FAI Cup Final - Waterford's disapointment again & low attendances in EL

kilkennycat2004

Huge disappointment again in the cup final for us "Blues" supporters.
Just like 1968-72-79 & 1980 we are beaten in the final. Conceding 2 goals after being one up with less than 5 minutes to go is not easy to take. However fair dues to Longford who are now a great cup team.
One other comment. As also a supporter of Kilkenny hurling I was very impressed with both the level & volume of support for the decies in August's hurling semi .
Quite the opposite yesterday. That a city & county with a population of over 120,000 were outnumbered by a provincial town does not auger well for the future of soccer in Waterford.
In fact the low crowd of 9,676 speaks volumes for the problems that exists for the Eircom League game here.

Big Nelly

Id say alot of the problem with low attendance was the Utd v Arsenal game and the Ozzy rules game on!

Draupnir

What kind of "kilkenny cat" supports Waterford? Surely you should be down at Buckley Park? Or is it a case of selective supporting of successful teams because you seem to support the Kilkenny senior hurling team

KdjaCL

Kilkenny cat , what did you think of the game? Was there a good atmosphere at it? Where were you sitting?


kdjac

mike65

I think most Blues fans expected the worst so did'nt go. That and the mad timing of the game of course. FAI, truly idiots.

Mike.

Dr. Dre

kilkennycat2004 wrote:

In fact the low crowd of 9,676 speaks volumes for the problems that exists for the Eircom League game here.

Indeed.

FAI, truly idiots.

Agree too.

KdjaCL

mike65 wrote:

That and the mad timing of the game of course. FAI, truly idiots.

Mike.

Yeah putting it on a bank holiday weekend what are they thinking?
I mean 2 years ago when they decided on October bank holiday weekend thinking most people would actually go then, stupid EL i mean Man Utd were playing Arsenal that weekend.


:rolleyes:

kdjac

kilkennycat2004

Draupnir wrote:

What kind of "kilkenny cat" supports Waterford? Surely you should be down at Buckley Park? Or is it a case of selective supporting of successful teams because you seem to support the Kilkenny senior hurling team

Nowt to do with that. Professional football only started in Kilkenny in 1986 with EMFA joining the league. Being of an older vintage & like many from not just Kilkenny but also New Ross, Clonmel, Carrick on Suir I stayed & will always stay with the Blues.
I'm pretty gutted today actually. Not as much as post Al Ireland but 3 Waterford season tickets in the house so...................

kilkennycat2004

KdjaC wrote:

Kilkenny cat , what did you think of the game? Was there a good atmosphere at it? Where were you sitting?

Here's a letter I send to the local newspaper here this morning . Kinda says how I feel today




Dear Editor,
Huge disappointment again in Waterford after the cup final loss for all us "Blues" supporters.
Just like 1968-72-79 & 1986 we are beaten in the final. Conceding 2 goals after being one up with less than 5 minutes to go is not easy to take. Fair dues to Longford who are now a great cup team.
However there are more serious issues also. Along with being a "Blues" supporter I am also a follower of my native county Kilkenny in hurling & was very impressed with both the level & volume of support for the Decies in August's hurling semi final. They done everything to lift their side on that occasion in Croke park. .
Quite the opposite Sunday. That a city & county with a population of over 120,000 were outnumbered by a provincial town does not auger well for the future of soccer in Waterford.
In fact the low crowd of 9,676 speaks volumes for the problems that exists for the Eircom League game here.
I still feel there is a future for soccer in this area but unfortunately the RSC is one of the worst in the league of Ireland for atmosphere. Even when we have large home followings it just does not give a sense of togetherness between players & supporters. This could be one reason for the pitiful Waterford support numbers in Lansdowne Sunday.
We need to get a ground of our own based on the Ozier Park model as quickly as we possibly can to ensure survival of professional football which has a great history here in Waterford.

KdjaCL

So where were you sitting?

kdjac

kilkennycat2004

KdjaC wrote:

So where were you sitting?

kdjac

Bang in centre of east stand lower. Where the Waterford support ended & longford's started in next block. Atmosphere wasn't bad at all.
Best joke I heard was when 3 waterford fans arrived behind me & one said to the others , "great stadium isn't it". And i'm almost certain he was serious

bizmark

That a city & county with a population of over 120,000

Think waterford has a max population of around 90,000

CCentral Statistics Office 2002:

City council area: 44,594
Urban population: 46,736

/me end pointless nick picking

kilkennycat2004

bizmark wrote:

Think waterford has a max population of around 90,000

/me end pointless nick picking

http://www.cso.ie/principalstats/cenpop.html

Wrong even then was 101,546.
But its now 120,000 bizmark & growing.

bizmark

kilkennycat2004 wrote:

http://www.cso.ie/principalstats/cenpop.html

Wrong even then was 101,546.
But its now 120,000 bizmark & growing.

I stand corrected

445,000 for cork should stop now before i get banned for pointless off topic posting

well done longford!

Raskolnikov

Watched it on TV, it was a good game, certainly better than watching the circus of Nistlerooy, Pires and co. tumbling about. I thought Waterford got a little too complacent after scoring, sat back and allowed Longford to press them. Just a shame about Pat Dolan doing the commentary, argh, the man's voice just got on my nerves.

Low attendances? Who cares?