Will they open the Upper Tiers for Sunday?

ThinkAboutIt

I see they are only selling lower atm, will they open up the upper do you think?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

Can see it being a close one to call. I'd imagine the numbers being something in the region of;

Cork: 5,000
Kerry: 5,000
Donegal: 15,000
Kildare: 13,000

Roscommon minors are playing aswell and will probably bring c. 2,000 - add on a couple of thousand neutrals and I'd estimate there'll be a little over 40,000.

My numbers could be way out here but factoring in the fact that they're opening the Hill, I think you'd fit that number in without opening the top tier. Open to correction on this.

buckwheat

deccurley wrote: »

Can see it being a close one to call. I'd imagine the numbers being something in the region of;

Cork: 5,000
Kerry: 5,000
Donegal: 15,000
Kildare: 13,000

Roscommon minors are playing aswell and will probably bring c. 2,000 - add on a couple of thousand neutrals and I'd estimate there'll be a little over 40,000.

My numbers could be way out here but factoring in the fact that they're opening the Hill, I think you'd fit that number in without opening the top tier. Open to correction on this.

I'd expect Kildare to bring closer to 20k. There will be some neutrals as well. Might not be enough to open the top tiers though

ShamoBuc

deccurley wrote: »

Can see it being a close one to call. I'd imagine the numbers being something in the region of;

Cork: 5,000
Kerry: 5,000
Donegal: 15,000
Kildare: 13,000

Roscommon minors are playing aswell and will probably bring c. 2,000 - add on a couple of thousand neutrals and I'd estimate there'll be a little over 40,000.

My numbers could be way out here but factoring in the fact that they're opening the Hill, I think you'd fit that number in without opening the top tier. Open to correction on this.

Thought the hill was closed.

Neeson

ShamoBuc wrote: »

Thought the hill was closed.

It's open. Tickets now on sale.

iwasonbwh

There was word of 25000 Donegal fans going...

Neeson

Upper cusack is open for Saturday now anyway. I suppose they open it before hogan because the camera faces it!

K-9

buckwheat wrote: »

I'd expect Kildare to bring closer to 20k. There will be some neutrals as well. Might not be enough to open the top tiers though

Think Donegal might as well. I think the level of interest in this is close to the 03 AI Semi aganist Armagh or the Ulster final in 04.

curry-muff

K-9 wrote: »

Think Donegal might as well. I think the level of interest in this is close to the 03 AI Semi aganist Armagh or the Ulster final in 04.

The Muff club is running up huge orders already and I know lots of people who have already bought theirs in Super Value so it appears Croke Park fever has indeed hit the hills.

Stinicker

curry-muff wrote: »

The Muff club is running up huge orders already and I know lots of people who have already bought theirs in Super Value so it appears Croke Park fever has indeed hit the hills.

The trains from Kingdom have sold out amazingly CIE sold train tickets at €40 return instead of their price gouging €75 which they tried last September. That backfired and there was seats empty on the train to the AI-Final.

A good Kerry contingent going up and alot of people will drive though. My mother last night said, I might go, you'd never know I might see Daniel O'Donnell, :D:D Irish mammies lol!

wirelessdude01

Cusack upper tier open for Saturday anyway.

Neeson

Lower cusack now closed for Sunday. Must be selling fast.

los cules

the predictions here for each county's support is hilarious , there will be over 70k in croke park sunday ,might even be close to full house ... the guy that says kerry wiil have 5k at the games must not follow GAA very closely ! they will be 16k- 18k fans from kerry at the game ... kerry had 5k in mullingar and about 7k in limerick , no way will they be less than 70k at these games..

Always_Running

los cules wrote: »

the predictions here for each county's support is hilarious , there will be over 70k in croke park sunday ,might even be close to full house ... the guy that says kerry wiil have 5k at the games must not follow GAA very closely ! they will be 16k- 18k fans from kerry at the game ... kerry had 5k in mullingar and about 7k in limerick , no way will they be less than 70k at these games..

70k for quarter finals no chance. Between 45-55,000 max on Sunday i'd say and the only likely sell out this year will be the All Ireland final.

Syferus

Good chance of at least breaking 50k Sunday, even 55k doesn't seem impossible. Opening the Hill only encourages people torn about going to make the trip and the bill is attractive to any fan of football, whatever county they're from.

wirelessdude01

Also the fact it is a bank holiday weekend reduces the amount of people that will go. People already had family stuff/holidays planned so that will reduce the crowd.

eastmayo

Iam in upper cusack for saturday.section 703 row A,dose anyone no is that row sitting right at the front?

jimmy the car

eastmayo wrote: »

Iam in upper cusack for saturday.section 703 row A,dose anyone no is that row sitting right at the front?

Yes you should be front row around the 20 metre line....


http://crokestadium.sitesuite.ws/page/stadium_seating_plan.html

Steven81

Any neutral will go on to the game on sunday, 2 close matches that could go both ways, saturdays should be more one sided.

I would expect a crowd of 50-60k depending on the weather, the Lily whites and Donegal having the majority.

eastmayo

jimmy the car wrote: »

eastmayo wrote: »

Iam in upper cusack for saturday.section 703 row A,dose anyone no is that row sitting right at the front?

Yes you should be front row around the 20 metre line....


http://crokestadium.sitesuite.ws/page/stadium_seating_plan.html

Thanks for that

Neeson

Here's an interactive map to get an idea of the view.

www.crokepark.ie/about/seating-plans

Syferus

wirelessdude01 wrote: »

Also the fact it is a bank holiday weekend reduces the amount of people that will go. People already had family stuff/holidays planned so that will reduce the crowd.

The opposite is probably more true - people choosing to make a weekend of it in Dublin and catching their county's match as well.

lilywhites28

According to Hawfield demand has increased significantly on previous games. Expect a huge Lilywhite army to roll into croker to shout on the lads. Looking forward to it. Up the lilies! :cool: Kildare and Donegal will have majority of support.

Prop Joe

Was speaking to a Ticketmaster rep this morning,He said over 65,000 tickets have been sold already for Sunday

DoctaDee

If they've opened Hill & Upr Stands for Sunday you can take it there's +65k expected

Neeson

No Upper hogan opened yet though.

ohyesthefinest

Upper Davin and Cusack open?

Dr. Kenneth Noisewater

los cules wrote: »

the predictions here for each county's support is hilarious , there will be over 70k in croke park sunday ,might even be close to full house ... the guy that says kerry wiil have 5k at the games must not follow GAA very closely ! they will be 16k- 18k fans from kerry at the game ... kerry had 5k in mullingar and about 7k in limerick , no way will they be less than 70k at these games..

Take my word for it that I am a big follower of the GAA, if I wasn't why the flip would I be on this forum pulling numbers out of my backside?! This won't be the first time I've been to a QF double header in Dublin involving Kerry.

Anyway, 16k - 18k sounds a bit outlandish to me but if Kerry bring those numbers to a QF then fair play to them, I just can't see it to be honest after 20,000 odd Kerry fans turned out in Killarney the other week.

Syferus

No reason to open the upper tier unless the lower is filled out. The atmosphere is far better for everyone when people are less scattered around the stadium. This thread really should have been merged with the other ones on pretty much the same topics.

shiibata

Got Upper Cusack from club today, section 704

Neeson

ohyesthefinest wrote: »

Upper Davin and Cusack open?

The upper Cusack stand is. I assume they open it first because the TV cameras face that direction so it gives the stadium a fuller effect on TV.

Syferus

The uppers are open now.

curry-muff

Stinicker wrote: »

The trains from Kingdom have sold out amazingly CIE sold train tickets at €40 return instead of their price gouging €75 which they tried last September. That backfired and there was seats empty on the train to the AI-Final.

A good Kerry contingent going up and alot of people will drive though. My mother last night said, I might go, you'd never know I might see Daniel O'Donnell, :D:D Irish mammies lol!

There's hope yet for Mrs Stinicker

martyeds

curry-muff wrote: »

There's hope yet for Mrs Stinicker

Seriously Daniel, that jersey is at least 10 years old.

ohyesthefinest

Syferus wrote: »

The uppers are open now.

All of them?

Syferus

ohyesthefinest wrote: »

All of them?

Only 'Cusack' is available on tickets.ie, but last I checked they're trying to burn off tickets in Section 715 which is essentially the Davin/Canal Stand.

curry-muff

martyeds wrote: »

Seriously Daniel, that jersey is at least 10 years old.

It's the 02 top, so yeah exactly 10 years old

Our man Daniel kicks it retro.

Prop Joe

Syferus wrote: »

Only 'Cusack' is available on tickets.ie, but last I checked they're trying to burn off tickets in Section 715 which is essentially the Davin/Canal Stand.

Now it's only Lower Davin avalible,Which i was told was sold out today?

Syferus

Prop Joe wrote: »

Now it's only Lower Davin avalible,Which i was told was sold out today?

I think the jumpiness of the offerings is due to clubs and other outlets returning unsold tickets and tickets.ie offering them on their website.

henke

Hogan Upper now also available on tickets.ie. They must be anticipating a good crowd.

To Alcohol

Just got tickets for the upper Hogan. Crowd could be close to 60,000.

Steven81

52329, not the biggest attendance for a Dublin match and double header

df1985

BIG Kildare crowd expected tomorrow. Upper hogan open. They horse crowd are all leaving Galway to be back!

To Alcohol

df1985 wrote: »

BIG Kildare crowd expected tomorrow. Upper hogan open. They horse crowd are all leaving Galway to be back!

Lol. I left first thing Saturday morning to be back.