Why don't Shelbourne have more fans..?

[Gerardinho]

What's the story with your travelling support.

Why is it that Shel's can't bring more people to phibsboro for "the biggest game in Irish football" When Bohs play in Tolka we often outnumber/outshout the reds.

Yours-confused-ly
A Bohs Fan

[Anto McC]

TBH Gerardinho,i often ask that question myself.1 week were playing in Tolka and there is 2000 home fans and the next week were playing in Dayler less than 1 mile away and we have 600/700 fans,i myself can't explain it but 1 thing i will say is that alot of shels fans are OAP's,more than i have seen in any other clubs support now this does still not excuse the numbers but i know a few young people who won't go to Dayler because it open to the elements and very uncomfortable so maybe this might explain some of the Question.

[conboy]

TBH Gerardinho,i often ask that question myself.1 week were playing in Tolka and there is 2000 home fans and the next week were playing in Dayler less than 1 mile away and we have 600/700 fans,i myself can't explain it but 1 thing i will say is that alot of shels fans are OAP's,more than i have seen in any other clubs support now this does still not excuse the numbers but i know a few young people who won't go to Dayler because it open to the elements and very uncomfortable so maybe this might explain some of the Question.

You might want to mention the fact that under Fenlon you may play effective football ( your championship record does speak for itself) but you do not play entertaining football. You have not recruited goal scoring quality either it seems given Crowes collapse in form this season, its early days yet and there is a lot to play for but I'd say you are short an attacker and are suffering badly without Cahill Which of course is grand by me

[adamd164]

$h€l$ always have had sh*te support.

[Drumcondra Red]

Away fans rarely out number us, it just seems like that because of our singing section being so small, as for going to Dalyer, I think a lot of fans just won't go over anymore because of the conditions and treatment we get etc., other then that I just don't know.

Also i realise this will be an opportunity to slag us for having no fans but imo this is a bit of a pointless/ petty slag, at least they're all true fans that go week in, week out, at least give us that????

[CollegeTillIDie]

The fact that Dubliners in general are a fickle shower of lazy fairweather b***** supporters might have something to do with it folks.

[thejollyrodger]

we need a new home out in Donebate !! Once we settle down into the community there then things will sort themselves out

[Éanna]

we need a new home out in Donebate !! Once we settle down into the community there then things will sort themselves out

so you'll be further away from the other grounds and you reckon it will improve your away attendances

[thejollyrodger]

in a word YES !!!

[Munchie]

[QUOTE=Drumcondra Red] as for going to Dalyer, I think a lot of fans just won't go over anymore because of the conditions and treatment we get etc., other then that I just don't know.

dont get me started on the condition of the riverside stand in tolka!! half the shaggin seats are broken and theirs bout a hundred f***ing poles in the way of the pitch. and it smells like ****!!

[EnDai]

[QUOTE=Munchie]

as for going to Dalyer, I think a lot of fans just won't go over anymore because of the conditions and treatment we get etc., other then that I just don't know.

dont get me started on the condition of the riverside stand in tolka!! half the shaggin seats are broken and theirs bout a hundred f***ing poles in the way of the pitch. and it smells like ****!!

Well, only away fans go to the Riverside, so guess who broke the seats (if in fact they are broken?!)

[Drumcondra Red]

dont get me started on the condition of the riverside stand in tolka!! half the shaggin seats are broken and theirs bout a hundred f***ing poles in the way of the pitch. and it smells like ****!!

Seriously Munchie, there is no comparison, Riverside is like heaven compared to the Connaught Street end, when were last there???

[Rory H]

we had more fans at our game vrs cobh than shels vrs derry saturday...all home fans too