Waterfords Capacity for Cup Quarter Final

[dcfcsteve]

Home advantage counts for a fair bit in junior football, as players have a feel for the pitch. Add in the surroundings and the crowd and its obviously a fair bit, despite your attempts to belittle it

But Waterford aren't in junior football And I've addressed how the crowd impact from being at home will be negligible

IMO minnnowism is taking the one off payday, instead of trying to use every advantage possible to beat Cork and make the semi final.

My minnowism reference was in response to someone justifying not moving the game on the basis that it would involve having to pay rent for a ground. That is clearly a ridiculously minnowistic arguement - particularly for a club who pay to rent their home ground anyway.

Steve, look at the reaction of your fellow Derry fans in this thread about Derry hosting PSG for extra relevance. nice post by pete on the topic too

Sub WUFC for DCFC and he's bang on

In the PSG game, the compact nature of the Brandywell, the partizan crowd, and the huge gulf in standards between our facilities and those PSG were used to were all expected to be, and proved to be, key in the game. None of those 3 arguements stacks up for the RSC in this game.

Regardless - I can totally see why Waterford would want to play it at the RSC. I'd just be a bit disappointed if they didn't at least consider alternatives.

[dcfcsteve]

Minnowism? Damned if you do... We'd have the same accusation levelled at us if we gave up a home tie for a slightly bigger profit and at the same time would have people on here complaining that the club doesn't care about the fans. I didn't see any accusations of minnowism leveled at Derry when the capacity was cut to under 3000 for UEFA matches?

Read my response to Dodge above. My minnowism reference was to a post here - not to Waterford.

[Dodge]

Regardless - I can totally see why Waterford would want to play it at the RSC. I'd just be a bit disappointed if they didn't at least consider alternatives.

There's nothing to suggest they haven't considered all options. Personally I'd be disappointed if I was a Waterford fan and they moved it

[Mental Man]

I honestly cant believe that this thread has gone on this far, do CCFC supporters expect WUFC and other clubs to bow to their whims every time something dont work to their favour? GROW UP !!
What team would fire away home adavantage to suit an opposing team, CCFC supporters have always been giving out about the ground conditions at the RSC, and now that the club is building a new stand and improving the whole ground THEY ARE STILL BLOODY COMPLAINING !!
I wonder how many of these idiots are still wearing nappies ?

[Risteard]

I honestly cant believe that this thread has gone on this far, . . . . . . . . . . .

I honestly can't believe you're still whinging about others whinging . . . . . .
Going around in circles.
The small capacity is a balls.
WUFC might have considered moving it, and it might even have been profitable for them to do so.
They decided to keep the game in Waterford.
End of.*








*just for Dodge.

[Mental Man]

Look, WUFC is not going to change their mind to suit the whingers down on Leeside, the draw has been made, live with it and stop your whining, if you have that much of a gripe then dont bother your a**e coming to the game, if your passionate about your team you will go anywhere to support them, i do.

[A face]

Look, WUFC is not going to change their mind to suit the whingers down on Leeside, the draw has been made, live with it and stop your whining, if you have that much of a gripe then dont bother your a**e coming to the game, if your passionate about your team you will go anywhere to support them, i do.

But you still have to agree that switch the game to the Cross and having four (4) times the crowd makes the most sense. I'm not saying the Waterford are nonsensical but just a bit blurred in their perspective.

The Cross or Buckley Park ..... you know it makes sense !!

[sligoman]

if your passionate about your team you will go anywhere to support them, i do.

They want to go to the game but haven't got enough tickets...that's their point .

[Risteard]

Look, WUFC is not going to change their mind to suit the whingers down on Leeside, the draw has been made, live with it and stop your whining, if you have that much of a gripe then dont bother your a**e coming to the game, if your passionate about your team you will go anywhere to support them, i do.

Appropriate handle.
Read posts you intend replying to.

[derm]

Look, WUFC is not going to change their mind to suit the whingers down on Leeside, the draw has been made, live with it and stop your whining, if you have that much of a gripe then dont bother your a**e coming to the game, if your passionate about your team you will go anywhere to support them, i do.

Stop griping about not being able to support your team and just go and support them anywhere?

That's just too weird...

WUFC are under no obligations to move the game and to be fair they have valid reasons for the reduced capacity and they have offered more than 10%.

However I think you'll find that having too little capacity is an issue that annoys supporters everywhere, not just "whingers down on Leeside".

[DmanDmythDledge]

Given the attendence at Waterford's last cup game and last 'Munster Derby' Cork have a right to feel hard done by the amount of tickets they have been given.

[bigmac]

Given the attendence at Waterford's last cup game and last 'Munster Derby' Cork have a right to feel hard done by the amount of tickets they have been given.

They got more than they were entitled to, how should they feel hard done by?

[DmanDmythDledge]

They got more than they were entitled to, how should they feel hard done by?

The attendence at the last cup game was about half of the capacity for this game.

At the last derby the crowd was around 1,500 iirc, with a lot of them from Cork.

[Ceirtlis]

The RSC in its current state offers little of the traditional home advantages. The only real one I can see is familiarity with the surroundings - which granted is a big consideration - but the usual crowd advantage will be insignificant in a nigh-on deserted arena where the fans are away from the pitch anyway.

Why not move it somewhere other than Cork ? Kilkenny for example ? Just a thought...

A bit over the top there dont ya think, "nigh on deserted", there average attendance is only 1300 and yes they have a much better home record than away.

[Bluebeard]

Am I the only one who thinks of 1965, Paris, Wembley, and a few quid in the bank for the FAI?

Just a question, not a comment.

[bigmac]

The attendence at the last cup game was about half of the capacity for this game.

At the last derby the crowd was around 1,500 iirc, with a lot of them from Cork.

So come back to me if there are empty seats and Cork fans who couldn't get in. Home game - home fans get preference. Away fans getting more than they're entitled to.

[Sonic]

t I suppose won't have to worry about it in the league next season anyway.

Dont count your chickens just yet!!

[dcfcsteve]

A bit over the top there dont ya think, "nigh on deserted", there average attendance is only 1300 and yes they have a much better home record than away.

Not at all. They had 620 people at their televised cup game in the last round.

A stadium the size of the RSC, with the fans so far from the pitch, usually looks/feels deserted even at normal times. The reduced capacity will really accentuate that feeling now.

[Blue-Army]

They want to go to the game but haven't got enough tickets...that's their point.

I have my ticket anyway!!

COME ON BLUES

[micls]

The Echo have a small clarifying statement from a Mr Gavin Lonergan of the Health & Safety Authority. They want to make clear that they had no involvement in setting a limit of 1,200 on the RSC game.

Strange one

I didnt win a ticket