2011 attendances

**gufc2000** · 27/05/2011, 2:14 PM

I think fans would accept the move of fixtures had it been Ireland and Scotland tonight. But re-scheduling games to accommodate a nothing game between the North and Wales' 'reserve' sides basically is an absolute joke.

**Red Army** · 27/05/2011, 2:19 PM

Madness indeed. But with the amount of mid week fixtures this year it looks as if some supporters are getting fed up with playing 2-3 games a week. With the league struggling to get people to go to games on weekends what do the clubs and the FAI expect to happen mid week? Getting more people through the gates should be a priority.

**trevy** · 27/05/2011, 7:16 PM

362 at Waterford United v Monaghan as per extra time.

**Cuyahoga** · 27/05/2011, 8:39 PM

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

**cornflakes** · 27/05/2011, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

Was that the official attendance? From watching it on TV I would of said closer to a thousand

**Cuyahoga** · 27/05/2011, 8:51 PM

Official .Sky Sports said it.

**SkStu** · 27/05/2011, 9:16 PM

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

im presuming a lot of those would have been LOI fans who had gratefully had their Friday evenings freed up.

**PartySaint** · 27/05/2011, 9:58 PM

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

6,036 at the aviva tonight for N.IRE v WALES

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh

**Cuyahoga** · 27/05/2011, 10:01 PM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh

Thats what Sky Sports News reported tonight in their report unless it was a mistake on their part.

**PartySaint** · 27/05/2011, 10:05 PM

Originally Posted by Cuyahoga

Thats what Sky Sports News reported tonight in their report unless it was a mistake on their part.

I reckon it was, I heard 535 but reckon there was more than that

**razor** · 27/05/2011, 10:42 PM

529 according to the report here.

**bluewhitearmy** · 27/05/2011, 10:50 PM

Sky just reporting that it was 529 aswell.

**Mr Maroon** · 27/05/2011, 10:52 PM

http://www.skysports.com/football/ma...360183,00.html

Sky have changed it to 529 here too.

**Martinho II** · 27/05/2011, 11:02 PM

Originally Posted by Mr Maroon

http://www.skysports.com/football/ma...360183,00.html

Sky have changed it to 529 here too.

thats a shocker for the fai.. we got that crowd at the start of the season against shels.. think its a good tournament but they have to find a suitable date for it as now is not the best time or have it every two years!

**cob655** · 27/05/2011, 11:15 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

thats a shocker for the fai.. we got that crowd at the start of the season against shels.. think its a good tournament but they have to find a suitable date for it as now is not the best time or have it every two years!

I thought the idea was next year it will be played in one of the other countrys and each take turn.or maybe im mistaken??

**oriel** · 27/05/2011, 11:23 PM

529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

**The Lep** · 27/05/2011, 11:50 PM

Originally Posted by PartySaint

That was the exact attendance for the Scotland Wales game, I was at the game tonight closer to 1,000 tbh

Yep, i would have said between 1 and 2 thousand. what you dont see on tv is the people in the premium level and the boxes and there was a few scattered up there.

**The Lep** · 27/05/2011, 11:56 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

529 ??? They would be better off using Shelbourne park next door, this has been a right disgrace. The tournament will not survive, unless they change it to home and away, and alternating it every other season.

Shocking decision making our clubs change nights for this.

Chances are that it will be every 2 years . Did this weeks series of games get played on a thursday last year as well followed by games on monday? Im thinking that the Nations cup was fitted in around the league fixtures rather than the other way round.
Maybe the end of June would be best, with England joining and the best players available just before pre season starts across the water and the cups and play offs finished and players having rested and fans wanting live football ( non airtricity league fans ).

**Rasputin** · 28/05/2011, 7:58 AM

Haha what another colossal cluster **** the FAI have got themselves into, glorious.

**Dodge** · 28/05/2011, 10:58 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Chances are that it will be every 2 years . Did this weeks series of games get played on a thursday last year as well followed by games on monday? Im thinking that the Nations cup was fitted in around the league fixtures rather than the other way round.

Absolutely not. Plenty of weekends this year (only 2 weeks ago for example) with games on Friday and Monday. The only Thursday games last season was in October when ireland played a Euro qualifier on the Friday night

Its 100% true that the LOI games were moved to avoid the clash with the Nations cup games