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Dublin fans should maybe start looking within their own bubble to see why other counties didn't send tickets their way and the HILL 16 article may provide some answers. All Ireland finals ALWAYS throw up ticket problems and genuine fans have ALWAYS lost out but this arrogant sense of entitlement within Dublin really irks other counties and fans and there has been a bit of payback here. Dublin GAA folk believe the Association revolves around them and their antics have alienated people outside Dublin from them. My only reply is really you reap what you sow so dry your eyes. Ulsterman (Antrim) - Posts: 9703 - 22/09/2016 00:24:41 1917793 Link 3 |
There should be no neutral tickets for the replay.None at all. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 22/09/2016 05:56:32 1917802 Link 0 |
How is it 31 v 1? I hear Dubs saying this constantly. Do ye honestly think that Fermanagh people would have been supporting Mayo after the incident with AOS? Do ye think that Cork would be supporting ye when ye play Kerry and vice versa? garlicbread (Galway) - Posts: 17 - 22/09/2016 07:51:35 1917804 Link 0 |
Prejudice against Dublin by GAA? After all Dublin GAA have received from Croke Park over the past ten year? buttybrennan (Cork) - Posts: 58 - 22/09/2016 08:05:24 1917806 Link 1 |
That's probably it in a nutshell. Also a decent amount of Mayo people living in Dublin involved in Dublin clubs competing for tickets in those clubs. There are a lot of Dubs living in the surrounding counties, particularly Meath and Kildare, but there are less likely to be involved in local clubs seeing as their home club is probably only about 20 minutes away. Dublin's own traditions of family versus locality also add to this as people tend to play/join their family club rather than the club that is closest to them geographically. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13710 - 22/09/2016 08:29:25 1917810 Link 0 |
Before you go on about prejudice Jimbo I'm sure if the Dublin county board offered other counties their games development budget in exchange for their ticket allocation for the final you might have some joy. This has nothing to do with prejudice Mayo had a weeks head start and made hay, nothing more, nothing less. duckula20 (Antrim) - Posts: 175 - 22/09/2016 09:17:30 1917821 Link 1 |
Haha Conspiracy theories wha jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 22/09/2016 10:14:29 1917832 Link 0 |
They don't go back to Mayo either. Alot of tickets are sourced in clubs around the country by Mayo supporters. So these tickets are never unwanted. Some of the paranoia on here from some Dublin supporters is crazy. Do you understand at all how the GAA functions?
Weary (None) - Posts: 249 - 22/09/2016 10:22:10 1917835 Link 1 |
The larger allocation they should get as i already stated not all the tickets, mayo have no interest in standing at home games as they built an all seater stadium there was no demand for a terrace. They therefore forego the cheaper ticket option in McHale park every game. They had an all ireland semi final against tipp where they also choose to forego the cheaper option of the terrace ticket with an attendance of over 50 thousand the hill only had a few hundred out of that.
hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/09/2016 11:03:06 1917846 Link 0 |
Yes I absolutely agree the conspiracy theories and Paranoia on this site is crazy alright
jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20600 - 22/09/2016 11:16:17 1917852 Link 0 |
I can see where you are coming from to a certain extent and I definitely think allocation of tickets to counties outside Mayo and Dublin should be at a minimum for the replay but the Mayo fans have an equal right to experience the game from the hill if the choose to and are lucky enough to get tickets. Comparing Croke Park with the layout of McHale park is silly. Croke park is the GAA HQ for everyone of the 32 counties and doesn't belong to Dublin. All Ireland finals aren't played in McHale park and if your team are lucky enough to reach an All Ireland final the best place to experience the game IMO is the hill because you get to mix with your fellow county folk as well as supporters from the opposition. Myself and a few of my friends were on the hill in the 2012 final and Michael Murphy scoring that early goal into the hill will always go down as my favourite memory supporting Donegal. 2014 wasn't a good outcome for Donegal but I had great day out mixing with the Kerry supporters during and after the game. The point I'm making is if Donegal were to make an All Ireland final in the future and I'm fit and healthly to go I will seek a ticket for the hill again no matter who the opposition is so Mayo supporters are well within their rights to seek tickets for the hill. If they didn't want to go there I'm sure they would find Dublin fans willing to swap for a stand ticket but then would the difference on pricing be a factor I wonder?
Mobot (Donegal) - Posts: 459 - 22/09/2016 11:53:15 1917878 Link 0 |
Lads i live now across the water, ever club in london and other clubs within the uk get tickets now within those clubs you will find mayo lads within my own there our 7 lads and none from dublin this will be common all over britain, when i flew over on sat the plane was half full of mayo lads and 1/2 dubs ( crack was great to be fair ) and the same flying back sun night. Yourjoking (USA) - Posts: 705 - 22/09/2016 12:27:33 1917891 Link 0 |
Believe it or not, I'm sure he wont mind me saying this, Derek is a long time contributor on Hoganstand. A wonderful, great guy.
waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 22/09/2016 12:39:18 1917898 Link 3 |
Mayo has a population of 140,000 hurler32 (Limerick) - Posts: 867 - 22/09/2016 12:50:36 1917904 Link 1 |
Referencing what mayo do with mc hale park has as much relevance as to what the seating situation is with parnell park. tearintom (Wexford) - Posts: 1341 - 22/09/2016 12:55:17 1917908 Link 3 |
I think the counties in the minor get 3000 tickets so it would be hard to notice 3000 in a crowd of 82000 don't you think? You also need to remember that there are Mayo people spread all over the country and the world.GAA clubs in Galway, Roscommon, Sligo and ye even Dublin would have plenty of Mayo members. Condorman (Dublin) - Posts: 983 - 22/09/2016 13:13:59 1917917 Link 0 |
For Connacht championship games the stsnd in McHale park is more expensive then the uncovered seating in the rest of the ground. Would be the same price as the terrace in the other county grounds in Connacht. No matter what 2 counties are in the final the hill will be full. It's very few games that the dubs fill the hill themselves. 70 euro price difference is alot of money for a couple going to a final, especially when you consider the cost of travel and food for people coming up from mayo
ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 22/09/2016 14:16:42 1917938 Link 0 |
Will the Hill be full on Sunday for the Ladies final? garlicbread (Galway) - Posts: 17 - 22/09/2016 14:23:27 1917940 Link 0 |
referencing mchale park is very relevent. for one its not that long revamped then take the fact most people talk about terrace being cheaper option the mayo supporters obviously arent stupid so they know they are not being offered the cheaper option for all games in mchale park by not having a terrace. if they had a problem with cheaper option or wanted to stand at games surely there would have been a demand for it in mchale park. show me where i said croke park belongs to dublin or why you think anybody is implying that even ? the fact about the hill is no other counties want to use it until a final, you can dress it up what ever way you like but it doesnt tend to be open for games not involving dublin up until the all ireland semi finals because they dont look for tickets. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/09/2016 14:24:46 1917942 Link 0 |
so you basically feel if you couldnt be bothered using a terrace option all year you should still have every bit as much right to use it as a tourist or bandwagoner come an all ireland final day as somebody who has choose specifically to use the terrace option for the year. for me the gaa needs to reward supporters not use them and frustrate them. hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/09/2016 14:28:03 1917944 Link 0 |