2005 Attendances

**Poor Student** · 29/05/2005, 7:34 PM

What is the capacity of the main (or only) stand at Belfield Stu?

**anto eile** · 29/05/2005, 7:35 PM

Originally Posted by Passive

Pineapple, as I've told you on the Rovers forum, five of you standing in the corner singing 'come on college' doesn't make you an Ultras group. Rovers don't attempt to sing in Belfield. Our singing fans were spread all over the ground, we just went there to watch a game. We're not going to get in a 'singing match' against five students standing in the corner. If you're going to sing at games you need numbers. Otherwise, it's just you and your four mates, which is kind of sad.

pineapple, sorry to disappoint you. but ucd away is the one game were Rovers fans simply dont want to sing.even if we tried hard we couldnt be bothered about ucd. we simply dont want to sing out ther ,its pointless singing at 7 students. it would be pathetic to even bother
belfield is an awful place for atmospherel-you could have it packed and you still wouldnt create an atmoshpere

**Poor Student** · 29/05/2005, 7:43 PM

Originally Posted by anto eile

pineapple, sorry to disappoint you. but ucd away is the one game were Rovers fans simply dont want to sing.even if we tried hard we couldnt be bothered about ucd. we simply dont want to sing out ther ,its pointless singing at 7 students. it would be pathetic to even bother
belfield is an awful place for atmospherel-you could have it packed and you still wouldnt create an atmoshpere

Since when is it about singing "at" fans? Do you not sing to inspire your team primarily and then interact with the other fans secondarily? Can we drop this myth there are only 6 or 7 students? There's at least 100 regulars who attend all games no matter 1st Division against bottom of the table Limerick or Shels in the Premier. Derry fans had no problem singing at Belfield. They never missed a drum beat the entire game.

**Dr.Nightdub** · 29/05/2005, 11:33 PM

Last time Pats were away to UCD, we sang "Red Army" non-stop for the entire second half, purely and simply in the hope of hypnotising ourselves to block out the horror of being at yet another awful game in that awful ground.

It was working too, until the b*****d ref blew for full time thus breaking the spell and bringing us back to grim reality.

**Patrick Dunne** · 30/05/2005, 9:09 AM

187 official attendance at GUFC vs Kilkenny.

**Roo69** · 30/05/2005, 9:14 AM

Originally Posted by anto eile

pineapple, sorry to disappoint you. but ucd away is the one game were Rovers fans simply dont want to sing.even if we tried hard we couldnt be bothered about ucd. we simply dont want to sing out ther ,its pointless singing at 7 students. it would be pathetic to even bother
belfield is an awful place for atmospherel-you could have it packed and you still wouldnt create an atmoshpere

So why dont you sing to try and lift your teams spirits ? or to motivate them to a win......god knows they need it

**pineapple stu** · 30/05/2005, 9:22 AM

Originally Posted by anto eile

Pineapple, sorry to disappoint you, but UCD away is the one game where Rovers fans simply don't want to sing. Even if we tried hard we couldnt be bothered about UCD. We simply don't want to sing out there, it's pointless singing at 7 students. It would be pathetic to even bother.
Belfield is an awful place for atmosphere - you could have it packed and you still wouldn't create an atmosphere

My last word on this (as I said on the Rovers forum too), I'm sure your players are delighted that you couldn't be bothered to support them just because the opposition has a small fan base. Maybe if you'd have bothered supporting them on Friday, they might have won. God knows we weren't going to be hitting a cow's arse with a banjo anytime soon...

Originally Posted by anto eile

I would have gone with 800 at UCD-Rovers

The stand (which holds 848) was about 2/3rds full (so 565), and schumi said he counted about 500 around the ground. So 1100, give or take.

**harpskid** · 30/05/2005, 10:00 AM

Belfield's pish for atmosphere but Jesus ye still have to make an effort.

There'll be a handful of us in Cork on Monday armed with a drum and will probably sing our hearts out. UCD fans whatever amount of them deserve credit - four of them came to Finn Park last year and roared their heads off!

**pineapple stu** · 30/05/2005, 12:28 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

187 official attendance at GUFC vs Kilkenny.

What's the story there? Drop off because you're second last or was there a GAA match on or something? Or do most Galway people have the power of seeing into the future?

**Patrick Dunne** · 30/05/2005, 12:33 PM

that there was 250 approx at the game, but 187 was official figure. Football is appalling, unwatchable. Being humiliated at home by fat lumps from the Leinster Senior League. Brutal stuff. Future attendances will be lower.

**Schumi** · 30/05/2005, 1:27 PM

Originally Posted by anto eile

i owuld have gone with 800 at ucd- Rovers

600-ish standing around the ground (always looks like about half of what's there) plus 500-ish in the stand.

**Red Army** · 30/05/2005, 6:14 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

that there was 250 approx at the game, but 187 was official figure. Football is appalling, unwatchable. Being humiliated at home by fat lumps from the Leinster Senior League. Brutal stuff. Future attendances will be lower.

250 is still very low I ye bring a good crowd to the Showgrounds

**pete** · 31/05/2005, 10:56 AM

1500 for Shels v Cork City last night?

**Poor Student** · 31/05/2005, 11:13 AM

Originally Posted by pete

1500 for Shels v Cork City last night?

Was that all?

**Slash/ED** · 31/05/2005, 12:02 PM

1,660 mentioned elsehwere. It was definitely by far our worst crowd of the season anyway, our crowds really suffer mid week.

**pete** · 31/05/2005, 12:06 PM

Originally Posted by Slash/ED

...our crowds really suffer mid week.

Since when is Monday midweek.

**Poor Student** · 31/05/2005, 12:10 PM

That can be the only explanation though Shels don't have excellent crowds they are still the 3rd or 4th highest in the eL I'd say. Given that this was their biggest game of the season it must be the Monday thing. Though still cannot see how it would be that low.

**Slash/ED** · 31/05/2005, 12:16 PM

Originally Posted by pete

Since when is Monday midweek.

Well you know what I mean, as in days with work the day of the match and work the day after the match. Our crowds really suffer.

It was our lowest crowd of the season (and by a good 500 people or so) for our biggest game, it's always been like that on monday/mid-week games.

**pineapple stu** · 31/05/2005, 12:51 PM

"At most 350" mentioned for Kildare County v. Dublin City. Will put it in as 300.

**garykelly** · 01/06/2005, 9:36 AM

Fans make Limerick FC one of the best supported sides in the League
by Bernard O'Neill

Limerick FC are being credited with helping to raise the overall attendance figures at eircom First Division matches this season. An FAI official confirmed that the Blues were one of the two best supported sides in the First Division - and were also better supported than at least one Premier side.

The official declined to reveal the exact attendance figures for clubs in both divisions or the identities of the clubs in question but said that Limerick's gates were averaging out at over the 1000 mark for home games.

"There has been a significant improvement in the numbers of fans going to Limerick FC games from last season and that is a credit to the amount of work that is being done both on and off the field". he said.

"The improvement in Limerick's gates has led to a percentage rise in the overall attendance figures for the First Division from this point last season".

"Limerick are definitely one of the best supported sides in the First Division and are better supported than one Premier side. Attendance figures for most clubs are confidential and I am not at liberty to disclose the data on attendances throughout the Premier League and First Division. he added.

Thanking fans for their support Limerick FC Chairman Danny Drew urged TV stations to give more coverage to the First Division.

"Our fans have been absolutely brilliant at home and away but I can't say that of the coverage of First Division games on TV which has been fairly poor to say the least". Drew said.

"I understand that the Premier Division will take precedence but just showing a few seconds of a game and the classified results doesn't do justice to the First Division".

"It is definitely something that can be improved on as there are some very exciting games in the First Division". added Drew.
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Good to see limerick getting crowds. will be great travelling to an away game that actually has alot of supporters there. Why are the attendances deemed confidential ? i'd have thought it should be mandatory to release these figures in public. Every other league in the world has attendances displayed in public. Why is it different here ? Are people afraid of transparency. dont like the cloak and dagger attitude that exists in irish football.