2008 attendances

**HarpsinDublin** · 31/05/2008, 10:13 AM

Originally Posted by DmanDmythDledge

How can you be so sure? Not sure what difference it makes but there was about 50 Harps fans at most, and that would be being generous. Yet again you come marching in thinking you know it all when you don't have a clue.

Are you sure about 50 Harps fans present. First half was so dire we did a rough head count of the away support - which was scattered all over the stand, so much for segregation and came up with a figure of 77. We estimated less than 200 at the game at that stage.

Poor game, poor attendance, poor programme, the game didnt have an awful lot to recommend it to fans.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 31/05/2008, 10:27 AM

Originally Posted by HarpsinDublin

Are you sure about 50 Harps fans present. First half was so dire we did a rough head count of the away support - which was scattered all over the stand, so much for segregation and came up with a figure of 77. We estimated less than 200 at the game at that stage.

I wouldn't to be honest. I'd have thought there was less that 50 actually but obviously I wouldn't have been able to take into account fans that weren't wearing any colour. Had a look down the away end and there was barely any there at kick off. There were a fair few scattered around the ground as you said though which would have made it difficult to judge.

**oldyouth** · 31/05/2008, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by passinginterest

901 announced at Shels v Youths.

How many did we bring Passing?

**passinginterest** · 31/05/2008, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by oldyouth

How many did we bring Passing?

I'd say about 40-50. Made a bit of noise too. I think the leaving cert is affecting the numbers in the singing crowd though. Shels fans were in good voice, the Celine Dion crowd down the road in Croker were also making plenty of noise.

**forza** · 31/05/2008, 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by Paddyfield

Galway United v St Pat's - official attendance - 1,003

1020 Actually!!

**oriel** · 31/05/2008, 12:04 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

Derry vs Finn Harps would get on average 6,000 to 7,000. (that 4,000 crowd was on a tuesday night)

The last Rovers-Bohs derby in Tolka there were at least 4,500 at it with an incredible atmosphere. So the north-west derby isn't "far and away" the biggest attended derby in the LOI.

Agree, Derry/Harps will play 4 times this year, and their crowds will (and have been) excellent, however the statement 'far and away' biggest derby in loi is not an accurate statement to make.

The last 3 games* between Dundalk and Drogheda Utd, (granted all were FAI Cup games) but these were alll within the past 4 years all returned between 4,000 + 4,500 crowds.

*im not including the annual warm up pre season game between both

**steno** · 31/05/2008, 1:22 PM

Kildare County V Longford Town: 164

**Straightstory** · 31/05/2008, 2:31 PM

The likes of Galway, Limerick, Drogheda, Longford, etc haven't the support - both active and latent - built-up over many decades that the likes of Portadown, Ballymena, Coleraine etc do. .[/QUOTE]

Quite wrong to have Drogheda in this list. It's always been a football town. The original Drogheda United were formed in 1919, and being both situated on the east coast and historically within the Pale, it wasn't so GAA orientated as the other towns you've mentioned. (Also, despite their current woes, Limerick have been successful and well supported in the past).

**Candystripe** · 31/05/2008, 2:51 PM

Originally Posted by oriel

The last 3 games* between Dundalk and Drogheda Utd, (granted all were FAI Cup games) but these were alll within the past 4 years all returned between 4,000 + 4,500 crowds.

The 2 Derry V Harps games in the F.A.I. cup had attendances of over 9,000 at the Brandywell and more recently around 6,500 at Finn Pk.

**Paddyfield** · 31/05/2008, 8:06 PM

Originally Posted by forza

1020 Actually!!

They announced 1003 at the game Forza.

**pineapple stu** · 31/05/2008, 8:12 PM

Bohs attendances from their programme -

v pats 4105
v harps 1869
v bray 1720
v derry 2775
v cork 1822
v galway 1496

Only had Pat's in before; had guesstimates of 2000-2200 for Galway, Harps and Cork.

**Buller** · 31/05/2008, 8:24 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

Bohs attendances from their programme -

v pats 4105
v harps 1869
v bray 1720
v derry 2775
v cork 1822
v galway 1496

Only had Pat's in before; had guesstimates of 2000-2200 for Galway, Harps and Cork.

Those attendences dont include season ticket holders though, do they?

**pineapple stu** · 31/05/2008, 8:31 PM

They're the official figures, so they have to include everyone.

Except season ticket holders, U-12s, pizza delivery men, away fans who intended to travel and ghosts.

**Buller** · 31/05/2008, 9:09 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

They're the official figures, so they have to include everyone.

Except season ticket holders, U-12s, pizza delivery men, away fans who intended to travel and ghosts.

Our official figures arent always that accurate I can assure you... they dont normally count season ticket patrons.

**Schumi** · 31/05/2008, 9:48 PM

Originally Posted by gufct

if there was 230 there you can be sure 70/80 were Harps supporters at the very least so just 150 home fans and neutrals.Most 1st division Teams have bigger support than that.

And yet we're still ahead of you, must really eat you up.

**manic da hoop** · 31/05/2008, 10:25 PM

Originally Posted by Buller

Our official figures arent always that accurate I can assure you... they dont normally count season ticket patrons.

Says who? Tallying the gate at Rovers matches is my responsibility, and I can assure you our official attendances are very accurate and DO include season ticket holders. All the turnstile registers are recorded at every game, and our CPO and Commisar give me the number of guests present.

**Buller** · 31/05/2008, 11:08 PM

Originally Posted by manic da hoop

Says who? Tallying the gate at Rovers matches is my responsibility, and I can assure you our official attendances are very accurate and DO include season ticket holders. All the turnstile registers are recorded at every game, and our CPO and Commisar give me the number of guests present.

I stand corrected. A few years ago they just seemed a bit off the mark (especially when we were playing in dalymount)
My bad anyway...

**dcfcsteve** · 01/06/2008, 1:47 AM

Originally Posted by oriel

Agree, Derry/Harps will play 4 times this year, and their crowds will (and have been) excellent, however the statement 'far and away' biggest derby in loi is not an accurate statement to make.

The last 3 games* between Dundalk and Drogheda Utd, (granted all were FAI Cup games) but these were alll within the past 4 years all returned between 4,000 + 4,500 crowds.

*im not including the annual warm up pre season game between both

If you take the type of crowd mentioned here for Dundalk-Drogs and Bohs-Rovers (e.g. around the 4,500 mark) with the lowest-end of the crowd average for City-Harps derbies (6,000) you have a 33% disparity.

I think it's fair to describe that difference as 'far and away' bigger...

**Poor Student** · 01/06/2008, 7:06 AM

From reading the thread on the Harps forum it seems that RT� announced the crowd had grown to 230 during the match, could possibly be one of their useless guesstimates.