Castlebar had more than the announced 26.500 on Sunday, that was obvious to anyone there, why are they giving smaller numbers ?

culmore (None) - Posts: 1398 - 15/07/2014 10:23:19    1619461

hiding money from gate attendances ..simple as that

HurlerOnTheFenc (Mayo) - Posts: 282 - 15/07/2014 10:39:22    1619471

it holds 38 thousand castlebar
looked pretty packed with the main stand having few seats here and there
and the corners of the ground having space
looked about 32 thousand to me

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/07/2014 12:06:16    1619546

1,700 at the Ulster Hurling Final in Owenbeg ( paying coustomers)

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1676 - 15/07/2014 12:09:17    1619551

I don't know if these figures are wrong, they were definitely fudged before but I dont know if that is still the case. I don't think the GAA like the bad PR of falling crowds.

There is a difference between looking packed and actually being full. A stand with every 3rd seat empty looks full on TV. Pairc Ui Caoimh looked packed on Sunday but it would regularly have had 14k more people there. There was 8,500 in each terrace on Sunday but their original capacity was 16k each. It's hard to imagine how you could almost double the crowd in each terrace but there was definitely space for another 3k in each I would say. One terrace in Castlebar looked slack enough and there was a lot of empty seats in the stand. You'd be surprised what that would add up to.

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 338 - 15/07/2014 14:10:01    1619638

Biggest crowd of year will be in HQ on Sunday. That's for sure.
Hon the Royal.

royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 15/07/2014 15:23:56    1619694

dahayser

agree with most but one thing
there is no terrace in castlebar haha all seater i do believe

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/07/2014 16:05:26    1619726

Ah could you not have PM'd me or something hill16no1man, my credibility is completely shot now. You are of course correct, it is seated behind the goals in McHale Park!

Though now lacking any credibility I still doubt that attendance was too far off and I am basing that on Pairc Ui Caoimh looking packed with 36k and being the exact same size stadium that housed 50k a few years back.

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 338 - 15/07/2014 21:27:47    1619999

Jeff building a stadium for one match every 4 or 5 five years is daft espically when there are 3 other stadiums in the same province capable of holding the crowd. Croker and Aviva are national stadiums big difference. There was a lot of empty seats in the stand in castlebar and behind one of the goals and in the blue seats beside the tower.

ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 15/07/2014 21:59:01    1620032

It is one of the weirdest things about Gaa the always seem to give a smaller crowd then there actually is. there was a very poor Galway crowd in Castlebar last Sunday.

ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 15/07/2014 22:01:08    1620035

ROS1
County: Roscommon
there was a very poor Galway crowd in Castlebar last Sunday.

Galway football are not noted for a large supporter base but I thought on Sunday they brought a decent size crowd. Plenty of maroon where I was anyway.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 16/07/2014 09:36:54    1620063

I know that in Connacht the figures announced are only those who paid for tickets. So ya can include a good 1500-2000 extra for freebies. 2,200 at Sligo Limerick Game which didn't include u16's so more likely to be over 3,000

bunnies (Sligo) - Posts: 28 - 16/07/2014 10:00:52    1620073

dahayeser

haha no always thaught it strange they didnt put a terrace behine the goals there seen as the stand is massive.
yeah you wouldnt imagine looking on tv where you would get another 14 thousand into pairc ui chaoimh last sunday
suppoose a bit like thurles can be decieving

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 16/07/2014 10:20:42    1620079

bunnies
County: Sligo
Posts: 21

1620073
I know that in Connacht the figures announced are only those who paid for tickets. So ya can include a good 1500-2000 extra for freebies. 2,200 at Sligo Limerick Game which didn't include u16's so more likely to be over 3,000

That seems to be an emerging pattern at games around the country these days. The lads on the Meath gate told me they only count the paying customers. It doesn't make sense because you'd think the GAA would be boasting the real higher attendances to make our games look in rude health.

Only reason I can think of is if there's a big match on that's not all ticket they can go over capacity by not counting the u16's.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 16/07/2014 16:36:15    1620315

http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=220692

55k expected at the final according to the hoganstand article.

From the top of my head:

Meath v Dublin quarter final 2005 60k
Meath v Dublin quarter final 2007 75k
Meath v Dublin quarter final 2007 replay 82k
Meath v Dublin quarter final 2009 82k
Meath v Dublin semi final 2010 65k
Meath v Dublin final 2012 70k
Meath v Dublin final 2013 54k
Meath v Dublin final 2014 50-60k (estimate)

Why couldn't these 3 Leinster finals have taken place a few years ago when they'd be guaranteed sell outs. Miss the days when the hype went into overdrive although with Dublin going for 9 out of 10 Leinsters we can be somewhat thankful this fixture still pulls over 50k.

Dublin would need to go 4 or 5 years without a Leinster to bring back the crowds but that's not going to happen ever.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 17/07/2014 17:52:59    1620780

Yeah, a Meath win on Sunday would reignite the rivalry. You'd definitely miss the old Dublin Meath battles

On another note there was 3,717 at the Waterford - Cork u21 hurling championship game last night.

Don't know how many were in Ennis for Clare - Tipp but it looked like a very big crowd 8 to 10,000 I'd say..

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 338 - 17/07/2014 18:30:24    1620797

It's unreal how big some of the u21 turn outs are. The sad thing is a Meath win will re-ignite it momentarily but Dublin would prob win the next 5 meetings anyway. It's hard to get excited for Leinster when only 1 county can beat Dublin in 10 years. I miss the days when a Meath Ofally or Meath Laois game would be great craic. Now it's just matches v Dublin and Kildare that are in anyway good win or lose.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 17/07/2014 21:11:58    1620879

jack goff
seen this on a link thaught you might like
dublin v meath attendances
2013 54,485
2012 69,656
2010 60,035
2007 82,000
2005 65,846
2002 65,868
2001 66,825
1999 56,315
1997 62,342
1996 55,182
1995 63,112
1994 50,172
1993 53,164
1991 (3rd replay)61,543
1991 (2nd replay)63,760
1991 (1st replay)60,960
1991 (draw) 51,144
1990 53,847
1989 56,389
1988 43,302
1987 48,122
1986 43,763
1984 56,051
1983 (replay)24,383
1983 (draw)25,069

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 18/07/2014 16:41:20    1621226

7,207 was the attendance at Clare U21 game other night
There's 18,964 in Nowlan Park tonight.
What was the crowd in the Hyde today?

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 19/07/2014 19:49:15    1621604

7,445 in Ennis for clare v Kildare

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 19/07/2014 20:04:20    1621615