The 10 year ticket idea has a lot of merit, and should definitely be considered. There would also be drawbacks to it as well though.
Firstly the numbers who would be in a position to buy such a ticket may not be as high as some people think. I think people still underestimate how many (often apparently affluent) people are really struggling nowadays to make ends meet. I am by no means on the breadline, but I don't reckon I would be able to stump up a grand too handy. I reckon AnBheanMhor would kick up some fuss if I spent that on football instead of a new boiler or the hundred and one other things that need money spent on. Would you get 2000 people willing to contribute 1000 euro each. I am not so sure. Even if you did you only have 2 million, a good start but a long way short of what would be needed.
The other problem is that doing that would give you an initial cash boost, but would have implications for long term income. The people who would buy such tickets are almost by definition loyal dedicated supporters. Since they regularly are the ones who regularly attend games in Pairc Tailteann, there would not be as many paying customers for the next 10 years. I don't know how much of the county boards yearly income is made up of gate receipts in Pairc Tailteann, but there is no doubt that would suffer in the future if a large cohort of regulars had 10 year tickets.
I am not saying it shouldn't be done. I think its a good idea- I am just not sure it will be quite as successful as people think.

What I have said before on the subject and I still believe is this. There is only a limited amount of money that Meath GAA fans can contribute. YOu can only go to the well so many times before it runs dry. What we need is to be creative about how to get money from people who would not ordinarily contribute to Meath GAA. Someone had a thread on here before about allowing rugby/soccer games to be played in PT to generate income. His idea was unfairly sneered at. While rugby/soccer games will never raise money, the general principle of holding events that generate income from non-GAA people is a good one I feel.

anfearbeag (Meath) - Posts: 1134 - 22/10/2013 21:59:58    1504676

So maybe have 2 concerts on every year that hold 20k people like Nowlan park does? I agree with you on the 10 year tickets. 1000 for 10 years is only 100€ a year and us loyal supporters would probably spend that every year going to home matches anyway. Would have to be for 5 years max which I would still do but obvious many wouldn't. I'd say you'd get 1000 max which would be 1 million. About 5% of the total we'd need. The reality is we need croke park to throw a good 2 million behind this and whether they will o not who knows. What's the difference between building a 40 million stadium on the M50 and giving Kildare meath 20 million each. We both have big support and are in good positions for neutral games.

But as I said before the best way to create funds is to get promoted from division 2. That would be about an extra 200k through the gate every year especially when you consider we would play some of them in croke park. Does anyone know if we gain financially from the O'Byrne cup even the semi or the final?

And if we had a home fixture for say a Leinster quarter final would we keep the gate or does Leinster council get it all?

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 23/10/2013 19:40:55    1505171

The money from the O'Byrne Cup goes to an injured players fund.

Apparently all money from gates at league games is pooled and divided out among all counties.

When hosting a Leinster Championship game the money goes to Leinster Council who pay the County Board a rental fee for use of the ground.

jackhackett (Meath) - Posts: 773 - 23/10/2013 20:42:29    1505216

Considering our league attendances would be far above the average I presume we get paid less than we bring in. Does that means dublins gate income is divided up equally? I don't have a problem with this but would like to see sponsorship money divided up as well.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 23/10/2013 21:56:25    1505263

Check out what Armagh did... i took this from their wikipedia...

In 2002, plans were announced by the GAA's Ulster Council to redevelop a number of stadiums, with the Athletic Grounds to receive £8 million to increase its capacity from 5,500 to 25,000.[6] These plans were not, however, fully realised.Instead, the reconstruction of the Athletic Grounds was taken forward in four phases by a development group that had been established by Armagh County Board in 1997, with funding garnered from a number of sources and eventually totalling £3.5 million. This included over £2m of National Lottery assistance, over £1m from GAA Ulster Council and Central Council, donations of £1,000 per year from each Armagh GAA club, and other grants from Armagh City and District Council.[1][7]By 2011 the redevelopment had been completed. The stadium was officially reopened on 5 February 2011 for an Allianz Football League match, which as in the 1984 reopening was between Armagh and Dublin.[5][1]Despite the success of fundraising efforts, the overall cost of the four phases, at £4.6m, left Armagh County Board with a deficit of more than £1m. It is seeking to clear the debt through a supporters' network, "My Armagh", by such means as seat sponsorship.[1] In December 2010 it was announced that naming rights for the stadium would be sold to raise additional funds for the refurbishment project,[3] and the rights eventually went to the Morgan Group, sponsor of Armagh GAA county teams since 1997. The stadium was known from May 2011 as the Morgan Athletic Grounds (Páirc Lúthchleasaíochta Uí Mhuiregáin),[8] but reverted to the original name following the withdrawal of Morgan sponsorship, announced in November 2012.[9]

Royalio11 (Meath) - Posts: 805 - 14/11/2013 20:05:26    1513634