How Near Is Your Nearest Senior Club?

CSF

Just as a follow on from the thread about attendances as a percentage of population, I'm interested to know the average driving distance (I'm not assuming everyone drives but still) one must travel to get to their nearest senior club (League of Ireland Premier/First Division or foreign equivalent)

I assume everyone who has access to boards has access to Google maps, so finding the driving distance (to the nearest 5 minute interval) shouldn't be difficult.

All I'm looking for is the driving time (to the nearest 5 min interval) and who your local club is. No specific need to state whether you support that club or any club.

For me its 30 minutes to both Shelbourne and Drogheda United.

G.K.

20-30 mins driving to Wycombe Wanderers

jester77

10 mins to St. Pauli (4km) and 10 mins to HSV (7km)

Professional Griefer

1:30 to Limerick.

1:45 to Cork.

edit, forgot during the college year I'm a lot closer. 10 or so minutes to Turners Cross

Pighead

0.5 minutes to Oriel Park, Dundalk. I walk.

stovelid

About 10 minutes drive to Tallaght stadium and about 20 to Richmond Park.

GLaDOS

Tolka Park - 2.486 km
Dalymount - 3.801 km

GavRedKing

About 4 KM away from Turner's Cross.

ASOT

Bohs - 10 Minutes
Shels - 10 Minutes

PhlegmyMoses

15-20 min drive to Shelbourne. 30-40 mins on a bus. We had Fingal out our way but they had appalling attendances.

Dolph Starbeam

25 minute drive to see Athlone Town.

Zebra3

What's the thread supposed to achieve?

keano_afc

2 minute drive or 15 minute walk to Bray Wanderers.

That_Guy

20 mins to Dalymount Park. That's if you're driving. About 35 mins by bus.

marwelie

15 minutes by car from home
20-45 minutes by bus or luas in town
to Tallaght Stadium, the home of the Champions

overshoot

Finn Park bit under 20mins drive (c30km) when at home
College- Dublin, Dalymount 1km. Tolka Park 1.6km. both have gotton the odd appearance

Seaneh

About 5 minutes drive or 20 minutes cycle from Deacy Park in Galway.
Drom is just across the hills from me.

About the same from Lissywollen when I'm back in Athlone.

stovelid

Zebra3 wrote: »

What's the thread supposed to achieve?

Smoking closet Fingal supporters from cover. with the use of Google Maps.

Xavi6

Perth Glory - 29kms / 25 mins from home, 2kms / short walk from work

Nuri Sahin

At present, 10 minute drive from Tallaght stadium.

Soon to be a good 2 hour drive from the Red Bull Arena though.

gustavo

Zebra3 wrote: »

What's the thread supposed to achieve?

It will acheive precisely what every other thread on here does


50kms from the Showgrounds

Dempsey

Cork City or Limerick FC
1h 15min drive

Hammer Archer

At present, 10 minute walk from UCD Bowl.
When I'm finished college I'd be about half an hours drive from both United Park and Dalymount.

CSF

Zebra3 wrote: »

What's the thread supposed to achieve?

Well the idea that repeatedly gets put forward as a reason for **** attendances is that lots of people aren't within distance of a club.

I don't think that's particularly true so I decided to see.

Mars Bar

Back home I'm 30 mins from Terryland if the roads are clear.

When in Clondalkin, about 10-15 minutes to Tallaght.

BOHtox

10 minute drive to Tallaght, 20 to Pat's and 30 to Bohs.

Fuhrer

About an hour and half to Red Bull Arena

Omackeral

BOHtox wrote: »

10 minute drive to Tallaght, 20 to Pat's and 30 to Bohs.

Behind Enemy Lines, I salute you sir.

Dalymount is 20 mins from home.

I work in Phibsboro so a 2 min walk from the job. Actually was working the day of the Pat's vs Bohs (K.O. 4pm) match and chanced my arm and asked the boss for two hours off in the middle of an 8-8 shift to go across and watch it. He just said ''well at least you support your own, so go on get out of my sight and be back at 6''. I was delighted:D

BOHtox

40 minutes to Dublin airport, a half an hour flight and then 25 minute drive to Anfield:cool:

Washington Irving

Sligo Rovers - 69km
Mervue United - ~70km

Mikeyt086

Bray Wanderers: < 2km

born2bwild

OP:
Swords - Shels: 20 minute drive
- Bohs: 20 minute drive
- Drogheda - 25 minute drive
- Brandywell - 3.5 hours

eZe^

Back home : 20 mins from Turners Cross.



Now : 20 mins from the Emirates, 30 from WHL, 45 minutes from Stamford Bridge, 55 minutes from Craven Cottage, 45 minutes from Loftus road, and 1 hour 10 minutes from Upton Park.

starviewadams

Shamrock Rovers-2km
St.Pats-3.5km

eagle eye

45 mins to Flancare Park and I wouldn't go near it!

stovelid

eagle eye wrote: »

45 mins to Flancare Park and I wouldn't go near it!

I doubt they lose much sleep over your absence.

3hn2givr7mx1sc

About 50 minutes to an hour from Tallaght, about 45 minutes from Athlone. Don't drive myself, though, so it'd take a good bit over an hour to get to Tallaght and God knows how long to Athlone.

markc1184

7 minute drive to Drogheda United. 3.1km according to Google maps.

HalloweenJack

Now: Zbrojovka Brno - 4.6km / 11mins

Where I grew up in Bray - 2km / 5mins

billymitchell

Pats - about 10 minute walk

Ferris_Bueller

30km/25 mins to Tallaght Stadium, Shamrock Rovers.

33km/30 mins to Richmond Park, St. Pats.

TaosHum

Shamrock Rovers - 77.89km
Wexford Youths - 69.36km
Waterford United - 83.04km

Zebra3

CSF wrote: »

Well the idea that repeatedly gets put forward as a reason for **** attendances is that lots of people aren't within distance of a club.

I don't think that's particularly true so I decided to see.

In some cases it's true, in other cases people don't think it's value for money. Poor standards on and off the pitch, sometimes perceived, sometimes real are the main problem.

Fart

8-10 mins to Cardiff City Stadium.

Broxi_Bear_Eire

Finn Harps about 1 hours drive

Rangers about 8 hours journey time if not flying

ShamoBuc

2 min 39sec to Turner's Cross.

Where To

Luch Energiya Vladivostok
13,341km
7 Days 10 Hours driving

Mongarra

25 minutes to Ferrycarrig - Wexford Youths. It would be only 20 if they were allowed have an entrance off the Wexford - Enniscorthy main road.

CSF

Zebra3 wrote: »

CSF wrote: »

Well the idea that repeatedly gets put forward as a reason for **** attendances is that lots of people aren't within distance of a club.

I don't think that's particularly true so I decided to see.

In some cases it's true, in other cases people don't think it's value for money. Poor standards on and off the pitch, sometimes perceived, sometimes real are the main problem.

Agreed

Aidric

Slavia Praha ten minutes by tram. Sparta Praha, Zizkov & Dukla Praha all within 20 mins on public transport. All playing in the Czech top flight.

Ronan|Raven

Longford Town..

1 hour when im living in the west 1.5 hours when living in the East