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Replying To football first:  "30,000 was a very poor crowd at the Waterford-Kilkenny replay in Thurles last Saturday night. In the heartland of the "hurling counties", I'm amazed there weren't more neutrals there. Surely this game should have been attracting 45-50,000?"
Football first,i think what is happening is that people only go to see their own county.if i can see waterford v kilkenny on telly,why would i drive to thurles and pay 30-40 quid in?
i think a few things have changed.
people's perception of effort being the largest one.but because lifestyles have changed re commuting,etc people aren't bothered getting into the car on a sunday again.
back in the 80-90's,the only way to see the match was to go to it.but it was also a big day out,because people only went to hurling.i was never at a rugby match before i was about 18-19-20.
i don't buy the cost argument,going to a gaa match is cheaper than a night out by the time people pay for a babysitter,taxi,etc.
i think the biggest downfall of the gaa is their lack of promotion of our games.there should be billboards,local radio promotions,free tickets for clubs who bring busloads of children,etc.instead of just some stupid "paint your face and your house" advert.people just brush over that.
but above all,the championship structures need to change to create a few novel pairings again.for example,i have never been in pairc ui chaomh,killarney,salthill,etc,etc in either code following wexford.people are bored of the current system and it needs to change.

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 19/08/2016 15:30:49    1903248

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Good post perfect 10 i posted this in different thread -
there seems to be very few neutrals going to games so may e.g been in thurles for most of quarter finals the last few years , seems to be very few neutrals there id even wonder how many dubliners go to croke park when dublin are not playing, was in thurles sat night
€60 for me ,da and 2 boys great value, only about an hour of a trip ,- didnt seem to be lot of neutrals there youd have thought there would be good tipp crowd considering its the biggest fixture thurles has had in years, even the 2014 Football semi in limerick seemed to have very little support from limerick , there even at this years munster final even with limerick in minor finals there wasnt huge limerick support

An all ireland semi down the road in thurles or closer in gaelic ground - you bet im gonna go - im even hopin mayo v tipp is a draw and replay in limerick.

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/08/2016 16:15:17    1903273

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i have never been in pairc ui chaomh,killarney,salthill,etc,etc in either code following wexford.people are bored of the current system and it needs to change.
perfect10 (Wexford)
The GAA's suggested group stage will create that opportunity.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7853 - 19/08/2016 16:20:30    1903275

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lived in dublin for few years in the nineties -albeit before back door- used go croke park nearly every sunday - and home for limerick games

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/08/2016 16:38:54    1903286

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Janesboro
Well if you judge the Kilkenny Waterford semi final.
35 thousand were in croke park for drawn game and 30 thousand a week later in thurles.
Regarding neutrals it seems a lot more went to croke park than thurles.
The second game coming off the back of a cracking drawn game a week earlier so I couldn't see the supporters from Kilkenny and Waterford beeing less than the first day, it surely would have added more from both them counties as they both had less distance to travel thurles than croke park

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 19/08/2016 18:52:15    1903326

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hillman dont know if you were at either game - i was at both of them ( we were in minors so didnt go as neutral) , there was couple of thousand limerick & dublin (prob more limerick) but was mostly fans of either county, same in thurles following week - just seems that not a lot of neutrals are going to games

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 19/08/2016 22:48:25    1903399

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