Lowest league crowd of the season

**London-Irish** · 06/07/2010, 1:47 PM

I am reliably informed that Salthill Devon had a recent home league attendance of 58. How can they survive on gates like that?

**Dodge** · 06/07/2010, 1:48 PM

Originally Posted by London-Irish

I am reliably informed that Salthill Devon had a recent home league attendance of 58. How can they survive on gates like that?

Good budgetting and lots of hard work by volunteers

**Lim till i die** · 06/07/2010, 1:48 PM

I've seen worse.

I'd even doubt that was the worst this year.

**Duggie** · 06/07/2010, 2:39 PM

must be paying the players with sweets, mars, twix's, crunchies etc etc.....

**Dodge** · 06/07/2010, 2:48 PM

Originally Posted by Duggie

must be paying the players with sweets, mars, twix's, crunchies etc etc.....

They're all amateur.

**Duggie** · 06/07/2010, 2:59 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

They're all amateur.

wasnt wrong so..

**Lim till i die** · 06/07/2010, 4:26 PM

A Squad of Amateurs is still going to cost you around a grand a week in fairness before you add in travel costs, manager, coaches, physio, blah, blah, blah.

Need someone with a few quid backing you basically.

**Rasputin** · 06/07/2010, 4:34 PM

Originally Posted by London-Irish

I am reliably informed that Salthill Devon had a recent home league attendance of 58. How can they survive on gates like that?

And people say Salthill and Mervue are hurting Galways crowds?

**Mr A** · 06/07/2010, 4:38 PM

I don't think anyone says that- any GUFC fans I've seen comment on the issue have said otherwise.

In Salthill's case- they have a massive facility and their astro pitches make them a fortune. They can probably afford the LOI better than most. But is it really doing anything for them as a club is the question.

**Rasputin** · 06/07/2010, 4:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mr A

I don't think anyone says that- any GUFC fans I've seen comment on the issue have said otherwise.

I didnt say Galway fans were saying it but other commentators seem to use it as a reason.
The young lad on MNS (is it Prunty?) last night used it as a reason for Galways woefull crowds which is slightly bizarre.

**Mark** · 06/07/2010, 7:59 PM

I remember reporting on a Dublin City v UCD game when both were in the Premier. It was a home game for Dublin City played in Dalymount. There were 41 people in the Jodi (the other 3 sides were closed). This number included several players who were out injured watching the game, Stuart Malcolm was one, as well as a few girls who sold programmes and raffle tickets.

**John83** · 06/07/2010, 8:10 PM

Originally Posted by Mark

I remember reporting on a Dublin City v UCD game when both were in the Premier. It was a home game for Dublin City played in Dalymount. There were 41 people in the Jodi (the other 3 sides were closed). This number included several players who were out injured watching the game, Stuart Malcolm was one, as well as a few girls who sold programmes and raffle tickets.

I was at that game. I remember the row over the crowd here afterwards. Pineapple Stu (I think) found a photograph of the stand which showed more than twice that number of people. It seems silly to argue over such small numbers, but if we're going to have a contest for smallest crowd, that wasn't it.

**Mark** · 06/07/2010, 8:19 PM

I remember all the comments here at the time. I never used the figure in my reports of that game. Anyway we should be thinking of ways to attract more new fans and not arguing over what the lowest was.