Rovers have a large base of fans that really see Rovers as their "team" but in much the way i might keep an eye out for the Milwall results (don't ask) without ever going to a game.
A final will bring them out, def expect a big attendance assuming some of the things they did last year around low ticket prices are repeated.
Please stop playing the victimOriginally Posted by sbgawa
There was no wind-up attempt and nothing offense in what I posted, other than pointing out to you that apart from the FAI Cup, Dundalk also have the all-island competition to look forward too. (lifting the league trophy might also be a good buzz)
Of course they will. Usually the case with every club that reaches the final.
Rovers have an ability to pull in huge numbers on big occasions so it's a possibility. Rovers seem to have a really large latent support. That's not a criticism btw, it points at huge potential.
Hard to know about the neutral crowd. I normally go but I think I'll give this one a miss myself.
Think the attendance won't go over 25k personally. Dundalk fans appear to have fatigued judging by their attendences in the last week so can't see anymore than 8-10k dalk fans. Added to this is Rovers in the final which may cut down on neutrals in fear of non existent Rovers bogeys.
Should be a good final, if the weather doesn't ruin it.
Rovers had just as many gob****es for the final with Sligo and that drew a huge crowd.
Dundalk have a few idiots as well but i don't see people not going because of potential trouble unless the media start hyping it up that way.
The 25k figure is fairly close to the average over the last 4 years with Dundalk & Cork
The 25% increase in 2018 over 2017 (30k v 24K) doesn't indicate any fatigue, but it may be more related to how the match was promoted for the women's final and to neutrals. I expect that Dundalk ticket sales will be pretty consistent with previous years. The unknown factors are the non core Rovers support and the level of appetite for promotion within the FAI
There will be no/little trouble but I wouldn't be surprised if the media whipped up fears that risks keeping families away.
This has the makings of a good game. Both sides are more focused on their own game than stopping the opposition. They both play attractive football and have good benches to freshen things up in the second half.
Dundalk aregoing for the treble and Rovers for their first cup in God knows how long.
This should be an easy sell.
That was the first event in the 'new' Lansdowne Rd though, so it attracted a big crowd just for that. For example - a group of 3 of us went along as neutrals largely to check out the new stadium.
Think 15,000 were sold by Rovers last time, Sold out the lower tier and had a large section of the East upper anyway. I imagine it will be similar again.
Is there a direct bus from Tallaght to Lansdowne Roadwould expect a big crowd at the final, Dundalk going for an incredible treble and shams the 'cup specialists'. any talk of a few cretins causing trouble will be nothing other than scaremongering, for all the embarrassing bull**** at Dalymount on Friday night (on both sides) there was never any real risk of anyone getting hurt. while the nonsense needs to be driven out of the game lets not overegg it either.
Two best teams in the league and a change from the Dundalk / Cork annual event, should attract a fair few neutrals. To be fair both sides play good football to watch. The thought of seeing Dundalk make history or shams return to winning trophies should encourage a good 'neutral' turnout as well.
It's 32yrs since Rovers last won the cup. Yet some commentators have still been calling them the Cup Kings and Cup specialists this season
I'd hope for a good crowd, but suspect there is zero chance of it selling out. Unless they do like the 1990 final and just let people in for free.
Def looked a pen from Cleary's challenge, so we def got away with that. Thought Sligo did enough to desere a replay, Dlk weren't great, passing game wasn't helped by the pitch, why was it so bad, seemed to be bumps all over the place.
Dlk def finished the stronger but thats what they do when they dont play well, more grind down teams, and fitness generally shows, Murray should have scored before Duffys late late show.
Showgrounds did look great with the stands packed.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).
Any particular reason for the returned tickets from the Dundalk Fans? I am a tad surprised that was all!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
600 is a very good travelling support for Dundalk in Sligo. Add in that the game was televised and it was quite predictable.
Would many clubs bring more fans to a televised game in Sligo?
Plenty, every game in the fai cup this season away from home, from Cobh, Waterford, Derry then Sligo. The 5pm on a Sun and live tv is another, as was another away game only 2 weeks ago, EA SC Final in Derry. I think 600 in the circumstances was pretty decent to be honest.
#DundalkFC - First Irish club to win an away game in Europe (1963), only Irish club to win a game / points in Europa League Group Stage (2016).
for some reason thought the away support was a lot less but still impressive all the same!
Gary Cronin is he the right man to manage Longford Town?
Its not just been this season, Rovers have been labled the Cup specialists for as long as Ive been following LoI, My 1st cup final was actually 1987 - awful game and not the best of experiences with the crowd skirmish for an 8 or 9 year old, but them were old days. The 'Keep Rovers at Milltown' group on the pitch at half time always struck me as odd as I presumed the FAI would have sanctioned that? yet were complicit in that mess, the memory is a bit hazy as was watching the abuse that was being hurled by both sets of fans. Almost wasnt allowed go to the '88 final as a result.
I'd be disappointed with less than 30k this year. That the attendance topped 30k last year regardless of the fatigue with another Dundalk v Cork final, felt like a proper cup final day atmosphere wise and the best of the series of finals between the two. I'd be thinking that Rovers would have more floating support (direct buses or not from Tallaght) as the timing of KO made it hard for Cork fans to travel on a school night. There will likely be more media hype too with the whole can cup specialists Rovers bridge a 32 year gap. Assuming the FAI continue with the same pricing, and with a little more effort in how and where seats will be allocated in the Aviva there is no reason not to hope for 30-35k if the game grabs the interest of the neutral. Lets hope that the media circus does not go off on unnecessary stories of corwd trouble. If its organised and policed as it should then there should be no issue!
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I think the whole cup specialist thing is just lazy journalism where the people writing or talking about the loi know f all about it and just reach for a handy quote from the archives, you rarely hear proper loi journos using it other than in an ironic way.
So many examples of journos talking about loi and getting absolute basic stuff wrong
Johnny Mc talking about a joint stadium between Dundalk in Drogheda in Ardee (off the M1??!) is a good example of the type of lazy or daft comment - he should know better...Ardee isnt off the M1
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