keeponhurling wrote: » Given the height differential, I'm guessing we'll start David Fitzgerald ahead of Morey for this one ?
keeponhurling wrote: » So what are Clare's chances to win ? Although the bookies have Galway as strong favourites, I'm feeling quite optimistic. I like that the management tend to change things up. We of course can't match Galway aerially, so will need to use a lot of quick low ball, something this team can and I expect will do. Even the likes of Conlon or Duggan could struggle to win high ball against this Galway team, so we need to be prepared for it. Clare won't ever fear Galway, and with Tony Kelly and Shane O'Donnell showing glimpses of form, I think we can win.
BloodyBill wrote: » I like the spin and I like President Trump. The time and effort put into that grid shows your passion and interest for the small ball. The only issue I have with the grid is that it doesn't take into account the likes of Limerick City where rugby is the main sport. While many great hurling supporters come from the city it's really the Western division that form the backbone of Limerick support. How come Ennis has such a poor hurling culture in comparison to similar sized towns in other parts of the country?
Stationmaster wrote: » Did you forget the smily face at the bottom of your post!!?? If you keep going with posts like that Donald Trumps PR team will be onto you for a job....
Clareman wrote: » I don't know what happened when I copied and pasted from excel into the table function on here so here's a image In round 1 there was 24,490 at Clare's match, round 2 13,736, they didn't have a round 3, round 4 20,782 and in round 5 18,803, that's a total of 77,811 at Clare matches for an average attendance of 19,453. I added in another couple of columns to show the population of each county and then expressed the total attendance as a percentage of the population. Almost 2/3 of the population of Clare attended Clare games this year, that's some bandwagon.
Stationmaster wrote: » The upper hogan wasn't meant to be open - demand for tickets over the last few days caused them to open it. I'd imagine it means there'll be 50k plus at it if the whole stadium is open.
Benbecul97 wrote: » Got sorted with decent tickets, but it's such a shame that half-way line tickets are held back 'til 3 days before the game. You get punished for purchasing your tickets early. Unfortunately the muppets in GAA administration will never learn.
BloodyBill wrote: » Sorry can you explain that average attendances grid. I can't follow it.
Benbecul97 wrote: » Figerty, why waste your energy replying to these wind-up merchants??
Smith614 wrote: » Oh sweet Jaysus, so Croke Park at 5pm on a Saturday is a lot more convenient than 3pm on a Saturday in Cork???? Ah ye are fair weather supporters. Never there thru thick & thin. Desert the county after Munster final & back on board again now. By the way the attendance for Clare/ Tipp was a joke also.
Clareman wrote: » I would say Clare has a core support of around 10k - 12k, the match in Cork the last day had ~8k Clare supporters there but I know an awful lot of people that didn't travel the last day because of the time & venue.
Stationmaster wrote: » Excellent hogan stand upper tickets available now on tickets.ie.
BloodyBill wrote: » Good post and I take your point. However this seems to touch a raw nerve with some people. You talk about 'taking over Dublin in the 90s' but is that not what every county does when they reach a semi or final. Clare certainly didn't take over Thurles in Munster final day in 95. The stuff you talk about regarding people travelling from near and far is neither here nor there. 45 euros is not expensive for an All Ireland Semi. It's cheap in comparison to other sports. Davy Fitz says Clare have a core support of between 4 to 6000 diehards.. Would you agree with him?
Howitzer the 5th wrote: » BloodyBill wrote: » This is a tad embarrassing. All Clare posters want to do here is talk about parking. Why do Clare supporters not take the train if you are so concerned. Also a genuine question..how come Clare supporters never hang around after a game..It's like watching an exodus. Most other Munster counties hang around and enjoy the after game stuff. Clare are usually back around the 'badlands ' of mid Clare before other counties have left the stadium environs. The mid-nineties saw tens of thousands of Clare people from the county and the four corners of the globe with Clare heritage take over Dublin in those few short glorious years when we were top of the pile after four generations of hidings in Thurles. It was truly magical, epic in fact and so so happy. They hung around then I can tell you. In the intervening years, Clare returned to Croke park several times at various points but the same vigour and support never reached such proportions, maybe understandably. The Limerick win in 2013 was unexpected for many and it showed. The crowd hit the road even in victory very quickly. The all-Ireland final win naturally was different. The point being is that most counties fans bail out quickly whether in victory or defeat owing to travel distance and their travel schedule from Dublin. Its expensive to slug beer nowadays and to eat out. Besides it better to slug beer with your own friends at home. Ticket prices are steep enough. €45 for an all-Ireland semi-final. It might be a low enough crowd on Saturday. I'll follow Clare no matter what, where or when but its unreasonable for many to do so likewise in this day and age with extortinate costs. So people are entitled to worry about parking and not about 'hanging around' after a match.
BloodyBill wrote: » This is a tad embarrassing. All Clare posters want to do here is talk about parking. Why do Clare supporters not take the train if you are so concerned. Also a genuine question..how come Clare supporters never hang around after a game..It's like watching an exodus. Most other Munster counties hang around and enjoy the after game stuff. Clare are usually back around the 'badlands ' of mid Clare before other counties have left the stadium environs.
