1,625 at Galway v Rovers according to www.extratime.ie
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1,625 at Galway v Rovers according to www.extratime.ie
Ramblers v City - radio estimate of 4000+ (seems to be pretty much full house)
Yeah, that's what was announced at the game. Smallest crowd in over a year for a League game I reckon.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Lilywhites
There were abut 250 Rovers fans.
rovers got 400 tickets and it looked like most of that was full... i reckon 350+ hoopsQuote:
Originally Posted by Paddyfield
Check out the crowd scenes on the clip below for the second goal as the camera pans (from 52 seconds to 110 seconds in). Rovers support was circa 500.Quote:
Originally Posted by 4 in a row
http://ie.youtube.com/watch?v=s4wxFHAFHxw
United support has dropped big time in just two games. Does not hold well for the rest of the season. Don't know if it was the Saturday night, the rain or what. If Shamrock Rovers game cannot attract the crowds, what chance have UCD or Bray getting people through the turnstiles?
1,625 is still higher than the average home attendance of five Premier Division clubs last season (as per foot.ie).
Shamrock Rovers did not sell all of their 400 allocation. I would estimate 300-350 Rovers fans present (I was stewarding close by), great support.
How much do gate receipts factor into Galway's budget? Can they cope with average attendances around the 1,000 mark?Quote:
Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne
A 1,000 average (for example) would be less than 50% of the 2007 average, so even with price increases, gate receipts would be down significantly.
This would present difficulties for any club.
Increase to E20 is a stupid decision by Galway United especially no improvement on the pitch to match.
Pity we haven't used it to our advantage thoughQuote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
LOL Cannot wait to play Galway, we should bag 4 or 5 against them :DQuote:
Originally Posted by alabama rover
My choice of the word produced was poor I'll give you. I realise UCD don't teach these kids the basics but they play an important transition role in Irish football. The last couple of seasons from UCD, the football has been excellent. Anyone who questions their place in the league forgets that they belong their on merit, they have a quality talent pool and the football they play is far better than some of the bigger clubs. It's a pity there aren't more clubs in the UCD mold. Obviously it would be better if they had a larger fan base but what can you do?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
I must protest. We play drivel; ten men behind the ball, hoof it clear and maybe hack the Cork player. We're an affront to the rest of the fine footballing teams in the league.Quote:
Originally Posted by LeixlipRed
Sorry...slipped into foot.ie illogical rant mode there for a sec... Damn your reverse psychology.
Obviously it would be better indeed, but it's a slight bit of encouragement that both our games in the Bowl so far have had the biggest crowds for the respective league games (Derry and Sligo) since we've been getting proper attendances (last four years or so).Quote:
Obviously it would be better if they had a larger fan base but what can you do?
Don't you count the attendance yourself? Hardly accurate so.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Official figures this year, the turnstiles have some kind of automated counters on them I think. We had official figures for some of last season too.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
No attendance from the Bohs - Harps game yet?
Far more official than "I think there were 70000 there, FACT".Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
Plus what schumi said.
Don't recall anyone saying that. And actually no it's not more official than that, it's the same thing because it's still just one person saying how many's there without anything to back it up.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Anyway, it's irrelevant now that ye have a counter on the turnstiles.
Um, counting, sad and all as it is (wasn't me! :)) is far more accurate than some of the random estimates we have here.
As far as I know there are only a few clubs releasing official attendances this year (us included). Would have thought that more clubs would have done this in year 2 of the new regime. Wonder why they dont? Anyone any (non libelous) ideas?
CPOs working too hard to be on the internet that regularly?
In fairness, we're up to half the clubs in the league now, so it's not as bad as "only a few". But most of the Premier don't bother, which is strange alright.
[QUOTE=pineapple stu;909364]CPOs working too hard to be on the internet that regularly?
Shut up you TART!
Its Sunday evening. Even I'm allowed a day off. Git.
Want to keep the 8-year-old daughter away from the internet when you're logged in. ;)
:D Have to hold onto that post for future reference :DQuote:
Originally Posted by finnpark
At a guess I would say c.2,200Quote:
Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy
525 it said on the UCD website for the Rovers game
I seem to recall seeing some story about how Galway were increasing their planned expenditure this season. If I remember right, there were quotes from Leeson too, so it wasn't mere rumour. It's early days to be panicking over attendances, but they might struggle with the wage cap if income is under budget.Quote:
Originally Posted by Poor Student
I probably got that wrong. Maybe 3,800.Quote:
Originally Posted by Candystripe
The local media giving it at 4,000.
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Originally Posted by Candystripe
Id say your first estimate was right, id say 3,500. There was still plenty of room in the Jungle.
It didn't look as if there was anything near that watching the highlights on MNSQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
It's a bigger stand than you think. Everyone's in the middle two sections too 'cos the ones at either end are uncovered. Just watched it there and the first thing you see is an empty quarter of a stand.
Update after week four. Clubs who give official figures are in bold.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 3,153 (2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (awaiting official figure for Harps)
Bray - 1,575 (1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cobh - 2,450 (681 FD; 368 FD; 403 FD; 240 FD)
Cork - 4,507 (2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 5,135 (2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 2,100 (1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554)
Harps - 1,866 (1,164 FD; 428 FD; 1,347; 1,106 FD)
Galway - 1,909 (2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - --- (1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Galway and Sligo)
Rovers - 1,660 (1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 2,600 (1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 574 (663; 546; 653; 306 FD)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 571 (670; 421; 316; 291)
Dundalk - 1,350 (1,406; 1,078; 474; 591)
Kildare - 429 (243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 529 (670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 825 (885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Monaghan - 225 (292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 1,210 (888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 856 (N/A)
Waterford - 805 (1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 1,586 (810)
Premier Division average - 2,431 (1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 876 (722; 570; 520; 512)
Overall average - 1,731 (1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)
FD is an average crowd in the First Division; PD is an average crowd in the Premier Division. I've only put that in where the attendances was when the club was in a different one to their current division.
Recent games missing -
St Pat's v Galway
Monaghan v Shels
I see Cobh's average has gone from 900 to 2,450 in a week!!
Actually I'd like to see them do well and hopefully a few of the locals will have gotten the buzz back after Saturdays' game and will continue to come out and support them.
All Sligo's attendances are on that basis, for example, with differences of up to 1000 for games.Quote:
Originally Posted by sligoman
You may as well ignore all posts on this thread so. And indeed, all official figures too. Sure there's only one club saying that without anything to back it up.Quote:
And actually no it's not more official than that, it's the same thing because it's still just one person saying how many's there without anything to back it up.
Just watch the Cork City average plumet after next Friday.
wexford youths attendances were 2300 v waterford and 1345 vkildare county.we also had 600 v cobh in eircom league cup.:ball::D
3460 at city v ucd tonight
Official number updated to 3460.Quote:
Originally Posted by kevincronin2000
Official Crowd Figures club programme as source.
Pats V Sligo 2160
Pats V Galway 1752
Pats V Glentoran 1264 + 17% whatever that works out at!