I don't mind people calling us the second biggest team in Ireland as long as they acknowledge we're the biggest too.
Yer B team was scrapped remember! Linfield I suppose could be argued would be ahead but thats not really Ireland!
You're miles off now. Everybody knows Linfield haven't been our B team since Mannus and Turner left.
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You must be joking on the biggest team in all of Ireland, being Linfield, they are not even getting 2k these days and have had a terrible Euro record for the last 10 years. Have a look at the goals round up at 5pm on bbc Ni on tv. Most of their premier is mid table LOI and some is no better than our FD.
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Depends on what defines 'biggest'! Tallest team, most titles/history and prestige et al. Big average gate doesnt define a clubs status imo, If that was the case then Newcastle would be giants of the English game. Its a combination of everything of course but yes if talking about the biggest clubs on this island then Linfield have to be under consideration, Rovers, Dundalk would be included. Cork are a young club who have just won their 3rd title (1st depending on the whole going in to administration thing) so not yet worthy!
There was an article I read last month or so on twitter, can't locate it but it listed clubs in the whole of Ireland per average attendance, it was something like this. (2017 figures)
1/ Cork (4.5 k approx)
2/ Dundalk (2.8)
3/ Rovers (2.8)
4/ Bohs (2k)
5/ Linfield (1.8)
6/ Sligo (1.6)
7/ Derry**
8/ St Pats (1.3)
9/ Glentoran (1.2)
10/ Limerick (1.1)
** Derry figures took into account Buncrana 1,500 max, and I dont think the IL champions of Crusaders were even listed, possibly just under 1k as their avg.
Waterford were not included as this was 2017, but if this year they would have gone into the top 4
Not sure if it was Dlk or Rovers listed 2 or 3, could have been vice versa.
Figures listed in brackets estimates on what I recall seeing, may also have been over a few seasons, open for correction.
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And yet some of the best spectator facilities on the island are in the Irish League.
Correct on IL grounds, but most clubs in their top div have got consistent and proper government grants to help rebuilding and most have at least one brand new stand in place.
Personally speaking I think they should consider summer football and change to evening kick offs, 3pm on a Saturday seems madness to me, but I don't think there is an appetite to change either, and as such I don't see their attendances improving.
It might be argued our attendances have not improved massively summer v winter but the pitches have, Euro performances too and the overall fan experience has too. Who in their right mind would want to go back to freezing Friday nights in Nov / Dec / Feb.
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Waterford's average attendance so far is 2668. The combined weekly average of the three teams we replaced was 3443 or 1148 each so going from twelve to ten clubs hasn't hit the total Premier attendance much.
No attendance given that I know of at CCS on Saturday but look at the highlights and you’ll see an empty stand. I’d say 300 ish
Friday 20th it is possible to have all games get above the 2000 mark, the average will be 2000+ for sure. That would have to be a potential record high across the fixtures? There will be a a few weekends like that although Monday/ Tuesday fixtures will probably pull the average figures lower. Be nice if it happened!
Drogs supposedly got 450 v UCD. Seemed more than that to me. I've been to two games in United Park this year and crowds seem to be about the same size as last season in the Premier. The club should really give an official figure.
667 at Tolka on Friday night. Hopefully get a bigger crowd against Galway on Friday week
Thats indeed true but for people who think that top facilities mean top crowds would be mistaken. I dont think that a brand new stand and away section especially would add significantly to the average attendances. That only 2 IL clubs, the big 2 in Belfast, would be in the top 10 of attendances and yet even the smaller clubs have tidy grounds would have investors question the value of ground developments in real teams ie bums on seats.
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