2013 Attendances

**avvenalaf** · 20/04/2013, 11:56 AM

There are worrying signs in attendances this year. If Derry v Shams can't top 3k and if Drogheda can't get 1k we are in serious ****. Mind you, it has to be said that clubs aren't helping by presenting pitches that are nothing short of disgraceful but this could be a watershed season for the league.

**trevy** · 20/04/2013, 2:43 PM

373 at Waterford United v Cobh Ramblers.

**KevB76** · 20/04/2013, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

Mind you, it has to be said that clubs aren't helping by presenting pitches that are nothing short of disgraceful but this could be a watershed season for the league.

The reason for the bad pitches is the weather. Low/freezing temps = no growth. No growth = bad pitches. When the temperatures improve (which they have started to in the last couple of weeks) then the pitches will begin to recover, a couple of weeks of the right weather will make a huge difference.

**wonder88** · 20/04/2013, 5:09 PM

The support for Derry has really fallen away. I remember being in the Brandywell on wet miserable night a few years ago and there was 6k there at a game against Finn Harps. OK Harps had just been promoted the year before and it was the first home game of the season, plus Connor Sammon also playing, but still a large number of fans have been lost. Would economic factors be behind this or just a further general disinterest in the LOI by the soccer fans of the city.

**Sam_Heggy** · 20/04/2013, 5:24 PM

Originally Posted by wonder88

The support for Derry has really fallen away. I remember being in the Brandywell on wet miserable night a few years ago and there was 6k there at a game against Finn Harps. OK Harps had just been promoted the year before and it was the first home game of the season, plus Connor Sammon also playing, but still a large number of fans have been lost. Would economic factors be behind this or just a further general disinterest in the LOI by the soccer fans of the city.

Maybe a good few locals have been screwed over by the previous regime??
Genuine question.

I guess it's different with Cork as it's the fans that took the club over (FORAS).

**MariborKev** · 20/04/2013, 6:36 PM

Originally Posted by wonder88

The support for Derry has really fallen away. I remember being in the Brandywell on wet miserable night a few years ago and there was 6k there at a game against Finn Harps. OK Harps had just been promoted the year before and it was the first home game of the season, plus Connor Sammon also playing, but still a large number of fans have been lost. Would economic factors be behind this or just a further general disinterest in the LOI by the soccer fans of the city.

General disinterest.

Or tickets and season tickets are cheaper that they have been.

**Bawnville Hoop** · 20/04/2013, 6:53 PM

How do they get an official figure? Rovers fans were let through the main gate showing tickets and that section across from the away corner I seen loads being let in.(must have had tickets)

**PartySaint** · 20/04/2013, 7:16 PM

Originally Posted by Nah Nah Nah Nah

1656 in Inchicore

Again this seems a good bit lower than what was actually there but it looks like an official figure

**legendz** · 20/04/2013, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by avvenalaf

There are worrying signs in attendances this year. If Derry v Shams can't top 3k and if Drogheda can't get 1k we are in serious ****. Mind you, it has to be said that clubs aren't helping by presenting pitches that are nothing short of disgraceful but this could be a watershed season for the league.

Who's we?

Surely it's every clubs place to get their own house in order? All your ordinary supporter can do is to encourage a few people they know along to a few games. If Mervue and Salthill can get by in the league with low support, there's surely a way for clubs to compete in a national league without getting into financial difficulty.

**gufc2000** · 20/04/2013, 10:41 PM

Extratime estimates 550 for Longford/Athlone

**Longfordian** · 20/04/2013, 11:00 PM

Wouldn't be too far off, would have said 600ish if I had to guess myself. Best crowd we've had so far anyway, probably 100+ from Athlone.

**Battery Rover** · 20/04/2013, 11:05 PM

Small portion of the Athlone support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNuh...e_gdata_player

**nigel-harps1954** · 20/04/2013, 11:55 PM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Small portion of the Athlone support
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vLNuh...e_gdata_player

Dear sweet feck...I thought that s**t was all forgotten now.

**Town Legend** · 21/04/2013, 12:08 AM

It's only new to them

**PartySaint** · 21/04/2013, 1:59 PM

Originally Posted by Town Legend

It's only new to them

That means it still hasn't reached Longford yet

**Town Legend** · 21/04/2013, 2:01 PM

It's reached and long gone from Longford thank fook!

**outspoken** · 21/04/2013, 7:44 PM

Would have said 600-650 at Clasico last night with around 120 from Athlone. Was a great interest locally in the game and everyone was buzzing with the late win so hopefully we'll get a few extra next week.

**NeverFeltBetter** · 21/04/2013, 9:20 PM

I'd be interested in hearing other guesses because I wasn't sure, but seemed very low numbers for THEM/Limerick today. 500-ish?

**Jofspring** · 21/04/2013, 10:30 PM

I'd say 500 Bray fans at a push and even at that anytime we scored it seemed like we had plenty spread out around the ground. Must have been at least 80 to 100 Limerick fans.