2013 Attendances

[bluewhitearmy]

Our attendance in our first game would be close enough to all of Monghans put together in there time up would it?

[nigel-harps1954]

Our attendance in our first game would be close enough to all of Monghans put together in there time up would it?

Highly doubt it. Monaghan played almost 3 months of fixtures before pulling out. Around 6 or 7 home games I'd imagine. They started off fairly decent too attendance wise. Something around 4.5k I'd guess. Don't have the figures to hand at the minute.

[bluewhitearmy]

Highly doubt it. Monaghan played almost 3 months of fixtures before pulling out. Around 6 or 7 home games I'd imagine. They started off fairly decent too attendance wise. Something around 4.5k I'd guess. Don't have the figures to hand at the minute.

Thought they were gone much sooner for some reason.

[nigel-harps1954]

Thought they were gone much sooner for some reason.

John Delaney..drunk...Euro 2012..didn't know....ring a bell?

[bluewhitearmy]

John Delaney..drunk...Euro 2012..didn't know....ring a bell?

Now that ya mention it. Good old John, top man.

[Charlie Darwin]

John Delaney..drunk...Euro 2012..didn't know....ring a bell?

From what I heard Delaney rang the bell many times on a recent flight from Manchester.

[adamd164]

The real test for Limerick is going to be maintaining decent crowds. First home game, derby match, lots of local interest, big away crowd, that was always gonna be a good crowd by LOI standards.

Their next home game is against UCD.

[peadar1987]

The real test for Limerick is going to be maintaining decent crowds. First home game, derby match, lots of local interest, big away crowd, that was always gonna be a good crowd by LOI standards.

Their next home game is against UCD.

Having one of the easier teams might play into their hands if they can get a home win while excitement is still high after the big crowd for the Munster derby.

[ger121]

So here's the question to Limerick supporters (or anyone else). If the game had of taken place on a Friday as orignally planned, would the attendance have been bigger?

[Shannonsider]

So here's the question to Limerick supporters (or anyone else). If the game had of taken place on a Friday as orignally planned, would the attendance have been bigger?

I reckon so ya but how much I do not know. You could argue that it was a similar time to two big English games, the weather was crap, people decide to watch it on tv, it was mother's day etc.. But you could also argue that it allowed Cork fan's that might not have been able to travel on a Friday to go on a Sunday. Great buzz around the city for the game for the last few weeks so I reckon the majority of people that wanted to go did go regardless of when the game was on.

Edit: By the way, not too familiar with Thomond Park and it was difficult to see the top of the stand from the terrace I was in, but I reckon the was more than 3,500 there.

[adamd164]

Having one of the easier teams might play into their hands if they can get a home win while excitement is still high after the big crowd for the Munster derby.

True, if they get a result away to Drogs this weekend it'll help big time. I hope Limerick can keep up the crowds, it's good for the league.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Without the distraction of United/Chelsea, Liverpool/Spurs or Six Nations? I'd say so, though I would imagine it wouldn't be a gargantuan amount of people.

[Shannonsider]

Question for the Cork fans, how many Limerick fans do ye reckon were in the opposite stand? Was difficult to see from the terrace below.

[Pablo Escobar]

Question for the Cork fans, how many Limerick fans do ye reckon were in the opposite stand? Was difficult to see from the terrace below.

I reckon the official attendance only included Limerick fans.

[Dodge]

Official attendance 824 in cobh last night

Most impressive attendance of the weekend. Most teams can feel happy about their crowds IMO. Lets hope tghey can build on them

[pineapple stu]

Their next home game is against UCD.

On a Tuesday.

It's a shame there's so much messing with the league fixtures (I know this one's a mid-week game, but the point still holds). Makes it hard for clubs to establish a routine of Friday evening games when there's ties being moved for TV and for international clashes and the likes.

[bluewhitearmy]

On a Tuesday.

It's a shame there's so much messing with the league fixtures (I know this one's a mid-week game, but the point still holds). Makes it hard for clubs to establish a routine of Friday evening games when there's ties being moved for TV and for international clashes and the likes.

The UCD ultras wontbe making an appearance so ?

[PartySaint]

Just having a look at our first round of fixtures. Our Home games left are Shels, Bohs, Dundalk, Sligo and Derry. Hopefully we can manage to get over 2,000 for at least 3 of those 5 games. It would be a great start to the season financially for us.

EDIT: The Shels and Bohs games are on a Tuesday and a Sunday so that puts a dampner on that thought

[Trainee]

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EDIT: The Shels and Bohs games are on a Tuesday and a Sunday so that puts a dampner on that thought

Hopefully there is no European football on tv on those nights, I could never understand why fai scheduled midweek games on the same nights as champions league games when the amount weeks in summer they could be played

[legendz]

The first Friday night home game for Limerick won't be until the 10th of May against Drogheda Utd.

Limerick will be heading in for a run of home games against Dublin teams before then UCD, Pat's, Shams, Bohs and Shels all coming to Thomond Park over the next 5 home games.

I think midweek games are great. Shams and Bohs despite being Tuesday night games should get decent crowds.