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Replying To Báireoir: "Well it wasn't played in Croke Park for attendance reasons" Obviously Probably more atmosphere in a graveyard also. MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 84 - 06/05/2023 22:49:18 2476231 Link
Replying To hurler32: "36,765 at Cork v Tipperary in PUC" Excellent attendance. I doubt all 3 Leinster hurling games combined total half that figure. MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 84 - 06/05/2023 22:51:49 2476232 Link
Replying To MartinEgan: "Obviously Probably more atmosphere in a graveyard also." Well. You were not there. It wasn't a graveyard anyway... BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3118 - 07/05/2023 00:37:09 2476258 Link
Replying To Báireoir: "Well it wasn't played in Croke Park for attendance reasons" For what reason was it played there…. ? ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3027 - 07/05/2023 08:57:19 2476271 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "For what reason was it played there…. ?" Likely the bigger pitch, to give the younger Dublin lads more experience playing there. It definitely wasn't because of the attendance, God knows why anyone would think that. If the game had been in Parnell Park we'd be saying it was a healthy crowd, 9,125 is fairly average for Dublin hurling. Báireoir (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 07/05/2023 11:26:56 2476302 Link
Replying To MartinEgan: "Excellent attendance. I doubt all 3 Leinster hurling games combined total half that figure." Martin why the snarkiness? Dublin, Antrim and Westmeath have small hurling fanbases and the distances are much further for Leinster counties. Of course the attendances will be lower. Báireoir (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 07/05/2023 11:28:11 2476305 Link
Replying To ForeverBlue2: "For what reason was it played there…. ?" Seems Dublin team manager felt they'd do better in Croke than Parnell. Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1952 - 07/05/2023 11:59:04 2476318 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Well. You were not there. It wasn't a graveyard anyway..." No I wasn't but I'll be at the Kilkenny game in two weeks time. MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 84 - 07/05/2023 12:44:59 2476340 Link
Replying To Báireoir: "Martin why the snarkiness? Dublin, Antrim and Westmeath have small hurling fanbases and the distances are much further for Leinster counties. Of course the attendances will be lower." Not smugness but fact. I understand that Dublin, Antrim & Westmeath have small hurling fanbases but that's a great attendance in Cork don't you think? I noticed that Kilkenny who have a big hurling fan base only got just over 11,000 for the visit of Galway last week. Why do you think that was? MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 84 - 07/05/2023 12:48:51 2476342 Link
Replying To MartinEgan: "No I wasn't but I'll be at the Kilkenny game in two weeks time." I get your point regarding the absurdity of having less than 10k in Croke Park, but it was lively enough in the end. No shortage of noise anyway, BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3118 - 07/05/2023 13:38:48 2476363 Link
Thought croke park didn't even break even if less than 30 thousand as I remember was mentioned a few years back..also could they not have put the under 20 football semi on with it and add a few more thousand,that game was played in Parnell park..I just can't figure fixtures anymore.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2378 - 07/05/2023 15:55:46 2476423 Link
Replying To CTGAA10: "Thought croke park didn't even break even if less than 30 thousand as I remember was mentioned a few years back..also could they not have put the under 20 football semi on with it and add a few more thousand,that game was played in Parnell park..I just can't figure fixtures anymore.." The U20B hurling final was on beforehand but I suppose they could have made it a triple-header with the U20 football. Báireoir (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 07/05/2023 16:32:21 2476441 Link
Replying To MartinEgan: "Not smugness but fact. I understand that Dublin, Antrim & Westmeath have small hurling fanbases but that's a great attendance in Cork don't you think? I noticed that Kilkenny who have a big hurling fan base only got just over 11,000 for the visit of Galway last week. Why do you think that was?" I said snarkiness but now that you say it smugness would work just as well. Of course I think it was a great attendance in Cork, did I say anything to suggest otherwise? I'm not from either county so I don't know, perhaps because it was live on telly. Why do you think there was a small attendance in Nowlan Park last week? Báireoir (Dublin) - Posts: 80 - 07/05/2023 16:34:43 2476443 Link
Replying To Báireoir: "I said snarkiness but now that you say it smugness would work just as well. Of course I think it was a great attendance in Cork, did I say anything to suggest otherwise? I'm not from either county so I don't know, perhaps because it was live on telly. Why do you think there was a small attendance in Nowlan Park last week?" Kilkenny have a core fanbase of around 10k, rarely surpasses this, even for semis except if theyre playing Tipp. Last years semi v Clare was typical, 39k there, doubtful if even 10k there from KK sanjose1 (Dublin) - Posts: 11 - 07/05/2023 20:01:42 2476522 Link
Replying To MartinEgan: "Not smugness but fact. I understand that Dublin, Antrim & Westmeath have small hurling fanbases but that's a great attendance in Cork don't you think? I noticed that Kilkenny who have a big hurling fan base only got just over 11,000 for the visit of Galway last week. Why do you think that was?" Cork has a much bigger population and they were playing their traditional big rival in Munster. KK and Galway has never struck me as a big rivalry. Anyway you weren't comparing like for like. Antrim play at a small stadium and bring a good crowd for all their home games. Hurling is a minor sport in Westmeath and they are the weakest team in Leinster. I can understand locals not wanting to pay money to see their team tanked. Rolo2010 (Donegal) - Posts: 745 - 07/05/2023 21:15:00 2476542 Link
Kerry v clare 12,499 Galway v Sligo 11,867 Not unexpected numbers but pretty average attendances . Huge number of football fixtures coming up in a short space of time , these games were both predicted to be one sided which proved to be the case and live on the box . Mundane football fixtures on tv bar the odd exciting not helping . Lesser amount of hurling fixtures with tighter outcomes definitely attracting more bums on seats . 37k in cork saturday night and 31k in limerick previous saturday . OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 717 - 07/05/2023 22:12:13 2476553 Link
Replying To OpenStand: "Kerry v clare 12,499 Galway v Sligo 11,867 Not unexpected numbers but pretty average attendances . Huge number of football fixtures coming up in a short space of time , these games were both predicted to be one sided which proved to be the case and live on the box . Mundane football fixtures on tv bar the odd exciting not helping . Lesser amount of hurling fixtures with tighter outcomes definitely attracting more bums on seats . 37k in cork saturday night and 31k in limerick previous saturday ." And what about Galway's 33 point win v Westmeath and Kilkenny's 17 point win v Antrim. Hammerings in both codes. drumalee11 (USA) - Posts: 329 - 08/05/2023 09:58:08 2476616 Link
Replying To drumalee11: "And what about Galway's 33 point win v Westmeath and Kilkenny's 17 point win v Antrim. Hammerings in both codes." They werent live on TV in the prime wiewing Sunday afternoon slots numbing the brains of the nation . OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 717 - 08/05/2023 11:11:01 2476662 Link
Replying To sanjose1: "Kilkenny have a core fanbase of around 10k, rarely surpasses this, even for semis except if theyre playing Tipp. Last years semi v Clare was typical, 39k there, doubtful if even 10k there from KK" Look, every county has 10k. Every county who has more than 10k is winning or looking like it. Any county who doesn't have 10k is at a low ebb. Cork have an enormous bandwagon, always had always will. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1259 - 08/05/2023 11:41:28 2476673 Link
Replying To OpenStand: "They werent live on TV in the prime wiewing Sunday afternoon slots numbing the brains of the nation ." I don't think anyone disagrees that the 2 provincials should have been on GAA go instead of Cork Tipp. However, Hammerings arguably more of a issue in hurling due to the closed shop nature of the top tier and no hope for smaller counties. drumalee11 (USA) - Posts: 329 - 08/05/2023 12:23:18 2476695 Link