As said, Premier Division is pretty much there already. Would be surprised if the average in the Premier this season drops much below the 2,000 mark all the way through.
First Division has a bit to go though. Meaning no disrespect, but the likes of UCD, Wexford, Cabinteely, Cobh and Athlone won't get crowds over 500 this year, at least not regularly.
For the First Division to average out 1,000, you'd be relying on Drogheda, Harps, Galway, Longford and Shelbourne to all be getting near 2,000 crowds, which, let's face it, won't happen. Getting the FD average over 500 for a start would be a positive, and I don't even see that happening this season.
Now, I know Harps, Drogheda and Galways attendances will drop and Waterfords may rise, but if you substitute Waterfords attendances and Galway/Harps/Drogheda from last season into each division they're in this season, the Premier average would sit at 2,099 and First 598. Replicating something like that this season would be positive for each division.
Overall, getting the attendances closer to the half a million mark would be a more worthwhile objective.
Last edited by nigel-harps1954; 20/02/2018 at 10:45 AM.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Factor in free tickets handed out and sponsors tickets. They can sometimes account for a couple hundred in fairness, and they generally go unaccounted for. Waterford replied a tweet Friday after announcing the attendance and said that the announced attendance was only paying fans - https://twitter.com/waterfordfcie/st...15122319806465
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
Limerick seem to have a sensible pricing structure:
http://www.limerickfc.ie/club-shop/match-prices
Matchday Prices will see games categorised into A and B.
Category A (4):*Dundalk, Cork City, Shamrock Rovers, Waterford.
Category B (5):*Derry City, Bohemians, Saint Patrick’s Athletic, Sligo Rovers, Bray Wanderers.
https://foot.ie/forums/117-Kerry-FC
A Championship: 4 years - 8 first teams - 0 financially ruined. First Division '14: 7 first teams.
Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
For home fans perhaps, but why should away fans be charged more because Limerick have deemed them category A or B?
https://foot.ie/forums/117-Kerry-FC
A Championship: 4 years - 8 first teams - 0 financially ruined. First Division '14: 7 first teams.
Opportunity lost for new clubs/regions to join the LoI family.
6448 I think tonight. 6400 anyway
Main stand wasn't too far off being full, haven't seen any photos of the east stand yet.
There were more in Tallaght tonight that at the Bohs 1st match last season IMO looked 5500 plus, to watch 2 poor teams, Cork by at least 15, jeez we are going backwards,
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