I know it's something that's talked about time and again but today's matches should have been played as single headliners, and to give the home advantage to the provincial winners. There's more than a little lacking from the atmosphere of a double header.

Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 382 - 03/08/2014 20:01:04    1630908

Agree with you on this, most people will only watch at best half of the other game thats on. It seems to be a ploy to keep Croke park busy but if the figures thrown around that it needs in the region of 35,000 to break even are accurate it looses money on most of them.

lillyboy (Kildare) - Posts: 429 - 04/08/2014 11:58:56    1631112

I agree.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 04/08/2014 12:36:04    1631151

Agreed, but then Croker would be rarely used across the year.

222 (UK) - Posts: 693 - 04/08/2014 13:17:06    1631189

not true at all that it needs any numbers to make profit
as that would only be the case f the ground was catering for 82 thousand
but when they know what they are expecting they only open certain areas and employ the amount needed for the figure
attending and by only opening one ground they are making more money than it would cost to open two seperate grounds

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 04/08/2014 14:09:41    1631219

Galway v Kerry could have been played in Ennis. 12k stadium would have sufficed for that lame support and stadium in between both counties


However teams and fans do like the day out in Croker. So the top tier wasnt open. Big deal. Both half of stadium was well full by the Mayo v Cork game.

I like the idea of provincial champions getting home advantage but surely this is just another adavnatge for the likes of Kerry who only play two matches to get to the quarters. Donegal themselves surely wouldnt be able to host a quarter final against Armagh in Ballybofey.


Season tickets are sold for Croker with quarter finals included so I cannot see this changing any time soon

shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 189 - 04/08/2014 14:36:34    1631245