2011 attendances

**GUFCghost** · 16/04/2011, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

893 was the official figure for Galway United V Derry.

Smallest traveling support I have ever seen from Derry - around 40.

Is that counting season ticket holders also?

**Patrick Dunne** · 16/04/2011, 3:14 PM

Yes. Season ticket holders included.

**maksimir** · 16/04/2011, 3:23 PM

Yeah I can confirm 2,044 at Turners Cross for City v Harps with 9 Harps down - fair play to them. For those attendance nerds amongst us I went with my mate and his young lad who did'nt have to pay - the turnstile obviously clicked him through but only the two paying adult tickets were scanned. When the match was underway I guessed 2,000 but my mate who has been going way longer than me said 2,500 and with all the kids in the ground he's probably correct numerically but the 2,044 were paying? Anyways, a good crowd with next to no away support (no wum intended btw, great effort for those Harps who came) - decent in this division and if we can keep going with this form, crowds may push up to 2,500 averages.

**bullit** · 16/04/2011, 4:43 PM

Originally Posted by Rasputin

The fact where yee brought about 10 fans to Derry.

Yeah its relaly funny,ive just picked myself up of the ground from laughing

I take it that you were in Derry ??
Or where you trying to count the fans on tv.There was more than 60 DFC fans there.Get it right.

**Rasputin** · 16/04/2011, 7:26 PM

Originally Posted by bullit

Yeah its relaly funny,ive just picked myself up of the ground from laughing

Wouldnt say its that funny...

I take it that you were in Derry ??
Or where you trying to count the fans on tv.There was more than 60 DFC fans there.Get it right.

More than 60? Well thats a blatant lie.

**geezer** · 16/04/2011, 7:58 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

No more than 175 at Mervue Limerick with about 50 or 60 blues.

I can only assume they have been pulling their previous attendances out of a rather large lying anus.

Galway United, Mervue Utd, Connacht Rugby all played at the same time within a 2 mile radius, about 2000 attended all events , crazy situation so the 200 or so in Mervue was probably right and a 100 of them based on what i see at their games would have been in Terryland, they probably lost another 100 to Connacht rugby considering eric elwood (connacht coach) is from Mervue . GUFC would have lost 3-400 between the 2 games and take way the 500 sligo fans the previous week you can see the problem of 3 games at the exact same time in such a small friday night market

**gufcfan** · 16/04/2011, 9:54 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

No more than 175 at Mervue Limerick with about 50 or 60 blues.

I can only assume they have been pulling their previous attendances out of a rather large lying anus.

The match report submitted to Extratime.ie with the alleged attendance figure was written by the Mervue United P.R.O.

There isn't too much wrong with that in itself, but the attendance figures coming from Fahys Field have been absolute nonsense, according to a number of people who have attend all their games so far this season.

When you are talking about people estimating numbers when the attendance is in 4 figures, it can vary wildly, but when you are talking a couple of hundred...

**Acornvilla** · 16/04/2011, 11:49 PM

any idea how many brave souls ventured forth towards ye old flansiro last night?

**micls** · 17/04/2011, 5:11 AM

Originally Posted by maksimir

Yeah I can confirm 2,044 at Turners Cross for City v Harps with 9 Harps down - fair play to them. For those attendance nerds amongst us I went with my mate and his young lad who did'nt have to pay - the turnstile obviously clicked him through but only the two paying adult tickets were scanned. When the match was underway I guessed 2,000 but my mate who has been going way longer than me said 2,500 and with all the kids in the ground he's probably correct numerically but the 2,044 were paying? Anyways, a good crowd with next to no away support (no wum intended btw, great effort for those Harps who came) - decent in this division and if we can keep going with this form, crowds may push up to 2,500 averages.

Scanning the tickets is the most accurate way to get attendance quickly. Tbh I doubt there are enough under 5's at the games to make a difference to attendance. Anyone over 5 should have a ticket.

**Sam_Heggy** · 17/04/2011, 8:34 AM

For the record, there was a massive 13 of us at the game. I blame the last one of the 13 to come in the gate for the result. Unlucky number and all.......

**maksimir** · 17/04/2011, 10:39 AM

Yeah tbf I'm pretty ignorant re: free admission and kids as I am not a cross regular (but will be) - I guessed under 8/10's might get in free with adults or something. In the shed alone there were loads of kids in, which is great to see as some of those will be future season ticket holders.

**Pablo Escobar** · 17/04/2011, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by Sam_Heggy

For the record, there was a massive 13 of us at the game. I blame the last one of the 13 to come in the gate for the result. Unlucky number and all.......

When our 2nd went in after only a few minutes all I could do was gaze at the away end in sympathy. It must be horrible to travel that distance to watch that. The worst thing about the result is that Harps came to play football. The result almost tells teams to come to Turners Cross and park the bus, which inevitably will happen with every other team that comes down!

**Sam_Heggy** · 17/04/2011, 1:03 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

When our 2nd went in after only a few minutes all I could do was gaze at the away end in sympathy. It must be horrible to travel that distance to watch that. The worst thing about the result is that Harps came to play football. The result almost tells teams to come to Turners Cross and park the bus, which inevitably will happen with every other team that comes down!

I was doing the Harps radio for it, trying to find something to say that wasn't going to get me into bother was tough. I'm positive people could hear us crying.

**pineapple stu** · 17/04/2011, 5:42 PM

From the Irish Times -

Galway v Derry 893 (as per here I think)
Bray v Drogheda 800
Pats v UCD 994
Bohs v Rovers 3100
Dundalk v Sligo 1600

**Cosmo** · 17/04/2011, 6:09 PM

Originally Posted by WindmillWarrior

Also remember though that there is still a terraced area at the back (behind the seats) for standing, and a lot of people do still stand up there.

I love it when loi supporters argue over attendances in the league, gives me a laugh!

With the new seats in united park, it a bit misleading for away supporters in guessing how manys at the match! Most people are still standing on the terrace, behind the seats.

Saw the second half against derry from the derry end a couple of weeks ago, and it looked alot less than it actually looked when i was in the home terrace!

Like the warrior I have bene pleasantly surprised with the attendances so far! But I do think they're going to start going down now with us being so sh*te!! Hopefully we can get a result on friday to lift the spirits of everyone!!

**Martinho II** · 17/04/2011, 7:59 PM

The crowd in flancare was at least half the athlone game.. I hazard a guess at 300!

**trevy** · 22/04/2011, 2:31 PM

565 at Waterford United Shelbourne as per extratime.ie.

**nigel-harps1954** · 22/04/2011, 11:51 PM

About 500 in Finn Park tonight. Not too bad considering that it's probably one of our worst ever starts to a season. A good travelling support of about 30 or 40 from Longford too.