QuoteThey aren't for sale yet
Apologies to Nigel for jumping the gun a bit with this thread - but is there any word on how many tickets have been sold so far for the Bohs-Rovers Aviva showdown on 16th Feb?
They aren't for sale yet
They've been on sale for about 2 weeks.....
Heard rumors boez have sold about 12,000 and Rovers fans haven't bought many yet,as with Christmas and competing in Europe the priorities we'rent a boez game
No need for rumours as Bohs tweeted (or x'd?) that over 12000 were sold in the first 24 hoursOriginally Posted by placid casual
https://x.com/bfcdublin/status/1867906131701760476
That was well before Christmas so I'd say the number has increased since then.
It won't break 20k
I think there will be a lot of build up and hype in the run up to the game and they will get decent sales, I'd have thought 20k the lower side of estimates not the ceiling. It'll be fun to watch it shake out
Sorry guys I went on yhe Rovers site and there were none for sale so i assumed not for sale yet. CLub certainly haven't been pushing yet.
More than likely the away section hasn't been put on sale yet. Not sure if that would be at the request of Rovers, the guards or Bohs but I'd imagine a link would be provided specifically for rovers members/season ticket holders before it went on general release for other associated rovers fans
Imagine a few years ago being disappointed if the attendance at a loi game was “only” 20k.
The times are certainly a- changin
Rovers members/ST Holders link went live on December 12.
Gang of us sorted together in Premium but generally Rovers fans have had more pressing things on our minds.
Club have done no promotion bar sending out links via email.
Been following Rovers for long?
Looking at Ticketmaster, the 3 middle blocks of the North Stand (i.e. the Rovers end) are sold out, and there's probably only a couple of hundred seats max left in the rest of the stand. Presuably that's where the 'hardcore Rovers fans are placing themselves?
Yeah. There's no urgency re the tickets, so a lot of people will no doubt take a notion nearer the time. Especially if the publicity ramps up nearer it. Bohs should be using traditional media to push it to a whole new audience for a regular league game (billboards, print ads etc).
The Football Walking Tour boys should arrange one of their jaunts for the morning of the game too.
To long obviously, going a bit do lallyBeen following Rovers for long?
Shels and Pats reporting record season ticket sales , Shels over 2000.
Sh Rovers were reporting over 3500 in early December.
Most clubs reporting increased ST sales. The problem is the ground capacity for Shels, Pats and Bohs. 4k to 6k approximately. Rovers can easily sell 3. 5k to 4.5k or more season tickets and still have plenty of room for the pay as you go supporter and large away support. I'm sure not all of the country clubs fall into the same bracket as Shels, Pats and Bohs, but with Derry spending money and getting increased capacity as well as Droghedas recent success they could suffer the same fate. I'm not sure about the others but overall I think they will see an increase in ST sales and a general increase in attendances. This is great for the game and boosts the argument for funding to upgrade facilities and increase capacities at all clubs.
Bohs moving the first derby game to the Aviva is also a big step forward for the game. Rovers fans complain about only 450 allowed at Dalymount, now they have an opportunity to show up and create an atmosphere that will attract the attention of the recently appointed TDs and make them provide appropriate funding the football in Ireland. I think it's all great for the game. Can't wait for February!!
Id say there will be only a few hundred home end tickets available for most games next season. It’s safe to assume the majority of Dublin derbies will be completely sold out.
I heard you say that on your Podcast and I reckon you are as bad at estimating attendances at the Aviva as I was for the cup final. Will do over 20k looking at ticket sales to date but it won’t trouble any of the big cup final ones.
Let's say it gets to 25k, it's obviously 15k more than could have been fitted into Tallaght but will it really make people watching on tv at home feel like oh I'm missing out here I need to go and watch a LOI game? I don't think so
That is not the point of having the match in the Aviva. The plan is to try and maximise the attendance (and match revenue) via the support bases of the 2 clubs and maybe the wider LOI. Johnny Barstooler is never going to attend this match, even if it was on in his back garden. 25k is nearly 6 times what you would get into Dalymount and if we ain’t happy with that for a Dublin Derby, then we’ll never be happy with anything.
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