Setanta Cup

[paudie]

Inchicore. About 30 minutes walk from city centre (westwards). 10-15 minutes from Hueston Station if you've ever been there

Quite a handy ground for Northern fans. The Luas tram from Connolly Station has a stop within 10 mins of the ground I think (name of stop?). Probably 30 mins max on the tram.

[wws]

GoldenBridge or Drimnagh luas stops would leave u a 2 min walk from the ground

[ndrog]

c. 15,000.

Total attendnace was just under 25,000 : 12-15,000 Cork, 7-10,000 Drogs and c. 3,000 neutrals (including me !).

Total crap .There were more people from Drogheda there than cork.I wont call them fans because most of them couldnt find united park if they tried, but the club sold more tickets than cork did .IN fairness its only an hour up the road and cork is bloody miles away so its no big deal . " 3,000 neutrals " where did this come from ?

[micls]

Total crap .There were more people from Drogheda there than cork.I wont call them fans because most of them couldnt find united park if they tried, but the club sold more tickets than cork did .IN fairness its only an hour up the road and cork is bloody miles away so its no big deal . " 3,000 neutrals " where did this come from ?

Tbh i thought there was more of us or 50/50 anyway at the cup final. definately more of ye at the Setanta final though

[CollegeTillIDie]

You know it makes sense

Plus there's the little matter of 40 years without a cup win. Plenty of incentive there.

45 years TonyD , not wishing to rub it in at all but it was 1961.

[Raheny Red]

45 years TonyD , not wishing to rub it in at all but it was 1961.

And 46 cup campaigns iirc (2 cups in the changeover season).

[dcfcsteve]

Total crap .There were more people from Drogheda there than cork.I wont call them fans because most of them couldnt find united park if they tried, but the club sold more tickets than cork did .IN fairness its only an hour up the road and cork is bloody miles away so its no big deal . " 3,000 neutrals " where did this come from ?

That's the very first mention of Droigs selling more tickets than Cork that I've ever heard. I'm fairly sure the post-match analysis on here from the time stated the crowd split as being roughly what I said.

Also - being in the East Upper gave me a good birds-eye view of the Drogs and Cork sections, as well as the ability to judge the mix of people around me. It would've been difficult to get such an overview if you were stuck in one or other fans' section

[Celdrog]

That's the very first mention of Droigs selling more tickets than Cork that I've ever heard. I'm fairly sure the post-match analysis on here from the time stated the crowd split as being roughly what I said.
Also - being in the East Upper gave me a good birds-eye view of the Drogs and Cork sections, as well as the ability to judge the mix of people around me. It would've been difficult to get such an overview if you were stuck in one or other fans' section

Drogs released official figures last year. We sold 13,100 tickets (one third of the town were in Lansdowne that day). Cork sold about 11,500 and there were about 400 neutrals. What was deceptive about the Drogs crowd was we had the south terrace with a lot of people standing. For the Setanta final we sold something like 5,700

[CollegeTillIDie]

Celdrog

I have asked this question before, and I worked last year with someone who lived in Drogheda and had never been to United Park, but went to the Cup Final, how many of these bandwaggoners went to a League game this season?

Drogheda United, to be fair, were a better side League wise this season.
Winning at home most of the time, ideal for a bandwaggoner to toddle along and watch even 1 game.

[CollegeTillIDie]

And 46 cup campaigns iirc (2 cups in the changeover season).

Yes you are right Raheny Red. This Cup Final would be the 2006/07 FInal in old money

[Peadar]

To be fair Peadar, we're not owed anything by anybody. We knew at the start of the season that 4th in the league wouldn't guarantee Setanta or Europe.

The league table would have looked very different if Ronan Seery hadn't done his best to destroy the league. Of the top 4, Shels and Cork City were punished for being more successful than Derry and drogs.

[OneRedArmy]

Of the top 4, Shels and Cork City were punished for being more successful than Derry and drogs.

You continue to outdo yourself Peader.

We took 7 (count'em) points off you this season and finished 6 points ahead of you.

Whose to say you and Shels wouldn't have lost to Dublin City in the 3rd series of matches?

Let it go Louie......

[Peadar]

We took 7 (count'em) points off you this season and finished 6 points ahead of you.

Ollie Byrne isn't done with you yet.
You'll be 3 points behind us when he gets his way.

[dcfcsteve]

Ollie Byrne isn't done with you yet.
You'll be 3 points behind us when he gets his way.

There's hope. And then there's sheer desperation.....!

We'll do our best to get yees into a proper European tournament next year Peader.....

[pete]

Setanta is a tv competition so the orgainisers want teams with good grounds & decent crowds to put up a tv show. Theres a reason why they showed so many games from Turners Cross last season. United park didn't have any live games as poor ground for tv access.

[Cosmo]

Ask the guys from Portadown if they'd have us back.

Well some of the portadown supporters that come to drogheda matches wouldn't anyway!! Even sing about drink driver and all that when theyre down!

David, Cork would bring fcuk all to setanta cup away matches!! Pats have a far more loyal away following over the years

[Cosmo]

Celdrog

I have asked this question before, and I worked last year with someone who lived in Drogheda and had never been to United Park, but went to the Cup Final, how many of these bandwaggoners went to a League game this season?

Not many - but the fact that united park is a sh!thole and not ideal for familes probably had alot to do with it! (even though I love the place, always creates a good atmosphere with away fans, a proper terraced football ground!!) Our new stadium will hopefully sort all that out!

[dcfcsteve]

David, Cork would bring fcuk all to setanta cup away matches!! Pats have a far more loyal away following over the years

Well - there's one Northern team already in the EL, and Pat's bring next to no fans to their games at the Brandywell, whilst Cork usually bring 100+ (about 400 on Friday last).

Evidence/facts trumps opinion....

[forza]

Well - there's one Northern team already in the EL, and Pat's bring next to no fans to their games at the Brandywell, whilst Cork usually bring 100+ (about 400 on Friday last).

Evidence/facts trumps opinion....

Playing on a Sunday night/Friday evening doesnt help. We have jobs

Oh and when the time was convienent the Saturday game last year we took a good 150 up.

Either way argue it out pretty much everybody up North and down here wants Cork in.

Suits us fine 'No one likes we dont care'

[dcfcsteve]

Playing on a Sunday night/Friday evening doesnt help. We have jobs

It's the same for Cork fans though ! Worse in fact, as they have further to travel, yet they still do so in greater numbers than Pats - contrary to what Cosmo is suggesting.

Anyways - if you think travelling from Dublin to Derry for a Friday game once or twice a season is a pain, try doing a similar version in reverse pretty much every other Friday night . Doesn't stop Derry fans though....