More sectarianism in Irish League Football

[Norf Tyrone]

Seen the last half hour or so....seemed a pretty good game.

[SeanSouth]

Seen the last half hour or so....seemed a pretty good game.

It was if you like watching that standard of football.

[Gaoth Dobhair Abu]

Did sky manage to get any of the singing?
I didn't get to the match but could hear the crowd singing way across North Belfast.

[goldenyears]

excellent game last night; excellent coverage and fair play to Sky and the Irish League for trying to raise awareness of the local game. There are a number of players in the Irish League well capable of playing in England/Scotland; lots of Irish League players back in the league after going through apprenticeships or 1 or 2 year professional contracts at lower league clubs....

great advert for the game, 4 goals, plenty of great tackling and a great finish to the game. was impressed with sky who had done their research and gerry armstrong obviously knows the local game well. solitude obviously isnt the best ground around, but loads of colour and a great turn out at the game.....

[An Fear Dearg]

Surely the attendances at these games don't warrent it being shown on live tv? Will this not mean even less people will attend the game?

It was the biggest crowd at Solitude since the day the Reds won the league in April 1998.

[An Fear Dearg]

Whats the standards like these days, would it be worth watching?

Better than many people realise; and definitely.

[Balboa]

There must have been loads of players down injured because i lost count of the times players were putting the ball out of play with nobody near them, surely there is no other reason for this !! 

[the colonel]

i watched the game and not being a big irish football fan i thought it was a really good end to end game. you could hear the home fans singing go home you huns and if you hate those orange bastards clap your hands. not good for that to be heard on tv for a potentially big audience. abuse to individual players was easy heard, but funny in a thick belfast accent.

[Sandy Hill]

Does anyone know what the attendance figures for Irish League matches are or where they can be got?

[Sandy Hill]

Try the Sunday Life or Irelands Saturday Night.
www.sundaylife.co.uk
www.irelandssaturdaynight.co.uk

No joy on either of these sites or on the official IFA site; must be a closely guarded secret!!!!!!! I don't really care; just curious to see how their attendance figures compare with GAA National League matches.

[Balboa]

Get 7 or 8 people to go to the matches and they could probably count how many people are at each match.

[SammyG]

Surely the attendances at these games don't warrent it being shown on live tv? Will this not mean even less people will attend the game?

The ground was packed, excellent atmosphere (bar one or two chants but they could only be heard if you knew what you were listening for) and a decent match. Great advert for the Irish League and hopefully will encourage more people to attend.

[ziggysego]

Surely the attendances at these games don't warrent it being shown on live tv? Will this not mean even less people will attend the game?

The ground was packed

Is that normally the case SammyG, or was it just the fact that it was being televised on Sky Sports?

[SammyG]

Surely the attendances at these games don't warrent it being shown on live tv? Will this not mean even less people will attend the game?

The ground was packed

Is that normally the case SammyG, or was it just the fact that it was being televised on Sky Sports?

Varies from match to match but games with Cliftonville/Linfield/Glentoran usually get decent crowds. Last night looked bigger than a normal mid week crowd but I haven't seen the attendance figures, so I'm only going by the tv pictures.

[ziggysego]

Surely the attendances at these games don't warrent it being shown on live tv? Will this not mean even less people will attend the game?

The ground was packed

Is that normally the case SammyG, or was it just the fact that it was being televised on Sky Sports?

Varies from match to match but games with Cliftonville/Linfield/Glentoran usually get decent crowds. Last night looked bigger than a normal mid week crowd but I haven't seen the attendance figures, so I'm only going by the tv pictures.

Fair enough. Wasn't having a good or anything, I hope you know