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Where were the Clare fans ??????????

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http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=272957 A question posed by a Clare player ??? Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 12/07/2017 13:21:30 2015555 Link
I'd say Clare arrived in regular numbers. Cork brought EVERYONE. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 12/07/2017 14:07:03 2015590 Link
No I think Clare supporters and players had their appetite sated in 2013? It is a pity to see their support wane. Pinkie (Wexford) - Posts: 4100 - 12/07/2017 14:18:53 2015602 Link
In Clare presumably...... HurlingSnob (Dublin) - Posts: 220 - 12/07/2017 14:38:33 2015619 Link
It was easily 90% Cork support there last week. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 12/07/2017 15:13:56 2015640 Link
Replying To HurlingSnob: "In Clare presumably......" Think that's the whole point Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 12/07/2017 15:30:02 2015653 Link
to be fair cork has around 4.5 times the population of clare janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/07/2017 16:54:25 2015703 Link
They legged it with armfuls of Cork sliothars arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 12/07/2017 17:01:43 2015708 Link
Clare aren't great supporters by Munster standards. Davy Fitz has talked about it before. Core support of about 5000 that are diehards. The rest are hit and miss. All the rest of the Munster counties show them up. And Cork does have more people than the whole of Connacht. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 12/07/2017 17:04:50 2015711 Link
No money, spent it thr day before drinking with Mayo fans? witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 12/07/2017 17:14:21 2015715 Link
Is it right for players to question supporters? Clare in my view always had great following. Red colour will always stand out like a sore thumb at games often remember been in Thurles for Tipperary Cork games and always seemed like they outnumbered us!! They certainly did in May as well. WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 12/07/2017 17:31:42 2015724 Link
i think it is wrong of anybody to question supporters! i support both codes in wexford,and am one of about 50 who actively do so.core support for the hurlers is probably 5k,core support for the footballers is probably 500,the rest are jump on the bandwagon for the big match merchants. i won't make the quarter finals due to work,would i have missed a provincial final in either code?no. but people have more options now,gaa is not the only interest like it was when we were children. is that a bad thing?no.because it keeps the gaa in check re prices. perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 12/07/2017 18:31:30 2015768 Link
Its strange but I think Clares support dwindled almost straight away after the 2013 AI win. Being AI champs you would have expected a huge following but the numbers reduced. I have a suspicion that the type of hurling being played does not entice the general public. They preferred the cut and thrust of the more physical teams of the past. The die hards like myself will continue travelling regardless! ZUL10 (Clare) - Posts: 693 - 12/07/2017 21:37:35 2015827 Link
Replying To keeper7: "I'd say Clare arrived in regular numbers. Cork brought EVERYONE." No we didn't. We'll have 50,000 fans at the semi final. bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 12/07/2017 21:52:34 2015836 Link
Replying To ZUL10: "Its strange but I think Clares support dwindled almost straight away after the 2013 AI win. Being AI champs you would have expected a huge following but the numbers reduced. I have a suspicion that the type of hurling being played does not entice the general public. They preferred the cut and thrust of the more physical teams of the past. The die hards like myself will continue travelling regardless!" In 2013 The attendance at the Waterford Clare Quarter Final in 2013 was 12K. 7.5K showed up for the qualifier between Clare and Laois in Ennis In 2015 the Offaly Clare qualifier in 2015 brought 14K to Ennis Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 12/07/2017 22:28:33 2015849 Link
Replying To ZUL10: "Its strange but I think Clares support dwindled almost straight away after the 2013 AI win. Being AI champs you would have expected a huge following but the numbers reduced. I have a suspicion that the type of hurling being played does not entice the general public. They preferred the cut and thrust of the more physical teams of the past. The die hards like myself will continue travelling regardless!" Will many travel to Cork Zul? Remember 1999 drawn game in Cork there was savage crowd there well over 43000 I think in the baking heat!! Those were the days!! WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 12/07/2017 22:39:24 2015854 Link
BAN..The 2015 game was a double header with the footballers. Attendances at these kind of games are erratic. My point is that in 2014 the Clare V Cork Munster semi final game in thurles which was a repeat of the AI final only attracted 28k and Clare were not in the majority. ZUL10 (Clare) - Posts: 693 - 12/07/2017 22:57:25 2015862 Link
Replying To ZUL10: "BAN..The 2015 game was a double header with the footballers. Attendances at these kind of games are erratic. My point is that in 2014 the Clare V Cork Munster semi final game in thurles which was a repeat of the AI final only attracted 28k and Clare were not in the majority." I remember being very surprised at the 2014 clash. I though Cork and Clare would fill Thurles after the epic All Ireland and replay of the previous year. Throw in the controversy over Nash's penalties, the Davy and JBM factors, the game seemed to sell itself. Clare, Tipp and Waterford followings have all fallen away in recent years. Cork have a huge population but to be fair their hurling support has remained fairly consistent. Given any hint of success they come out in numbers. Had this been Clare vs Waterford or Tipp I'd say they would hardly have hit 30,000 which is a pity - the Munster final was traditionally a guaranteed sellout. dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 337 - 13/07/2017 09:22:17 2015931 Link
Corks population is 4( nearly 5 ) times Clares population so in theory they should outnumber Clare 4 to one. Cork and Limerick always can draw huge crowds once results go their way but they have the populations. One shouldn't under estimate tightness of money still, a lot cheaper , head to local have a few pints or watch at home than pay for travel & Match ticket. Many young people that are working getting not much above minimum wage. hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 13/07/2017 12:10:29 2016035 Link
Replying To bennybunny: "No we didn't. We'll have 50,000 fans at the semi final." Lord help Mayo this Saturday then, the Gaelic grounds will be heaving. bricktop (Down) - Posts: 2503 - 13/07/2017 15:09:58 2016132 Link