2015 attendances

**Martinho II** · 30/08/2015, 6:24 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

This weeks excuse, the local gah championship. Next week: The weather.

sod the big crowds. the atmosphere over our side made up for it when we went 1-0 up! if we make FAI Cup semi pls God they will come out of the woodwork!
idea for LTFC if we do go to the FAI Cup final this season how about paying the entrance fee to the final for the lads that do go to our games when we were crap?

**avvenalaf** · 30/08/2015, 6:40 PM

What? All 15,000 of them?

**Dalymountrower** · 31/08/2015, 12:46 AM

Originally Posted by mcgonigle

No team has gone through a season without losing a game or having a bogey side. This year for Dundalk it is bohs that doesn't make Dundalk ordinary it just means you've seen them at their worst so your opinion is unbalanced. And the line about the league being poor is just lazy.

I hate to rain on your parade but their is currently no rivalry between the two clubs, not from our side anyway. Bohs have certainly put it up to us this season and put in two of the best performances against us that I've seen but once the final whistle went on Friday bohs were forgotten and we turned our attention to teams who can challenge us.

Yeah no rivalry at all.
I have seen every team at least twice this season.The standard has disimproved since last year.European performances are a reasonable yardstick and this year's results speak for themselves. (( with the honourable exceptional of UCD).

**nigel-harps1954** · 31/08/2015, 6:55 AM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Yeah no rivalry at all.
I have seen every team at least twice this season.The standard has disimproved since last year.European performances are a reasonable yardstick and this year's results speak for themselves. (( with the honourable exceptional of UCD).

In all fairness to Dundalk and their European performance, they were put out by two deflected goals against a side that just learned their Champions League group stage opponents the other day. Dundalk looked no worse than BATE over two games and only for a bit of luck could well have beaten them. Were they to have sneaked past BATE, there was a great chance of a CL group stage for an Irish club for the first time ever. They were simply unlucky.

I've said it constantly, but people who use European performances and results as the benchmark for the standard in our league need to cop themselves on. One off games don't decide the standard of our league compared to the rest of Europe and often opposition proves a factor, for instance, Cork City had one of their worst performances in the past couple of years in their second leg game in Iceland, but that doesn't mean they're that crap in every game, nor is the rest of the league.

Your strange slating of Dundalk reeks of jealousy. Everyone else knows just how good that side is, but you seem to want to blatantly disregard any talent by saying the rest of the league is just crap? That's a bit silly.

**Dalymountrower** · 31/08/2015, 7:22 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

In all fairness to Dundalk and their European performance, they were put out by two deflected goals against a side that just learned their Champions League group stage opponents the other day. Dundalk looked no worse than BATE over two games and only for a bit of luck could well have beaten them. Were they to have sneaked past BATE, there was a great chance of a CL group stage for an Irish club for the first time ever. They were simply unlucky.

I've said it constantly, but people who use European performances and results as the benchmark for the standard in our league need to cop themselves on. One off games don't decide the standard of our league compared to the rest of Europe and often opposition proves a factor, for instance, Cork City had one of their worst performances in the past couple of years in their second leg game in Iceland, but that doesn't mean they're that crap in every game, nor is the rest of the league.

Your strange slating of Dundalk reeks of jealousy. Everyone else knows just how good that side is, but you seem to want to blatantly disregard any talent by saying the rest of the league is just crap? That's a bit silly.

This Dundalk side have been described by Dundalk fans as the greatest ever LOI team.My strange slating as you describe it, is a reaction to the hype

They may be the best this season but in my view they are the best of a mediocre bunch
In my view the best League of Ireland teams performance at European level, silly and all that jealousy filled view may be to you.

**White Horse** · 31/08/2015, 8:06 AM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

This Dundalk side have been described by Dundalk fans as the greatest ever LOI team?

'Described by Dundalk fans'? What does that mean; two lads on the beer or a general consensus amongst all fans?

This Dundalk side is the best Dundalk side I have seen. However, older heads say the Fox 60's side is still the best. I have yet to hear a Dundalk fan describe this side as the best ever in the LOI. However, you can probably out some nutter on Facebook or Twitter who mades the claim.

**Dalymountrower** · 31/08/2015, 8:18 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

'Described by Dundalk fans'? What does that mean; two lads on the beer or a general consensus amongst all fans?

This Dundalk side is the best Dundalk side I have seen. However, older heads say the Fox 60's side is still the best. I have yet to hear a Dundalk fan describe this side as the best ever in the LOI. However, you can probably out some nutter on Facebook or Twitter who mades the claim.

Thee Mc Conville/ Keely side in the mid 70's was the best Dundalk side Ive seen, at a time when there were other quallty LOI sides.

**White Horse** · 31/08/2015, 8:36 AM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Thee Mc Conville/ Keely side in the mid 70's was the best Dundalk side Ive seen, at a time when there were other quallty LOI sides.

The best defence. McConville-Dunning-Keely-Lawlor. But very ordinary going forward. Graft that defence on to the current side and we would really have an exceptional side.

**Dalymountrower** · 31/08/2015, 9:31 AM

Originally Posted by White Horse

The best defence. McConville-Dunning-Keely-Lawlor. But very ordinary going forward. Graft that defence on to the current side and we would really have an exceptional side.

Jimmy Dainty ordinary!?

**oriel** · 31/08/2015, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Thee Mc Conville/ Keely side in the mid 70's was the best Dundalk side Ive seen, at a time when there were other quallty LOI sides.

Yes the 1978/79 double winning side was one of the best, but that was a very physical side in a very different era, that side was built out of a rock solid defence and the style of football played back then was poles apart from today's game. This would have been around the time I started going to games, and from memory that side labored to a lot of odd goal wins. They certainly were not known for attacking strengths. It should also be worth noting that no Dundalk side under McLaughlin ever retained the league (3 titles), and this current side probably will.

I also disagree that the standard around then was better than now. If it was that much better back then, there would have been better European results by other LOI sides qualifying and more players from here making moves to UK etc.

You are basing your opinion on our 3 games v Bohs, when we were not at our best, losing one (deservingly so) but winning another 3-0 (albeit we were flattered that night) and coming back from 2-1 down to equalize in the 93rd min.

**PartySaint** · 31/08/2015, 1:41 PM

You can only beat what is put in front of you and Dundalk are smashing most teams put in front of them.

**Dalymountrower** · 31/08/2015, 3:42 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

Yes the 1978/79 double winning side was one of the best, but that was a very physical side in a very different era, that side was built out of a rock solid defence and the style of football played back then was poles apart from today's game. This would have been around the time I started going to games, and from memory that side labored to a lot of odd goal wins. They certainly were not known for attacking strengths. It should also be worth noting that no Dundalk side under McLaughlin ever retained the league (3 titles), and this current side probably will.

I also disagree that the standard around then was better than now. If it was that much better back then, there would have been better European results by other LOI sides qualifying and more players from here making moves to UK etc.

You are basing your opinion on our 3 games v Bohs, when we were not at our best, losing one (deservingly so) but winning another 3-0 (albeit we were flattered that night) and coming back from 2-1 down to equalize in the 93rd min.

Also saw them in Tallaght and the disappointing home leg v Bate. They are still head and shoulders above any other team in the league on a consistent basis, the only matter for debate is whether they are that good or whether every other team is so mediocre. Mostly the latter in my opinion.

**patrickccfc** · 31/08/2015, 6:20 PM

Not looking good attendance-wise at the cross. I know still 25mins to go but only around 400 in so far

**Hitman** · 31/08/2015, 8:57 PM

Originally Posted by patrickccfc

Not looking good attendance-wise at the cross. I know still 25mins to go but only around 400 in so far

2,017 in the end.

**jinxy lilywhite** · 31/08/2015, 9:08 PM

Originally Posted by Dalymountrower

Also saw them in Tallaght and the disappointing home leg v Bate. They are still head and shoulders above any other team in the league on a consistent basis, the only matter for debate is whether they are that good or whether every other team is so mediocre. Mostly the latter in my opinion.

Poppycock and reeks of jealousy as was previously pointed. Around the 78/79 side I only a twinkle in my father's eye so I can't comment on how good that team was. I have seen double winning side 88, league winning team of 91, 95. What I will say though i see kids now look at Richie towell, Daryl Horgan and Sean Gannon in the same awe inspiring way I would of seen Dessie Gorman, Barry Kehoe at the time.

Every generation gives off its heroes. For younger Dundalk fans it's the current crop as we spent so long in the doldrums they never experienced apart from last years side.

It's impossible to compare different eras as the game has totally evolved. People like to think that the present players wouldn't be able to cut it in a physical game of the 70s 80s but those players could they cut it in our era. Obviously the best would be able to adapt but overall it's like comparing apples to orange's.

**nr637** · 01/09/2015, 8:53 AM

Originally Posted by Hitman

2,017 in the end.

Considering this fixture it was a good turnout to be fair, Monday nite, re-arranged, schools back, I think the club will be quietly happy to break the 2,000 barrier.

* No home game now until the 25/09.'15 v Derry City.

Consider this one.......

Away to Derry in the Cup on Friday 11/09/'15
Replay if needed at the Cross v Derry on Monday 14/09/'15
Home to Derry in the League on Friday 25/09/'15

We could be sick of Derry in September!

**Nesta99** · 01/09/2015, 12:19 PM

Not unlike Rovers last season for us in September/October almost back to back in all competitions. At least assuming a draw in the Brandywell that the other games are at home.

One of our best crowds of the season was on a Monday re-fixture v St Pats. Tonights game has that 'buzz' about the town that you'd know there was a big game on in Oriel, it wouldnt surprise me if it get close to the 4000 mark. Schools reopening etc would be an issue by the evening!