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Ticketmaster has been renamed in our house as Ticketmasacre. Jesus it's a terrible experience. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 830 - 01/07/2025 15:07:07 2622906 Link
Replying To Al_Maguire: "Some demand for tickets already. I logged into at 2pm and was 10500 in the queue. Waited 20 mins and most sections in upper Cusack almost gone." I doubt it. Ticketmaster and the way they sell tickets is a joke. No lower cusack or hogan go on sale initially and they try to scare you into the corners with demand. Everytime I've used my phone too to check map, it doesn't work so cannot see what's there or not there. Horrible experience. Thank god the GAA didn't let them add on their nonsense fees like they do for concerts. They have a near monopoly at this stage. I'm sure they make Croke Park and GAA use it now otherwise they won't get the big concerts. shaggykev (Donegal) - Posts: 383 - 01/07/2025 16:09:04 2622929 Link
from prior experience, better seats will show up later in the week on the other hand, I think the attendance for our semi against Galway last year surprised many, wasn't it over 67,000 in the end? CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 234 - 01/07/2025 16:41:48 2622938 Link
Are many of you going via your clubs this time for tickets? Cannot be bothered using Ticketmaster. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9863 - 01/07/2025 16:55:13 2622943 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Are many of you going via your clubs this time for tickets? Cannot be bothered using Ticketmaster." Yeah going through my club again for this 1 personally hate having to buy through ticketmaster would use club all the time if I could Donegal-lad27 (Donegal) - Posts: 20 - 01/07/2025 19:14:03 2622983 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Are many of you going via your clubs this time for tickets? Cannot be bothered using Ticketmaster." I see a lot of clubs socials are directing their members to Ticketmaster to get their tickets, clubs don't want the hassle. A couple of years ago for the All Ireland Semis, the clubs in the competing counties were provided with a pre sale link to email to club members, allowing them to select their tickets (good sections) the day before they went on general sale. But no sign of that system this year, and absolute free for all, which suits Ticketmasacre. SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 830 - 01/07/2025 19:35:37 2622989 Link
The centre sections of the cuasack are reserved for season ticket holders and think that's 1200 for donegal and I guess it would be smaller for meath given their recent lack of success. In addition I think they must allocate a good chunk in the cusack for club tickets. There were sections not on sale today. If these don't all sell they'll go back up on ticketmaster. For the season ticket you have to buy it by Friday. So on Friday there's a good chance some decent tickets will come up in the cusack stand. That's basically what happened last week on the Thursday. Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 893 - 01/07/2025 23:41:09 2623029 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Interesting to see where Donegal are actually at having seen how poorly Armagh performed yesterday in 2nd half versus Kerry. Same Armagh side that went whole way v Donegal. Also Tyrone while overcoming Dublin, didn't seem a super side yet took down Donegal up there. Monaghan caused Donegal trouble in first half at weekend yet Donegal found a way as they do by upping intensity but really not sure Monaghan have very good players around the middle anyway. Patton looked dodgy on kickouts and the get out of jail one long to Murphy can be sussed without fuss with any of the Meath big fielders." Some flawed logic here.....if you think Donegal are only about Murphy, you clearly haven't seen them play. Also if you're saying Donegal aren't up to much based on Armaghs loss to kerry???....i forgot that meath beat louth in leinster final....apologies sir! totalrecall (Leitrim) - Posts: 1107 - 02/07/2025 01:14:59 2623037 Link
Replying To SouthOfTheGap: "I see a lot of clubs socials are directing their members to Ticketmaster to get their tickets, clubs don't want the hassle. A couple of years ago for the All Ireland Semis, the clubs in the competing counties were provided with a pre sale link to email to club members, allowing them to select their tickets (good sections) the day before they went on general sale. But no sign of that system this year, and absolute free for all, which suits Ticketmasacre." Without wanting it sound like I'm getting ahead of myself, I would assume that when it comes to the final, unless you have a contact down the country, or are a season ticket holder, your club is your best bet for a ticket? But anyway, that's a problem for another day, and it won't be something we have to worry about if Meath topple us. Can you imagine the gouging Ticketmaster would do if tickets were only available through them for the AI final? Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9863 - 02/07/2025 09:21:05 2623057 Link
Replying To totalrecall: "Some flawed logic here.....if you think Donegal are only about Murphy, you clearly haven't seen them play. Also if you're saying Donegal aren't up to much based on Armaghs loss to kerry???....i forgot that meath beat louth in leinster final....apologies sir!" You obviously misread my post Sir. Also as a Leitrim man you seem to have a strong affiliation with Donegal. It's a shame Leitrim have been not backed by others chosing to go elsewhere. It doesn't always work out jumping ship as Mickey Graham found out. I just raised the point about Donegal as outside of Ulster, they haven't really beaten a high quality team in Championship. Okay Louth were Leinster champions and sure beat Meath on the day but Louth were more or less an empty team since with their supporters admitting that. Don't get me wrong, Donegal have been extremely impressive and are really strong favourites but without Murphy, the focal point, I don't see many others out the field stepping up for primary possession. They pretty much run everything and try and outrun opponents. Galway v Meath was more or less a man on man contest albeit plenty of mistakes. Donegal will likely go back into a defensive zone which will make chances for Meath on inside line difficult but may open up further out. I think this may actually be the worst draw Jim Mcguinness and Co could have gotten as he would have known the other teams inside out with their distinctive styles. winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 723 - 02/07/2025 09:39:34 2623065 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "You obviously misread my post Sir. Also as a Leitrim man you seem to have a strong affiliation with Donegal. It's a shame Leitrim have been not backed by others chosing to go elsewhere. It doesn't always work out jumping ship as Mickey Graham found out. I just raised the point about Donegal as outside of Ulster, they haven't really beaten a high quality team in Championship. Okay Louth were Leinster champions and sure beat Meath on the day but Louth were more or less an empty team since with their supporters admitting that. Don't get me wrong, Donegal have been extremely impressive and are really strong favourites but without Murphy, the focal point, I don't see many others out the field stepping up for primary possession. They pretty much run everything and try and outrun opponents. Galway v Meath was more or less a man on man contest albeit plenty of mistakes. Donegal will likely go back into a defensive zone which will make chances for Meath on inside line difficult but may open up further out. I think this may actually be the worst draw Jim Mcguinness and Co could have gotten as he would have known the other teams inside out with their distinctive styles." Murphy isn't in the Donegal team to be winner of primary possession. Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 304 - 02/07/2025 10:14:13 2623078 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "You obviously misread my post Sir. Also as a Leitrim man you seem to have a strong affiliation with Donegal. It's a shame Leitrim have been not backed by others chosing to go elsewhere. It doesn't always work out jumping ship as Mickey Graham found out. I just raised the point about Donegal as outside of Ulster, they haven't really beaten a high quality team in Championship. Okay Louth were Leinster champions and sure beat Meath on the day but Louth were more or less an empty team since with their supporters admitting that. Don't get me wrong, Donegal have been extremely impressive and are really strong favourites but without Murphy, the focal point, I don't see many others out the field stepping up for primary possession. They pretty much run everything and try and outrun opponents. Galway v Meath was more or less a man on man contest albeit plenty of mistakes. Donegal will likely go back into a defensive zone which will make chances for Meath on inside line difficult but may open up further out. I think this may actually be the worst draw Jim Mcguinness and Co could have gotten as he would have known the other teams inside out with their distinctive styles." Murphy can be a release valve the odd time but you haven't been watching us if you think he's the only target for Patton. It will be a big battle around the middle third as Meath have improved big time there since the Leinster final, they learned a lot from that final period where they couldn't get their hands on the ball for sure. CCFabu (Donegal) - Posts: 234 - 02/07/2025 11:13:00 2623096 Link
Replying To Al_Maguire: "Murphy isn't in the Donegal team to be winner of primary possession." Do any of you think it's a lazy enough narrative to say that we're overly reliant on Michael Murphy? Now, don't get me wrong - we're obviously a better team with him in it. But the way some of the media go on you'd think the rest of our players were peripheral figures who'd be lost without the great man. Murphy was very good against Monaghan. But you could also pick out Shane and Conor O'Donnell, Michael Langan, young Roarty and McCole as well. Gallen was dangerous as well in patches. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9863 - 02/07/2025 11:40:08 2623101 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Do any of you think it's a lazy enough narrative to say that we're overly reliant on Michael Murphy? Now, don't get me wrong - we're obviously a better team with him in it. But the way some of the media go on you'd think the rest of our players were peripheral figures who'd be lost without the great man. Murphy was very good against Monaghan. But you could also pick out Shane and Conor O'Donnell, Michael Langan, young Roarty and McCole as well. Gallen was dangerous as well in patches." Would you win the All Ireland without him? Just playing devils advocate but for example when Tyrone tied him up 2nd half in Ballybofey it went an awful long way to them winning the game. Take into account his place kicking and general leadership also. TrueBlue35 (Dublin) - Posts: 296 - 02/07/2025 12:17:47 2623113 Link
Replying To SouthOfTheGap: "I see a lot of clubs socials are directing their members to Ticketmaster to get their tickets, clubs don't want the hassle. A couple of years ago for the All Ireland Semis, the clubs in the competing counties were provided with a pre sale link to email to club members, allowing them to select their tickets (good sections) the day before they went on general sale. But no sign of that system this year, and absolute free for all, which suits Ticketmasacre." Needs to be a campaign to keep Tickermaster out of the equation. Totally not fit for purpose. ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 680 - 02/07/2025 12:41:38 2623125 Link
Replying To Al_Maguire: "Murphy isn't in the Donegal team to be winner of primary possession." Well let me put it this way. Who is Patton's go to kickout to when all other short options are not available? Some of the other guys are reasonable in the air but not by any means very strong in that department. It actually may Murphy's greatest value to the team. Would be interested to know if Donegal supporters believe the team is stronger than last year and where have the improvements been? Oisin Gallen is showing small signs of form but isn't at same level as last year. Ironically looks like bringing Murphy back has upset his rythym. McBrearty seems to be an impact sub or 40 mins man if he starts. winatallcost (Meath) - Posts: 723 - 02/07/2025 13:07:29 2623133 Link
Replying To TrueBlue35: "Would you win the All Ireland without him? Just playing devils advocate but for example when Tyrone tied him up 2nd half in Ballybofey it went an awful long way to them winning the game. Take into account his place kicking and general leadership also." No doubt he's obviously brings a huge amount to the table. But people forget how close we were last year without him. We lost to Galway in the semi finals where a fluke Paul Conroy goal was the main difference. Armagh would have been tough opponents in the final, but they never managed to beat us under McGuinness. Murphy could well have been the difference in us getting over the line in 2024, and please God his inclusion will go a long way towards ultimate success in 2025. I just think it's a wee bit disrespectful to the rest of the panel at times. You'd think we were a team of cowboys before Michael came back the way some of them go on. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9863 - 02/07/2025 13:40:28 2623142 Link
Replying To Lockjaw: "Do any of you think it's a lazy enough narrative to say that we're overly reliant on Michael Murphy? Now, don't get me wrong - we're obviously a better team with him in it. But the way some of the media go on you'd think the rest of our players were peripheral figures who'd be lost without the great man. Murphy was very good against Monaghan. But you could also pick out Shane and Conor O'Donnell, Michael Langan, young Roarty and McCole as well. Gallen was dangerous as well in patches." So what if we are a bit. All teams rely on their good players. Clifford for Kerry, con for Dublin. I think mcGuinness had a fairly basic logic to get Murphy back. Was he in top 15 players in the club championship and yes he was so get him back. Donegal do use him for kickouts and maybe at times a little much. They have though been missing what would be their primary ball winner in jason McGee. Having him in the second half really gave Patton another target and he got a few nice balls. mcGuinness I think would be mad keen to get mcgonagle back. Donegal were prone to players running round the cover on Saturday and mcgonagle is very good at covering that space off. He's also a big man and can be a target for Patton. He wasn't right against Tyrone for a good while before he came off. His injury was a factor in that defeat. Ulsterchamps_32 (Donegal) - Posts: 893 - 02/07/2025 13:42:50 2623144 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Well let me put it this way. Who is Patton's go to kickout to when all other short options are not available? Some of the other guys are reasonable in the air but not by any means very strong in that department. It actually may Murphy's greatest value to the team. Would be interested to know if Donegal supporters believe the team is stronger than last year and where have the improvements been? Oisin Gallen is showing small signs of form but isn't at same level as last year. Ironically looks like bringing Murphy back has upset his rythym. McBrearty seems to be an impact sub or 40 mins man if he starts." No doubt Murphy assumes a lot of responsibilty from kickouts, especially if short and mid-range options are covered. But I think Jason McGee's return could be very timely indeed. He might not be fit yet for a full 70 minutes. But he's a serious option to have. I can see Patton having the option of McGee, Langan, Thompson and Murphy to hit soon. Plus the likes of Mogan, Moore, McHugh, Roarty etc making runs to offer short options. After Patton's shaky first half the other day, teams will obvuiously have taken notice. There are two weeks for Donegal to fine tune various kickout strategies. I suppose we'll know for sure on Sunday week. Lockjaw (Donegal) - Posts: 9863 - 02/07/2025 13:47:42 2623146 Link
Replying To winatallcost: "Well let me put it this way. Who is Patton's go to kickout to when all other short options are not available? Some of the other guys are reasonable in the air but not by any means very strong in that department. It actually may Murphy's greatest value to the team. Would be interested to know if Donegal supporters believe the team is stronger than last year and where have the improvements been? Oisin Gallen is showing small signs of form but isn't at same level as last year. Ironically looks like bringing Murphy back has upset his rythym. McBrearty seems to be an impact sub or 40 mins man if he starts." Your real name's not Robbie Brennan is it? Actually I hope it is. So, so far We've haven't beaten anyone big outside the Ulster Championship (as if the Ulster Championship is a Mickey Mouse tournament) We only outrun teams that's all Apart from Murphy in midfield (who doesn't play in midfield) the rest of the midfield isn't very strong in that department We are one man team and you just need to keep him quiet. Any other dismissive comments? Al_Maguire (Donegal) - Posts: 304 - 02/07/2025 13:55:59 2623150 Link