2013 Attendances

**ArdeeBhoy** · 16/07/2013, 10:59 AM

Actually I'd say RD is just below average height...

**ATFC-1887** · 16/07/2013, 11:09 AM

Originally Posted by Sean South

This is like Ray Darcy always arguing over his height. He's a shortarse and Athlone, Finn Harps, Longford are all small clubs with small attendances. Get over it.

Haha Coming from a limerick fan. One year back in the premier (because ye have a lot of money) and ye think yer a big club. Dont be deluded

**Charlie Darwin** · 16/07/2013, 11:17 AM

Sean South is a Sligo fan. Good job living up to the bald man/comb analogy though.

**Bosco** · 16/07/2013, 11:56 AM

Originally Posted by Sean South

This is like Ray Darcy always arguing over his height. He's a shortarse and Athlone, Finn Harps, Longford are all small clubs with small attendances. Get over it.

I don't see any Longford fans on here claiming anything different.

I'm just glad Roddy has finally awoken this sleeping giant of Irish football.

A half decent showing in the first 17 games of one of the poorest first divisions in a long time and they are already back to being one of the biggest clubs in Ireland.

**Dodge** · 16/07/2013, 12:06 PM

You can't use this line on Longford fans

Originally Posted by Bosco

I don't see any Longford fans on here claiming anything different.

and then claim Athlone fans are saying this..

A half decent showing in the first 17 games of one of the poorest first divisions in a long time and they are already back to being one of the biggest clubs in Ireland.

In general LOI clubs arguing about "big" clubs is ridiculous. They're all tiny. Some more tiny than others, but it's mostly cyclical

**Bosco** · 16/07/2013, 12:41 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

You can't use this line on Longford fans

and then claim Athlone fans are saying this..

In general LOI clubs arguing about "big" clubs is ridiculous. They're all tiny. Some more tiny than others, but it's mostly cyclical

I'm not sure if I follow you? The first part was referring to the fact that no Longford fans were claiming to be anything but a small club.

The second part is clearly meant sarcastically referring to Athlones inflated opinion of themselves this year.

Of course the big clubs argument is ridiculous, similarly the majority of all boosting/slagging over attendances is ridiculous considering we are all in the same boat.

**nigel-harps1954** · 16/07/2013, 4:36 PM

Well, for a start, I never called Harps a big club. Never would.

My point simply was, based on relative recent history and evidence, that were Harps and Waterford to be pushing for promotion, they would be getting large first division attendances. You just have to look back at the past few years to see this.

Athlone are already achieving in around 500-600. They're going as well as they have in about 10 years in a town that hasn't supported the club in about just as many years. I don't see where they're going to be outnumbering other supports that have an already large enough 'sunshine support' base.

Wasn't trying to start any argument, nor was I explaining any 'anti-Athlone' agenda that I have. Some people just decide to read from it what they want to hear.

**ATFC-1887** · 16/07/2013, 4:50 PM

Fair enough but Waterford are pushing for promotion and they still have **** crowds. I know Harps would get good crowds but i dont see this Waterford would be getting big crowds.

**Keen2win** · 16/07/2013, 4:52 PM

I think I'm losing my mind!

**Town Legend** · 16/07/2013, 5:31 PM

Originally Posted by Sean South

This is like Ray Darcy always arguing over his height. He's a shortarse and Athlone, Finn Harps, Longford are all small clubs with small attendances. Get over it.

Where are you going calling us a small club?? We have huge finance coming in from our oil tycoons out in the Far East which enables us to have top quality facilities and sign all the top players on this island and abroad. Well that's what Roddy says so it must be true!!!

**ATFC-1887** · 16/07/2013, 9:55 PM

Funny thing is only thing Roddy said was that ye offered Curran more money than us which we couldnt compete with. Saying that things have changed and there should be some news soon :P Love having a college in Athlone :P

**nigel-harps1954** · 16/07/2013, 10:18 PM

Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Love having a college in Athlone :P

Even if it's not very good for anyone that's not interested in sport.

**Town Legend** · 17/07/2013, 8:42 AM

Originally Posted by ATFC-1887

Funny thing is only thing Roddy said was that ye offered Curran more money than us which we couldnt compete with. Saying that things have changed and there should be some news soon :P Love having a college in Athlone :P

Wrong there. Roddy said earlier in the season that with the finances we have we should be winning the league hands down!! But we all know one thing for sure....Roddy is one of the biggest spoofers out there!! And we turned curran down from what I was told back in Salthill a couple of weeks ago!! We have a new striker signed from Rovers so why the need for another one!!