THOUSANDS BOY THOUSANDS
great home crowd so far this season, away support for bray has been the worst i've seen in a long time. But the two home games were against the best two teams in the league (cork + shels) cant wait to see the crowd against home farm are next home match.........................
THOUSANDS BOY THOUSANDS
semi official figure for Harps V Athlone is 450. Good Athlone support, fair play.
Brutal attendance for Harps.
If there was a good Athlone crowd how many Harps fans were actually at the match? At this rate Letterkenny Rovers wouldn't have to do much work to get an el place and that would surely put Harps out of business.
"The Derry fans were fantastic in both matches. They sang their hearts out all the time and created an even better atmosphere than the Cup Final. They were brilliant. - David Graham, Gretna striker
always thought Athlone supporters had it handy - no local rival nearer than Longford, but on the other hand nowhere's THAT far - think of Derry/ Sligo/ Harps to Cork/ Cobh/ Waterford and vice versa; you're bang in the middle of the country - is anywhere with an EL team more than 100 miles away?Originally Posted by Battery Rover
A patriot is someone who knows how to hate his country properly.
1700 i'd say
"Even if the sun ceases to rise, Even if the sea ceases to flow, Even if the wind stops to blow, The name of Sligo Rovers will shine and shine forever like the morning, glinting star in the sky."
There big Derby is against Galway.Originally Posted by sonofstan
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"Cause Galway are MASSIVE"-RW Rover on 24/8/07 00:29am
Athlone is the closest EL team to us, which is around 95km away.Originally Posted by sonofstan
total distances to other first division teams travelling from Athlone, All taken fron AA Ireland
Finn Harps 127.7 miles
Cobh 139.7 miles
Monaghan 80.9 miles
Galway 58.6 miles
Dundalk 112.4 miles
Limerick 77.1 miles
Dublin 78.2 miles
Kildare 64.2 miles
Kilkenny 75.6 miles
So if it is handy for us then we should be getting loads of away support. Other than Galway, Harps and Rovers that aint goin to happen.
Update after weekend 6 (2005 and 2004 in brackets). FD and PD indicate average crowd got in a different division to current year.
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohs - 2183 (1976; 2340)
Bray - 2550 (1550; 818 FD)
Cork - 3100 (3644; 4033)
Derry - 2224 (2698; 1672)
Drogheda - 1733 (1682; 1554)
Dublin City - 333 (175 FD; 592)
Longford - 1074 (1004; 1131)
Pat's - 1797 (1599; 1882)
Shels - 1500 (1949; 2158) (missing Dublin City; have seen it described as "poor", which presumably is somewhere around 1000-1200)
Sligo - 1817 (1794 FD; 781 FD)
UCD - 563 (653; 306 FD)
Waterford - 1017 (1513; 1753)
FIRST DIVISION
Athlone - 400 (316; 291)
Cobh - 498 (403; 240) (missing Athlone and Kildare)
Dundalk - 325 (474; 591) (missing Kildare)
Harps - 525 (1347 PD; 1106)
Galway - 1072 (566; 571)
Kildare - 675 (186; 298)
Kilkenny - 100 (185; 110) (missing Dundalk)
Limerick - 412 (669; 188)
Monaghan - 380 (183; 182)
Rovers - 1467 (1539 PD; 1349 PD)
Premier Division average - 1593 (1759)
First Division average - 635 (520)
Overall average - 1190 (1195)
Comparisons to 2005 and 2004 -
PREMIER DIVISION
Bohemians v St. Patricks Athletic - 2567 (2005 - no figure; 2004 - 2225)
Bray Wanderers v Cork City - 2300 (1000; n/a)
Drogheda United v UCD - 2000 (1000; n/a)
Shelbourne v Dublin City - no figure (n/a; 1600)
Longford Town v Derry City - 1200 (1400; 1200)
Sligo Rovers v Waterford United 1700 (n/a; n/a)
FIRST DIVISION
Kilkenny City v Dundalk - no figure (no figure; 150)
Limerick v Finn Harps - 604 (n/a; 201)
Galway United v Athlone Town - 1450 (1264; 591)
Monaghan United v Shamrock Rovers - 800 (n/a; n/a)
Cobh Ramblers v Kildare County - no figure (350; 160)
Finn Harps v Athlone Town - 450 (n/a; 800)
Probably to increase their crowd figures so they guarantee their place at the Super Duper invite league next season.Originally Posted by Battery Rover
Saucer of milk in the corner Stu.Originally Posted by pineapple stu
As I recall you couldn't even get people to stay in the ground for the duration of the game when you gave out free beer tokens!
Pretty sad lads having a go at us when we're getting way bigger crowds at the moment than UCD and Athlone put together!
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"Cause Galway are MASSIVE"-RW Rover on 24/8/07 00:29am
Sorry if it came across that way but I wasn't having a go. It was a serious question. How many do you think would turn up and pay €10 if they had to pay to watch First Division football every week especially the rubbish at the moment.Originally Posted by Conor H
Put it this way 1450 at the match.
150-200 Athlone people at the match
600 freebies
So 650 others. Take away season tickets. How many paid in?
Apologies my mistake.
Going on the tripe the 1500 at Terryland had to endure the last night i'd say we'll be doing good to get a 1000 at the next game....unless we beat Cobh and Kildare away.To be honest i really haven't a clue how many would turn up if all had to pay.However most do....it's mainly U-12's who get in free and lets be honest they'll come anyway. If i was a fairweather i wouldnt after last Friday's "football" match.Would you?
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"Cause Galway are MASSIVE"-RW Rover on 24/8/07 00:29am
Not a bad figure for us in a way. Is Bray really that high on average, seems a big jump up? Good to know no matter how bad we are on the pitch we are still the biggest team in Dublin
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