Dublin GAA Discussion Thread MOD WARNING POST #2944

DoctaDee · 24-08-2015 11:55PM

The club got their ticket allocation last week. Seeing as I sit at the top table occasionally I'll ask the Sec if he has any returns when he's doling them out this Thursday. Most of them are for upper cusack so vertigo sufferers are warned!

ProudDUB · 24-08-2015 11:56PM

No probs. The only thing is that if the PP and season tickets are under subscribed, and more tickets become available, they will probably go on general sale. I don't think that the Dorset St office will have exclusive rights to selling them. People will probably be able to buy them in Centras, Supervalus, online on tickets.ie, as well as the Dorset St. That's my guess anyway, but I'll find out for sure tomorrow.

Slattsy · 25-08-2015 12:03AM

Cheers lads, i'll buy yiz a lollipop.

Flukey · 25-08-2015 12:11AM

Because it is not really practical for a lot of people to get to Dorset Street, a lot of Parnell Pass holders buy their tickets online or through other sources, so a lot of the actual tickets are freed up. They use their passes to get into the club matches and guarantee a final ticket, should we get there, but rarely go to Dorset Street. The Dublin County Board should have a better way of people getting their tickets. You can actually renew your pass online, but can't get the individual match tickets that way. Anyway, getting back to the point, Tuesday is usually Parnell Pass day and after that, people can buy them. So any of you that don't have a Parnell Pass might still get some tickets later in the week, even ones that are initially reserved for Parnell Pass holders. I'll be getting my ticket on Tuesday too. Hopefully I'll also have reason to go there on Tuesday the 15th of September.

DoctaDee · 25-08-2015 12:39AM

Looks to me like all the punditry will have us as underdogs come Sunday. My only concern would be our relative lack of options off the bench...and strange to be saying this given the lads underwhelming intro to the IC game but O'Gara has been a huge force recently against Mayo..he will be sorely missed. Having played most of the year in 3rd gear and to the most part a sterile atmosphere at Croker blind optimism comes into play that the big stage and a full house will raise the performance. A Dublin team approaching anywhere near their top form will win out

ProudDUB · 25-08-2015 12:39AM

That's very true Flukey. I rarely buy my tickets in the the Dorset St office. I usually get them on line or in Supervalu. There is no real benefit to making the trek into the ticket office, unless you want to sit in a specific section/row to be near friends, or you just have a preference for sitting in certain areas. But the semi sold out so quickly, the tickets were all gone before I even thought about getting a ticket, so I have no choice but to head into Dorset St tomorrow. I'd imagine a lot of PP holders got similarly caught out.

I'm trying not to think about how depleted our bench is this year. For a player who took so much flak early on in his career, I think that O'Gara's loss could be very deeply felt this year.

DoctaDee · 25-08-2015 12:45AM

ProudDUB wrote: »

That's very true Flukey. I rarely buy my tickets in the the Dorset St office. I usually get them on line or in Supervalu. There is no real benefit to making the trek into the ticket office, unless you want to sit in a specific section/row to be near friends, or you just have a preference for sitting in certain areas. But the semi sold out so quickly, the tickets were all gone before I even thought about getting a ticket, so I have no choice but to head into Dorset St tomorrow. I'd imagine a lot of PP holders got similarly caught out.

I have a sneaky suspicion we're gonna get lumbered with upper tier tickets .. the warmest day in Ireland can feel like an igloo up there. Must have a look thru me Winter wardrobe for an overcoat and scarf

ProudDUB · 25-08-2015 12:57AM

I know what you mean. I was in 728 for the Galway/Tipp match. It was so bloody cold, we had to move down to the lower level at half time & scab some free seats. I'll be on the Hill on Sunday. It always hot as fcuk there, being so tightly packed in like sardines, so no need to worry about the cold. During the league and the Leinster champo games, I prefer to be in the Lr Hogan, as I likes me creature comforts & the back can't handle standing all that well. But once we head to knock out games, I prefer to be with my own kind.

DoctaDee · 25-08-2015 01:29AM

Ahaaa you've a terrace PP but indulge yerself with the creature comforts of the stands most of the year?

I'm renewing on a terrace PP next year as the young fella wants to get in with the hard nutz. Ive told him of the old hill and the rivers of beer wee and the occasional warm feeling down his leg when you didn't get the billy from yer man behind that he was gonna water his shoes. Jumpers for goalposts thems were the days!

Flukey · 25-08-2015 01:37AM

Croke Park can be very cold, especially in the upper decks. They do give you a whole different perspective on the game though, enabling you to see movements better and who's free and so on. You see tactics in action, that you can't see at ground level. So apart from sometimes being a bit cooler, it is a good place to view a match. A corner in the upper deck is better than a corner in the lower deck, that's for sure. You don't have as much of a problem of people standing up in front of you either.

That is one of the most annoying things about the lower deck: We can all see everything when everyone is sitting, but then some idiot stands up and the domino effect kicks in and you sometimes miss that crucial bit of action because someone stands up in front of you. :mad: Sometimes I think they should have safety belts on the seats and strap everyone in, so nobody can stand up. Then we'd all see the game.

They could be on timer locks too, to stop people heading for the loos, bars and shops just before half time and blocking everyone else's view.

ProudDUB · 25-08-2015 01:41AM

DoctaDee wrote: »

Ahaaa you've a terrace PP but indulge yerself with the creature comforts of the stands most of the year?

I'm renewing on a terrace PP next year as the young fella wants to get in with the hard nutz. Ive told him of the old hill and the rivers of beer wee and the occasional warm feeling down his leg when you didn't get the billy from yer man behind that he was gonna water his shoes. Jumpers for goalposts thems were the days!

Yep. I can not lie. I have a soft spot for that bar area at the back of the Canal End. You can't bate sitting there on a bitterly, bitterly cold February night and warming your feet on the radiators that are at the perfect height to prop your feet on. The rows of seats in front of the windows, are usually empty, so you have a perfect view of the pitch. I do try and watch the game from my actual seat, but that is a wonderfully warm bolt hole, when Mother Nature is in an exceptionally bad mood.

The great thing about having a terrace PP terrace, is that when you go in to get your Spring Series master ticket, they'll give you a stand one if you ask for it. They know the place is gonna be 2/3 empty, so its no skin off their nose where you sit. So you get to sit in with the posh folks in the stand, but you only paid for a terrace PP. Score !

BonnieSituation · 25-08-2015 07:35AM

ProudDUB wrote: »

No probs. The only thing is that if the PP and season tickets are under subscribed, and more tickets become available, they will probably go on general sale. I don't think that the Dorset St office will have exclusive rights to selling them. People will probably be able to buy them in Centras, Supervalus, online on tickets.ie, as well as the Dorset St. That's my guess anyway, but I'll find out for sure tomorrow.

Which makes a mockery of where some of us have been seated for the game.

I would have been better off using my opt-out and buying a general ticket.

BonnieSituation · 25-08-2015 08:46AM

And my daily foray into the Kerry GAA thread has left me with sore eyes from all the rolling they did.

Jeebus that shpot should be quarantined.

donkey balls · 25-08-2015 11:46AM

Flukey wrote: »

I have the Parnell Pass. I am going in to Dorset Street to get my ticket tomorrow. There are usually a few other queueing up at the non-Pass windows trying to get some. It'll be interesting to see if there are any there tomorrow and if they are getting any.

My Da just called me to say he picked up our tickets at Dorset st,He said that there was a fare few people both with Parnell passes and others without them looking for extra/spare tickets.
There was none available this has to be the fastest selling semi final I've ever witnessed.

25-08-2015 11:49AM

I think whoever wins on Sunday the whole country will be supporting them in the final.

BonnieSituation · 25-08-2015 12:04PM

donkey balls wrote: »

My Da just called me to say he picked up our tickets at Dorset st,He said that there was a fare few people both with Parnell passes and others without them looking for extra/spare tickets.
There was none available this has to be the fastest selling semi final I've ever witnessed.

The 2013 semi was the same.

CurryFlavoured · 25-08-2015 12:29PM

donkey balls wrote: »

My Da just called me to say he picked up our tickets at Dorset st,He said that there was a fare few people both with Parnell passes and others without them looking for extra/spare tickets.
There was none available this has to be the fastest selling semi final I've ever witnessed.

So did he get tickets or were there none available?

Stoner · 25-08-2015 12:29PM

Deleted User wrote: »

I think whoever wins on Sunday the whole country will be supporting them in the final.

I don't know Mayomaffia, i was in West Clare recently and they had Kerry flags up. I don't even think they'd shout for Mayo vs Kerry there, never mind us.

25-08-2015 12:31PM

Stoner wrote: »

I don't know Mayomaffia, i was in West Clare recently and they had Kerry flags up. I don't even think they'd shout for Mayo vs Kerry there, never mind us.

They were just Kerry refugees, we even had to take a few in

ultrapercy · 25-08-2015 12:33PM

corny wrote: »

Don't think it has anything to do with winning or losing, invariably people see what they want to see.

For what its worth i agree Mayo were slightly stronger in the first half against Dublin in 2013 and the scoreline flattered us. What you're missing though is that at the start of the second Dublin effectively took the game away from Mayo when they upped the ante. Andy Morans goal, just as poor from a Dublin perspective, put a gloss on it for Mayo. They got nothing from play and were crucified in the middle third. Dublin paced themselves far better on a warm day was my overriding memory of proceedings.

BTW the evidence would suggest Dublin are a fitter team because on both occasions Mayo have weakened first. (second half 2013, last 20 2012) Dublin upped the intensity and Mayo wilted.

Mayo outscored Dublin in 13 so the goals were vital. Both Dublin goals were soft from a defensive point of view (althoough obviously from an offensive point of view they were well worked esp the second goal) Bastic had a hugh influence on the result for sure but Mayo sideline should have moved to counter the kick out to him from Claxton. Overall I think Mayo are more rounded and streetwise now and even more physically developed. Sunday will be very interesting and my main hope is that the winner of that game wins the AI. Mayo have every chance and Dublin are not the strong favourites the bookies odds suggest they are.

25-08-2015 12:36PM

ultrapercy wrote: »

Mayo outscored Dublin in 13 so the goals were vital. Both Dublin goals were soft from a defensive point of view (althoough obviously from an offensive point of view they were well worked esp the second goal) Bastic had a hugh influence on the result for sure but Mayo sideline should have moved to counter the kick out to him from Claxton. Overall I think Mayo are more rounded and streetwise now and even more physically developed. Sunday will be very interesting and my main hope is that the winner of that game wins the AI. Mayo have every chance and Dublin are not the strong favourites the bookies odds suggest they are.

There was some massive mistakes by Horan in that game. Cafferkey is still a weak point at the back, he can't jump. But Brogan is a few years older so hopefully can't jump as high either.

Flukey · 25-08-2015 12:45PM

donkey balls wrote: »

My Da just called me to say he picked up our tickets at Dorset st,He said that there was a fare few people both with Parnell passes and others without them looking for extra/spare tickets.
There was none available this has to be the fastest selling semi final I've ever witnessed.

CurryFlavoured wrote: »

So did he get tickets or were there none available?

I got my Parnell Pass ticket. Section 335, which is Lower Hogan, second last section, very close to the Nally. That is where I've been given them all season. On this occasion I will be very close to the back, so if it rains I should be ok, unlike last Sunday.

There were two Parnell Pass windows open and one other. I asked the girl if she expected any returns, and she said no. I think the other window is just for other reserved ticket allocations. Not sure if it was him, but a guy went to that window and asked for tickets for Alan Larkin, who is of course a member of the team in the 1970s. Another day I was in, I heard someone asking for tickets for Sean Haughey. So it appears that unless you have a Parnell Pass or a specially reserved ticket, you won't have any luck in Dorset Street. You could try later in the week though. You never know.

BonnieSituation · 25-08-2015 12:51PM

ultrapercy wrote: »

Mayo outscored Dublin in 13 so the goals were vital. Both Dublin goals were soft from a defensive point of view (althoough obviously from an offensive point of view they were well worked esp the second goal) Bastic had a hugh influence on the result for sure but Mayo sideline should have moved to counter the kick out to him from Claxton. Overall I think Mayo are more rounded and streetwise now and even more physically developed. Sunday will be very interesting and my main hope is that the winner of that game wins the AI. Mayo have every chance and Dublin are not the strong favourites the bookies odds suggest they are.

YES!

Padkir · 25-08-2015 12:53PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

There was some massive mistakes by Horan in that game. Cafferkey is still a weak point at the back, he can't jump. But Brogan is a few years older so hopefully can't jump as high either.

Caff is a player I like (and I accept he divides opinions), but he always seems to struggle against Brogan. Lot to be said for changing up and putting Cunniffe or possibly Barrett on him? Discuss! ;-)

ProudDUB · 25-08-2015 12:56PM

Considering how often Mayo people dismiss Brogans two goals in 2013 as being lucky, easy, soft, flukey etc etc....it's amazing how Mayo haven't managed to score goals just like 'em in their own All Ireland finals, isn't it? If they were that easy & soft to score, you'd think that they'd be scoring a dozen of them per game.

God forbid a player with razor sharp poaching instincts & reflexes should ever get the credit that he deserves. Of course there were defensive lapses that contributed to the goals being scored, there generally are. But exploiting them, is what being a marquee forward is all about imo.

25-08-2015 01:01PM

Padkir wrote: »

Caff is a player I like (and I accept he divides opinions), but he always seems to struggle against Brogan. Lot to be said for changing up and putting Cunniffe or possibly Barrett on him? Discuss! ;-)

Barrett is very short, I'd expect like the semi Moran will be in there for the high dropping balls. He will be needed to stop the Dub midfield rampaging through the centre creating an overlap as well.

Padkir · 25-08-2015 01:26PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Barrett is very short, I'd expect like the semi Moran will be in there for the high dropping balls. He will be needed to stop the Dub midfield rampaging through the centre creating an overlap as well.

Well that's possible alright, even if it's not Moran specifically there will be a big man needed for that exact role. But someone needs to be specifically man for man with Brogan too for the balls into the corner, etc. and I'm just suggesting given past performances that Caff isn't the man for the job.

25-08-2015 01:30PM

Padkir wrote: »

Well that's possible alright, even if it's not Moran specifically there will be a big man needed for that exact role. But someone needs to be specifically man for man with Brogan too for the balls into the corner, etc. and I'm just suggesting given past performances that Caff isn't the man for the job.

Caff is too easily turned, it'll probably be Higgins.

CurryFlavoured · 25-08-2015 01:34PM

Flukey wrote: »

I got my Parnell Pass ticket. Section 335, which is Lower Hogan, second last section, very close to the Nally. That is where I've been given them all season. On this occasion I will be very close to the back, so if it rains I should be ok, unlike last Sunday.

There were two Parnell Pass windows open and one other. I asked the girl if she expected any returns, and she said no. I think the other window is just for other reserved ticket allocations. Not sure if it was him, but a guy went to that window and asked for tickets for Alan Larkin, who is of course a member of the team in the 1970s. Another day I was in, I heard someone asking for tickets for Sean Haughey. So it appears that unless you have a Parnell Pass or a specially reserved ticket, you won't have any luck in Dorset Street. You could try later in the week though. You never know.

Thanks for that. No use in me going in yet but I'll keep an eye out.

Padkir · 25-08-2015 01:35PM

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Caff is too easily turned, it'll probably be Higgins.

Given how well Higgins tends to play in a freer role though, I'd be reluctant to tie him down to man-marking Brogan, although that might be what happens.

Anyway, better take this back to the Mayo discussion thread before we get lynched! ;-)

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