2012 attendances

[redarmyfaction]

Considering the Jodi Stand holds 2,700 people, we can dismiss this rather
easily...

So how many was there?

[gufcfan]

So how many was there?

Eleventy thousand.

[legendz]

ET attendance estimates:

Bohs v Shams - 4,000 est.
Bray v Cork - 1,200 est.
Derry v Drogs - 1,100 est.
St.Pats v Sligo - 1,579

Athlone v Salthill - 225
Limerick v Harps - 516
Mervue v Longford - 221
Wexford v Waterford 350

I was there, first appearance lol, I mean first attendance stat for the season. Had expected my first game to be in Tralee in early March but c'est la vie.

[wonder88]

Derry's crowds are falling steadily, Pat's still dissappointing and fridays result should encourage more people to starting following the exciting young team that Callaghan is building at Bohs. According to that Foley chap on mns it is the poor facilities that is keeping the soccer followers of Ireland away from the LoI. As an ex-player of the league I suppose he does not agree that it might have a lot to do with the type and standard of soccer that the likes of him have served up over the years. Thankfully some good managers at certain clubs; Pats, Bohes and Ucd especially, are coaching their players to play a more stylish style of soccer than the older stars of the league played

[Dodge]

Still pushing the Bohs fans are great and Pats are **** one? 250 Bohs fans in Inchicore last week

All crowds are ****e.

[redarmyfaction]

I haven't been in a Gaa ground since 1975 so I am prolly not the best qualified on the subject but from the old glimpse I get of garish Jerseys.games on TV
, it often seems to be played in venues where the facilities are concrete benches on earthen banks, I know Crow Patrick is a fine stadium but many are content to watch Gaa from a grassy knoll in Bishop Ringman Park or wherever.

Most Loi grounds can often offer something on a par or better and still be empty, nor is it events on the pitch which keep people away, the summer Loi football is far more entertaining than the English Physical League snore fest.
The simple truth is that not many people are into football other than as passive consumers of a televised 'product'

[Macy]

As an ex-player of the league I suppose he does not agree that it might have a lot to do with the type and standard of soccer that the likes of him have served up over the years. Thankfully some good managers at certain clubs; Pats, Bohes and Ucd especially, are coaching their players to play a more stylish style of soccer than the older stars of the league played

It's nothing to do with style of play, just as it isn't the standards of grounds. Every team could play like brazil, in brand new stadiums, and it'd be something else.

[nigel-harps1954]

Averages after week 16: (All attendances including Monaghan expunged)


PREMIER DIVISION


Bohs - 1765 (2011 - 1,488; 2010- 1,835; 2009 - 2,366; 2008 - 1,993; 2007 - 1,924; 2006 - 1,463; 2005 - 1,976)
Bray - 1019 (1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 3185 (2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1788 (2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 1014 (811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1006 (1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Pat's - 1652 (1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3471 (3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1487 (781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2427 (2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 520 (558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)



FIRST DIVISION


Athlone - 300 (200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Harps - 467 (433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106)
Limerick - 657 (569; 598; 429; 517; 670; 364; 669)
Longford - 393 (315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 259 (349; 123; 166)
SD Galway - 234 (125; 122 - As Salthill Devon FC)
Waterford - 362 (466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 382 (216; 343; 494; 767; 810)




PREMIER AVERAGE: 1758
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 382


OVERALL AVERAGE: 1178

[Rasputin]

It's nothing to do with style of play, just as it isn't the standards of grounds. Every team could play like brazil, in brand new stadiums, and it'd be something else.

This.

[cornflakes]

ET attendance estimates:

Athlone v Salthill - 225
Limerick v Harps - 516
Mervue v Longford - 221
Wexford v Waterford 350

Official attendance in the local paper was 405

[nigel-harps1954]

Official attendance in the local paper was 405

I'll amend that later so. Cheers.

[Cuyahoga]

1,253 at Dalymount tonight for their Europa League game with 8 people from Iceland there according to Extratime.ie

[Cuyahoga]

1,652 at Richmond park tonight according to Extratime.ie

[wonder88]

Less than 3000 for two European games in Dublin not great, maybe if both get to next round more will come out to support them.

[PartySaint]

The New Stand in Richmond closed tonight due to UEFA

[citybone]

why is that?

[Dunny]

Shels v Dundalk - 801 official

[bullit]

Shels v Dundalk - 801 official

Not great numbers considering that Dundalk have c150 there,weather probs a factor though.

[Dalymountrower]

Shels v Dundalk - 801 official

Poxy Euro crowds and two recent LOI giants attracting less than 800 paying fans.!

Jaysus we are all dying on our feet here. Since following LOi since the 70,s this era is as bad as back then( and it was awful)

[wonder88]

Agree with Dalymountrower that the LoI looks to be dying. Cork seem to be the only bright spot in the darkness that surrounds the League. Since the club I supported Galway Utd were refused entry to the LoI I have taken a few trips to Dublin this season and while the games were enjoyable none of the crowds were near 2k.