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Crowds are significantly better on a Thursday
Thursday night again?!
Lads,
Have Derry gone back to the dreaded thursday night football again? And if so why?
KOH
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Crowds are significantly better on a Thursday
Significantly better? Dont think so. Been up there on both nights and the crowd seemed the same. How would you like to travel to Dublin on a thursday night?
Farcical decision. Football is a weekend game. Derry on a saturday night is great especially when we stay over. Look for ever decreasing away crowds. Really the league should step in here and not be allowing clubs to change fixtures. More paddy practise...........
KOH
Agreed ... Derry on a Thursday is impossible. It is hard to imagine that crowds would be better on a Thursday.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
I agree that Thursday is ridiculous and it also hurt us at the end of last season when we had to play our "midweek" matches on a Monday or Tuesday and then again on Thursday night.Originally Posted by A face
However, whilst it will probably reduce the large crowd Rovers bring up it won't make much difference to the 20 to 50 odd most other non-Dublin clubs bring.
A Face, our first home game with Cork was played on a Saturday night earlier this season and from what I could see compared with last season there was no increase in travelling support. 600 miles round trip is a long way whatever day of the week it is, although your Munster friends from up the coast brought a sizeable crowd up on Saturday night. You wouldn't want to be losing that best supported club in Ireland moniker you gave yourself now would you?
Well cos the ****s that run our league have gone back to the stupid 12 team league next season there will be no midweek games.
I take your point about the other Dublin clubs' support but take into account it's not just the supporters who are inconvenienced. Most of our players are part time and the officials are'nt too amused with this either. Fair play to the blues with the sizeable crowd they brought up for what is a savage away trip.
I'm sure the home faithful there arent too happy with it either. I remember ye protested against it when it first started. I guess my point is where will it end? If clubs just keep thinking of themselves we could end up having matches whenever clubs like and it could get ridiculous. I've stayed over there countless times and along with cork is the best away trip of the season.......
Please use common sense and get back to saturday night.
KOH
NY
Understand that the decision wasn't taken lightly but for financial necessity. Our crowds were drastically reduced on a Saturday and despite increased away support we were still dropping a few K in sterling in gate receipts every week.
Players were signed on the basis of Saturday night and I am sure they are not just enamoured with it either but what can you do. As an exile who faces a 75 mile round trip for home games Saturday suits me much better as well but it seriously wasn't working
I dont know. Have been up on both nights and there didnt seem to be a lot of difference. Having said that a fixture change requires both clubs to agree so the away clubs are just as culpable for putting up with it.
Still the league should step in and force all games to be played on saturdays and sundays. We must be the only league in the world to play fixtures midweek!
KOH
Have to agree with what you are saying, I for one cant stand the thursday night football as i love to have a few beer and working on a friday rules that out. I dont honestly see a big difference in the attendance between both nights, but if the club are saying its better then I will have to stick with it.
Also agree that the away support to our ground is pathetic (apart from Rovers). To be honest with you though, i go to 90% of our away games and i have to take time off for friday nights too....
The league should make a stand for Saturday nights or Sunday afternoons.
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Exactly it should be saturday nights or sunday afternoons. But fridays are ok for derbies e.g. Rovers v b**z, shels v pats etc.
Didnt they abolish the mile rule a while back? I think it was if the game is over 100 miles away it had to be played at the weekend? Bring back that back asap.
KOH
although your Munster friends from up the coast brought a sizeable crowd up on Saturday night. You wouldn't want to be losing that best supported club in Ireland moniker you gave yourself now would you?
we had a bus organised togo up there on a saturday and then your board went away and changed it to a thursday.
thursday is near impossible for most fans
p.s. how come the waaaaherfur game was on a saturday
All our games have been played on a saturday, they seem to be moving back to Thursdays from this week on.
As ive said before too, Friday is just as bloody bad for travelling over 100 mile as you have to take time off work. I reckon I use about 70 hours a year taking half days on a friday.
As NY Hoop said, why cant the league even try a Saturday/Sunday evening or afternoon like the Irish league for ALL games. It can only increase the away support. When we travel to Longford for saturday night games we take twice the support.
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well derry picked a stupid time to start changin their mind
i know pats had about three buses lined up for this between various parties travelling and two groups had hotels booked for the overnight
would have been a large vocal contingent
now we'll be lucky to fill a 24 seater on a thursday
doubt very much Derry get any more on a Thursday than a sat - AND YOU'D THINK BY THIS STAGE THEY'D FCKN KNOW WHAT WAS THE BEST DAY! (no excuse for changin midseason)
end of rant
Dont think clubs will play sat afternoon especially with setanta beaming in live premier****. We played cark on a saturday night a few weeks back and still they didnt bring great support!
Having said that looking forward to a saturday night in Ballybofey next season.
Could be wrong but think the league leaned on Derry to change back to saturday nights a while back. It's a disgrace to change mid season all right and can definitely sympathise with the pats fans there. We had a super weekend there july especially with bottles for £1.40!!!!
KOH
Agree 100%. Changing it mid-season is amateurish.well derry picked a stupid time to start changin their mind
i know pats had about three buses lined up for this between various parties travelling and two groups had hotels booked for the overnight
would have been a large vocal contingent
now we'll be lucky to fill a 24 seater on a thursday
doubt very much Derry get any more on a Thursday than a sat - AND YOU'D THINK BY THIS STAGE THEY'D FCKN KNOW WHAT WAS THE BEST DAY! (no excuse for changin midseason)
end of rant
UR WRONG THERE DORTIE
city were down down to play derry on a saturday only 3 or 4 weeks ago and derry changed it to a thursday
it was eventually called off because of ur replay with shels in the cup
that evening we probably had more support than ye ever brought to the cross
well derry picked a stupid time to start changin their mind
i know pats had about three buses lined up for this between various parties travelling and two groups had hotels booked for the overnight
would have been a large vocal contingent
now we'll be lucky to fill a 24 seater on a thursday
doubt very much Derry get any more on a Thursday than a sat - AND YOU'D THINK BY THIS STAGE THEY'D FCKN KNOW WHAT WAS THE BEST DAY! (no excuse for changin midseason)
end of rant
I think what you have to take into consideration is the official attendance figures for the club. Ive been told by reliable sources that we do take more through the turnstiles on a thursday night. Ok it may be only an extra 250 or so but the best away support we ever witness on saturday nights is around 40-60. So if the club can get an exta 200x£8 (£1,600) a game they have to go for it. You have to admit that even at this late stage of the season with maybe only another 6 homes games left it makes sense if the club will take in around £9,000 sterling ?? Dont you agree ??
Before anyone replies I actually prefer Saturday nights myself and hate the thought of going back to thursday nights. But if the club is to make extra money who am i to question it.
Saturday night for all league games is my preferred opinion.
Oh, Id rather have the FAI cup final on a saturday afternoon too, sundays are a drab ****** of a day with work the next morning
Best Away support to the Brandywell over past 2 years.....
1. Shamrock Rovers
2. St Patricks Athletic
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What is it about Thursday nights that gets more fans out? Genuine Q.
Is it that the pubs and clubs take from it on saturday, people heading off for the weekend?
Cork City: Making 'Dream Team' seem realistic since 2007.
they go to mass on saturday evenings
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