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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Do you expect them to put the best seats in the house online and give the rest to season ticket holders?"
No no. I expect and am happy season ticket holders get first choice. So let's take Galway v Tipp tickets on sale since Monday afternoon season ticket holders for both counties say 8000 and that's been very generous. There should be plenty of decent tickets left for non season ticket holders but try and all you get is the corner flag or behind the goal. Simply we the GAA fans are been treated as s::::::::

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 26/07/2017 07:20:39    2023622

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"It shows no loyalty to people as they want you to buy tickets via these outlets all year until they know they don't need them anymore and hand the clubs them instead and come all ireland finals not one ticket is even availble to purchase through them outlets which is a slap in the face."


but why does somebody who goes into centra deserve loyalty?if they are as loyal as you say,they will get the season ticket as itll save them money anyway.
also you said above that not everybody in every county can get season ticket,that is true,but i doubt very much it is true in galway!

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 26/07/2017 07:42:52    2023623

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Foolish of me to think that the Dubs couldnt understand my grievance here.

They are too used to getting everything spoon fed to them in the GAA.

AustinGleeson6 (Galway) - Posts: 223 - 26/07/2017 08:54:06    2023640

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Replying To AustinGleeson6:  "Foolish of me to think that the Dubs couldnt understand my grievance here.

They are too used to getting everything spoon fed to them in the GAA."
You don't have a grievance.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 26/07/2017 10:00:54    2023680

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Replying To heartbroken:  "No no. I expect and am happy season ticket holders get first choice. So let's take Galway v Tipp tickets on sale since Monday afternoon season ticket holders for both counties say 8000 and that's been very generous. There should be plenty of decent tickets left for non season ticket holders but try and all you get is the corner flag or behind the goal. Simply we the GAA fans are been treated as s::::::::"
Tickets for the hurling and football semi finals have been on Ticketmaster for weeks, same every year. Why didn't you get your hurling tickets as soon as Galway won Leinster?

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7360 - 26/07/2017 10:10:37    2023690

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Going on tickets.ie the Thursday morning before a game usually works for me. Seems at that stage they put returns from clubs online. Good seats on offer too.

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 26/07/2017 10:54:19    2023724

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Replying To AustinGleeson6:  "Foolish of me to think that the Dubs couldnt understand my grievance here.

They are too used to getting everything spoon fed to them in the GAA."
I know, you should have been able to log on to the GAA website and choose exactly which seats you wanted
I went to U2 last week and I didn't get front row tickets when I tried to get them......disgraceful

keithlemon (Australia) - Posts: 920 - 26/07/2017 10:58:03    2023729

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The clubs and season ticket holders get the option of better ones. Go to your local club or wait til next week until more become available and come back from the clubs. I assume you'll have the option of the upper tier tickets next week also. There was tickets behind the goal in the Davin on sale yesterday. Excellent view from there.
Also, I assume you don't go to many games if you didn't know any of the above before now!

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 26/07/2017 11:04:19    2023730

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Replying To AustinGleeson6:  "I am a 47 year old man from Galway. Capaptaggle to be exact. I have been a loyal follower of all things Galway GAA my entire life.

I have the kids on the weekend of Aug 6th which absolutely put me on cloud 9 as I would love nothing more than to take my 3 young lads to see Galway v Tipp in the hurling.

I go online to purchase tickets earleir and all that I was being offered was section 336. Down in the very corner and no way I could alter the seats whatsoever. This was after waiting in a que for 10 or 15 minutes.

What is the story here ? The GAA just trying to get rid of the bad sports first ? Money Money Money.

Michael Duignan dead right."
Also, please tell me you're a Waterford native...or please explain your username...

tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 26/07/2017 11:07:18    2023733

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Yeah they make money out of the tickets instead of them going to the counties involved supporters who have gone to their counties games all year.
Plus it prevents county boards improving their hard-core support levels by capping the season ticket schemes instead of allowing them to grow which would see bigger gates at home league game's for each county."
I don't buy this argument of genuine hard core supporters missing out on tickets as a result of tickets being distributed to clubs - the reason they miss out is supporters crawling out of the woodwork at semi final/final stage who haven't attended games all year. There are only about 3000 clubs in the country and at 2 tickets each I reckon that makes c.6000 less tickets for an All Ireland. The Dubs are the biggest supporters in the country and only managed 66k at a Leinster final between themselves and Kildare (who themselves are big supporters). That has been the largest attendance at a Leinster final in years and even if 6k tickets were handed out to every club in the country any supporter that wanted to go would have comfortably got a ticket. However come the final should Dublin be there, the Dubs support could have increased to 60k by themselves - where have these people been all year??? Sorry I don't mean to sound like I'm having a go at the Dubs here but they are the best example as they have the biggest support in the country - this happens in all counties (my own is no different this week with lads that barely know where Hyde Pk or their local ground is for that matter looking for tickets for Sunday).

razor425 (Roscommon) - Posts: 45 - 26/07/2017 11:18:02    2023743

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Not really season tickets yes I agree but clubs I don't on the basis that over the last number of years across the country clubs have not bothered to provide tickets for members to games unless it was going to be a full house. The vast majority of tickets for games throughout the year are sold through supervalu,centra and gaa.ie and then come the big days in croke park these outlets are pushed aside and people who have followed their team all year via this outlet are then the ones who loose out. It shows no loyalty to people as they want you to buy tickets via these outlets all year until they know they don't need them anymore and hand the clubs them instead and come all ireland finals not one ticket is even availble to purchase through them outlets which is a slap in the face."
Vast majority of people down this way still go to their clubs for tickets. It's very hard to purchase all year from Super Value and then go to your club looking for a ticket. Clubs note who is looking for and going to tickets. I accept that is not the same in Dublin where demand far outweighs demand.

yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11236 - 26/07/2017 11:21:27    2023746

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Replying To tiobraid:  "Also, please tell me you're a Waterford native...or please explain your username..."
As stated above. A Galway native.

I recognise the greatness of Asutin Gleeson. His laissez Faire attitude leading to some of the greatest displays on a hurling field ever. Hence my username.

AustinGleeson6 (Galway) - Posts: 223 - 26/07/2017 11:25:18    2023750

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Pop in to your local Centra or Super Valu. My friends always get better tickets with them than online and they can tell you were you'll be located before you buy.

GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 26/07/2017 12:38:37    2023805

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Tickets for the hurling and football semi finals have been on Ticketmaster for weeks, same every year. Why didn't you get your hurling tickets as soon as Galway won Leinster?"
Hello hello of course I have been looking for tickets for hurling match since leinster final but only very bad tickets on line.

heartbroken (Galway) - Posts: 370 - 26/07/2017 13:08:31    2023830

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Replying To AustinGleeson6:  "Foolish of me to think that the Dubs couldnt understand my grievance here.

They are too used to getting everything spoon fed to them in the GAA."
Spoonfed? We pay for our tickets like everyone else. You don't seem to have any issue with people from other counties disagreeing with your post. Take a scroll back through your posts and you'll see many had something to say. Ignore my previous post. I hope you don't get tickets, spend the money on having the chip removed from your shoulder instead.

GaaGaa78 (UK) - Posts: 285 - 26/07/2017 13:11:34    2023832

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Replying To perfect10:  ""It shows no loyalty to people as they want you to buy tickets via these outlets all year until they know they don't need them anymore and hand the clubs them instead and come all ireland finals not one ticket is even availble to purchase through them outlets which is a slap in the face."


but why does somebody who goes into centra deserve loyalty?if they are as loyal as you say,they will get the season ticket as itll save them money anyway.
also you said above that not everybody in every county can get season ticket,that is true,but i doubt very much it is true in galway!"
That's rubbish to suggest you aren't every bit as loyal a supporter because you get tickets in supervalu, why have these outlets available then? You could have someone on a season ticket who only goes to half the games ot someone who gets tickets in supervalu and goes to all games now don't tell me that there not a true supporter.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/07/2017 13:55:41    2023862

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Replying To razor425:  "I don't buy this argument of genuine hard core supporters missing out on tickets as a result of tickets being distributed to clubs - the reason they miss out is supporters crawling out of the woodwork at semi final/final stage who haven't attended games all year. There are only about 3000 clubs in the country and at 2 tickets each I reckon that makes c.6000 less tickets for an All Ireland. The Dubs are the biggest supporters in the country and only managed 66k at a Leinster final between themselves and Kildare (who themselves are big supporters). That has been the largest attendance at a Leinster final in years and even if 6k tickets were handed out to every club in the country any supporter that wanted to go would have comfortably got a ticket. However come the final should Dublin be there, the Dubs support could have increased to 60k by themselves - where have these people been all year??? Sorry I don't mean to sound like I'm having a go at the Dubs here but they are the best example as they have the biggest support in the country - this happens in all counties (my own is no different this week with lads that barely know where Hyde Pk or their local ground is for that matter looking for tickets for Sunday)."
We average thirty thousand for home league game's, yet at last year's all ireland there was about twenty thousand maximum dublin supporters on either day. You can't ignore facts that something is clearly wrong with the way tickets get distributed, if they can give every club in the country and abroad tickets and politicians you name it then the least they could do is give the outlets supervalu,centra and gaa.ie that has been there main source of ticket revenue all year between 5-10 thousand tickets to sell to supporters that way its first come first serve.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/07/2017 14:03:59    2023873

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Replying To yew_tree:  "Vast majority of people down this way still go to their clubs for tickets. It's very hard to purchase all year from Super Value and then go to your club looking for a ticket. Clubs note who is looking for and going to tickets. I accept that is not the same in Dublin where demand far outweighs demand."
You get no reward in clubs for purchasing tickets all years with them as many is the case come all ireland semi finals and finals over the years these people miss out and Johnny or Mary who drink in the bar or Francis who runs the local butchers all get tickets instead and haven't attended all year.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/07/2017 14:08:05    2023880

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "We average thirty thousand for home league game's, yet at last year's all ireland there was about twenty thousand maximum dublin supporters on either day. You can't ignore facts that something is clearly wrong with the way tickets get distributed, if they can give every club in the country and abroad tickets and politicians you name it then the least they could do is give the outlets supervalu,centra and gaa.ie that has been there main source of ticket revenue all year between 5-10 thousand tickets to sell to supporters that way its first come first serve."
Ticket distributions for all ireland finals have changed very little since croke park reached its current capacity.

The 2 (or 4) counties involved don't get their fair share of tickets - everyone accepts that.

But if Dublin had only 20k fans at either game, you need to look a little closer to home. Did Dublin fans make the same effort that fans of other counties have had to make down the years to get their hands on arguably the most sought after tickets on sale in the country each year?

cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5016 - 26/07/2017 14:33:29    2023902

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Replying To cavanman47:  "Ticket distributions for all ireland finals have changed very little since croke park reached its current capacity.

The 2 (or 4) counties involved don't get their fair share of tickets - everyone accepts that.

But if Dublin had only 20k fans at either game, you need to look a little closer to home. Did Dublin fans make the same effort that fans of other counties have had to make down the years to get their hands on arguably the most sought after tickets on sale in the country each year?"
but thats the whole point why not just give the tickets to the participating counties in the first place and have some available on public sale like every other game all year. it would cut out the rubbish scenarios of trying to get clubs you have never been near to send tickets to your club and so on.
its a ridiculous system when you could have far more valued season ticket schemes rewarding supporters

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 26/07/2017 15:11:04    2023929

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