2006 Attendances

**Partizan** · 18/03/2006, 11:54 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

570 at UCD-Pat's. Worst Dublin derby league crowd ever! Hope it was just because it was Paddy's Day...

Various papers had 275 for Dublin City-Derry.

I agree, those 560 Pats fans must have been wishing for the game to end sooner.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 18/03/2006, 12:12 PM

Have to agree with Pineapple

and to Partizan there were nowhere near 560 Pat's fans at the game!
If there had been we would have had a larger gate. It was Cold, it was St. Patrick's Day and maybe Saturday late afternoon kick-offs is the way forward for U.C.D. they have tried most of the alternatives to it down through the years.

**Raheny Red** · 18/03/2006, 12:40 PM

BAout 1500 at the Shels Longford last night!

**Partizan** · 18/03/2006, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Have to agree with Pineapple

and to Partizan there were nowhere near 560 Pat's fans at the game!
If there had been we would have had a larger gate. It was Cold, it was St. Patrick's Day and maybe Saturday late afternoon kick-offs is the way forward for U.C.D. they have tried most of the alternatives to it down through the years.

Corny joke aside College, I think the Saturday afternoon KO would suit UCD better and would have a couple of knoock on effects.

1. The provinical teams would find a Saturday afternoon more accomodating as many have to get off work earlier on Friday to come to Dublin to play. I know this from the Waterford players.

2. Increased attendances as the fans of the non Dublin based clubs would also be in favour for obvious reasons. A Saturday afternoon KO, say around 4pm would nicely in with bus/train times for the casual and for anyone thinking of staying over night in the capital. Definitley Saturday afternoon is the way to go for Belfield.

**sfc red** · 18/03/2006, 1:34 PM

I'd agree with Raheny Red there. 1500-1700 being optimistic

**CollegeTillIDie** · 18/03/2006, 5:00 PM

Originally Posted by sfc red

I'd agree with Raheny Red there. 1500-1700 being optimistic

Jeez louise,is that all you can muster when your club really needs you?

**CollegeTillIDie** · 18/03/2006, 5:02 PM

275 for a Premier Division game must be one of the smallest attendances recorded since the days of the Rovers fans Tolka Boycott !

**sfc red** · 18/03/2006, 5:14 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Jeez louise,is that all you can muster when your club really needs you?

I was at the game. You're preaching to the converted here. Anyway we're not as worried as the 10 page thread of opposition fans getting moist at the thought of no Shels

**Roverstillidie** · 18/03/2006, 5:35 PM

Originally Posted by sfc red

I was at the game. You're preaching to the converted here. Anyway we're not as worried as the 10 page thread of opposition fans getting moist at the thought of no Shels

no its 10 pages of wondering how you got away with it for so long.

**pineapple stu** · 18/03/2006, 6:08 PM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

275 for a Premier Division game must be one of the smallest attendances recorded since the days of the Rovers fans Tolka Boycott !

Does the phrase "Pot calling the kettle black" mean anything to you at all? Granted, we got about twice that for our games against Derry last year, but still!

**De Town** · 18/03/2006, 8:02 PM

Originally Posted by Raheny Red

Bout 1500 at the Shels Longford last night!

Really? I would have thought more along the lines of 1200 tops. Of course I wouldn't be used to estimating crowds in Tolka.

**The Stars** · 18/03/2006, 9:12 PM

about 2000plus at The Showgrounds......expected more but what ya gonna do

**Gypsy1890** · 18/03/2006, 9:17 PM

How many did Bohs bring down?

**The Stars** · 18/03/2006, 9:24 PM

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.

**Kildare Lad** · 18/03/2006, 9:27 PM

About 250 at the County-Harps Game.

**betty swollox** · 18/03/2006, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.

in fairness there was at leat 5 times that amount of bohs fans thre,(they were the ones makin all the noise in the blue stand incase you were confused)

**1 9 2 8** · 18/03/2006, 9:31 PM

Originally Posted by The Stars

about 60-80 and flares and bog roll.

Their was more of them then that.

Around 2100-2200 at the game I'd say

**sligoman** · 18/03/2006, 9:51 PM

60-80 the stars?

. The majority of the blue stand was Bohs fans, a few Rovers mixed in with them but not many. About 250 Bohs fans imo.

**CollegeTillIDie** · 19/03/2006, 8:41 AM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Does the phrase "Pot calling the kettle black" mean anything to you at all? Granted, we got about twice that for our games against Derry last year, but still!

pineapple

I am on record as saying that every Premier club should average 1,000 and every First Division club should average 500 if they are going to survive.

In that context Dublin City got a pathetic First Division attendance. And I know what pathetic First Division attendances are like I was at the home game with Cobh in August 2004.( when we were at the top of that League) I was also at a game in the late 1980's in the First Division at Belfield which was in double figures ( when we were to be fair nearer the other end)!
I was at a Dublin City First Division Fixture at Whitehall at the tail end of the 2003 season against Finn Harps and the crowd was well over 2,000 on that occasion. Where have the few hundred Dublin City fans that swelled the travelling Harps numbers that night disappeared to?

Maybe crowds are going to be down all round this season.....

**chippie0001** · 19/03/2006, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Rogue Trader

I would have said under 2,000 at the game 1,800 or 1,900 and in terms of Bohs fans i was over the far side and i would say about 150 max ! there would have been more Rovers fans than Bohs fans over in that Stand IMO !

From where I was seating, in the far side, there were very few Sligo fans in that area. I would have thought we had over 300 fans going by bus numbers, train numbers etc and what was in the stand. Also very disappointing Sligo crowd for their first game back, was expecting double what was there.