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As they shay there is three kinds of lies- Lies, damn lies and statistics!! leitrim4sam (Leitrim) - Posts: 582 - 26/02/2023 08:05:11 2460178 Link 0 |
Are u16s counted in attendance? We've seen massive crowds at the league games so far but many fans including our own and even looking around at the grounds it appears the official attendances while great for league look to be below what's actually in the grounds….looked to be more than 12k in MacHale Park last night. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11123 - 26/02/2023 09:45:05 2460192 Link 2 |
I'm not sure about under 16s being included..I do know there used be a separate gate for them in limerick,which I always took to mean they weren't counted..Tralee looked packed last night but 11,000 looked small..crowds attending matches is unbelievable and as latter rounds take place I think support may fall off.. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 1961 - 26/02/2023 11:27:07 2460207 Link 0 |
U16 are counted. They walk in without a ticket. Attendance figures are tickets sold.
Yondu (UK) - Posts: 833 - 26/02/2023 11:52:07 2460210 Link 0 |
In fairness to Leitrim supporters there were a good few travelled down to Wexford and that's probably as far as a Leitrim man can go and still be on the island of Ireland.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 8482 - 26/02/2023 12:03:15 2460211 Link 0 |
I think you need to reassess your figures - there's a fairly sizeable non-GAA fraternity in all of the forgotten counties.
ardmhacha (Armagh) - Posts: 171 - 26/02/2023 12:09:49 2460215 Link 2 |
U 16s should have a ticket even if it's free. Health and safety comes first for supporters.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 1702 - 26/02/2023 12:41:29 2460222 Link 0 |
175,000 - well a good proportion are from the other side - only big town with a sizeable nationalist population is Newry ( and it's half in Down) , Armagh is small while lurgan and portadown have large number of unionists
cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1634 - 26/02/2023 13:30:52 2460232 Link 1 |
Very big crowds at many GAA matchs recently in both HUrling & Football, i think Limerick v Cork 19,500 has been the largest crowd to date but theres a lot of greater than 10K attendances at different matchs, most grounds dont count under 16s so official attendances are an underestimation of the number of people there. PUC & Croke Park are 2 of the few that count everyone. OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 525 - 26/02/2023 14:19:21 2460250 Link 0 |
Are the League of Ireland and papers crowing about the size of crowds for League of Ireland games? They've a very low pool of supporters.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7065 - 26/02/2023 14:35:35 2460261 Link 0 |
Yes but the flip side is you are one of a number of counties who in reality focus on one code only. While some strides have been made with hurling in Armagh the gaa support in fairness is not really split like in dual code counties. Only speaking for Galway as an example but fair to say at least half the county here support hurling only. Galway city is probably the most migrated City proportionally after Dublin from stats I saw some years ago so not a traditional gaa heartland (or quite a few support their county of origin) like Cork once was or Limerick/Waterford currently are. Having said all that Armagh have been a well supported County over the years.
kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1914 - 26/02/2023 15:20:26 2460273 Link 2 |
GAA people are for the most part lazy slobs who'd rather sit on their couch than drive 2 hours to a game. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 769 - 03/03/2023 16:22:16 2461642 Link 4 |
Indeed and there are a group of people who think they should be able park right up at the gates of the ground. Also it can be difficult to get to county games if your involved with your local club. Ireland has a very small population. The crowds we get at games are great for the most part. Winning teams will always gain more support and that goes for any sport. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11123 - 04/03/2023 19:13:19 2461814 Link 1 |