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Replying To Ulsterchamps_32:  "You can't be posting things like that. They are great crowds at all hurling games There was much more than 8000 at the dublin vs kilkenny game between two unbeaten teams. The empty terraces and stands was just an elusion."
All the supporters went in fancy dress, dressed up as seats?,

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2321 - 20/05/2025 08:58:48    2611224

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "And here once again you prove how clueless you are. Can you explain the small crowds at hurling games in Leinster? Or the tiny crowds at hurling games in Connacht and Ulster? Or do they have different sets of playing rules to the Munster championship. Has the penny dropped yet?"
The smaller crowds in Leinster games are largely down to none of the teams really being competitive except perhaps Kilkenny, who have a pretty small population that largely doesn't come out til Finals anyway. Also Dublin hurlers never really had much support numbers wise, same as Antrim.
If Wexford and Galway had a bit of success more lads would go to the games. Over 60000 attended the last Galway v Wexford Leinster Final for example.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15904 - 20/05/2025 09:40:08    2611235

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Replying To Viking66:  "The smaller crowds in Leinster games are largely down to none of the teams really being competitive except perhaps Kilkenny, who have a pretty small population that largely doesn't come out til Finals anyway. Also Dublin hurlers never really had much support numbers wise, same as Antrim.
If Wexford and Galway had a bit of success more lads would go to the games. Over 60000 attended the last Galway v Wexford Leinster Final for example."
I know that. You don't seem to understand the point I am making to Cavan man . He keeps saying low crowds in football is because of the lack of quality.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8398 - 20/05/2025 11:29:34    2611265

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Big crowd in Newbridge last night for Leinster minor final when Offaly beat Louth. Congrats to them. No mention of great game on RTE site.

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1694 - 20/05/2025 11:49:15    2611272

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I know that. You don't seem to understand the point I am making to Cavan man . He keeps saying low crowds in football is because of the lack of quality."
He's England man, not Cavan man.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15904 - 20/05/2025 11:52:09    2611273

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "All the supporters went in fancy dress, dressed up as seats?,"
I had a good chuckle when I read this.

Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 825 - 20/05/2025 11:58:51    2611277

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I know that. You don't seem to understand the point I am making to Cavan man . He keeps saying low crowds in football is because of the lack of quality."
Are you ok….? Of course it was lack of quality for years that had drove thousands away from attending games and they are very slow to return by the looks of things… The same hurling teams play each other several times with venues busting at the seams.. why..? Because of the value and entertainment they are almost certain to get every time… Football for years just put people to sleep with absolutely no atmosphere at most matches… so in a word .. yes the lack of quality has kept the crowd figures low.. Simply enough to work out really…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3918 - 20/05/2025 13:11:49    2611306

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Replying To 19616609:  "Big crowd in Newbridge last night for Leinster minor final when Offaly beat Louth. Congrats to them. No mention of great game on RTE site."
Yes excellent crowd, def more than attended the Louth v Laois senior game at start Championship

Offally had a great crowd with them

I see they have scheduled the All Ireland Final U20 for next Weds night in Armagh.
Surely this game should be on a weekend, I know myself and plenty others who would have went but won't be able to as it's a midweek night, kids late home for school next morning etc

DundalkGael (Louth) - Posts: 950 - 20/05/2025 13:27:20    2611313

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Are you ok….? Of course it was lack of quality for years that had drove thousands away from attending games and they are very slow to return by the looks of things… The same hurling teams play each other several times with venues busting at the seams.. why..? Because of the value and entertainment they are almost certain to get every time… Football for years just put people to sleep with absolutely no atmosphere at most matches… so in a word .. yes the lack of quality has kept the crowd figures low.. Simply enough to work out really…"
That's great. So can you explain the low crowd at non Munster hurling matches ? Using your logic that you applied to low crowds in football at certain games?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8398 - 20/05/2025 15:33:09    2611348

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "That's great. So can you explain the low crowd at non Munster hurling matches ? Using your logic that you applied to low crowds in football at certain games?"
Hurling at the very highest level is confined to the Munster and Leinster championships… lower level competitions are spread across the rest of the country… I'd say any 2nd or 3rd level hurling game would attract more than the paltry 300 that attended the Longford / Fermanagh Taltainn Cup game.. The point I'm making Flaker is that Group games in Leinster and more so in Munster attract big attendance figures but group games in football generally don't and this is the reason the GAA are changing the format next year…. Football group games don't have much of a cut in them as there is no jeopardy involved for the top teams and this leads to dour hand passing walking type of football which appeals to nobody

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3918 - 20/05/2025 18:29:53    2611380

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "That's great. So can you explain the low crowd at non Munster hurling matches ? Using your logic that you applied to low crowds in football at certain games?"
Hurling at the very highest level is confined to the Munster and Leinster championships… lower level competitions are spread across the rest of the country… I'd say any 2nd or 3rd level hurling game would attract more than the paltry 300 that attended the Longford / Fermanagh Taltainn Cup game.. The point I'm making Flaker is that Group games in Leinster and more so in Munster attract big attendance figures but group games in football generally don't and this is the reason the GAA are changing the format next year…. Football group games don't have much of a cut in them as there is no jeopardy involved for the top teams and this leads to dour hand passing walking type of football which appeals to nobody

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3918 - 20/05/2025 18:32:16    2611384

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Replying To DundalkGael:  "Yes excellent crowd, def more than attended the Louth v Laois senior game at start Championship

Offally had a great crowd with them

I see they have scheduled the All Ireland Final U20 for next Weds night in Armagh.
Surely this game should be on a weekend, I know myself and plenty others who would have went but won't be able to as it's a midweek night, kids late home for school next morning etc"
I've given up on the crowd that make fixtures. It's disgusting the way we have been treated this year with the amount of traveling involved. Last night should have been in Navan or Mullingar. Our Monaghan game should be in Navan next Sunday. Why was Clare v Down played last weekend. They now have an extra week to prepare foe us and Monaghan. No fair play at all.

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1694 - 20/05/2025 21:01:11    2611406

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P.S. The under 20 final and Louth v Monaghan would have been a great double bill in Croke Park next Sunday if we had thinking people running the show.

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1694 - 20/05/2025 21:06:06    2611408

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Hurling at the very highest level is confined to the Munster and Leinster championships… lower level competitions are spread across the rest of the country… I'd say any 2nd or 3rd level hurling game would attract more than the paltry 300 that attended the Longford / Fermanagh Taltainn Cup game.. The point I'm making Flaker is that Group games in Leinster and more so in Munster attract big attendance figures but group games in football generally don't and this is the reason the GAA are changing the format next year…. Football group games don't have much of a cut in them as there is no jeopardy involved for the top teams and this leads to dour hand passing walking type of football which appeals to nobody"
I have said multiple times to you on here that Hurling attendances are good in one province. Munster. That's it. You mentioned Leinster. Do you want to compare the Hurling attendances in Leinster to general football attendances? Can you explain that?

Football attendances are bigger than the Leinster Hurling championship. So your constant waffle about entertainment is nonsensical. It's a structure issue .

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8398 - 21/05/2025 08:57:14    2611451

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I have said multiple times to you on here that Hurling attendances are good in one province. Munster. That's it. You mentioned Leinster. Do you want to compare the Hurling attendances in Leinster to general football attendances? Can you explain that?

Football attendances are bigger than the Leinster Hurling championship. So your constant waffle about entertainment is nonsensical. It's a structure issue ."
There are 5 hurling Counties in Munster , 1 in Leinster.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2321 - 21/05/2025 09:45:13    2611471

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I have said multiple times to you on here that Hurling attendances are good in one province. Munster. That's it. You mentioned Leinster. Do you want to compare the Hurling attendances in Leinster to general football attendances? Can you explain that?

Football attendances are bigger than the Leinster Hurling championship. So your constant waffle about entertainment is nonsensical. It's a structure issue ."
Not sure that. Wexford played Carlow in Leinster Championship Football and Leinster Championship Hurling last year. There was over 10 times the attendance at the hurling than at the Football.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15904 - 21/05/2025 09:48:03    2611472

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I have said multiple times to you on here that Hurling attendances are good in one province. Munster. That's it. You mentioned Leinster. Do you want to compare the Hurling attendances in Leinster to general football attendances? Can you explain that?

Football attendances are bigger than the Leinster Hurling championship. So your constant waffle about entertainment is nonsensical. It's a structure issue ."
If it is just a structural issue that drove the fans away in their thousands why on earth did the GAA set up the FRC who in turn brought in a raft of new rules I would suspect to try and improve the dire state of county football..: Yet you in your wisdom ( or lack of it ) think it's the structure is the problem… I would agree that the structure of the Championship is farcical but explain to me why all the rule changes so..?

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3918 - 21/05/2025 10:10:10    2611479

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Replying To Viking66:  "Not sure that. Wexford played Carlow in Leinster Championship Football and Leinster Championship Hurling last year. There was over 10 times the attendance at the hurling than at the Football."
Well done . Now do you want to compare the overall attendances or find exceptions?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8398 - 21/05/2025 11:31:56    2611502

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "If it is just a structural issue that drove the fans away in their thousands why on earth did the GAA set up the FRC who in turn brought in a raft of new rules I would suspect to try and improve the dire state of county football..: Yet you in your wisdom ( or lack of it ) think it's the structure is the problem… I would agree that the structure of the Championship is farcical but explain to me why all the rule changes so..?"
I ask you again. Why is the attendance low for so many Leinster hurling games. It's you that included Leinster in your argument. Yet you have ignored that question 3 or 4 times now.

I never said football was perfect. But it's better this year. But that doesn't mean you are going to draw a big crowd to every game. Mayo v Galway almost 30k thousand at it. Mayo v Cavan 7k. Do you think it's the style of football or the fixtures that's the problem there?

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8398 - 21/05/2025 11:35:31    2611504

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Replying To TheFlaker:  "I ask you again. Why is the attendance low for so many Leinster hurling games. It's you that included Leinster in your argument. Yet you have ignored that question 3 or 4 times now.

I never said football was perfect. But it's better this year. But that doesn't mean you are going to draw a big crowd to every game. Mayo v Galway almost 30k thousand at it. Mayo v Cavan 7k. Do you think it's the style of football or the fixtures that's the problem there?"
Mayo / Galway was a Connaught final so should always draw a decent crowd… Mayo/Cavan was paltry but people have got out of the habit of going now for years because of the dross that was on show… Leinster hurling crowds are decent while not at the same level as Munster I admit… But you haven't addressed my question Flaker… Why the multitude of rule changes if the game wasn't in a dire state…?

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3918 - 21/05/2025 13:12:03    2611539

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