It's an interesting point, but 22 games seems like a very small amount of games to decide a league. Is there any other league in Europe with such a low number??Originally Posted by nr637
I know the Austrian top tier has only 10 teams, but they play each other 4 times, so it's a total of 36 games.
You can't play 22 games. Sure by that logic, we may as well play no games and then we'll be rolling in money!
33 games is still relatively few, and 35 weeks is quite a short season.
Changing the league format won't, of itself, do anything for the league.
Top clubs in the PCA are pushing for ten teams. Playing twice leaves 18 league games a season. Simply not plausible.
And those guys have serious clout.
It couldn't be 18 matches more likely 27 or 36 if that happens.
A depressing article in the Irish Times on LOI attendances.
"An Airtricity League title on the line and nobody’s watching . . ."
http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/socc...hing-1.2834719
Play each other 4 times surely???
This article just sums up what many of us have already known for years. Irish ppl are extremely fair-weather supporters. And that applies to every sport, not just football.
Connaught got great crowds last year coz they were doing well, but Munster's crowds were sh!t compared to what they used to be in their successful days.
I think this type of attitude might stem from the GAA Championship. Most counties have a handful (if even that) of big matches a year, so that's all the majority are interested in. The GAA is so deeply ingrained in irish society that maybe this attitude has influenced how the majority follow other sports too.
Ppl follow famous British football teams because they want to be associated with a famous, glamorous club with glittering history. On our own island, crowds will only generally come out in force if the team is doing well or if it's a big game. See Dundalk and Cork fans having big attendances over the last few yrs, and 30K came to Lansdowne to see Dundalk coz it had the glamour of a CL playoff, and they're filling out Tallaght for their other european ties.
The hard fact of the matter is that the majority of Irish ppl only want to see a big match, an EVENT. They don't like trudging along to see a run-of-the-mill league match every week. I see it every day with my family and friends. I went to the euros with a big group, most of whom have only a passing interest in football. They mostly flit in and out of the PL soap opera, depending on how exciting it is, and are pretty much the same about other sports. They might try to go to a big Rugby/GAA match every now and again if it's a big occasion, but other than that they're not too bothered.
This whole 'I dont want to be going to Oriel now just when they are good and be seen as jumping on a band wagon' Yes and yet you sit there in a Leinster jersey!!
Connacht increased their crowds while still relatively crap. They did improve last year but they had been increasing before that. Definitely an example the league and clubs should be looking at closely.
#NeverStopNotGivingUp
847 at Deacy Park tonight
1880 at the cross
This is off topic, but unless you're genuinely into the sport of rugby you have to be a major bellend to jump on the Leinster bandwagon and live anywhere outside of Dublin 4.
You've got no fans.
The stand in Oriel is already sold out for Sunday and can see the ground also selling out tomorrow when ticket sales re-open there for the v Bohs game
http://www.dundalkfc.com/bohemian-tickets-sale/
EDIT: Also seen on Twotter that Drogs tix v Cobh are also selling well with parts of the ground sold already.Good to see if true.
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I see you're familiar with the typical Irish sports fan.
I appreciate there was just under 500 at the Longford v Dlk match but the home side were virtually relegated weeks ago, so that was no surprise, even if there was a majority of Dlk fans there, its still not unexpected given the circumstances.
For the Pats game, there is absolutely no excuse for such a ridiculous attendance, Pats may have had a disappointing league season, but they retained the League Cup and got to the FAI Cup semi, it can't be that depressing for at least 500 to chose not to go. I don't point any blame on Cork fans, they had enough long travels last few weeks and Monday night was difficult.
Dundalk got 260 for the last home match of the regular season in 2012, it was either Bray or Bohs, I didn't go to that one, and trust me, it was one depressing season, so you could understand that, and to be fair only for Mons pulling out mid season, I think we would have and should have gone down on merit that year. I attended the next home match though, as 1,500 turned up for the play off v Waterford.
369 for a PD side that won the league in 2013, the FAI Cup in 2014, the League cup in 2015 and 2016 and who are currently 7th is just dreadful, and more so very worrying for the club, as clearly not even near enough is being done to address the slide.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).
There's a big crowd in Cobh tonight judging by the videos on twitter.
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And no radio coverage..
You've got no fans.
2-0 to Drogheda. Looking good for the Louth men.
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