Munster football championship ‘attendances dropping’

AN ‘unmistakable’ downward trend in attendances at Munster football championship games is highlighted by secretary, Simon Moroney, in his report to next week’s annual convention in Lismore.

The average last year was 10,954 — compared to 36,900 in hurling — and a comparison between the cumulative 2006 and 2004 football figures reveals a drop of over 30,000.

The overall average trend is up for the hurling championship, better by more than 7,000 from 2004. And, in relation to the ‘deterioration’ between last year’s figures for football and those from 2004, he points out that six games were played each year and both included a replay in the final.