2011 attendances

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/05/2011, 11:45 PM

About 200-250 tops in Monaghan, about 100 Harps fans down.

**Dodge** · 30/05/2011, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by Mark

600 the official attendance at UCD v St Pat's

Exactly 600? Haha

**gael353** · 31/05/2011, 12:39 AM

Limerick V Cork city 776

**PartySaint** · 31/05/2011, 12:50 AM

Originally Posted by Mark

600 the official attendance at UCD v St Pat's

and about 589 of them were Saints fans

**GalwayRed** · 31/05/2011, 1:30 AM

About 200-250 at Wexford-Shels.

**micls** · 31/05/2011, 7:25 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

I dont see how, There was no guarantee that your 800 would have shown up anyway. Would that so called 800 only show up because they have nothing better to do?

We have had at least 2000 at every game on a Friday this season, so I don't think it's a stretch to presume the same would have happened.

They'd be showing up because they have done so every other week, presumably to support the club, something they couldn't do with the change of date and last minute change of time.

On the other hand it's quite likely that some, or many, of the fans at the NI Scotland game were locals and neutrals who went along to the game, based on the number given for NI fans who travelled. Can't imagine many Welsh made the trip over for the scintillating fixture either.

The FAI screwed over the league's clubs, reduced their takings, and showed how important they viewed the league for a game between 2 nothing sides with no fans that was so vital that even most of the players couldn't be bothered turning up.

**passinginterest** · 31/05/2011, 8:42 AM

Around 4,200 in Tallaght I would have thought.

**Rasputin** · 31/05/2011, 9:08 AM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

1,475 in the showgrounds

Sounds right, would have said about 1400 myself.
Very poor crowd but monday night football is a problem.

**Red Army** · 31/05/2011, 9:17 AM

Someone said on Rovers forum 1999 don't know if they were serious. Dundalk had 30-40 down with worse roads to travel then the N17.

**Cuyahoga** · 31/05/2011, 11:16 AM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

Around 4,200 in Tallaght I would have thought.

I'd say thats about right. There was quite a poor turnout of bohs fans.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 31/05/2011, 12:30 PM

Times has

1475 in the Showgrounds
5700 in Tallaght (doesn't seem right - looked like a smaller crowd on TV)
600 in Belfield
450 in Drogheda
1600 in the Brandywell

**Mark** · 31/05/2011, 1:39 PM

yep. 600 in Belfield. That's the figure given to us in the press box at half time. nice round figure

**Dave_SRFC** · 31/05/2011, 8:41 PM

450 in Drogheda, Jaysus thats brutal...

**The Lep** · 31/05/2011, 11:53 PM

Originally Posted by micls

We have had at least 2000 at every game on a Friday this season, so I don't think it's a stretch to presume the same would have happened.

They'd be showing up because they have done so every other week, presumably to support the club, something they couldn't do with the change of date and last minute change of time.

On the other hand it's quite likely that some, or many, of the fans at the NI Scotland game were locals and neutrals who went along to the game, based on the number given for NI fans who travelled. Can't imagine many Welsh made the trip over for the scintillating fixture either.

The FAI screwed over the league's clubs, reduced their takings, and showed how important they viewed the league for a game between 2 nothing sides with no fans that was so vital that even most of the players couldn't be bothered turning up.

Still cant see how moving a game back 24hrs would have any affect on the home crowd. Away support maybe but not home fans. Football on the tuesday, wednesday, thursday, friday, champions league final on the saturday, what more do you want?

**Dodge** · 01/06/2011, 12:04 AM

Not everyone can do whatever they like. Some have to make arrangements to see a game etc

Whether you can understand it or not is immaterial, the FACTS are that when games are moved from their normal times, crowds suffer. Be that Thursday nights, or Saturday afternoons...

**micls** · 01/06/2011, 4:32 AM

Originally Posted by The Lep

Still cant see how moving a game back 24hrs would have any affect on the home crowd.

Seriously?

Baffling tbh. When something is regularly at 7.45 on a Friday, people structure their plans around that. Ever second Friday they're 'off' to watch the football. They may have arrangements not to be working, a regular babysitter etc etc.

When it's randomly moved to a Thursday for absolutely no good reason, this inconveniences fans. This is why people have a regular night and don't just play a different night every game!

When you add to this the time being changed to 6.30 the night before the game, it made it impossible for some people to make it from work (MFA's fault not FAI's)

Overall, moving nights= smaller crowds.
Having ridiculous times means even smaller crowds.

Net result= 800 (more than a third) less than we would have had on the Friday.