hill with limited space.Quote:
Originally Posted by Calcio Jack
2,024 as per extra time, saw a clip of the game and plenty of space in the 'away' stand which appeared to be home fans for this game, still a good initiative to try something like this.Quote:
Originally Posted by Straightstory
If it helps attract more, its working.
BTW what is the capacity these days of the ground?
I believe the capacity is 2300 - yep away section max half full. I reckon some took the free tickets then on the cold night decided not to go - shame as there were plenty of people looking for tickets after it was sold out.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
Ive often thought the same when the Oriel Park record attendance of 18k is mentioned. The ground hasnt changed that much since then really, similar footprint. I know there were temporary wings to the stand which dont sound at all safe albeit with a whole different level of H&S. A friendly v Liverpool in the 90's didnt break 10k I think and people ended up sitting on the sideline so 18k?? The only reason I wish I was older so I could have been there!Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
I was at all of these big Euro late 70's / early 80's games in oriel park as a kid, Celtic 79 I think was the record at 22k, then Spurs 81 at 18k, and 17k for Liverpool a year later, it reduced each time.
There was an incredible health and safety temp stand erected on the main stand side, which consisted of about 5 or 6 rows of wodden planks, and it covered the entire side, corner flag to corner flag. Also for all 3 games the little stand behind the town end goal was still up, it had around 10 rows but was fairly big, it ran from behind the goal to the corner flag shed side.
The other amazing stat, and this was up there with anything Kenny did, all those home games from PSV in 76, Hadjuk 77, Linfield, Hibs Malta, Celtic 79, Porto 1980, Fram Iceland and Spurs 81 all unbeaten at home, finally ended by the Euro Champions Liverpool in 82.
3,257 at the Showgrounds tonight.
Its just a super start to the season by all clubs crowd wise, add in big numbers from the FD, with 5k from Cork and Galway 3k+ and Waterford well over 2k, there is real optimism.
There was probably more, gates without turnstiles were opened to alleviate congestion. We could have done with a few less of the Scumdalk brigade some of whom didn't condescend to go to the game making arseholes of themselves after.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I know there are bits of footage but I dont think Ive seen photos of the temporary seating empty or even good photos of the stand side of the ground full.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
I'm sure you seen the videos doing the rounds then, seemed to have been a lot of Sligo accents involved in starting the trouble after the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by redarmyfaction
We had a decent crowd at our game 600 announced by announcer. Good turnout of Cork City fans!