2009 attendances

[pete]

2,100 was the attendance at turners cross last night.

RTE has 2,111 to be exact.

[Lamper.sffc]

430 for us against Kildare

[gufct]

2,719 at Tallaght. Absolutely fabulous stadium and when finished will be superb on a par with stadium of comparable size anywherer. Congrats to all you have showed the rest of the league the way to go.

[CSFShels]

430 for us against Kildare

Jaysus. Thats a gigantic drop from what yous had against us. I know us having a bigger fanbase, and the big game aspect would have been a massive factor but still.

[Dalymountrower]

Bohs v Sligo, biggest crowd for a couple of months, my estimate would be 2,200.

[Dalymountrower]

2,719 at Tallaght. Absolutely fabulous stadium and when finished will be superb on a par with stadium of comparable size anywherer. Congrats to all you have showed the rest of the league the way to go.

Yes, congrats to South Dublin County Council on using tax payers money to good effect.

[Partizan]

430 for us against Kildare

How many of them were player's families & friends and noisy schoolkids/ball boys getting in for free?

[manic da hoop]

Yes, congrats to South Dublin County Council on using tax payers money to good effect.

Seconded.

[Dodge]

Yes, congrats to South Dublin County Council on using tax payers money to good effect.

Lets hope other councils follow suit

[gufct]

just happened to be in the right place at the right time.

[gufct]

Yes, congrats to South Dublin County Council on using tax payers money to good effect.

Jesus wept such bitterness has this league in the **** its in.

[Dalymountrower]

Jesus wept such bitterness has this league in the **** its in.

Pardon? SDCC saw off one of the most powerful reactionary forces in the country and won, and are in the process of developing a top-class community stadium. I might bridle at the Rovers triumphalism and resent their burning desire to see Bohs out of business but I would also credit them for availing of the opportunity at the right time.
For the record 1, and a lot of Bohs fans wished them well in their Court travails in recent years .
I think you might be confusing bitterness with rivalry?
GUFCT you obviously spent too long in the Tallaght hospitality suite on Saturday night

[Calcio Jack]

Pardon? SDCC saw off one of the most powerful reactionary forces in the country and won, and are in the process of developing a top-class community stadium. I might bridle at the Rovers triumphalism and resent their burning desire to see Bohs out of business but I would also credit them for availing of the opportunity at the right time.
For the record 1, and a lot of Bohs fans wished them well in their Court travails in recent years .
I think you might be confusing bitterness with rivalry?
GUFCT you obviously spent too long in the Tallaght hospitality suite on Saturday night

The actual facts are that it was Ministers O'Donoghue and then Brennan (RIP) that saw off the GAA. The SDCC actually bent to the will of the GAA by holding a vote which agreed to move from the original plan of building a stadium suitable for soccer but not senior GAA games.

After that vote Minister John O'Donoghue informed the SDCC that Dept funds would only be available on the original basis i.e. a soccer stadium, the SDCC then held another vote to revert to the original position.... it was that cowardice by the SDCC that opened the door for Thomas Davis to seek and be allowed to have a judicial review which although they lost did lead to a 18 month delay in the completion of the stadium....

so to say that the SDCC saw off one of the most powerful reactionery forces in the country is a complete misunderstanding of the facts... as for your statement about confusing bitterness and rivalry... I'll let others on this forum form their own views on that but now at least you won't confuse the facts regarding the SDCC who interestinly are now chuffed with their foresight as they bask in the fact that they are bringing in over €1m per annum (by having Rovers as anchor tennants) to the local economy and of course the small matter of Real Madrid appearing in their stadium next month.

[Dodge]

I can't believe anyone would complain about an Irish public body investing money in football in Ireland. Seriously, sin't this exactly the thing we'd like to see all over the country?

[Dalymountrower]

The actual facts are that it was Ministers O'Donoghue and then Brennan (RIP) that saw off the GAA. The SDCC actually bent to the will of the GAA by holding a vote which agreed to move from the original plan of building a stadium suitable for soccer but not senior GAA games.

After that vote Minister John O'Donoghue informed the SDCC that Dept funds would only be available on the original basis i.e. a soccer stadium, the SDCC then held another vote to revert to the original position.... it was that cowardice by the SDCC that opened the door for Thomas Davis to seek and be allowed to have a judicial review which although they lost did lead to a 18 month delay in the completion of the stadium....

so to say that the SDCC saw off one of the most powerful reactionery forces in the country is a complete misunderstanding of the facts... as for your statement about confusing bitterness and rivalry... I'll let others on this forum form their own views on that but now at least you won't confuse the facts regarding the SDCC who interestinly are now chuffed with their foresight as they bask in the fact that they are bringing in over €1m per annum (by having Rovers as anchor tennants) to the local economy and of course the small matter of Real Madrid appearing in their stadium next month.

My undersatanding was that it was the elected members who varied the County Managers order to go ahead and finish the satand as originally envisaged and looked to increase the pitch size and then relented in the face of O`Donnohues threat to withold funding? The non-elected Council staff were behind its use as a football stadium from the outset and should be given credit for that?.
The Local Reps, with some honouable exceptions, twisted in the wind trying to sniff out what was the popular decision to take and if you are referring to them I would 100% agree that they should take no credit whatsoever.

[Calcio Jack]

My undersatanding was that it was the elected members who varied the County Managers order to go ahead and finish the satand as originally envisaged and looked to increase the pitch size and then relented in the face of O`Donnohues threat to withold funding? The non-elected Council staff were behind its use as a football stadium from the outset and should be given credit for that?.
The Local Reps, with some honouable exceptions, twisted in the wind trying to sniff out what was the popular decision to take and if you are referring to them I would 100% agree that they should take no credit whatsoever.

You are correct that it was the elected councillors who voted to make the change to a soccer/GAA stadium after pressure from the GAA.... however since they are the executive that are charged with the power to make the decisions on behalf of the council , i.e.they that are the statutery 'voice' of the SDCC...the elected staff can only advise and make recomendations.... so it doesn't really matter what the non elected officials tried to do, the reality is that the SDCC tried to cow tow to the GAA and only came to heel when the Minister intervened, and that's why I wouldn't be offering up much praise for their actions.

[Lamper.sffc]

Jaysus. Thats a gigantic drop from what yous had against us. I know us having a bigger fanbase, and the big game aspect would have been a massive factor but still.

How many of them were player's families & friends and noisy schoolkids/ball boys getting in for free?

[pineapple stu]

Update after the weekend. Official (or mostly official) figures in bold.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2,332 (2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976; 2004 - 2,340) (missing Galway and Pat's)
Bray - 1,288 (1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550; 818 FD)
Cork - 3,085 (3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644; 4,033)
Derry - 2,851 (3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698; 1,672)
Drogheda - 1,092 (1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682; 1,554) (missing Pat's)
Dundalk - 2,523 (1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD; 591 FD)
Galway - 1,031 (1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD; 571 FD)
Pat's - 1,756 (1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599; 1,882) (missing Sligo)
Rovers - 3,258 (1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539; 1,349)
Sligo - 1,775 (1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD; 781 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 551 (387; 670; 421; 316; 291)
Harps - 524 (1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Kildare - 207 (241; 243; 265; 186; 298)
Limerick - 557 (517; 670; 364; 669; 188)
Longford - 319 (406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD; 1,131 PD)
Mervue - 243 (N/A)
Monaghan - 142 (177; 292; 204; 183; 182)
Shels - 960 (986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD; 2,158 PD)
Sporting Fingal - 719 (688)
UCD - 231 (546 PD; 663 PD; 546 PD; 653 PD; 306)
Waterford - 477 (670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD; 1,753 PD)
Wexford - 581 (767; 810)

Premier Division average - 2,132 (1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759; 1,853)
First Division average - 459 (641; 722; 570; 520; 512)

Overall average - 1,261 (1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195; 1,218)

[WindmillWarrior]

1229 v rovers in the cup. 846 v pats in the league

[sadloserkid]

Maybe 450 at Monaghan - Limerick.