2010 attendances

[bluemovie]

Waterford could be the leading club in Munster soon, are ye going to get the crowds to go with it?

(here goes...) We already are the biggest club in Munster!! Doubt we'll get any major crowds IF we go up. 372 at an important game against Harps last week (Saturday night, loads of excuses). I'd say IF we went up, we'd average over 1000 per match. The last time we were promoted under Jimmy McGeough (2003), we already had good crowds in the First and were getting about 2000 in the Premier. I don't think we'd match that now.

[legendz]

(here goes...) We already are the biggest club in Munster!! Doubt we'll get any major crowds IF we go up. 372 at an important game against Harps last week (Saturday night, loads of excuses). I'd say IF we went up, we'd average over 1000 per match. The last time we were promoted under Jimmy McGeough (2003), we already had good crowds in the First and were getting about 2000 in the Premier. I don't think we'd match that now.

It's a long way from being knocked out by the Kerry League in Tralee!!
I'd like to see ye do well anyways, I've good connections in Waterford. I might be down for the play-off against Galway!

[bluemovie]

It's a long way from being knocked out by the Kerry League in Tralee!!
I'd like to see ye do well anyways, I've good connections in Waterford. I might be down for the play-off against Galway!

Ha. That was David Hennessy's fault! Thanks, but sure why don't you just book in for our games against Bohs and Rovers next season and completely jinx us!!

[Sam_Heggy]

Harps last 3 attendances:

Cork (2) - 474
Athlone (2) - 491
Wexford (2) - 490

Not bad considering it's one of the worst season's in the clubs history.

[legendz]

Harps last 3 attendances:

Cork (2) - 474
Athlone (2) - 491
Wexford (2) - 490

Not bad considering it's one of the worst season's in the clubs history.

Not bad. They should work on doubling that core group of support.

[redobit]

Not bad. They should work on doubling that core group of support.

In fairness to Harps, considering their league position and the season they have had, that seems fairly hard-core to me.

If they keep that figure and get their shyt in order off the pitch, its a good start.

[Rasputin]

Harps always have a good support when they are in the Premier.
If I remember correctly they always had the guts of 2000 the last time they were up in a not too spectacular season.

[Dodge]

Not bad. They should work on doubling that core group of support.

I'd wager your the first to suggest this. Shame on harps for not trying to double it before hand

[legendz]

Harps always have a good support when they are in the Premier.
If I remember correctly they always had the guts of 2000 the last time they were up in a not too spectacular season.

The first Division probably is a bit of a stale Division. Club's have languished there before going nowhere. If it was the second tier on a pyramid structure, it could be a more livelier league like many second tiers tend to be. Could happen within current structures as well if the A Championship gains more of a status.

[pateen]

(here goes...) We already are the biggest club in Munster!! Doubt we'll get any major crowds IF we go up. 372 at an important game against Harps last week (Saturday night, loads of excuses). I'd say IF we went up, we'd average over 1000 per match. The last time we were promoted under Jimmy McGeough (2003), we already had good crowds in the First and were getting about 2000 in the Premier. I don't think we'd match that now.

Asking the difficult question, but what has chaged in Waterford to only expect average 1000 attendance vs 2000 in 2003. Munster Rugby, Hurling Hype?

[hedderman]

Changed economic circumstances?

[Dodge]

summer football too

[pineapple stu]

Averages after round 34. Official figures in bold. Club averages in bold means more than half of their figures are official.


PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1,800 (2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976) (missing Sligo 2)
Bray - 831 (1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Drogheda - 895 (1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1,908 (2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Galway - 856 (1,076; 1,393; 2,199; 1,148 FD; 566 FD)
Pat's - 1,801 (1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,803 (3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539) (missing Fingal 2)
Sligo - 1,749 (1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
Sporting Fingal - 913 (635 FD; 688 FD)
UCD - 614 (272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 370 (462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cork - 1,728 (2,681 PD; 3,142 PD; 2,897 PD; 2,941 PD; 3,644 PD)
Derry - 1,833 (2,436 PD; 3,363 PD; 2,614 PD; 3,229 PD; 2,698 PD)
Harps - 661 (480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) (missing Limerick 2)
Limerick - 610 (429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 236 (260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD) (missing Derry 2, Shels 2 and Waterford 2)
Mervue - 123 (166) (missing Shels and Salthill 2)
Monaghan - 240 (183; 177; 292; 204; 183) (missing Athlone 2, Limerick 2, Longford 2, Mervue, Salthill, Shels and Waterford 2)
Salthill Devon - 122 (N/A) (missing Derry 2, Mervue and Monaghan 2)
Shels - 703 (972; 986; 888; 1,690 PD; 1,949 PD)
Waterford - 618 (434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 328 (494; 767; 810) (missing Monaghan 2 and Salthill 2)

Premier Division average - 1,502 (2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
First Division average - 664 (417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

Overall average - 1,083 (1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

Attendances for last weekend (i.e. the figures I've gone with) -

Premier Division
UCD v Dundalk - 500
Sporting Fingal v Galway United - 607

First Division
Finn Harps v Cork City FC - 474
Longford Town v Waterford United - no figure yet
Monaghan United v Limerick - no figure yet
Shelbourne v Mervue United - 632
Wexford Youths v Athlone Town - 250
Salthill Devon v Derry City - no figure yet

Recent games missing -
Longford v Waterford
Monaghan v Limerick
Salthill v Derry

[TheBoss]

Wexford v Athlone is guessed here: http://foot.ie/threads/142700-Athlon...=1#post1412928 @ 250

[gufc2000]

Monaghan - 240 (183; 177; 292; 204; 183) (missing Athlone 2, Limerick 2, Longford 2, Mervue, Salthill, Shels and Waterford 2)

Hard to work out Monaghan's average when they havent an attendance recorded for the last 7 home games! Any Mons out there able to update their attendances?

[Lim till i die]

Find that hard to believe. Was up in Jackman Park last night for Pike vs Fairview in the Touhy Cup and there was only about 100 to 150 max. While i know the FAI Junior Cup match was a bigger game and there was probably a bigger crowd at it i still think there is too big a difference between 150 people and 1,200 for basically the same match.

Also Lim Till I Die from what i saw last night if Fairview are supposed to be the second best team in Limerick then Pike are the only team that would stand any chance in the First Division. Big difference in the two teams.

which clubs are they and do you think any of them are interested in joining the a league ?

Wouldn't have believed the crowd myself tbh but a few people said it....... I dunno, I wasn't there!

I meant more they would probably have the financial clout (for want of a better term) if they felt like it rather than the actual standard they are at now, although no one will tell me Pike are much worse as it stands than Salthill!!

And Tony, they would have less interest in joining the League of Ireland than Real Madrid would (all this talk on here of pyramid systems baffles me tbh.)

[Lim till i die]

Is that the same place Limerick played in 2004?

Tis. I think they're building new dressing rooms.

[Schumi]

Tis. I think they're building new dressing rooms.

With toilets I hope. The sight of players coming into the bar for a **** before the game was one of the stranger things I've seen at a LOI game.

[gufc2000]

1082 in Terryland tonight, mainly thanks to a large Bohs contingent. There must have been 500/600 of them

[bullit]

DundalkFC live updates on Facebook say:

Dundalk FC Direct from Oriel Park 2123: Estimated attendance here 1,350.

And is on the nail imo.