The Sunday Game Thread

munchkin_utd wrote: »

Firstly, if you are involved in the GAA and can make a good case on day or the night before in Dublin you will get a ticket.
I was chatting to a Tyrone ladies player who never goes to mens county games as she was too busy playing playing for ladies club and county and training a clatter of underage teams that she valued having a day off (possibly even then no more than an afternoon) and following the game on TV or radio.
She travelled to Dublin without a ticket and had one in no time.

Second thing is to just travel up.
My fairweather Tryone supporter friend travelled up for the second of their all ireland wins (for the first he pulled a premium ticket through work, and bring a VERY protestant company there was nobody else in the queue) and just bided his time and got a ticket in one of the pubs near croker from a lad that either couldnt be arsed or was stood up by a friend. It was a sprint to make it for the throw in but he did.
Or, again go to Dublin and hang round the security cordon before the game. I know of many instances of people I know who have been stood up and have just handed the tickets to the guards to pass on to a deserving fan.

This argument is total horsesh!t. No 1 to expect someone to travel 150 miles and then go around pubs the night before and day of a game effectively begging for a ticket is pretty offensive imo. No 2 it usually doesnt work, particularly if its a final with a big demand. Sure, we all know people who picked up tickets the day of the game. I know plenty who didnt as well.

Figsy32 wrote: »

That's the point really though. There is such high demand for finals that there is no system that's going to work perfectly. The season ticket system and giving them to clubs at least strikes the balance between people who go to games and those who do work in their clubs. You shouldn't ignore either type of person. Unfortunately though there's not enough tickets to cater for all of each type of person.

Agree totally. The system at present is as close to perfect as is ever going be achieved. 90% of the hard luck stories you hear are either untrue or from people who dont have a legitimate gripe.

Stoner wrote: »

we were issued with notice that ID supporting the ticket owner matches the season ticket was in place.

I've spoken to the season ticket office before and was told that this isn't the case? I was told that someone else could use my ticket but that no one person could scan two tickets (e.g. if someone couldn't use their ticket, so their attendance wouldn't be affected).

Every county as far as I know? Some sell out faster than others I'd imagine. I've had mine from day 1 so have just renewed. I did add an extra ticket this year though without any hassle so they're definitely still selling them to 'new' people.

BonnieSituation wrote: »

All depends on your county.

I've had my Adult and a Child ticket for my brother since day one and there's been no hope of getting another Adult ST for Dublin.

AFAIK Dublin and Mayo are oversubscribed and Tyrone are close to being so or were.

How many season ticket holders are there in Dublin? Would all Dublin ST holders be guaranteed a ticket if Dublin get to the all Ireland final?

commonsense. wrote: »

Cork's hurling problems distilled down to one word - schools. Nonsense. Oh it were that simple. Our hurling problems run so much deeper that that.

Our only viable professional sport is built on an excellent schools structure. You seem to want to believe that your hurling problems are all very complicated when the simple reason is you dont produce enough underage players. Again you should use the example of Dublin collages, which brought Dublin hurling from being beaten by Laois and Westmeath to the point where they won a national league and a leinster championship.

This thread has gone way off point

So will Brolly eventually get fired or not ?

keeponhurling wrote:

So will Brolly eventually get fired or not ?

They are on a year to year contract aren't they. It would just be a case of not renewing it?

K-9 wrote: »

He's a bit like Dunphy, he's getting very staid now, but while he still comes out with gems like Cavanagh 2 years ago and gets 1,000's of people talking, they'll keep him.

I thought refusing to discuss the Kildare-Cork match, and interrupting Ciarán Whelan when did try to, was a new low.
Maybe more of Tomás Ó Sé or Dessie Dolan would be better

By the way, I'd hardly call his personalising of criticism of Cavanagh as a "gem".

I was a big fan of Tomas O'Se last year, but I think he's getting just a bit stale this year. He is being too careful and too cute to say anything that will rock the boat in or for Kerry. He certainly isn't afraid of doing it in his newspaper column, but he's becoming a bit predictable on the Sunday Game imo.

I like it when they rotate the pundits. It gets very stale having the same old faces on, day in and day out. But I think the show would be much better overall if had more proper journalists on, the likes of Malachy Clerkin, Eoin McDevitt, Paul Kimmage etc etc would be a great addition. They don't have the same bias that the former players and managers have. Nor are they are all that petrified of pissing off their former playing colleague or the spectators of one particular county. Nor are they speaking with a hidden agenda, because they have an eye on a managerial job themselves.

They tend to be better at expressing themselves too and don't talk in empty cliches. Being a retired star player, doesn't mean that you are automatically a good communicator. They are also often better informed over all, as they follow the sport and go to games for a living. They don't spend their working week in a classroom or a factory. By all means, have the former players and managers on, they add a unique perspective that the regular journalists can't. But mix it up a bit. Having them all be former players is too one sided.

keeponhurling wrote: »

I thought refusing to discuss the Kildare-Cork match, and interrupting Ciarán Whelan when did try to, was a new low.
Maybe more of Tomás Ó Sé or Dessie Dolan would be better

By the way, I'd hardly call his personalising of criticism of Cavanagh as a "gem".

Its pure gold for the Sunday Game though.

Jayop wrote: »

What he said about Cavanagh should have been a sackable offence for an amateur sport. He's a twat of the highest order.

Add that to his "Marty" quote and how he's still there is a mystery.

Brolly is The Sunday Game's equivalent of a shock jock. He's similar to the DJ Howard Stern. When Stern's ratings were going through the roof a survey was done to find out why such a controversial and offensive personality was so successful. They found that those who liked him listened to him to hear what he'd say next and that those who disliked him listened to him to find out what he'd say next. I'd suggest Brolly is somewhat similar and that RTE knows that.