Gaa Season Ticket 2014

It now seems the capacity of the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick is a lot less than the 50,000 quoted.

"Munster Council officials, who are overseeing preparations for the clash, last night revealed that the stadium will have a capacity of close to 44,500. There will be reserved seating in the stand and that accounts for about 21,000 seats."

We are asking all Mayo season ticket holders, if you are unable to attend the replay this weekend, to please not use your "opt out". Sell your ticket (at face value) to another Mayo supporter. There will be a lot of supporters disappointed as there will not be enough tickets to supply demand.

I was in 304 for the last game , but back in 305 for this one up the back .
Ive the ST since the beginning and am generally happy enough. Friends of mine who only joined in 2012 are the Upr Cusack for this game so dont think its the Johnny Come Lately's . I think maybe with the last game you had 4 sets of ST holders to accomodate , but I am surprised that you are in 304 for this one .

FatimaKid wrote: »

My father and I walked out of Croke Park in 1983 - disgusted at the treatment of fans over the previous 20 years - specifically, the scramble for tickets for the big games. We went to nearly every Dubs match - home or away - mostly football but sometimes hurling as well.

But when it came "ticket time" we felt the GAA said to fans like us - "Go fcuk yerself!"

My dad never went back.

Then along came the wonderful innovation - many, many years old in the foreign game - that is the Season Ticket.

Both my son and I are holders of Dublin Football season tickets. And guess what? Deva vu! We feel the GAA is saying "go fcuk yerselves!"

We're in the Cusack all year long - 305 or 306 - rows anywhere from T back to AA or whatever. Along comes the big games and guess what? 304 F last game, 304 D next game.

Same thing happened last year.

I appreciate we didn't contract for specific seats but getting pushed sideways and forward doesn't seem right. Seems the GAA is more intested in accommodating the Johnny come latelies than the consistent fans.

I'd love to know who's been assigned the seats in 305 and 306 that I was in in February and will be in again next February. I'd also love to know where they were in February and where they'll be next February. I imagine it'll be by the fire watching it all on TV while I freeze the nuts off myself in the various stadia around the country.

Sorry for the long post but I've been holding it in since 1983.

COYBIB

FatimaKid wrote: »

We're in the Cusack all year long - 305 or 306 - rows anywhere from T back to AA or whatever. Along comes the big games and guess what? 304 F last game, 304 D next game.

Same thing happened last year.

I appreciate we didn't contract for specific seats but getting pushed sideways and forward doesn't seem right. Seems the GAA is more intested in accommodating the Johnny come latelies than the consistent fans.

I'd love to know who's been assigned the seats in 305 and 306 that I was in in February and will be in again next February. I'd also love to know where they were in February and where they'll be next February. I imagine it'll be by the fire watching it all on TV while I freeze the nuts off myself in the various stadia around the country.


COYBIB

From memory I think I was in 305/306 for all the 2014 Croke Park league matches.

I have only recently began to record my Croke Park seat numbers...

304 JJ leinster semi-final

305 V leinster final

wedding/optout all-ireland quarter-final

306 J all-ireland semi-final

mayo.mick wrote: »

We have been shafted yet again, 102 we are in :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

I confess that I had to look up a map as I have never been been a spectator in the Gaelic Grounds, although I have actually played a game there.

You are at the city end or is that the sh*tty end?

But maybe with the reduced capacity compared to Croke Park, you are lucky to have a ticket.

https://search.yahoo.com/search?fr=mcafee&type=A211IE835&p=gaelic+grounds+map

mayo.mick wrote: »

We have been shafted yet again, 102 we are in :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:

Jesus coming from a neutral for this game and also a non season ticket holder section 102 for a season ticket holder is a joke. I would not be impressed if it was me, so much for these season tickets rewarding loyal supporters.

I think the problem here might be that The Mackey Stand in the Gaelic Grounds is the stadiums main stand but its capacity is actually very low. The seats in the middle of the stand will obviously go to the VIP's/prawn sandwich brigade and because the capacity is so low the season ticket holders have ended so near the corner.

The funny thing is the North Stand/Open Stand in the Gaelic Grounds is a far superior stand than the Mackey Stand. It can accommodate over twice as many maybe 3 times as many as the Mackey Stand. You have a way better viewing point as it is at more of an angle/higher at the back (if that makes sense) and you also have a back to your seating.
The only obvious problem is its not covered and you are open to the elements.
When ever i am getting tickets for a game in the Gaelic Grounds in advance of a game i take a chance with the weather and go for the open stand.

Just to show how much better of a stand it is i was at a game there in July and all spectators came in through the Mackey Stand and were free then to go to whatever part of the ground they liked. 3/4 of the spectators that were there crossed over to the open stand.

For all the posters asking who gets the good seats in Croke Park for the big games this is your answer.
Was at all my county's games all year last year, often travelling around the country on my own. So they qualify for the All-Ireland Semi-Final, big game in Croke Park sure and all the sunshine supporters come out for the first time all year. So local pub organize bus to Dublin and ticket to match and i said i would go on this because of friends, bit of craic etc. Tickets were being supplied by club man who was a high member of the county board. Pay for bus and match ticket before heading off to Dublin that morning, handed ticket straight after paying. Ticket was Section 306 Row BB, smack bang in the middle of the Cusack Stand. Obviously i was delighted as i never had such a good viewing point in Croke Park before, since and more than likely the future. As said i was delighted but part of me was annoyed as everyone else on the bus was in section 306 too and 95% of them would not watch a match if it was on in their back lawn. Most of them were so drunk doubt they even remember the game.

So Season Tickets holders that is part of why (maybe not all why) ye are getting shifted to the likes of 304/308 for the big games. The big dogs of the competing county boards get a lot of the tickets and sort their own.

Its a pure "**** you" to the loyal season ticket holders and why i decided not to get a season ticket this year.

Cosmo Kramer wrote: »

Got to laugh at the Dublin fans whinging about getting 304 when Mayo fans get moved down to the corner of the Davin for big games because of them - and to Limerick this weekend. Get over yourselves lads, its not like you don't get enough advantages over everyone else already.

For the sake of clarity I'll ignore the suspicion you are trying a wind-up.

Not about Dublin fans - t'was about ST holders and whether they were being shafted in favour of others who only show up for the big games. That's why I posted it in the "Season Ticket" thread and not "Dublin GAA" thread. I hoped to get the opinions of ST holders - to see if it was "just me". I take it from your response it's not just me and, thanks to your info, not just Dublin fans.

I can only presume the 'advantages' you refer to mean the lack of travel time/expense for Dub fans and that all Championship games are at HQ i.e. home games. If this doesn't go all the way, I'm sure you'll let me know what I'm missing.

I don't need to get over myself - every Dublin home game is an away game for me (you didn't notice my location?). And just about every away game as well!

Speaking of away games, you might have noticed I made reference to 1983. In case you don't know, Dublin went to Cork and hammered them in the semi replay. Best day ever for Dublin fans - I've forgotten many a day in Croker but I'll never forget that day by the Lee.

Away games are no problem to us Dubs fans- I think you might be mixing us up with the people and committees who have the power to make decisions as to where Dublin play their games.

I doubt I've broadened any parochial minds here but a Season Ticket holder is entitled not to be shafted regardless of his/her county.

Then again, your post might have been a wind-up after all.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Used the bring a friend option for the first time ever since the Leinster final 2009 when everyone was hooshed down to the Davin because of the old "allocate on the day system" and I managed to get tickets down in 314 for Sunday. That's my own fault for going out with a Donegal girl. If 703 was an option for me I would have taken it but it wasn't.

Incidentally on the subject of ST holders being moved around... All my tickets for Croker in 2014 were in 305-306 until the Leinster final when we were inexplicably up in 706.

In fact in 2011 I had the same seats in 305PP[I think it was PP], you know those seat pairs just at the tunnel wall and, for the entire league and Championship and then was moved to right above the Cusack dressing room tunnel for the final.

I assume your a Dublin season ticket holder. We Mayo season ticket holders are having similar problems with allocation of the season tickets. We cant for the life of use figure out how they allocate them.

I wonder who will be in 107/108 in the Gaelic Grounds tomorrow? What about all the corporate and premium ticket holders in Croke Park, wouldn't all of those be entitled to tickets tomorrow?

adrian522 wrote: »

All Ireland Final Ticket arrived today. Row H.

It seems to be my lot the last 3 for 4 years to be right up the very front for every game in Croke Park.

Have you been in the same section every match?

How's does one apply for an All Ireland ticket?Have a season ticket,100% attendance but not one of the competing counties.I believe you go into a draw for a ticket,got a lady friend at work from Donegal who will bite my hand for said ticket.

I have had the season ticket since it was first introduced in 2009, 100% every year. You go into a draw for an All Ireland ticket. I've asked them every year and get the same answer, cant say who won it due to data protection, which is fair enough. I think someone from boards here won it last year, so the draw does take place!

BonnieSituation wrote: »

Yes.

You have over 60%.

The ST is only concerned with each individual year.

Eg. My 2009+ and 2010 attendance was irrelevant to me getting a ticket in 2011 likewise my 2012 attendance mattered not for 2013.

Though I was over 60% for each of them.

Great, thanks for the clarification.:).