tickets

joekeville

hi i was wonderin wen the the tickets for the next dublin match on 27th go on sale through ticketmaster outlets if ya could post it up here it would be great tanx

UnitedIrishman

It'll be next monday at least. Even then I'm not quite sure what amount they'll have on sale.

Bluetonic

joekeville wrote:

hi i was wonderin wen the the tickets for the next dublin match on 27th go on sale through ticketmaster outlets if ya could post it up here it would be great tanx

I'd imagine people aren't going to be shouting from the roof tops when tickets are on sale to be honest.

Alls fair in love and war.

joekeville

k will they have hill tickets

joekeville

Bluetonic wrote:

I'd imagine people aren't going to be shouting from the roof tops when tickets are on sale to be honest.

Alls fair in love and war.

ah please come on im trying to get a ticket for my da he was nver in the hill always stands

sgarvan

tickets for this game will more than likely not go on general sale through ticketmaster due to the demand through the clubs.

joekeville

no it said they would and it already has it up on ticketmaster.ie

sgarvan

if they do then, i see them on ticketmaster, i couldnt see hill tickets being put on it.

joekeville

k is thier any other way to get tickets because i usally get them through a club and now they gat a limited supply bcase popular demand which is stupid fan that have been going to all the matches so far this year should have first call

sgarvan

the only other way to get hill tickets is through a club or if you have a parnell park pass

The Rooster

Just to be clear there will be no tickets going on general sale, either through Croke Park or through ticketmaster, for the matches on Sunday August 27.

As sgarvan said, in Dublin tickets will only be distributed to club members or to Parnell Park members.

Roscommon, Meath, Leitrim and Louth will all get allocations. So if you have friends in those counties, get on to them now!

Mayo or Laois will get a sizeable allocation, probably 20,000 or close to it.

When questioned about whether the arrangement was fair to Dublin who have brought 60,000 plus supporters to the previous 3 games, Nicky Brennan just said - their allocation for the final, should they be lucky enough to get that far, will be even smaller. A tad disingenious I think (the allocation for the final should be irrelevant when deciding on allocations for semis), but thats just the way it is.

gerire

The Rooster wrote:

Just to be clear there will be no tickets going on general sale, either through Croke Park or through ticketmaster, for the matches on Sunday August 27.

As sgarvan said, in Dublin tickets will only be distributed to club members or to Parnell Park members.

Roscommon, Meath, Leitrim and Louth will all get allocations. So if you have friends in those counties, get on to them now!

Mayo or Laois will get a sizeable allocation, probably 20,000 or close to it.

When questioned about whether the arrangement was fair to Dublin who have brought 60,000 plus supporters to the previous 3 games, Nicky Brennan just said - their allocation for the final, should they be lucky enough to get that far, will be even smaller. A tad disingenious I think (the allocation for the final should be irrelevant when deciding on allocations for semis), but thats just the way it is.

Dublin are going to be allocated 20000 tickets. There will be no tickets available from Croke park or Parnell Park
http://www.hill16.ie/viewstoryhill16.asp?mainheading=Word+on+The+Hill&id=7052&viewstory=yes

jank

The Rooster wrote:

When questioned about whether the arrangement was fair to Dublin who have brought 60,000 plus supporters to the previous 3 games, Nicky Brennan just said - their allocation for the final, should they be lucky enough to get that far, will be even smaller. A tad disingenious I think (the allocation for the final should be irrelevant when deciding on allocations for semis), but thats just the way it is.

Well thats the way it is for all other counties so I cant see why Dublin want special treatment.

Anyway the real supporters will be there, It just means that some dubs will be ringing derek davies and the like on the radio complaining that some GAA fat cat has taken their little johnny's ticket for the big match...:p

whiskeyman

jank wrote:

Anyway the real supporters will be there

Ah yes, the corporate fans.... the true hard core GAA die hards :rolleyes:

copacetic

joekeville wrote:

no it said they would and it already has it up on ticketmaster.ie

don't think this means they will deffo go up there, just go this back from the ticket office:



Unfortunately, no tickets will be going on sale through Ticketmaster or from the box office. In the unlikely event that tickets are returned from the clubs they will go on Ticketmaster around the Thursday before the game.



Best Regards,



GAA Ticket Office

Nalced_irl

whiskeyman wrote:

Ah yes, the corporate fans.... the true hard core GAA die hards :rolleyes:

Ignore him, he is one of these, ill make some stupid comment and then run away idiots. The name Jank does sound very like a word that i would use to describe every post he has ever made...hmmm. Cant remember what it is now tho

And Jank, Dublin get special treatment for one reason. I know you already know what it is and are simply being a moron but the fact that Dublin could sell out Croke Park by ourselves means our games should be played on a seperate day....unless of course the GAA dont like money? What do you think? Not that i expect a response as you dont seem to have a clue

kaimera

I suppose then that the Minor game should be played elsewhere so that the Dubs can have those tickets aswell come September.

Stop now.

As been said, the real fans will get their tickets but prolly won't be able to get that extra ticket or two for their nephews cousins sister-in-law.

Same as any other county when there is a ticket shortage.

As for the corporate 'fans'...without them, Croke Park wouldn't be half the stadium it is today.

The name Jank does sound very like a word that i would use to describe every post he has ever made...hmmm. Cant remember what it is now tho

Keep it civil. I'm tired of locking every thread related to Dublin lately due to the lack of cop on when folks post.

Nalced_irl

Ok, apologies. That guy does really annoy me tho. He has never made a post more than a few words and they are always to have a go at the Dubs.

How do you describe a "Real Fan" tho? Plenty of GAA club members are going to be left without a ticket for this. I heard from my club how many they will have and it looks to me like it is going to be very short. Im not saying that tickets should be pulled from other counties and given to Dublin fans, but that it would make sense for the game to be held on a different day. The minor final shouldnt be elsewhere no, as those two games are always played on the same day. A triple header is a bit over the top tho when it is very easy to have 2 days and sell at least one out and mostly fill the other.

Waylander

kaimera wrote:

I suppose then that the Minor game should be played elsewhere so that the Dubs can have those tickets aswell come September.

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Come on Kai, the GAA went out of their way to maximise Revenue by giving Dublin a stand alone quarter final fixture. This was not pandering to Dublin fans, this was the GAA maximising Revenue. Why not give them a stand alone fixture again.

PS if you dont pick Jank up for his ridiculous comments someone else is always going to.

jank

Jesus very touchy are we?

The thing is its all true and you know damm well it is. My post is FACT!

Since this thread has started there are already people moaning in this very forum about it about the semi (I havent read it yet but I can tell by the )

When/if Dublin get to the final you will have all this ****e on the radio and the like about how hard it is to get tickets yadiyadiya...

Its the same every year in other counties but the media... well lets not go there ok.

That guy does really annoy me tho. He has never made a post more than a few words and they are always to have a go at the Dubs.

he name Jank does sound very like a word that i would use to describe every post he has ever made...hmmm. Cant remember what it is now tho

All 2,500+ posts having a go against the dubs and are stupid.
Pot calling kettle.....

I take the mick sometimes cause its very easy to get a rise

On a serious note I think Dublin will get to the final but will be easily beaten by Kerry.

The Rooster

When/if Dublin get to the final you will have all this ****e on the radio and the like about how hard it is to get tickets yadiyadiya...

Its the same every year in other counties but the media... well lets not go there ok.

Its the "same every year in other counties"??? Yes, all those counties who bring 60,000 supporters to the Leinster semi, Leinster final and All Ireland quarter-final. Of course the problem is more severe in Dublin.

As for the corporate 'fans'...without them, Croke Park wouldn't be half the stadium it is today.

And the same goes for Dublin fans. Ignoring the All Ireland finals, how many GAA games have had crowds over 75,000 - and how many involved the Dubs? Over 90%.

Anyway its not the suits who end up with All Ireland final tickets. Its the GAA insistence that the All Ireland is for everyone not just the competing counties - so almost every club in the country gets an allocation. Thats just the way it is and it'll never change - often leads to less good atmospheres at finals.

kc66

Its just as unfair to the other supporters to be put in with a Dublin game. Dublin has 1/4 the population of the country so obviously tickets will be scarce.
They made a complete balls of the Meath v Roscommon match fixture. How will I (a Meath supporter) get tickets..... well I might get them. I have been to a few minor matches this year and was looking forward to this one.
Its not often Leitrim get to Croker. I'm sure many of their supporters that want tickets wont get them.
The GAA have let many fans down again.

The Rooster

kc66 wrote:

Its just as unfair to the other supporters to be put in with a Dublin game. Dublin has 1/4 the population of the country so obviously tickets will be scarce.
They made a complete balls of the Meath v Roscommon match fixture. How will I (a Meath supporter) get tickets..... well I might get them. I have been to a few minor matches this year and was looking forward to this one.
Its not often Leitrim get to Croker. I'm sure many of their supporters that want tickets wont get them.
The GAA have let many fans down again.

Apply to your club in Meath. There'll be some demand, but not huge. I'd say you have a better chance of a ticket than a Dublin club member. If you're just a county follower rather than a club member, then you'll have little chance unless you "know someone".

Nalced_irl

jank wrote:

Jesus very touchy are we?

Nope, i told the mod ill keep it civil so nevermind...

jank wrote:

Since this thread has started there are already people moaning in this very forum about it about the semi (I havent read it yet but I can tell by the )

Yes, people saying it will be hard for Dubs to get a ticket. Thats a crime? They are stating a fact and being told off for it. Other counties can start a thread and say they will find it hard if they wish.

jank wrote:

When/if Dublin get to the final you will have all this ****e on the radio and the like about how hard it is to get tickets yadiyadiya...

Its the same every year in other counties but the media... well lets not go there ok.

well, 30% of popluation yaddayaddayadda but we will leave all that, it has already been said.

jank wrote:

All 2,500+ posts having a go against the dubs and are stupid.
Pot calling kettle.....

I take the mick sometimes cause its very easy to get a rise

How is it the "pot calling the kettle....". Have i made one stupid remark about any other county here? Check back throu my posts, i have never insulted another county or had a go at them. Also, this is the first time you have come back to back up what you said. Usually its a silly comment and then you disappear again.People like you "taking the mick" is the whole problem with this forum and ends up with threads being locked. Some people come on to discuss GAA, not listen to moronic comments from the likes of you.

jank wrote:

On a serious note I think Dublin will get to the final but will be easily beaten by Kerry.

Quite possible.

kc66

The Rooster wrote:

Apply to your club in Meath. There'll be some demand, but not huge. I'd say you have a better chance of a ticket than a Dublin club member. If you're just a county follower rather than a club member, then you'll have little chance unless you "know someone".

The quota for Meath clubs I reckon is tiny. Have a contact though so hopefully will be ok.

jank

How is it the "pot calling the kettle....". Have i made one stupid remark about any other county here? Check back throu my posts, i have never insulted another county or had a go at them. Also, this is the first time you have come back to back up what you said. Usually its a silly comment and then you disappear again.People like you "taking the mick" is the whole problem with this forum and ends up with threads being locked. Some people come on to discuss GAA, not listen to moronic comments from the likes of you

How many comments have I made against the dubs then?
2, 3?

kaimera

jank wrote:

How many comments have I made against the dubs then?
2, 3?

No more so jank.

On topic please.

coolhandluke

jank wrote:

How many comments have I made against the dubs then?
2, 3?

Where cork not the biggest whingers of the year so far with regard to tickets !I thought they were.

Nalced_irl

Well, the fact is everyone can winge about the ticket shortage. While it will affect Dublin more as the new allocation has more impact on what we were getting, it will affect all teams and everyone will have a shortage. As i said on a different thread (or maybe it was this one) i had not thought of the Ryder Cup and how it messes things up so it could be that a stand alone semi final is simply not possible. I just think that people are jumping to conclusions a bit early about what Dublin fans were saying. We are not looking for tickets from other counties, nor are we saying to take away any others day out in Croker, just that the Dubs V Mayo/Laois should be on a seperate day, but maybe that is impossible due to the golf. And jank, thats 2 or 3 posts too many when the only reason behind it is to start trouble.

whassupp2

Roscommons official allocation for this game was 4,200.
That means there'll be 3,000 Ros' supporters who would have gone if the game was played this weekend that will now be unable to go.
I presume Meath got the same.
Leitrim and Louth probably got about 8,000 each.
Thats a total of 24,400.
Then 20,000 for the winners of mayo/laois and 25,000 for the dubs.
The rest will be corporate and premium seats.
Tickets here are on sale from tueasday throught clubs only (as far as i know).

Trampas

Why can't the clubs not get the tickets earlier.

I never find out till the Thurs before the game so it would be handy to know a few days more as demand is so high that maybe the club wont get their allocation gives you a better chance to fish one out from somewhere

The only way to sort out real fans from bandwagon is to bring in the ticket system where every game you go to you get a stamp.

and if you been to every game including leagues matches you get a ticket and it works its way down till all tickets are gone.

Why wont the GAA do it as all the other counties will complain.

jackbhoy

I have been lucky enough to get a couple of tickets for this match but I am fed up listening to so many Dub fans whinging. The fact is if you support club football by attending games and actively particapating i.e. playing or volunteering to help out at games etc then you will stand a great chance of getting tickets to any Dub game (except maybe allIreland). Its hard to listen to people harp on about "going to every dublin game and now not getting a ticket", going to Croker in the sunshine to big championship games does is not going to every game!!! For every genuine Dub gaa person out there (who there are 1000's) there are 3/4 muppets who dont even know where Parnell park is or who their local club is, these are the people who spend their winter weekends in front of plasma TV's with a pint watching the premiership while real Dub fans are standing in Parnell park or Castlebar/Salthill/Kilarney/Cork/Omagh with few thousand (11 max) cheering on the Boys in Blue, or cheering on their local Senior/Junior/minor/intermediate team.
I'd say 90% of Dubs live within a couple of miles of a GAA club but it would never dawn on them to support them, sure wheres the glamour and sunshine and pints??
Just because you are born in Dublin and go to a few championship games doesnt give you divine right to a ticket. Get up of your arses and earn it like the rest of us!!

sgthighway

jackbhoy wrote:

I have been lucky enough to get a couple of tickets for this match but I am fed up listening to so many Dub fans whinging. The fact is if you support club football by attending games and actively particapating i.e. playing or volunteering to help out at games etc then you will stand a great chance of getting tickets to any Dub game (except maybe allIreland). Its hard to listen to people harp on about "going to every dublin game and now not getting a ticket", going to Croker in the sunshine to big championship games does is not going to every game!!! For every genuine Dub gaa person out there (who there are 1000's) there are 3/4 muppets who dont even know where Parnell park is or who their local club is, these are the people who spend their winter weekends in front of plasma TV's with a pint watching the premiership while real Dub fans are standing in Parnell park or Castlebar/Salthill/Kilarney/Cork/Omagh with few thousand (11 max) cheering on the Boys in Blue, or cheering on their local Senior/Junior/minor/intermediate team.
I'd say 90% of Dubs live within a couple of miles of a GAA club but it would never dawn on them to support them, sure wheres the glamour and sunshine and pints??
Just because you are born in Dublin and go to a few championship games doesnt give you divine right to a ticket. Get up of your arses and earn it like the rest of us!!

Agree 100% with this poster. If you are involved in the GAA you would surley get a ticket from somewhere. Don't waste your time ringing Radio Stations or giving out. Ring that friend of a friend who's brother works for Bank of Ireland or the likes. I got tickets for last years Galway v Cork Hurling Final from a club in North Dublin. You have to pick up the phone and if neccessary drive a 100+ miles to pick up that ticket. As the man in the Guinness ad said "I hope its not a draw".

Flukey

That is all very well, but each club only gets a limited amount of tickets. Even without the sunshine supporters looking for them, there would not be enough for everyone in a club that wants one, no matter how dedicated they are. People sometimes have this perception that clubs gets loads of tickets each. They don't. They get just a handful, if even that. The most dedicated fans and volunteers add up to a lot more than 83,500 people.

jank

coolhandluke wrote:

Where cork not the biggest whingers of the year so far with regard to tickets !I thought they were.

elaborate?

jackbhoy

Flukey wrote:

Even without the sunshine supporters looking for them, there would not be enough for everyone in a club that wants one, no matter how dedicated they are. People sometimes have this perception that clubs gets loads of tickets each. They don't. They get just a handful, if even that. The most dedicated fans and volunteers add up to a lot more than 83,500 people.

I honestly believe that most clubmen/women that deserve them will get them, obviously a few will be disappointed but in any club I know tickets are usually given to those most deserving first (i.e. current/former senior players, officials and volunteers and those who go to league games) with the odd few people missing out. Dont see too many on here crying for tickets in Parnell Park for league matches, it seems 11,000 is plenty for those. Why is that do you reckon?

sgthighway

Flukey wrote:

The most dedicated fans and volunteers add up to a lot more than 83,500 people.

I find that figure hard to believe. How many volunteer in your own club? Down here we field 19 football teams from U10 to Senior. There are only about 14 volunteers doing all the work.

Flukey

Yes Jackbhoy, but as we have outlined around here over and over again, there are all sorts of categories of "deserving" people. I am not a great one for going to league games, but I never miss a match in Croke Park, Hurling or Football and no matter who is playing, so I am far from a sunshine supporter. I do travel to games sometimes. I was in Longford this year. How many who will be there next Sunday, will have even had the slightest bit of interest in that match? I've been in Croke Park more times this year or last year or any given year than many people who will be in Croke Park next Sunday have been there in their life, and that is not just the kids. On any day that I am in Croke Park, the vast majority of people there will not have been there as often as I have, and I am not an old man who has been going there since World War I or something. I am only in my 30s.

Many there next Sunday will now know that Dublin are playing, but not who they are playing or what stage of the season the game is at. They won't have been there yesterday watching Mayo win, like I was, or even watching it on TV or listening to it on the radio or anything like that. They won't have had the slightest bit of interest in either of yesterday's big games. A lot will have of course, but a lot won't.

I have a very indepth knowledge of the GAA. Of all the All-Ireland Football finals that there have been since the first in 1887, off the top of my head, I could tell you who won most of them. I could give you many other statistics on counties, All-Irelands, provincial champions etc., and not just in Football. So I am not just a Dublin fan, but a GAA fan, if you see what I mean. How many there next Sunday will know how many All-Irelands Dublin have or when they last played Mayo and were there, and connected to that, who was John Finn? I know. Even if Dublin were not playing next Sunday, I would be just as eager to be there, as I was yesterday. Now there are many people well in with clubs, who could not say any of that. My club links are not strong, though I am a member, and I will find it very hard to get a ticket. There are a lot of others out there like me. Do I and the others like me deserve a ticket?

Flukey

sgthighway wrote:

I find that figure hard to believe. How many volunteer in your own club? Down here we field 19 football teams from U10 to Senior. There are only about 14 volunteers doing all the work.

I am including the dedicated fans there too, not just the volunteers. "Why doesn't everyone who wants tickets volunteer?" people ask. For plenty of reasons. They can't train teams. There aren't tasks there for them that they could do, because there is a shortage of tasks or others are doing it. They don't have time. Clubs do sometimes need more help, but even if all those roles were filled, there would still be more people dedicated to the club, the team, the GAA, left over. So there are many reasons why they are not involved, but they still are dedicated fans. So if you include them, and they are deserving, then demand does exceed supply and a lot getting them are neither volunteers or dedicated fans.

jackbhoy

Flukey wrote:

Yes Jackbhoy, but as we have outlined around here over and over again, there are all sorts of categories of "deserving" people. I am not a great one for going to league games, but I never miss a match in Croke Park, Hurling or Football and no matter who is playing, so I am far from a sunshine supporter.

Flukey, I never presumed you were a sunshine supporter but I am a bit puzzled by why someone who loves GAA so much would not take an interest in the more grass roots level. You obviously go to a lot of games in Croker but in fairness most of the games played there are big (or relatively big championship games (Tommy Murphy/Christy Ring aside) in the middle of summer. Why dont you carry this over into the winter months when as someone who played GAA and is friends with a good few intercounty footballers can tell you that players really appreicate the support. Maybe i';m being too harsh but to me if you dont support your county in league games or actively support a local club then you dont deserve to take a ticket from somone who does.

Flukey

I do take an interest in the league games. I do take an interest in club games. My first visit of the year to Croke Park is usually on St. Patrick's Day, for the club finals. From there through to the Aussie Rules games in October, if they are there in that year, you'll find me in Croke Park on nearly every Sunday, plus the odd Saturday or Bank Holiday Monday, as has been the case in recent years.

I don't get involved in the club itself though in a practical manner. I'm more on the outside looking in, as it were, as most fans are. There aren't enough roles for people or roles that suit people and often the ones that do suit people have already been taken. As was said above, some clubs don't take a large amount of people to run them, even if they do need help.

Every club has more paid up members than jobs in the club. When it comes to this stage of the year, when tickets are scarce, it's the people on the inside that get them, and I don't mean that in a bad way necessarily. Some clubs raffle the few tickets they get for an All-Ireland final amongst members. There is not enough for everyone whatever way it is done though. There never has been and there never will be. All we can do is keep a lookout for them. I reckon I will get one for Sunday. At this stage though, I am not sure from where. I hope to be at the Hurling and Football Finals too.

By the way, Mayo's last Championship meeting with Dublin was the 1985 semi-final replay. Funnily enough, Monaghan and Kerry drew in the other semi-final. In 1955 both semi-finals were drawn too, with Dublin and Mayo again and Cavan being Kerry's opponents. In both years Kerry and Dublin won the replays and Kerry beat Dublin in the final. 1985 was their last All-Ireland Final meeting. A few omens in there so. John Finn was a Mayo player who had his jaw broken in an "incident" with a Dublin player in 1985. So now you are fully up to date. See how many Dubs know all that.

jackbhoy

Flukey wrote:

I do take an interest in the league games.

Define "taking an interest", as it doesnt include actually going to the games i'd like to know what you mean.

Flukey wrote:

Some clubs raffle the few tickets they get for an All-Ireland final amongst members. There is not enough for everyone whatever way it is done though. There never has been and there never will be.

Of course! Every club in Ireland gets 2 tickets for the final. The counties involved will get about 12k, I stand to be corrected on that, that is not nearly enough for any county.

Flukey wrote:

By the way, Mayo's last Championship meeting with Dublin was the 1985 semi-final replay. Funnily enough, Monaghan and Kerry drew in the other semi-final. In 1955 both semi-finals were drawn too, with Dublin and Mayo again and Cavan being Kerry's opponents. In both years Kerry and Dublin won the replays and Kerry beat Dublin in the final. 1985 was their last All-Ireland Final meeting. A few omens in there so. John Finn was a Mayo player who had his jaw broken in an "incident" with a Dublin player in 1985. So now you are fully up to date. See how many Dubs know all that.

To me that just means either a) You've got a very very good memory, or b) You used google/book to check this. Either way it proves nothing about your actual knowledge of the game or your commitment to supporting it.

I used to go to every senior/junior/intermediate/minor for my club and I cant remember half of the results (save maybe a few of the bigger/more memorable games), I dont think this would make me any less a GAA fan than someone who learned off stats.

Anyway, I dont want to get into a personal "I'm a better supporter than you" slagging match, that'd just be a bit sad and a waste of time for both of us. We just have very different views on what constitutes a supporter. From what you say you are probably more deserving of a ticket than a lot of Dubs out there but maybe there are still 19,999 people out there more deserving than you?

Benedict XVI

Back in 2002 Dublin played Donegal in an All-Ireland quarter final in the first year that the stands in Croke Park has been finished (the Hill was re-developed that winter), capacity was 80k ish if I recall.
That game was a double header with Cork v Mayo and took place on a bank holiday Monday.
I was at that game and in the time leading up to it do not recall a clamor for tickets.
In 2004 Dublin played Kerry in a Quarter Final that was a double header with Westmeath v Derry, again I was at that game and do not recall a huge fuss about the availability of tickets, nor do I recall people going on radio (as one irate Dublin fan did on RTE 1’s Sports Call last night) saying that Dublin should have a stand alone fixture etc.
So why is it a problem to share a Dublin fixture in 2006 with a minor game and the Tommy Murphy Cup when it was no problem sharing with senior games in the not too distant past.
I reckon it’s cos this Dublin team might actually be half decent and hence have pulled a lot of ‘additional support’ (the 2002 team near got to a final, but at the same time nearly lost to Donegal in the QF, and the 2004 team were utter s**te).

I wish all Dublin supporters want tickets enough and put in the effort to get them the best luck in your search.

I am looking forward to revenge for ’85.

Bluetonic

Benedict XVI wrote:

Back in 2002 Dublin played Donegal in an All-Ireland quarter final in the first year that the stands in Croke Park has been finished (the Hill was re-developed that winter), capacity was 80k ish if I recall.

Just to correct you there construction began in September 2003 on The Hill/Nally, not the winter of 2002. The Hill in it's old conception was still used for another season after that Dublin v Donegal 1/4 final. The new Hill/Nally was opened in the last summer months of 2004.

Flukey

Jackbhoy, I have a very good interest in the GAA, and I don't need Google for that stuff. I am not saying that in a forceful way, just explaining it. As you said, we are not in an I'm a better supporter than you debate. Most people posting here, can be seen posting here right through the year, so we all have an interest. We don't go from nil interest in the first round of the championship to being members of the "I should have a ticket" brigade, come August, and hopefully September. Our interest is total from January 1st to December 31st each year, not for a few weeks in the latter stages of the championship.

I do go to some League games and if I am not at them, I am keeping up to date with them through the television or radio. If I am at a match my walkman is an essential part of my day out, as I will be keeping an ear on what is going on in the other games of the day. I am not the most deserving person of a ticket. If I am where you put me, 20,000th on the list of the 83,500 in Croke Park next Sunday, that'll do me! Still no ticket, but I am still hopeful.

Benedict XVI, as you wll know, each year the interest in Gaelic Games increases more and more, which accounts for the changes since 2002. Every county gets more and more people on the bandwagon as the summer rolls on. With Dublin having a larger population, that increase seems more pronounced. As we keep saying over and over again, many of those wanting to go on Sunday, won't have been at earlier games. I know of adults wanting to go on Sunday, that have never been in Croke Park in their life.

Should Dublin win the All-Ireland this year, you can still be certain that their first league game next year will have sufficient space in Parnell Park to accommodate those that want to see the game. Even their first round of the championship next year will not have the clamour of tickets for it, if it is fixed for Croke Park. There was an apparent major clamour for the Longford tickets, but had that game being fixed for Croke Park, you wouldn't have got all the demand for tickets that you have now. Even their first round game against Meath last year, which will always draw a larger crowd than normal, had plenty of free space around Croke Park on the day.

As for revenge for 1985, I think you'll have to wait.

Flukey

Here is one for you all. I was talking to someone I know last night. This individual had heard there was a match in Croke Park on Sunday and wants to go. This same individual, a grown adult, has never been at a Dublin game, never been in Croke Park, and possibly never even been at a Gaelic Football match. The individual, wait for it, even asked me who was playing!:eek:

There is more. There is a chance, although a very, very, highly unlikely one, that this individual will be in Croke Park on Sunday. This individual knows someone who might be able to get them a ticket. That person would be a big GAA fan and if they do get some tickets, and that in itself is only a small chance, the individual looking for one would be well down on their list of who to give tickets to. They know others who are looking for tickets too, who are genuine fans and would be higher on their list of people to give one to. If they do get tickets, I'd be one of those people that will get one.

I don't genuinely see the other individual getting one, as I know the person that may get some tickets, would be loathe to give it to someone like that, so I don't think it is anything worth worrying about. It won't happen. So unlike in some of these stories that you hear, that person is not a villain in this story. Real GAA fans would always come first for them. I was just shocked to hear that that individual had even asked for a ticket. Still though, there will probably be people like the one I was talking to, in Croke Park on Sunday.

Cooee

Parnell Park capacity is what 12,000/15,000 - and it is full maybe twice a year for the Dublin league games.

The bandwagoners can now return to their normal position on the barstool watching the Premiership!

Breezer

I'd consider myself a proper Dublin supporter, by which I mean I go to most of their matches (including league games) and have yet to throw anything at the gardaí while doing so Unfortunately I'm not a member of a club, having not come from a GAA background and only really developed an interest in the last number of years. So I'm interested in the Parnell Park ticket scheme and was wondering is there likely to be a rush on them next year given Dublin's progress to date (and possible future progress!)? I've been scrounging for a semi-final ticket everywhere, almost certainly won't get a ticket to the final should we progress, and I'm not liking the situation!

Nalced_irl

Why do people keep comparing a league attendance to an All Ireland Semi Final attendance??? So what if Parnell doesnt have 60,000 queuing outside it each week, would an Irish soccer friendly with Latvia attract the same interest as an Irish World Cup Semi Final? (this i dont think we will ever know as it aint gonna happen) Would a Man U v Wigan league clash attract the same as a Champions League Semi Final? You guys all need to relax a bit. So alot of Dubs are going to be left without a ticket and are unhappy about it, i think thats understandable. We all know that the allocation will be short for all teams involved, but nobody can deny that it will affect Dublin more. People who are not real fans and just go for the day out wouldnt care whether they got one or not and maybe would be happier watching it in a pub but i dont see how anyone can decide that 40,000 of the 60,000 that were at the games up to this are only summer fans.

And Flukey, if he gives that ticket to that guy, i hope you plan to mug him and pass it onto someone who at least knows the teams involved!

Flukey

Nalced_irl, it is just that those of us who do go to league matches and the early stages of the championship should expect to be able to get tickets come this stage of the year. Of course we don't expect 60,000 at a league game, but at least some of us will be there. Those of us that are true GAA fans will take an interest throughout the year. The first round of the championship is just as important as the later stages.

How other teams are doing is important to. Your own county could in theory end up meeting any other county in the championship. It is important to watch other games and then as people interested in Gaelic Football any game, not just ones involving your own team, are of intereste. As it is, we will be meeting Mayo on Sunday. For some, Sunday will be the first day that they have paid any attention to them. For others their first round game and even their progress in the League will have been watched with interest, and not just because they could end up meeting Dublin, but because we are GAA fans.

As to that ticket issue, it won't happen, so there will be no need me for me to be involved in any mugging. Touts and people overlooking those who are entitled to a ticket in favour of someone with a passive interest at this stage of the season, are a disgrace. Give new people a chance to go, but do so earlier in the year, when it is easy to go to games. This stage of the year is for real fans first and foremost.

jackbhoy

Flukey wrote:

Give new people a chance to go, but do so earlier in the year, when it is easy to go to games. This stage of the year is for real fans first and foremost.

That totally sums up my sentiment. I will have tickets for this match because even if my club doesnt come through I have been promised tickets from friend from another county involved. The only reason this person would even dream of giving me a ticket is he knows my level of interest & commitment to GAA at club and county level. This argument i keep seeing on these boards is that each club wont be able to satisfy their demand and thus proper fans will miss out doesnt wash with me. If you are known to be a good follower of GAA and have built up a good circle of friends within the GAA i.e. both inside and outside your county, other genuine GAA people will always try to help you out.

To all the dubs out there that say they have been to all the games and cant get a ticket now, let me ask you have you being to all the matches i.e the 14/15 competitive games dublin played so far this year? or have you been to ALL 4 c'ship matches??? To me that is the key difference. There was no such clamour for tickets for Parnell Park (one of the smallest county grounds in the country!)last Febuary for the Monaghan game, maybe if ye turned uo then you would have inspired the BIB to beat monaghan and maybe go on to league final!!