QuoteOriginally Posted by WindmillWarrior
Why would I lie about attendances catch yourself on. If anything ive under-estimated.
[QUOTE=manic da hoop]A pretty poxy crowd of almost 3,000, not bad considering Waterford brought ONE bus.
Listen to the Rovers fan, did you get over 1,000 this year at all at any game.
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Why would I lie about attendances catch yourself on. If anything ive under-estimated.
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A crowd of less than 3,000 (and the stand didn't look quite full from what I saw on the tele) is pretty poor for a Cup semi-final, by ant standards. And, yes, I would be the first to acknowledge that attendances at our games are dire - however, the reasons for that have been well documented both here and elsewhere by now.
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What other semi-final in the past 5 years did the away team bring ONE bus load of supporters ? Feck sake you lot had more at the Brandywell for a standard league game than Waterford had on Friday night. I agree 3,000 is pretty poor for a semi-final, but you normally have a good squad of support from the other team too. We didnt, it was all Derry City apart from 30-35 Waterford fans.
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Derry fans at it againSee how they manage to slip in a 3,000 crowd when it has already been stated that a stand that holds 2,300 wasn't even full!! Isn't the stand the only part of the ground thats allowed to be used. You can't expect us to believe that there was near on 1,000 on the side with the tv cameras?!!! Emptiness and scaffolding were clearly visible on that side both behind the presenter (Michael Lester I think?) and when the camera behind the goal panned over that way.
We have terracing from where the players come out right over under the old seating stand. Which can cater for almost 700 standing. And for your information there was about 100 emply seats where the Waterford fans were situated....meaning the other 2,200 were full. It might not have been 3,000 but slightly less.Derry fans at it again
What the feck am I arguing with a Drogheda fan for....Who are Ya !!!!
And your support at Flancare wasnt exactly brilliant either.
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Wasn't brilliant. But then again a travelling crowd of around 1,200 (no exaggeration
The Harps Shels semi from a few years back was live on TV,Shels had little or no support,but there was 5,500 at the game.Not that we can boast about our support this year!
Right, think that's enough of that! Attendances after the weekend. Last season in brackets. All missing matches are in the first round of matches unless stated.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs 2436 (2625) (missing Longford, but unofficially in at 1500)
Cork 3850 (4147) (missing Rovers)
Derry 1885 (2265)
Drogheda 1529 (1662)
Dublin City 678 (missing Cork)
Longford 1200 (1586) (missing Derry)
Pat's 1934 (2971)
Rovers 1188 (2038) (missing Cork and Shels)
Shels 1940 (2573) (missing Rovers)
Waterford 1883 (2520) (missing Dublin City)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone 337 (missing Cobh, Galway, Kildare, Kilkenny (Round 2), Limerick, Monaghan (2) and Sligo)
Bray 873
Cobh 225 (missing Bray, Kildare, Kilkenny, Limerick, Monaghan (both rounds) and Sligo)
Dundalk 685 (missing Monaghan (2))
Harps 825 (missing Cobh (2))
Galway 590
Kildare 256 (missing Cobh (2), Dundalk (2), Galway, Limerick (2) and Monaghan)
Kilkenny 108 (missing Cobh, Kildare, Limerick, Monaghan and Sligo)
Limerick 188 (missing Bray, Cobh, Dundalk (2), Kildare, Kilkenny and Monaghan)
Monaghan 138 (missing Athlone, Kildare (both games) and Kilkenny)
Sligo 800 (missing Athlone)
UCD 314 (783)
PREMIER DIVISION AVERAGE - 1850 (2331)
FIRST DIVISION AVERAGE - 507
Weekend matches missing -
Cork v. Rovers
Cobh v. Monaghan
Sligo v. Athlone
Kildare v. Dundalk
Apologies to you corkharps but the Att. for Limerick v. Finn Harps was nearerLimerick v Harps attn 75!
130 less about 8 Officials in Limerick FC jackets.
That includes the five (5) Limerick fans who turned up in a car after Limerick had taken the lead (35 mins or so) and left before the end.
I don't know if they were included in the gate receipts.
Although is this thread about approximating receipts or just the attendance?
There are some supporters who believe there isn't a differance.
" I'll go right up to here,
it can't possibly hurt.
All they will find is my
beer and my shirt."
What were you doing down there, Harpo?! And you couldn't even make the UCD game when we played there!
Attendance was given, on the paper, as approx 3,500.
'And your support at Flancare wasnt exactly brilliant either.'
Yeah not by our standards considering we brought the same amount to a league match in dalyer and to another cup match in belfield. But WW excuses are valid.
Good chaps derry supporters, keep saying 'we're the best supporters in the league', 'everyone loves us', blah blah blah. Some day you might make others believe it.
Our attendances arent great considering where we are in the league but they're in the top few without a doubt. If people were realistic on this thread and not seeing double vision like the derry supporters, this thread would have alot more credibility.
Sorry for this off topic rant lads but derry supporters and their attitude really get up my noses. Again, apologies
Considering where you are in the league LOL
Feck sake, when did Drogheda finish above 5th place in the premier in the last 10 years (If ever). So your fickle supporters only come out in force if your top of the league ?
And likewise Drog fans get up my nose too, who the feck are you anyway.
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Eh, no dortie, the opposite. Our attendances have only increased slightly now that we're doing well. They've been roughly the same as previous seasons when we were fighting for relegation (obviously a few notable exceptions).
Like lastnight if i was a derry supporter id be saying there were 7000 at the match and tell everyone else how i cheered for the other teams supporters at the end of the match, blah blah blah
again sorry for the rant - worst day of my life ever and very hungover
Trust me i dont see the point in exagerating attendances, id safely say our average gate this year is 2,000, which is pathetic for Derry standards. On cheering the other teams supporters, personally I never do it (Despise it), but there was some Derry fans who made the gesture.
And......sure dont I bloody know how you feel.....we were beat in the semi's twice now in the past 3 seasons.
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In fairness dortie waterford is the other end of the island to you and it was on a friday night. Also werent they up only a few weeks earlier the time you were losing and switched off the floodlights?!
Cork Rovers was about 2,500-3,000 with 50 of us down to watch more garbage!
KOH
We took around 500/600 to Turners cross on a friday night in the semi's in 2002...In fairness dortie waterford is the other end of the island to you and it was on a friday night. Also werent they up only a few weeks earlier the time you were losing and switched off the floodlights?!
Cork Rovers was about 2,500-3,000 with 50 of us down to watch more garbage!
KOH
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Yeah I remember that, we haven't seen such an away support since, nor have we seen an FAI cup Semi-Final!
j'accuse!
Our cup semi final against Athlone town a few years back was great. City fans took up all one side of the pitch.
Hartigan and Kabia. Heros on the night
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