r/LeagueOfIreland • u/Maleficent_Boot_6590 • 3d ago

News Kerry FC attendance

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Hi all,

Was just looking at the first division games, Is this a typo on FAi connect or was there really only 48 people at the Kerry game - I very strongly suspect there is a digit missing.

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u/Prize_Farm4951 League Of Ireland 3d ago

It's certainly a typo,

their lowest previous figure was in the high 500s, their averages last three seasons around the 700 mark.

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u/Maleficent_Boot_6590 3d ago

That’s why I thought as well - initial reaction was : unless there is something totally unprecedented of any sort going on, that has to be wrong

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u/Prize_Farm4951 League Of Ireland 3d ago edited 3d ago

Athlone and UCD haven't even gone below 3 digits, no way Kerry would.

It will likely be corrected. I record the figures from LOI connect and they often update a couple of days later once they receive the official paper report I guess.

I remember one two years ago they the decreased the crowd by about 4 from the initial report, which is dedication!

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u/irishscouser1892 Kerry FC 3d ago

Definitely wrong. I'd say it was in the 500's

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u/PangolinAble9291 Shamrock Rovers 3d ago

Was probably 480 just missing the extra zero

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u/Maleficent_Boot_6590 3d ago

That’s what I would have assumed given what the average and recent attendance figures look like, that there is either a 5 or a 6 in the beginning or any digit in the end missing

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u/Prize_Farm4951 League Of Ireland 2d ago

It's now been updated. 481.

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u/LeonSnakeKennedy 3d ago

Rovers stole the 0

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u/branyottts 3d ago

Typo or someone having a laugh, when filling in a result from my under 13 team last season I'm sure I put down a 996 attendance for one game

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u/Morgan3469 2d ago

I went onto youtube for match highlights easily under 500 hundred at the match

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u/emayezing Sligo Rovers 3d ago

They'll all be out next week to see The Rovers though

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u/prince_of_punk Cork City 2d ago

Absolutely, that Hakiki fellow is some boyo in fairness to him.

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u/TheMuldoonFella 3d ago

FAI connect is woeful at attendance numbers tbf

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u/nigelsaharps 3d ago

Its the clubs themselves that input the numbers.

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u/NilFhiosAige Kerry FC 3d ago

Even the first game of the season against Harps, the attendance eventually ended up increasing by 200 (840 vs 640)!

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u/Prize_Farm4951 League Of Ireland 2d ago edited 2d ago

The app is updated often after half time or full time with (if given) the initial verbal information from the club's themselves.

Once the full reports are emailed through to the league the player stats etc and attendance are updated.

I've seen them even go back in and change the crowd by 2 or 3 to reflect the exact figure days later.

You can't get better than that. NIFL don't give official figures, he'll even the Premier leagues official site has stopped reporting. The likes of soccerway and livescore don't bother with them anymore either.

This season at the moment there are 5 unreleased attendances (one from friday), 2 are Derry matches, the other 3 are from FD.

Last season every game was reported.

2023 there were 3 games not reported, Bray-wexford, shels-dundalk, pats-sligo.

2022 all reported.