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I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up locky76 (Dublin) - Posts: 11 - 13/08/2018 17:28:45 2132831 Link
Don't know about anyone else but I rarely miss a game, especially at this end of the championship. realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 13/08/2018 17:46:52 2132840 Link
Think we had a great crowd there Should we fill the stadium ourselves? If it had of been Kerry or Mayo it would have been a sell out Not our fault that we were playing a hurling first county that have already booked themselves an AI final appearance jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 13/08/2018 17:53:46 2132846 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" There were two teams playing. I think the Galway crowd was very poor but they are in both finals so may be understandable even if this is their first time in a football final in over a decade. The super 8s will also have taken their toll on the wallets. I'd say a lot of people hoping for a final ticket at this stage and probably skipped the semi hoping they'd get through. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 13/08/2018 17:56:56 2132848 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" I have no idea. honestly haven't got a notion. personally, I can't get enough of this team. I wish they played every day. I love spending my money to go and watch them and I'd pay in to see a v b games in training if possible. I couldn't get my head around the fact only 54000 turned up on Saturday. And I still can't to be fair. it's absolutely staggering. I don't believe it's Bordum, as a dublin fan who has endured years of pain and heartache before the last 7 years, a time when I didn't see an all ireland coming post 2010, I'll never get bored of watching them. their intensity in their tackling, their hunger. their ambition, theyre just an amazing team that continue to amaze me more and more every time I go and watch them. Whenever I think they can't surprise me any more with how magnificent they are in all facets of their game they go and blow my mind again. I appreciate that if you're from outside of dublin that you will obviously hate the monotonous of it all. But as I fan I was my county winning every single game they play. Even in leinster. so I can't explain the attendance last week. maybe it is complacency but then tickets for finals aren't exactly a piece of pi77 to get a hold of. maybe it's the fact we've played 4 games in 5bweeks but then 3 of them have been in croke park. I don't know. it's absolutely mind bending cause when this team stops winning, and their will at some stage and go through 3 4 5 years without winning things and eventually the league titles and leinster dominance will end. That's a guarantee. waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 13/08/2018 18:03:01 2132850 Link
Replying To Joxer: "There were two teams playing. I think the Galway crowd was very poor but they are in both finals so may be understandable even if this is their first time in a football final in over a decade. The super 8s will also have taken their toll on the wallets. I'd say a lot of people hoping for a final ticket at this stage and probably skipped the semi hoping they'd get through." Hit the nail joxer Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 13/08/2018 18:11:24 2132854 Link
There was a poor turnout from Galway and they had minors before hand too. And yeah the form book doesn't lie for bookies nor for punters so predictability could be a factor. But you can't expect one county (even Dublin) to fill the place alone. arock (Dublin) - Posts: 4896 - 13/08/2018 18:18:04 2132857 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" Might be an idea for the dublin page if you only want dubs to post. KY4SAM2015 (Kerry) - Posts: 898 - 13/08/2018 18:28:03 2132866 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" Very kind of you to open it up to non Dubs when you feel time is right. This is a national forum, if you want to keep it local might I suggest you repost on Dublin page. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2142 - 13/08/2018 18:28:45 2132868 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" They've surely had lower attendances in Croker since then? ballydalane (Kilkenny) - Posts: 1246 - 13/08/2018 18:33:20 2132872 Link
Like a few have said the vast majority of the 50k were Dubs, didn't seem to me to be a big Halway crowd, understandable given the travels they have had this year. Bit of a non event narrative. TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 13/08/2018 18:42:35 2132878 Link
With the population Dublin has, and whatever percentage of that are GAA people/fans you'd think they would nearly fill the place themselves being that is so easy for them to go compared to most other counties, when we go up we usually book in for the night, out for a feed and a few pints etc, it get very expensive for country folk, can only imagine what it's cost a lot of Mayo fellas this last number of years, it's worth it to me though, I love to visit the capital, great oul buzz about if your team is there in the latter stages of the Championship. Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 2749 - 13/08/2018 18:54:04 2132884 Link
There are a couple of issues at play IMO, among them: 1. The super 8's was played off too quickly and there was probably an element of fatigue with the fine day support in particular, and knowing you are basically guaranteed the win exacerbates the issue 2. Croke Park is simply too big. If it was a 55,000 seater we'd be raving about the near sellout crowds at the weekend. Dublin's home support has been remarkable really over the years 3. Crowds always fall off after a bit of success, take kerry and Kilkenny who always get stick for being bad supporters, but is it any wonder? This is probably linked to issue 1. Going to games is time consuming and expensive, especially with a young family and when you are there several times year after year you have to pick your games. Kerry made six finals in a row between 2004-09, include Qf's And SF's and it's just not financially feasible for many people to travel. This is less of an issue for Dublin but probably still a consideration for many Also, agree that starting a thread on the main forum and instructing only one county to post on it is daft GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 13/08/2018 19:17:11 2132895 Link
Replying To locky76: "I read with interest today Eamonn Sweeneys article in the independent today outlining the fact that there were only 54,716 at Saturdays game, the lowest Dublin attendance since Dublin and Leitrim in 1994 Is it boredom ?, waiting for the final ala Kerry ?, the European athletic championship, the Dublin Horseshow or indeed the sheer cost of attending ? Outsiders and be grudgers are quick to jump on the bandwagon here . So Dubs only please and then we'll open it up" What is this thread doing on the main site???? neverright (Roscommon) - Posts: 1648 - 13/08/2018 19:38:36 2132903 Link
When Dublin weren't winning anything between 05 and 09 they were selling out nearly every game. I think Leinster final 08 against Wexford was a sell out and they bet Wexford by 20+ that day. Crazy when you think they'd do well to get half that attendance for a Leinster final now. Its peaks and troughs, when teams are in the hunt for glory you'll always get more. As geniusgerry says, when teams are successful, the expectation is that they'll win so people tend to save themselves for the bigger games. There was a sense of inevitability and I think the handicap for Saturdays game was -6 which tells its own story of the expectation out there. I understand why people would get bored of it I also understand why Galway people didn't travel for it with the all ireland final this week. keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 13/08/2018 19:46:45 2132907 Link
When they split Dublin in two, who's laying claim to Croke Park? brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 13/08/2018 20:56:19 2132933 Link
Replying To brendtheredhand: "When they split Dublin in two, who's laying claim to Croke Park?" Northsiders will claim the Hill end realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 13/08/2018 21:04:58 2132938 Link
Replying To keithlemon: "When Dublin weren't winning anything between 05 and 09 they were selling out nearly every game. I think Leinster final 08 against Wexford was a sell out and they bet Wexford by 20+ that day. Crazy when you think they'd do well to get half that attendance for a Leinster final now. Its peaks and troughs, when teams are in the hunt for glory you'll always get more. As geniusgerry says, when teams are successful, the expectation is that they'll win so people tend to save themselves for the bigger games. There was a sense of inevitability and I think the handicap for Saturdays game was -6 which tells its own story of the expectation out there. I understand why people would get bored of it I also understand why Galway people didn't travel for it with the all ireland final this week." It was also the time of the 'tiger', where people spent lots of money because they thought they had it to spend :D realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 13/08/2018 21:06:38 2132940 Link
As Dub of course I always want dublin to win but I also want to see good matches. Theres a reason Leinster QFs and SFs were selling out in the 00s it was the teams were evenly matched and there were excellent games. I really dont get much pleasure from watching Dublin steamrolling other Leinster teams made up of players playing at a lower standard (no disrespect intended). Seems a lot of other Dubs feel the same judging by attendances bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 13/08/2018 21:15:50 2132942 Link
Replying To brendtheredhand: "When they split Dublin in two, who's laying claim to Croke Park?" It's on the northside so we'll be claiming it. All the decent players are from our side of the river anyway. The posh boys on the south side can have Tallaght Stadium. Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4700 - 13/08/2018 21:28:47 2132950 Link