The 2017 LOI Attendance thread.

**ToberonaTornado** · 07/04/2017, 9:42 PM

1211 Harps v Dundalk

**nigel-harps1954** · 07/04/2017, 9:43 PM

1,211 in Finn Park is very disappointing again. Also expected a lot more up from Dundalk. Barely 100-120 there.

**ToberonaTornado** · 07/04/2017, 10:13 PM

Basically how we feel when Harps visit OP.
2nd home match now your disappointed with the away support(v Sligo also) Maybe your setting your expectations too high?
I wasn't at the match but hear we had 170 there.
Anyway,falling home numbers for yee(as you mentioned) more of a worry.

**oriel** · 07/04/2017, 10:22 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo

5,275 V Derry tonight

To be fair that's a more than decent turn out. Avg of 6k over the last 2 games.

**Comic Book Guy** · 07/04/2017, 11:24 PM

Originally Posted by Partizan

1,685 at the RSC for Waterford v Cobh.

Great crowd to see! Such a contrast to last year, decent crowd travelled down from Cobh too.

**Martinho II** · 08/04/2017, 1:32 AM

reckon 100 people in Ferrycarrig Park. away support of 11 supporters. least said the better.

**dong** · 08/04/2017, 4:48 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

1,211 in Finn Park is very disappointing again. Also expected a lot more up from Dundalk. Barely 100-120 there.

When you're sitting near the bottom of the table anything over 1000 is a bonus imo.

**JC_GUFC** · 08/04/2017, 8:12 AM

Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado

1172 was the attendance that i seen quoted by Sligo Rovers for the match in EDP last night[Galway Utd V Sligo R.]
Was by Sligo as i say.
https://twitter.com/sligorovers/stat...87545719504896

Yeah 1172 was quoted by the club. Not sure where 891 came from. Possibly season tickets not included.

**joey B** · 08/04/2017, 8:31 AM

I thought 1200 odd was poor for us but then you see the team sitting 3rd with massive investment with less than 500 at it and that would make you worry .........

**oriel** · 08/04/2017, 9:22 AM

1200 is not bad for Finn Harps at the minute, good point by dong. I was up there at our match last May, maybe 200 Dundalk at it and loads stayed over too, great nigh actually, maybe if it wasn't week before Easter it would have suited more to travel last night.

That's just a desperate crowd by Bray. 3rd position too, think their highest ever finish was 4th.

**SPXcyan** · 08/04/2017, 10:06 AM

Another big crowd at the RSC.. wasn't expecting so many, nor was I expecting so many Cobh fans, they certainly played their part in what was a very good Cobh performance.

**nigel-harps1954** · 08/04/2017, 12:00 PM

Originally Posted by ToberonaTornado

Basically how we feel when Harps visit OP.
2nd home match now your disappointed with the away support(v Sligo also) Maybe your setting your expectations too high?
I wasn't at the match but hear we had 170 there.
Anyway,falling home numbers for yee(as you mentioned) more of a worry.

Maybe setting expectations a bit too high alright, but I don't think Ollie Horgan helps in his assessment of matches. There's little in the way of positivity comes out in his interviews and it clearly rubs off on the public.

Actually informed as well that the 1,211 figure was just paying customers on the night and doesn't include season ticket holders of which there's around 250.

Don't think there was 170 there at all, certainly could have been a few more in the gate if it weren't for a group of lads arrested and causing sh!te on the streets! But on your point of Harps fans in Oriel Park, we're not going for a third title in a row.

Falling crowds is definitely a worry too, but we know that Finn Park is a problem in terms of attracting fans, and this week has been full of chat of away tickets for the Derry game next week which are limited at 200.

It's unfortunate that we just won't capitalise on Harps potential whatsoever until we get into the new stadium.

**Nesta99** · 08/04/2017, 2:28 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Maybe setting expectations a bit too high alright, but I don't think Ollie Horgan helps in his assessment of matches. There's little in the way of positivity comes out in his interviews and it clearly rubs off on the public.

Actually informed as well that the 1,211 figure was just paying customers on the night and doesn't include season ticket holders of which there's around 250.

Don't think there was 170 there at all, certainly could have been a few more in the gate if it weren't for a group of lads arrested and causing sh!te on the streets! But on your point of Harps fans in Oriel Park, we're not going for a third title in a row.

Falling crowds is definitely a worry too, but we know that Finn Park is a problem in terms of attracting fans, and this week has been full of chat of away tickets for the Derry game next week which are limited at 200.

It's unfortunate that we just won't capitalise on Harps potential whatsoever until we get into the new stadium.

For Dundalk fans it would be a 4th title in a row.

**Ezeikial** · 09/04/2017, 11:00 AM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Actually informed as well that the 1,211 figure was just paying customers on the night and doesn't include season ticket holders of which there's around 250.

Is the norm at Finn Park to exclude season ticket holders from the official attendances?

**nigel-harps1954** · 09/04/2017, 1:49 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

Is the norm at Finn Park to exclude season ticket holders from the official attendances?

Yeah, this season has just been a count of the ticket stubs collected at the gates as far as I'm aware.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 09/04/2017, 2:14 PM

1,586 in The Showgrounds

**Ezeikial** · 09/04/2017, 3:56 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

Yeah, this season has just been a count of the ticket stubs collected at the gates as far as I'm aware.

It sounds to me that you are just making things up as you go along

The FAI require season tickets attendees to be included in the official returns to them - it would hardly make any sense for Harps to change this season from including them to excluding them

**Partizan** · 09/04/2017, 6:22 PM

This was taken from a Waterford FC facebook fan page.

Combined attendance of 4,649 at the three home games so far. That's 206 more than the total for the whole of last season (4443). Eleven more home league games to come! Is there a club anywhere else in the world that's had a 400% increase in attendances this season?

**nigel-harps1954** · 09/04/2017, 7:16 PM

Originally Posted by Ezeikial

It sounds to me that you are just making things up as you go along

The FAI require season tickets attendees to be included in the official returns to them - it would hardly make any sense for Harps to change this season from including them to excluding them

The figure called out over the tannoy isn't necessarily the figure given to the FAI including season tickets though is it?

Why does it bother you so much? Have you little else to worry about?

I only go on the information given to me, what sense would it be for me to be making things up? I'm not sure what I'd be gaining from that.

**Ezeikial** · 09/04/2017, 9:04 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

The figure called out over the tannoy isn't necessarily the figure given to the FAI including season tickets though is it?

Why does it bother you so much? Have you little else to worry about?

I only go on the information given to me, what sense would it be for me to be making things up? I'm not sure what I'd be gaining from that.

I really couldn't care less what the numbers were.

But your child-like posts do irritate: talking up home attendees, playing down visitor numbers, exaggerating the pre-match trouble and arrests, and trying to invent some controversy around the second goal.

A bit more honesty and less of the "I only post up what I'm told" bull