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Tomsmith Cavan here While I do not know what the All Ireland final ticket price will be as yet it will probably be up around E60 I feel that it is far to dear. I feel that we the ordinary spectator has very little say in what price is charged to get into games. I think that we should organise a stay away from a game day While this would not be very fair to the players involved the home and away spectator could be exempt What do you think? tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3857 - 14/08/2016 17:42:53 1900862 Link
Replying To tomsmith: "Tomsmith Cavan here While I do not know what the All Ireland final ticket price will be as yet it will probably be up around E60 I feel that it is far to dear. I feel that we the ordinary spectator has very little say in what price is charged to get into games. I think that we should organise a stay away from a game day While this would not be very fair to the players involved the home and away spectator could be exempt What do you think?" It was €80 last year. It wasn't the best value ever given the day that was in it and the quality of the football. It won't stop me trying to get my hands on one again this year. My plan B of the big tree has always served me well. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4225 - 14/08/2016 18:45:11 1900900 Link
Replying To Whammo86: "It was €80 last year. It wasn't the best value ever given the day that was in it and the quality of the football. It won't stop me trying to get my hands on one again this year. My plan B of the big tree has always served me well." No issue with the price to be honest - it's the 2 biggest days in our sporting calendar. More should be done to get the tickets to the counties involved tho. The touts on the north circular need to be dealt with too. cavanman47 (Cavan) - Posts: 5012 - 14/08/2016 20:00:15 1900947 Link
Replying To cavanman47: "No issue with the price to be honest - it's the 2 biggest days in our sporting calendar. More should be done to get the tickets to the counties involved tho. The touts on the north circular need to be dealt with too." There is a season ticket. Genuine supporters should either be sorted through their club or else the genuine supporter will already be availing of the season ticket scheme. Fear not. The genuine supporter will not be missing out. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7843 - 14/08/2016 20:48:25 1900978 Link
In comparison to any other sport or music event the GAA is supreme value. The season ticket is great value when you consider its the whole league and gaurenteed a ticket for every game. The only meaness I fimd is the leinster council pricing of the provincial final 50 euro is steep considering the AI quaterfinal and semi final are cheaper. Out of interest what price are other provincial finals? TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4445 - 14/08/2016 21:28:02 1900998 Link
its takes a cavan man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 14/08/2016 21:58:09 1901011 Link
Replying To Stmunnsriver: "its takes a cavan man!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!" MrSrtumriver Tomsmith Cavan here well sure you will probally be the fellow up in wain of the box and a fellow taking in your dinner to you with a wee bit of greens on the boxty. But back to the suggestion why not a wee boycott ?.I say that it would do a world of good to let the parents of the big GGA family know that we will not for out did someone say 80 Euros for a final ticket tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts: 3857 - 14/08/2016 22:55:48 1901042 Link
Think overall the GAA is great value. Bare in mind you get 2 of three games for the price of a ticket. Paid €30 for the Q-final and got 5 hours of matches, 5 hours in the pub would cost you a hell of a lot more in Dublin. The final can seem steep but then again it's the biggest day in our sporting year and it's something very special. You can always opt for a Hill ticket too which is a lot cheaper. And agree that for people who follow their team throughout the year they should always be able to get their hands on tickets from somewhere. Speaking from personal experience the only ones I've seen left without tickets an hour before throw in are the ones who decide this is their one game to attend all year. TheHermit (Kerry) - Posts: 6354 - 15/08/2016 00:09:35 1901068 Link
and thats from a kerry man tomsmith who has reason to look for croke park tickets Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 2842 - 15/08/2016 08:57:02 1901099 Link
Replying To legendzxix: "There is a season ticket. Genuine supporters should either be sorted through their club or else the genuine supporter will already be availing of the season ticket scheme. Fear not. The genuine supporter will not be missing out." There are plenty of 'genuine supporters' that can't get their hands on a season ticket so they won't always be looked after. There's a huge waiting list for the Dublin & Mayo season ticket . People on those lists will only be looked after if current ST holders don't renew. Likewise a 'genuine supporter' won't always be sorted through their club. My own club got 45 tickets last year. I know dozens of people who went to all the games having bought their tickets through the club but weren't lucky enough to get a ticket for the final. Plenty of 'genuine supporters' struggle every year to get tickets for the final. CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 15/08/2016 09:22:54 1901110 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "In comparison to any other sport or music event the GAA is supreme value. The season ticket is great value when you consider its the whole league and gaurenteed a ticket for every game. The only meaness I fimd is the leinster council pricing of the provincial final 50 euro is steep considering the AI quaterfinal and semi final are cheaper. Out of interest what price are other provincial finals?" €50 is ridiculous for a provincal match, regardless of it being a final. Connacht final was €30. I know its up to each provincal council to price them but surely all provincial finals should be the same price. €30 is enough. Douglas_Hyde (Roscommon) - Posts: 90 - 15/08/2016 09:23:19 1901111 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "In comparison to any other sport or music event the GAA is supreme value. The season ticket is great value when you consider its the whole league and gaurenteed a ticket for every game. The only meaness I fimd is the leinster council pricing of the provincial final 50 euro is steep considering the AI quaterfinal and semi final are cheaper. Out of interest what price are other provincial finals?" The Leinster final tickets were €35 not €50. link CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 15/08/2016 09:33:38 1901116 Link
It was €35 for a stand ticket to the Leinster Final. No idea where that €50 idea came from. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 15/08/2016 12:10:25 1901207 Link
Replying To CroiGorm: "There are plenty of 'genuine supporters' that can't get their hands on a season ticket so they won't always be looked after. There's a huge waiting list for the Dublin & Mayo season ticket . People on those lists will only be looked after if current ST holders don't renew. Likewise a 'genuine supporter' won't always be sorted through their club. My own club got 45 tickets last year. I know dozens of people who went to all the games having bought their tickets through the club but weren't lucky enough to get a ticket for the final. Plenty of 'genuine supporters' struggle every year to get tickets for the final." +1 Spot-on. I recall a lot of disappointed people involved in my local GAA club for the All-Ireland finals that we reached in the mid-2000s (though some may say they were spared, given the outcomes!) From the perspective of a person involved in the GAA abroad, it is also more difficult for people involved in GAA clubs to get a ticket for the All-Ireland finals now, due to the huge growth in the number of overseas clubs in recent years. Obviously this is positive trend overall, but this is one minor downside to the increase in popularity of gaelic games outside Ireland. In my experience there are always genuine GAA supporters who miss out and always bandwagoners who find tickets. C'est la vie. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 15/08/2016 13:18:36 1901241 Link
...I feel that we the ordinary spectator has very little say in what price is charged to get into games... tomsmith (Cavan) - Posts:2691 - 14/08/2016 17:42:53 The ordinary spectator not only has a say but actually dictates prices, to a large extent. Its the basics of economics - the price will be dictated by supply and demand. If the GAA charged €50 for a provincial final, then you can be sure that people would vote with their feet. However, so many people are prepared to pay €80 for the finals that the GAA could likely double the price and still have no problem selling Croke Park out so I, personally, think €80 is reasonable enough for entry to the showcase event of the season. Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 15/08/2016 13:48:03 1901269 Link
Replying To TheUsername: "In comparison to any other sport or music event the GAA is supreme value. The season ticket is great value when you consider its the whole league and gaurenteed a ticket for every game. The only meaness I fimd is the leinster council pricing of the provincial final 50 euro is steep considering the AI quaterfinal and semi final are cheaper. Out of interest what price are other provincial finals?" Ulster final was €30 for me this year. JoeSoap (Donegal) - Posts: 1432 - 16/08/2016 09:52:54 1901614 Link
Replying To Douglas_Hyde: "€50 is ridiculous for a provincal match, regardless of it being a final. Connacht final was €30. I know its up to each provincal council to price them but surely all provincial finals should be the same price. €30 is enough." 35 euro the first day for a stand ticket for the Connacht final ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 16/08/2016 11:00:28 1901657 Link
The pricing structure does not make any sense for example it was 20 euro to get into leitrim first round qualifier game against Waterford, it was the exact same price to get into the 2 quarter finals games involving the four of the top teams ros1 (Roscommon) - Posts: 1211 - 16/08/2016 11:04:55 1901663 Link
while i think €80 is too much for all ireland final itdoes have the advantage of putting off the more lukewarm supporter, then again i will be paying it to cheer on limerick in minor final next month -- paid €60 for me , my dad and 2 boys for thurles saturday - massive value Most diehard fans will get tickets as they are more like to make the extra effort to get that elusive ticket Am i correct there are no reduced rate kids tickets for the all ireland final heres a suggestion - lot of people think all ireland finals too dear - so reduced the prices - have kids concession tickets, and replace the lost money by selling naming rights to croke park . is it a good or bad idea lads ?? janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 16/08/2016 13:24:27 1901780 Link
There is a season ticket. Genuine supporters should either be sorted through their club or else the genuine supporter will already be availing of the season ticket scheme. Fear not. The genuine supporter will not be missing out. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts:4972 - 14/08/2016 20:48:25 What exactly is a genuine supporter? A genuine supporter for many reasons doesn't or cant get tickets from their club due to overdemand or may not have a season ticket for a variety of reasons In comparison to any other sport or music event the GAA is supreme value. The season ticket is great value when you consider its the whole league and gaurenteed a ticket for every game. The only meaness I fimd is the leinster council pricing of the provincial final 50 euro is steep considering the AI quaterfinal and semi final are cheaper. Out of interest what price are other provincial finals? TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts:95 - 14/08/2016 21:28:02A provincial final is still the showpiece of that competition and funds from tickets are vital for the provincial councils. That doesn't mean all Ireland semis have to be more expensive.... they may be 32 county competitions rather than 6/9/12 etc but that doesn't mean they should be more expensive. There are plenty of 'genuine supporters' that can't get their hands on a season ticket so they won't always be looked after. There's a huge waiting list for the Dublin & Mayo season ticket. People on those lists will only be looked after if current ST holders don't renew. Likewise a 'genuine supporter' won't always be sorted through their club. My own club got 45 tickets last year. I know dozens of people who went to all the games having bought their tickets through the club but weren't lucky enough to get a ticket for the final. Plenty of 'genuine supporters' struggle every year to get tickets for the final. CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts:1232 - 15/08/2016 09:22:54How many season tickets do each county have? Dublin play all their home games in Croke Park why are they limited in terms of the number of season tickets they can sell. The pricing structure does not make any sense for example it was 20 euro to get into leitrim first round qualifier game against Waterford, it was the exact same price to get into the 2 quarter finals games involving the four of the top teams ROS1 (Roscommon) - Posts:643 - 16/08/2016 11:04:55Overheads for different grounds will be different. Costs will be different etc etc ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 16/08/2016 13:34:33 1901787 Link