Match Programme

**Conor H** · 11/04/2006, 3:50 PM

Athlone Town match programme

The Galway United match programme has gone from strength to strength since the start of the season and for the first time ever we will be featuring a full colour publication for our upcoming home game against Athlone Town. The cost is €2.50 and some of the articles to feature in the programme include,

-Interview with Nigel Keady
-On the western front
-Your view with Tom Timothy
-When last we met by keith Kelly
Club website
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Wasn't long ago we were commending all those invoved with this years programme.It has to be said it is excellent....as good as many premier clubs,easily, and certainly a league apart to most in the 1st...including Rovers.
looking forward to reading it.

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2006, 1:19 PM

Lads if your programme is as good as ours fair play. We'll see on the 2nd of June.

KOH

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 1:31 PM

Ah it's better and you'll agree on the second of June.
Yere programme had last years GUFC squad on it and claimed Tony Mannion was our manager and Stephen would learn alot from him.

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2006, 1:42 PM

We dont visit the first division often! BTW why not change the game to the 3rd of June for a bigger crowd?

KOH

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 2:30 PM

Yee should have changed to the Saturday aswell.
There would have been thousands of UTD'S at Tolka Park!

**geezer** · 12/04/2006, 2:39 PM

friday night football is key as we have spent a fortune marketing it.
in the context of league of ireland away support its non existent, rovers may be an exception but what will they bring 200 max and we will probably lose 100 of our own. choppin and changing games does no one any favours stick with the plan and at end of season then review with proper figures and decide your plan for the following year

**Patrick Dunne** · 12/04/2006, 3:28 PM

Rovers have already made an informal request to have the game changed.
I am all in favour of assisting fellow clubs, but not to the extent that we alienate our own support (1017 at last home game).

The GUST rep on the executive has voiced his disatisfaction with unneccesary fixture changes in the past and has also made it clear recently in relation to the above that changing a home fixture to facilitate another clubs travelling support would be counter-productive.

Sorry NY Hoop !

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 3:55 PM

No way will thye change it.
The Salthill 5's and Bryan Admas concert are on that Saturday in Salthill aswell.
Cheek of Rovers.

......Expect us to change it to let them have bigger away support!

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2006, 4:10 PM

A few points.

We have no say about tolka as we are renting.

IMO fridays should be for local derbies as the hassle of getting time off for everyone to travel is too much.

I wasnt aware of the concerts in salthill.

Was just an idea off the top of my head considering it is a bank holiday weekend. IMO Harps, Sligo, Kilkenny and Longford lead the way with saturday night games.

KOH

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 4:16 PM

Agree NY Hoop.....Saturday's is easier to get to matches and there is alot of hassle getting to away grounds on Fridays.
But the point we're making is we shouldn't change our date,simply beacuse Rovers will bring a bigger away support.Friday night is Terryland Park to the Galway public(well those who care anyway) and we should stick to it.We played on Saturdays before and it was a disaster.
Having said that,there probably would have been no question of the game been called off last season......we were changing games nearly every second week.If you heard one or two of the reasons given.

**Trainee** · 12/04/2006, 4:18 PM

Galway utd had home games on sat nights a couple of seasons ago but the crowds were down and so after the club done some marketing reserch Galway utd went back to friday nights last season

**NY Hoop** · 12/04/2006, 4:19 PM

Oh I heard alright. Shameful and you're right about changing for stupid reasons. Still think saturday nights are best.

KOH

**corbyeire** · 12/04/2006, 4:56 PM

UCD have changed to saturdays aswell - to facilitate away support as they acknowledge they have very little of their own - especially supporters from down the country

went to a bohs game there once and it was a home game for them

**Patrick Dunne** · 12/04/2006, 6:33 PM

Away fans are a factor for Premier Division sides. Bohs, Cork, Derry etc would be expected to bring 100-300 to Terryland. Galway being a relatively attractive place to stay tends to increase the figure.

In the First Divsion, Shamrock Rovers are the only club with consistently large support. You could count on the fingers of a Longford Town fans hand the average amount of supporters that Cobh Ramblers bring.

Normally six.

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 6:45 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

You could count on the fingers of a Longford Town fans hand the average amount of supporters that Cobh Ramblers bring.

Normally six.

Another gem PD!

**Paddyfield** · 12/04/2006, 8:49 PM

Originally Posted by Patrick Dunne

Normally six.

Now now Patrick. You are always picking on poor old Longford. Last time out, they brought 12 fans.

**Conor H** · 12/04/2006, 10:45 PM

He was talking about Cobh fans.

**Paddyfield** · 13/04/2006, 5:13 PM

Originally Posted by NY Hoop

Oh I heard alright. Shameful and you're right about changing for stupid reasons. Still think saturday nights are best.

KOH

Marketing students from NUIG carried out an extensive 40 page Maketing Research Analysis 3 years ago . The first question was:

"Have you ever attended a Galway United game?

This was followed by a series of related questions....
" If not, why not?"
"If yes, which day of the week would you prefer games to be played?"
"What time would you prefer kick off time be?"

The results were as follows:
1.Friday, 2.Sunday, 3.Saturday

It made very interesting reading and was presented by students to the Club. One of the students had no ointerset in soccer and one was not from Galway. All people were questioned on the streets of Galway because they felt that there was no point in asking people outside Terryland - it would be like preaching to the converted.

Now, what has all of this got to do with the Match Programme?