People standing up at Croke Park?

randomer

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

mikemac

Did you call over a steward? They would have sorted this for you.

johnfás

mikemac wrote: »

Did you call over a steward? They would have sorted this for you.

Leave us along

I steward at all the international matches. It is virtually impossible to enforce because the whole stand tends to stand up. In a very particular situation when you have one guy who just won't sit down something can be said but in general it is very difficult.

randomer

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

so what? after forking out for a ticket if people want to stand up they can

SRFC90

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

:rolleyes:

Jesus Christ man!? What are yee on about!? Imagine how ****é of an atmosphere we'd have anytime something exciting happened 80,000 people sat there with woodlice crawling out their arse.

Serenity Now!

SRFC90 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Jesus Christ man!? What are yee on about!? Imagine how ****é of an atmosphere we'd have anytime something exciting happened 80,000 people sat there with woodlice crawling out their arse.

77-odd thousand actually

randomer

rarnes1 wrote: »

so what? after forking out for a ticket if people want to stand up they can

The people near me paid for a "seat".

Two issues I have in general. When everyone stood up:

1) My girlfriend wasn't able to see over the person in front of us (as he was quite tall, and she is not).
2) The kid sitting behind me wasn't able to see the game.

When everyone was sitting down then everyone had a really good view.

kev9652

it happens at every event not just rugby you go to a soccer match and i bet you the majority of the crowd will stand up when there is a shot or something at their end of the pitch it happens everywhere

randomer

kev9652 wrote: »

it happens at every event not just rugby you go to a soccer match and i bet you the majority of the crowd will stand up when there is a shot or something at their end of the pitch it happens everywhere

I was at the Ireland versus Poland game at Croke Park a couple of months ago and had no issues. Given I was slightly higher up (still in the lower stand) but the people stayed sitting down.

jimmyboy

people like ypou shouldnt be allowed at the game.
You probably complained when they jumped up after scorin a try

Serenity Now!

Slightly aside but still on the subject of standing, is Croke Park the only stadium in the world with its wheelchair seating at the back of the bloody stands??? I've been to many stadia around the world and I've never seen anything this stupid.

I happened to be around the relevant area in the Davin Stand for a bit and the supporters in wheelchairs spent more time watching the screens than the pitch because of the ignorant buttnuggets in front of them standing half the time.

randomer

jimmyboy wrote: »

people like ypou shouldnt be allowed at the game.
You probably complained when they jumped up after scorin a try

Eh ... No.

randomer

randomer wrote: »

The people near me paid for a "seat".

Two issues I have in general. When everyone stood up:

1) My girlfriend wasn't able to see over the person in front of us (as he was quite tall, and she is not).
2) The kid sitting behind me wasn't able to see the game.

When everyone was sitting down then everyone had a really good view.

waste of tickets imo

randomer

rarnes1 wrote: »

waste of tickets imo

So no kids or women should be allowed go to the games?

randomer

randomer wrote: »

So no kids or women should be allowed go to the games?

people who moan about fans standing when something exciting happens should'nt be allowed go to the games

Tristram

There are times to stand and times not to stand. I can understand the frustration of someone whose view of the match is obstructed by some gob****e who wants to stand for the eighty minutes. Since the OP hasnt said if this was the case for him its difficult to comment on his situation.

jimmyboy

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

Please don't ever ever go to a football game

randomer

Tristram wrote: »

There are times to stand and times not to stand. I can understand the frustration of someone whose view of the match is obstructed by some gob****e who wants to stand for the eighty minutes. Since the OP hasnt said if this was the case for him its difficult to comment on his situation.

It wasn't for 80 minutes, but it was every time the ball came into our half of the pitch, regardless of whether it was a key moment or not. It was only three or four people who were doing it in the row two in front of us. The other people in the same row as them weren't.

athtrasna

Tristram wrote: »

There are times to stand and times not to stand. I can understand the frustration of someone whose view of the match is obstructed by some gob****e who wants to stand for the eighty minutes. Since the OP hasnt said if this was the case for him its difficult to comment on his situation.

Speaking of gob****es, the two guys beside me arrived in just after the game started, not a huge problem, but they came back from the interval after the 2nd half started and walked across me (or should I say barged across me as I was still sitting down and they appeared from nowhere) just as we scored the try. I was not amused!

puntosporting

Deal with it there if you have a problem!
Bit late now complaining on the internet eh?

athtrasna

I did at the time but (a) they were bigger than me and (b) they were slightly inebriated so they just laughed :mad:

Royal Seahawk

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

I would love to see you at an All-Ireland Hurling Final. You wouldn't last pissing time.

bleg

i have to agree, i was at the match and the amount of people standing up was disgraceful. some of the crowd even banged their hands together, making a ridiculous amount of noise, meaning we couldn't hear what was going on on the pitch.

didn't hear a word the ref said.

Orizio

Meh. Don't think I have never been to a match in Croker which didn't have people standing up at the most exciting moments.

The amount of time matters - if its just for a few seconds, then standing up is the natural thing to do when some exciting is happening, if its for a few minutes that I would understand someone getting annoyed.

delta_bravo

johnfás wrote: »

Leave us along

I steward at all the international matches. It is virtually impossible to enforce because the whole stand tends to stand up. In a very particular situation when you have one guy who just won't sit down something can be said but in general it is very difficult.

Especially on Saturday, I found that the in particular many Ulstermen in my section were having great difficulty with the no alcohol in the stand rule and after several bushmills were getting quite agitated when told they would have to finish their drinks outside the stand. I think it was a bad idea actually to sell whiskey at the game. I know it was a cold day and all but I saw a fair few people buying 2 each at a time and at 40% it reaches the bloodstream quite quickly as opposed to a pint. I think thats the first time I have seen spirits being sold at the (non premium level) bars in croker and I dont think it should be done again.

randomer wrote: »

I was at the Ireland versus Poland game at Croke Park a couple of months ago and had no issues. Given I was slightly higher up (still in the lower stand) but the people stayed sitting down.

Well thats probably to do with irish soccer fans more than anything. Theyre not exactly the most enthusiastic.

corny

SRFC90 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

Jesus Christ man!? What are yee on about!? Imagine how ****é of an atmosphere we'd have anytime something exciting happened 80,000 people sat there with woodlice crawling out their arse.

I go regularly to GAA matches in Croker and trust me a rugby match doesn't come close to it for atmosphere and excitement. Yet everyone manages to stay in their seat. It's nothing to do with excitement, its inconsiderate and you don't gain a better.

copacetic

corny wrote: »

I go regularly to GAA matches in Croker and trust me a rugby match doesn't come close to it for atmosphere and excitement. Yet everyone manages to stay in their seat. It's nothing to do with excitement, its inconsiderate and you don't gain a better.

rubbish, you must never have been to a GAA game in your life.

At the Dublin and Tyrone game people were up out of their seats all the time whenever anything exciting happened for their team.

It's the natural reaction of any sports fan, whether it is rugby, gaa or soccer. If you want the 'experience' without any proper fans making noise and jumping up and down then watch in from your armchair.

Fighting Irish

rarnes1 wrote: »

so what? after forking out for a ticket if people want to stand up they can

as long as it doesn't affect other people

Fighting Irish

jimmyboy wrote: »

people like ypou shouldnt be allowed at the game.
You probably complained when they jumped up after scorin a try

:rolleyes:

corny

copacetic wrote: »

rubbish, you must never have been to a GAA game in your life.

At the Dublin and Tyrone game people were up out of their seats all the time whenever anything exciting happened for their team.

It's the natural reaction of any sports fan, whether it is rugby, gaa or soccer. If you want the 'experience' without any proper fans making noise and jumping up and down then watch in from your armchair.

LOL Funny enough i've been to every Dublin Championship for the past 15 years or so. I don't just turn up with the fair weather supporters with free tickets, like your good self, to see some fireworks. In that time i've never had someone repeatedly out of their seat in front of me. And for the record if they did i wouldn't be slow in telling to **** off to Lansdowne road if they wanted to start that ****.

copacetic

corny wrote: »

LOL Funny enough i've been to every Dublin Championship for the past 15 years or so. I don't just turn up with the fair weather supporters with free tickets, like your good self, to see some fireworks. In that time i've never had someone repeatedly out of their seat in front of me. And for the record if they did i wouldn't be slow in telling to **** off to Lansdowne road if they wanted to start that ****.

I dunno where your seat is so but must be a some weird spot. free tickets? how do you work that out? that's some amateur trolling there.

corny

copacetic wrote: »

I dunno where your seat is so but must be a some weird spot. free tickets? how do you work that out? that's some amateur trolling there.

No weird spot no, just the Cusack stand. You didn't know the GAA offered 2 'free tickets' to every club in the country for the 125 year celebrations? There wereloads of them floating around. I figured a person with little experience of Croke Park probably got their hands on a pair and now they think they're experts on the place. Safe assumption because you haven't a clue what you're talking about. And what does amateur trolling mean anyway?

fullstop

corny wrote: »

No weird spot no, just the Cusack stand. You didn't know the GAA offered 2 'free tickets' to every club in the country for the 125 year celebrations? There wereloads of them floating around. I figured a person with little experience of Croke Park probably got their hands on a pair and now they think they're experts on the place. Safe assumption because you haven't a clue what you're talking about. And what does amateur trolling mean anyway?

You are talking some sh!te

corny

fullstop wrote: »

You are talking some sh!te

LOL nice one

Scruff

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

You're not by any chance that pig ignorant abusive fat **** from Cork who was sitting behind me on the hogan lower who nearly knocked me out of my seat to abuse and hit the guy in front of me who was there with is kid?

randomer

Scruff wrote: »

You're not by any chance that pig ignorant abusive fat **** from Cork who was sitting behind me on the hogan lower who nearly knocked me out of my seat to abuse and hit the guy in front of me who was there with is kid?

Definitely not.

Noopti

What a non issue.

People stand up during all sporting events when something exciting happens. And most of the time it is only for a few moments. If a group of people are constantly standing up for no real reason, then fair enough it can be annoying, but the majority of the time it is all part of the atmosphere of the sport.

irishbucsfan

I just find it hilarious that a person can go and sit and watch 30 players on a field playing one of the most physically demanding sports on the planet and then complain when they have to stand up at various points in the game.

Although, I kept having this horrible problem at mass on Sunday morning, people kept standing and sitting and kneeling and all sorts of things. Very off-putting.

Scruff

randomer wrote:

Definitely not.

Good to hear! I can understand people being annoyed at people standing up but this guy was unreal. About 8 of us around him let him know what we thought of him.

Been at a good number of games of all disciplines at Croker and never heard the like of it before. I’m of the opinion though that if you go to a match and arent able to accept that people will stand up and jump up and down when excited ye should have watched it at home.

Crash

I think there's a big difference though, between standard crowd standing stuff, which everyones used to, no one cares about, and that one annoying dickhead (or group thereof) that stand for EVERYTHING. For no reason whatsoever. Other than they're just idiots.

Latchy

This has being happening in premership / football league grounds since they first introduced alll seater stadium .It's the domino effect Welcome to 21rst century viewing OP

finlma

Did they knock the prawn sandwich and skinny latte out of your hand?

People stand at matches when they get excited - get over it.

randomer

finlma wrote: »

Did they knock the prawn sandwich and skinny latte out of your hand?

People stand at matches when they get excited - get over it.

But why do they pay extra for the seat then? Would they not be better off buying tickets in the terrace?

randomer

randomer wrote: »

But why do they pay extra for the seat then? Would they not be better off buying tickets in the terrace?

When tickets are as scarce as they are for 6N, you take any ticket you get.

randomer

Deleted User wrote: »

When tickets are as scarce as they are for 6N, you take any ticket you get.

Fair point.

MikeHoncho

finlma wrote: »

Did they knock the prawn sandwich and skinny latte out of your hand?

People stand at matches when they get excited - get over it.

I feckin wish you could get Prawn Sandwiches and Skinny Lates. The coffee at the concesions is muck and the hotdogs arent fit for human consumption. Thats for another thread though.

I dont see a problem with people standing up when the action gets exciting as long as they dont do it all the time and when its not neccesary.

Robbo

There was a group of about 50 near me (myself included) in Hogan lower who were on our feet when France spent 2 mins camped about 5 meters out in the second half.

We were told to sit down by a couple who may well have been Fionnuala and Charles O'Carroll-Kelly. They may have had some purchase had she not been wearing a massive vision-obscuring fur hat...

katzenjammer

randomer wrote: »

But why do they pay extra for the seat then? Would they not be better off buying tickets in the terrace?

I thought the match was fully seated, no?


The 'sit-down' police really p!ss me off (I'm talking about the unreasonable ones, not the ones who have a 7ft giant standing for the whole match...)

Last saturday some wagon behind me started complaining because everyone was standing between the president's salute and the anthems :rolleyes:

jimmyboy

So what happens when people stand up to sing and get an atmosphere going?
Should they be told to sit down?

Dubliner28

randomer wrote: »

I was at the game yesterday and had some really good seats. But for some reason the people two rows in front of me (who had a perfrect view) kept standing up every time something exciting happened in our half of the field.

When they stood up, so did the people in front of us, and once they were standing up everyones view was obscured.

After paying 90 euro per ticket, why do people have to stand up? If they want to stand up and watch the game, why not pay for cheaper tickets?

If I am at Croke Park again any time soon I am going to buy a mallet like those ones in the Wack-a-mole game. Anyone stands up in front of me and they will get whacked!

Watch the match in a cinema the next time

conman78

Dubliner28 wrote: »

Watch the match in a cinema the next time

Too true....

I take it this thread was started by someone with little experience of visiting stadia for big games. No offence intended and great to see people getting involved to support their country, county or whatever but the simple fact of life is people will always stand for one reason or another as the tension or excitement gets them.

Been going to Croker to All Irelands, Thurles, Donnybrook & Lansdowne for soccer and rugby since was a nipper...has always happened, couldnt always see the action but loved the atmosphere and have been hooked ever since. Let yourself go as Hector says, get into it and you'll enjoy it whole lot more...or go with people that do let go, will help you get into quicker! So no solution sorry but a little flask in the pocket to cheer you up is always a winner!!