A Bavarian stranded in Ireland

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@LeinsterClub It will be selected high profile Games, so more than likely Dublin Derbies against, Rovers, Shels and Pats.
As seasons halfway over then that’s three games between June and Oct. next year.
And probably six between Feb-Oct 2028.
plus possibly European games.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@jamesmcelhinne1 @bradsh37513 @dlLambo Id assume so as well, quite likely the full north stand then (as the south stand is our singing section, as announced yesterday) - so what’s that 4000 or so I’d assume.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@bradsh37513 @dlLambo That doesn’t change the overall capacity though.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@FootRankings The other way around for Bohs and pats

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@rmeiikdl @seidodge What definitely helps is that is say roughly 3,300 of the 4,050 or so home tickets are taken up by members / season ticket holders. The rest sell for every game easily.
Meaning the variance lies in away support & the small % of unused tickets.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@bradley_steve @rmeiikdl @seidodge That’s it exactly

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 And for the next few years, I’d see 2025 levels +- 5% as very plausible for the next few years.
Beyond that, the new / expanded grounds in the pipeline will bump up crowds massively.
I see a very bright future for the league long term.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 Premier division broadly unchanged with Cork and UCD up for Drogheda and Sligo.
Big Bump up for the first division as I’d see the aggregate avg. of Drogs & Sligo ahead of Cork & UCD in 1st Div.
I’d say overall on the level of 2025

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@DubBohemian @chippie1974 Yep hasn’t been great since coming back from injury.
All within reasonable range for such a young player.
A good pre season and he might be flying again next year.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@DonalCozzie @chippie1974 All in all I wouldn’t be too worried about attendances - the plateau / slight decline from 2025 just showcases how much further growth is dependent on key infrastructure upgrades that are pending / in progress / planned / discussed.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@DonalCozzie @chippie1974 Dundalk will keep getting bigger crowds when / if they will seriously push for Europe in the next couple of years.
Drogheda id say natural results based fluxtuation, lack of room to drive average up due to bigger games attendances restricted by capacity

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@DonalCozzie @chippie1974 Galway is concerning in that regard - I’d say the others not so much.
Waterford and Derry was purely results based I think, either would get a boost from a cup win for next year -
Sligo results + a lot of Friday games vs usual Saturday’s.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 @Paulp8181 Has to be said though that Corks average in 25 was negatively impacted by a price hike from 18 to 25€ for match tickets after promotion, and by the fact they were practically relegated by August.
With a competitive team that is good enough to stay up I’d say pull 4K+ avg easily

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 I thought Ross Tierney was out of contract ?

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 @woodygallagher Definitely the fact that Cork were practically gone halfway through 2025 and had hiked match tickets from 18 to 25€ led to relatively poor crowds.
A more competitive team and not repeating that pricing mistake would help them to an average well in excess of 4K id say

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 DJT (I believe in his case the contract duration was even announced as 2 1/2 years ) and Markus’s Strods are definitely under contract.
Given the loan situation I’d believe so is Leigh Kavanagh

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@DubBohemian @chippie1974 Jep couldn’t have been loaned out otherwise as per my understanding

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@Watson_SLdn @MaxAshField @athcliath The actual problem is overall capacity of grounds., and that’s highlighted by the small away allocations as well.
If most grounds had 6-8000 in capacity rather than 4-6000, the 800 away tickets you are calling for wouldn’t be an issue anymore

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@Watson_SLdn @MaxAshField @athcliath Mandate clubs to increase the % of away tickets given at the expense of their own fans when they easily can sell out 90% of the tickets to their own fans (at least in derby games) is NOT the way to go.

[A Bavarian stranded in Ireland @loymax93]

@chippie1974 Can’t imagine Forrester is going anywhere after Pats …