League announces massive attendance rise

**Poor Student** · 19/04/2007, 9:13 PM

Originally Posted by kdjaC

Unllike the figures arrived at here ? Which are factual somehow.

kdjac

And that's relevant in what way?

**kdjaC** · 19/04/2007, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

And that's relevant in what way?

If the FAI base the massive rise in Attd on guesstimates, is the thread on foot.ie exact or also wrong as its based on guesstimates or tax dodging club figures.

Point is neither are correct but both posted in various lights as being correct, the foot.ie one is posted ehh here and the FAI`s is posted in every paper i read today.

So its relevant in that both are wrong but one in a negative way and the other in a positive way.....go figure which is which.

kdjac

**Lim till i die** · 19/04/2007, 9:39 PM

Originally Posted by Sumac

The 3rd line of that song is racist

No it isn't

Orange ******* isn't a race

Can't believe the amount of people getting upset at a song

Besides it's Rovers THE Republican club, what with their green and their hoops and their shamrocks and such they have to out Fenian EVERYONE even Dundalk

**Poor Student** · 19/04/2007, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by kdjaC

If the FAI base the massive rise in Attd on guesstimates, is the thread on foot.ie exact or also wrong as its based on guesstimates or tax dodging club figures.

Point is neither are correct but both posted in various lights as being correct, the foot.ie one is posted ehh here and the FAI`s is posted in every paper i read today.

So its relevant in that both are wrong but one in a negative way and the other in a positive way.....go figure which is which.

kdjac

I don't see what that's got to do with this thread. I'm not here to defend or attack Pineapple's figures, I'm merely stating I heard something quite similar to what Dodge pointed out about how the figures are arrived at.

**Dodge** · 19/04/2007, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

Orange ******* isn't a race

Ever hear of these people? Rascist!

**Lim till i die** · 19/04/2007, 9:51 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Ever hear of these people? Rascist!

Oompa Loompas have no place in football!!!

Remember Jimmy O'Neill

**kdjaC** · 19/04/2007, 9:58 PM

Originally Posted by Poor Student

I don't see what that's got to do with this thread. I'm not here to defend or attack Pineapple's figures, I'm merely stating I heard something quite similar to what Dodge pointed out about how the figures are arrived at.

But they are not pineapples figures they are "our" figures the ones we post every week after a game. On the 2007 thread the 4 th post or so is Dodge asking that guesstimates are not used about 12 more posts and its vindicated.

We on foot.ie use guesstimates and believe them but when then EVIL FAI use them its a bad thing. The FAI have put their guesstimates into every paper, honestly i had the indo, mirror, star, sun and the free ones in the morning, all had EL attd higher in them.

So how the figures are arrived at on both sides is the same

kdjac

**jebus** · 19/04/2007, 10:02 PM

Love that theres two seperate threads rolled into one here. The serious attendence figures one, and the racist/who cares one and that both of them are pretty much ignoring each other. Have to say that even though its rare for me to agree with WAR or NY Hoop around here that they're right in saying its only a song, not the end of the peace process. Plus WAR's response to the Hearts fan made me laugh, I'd nominate it for post of the month, but I'd probably just get the pair of us banned

**Jerry The Saint** · 19/04/2007, 10:03 PM

Originally Posted by Lim till i die

No it isn't

Orange ******* isn't a race

Maybe they meant Neale Fenn

**Lim till i die** · 19/04/2007, 10:07 PM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

Maybe they meant Neale Fenn

LOL

**pete** · 19/04/2007, 11:21 PM

As Steve said above its taken a few years of experience of combination of official figures & guesses is not too far off total at all.

The FAI figures say numbers up 38%. What percentage are the foot.ie 2007 numbers against the foot.ie 2006 numbers?

**Dr.Nightdub** · 19/04/2007, 11:45 PM

Even the official attendance for us v Bohs was one of our biggest attendances in years. Can't believe anyone thinks us doing well has nothing to do with that.

Oh and split the thread please, someone. As Jebus mentioned, there's a weird stereo effect in this one.

Switching to the other channel, I can't believe people are still getting worked up over Rovers songs. Don't feed the beasts, it's futile, they revel in annoying people and people keep falling for it.

**Steve Bruce** · 20/04/2007, 8:21 AM

Originally Posted by Conor H

Very ironic that a Linfield fan is hoping Rovers don't get into the Setanta Cup because they have one sectarian song.

I'm sorry but Windsor Park is the worst ground in both North and South of the border for singing those type of songs.
They were clearly heard on the TV at the game versus Drogs and Derry.
Neither set of supporters reacted which says more about where Linfield are as opposed to the rest of us.

Fair enough ye're trying to eradicate it but the fact is a large % of the stand behind the goals still find it necessary to sing "We are the Billy boys" and "Rule Britannia"
A visit of Rovers and they wouldn't need to be enticed-in fact i'd say ye'd be worse.

Billy Boys is sectarian and if you really done a bit of research you will find that both in Drogheda and in Derry City our support sung over the top of these morons who tried to start it. You will also find out that even in recent Glentoran games, Sectarian singing was near non-existant, which shows you how far we have come.

As I said we are not perfect but we are getting there and our supporters by and large are condemning these knuckledragging thugs. It is quite different to some one considering it acceptable like that Shamrock Rovers supporter.

So yes we are not perfect and there is the odd very unnacceptable song, but we have came on leaps and bounds and the 99% of us are trying our best to get rid of it and to be frank, we are winning the war although it is taking a while.

PS: "Rule Britannia" is not a sectarian song, it is a British song. Just like the Fiends of Athenry is an Irish song. At least be correct when branding song sectarian.

**Magicme** · 20/04/2007, 8:53 AM

The FAI's figures are the official figures sent in by the clubs. That said, they are not always 100% accurate as some clubs have in the past forgotten to count the children that were in free. Whatever about how accurate they are or not there is a definate increase in people attending games and long may it last.

reder · 20/04/2007, 9:48 AM

Originally Posted by Steve Bruce

PS: "Rule Britannia" is not a sectarian song, it is a British song. Just like the Fiends of Athenry is an Irish song. At least be correct when branding song sectarian.

100% correct. Always found it very strange why people get their knickers in a twist over Rule Britannia. It far far less cringeworthy than Fiends of Athenry, which make me cringe when I hear it being sung for some reason.

**sonofstan** · 20/04/2007, 9:52 AM

Originally Posted by reder

Fiends of Athenry.

Is that a GUFC firm? Should we watch out for them tonight in Dalymount?

**Lim till i die** · 20/04/2007, 9:54 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Is that a GUFC firm? Should we watch out for them tonight in Dalymount?

LMAO

**Magicme** · 20/04/2007, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by sonofstan

Is that a GUFC firm? Should we watch out for them tonight in Dalymount?

ha ha....god that was the kinda laugh I really needed!

**Jerry The Saint** · 20/04/2007, 10:07 AM

Originally Posted by reder

Always found it very strange why people get their knickers in a twist over Rule Britannia. It far far less cringeworthy than Fiends of Athenry, which make me cringe when I hear it being sung for some reason.

This is not a fair comparison.

'The Fields of Athenry' is sung by Munster fans, even though they have no legitimate connection to Athenry/Galway. Whereas 'Rule Brittania' is sung by Linfield fans even though they have no...ohhh. OK, I'll just stop there.

**Steve Bruce** · 20/04/2007, 10:24 AM

Originally Posted by Jerry The Saint

This is not a fair comparison.

'The Fields of Athenry' is sung by Munster fans, even though they have no legitimate connection to Athenry/Galway. Whereas 'Rule Brittania' is sung by Linfield fans even though they have no...ohhh. OK, I'll just stop there.

I don't think your spoon is quite big enough, do you want me to get you a bigger spoon so you can sh*t stir a bit easier