2013 Attendances

**red bellied** · 11/08/2013, 3:41 PM

Extratime.ie has 4,703 down for last Friday's match in Tallaght.

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/08/2013, 4:27 PM

So after all the craic about the crowd in the RSC for the last game, was there really only 150 there on Friday?

**nigel-harps1954** · 11/08/2013, 4:33 PM

Week 20:

PREMIER DIVISION

Bohs - 1,548 (1,496; 1,488; 1,835; 2,366; 1,993; 1,924; 1,463; 1,976)
Bray - 925 (965; 1,121; 952; 1,169; 1,106; 1,200; 1,027; 1,550)
Cork - 1,993 (2,786; 2,128 FD; 1,693 FD; 2,681; 3,142; 2,897; 2,941; 3,644)
Derry - 1,671 (1,460; 2,135; 1,965 FD; 2,436; 3,363; 2,614; 3,229; 2,698)
Drogheda - 872 (977; 811; 859; 1,106; 1,631; 1,919; 1,751; 1,682)
Dundalk - 1,795 (949; 1,355; 1,877; 2,371; 1,459 FD; 1,406 FD; 1,078 FD; 474 FD)
Limerick - 1,884 (734 FD; 569 FD; 598 FD; 429 FD; 517 FD; 670 FD; 364 FD; 669 FD)
Pat's - 1,366 (1,474; 1,346; 1,756; 1,631; 1,795; 1,910; 1,342; 1,599)
Rovers - 3,075 (3,127; 3,779; 3,794; 3,611; 1,468; 1,715; 1,089 FD; 1,539)
Shels - 1,079 (1,187; 781 FD; 737 FD; 972 FD; 986 FD; 888 FD; 1,690; 1,949)
Sligo - 2,576 (3,007; 2,103; 1,807; 1,756; 1,960; 1,448; 1,806; 1,794 FD)
UCD - 410 (506; 558; 610; 272 FD; 546; 663; 546; 653; 306 FD)

FIRST DIVISION

Athlone - 508 (271; 200; 354; 462; 387; 670; 421; 316)
Cobh - 479 (2008 - 1,122 PD; 681; 368; 403; 240)
Harps - 502 (429; 433; 644; 480; 1,607 PD; 1,164; 428; 1,347 PD; 1,106) -
Longford - 439 (365; 315; 230; 260; 406; 885 PD; 681 PD; 1,004 PD)
Mervue - 239 (243; 349; 123; 166)
Salthill Devon - 127 (182; 125; 122)
Waterford - 409 (453; 466; 619; 434; 670; 1,181 PD; 915 PD; 1,513 PD)
Wexford - 245 (302; 216; 343; 494; 767; 810)

PREMIER AVERAGE: 1,604 (1,630; 1,547; 1,512; 2,010; 1,746; 1,687; 1,535; 1,759)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE: 369 (372; 578; 682; 417; 641; 722; 570; 520)

OVERALL AVERAGE: 1,145 (1,125; 1,110; 1,095; 1,175; 1,221; 1,235; 1,070; 1,195)

TOTAL WEEKLY ATTENDANCE: 12,951
OVERALL ATTENDANCE: 258,806

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 11/08/2013, 4:52 PM

Originally Posted by MeathDrog

Possibly a bit harsh but I would have expected about 1,500 for the Longford Athlone game considering the circumstances.

Very harsh

**oriel** · 11/08/2013, 8:50 PM

Was that one of the better weekly attendances Nigel? Almost 13k

Sligo lads, heard your taking a decent crowd to Dundalk on Friday, prob a lot of Dub based fans? Remember an extra fiver gets you into the stand. (€15) And before we all start, I sat right behind the impeccably behaved Rovers fans 2 weeks ago, they seemed to be happy enough, had the front 5 rows on the 'away side' sectioned off and looked to be enjoying their curry chips. There should be plenty of seating available for away fans if you get there early.

Away end, optional at €10.

**Charlie Darwin** · 11/08/2013, 8:55 PM

Jaysus, are you still keeping that feud going?

**White Horse** · 11/08/2013, 8:57 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Was that one of the better weekly attendances Nigel? Almost 13k

Sligo lads, heard your taking a decent crowd to Dundalk on Friday, prob a lot of Dub based fans? Remember an extra fiver gets you into the stand. (€15) And before we all start, I sat right behind the impeccably behaved Rovers fans 2 weeks ago, they seemed to be happy enough, had the front 5 rows on the 'away side' sectioned off and looked to be enjoying their curry chips. There should be plenty of seating available for away fans if you get there early.

Away end, optional at €10.

Always plenty of "covert" Sligo fans in the home section in Oriel Park too. Never a problem with Sligo, they know how to behave themselves.

I doubt there will be the police horses, police dogs, and the armed response unit that were present for the Rovers, Pats, and Bohs games.

**Ezeikial** · 11/08/2013, 9:02 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Jaysus, are you still keeping that feud going?

Hardly a feud at all. The Rovers fans were as docile as the their team in Oriel. No singing or chanting, and most in the stand actual sat down. No fences attacked or shapes thrown. In fact the only bit of fight came from Rice, McGuinness and Croly

**jinxy lilywhite** · 11/08/2013, 9:06 PM

looking forward to next weeks mouth frothing, mouth watering top of the table clash.

also cant wait for the pre match craic with the Sligo lads in the lilywhite. Hopefully the weather will be nice and perfect conditions for a great game of football.

if only the Dublin clubs supporters could behave themselves when they go beyond the M50 or drogs when they pass the river fane could we enjoy the same occasion as we do with Sligo & Derry (well they are the only other decent supported side that have away support)

**Charlie Darwin** · 11/08/2013, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Hardly a feud at all. The Rovers fans were as docile as the their team in Oriel. No singing or chanting, and most in the stand actual sat down. No fences attacked or shapes thrown. In fact the only bit of fight came from Rice, McGuinness and Croly

Why bring it up then? (I know it wasn't you). As far as the FAI, the clubs and everybody else is concerned, the issue is dealt with, apart from the unfortunate lad who's still recovering from his injuries.

**Ezeikial** · 11/08/2013, 10:23 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Why bring it up then? (I know it wasn't you). As far as the FAI, the clubs and everybody else is concerned, the issue is dealt with, apart from the unfortunate lad who's still recovering from his injuries.

I was talking about the lack of passion and the welcome absence of bad behaviour from Rovers fans - you seem intent on stoking up some imaginary feud by referring to the Pats fan who hurt himself previously

**Charlie Darwin** · 11/08/2013, 11:01 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

I was talking about the lack of passion and the welcome absence of bad behaviour from Rovers fans - you seem intent on stoking up some imaginary feud by referring to the Pats fan who hurt himself previously

Ah here, Rovers fans have a bad reputation, especially in Dundalk. There was no reason for oriel to bring up how well-behaved they were unless he was referring to the trouble that occurred when Pats were in town, which a section of internet-based Dundalk fans have been keen to blame on a rowdy element of Pats supporters ever since. Fair enough if you want to willfully deny the obvious implication of oriel's post, but I can't be arsed playing along with it.

**oriel** · 11/08/2013, 11:30 PM

I honestly didn't mean to offend anyone. Never any intention.

**nigel-harps1954** · 12/08/2013, 12:00 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Was that one of the better weekly attendances Nigel? Almost 13k

Topped 15k the first week, topped 13k the second week. After that, I'd imagine the weekend past is the third highest.
Will double check through the weeks sometime I'm bored.

**trevy** · 12/08/2013, 9:10 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

So after all the craic about the crowd in the RSC for the last game, was there really only 150 there on Friday?

I couldn't make it to match Friday night but I doubt if thats right. It'd be a 3rd of our normal crowd. Extra time don't even do reports on our games any more so wouldn't trust that figure. I'll check that for you.

**nigel-harps1954** · 12/08/2013, 10:38 AM

Cheers trevy. I usually send out emails to clubs who don't have an official attendance given but it's rare to get a reply. Cobh are the only ones who usually do.

**Ezeikial** · 12/08/2013, 11:20 AM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Ah here, Rovers fans have a bad reputation, especially in Dundalk. There was no reason for oriel to bring up how well-behaved they were unless he was referring to the trouble that occurred when Pats were in town, which a section of internet-based Dundalk fans have been keen to blame on a rowdy element of Pats supporters ever since. Fair enough if you want to willfully deny the obvious implication of oriel's post, but I can't be arsed playing along with it.

Someone acknowledges the rare and unexpected good behaviour of Hoops fans and you want to turn it into some sort of Machiavellian plot to stoke a feud with Pats supporters.

That is taking weird to a whole new level

**Fivesilver** · 12/08/2013, 4:18 PM

I have to say that, unless I missed some coded text or failed to play the post backwards, that was a bizarre convoluted bit of paranoia from you Charlie.

I always enjoyed trips to Oriel - the only time I ever felt threatened was the time in the late 80s we nearly got lynched for talking too loud and disturbing people's enjoyment of the band on the way home in Castleblayney. (They're fond of their Country & Western up that way)

**White Horse** · 12/08/2013, 5:32 PM

A hornets nest has been stirred on twitter following the publication of an article in the Independent by Aiden O'Hare.

http://www.independent.ie/sport/socc...-29491347.html

**bluemovie** · 12/08/2013, 7:15 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

So after all the craic about the crowd in the RSC for the last game, was there really only 150 there on Friday?

No, definitely not. Did extratime give that figure??? I didn't pay too much attention and we usually have an official figure, but I'd have thought it was 350 or so. Cobh even brought a minibus of kids and we don't usually get more than a handful of away fans.