Attendances 2023

**atfconline** · 28/10/2023, 3:59 PM

The land has just been sold to Marist College which adjoins it in the past few weeks.

**joey B** · 28/10/2023, 4:26 PM

2237 at Waterford/Athlone

**Battery Rover** · 28/10/2023, 6:44 PM

Originally Posted by Nesta99

It is but im a bit surprised it hast been developed as apartments or the like.

Being sold at the minute to the school beside it from what I hear. Not really suitable for houses and apartments due.to access issues.

**outspoken** · 28/10/2023, 7:37 PM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Being sold at the minute to the school beside it from what I hear. Not really suitable for houses and apartments due.to access issues.

Who owned the land?

**Battery Rover** · 28/10/2023, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by outspoken

Who owned the land?

Council. Club swapped that for land at Brawny where the ground is now.

**nr637** · 28/10/2023, 11:32 PM

And the Cobh v Wexford attendance, I heard the seating was sold out, approx. 1,000 so anyone know the official figure?

**nr637** · 29/10/2023, 10:39 AM

Originally Posted by Battery Rover

Council. Club swapped that for land at Brawny where the ground is now.

Did'nt some local person donate a large amount of money, rumoured about €500,000 towards the development of the ground several years ago! ?

**Martinho II** · 29/10/2023, 4:32 PM

Originally Posted by nr637

Did'nt some local person donate a large amount of money, rumoured about €500,000 towards the development of the ground several years ago! ?

Yeah I heard something about this one before!

**nigel-harps1954** · 29/10/2023, 9:20 PM

No attendances given this weekend for Shels v UCD, Dundalk v Bohs, Sligo v Drogheda, or Cobh v Wexford

**joey B** · 29/10/2023, 10:55 PM

2,047 given for Sligo/Drogheda in the Examiner….

**nr637** · 30/10/2023, 8:54 AM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Yeah I heard something about this one before!

Yes, in 2011 Athlone received a donation of €500,000 to clear outstanding debts since their move to Lissywollen in 2007. Rumoured to be a local person who was a previous 2m lottery winner. There is an RTE report but does not provide much detail other than the above. ?

**Battery Rover** · 30/10/2023, 10:23 AM

Originally Posted by nr637

Yes, in 2011 Athlone received a donation of €500,000 to clear outstanding debts since their move to Lissywollen in 2007. Rumoured to be a local person who was a previous 2m lottery winner. There is an RTE report but does not provide much detail other than the above. ?

It seems it was debatable whether it was a donation or a loan and whether it gained ownership. Court case going on for a few years with current club 'owners' and the man who gave money. Case deciced in favour of club but still possibly going on with appeal after appeal with accusations of all sorts ??? Case searchable on courts.ie

**nr637** · 30/10/2023, 2:44 PM

Hope it doesn't cause hassle for the club down the line with future developments! Did'nt the club put some proposed plan for development forward recently? ?

**Martinho II** · 30/10/2023, 5:11 PM

Originally Posted by nr637

Hope it doesn't cause hassle for the club down the line with future developments! Did'nt the club put some proposed plan for development forward recently? ?

Was that part of the reason that there was a boycott in Lissywoolen? Where have the years gone by since athlone moved to Lissywoolen? What was last year in St Mels Park?

**D24Saint** · 30/10/2023, 5:29 PM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

Was that part of the reason that there was a boycott in Lissywoolen? Where have the years gone by since athlone moved to Lissywoolen? What was last year in St Mels Park?

They must be out of St Mel’s park over ten years at least. I was never in but have heard stories about it from family who live in the midlands.

**pineapple stu** · 30/10/2023, 5:34 PM

We won the First Division in Lissywoolen in 2009. I think that might have been their first season there? Was in St Mel's in 2004. It was... traditional even then

**nigel-harps1954** · 30/10/2023, 5:37 PM

I was in college in Athlone around 08/09 and they were definitely in Lissywollen then. I think they moved around 2006 or 07. Harps definitely played games in 2007 there anyway as it was my first time in the stadium there when we were promoted that season.

**D24Saint** · 30/10/2023, 5:53 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

We won the First Division in Lissywoolen in 2009. I think that might have been their first season there? Was in St Mel's in 2004. It was... traditional even then

Worst in my time following the league was Jackman park. Absolutely shocking ground.

**atfconline** · 30/10/2023, 5:54 PM

Last season in Mel's was 2006.

**pineapple stu** · 30/10/2023, 6:19 PM

Originally Posted by D24Saint

Worst in my time following the league was Jackman park. Absolutely shocking ground.

Were you ever in Pike Rovers' ground? Limerick played there one year too. Remember being in the bar area pre-match and a couple of the UCD players came through to use the jacks. None in the changing rooms. Nothing bar a wall and a mound of grass outside