QuoteBray vs. Bohs was around 1,700.
Galway, Cork, Bohs and Rovers. Pat's and Limerick used to, but seem to have stopped. Shels, Derry and Drogheda we get figures every now and again for here.Originally Posted by sligoman
Just wondering, what EL clubs, if any, actually release their official attendances every week?
Bray vs. Bohs was around 1,700.
That seems realistic. The Sunday Times gave it as 7700!!!
And before anyone suggests it i am not aware any Cork City works for the ST.
I don't think 3800 is realistic. Definitly more but the only one providing official figures for us is Maribor so ask him.
"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
I'd say that's about right.
About 2200 would be a guesstimate for Drogs v Bohs. Don't really know what the ground holds so don't take that as gospel.
fair play to sligo, im sure someone may have mentioned it before but, with few games left to influence the figures, they have the fourth highest attendance in the league...
arent we all just magic little monkeys...
"few games left to influence the figures, they have the fourth highest attendance in the league..."
I couldn't have put it better myself !
A small bit more more influencing and they might get up to first.
Last edited by Patrick Dunne; 17/11/2005 at 9:28 PM.
1300 at Waterford-Drogheda.
650-ish at UCD-Rovers - woeful crowd with Rovers fans seemingly taking a night off ahead of the play-off...
Thanks again for the info.
Play-off is expressed as a plural in the Eircom League at present.
Until the clubs change the rules to protect the fallen.
So, Pineapple Stu, playoffs.
What are the crowds like?
Last edited by HarpoJoyce; 19/11/2005 at 12:05 PM.
" I'll go right up to here,
it can't possibly hurt.
All they will find is my
beer and my shirt."
No more than 300-350 at Harps v Bray... 30-35 from Bray!
Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam, Harry and Liam.
I would say there was about 500 at the Harps game.
Say nothin til ya hear more!
Poor game, nothing really at stake except pride. Drogheda looked very poor.
Finished 8th overall after what can be described as a very eventful season for Waterford. Some night in the Forum for the end of season bash.
Irish Examiner said 7500 official at Cork-Derry. I presume it wasn't that exact amount, but rather it was an official sell-out which is about 7,500. Either way, in it goes.
Before Cork fans are told they are exagerating there is no chance there were 7,500 people in Turners X. 10,000 would be more accurate!
500 of us, yer having a laughThanks to credit card booking and some possibly illegal activities the red 'n white army expanded to well over the allocation.
"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
There has been a tendancy by our UCD friend to underestimate crowds over the course of the season. I think its from the inferiority complex that goes with being a UCD fan.
There was no way 7500 at the X. I watched the highlights and the place was absolutley jammers. In all fairness to the C/\wkies on a great performance both on and off the pitch and to the Derry fans as well who were gracious in defeat, it was a fantastic game and the best team won on the night.
My estimate, at least 9000 at the X. There wasnt a standing space to be had even. Contrast that with UCD's total hardcore fan base of 90.
I feel you should place our attendance to 5000, the sligo champion, the sligo weekender every paper, every person who was at the game everone who commented on the game says it was 5000, apart from you. This has gotta stop it was 5000, clear cut, biggest crowd since we played Brugge in 1994.
The Cross was very close to 10,000, even if officially it was 7,500. I actually only got to see half the game. Not half in terms of time (I was there for the whole thing), but I could only see the half near the St. Anne's end because so many people were standing in front of me (in the Derrynane away section). As a consequence, I still have no idea what the second goal looked like!
Nope, it's due to the fact that I can see that people like your good self quite clearly can't estimate a crowd without adding another couple of hundred on to make your club look bigger than it is. Also, any club who starts releasing official attendances sees their crowds drop about 10%. Why? Because people here overestimate. So I compensate.There has been a tendancy by our UCD friend to underestimate crowds over the course of the season. I think it's from the inferiority complex that goes with being a UCD fan.
Isn't capacity for the Cross in around 7,500 though?! It was 5,100 for the Prague game (I think) without the Shed, so you'd surely be pushing it to have any more than 2,000 in there or around.
Not everyone agrees. Also, those places all got it from the one source - most likely the journalists sitting around at half-time talking to each other and going "What do think the crowd is?" "I'd say it must be 5,000" "Yeah" and then they all use that. Anyway, if this is lower, it'll compensate for any inflated attendances during the year.
Sorry, the conservatism policy stays! Just look at the 2003 stats from here to see what happens otherwise!!
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