Real Madrid for Tallafornia

**HulaHoop** · 01/06/2009, 11:38 PM

Originally Posted by Guts&Glory

If that is the case HulaHoop do you not feel that 250 or so Season Ticket holders is a fairly big number not to be using their ticket at home games ?

Could the reverse not also be true, all the season ticket holders go to the games and the others are floating attendees who pick and choose their games? (eg Bohs at Tallaght there with bells on Dorgheda at home - couldn't be arsed)

or on the other hand the novelty has worn off and the attendance is levelling out as one would expect.

Given the second stand is nearly finished will ye really need it after all?

We have approx 2500 season tickets I believe. If just 10% of those don't turn up that's 250 empty seats. 6 of the 7 league games have been sell outs days in advance as in we have had to turn people away at most games so yes the second stand is very necessary. No doubt the novelty factor will wear off but when the second stand is complete I think we will average around 4500, filling it (7000) for big games and getting 3-4000 for the run of the mill games.

**Rovers1** · 01/06/2009, 11:48 PM

Originally Posted by HulaHoop

when the second stand is complete I think we will average around 4500, filling it (7000) for big games and getting 3-4000 for the run of the mill games.

No offence Sir, but i somehow doubt it. You did'nt sell out Drogs, plenty of empty seats by the looks of RTE, doubt you'd get 3/4,000 the 'run of the mill' games eg Drogs, Rovers etc.

**dcfcsteve** · 02/06/2009, 12:01 AM

Originally Posted by HulaHoop

We have approx 2500 season tickets I believe. If just 10% of those don't turn up that's 250 empty seats. 6 of the 7 league games have been sell outs days in advance as in we have had to turn people away at most games so yes the second stand is very necessary. No doubt the novelty factor will wear off but when the second stand is complete I think we will average around 4500, filling it (7000) for big games and getting 3-4000 for the run of the mill games.

You won't be getting an average of 4,500 any time soon - unless you're genuinely competing for the title.

And even then - you'll get that type of attendance towards the end of the season, not throughout.

I'd suspect the last time an LOI club averaged that sort of figure across an entire season was Derry City about 15 years ago. Maybe also Rovers at the RDS - largely because your early crowds there were big enough to make up for the inevitable tail-off that happened later that season.

**HulaHoop** · 02/06/2009, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by Rovers1

No offence Sir, but i somehow doubt it. You did'nt sell out Drogs, plenty of empty seats by the looks of RTE, doubt you'd get 3/4,000 the 'run of the mill' games eg Drogs, Rovers etc.

150 tickets left unsold out of 3300 capacity. An attendance of around 2800 on a June bank holiday weekend against the bottom team in the league is pretty good. When the east stand opens we will have the room to do all sorts of promotions and offers to get the attendances up.

**RoversHead** · 02/06/2009, 12:52 AM

Feeling the bitterness and loving every minute

Two Louth teams in four days ,just aswell were away on friday gives us time to steam clean the stadium.

**eamo1** · 02/06/2009, 12:56 AM

"All sorts of promotions"-a rumour spreading that Madrid are coming to town sounds like an excellent "promotion" for the club.Gets ppl talking anyway

Seriously,have you a source for this rumour??

**RoversHead** · 02/06/2009, 1:00 AM

Originally Posted by peadar1987

I thought Thomas Davis GAA Club were the biggest team in Tallaght.

So did they,Last man standing

**Mr Maroon** · 02/06/2009, 1:10 AM

Originally Posted by stojkovic

Heard a rumour Madrid to play Rovers in July !!!!

Real Madrid will be in Canada in July.

**dfx-** · 02/06/2009, 5:09 AM

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

Real Madrid will be in Canada in July.

Exactly. No reason why Rovers should be aiming that low anyway

**Mayo Red** · 02/06/2009, 7:47 AM

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

Didn't you know Sheridan - it's "Dress Like A Seat Month" down there at the moment

Ya, it's great because you can even wear whatever colour you like and still match the decor!!

rerun · 02/06/2009, 8:59 AM

Originally Posted by MeathDrog

I can't wait for it. The biggest team in Spain playing the biggest team in Tallaght.

...with apologies to Barcelona and Marks' Celtic...

**mandrake** · 02/06/2009, 9:17 AM

Originally Posted by RoversHead

Feeling the bitterness and loving every minute

Two Louth teams in four days ,just aswell were away on friday gives us time to steam clean the stadium.

Oi dont be cheeky....at least you dont have to fix broken windows etc etc...

**The Betting Man** · 02/06/2009, 9:46 AM

I heard thats what swung it for Florentino Perez, he told his fellow members that if he gets in he can promise that Shamrock Rovers will play Real Madrid,so they all voted for Perez

**prince20** · 02/06/2009, 9:49 AM

Guys...you may have to eat your words. This game is in the process of being arranged. Whether it gets the definite go ahead or not im not sure but there is a certain guy involved in arranging the game who is not held in high regard in Abbotstown and this may prove to be a major stumbling block.

**jimhacker** · 02/06/2009, 10:22 AM

Originally Posted by prince20

but there is a certain guy involved in arranging the game who is not held in high regard in Abbotstown and this may prove to be a major stumbling block.

Tom Coughlan?

Surely not!

**pete** · 02/06/2009, 10:35 AM

Could Rovers not get Barcelona?

**Rovers1** · 02/06/2009, 10:37 AM

It's in The Star and all over the radio stations

**RoversHead** · 02/06/2009, 10:44 AM

Several super powers of world football will be entertained in Tallaghtfornia at under age leval over the next two summers,We are working on a huge senior game to open the new stand end of august ,both Madrid clubs have expressed an intrest as have AC Milan.We have built good relationships at schoolboy leval with these clubs over the past few years and now that we have a stadium beside excellent hotel facilities we can make the next step.How to run a football club properly what can I say.