Celtic Park/Derry City

[marty34]

Looked at a few photos from game last night.

Says 7,000 were there in Celtic Park. What is Mc Bride Stadium normal capacity? Does it usuall be sold out?

Another thing. As soccer pitch is smaller, the goals are moved out beyond where GAA goalie kicks it from so pitch should be grand.

Saw people in the main stand - down at scoreboard end, they were actually about 20m behind the goal line. I'd be annoyed if I got a ticket for there. View must have been brutal.

Plus if soccer players were training on a cow field all year, should their touch therefore not be far better when playing on an excellent surface?

[Derry Man]

Looked at a few photos from game last night.

Says 7,000 were there in Celtic Park. What is Mc Bride Stadium normal capacity? Does it usuall be sold out?

Another thing. As soccer pitch is smaller, the goals are moved out beyond where GAA goalie kicks it from so pitch should be grand.

Saw people in the main stand - down at scoreboard end, they were actually about 20m behind the goal line. I'd be annoyed if I got a ticket for there. View must have been brutal.

Plus if soccer players were training on a cow field all year, should their touch therefore not be far better when playing on an excellent surface?

Brandywell holds 7,000 now after redevelopment last year. 18,000 at all LOI fixtures last night, unbelievable some think soccer is the biggest sport in the country

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Looked at a few photos from game last night.

Says 7,000 were there in Celtic Park. What is Mc Bride Stadium normal capacity? Does it usuall be sold out?

Another thing. As soccer pitch is smaller, the goals are moved out beyond where GAA goalie kicks it from so pitch should be grand.

Saw people in the main stand - down at scoreboard end, they were actually about 20m behind the goal line. I'd be annoyed if I got a ticket for there. View must have been brutal.

Plus if soccer players were training on a cow field all year, should their touch therefore not be far better when playing on an excellent surface?

Brandywell holds 7,000 now after redevelopment last year. 18,000 at all LOI fixtures last night, unbelievable some think soccer is the biggest sport in the country

It depends what metric you measure biggest sport though.

In terms of competitive participation Gaelic Football is bound to be the biggest.

But if you include playing in a social aspect I'd imagine soccer is; as vast majority of GAA players play a bit of 5 a side in the winter. Also most of us follow the sport.

[tiempo]

Pool would give soccer a run for its money on that basis

[SouthOfThe Bann]

Pool would give soccer a run for its money on that basis

Haha that is a good point. But the people that say soccer is the most played sport in the country that is the metric it is measured in.

[Baile Brigín 2]

Looked at a few photos from game last night.

Says 7,000 were there in Celtic Park. What is Mc Bride Stadium normal capacity? Does it usuall be sold out?

Another thing. As soccer pitch is smaller, the goals are moved out beyond where GAA goalie kicks it from so pitch should be grand.

Saw people in the main stand - down at scoreboard end, they were actually about 20m behind the goal line. I'd be annoyed if I got a ticket for there. View must have been brutal.

Plus if soccer players were training on a cow field all year, should their touch therefore not be far better when playing on an excellent surface?

Brandywell holds 7,000 now after redevelopment last year. 18,000 at all LOI fixtures last night, unbelievable some think soccer is the biggest sport in the country

It depends what metric you measure biggest sport though.

In terms of competitive participation Gaelic Football is bound to be the biggest.

But if you include playing in a social aspect I'd imagine soccer is; as vast majority of GAA players play a bit of 5 a side in the winter. Also most of us follow the sport.

I think soccer has considerably higher playing numbers. Football has the highest attendances.

[johnnycool]

Looked at a few photos from game last night.

Says 7,000 were there in Celtic Park. What is Mc Bride Stadium normal capacity? Does it usuall be sold out?

Another thing. As soccer pitch is smaller, the goals are moved out beyond where GAA goalie kicks it from so pitch should be grand.

Saw people in the main stand - down at scoreboard end, they were actually about 20m behind the goal line. I'd be annoyed if I got a ticket for there. View must have been brutal.

Plus if soccer players were training on a cow field all year, should their touch therefore not be far better when playing on an excellent surface?

Brandywell holds 7,000 now after redevelopment last year. 18,000 at all LOI fixtures last night, unbelievable some think soccer is the biggest sport in the country

It depends what metric you measure biggest sport though.

In terms of competitive participation Gaelic Football is bound to be the biggest.

But if you include playing in a social aspect I'd imagine soccer is; as vast majority of GAA players play a bit of 5 a side in the winter. Also most of us follow the sport.

I think soccer has considerably higher playing numbers. Football has the highest attendances.

Surely you can only judge this on the actual number of paid up members to affiliated clubs, not a few lads having a kickabout after work on a friday.

There's plenty of lads and lasses who go for a puck around on a pitch or a ballwall, do they get added as well?

[Baile Brigín 2]

The ESRI and CSO count both separately. So soccer is the first and second most played team sport in the south. No reason to think otherwise in the 6.

According to the CSO measure, yes. They hurl.

I think we are on the road to madness if we think Football is, or has ever been, the most played sport.

[Baile Brigín 2]

https://www.derryjournal.com/sport/football/derry-citys-celtic-park-move-is-short-term-pain-for-long-term-gain-says-stephen-bradley-7806954