2015 attendances

**White Horse** · 16/06/2015, 12:07 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

That's if you're counting people who go to games. Which is a pretty ****e indicator of it

More people play football, and watch football than GAA and rugby combined in Dublin. They just all watch Man U, Liverpool etc and not LOI

There is little doubt that football is the number one sport in Dublin, As Dodge says, it doesn't translate into attendances at LOI games.

Given the demographic profile of Ireland and Dublin being the only place that has good transport links to all other parts of Ireland, this is a huge issue for the league.

**Ezeikial** · 16/06/2015, 12:18 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo Escobar

We don't have the transport infrastructure to move/attract large numbers of people effectively in urban areas.

As compared to rural areas?

This has echos of the infamous "no direct bus to Dalymount" post

**sulywaterfordfc** · 16/06/2015, 12:21 PM

Came across this site worldfootball.net. Numbers seem pretty accurate, no attendance numbers on the first division though.

LOI attendances average.jpg

**outspoken** · 16/06/2015, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

Came across this site worldfootball.net. Numbers seem pretty accurate, no attendance numbers on the first division though.

LOI attendances average.jpg

Thank God for away fans, our home attendance is crap. Hopefully we can push on after the break with our new supporters club advertising

**Nesta99** · 16/06/2015, 2:05 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Thank God for away fans, our home attendance is crap. Hopefully we can push on after the break with our new supporters club advertising

Thats what my original post was getting at - whether advertisment is worth the expenditure. Running transport from key points in the area to the ground could be developed. I'd like to see Dundalk at the point where a regular bus runs from the likes of Carrickmacross and other hinterland spots beyond the current traditional areas. I'd reckon that would have a greater impact than an advertisment campaign assuming that such transport could become established match nights. Supporters club branches could play a role.

**Mr A** · 16/06/2015, 2:07 PM

Harps have tried similar things to that bus idea on several occasions and it has never taken off unfortunately.

**Eminence Grise** · 16/06/2015, 4:43 PM

If it took off, it wouldn't be a bus. Are you confusing 'bus' and 'spaceship' by any chance?

**dundalkfc10** · 16/06/2015, 6:10 PM

Originally Posted by White Horse

Louth would be lucky to get 1,000 to 2,000 at league games. The capacity of the ground in Drogheda is only 3,500.

Yeh very true. Louth played in Drogheda in the champ V Westmeath a few weeks ago and there wasnt 2500 at it. Next year in Div 4, Won't be 500 at some league games.

Dundalk has 6 Gaelic teams not counting Haggardstowm, Dromiskin, KnoKnockbridge etc were we get decent following from. This year on at least 3 occasions, their was a full round of GAA matches on the same night as Oriel and were still averaging over 3000.

Apart from McCafferys season (which was still decent) we have got good crowds the last 10 years, incl div 1

**nigel-harps1954** · 16/06/2015, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by sulywaterfordfc

Came across this site worldfootball.net. Numbers seem pretty accurate, no attendance numbers on the first division though.

LOI attendances average.jpg

I'd love to know where they got their figures. Most of the teams are the same figure I have, but a few of them are different.

**Real ale Madrid** · 16/06/2015, 10:32 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Would I be right in saying though, GAA and Rugby is probably far bigger in Cork than football, and there'd be the traditional scoffing at senior football from those involved with the MSL?

GAA yes, rugby definitely not and I'm a big rugby fan as well. Not sure about the MSL scene really. Not that familiar with it.

**Nesta99** · 16/06/2015, 11:06 PM

Originally Posted by Eminence Grise

If it took off, it wouldn't be a bus. Are you confusing 'bus' and 'spaceship' by any chance?

Richard Branson is waiting in the wings...

**redobit** · 17/06/2015, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

That's if you're counting people who go to games. Which is a pretty ****e indicator of it

More people play football, and watch football than GAA and rugby combined in Dublin. They just all watch Man U, Liverpool etc and not LOI

When you think that there are 500,000 people registered to play football in this county afaik. And add to that the people who view it regularly. Well the attendances for LOI games are horrific.

**wonder88** · 18/06/2015, 12:35 AM

Was it ERSI who did a survey/report on participation in sport in Ireland year or two ago? Soccer I think came out on top, and John Delaney has been boasting about it a bit since. Unlikely to have been studies done going back to the foundation of the state, but it would have been nice to know what the trends are; has soccer always been most popular? how is GAA, Rugby doing from say from the 1960's onwards. Wonder has any college/academic done work in this area?
Maybe off topic, but with the women's world cup on at present, do folks on here notice any increase in female fans at LoI games?
Did the Stephanie Roache factor have any effect? It seems from feedback Gareth of extratime.ie got, there was no increase in crowds at women national league games. At championship GAA matches upwards of 30% of the crowd is female, much less during national league, and Rugby due to its elite nature has always attracted a fairly high percentage of women to its games.

**avvenalaf** · 18/06/2015, 1:12 PM

Yes, I have noticed a significant increase in comely maidens at matches in The Showgies. Mind you, it may have something to do with the fact that the crap on the field is so bad, I have begun passing the time studying the crowd (what there is left of it).

**dundalkfc10** · 18/06/2015, 6:12 PM

Originally Posted by wonder88

Was it ERSI who did a survey/report on participation in sport in Ireland year or two ago? Soccer I think came out on top, and John Delaney has been boasting about it a bit since. Unlikely to have been studies done going back to the foundation of the state, but it would have been nice to know what the trends are; has soccer always been most popular? how is GAA, Rugby doing from say from the 1960's onwards. Wonder has any college/academic done work in this area?
Maybe off topic, but with the women's world cup on at present, do folks on here notice any increase in female fans at LoI games?
Did the Stephanie Roache factor have any effect? It seems from feedback Gareth of extratime.ie got, there was no increase in crowds at women national league games. At championship GAA matches upwards of 30% of the crowd is female, much less during national league, and Rugby due to its elite nature has always attracted a fairly high percentage of women to its games.

Plenty of women in Oriel. The Shedsidearmy even gave a group of 10-15 girls who go to away games with them. All around 18-25, fair play to them.