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Replying To dahayeser: "Tipp Cork 27,131 (includes KK v LK U20 final) Clare Waterford 16,144 Kilkenny Wexford 13,565 Galway Dublin 10,583 Very surprised Kilkenny Wexford wouldn't fill Nowlan Park. Do or die for Wexford also the game only on Sky. I'd say the u20 final crown suffered from the compressed schedule. At the right time of the year that could bring 20k on it's own. Mostly Cork fans making up the crowd in Thurles yesterday." There is no way there was only 13k at Kilkenny Wexford. They must not have counted children. If anybody was absent, it was Kilkenny supporters as Wexford, to their credit, travelled in large numbers. Kilkenny are probably along with Waterford and Dublin the worst supported hurling county. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1329 - 23/05/2022 13:10:40 2419686 Link
Having been in Thurles yesterday I would say the 27000 was broken down something like 16,000 Cork, 7,000 Limerick, 2500 Kilkenny, 1500 Tipperary, it was embarrassing for Tipperary the lack of Support in their home pitch for a Munster championship fixture. OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 736 - 23/05/2022 13:40:12 2419712 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "There is no way there was only 13k at Kilkenny Wexford. They must not have counted children. If anybody was absent, it was Kilkenny supporters as Wexford, to their credit, travelled in large numbers. Kilkenny are probably along with Waterford and Dublin the worst supported hurling county." 13k LOL. I doubt it very much. That stand in Kilkenny must hold 15k and it was packed. StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1822 - 23/05/2022 15:30:16 2419772 Link
43,112 in Thurles yesterday at Limerick v Clare . Deadly athmosphere and match to go with it . Athletic grounds in Armagh looked full however many that can hold . OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 736 - 06/06/2022 08:48:33 2422643 Link
Replying To OpenStand: "43,112 in Thurles yesterday at Limerick v Clare . Deadly athmosphere and match to go with it . Athletic grounds in Armagh looked full however many that can hold ." 16,292 official in Athletic Grounds yesterday. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2268 - 06/06/2022 11:17:47 2422709 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "There is no way there was only 13k at Kilkenny Wexford. They must not have counted children. If anybody was absent, it was Kilkenny supporters as Wexford, to their credit, travelled in large numbers. Kilkenny are probably along with Waterford and Dublin the worst supported hurling county." Dublin championship games in Parnell are always sold out to county pass and season tickets. Often packed too for big league games. Games in CP always got 20k at least even as bottom of the bill. Nowhere near the same as football obviously. Waterford also a small ground and usually packed anytime they get home championship or big league. Kilkenny like Dub footballers are suffering law of diminishing returns! Big Wexford crowd and perhaps some overconfidence on locals part. Still, almost full for that game, BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3465 - 06/06/2022 11:51:35 2422725 Link
Hurling attendance figures are largely holding up although the Leinster final attendance was pathetic…. Football for the most part is on a rapid downwards tri curve…. ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3753 - 06/06/2022 12:08:59 2422733 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Hurling attendance figures are largely holding up although the Leinster final attendance was pathetic…. Football for the most part is on a rapid downwards tri curve…." Compare the spectacle of the Munster hurling final yesterday to the Ulster football final last week. The only people who could have possibly found the latter entertaining are coaches who are a minority among Gaelic football fans. Spectators need excitement and action. Martin Breheny is correct, football has become a play thing for coaches who are only interested in a game of chess. MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1000 - 06/06/2022 12:20:50 2422738 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "Hurling attendance figures are largely holding up although the Leinster final attendance was pathetic…. Football for the most part is on a rapid downwards tri curve…." What was the Leinster final attendance? It should never have been played at 7pm on a Saturday night. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2734 - 06/06/2022 12:26:45 2422740 Link
Replying To Cockney_Cat: "What was the Leinster final attendance? It should never have been played at 7pm on a Saturday night." It eventually came out. Just over 31,000. Terrible decision to have it on Saturday night. We're back to Croker again this Saturday for a double header with Clare and Roscommon. Surely no need to be back in a 1/3 full Croke Park again so soon? Is Ed Sheeran playing is Tullamore and Galway? brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 434 - 06/06/2022 13:59:15 2422777 Link
Replying To brianb: "It eventually came out. Just over 31,000. Terrible decision to have it on Saturday night. We're back to Croker again this Saturday for a double header with Clare and Roscommon. Surely no need to be back in a 1/3 full Croke Park again so soon? Is Ed Sheeran playing is Tullamore and Galway?" I agree with you on the Cooke Park issue. Funny enough Galway KK Leinster finals over the last 10 yrs rarely have got over 35k and usually the same attendance as Sat night. I thought there would only be 20k at it with that time of 7pm. In fact the only final I recall getting a really big crowd was Galway Wex in 2017 when 60k ish were at it and that was because we were at our peak and Wex had a big support. Mind boggling though having CP Sat eve as a regular fixture and this Sat will be lucky to get 20k for the football double header. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1973 - 07/06/2022 09:43:32 2422838 Link
Replying To brianb: "It eventually came out. Just over 31,000. Terrible decision to have it on Saturday night. We're back to Croker again this Saturday for a double header with Clare and Roscommon. Surely no need to be back in a 1/3 full Croke Park again so soon? Is Ed Sheeran playing is Tullamore and Galway?" For sure it's a bit of a trek for the fans, and the place will be nearly empty with no atmosphere at all, but playing in Croke park is special. Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 07/06/2022 09:49:56 2422846 Link
Replying To brianb: "It eventually came out. Just over 31,000. Terrible decision to have it on Saturday night. We're back to Croker again this Saturday for a double header with Clare and Roscommon. Surely no need to be back in a 1/3 full Croke Park again so soon? Is Ed Sheeran playing is Tullamore and Galway?" Yes indeed. Kildare and Mayo should be playing a double header with the minors of both teams in Tullamore on Sunday afternoon,not a fecking 6pm throw in on Saturday and expected to make another trek on Sunday. ponga (Mayo) - Posts: 658 - 07/06/2022 09:59:53 2422855 Link
Replying To ponga: "Yes indeed. Kildare and Mayo should be playing a double header with the minors of both teams in Tullamore on Sunday afternoon,not a fecking 6pm throw in on Saturday and expected to make another trek on Sunday." Exactly…., No joined up thinking with the GAA what so ever…. As usual…!!! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3753 - 07/06/2022 10:07:36 2422862 Link
Replying To kiloughter: "I agree with you on the Cooke Park issue. Funny enough Galway KK Leinster finals over the last 10 yrs rarely have got over 35k and usually the same attendance as Sat night. I thought there would only be 20k at it with that time of 7pm. In fact the only final I recall getting a really big crowd was Galway Wex in 2017 when 60k ish were at it and that was because we were at our peak and Wex had a big support. Mind boggling though having CP Sat eve as a regular fixture and this Sat will be lucky to get 20k for the football double header." I know it's not an option, but if the Leinster final had been played on a Sunday afternoon in the Semple Stadium, there would have been over 40k at it, and atmosphere would have been great. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2734 - 07/06/2022 10:43:57 2422892 Link
Replying To brianb: "It eventually came out. Just over 31,000. Terrible decision to have it on Saturday night. We're back to Croker again this Saturday for a double header with Clare and Roscommon. Surely no need to be back in a 1/3 full Croke Park again so soon? Is Ed Sheeran playing is Tullamore and Galway?" 31,000 is a joke no way was there 31k there when issuing numbers they put in all premium and boxes as full as they are paid for it was the worst atmosphere ever. If the game was played in Tullamore at 5pm you would have had a full house and great atmosphere. Also would have some economic benefit to a small town just like the match on Sunday had in Thurles. The obsession of playing matches in Croke Park needs to be revisited SixtiesKid (Galway) - Posts: 342 - 07/06/2022 10:49:02 2422895 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "31,000 is a joke no way was there 31k there when issuing numbers they put in all premium and boxes as full as they are paid for it was the worst atmosphere ever. If the game was played in Tullamore at 5pm you would have had a full house and great atmosphere. Also would have some economic benefit to a small town just like the match on Sunday had in Thurles. The obsession of playing matches in Croke Park needs to be revisited" It reminded me of a Wexford Kilkenny match in the mid noughties when I first brought my eldest to a match there. 20k, and 16k of them Wexford people lambs to the slaughter whose attitude was "just don't get hammered"! ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1329 - 07/06/2022 12:31:53 2422969 Link
Anybody aware of the official attendance in Croke Park for the Round 2 Qualifiers. Looked like on tele it didn't break 20,000. AnFear16 (Kerry) - Posts: 40 - 12/06/2022 09:02:20 2424110 Link
Replying To SixtiesKid: "31,000 is a joke no way was there 31k there when issuing numbers they put in all premium and boxes as full as they are paid for it was the worst atmosphere ever. If the game was played in Tullamore at 5pm you would have had a full house and great atmosphere. Also would have some economic benefit to a small town just like the match on Sunday had in Thurles. The obsession of playing matches in Croke Park needs to be revisited" 31,000, a massaged figure if there was ever one. Figures for attendances not given automatically over the tannoy anymore either, remember they scan all tickets so information is collated immediately, so numbers are known on the day. Smoke & mirrors here, producing a figure days later as they don't want the real figure known. moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 12/06/2022 10:19:44 2424128 Link
We've often heard of this mythical American tourist who comes over for a visit and is blown away by how great our games are. I'd say if he took one look at the amount of empty seats there yesterday his first instinct would have been to smirk. Compare Crokers atmosphere yesterday with the Aviva avd there'd have only been one winner. But sure the players like playing there so..... Galway9801 (Galway) - Posts: 1942 - 12/06/2022 10:56:02 2424145 Link