2006 Attendances

**Mr A** · 19/08/2006, 8:03 AM

thank god the friday nights have ended.

Wow, that's pretty big news!

What's going to come between Thursdays and Saturdays from now on?

**trevy** · 19/08/2006, 11:21 AM

About 800 in the pouring rain at the RSC for Waterford v Drogheda last night

**SPXcyan** · 19/08/2006, 12:14 PM

I'd agree with that.. very poor if you ask me.. about 80 or so drogheda fans and very little atmosphere! but the game was good

**BohsFans** · 19/08/2006, 11:57 PM

Official att. Bohs vs. Longford 1350.

We've started putting the attendances in the prog. again.

**holidaysong** · 20/08/2006, 12:21 AM

Originally Posted by gufct

please please switch to Fridays or saturdays ...

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Good call. There's no place for playing games on a thursday. Football is a weekend game.

Originally Posted by lefty

Damn straight

Our bar facilities are hired out on Fridays and Saturdays for functions so it makes sense to have the game on a Thursday and not lose out on this revenue. If we continue to get crowds like we got on Thursday with 10 away fans then what do I care. People like to go out on a Friday night so a Thursday game is good as people have feck all else to do other than go to the game.

**JC_GUFC** · 20/08/2006, 12:26 AM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Our bar facilities are hired out on Fridays and Saturdays for functions so it makes sense to have the game on a Thursday and not lose out on this revenue. If we continue to get crowds like we got on Thursday with 10 away fans then what do I care. People like to go out on a Friday night so a Thursday game is good as people have feck all else to do other than go to the game.

It's this kind of smalltime attitude that will keep clubs in Division 1.

**holidaysong** · 20/08/2006, 12:37 AM

Originally Posted by JC_GUFC

It's this kind of smalltime attitude that will keep clubs in Division 1.

Does a 'smalltime attitude' work against you in trying to get into the new 'Premiership' next season?
Seriously though we have to think about maximising our revenue and what suits our home fans before we can think about fixing games to suit possible travelling support. How much extra fans from Galway would have come to the game if it had been on Friday? Would it have made up for revenue lost in hiring out the Lilywhite Lounge? Somehow, I seriously doubt it...

**mypost** · 20/08/2006, 7:16 AM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

People like to go out on a Friday night so a Thursday game is good as people have feck all else to do other than go to the game.

Everyone goes out between Friday-Wednesday night, but not Thursday night? Is socialising in Dundalk suspended on Thursdays??

Of course not. People can and will go out any night they feel like. Thursday is pay day, and what will people do?? Go out of course.

As it turns out, I don't have a problem with Dundalk playing on Thursday nights. However, I wish all clubs were instructed by the league to play at the same day/time every week.

**monzo** · 20/08/2006, 10:17 AM

I think there was around 500 at the Harps V Monaghan match yesterday.

**GalwayFrancis** · 20/08/2006, 12:29 PM

Originally Posted by holidaysong

Our bar facilities are hired out on Fridays and Saturdays for functions so it makes sense to have the game on a Thursday and not lose out on this revenue. If we continue to get crowds like we got on Thursday with 10 away fans then what do I care. People like to go out on a Friday night so a Thursday game is good as people have feck all else to do other than go to the game.

fair point and if dundalk make more money having their games on a thursday, let them have it on a thursday. we would of had another say 20/30 ppl if the match was on a friday - so no, it wouldnt have made up for loss of revenue.

i'd love if all games in both divisions were on at say 7:45 on a friday night and have a tv show on the same time giving all the latest scores - like soccer saturday in skysports. but if clubs can make more money having games on different days, thats the way its gonna stay. at the moment, the day on which games are played is all about money, which as we see from dub city - is in a shortage.

**sligoman** · 20/08/2006, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by GalwayFrancis

i'd love if all games in both divisions were on at say 7:45 on a friday night and have a tv show on the same time giving all the latest scores

All games should be on Saturday's, best day for it!

**Raheny Red** · 20/08/2006, 2:50 PM

Originally Posted by sligoman

All games should be on Saturday's, best day for it!

I agree, but Dublin derbies should be on Friday evenings!

**bohs til i die** · 20/08/2006, 3:29 PM

just under 2000 at Bohs-Shels, with a massive 530 of them Shels fans.

**sfc red** · 20/08/2006, 3:56 PM

More than I thought were there TBH.

Maybe people don't like being attacked after games

**micls** · 20/08/2006, 7:19 PM

According to the papers 4100 at the City vs Derry game. The torrential downpour beforehand didnt help.

**pineapple stu** · 20/08/2006, 7:37 PM

Originally Posted by Dr.Nightdub

About 1000 at Pats v Longford tonight.

1086 per the Pat's website. Only an extra 86 people, but it does bring your average above Shels' by 2 people.

Good service printing the attendances every week, but I tihnk putting up U-21 gates (67 and 85) and friendly gates (79) is a bit excessive!!

**Partizan** · 20/08/2006, 7:41 PM

WLR FM stated that the attendance against Drogheda was just over 1000.

They are usually accurate.

**pineapple stu** · 20/08/2006, 7:44 PM

Update after the weekend. 2005 and 2004 in brackets. FD and PD indicate average crowd got in a different division to current year.

PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 1521 (1976; 2340)
Bray - 1118 (1550; 818 FD)
Cork - 2956 (3644; 4033)
Derry - 2399 (2698; 1672)
Drogheda - 1711 (1682; 1554)
Dublin City - 488 (175 FD; 592)
Longford - 742 (1004; 1131)
Pat's - 1416 (1599; 1882)
Shels - 1414 (1949; 2158)
Sligo - 1700 (1794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 533 (653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 831 (1513; 1753)

FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 335 (316; 291)
Cobh - 387 (403; 240) (missing Athlone 2, Finn Harps and Limerick)
Dundalk - 717 (474; 591)
Harps - 464 (1347 PD; 1106) (missing Monaghan 1)
Galway - 853 (566; 571)
Kildare - 324 (186; 298) (missing Harps 2)
Kilkenny - 120 (185; 110) (missing Cobh and Kildare)
Limerick - 414 (669; 188)
Monaghan - 181 (183; 182)
Rovers - 1084 (1539 PD; 1349 PD)

Premier Division average - 1369 (1759)
First Division average - 499 (520)

Overall average - 959 (1195)

**Carlin** · 20/08/2006, 8:04 PM

These are Bohs attendances for the season that were printed in the programme on Friday:

Drogheda 2446
Waterford 1762
St. Pats 3104
UCD 1375
Bray W 1120
Sligo 1032
Corkies 1000*
Derry 1254
Longford 1350

* Unlikely to have been 1000 exactly but thats whats in the programme

Which is an average of 1604, not including the Shels game.

**mypost** · 21/08/2006, 1:28 AM

Originally Posted by GalwayFrancis

i'd love if all games in both divisions were on at say 7:45 on a friday night and have a tv show on the same time giving all the latest scores - like soccer saturday in skysports. but if clubs can make more money having games on different days, thats the way its gonna stay. at the moment, the day on which games are played is all about money, which as we see from dub city - is in a shortage.

They make more money, but not a lot more money.

All league games in both divisions should k.o. on Saturday nights at 8.30pm, the best time of the week to attract crowds.