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I used go to all home league games and an odd away league game with the season ticket but that's because I was getting good value with the free championship ticket . Limerick have 5 league games but the only ones I'll attend would be Galway & Tipp at home - 40 Euro worth of tickets .
Now don't think I'll bother buying the season ticket , go to a lot less league and maybe championship games , watch what's on tv or listen to local radio .
OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 678 - 11/12/2023 18:29:59
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So I see this package available.
Division 1 & 2 Football: 7 matches for €100.
Yet a football season ticket holder pays €150 and also may only see their team 7 times if they do not reach a league final? So €50 more for the same amount of your counties games?
How does this pricing structure make sense?
Yes, you can say oh, you can go the league finals, and AI club final, but you know the majority of people if they do not live near Dublin will be unlikely to attend these finals as the attendances would show.
Is it that the GAA do not want season ticket holders (loyal league fans) getting as good a access to championship tickets as the scheme used to provide by increasing the price over the years for so much less that they do not renew?
The pre COVID scheme got you a championship game, and then €5 off all championship games up to the AI semi. You could also go to other league matches in the same code (ie a match not involving your county). There was also football league semis up to a few years ago.
All of that is gone now and the price is almost 50% more for nearly 50% less over the last number of years.
NORTHMEN (Donegal) - Posts: 5 - 12/12/2023 08:52:32
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Replying To NORTHMEN: "So I see this package available.
Division 1 & 2 Football: 7 matches for €100.
Yet a football season ticket holder pays €150 and also may only see their team 7 times if they do not reach a league final? So €50 more for the same amount of your counties games?
How does this pricing structure make sense?
Yes, you can say oh, you can go the league finals, and AI club final, but you know the majority of people if they do not live near Dublin will be unlikely to attend these finals as the attendances would show.
Is it that the GAA do not want season ticket holders (loyal league fans) getting as good a access to championship tickets as the scheme used to provide by increasing the price over the years for so much less that they do not renew?
The pre COVID scheme got you a championship game, and then €5 off all championship games up to the AI semi. You could also go to other league matches in the same code (ie a match not involving your county). There was also football league semis up to a few years ago.
All of that is gone now and the price is almost 50% more for nearly 50% less over the last number of years." Gone from great value to rip off in a few years.
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1451 - 12/12/2023 11:18:51
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Replying To NORTHMEN: "So I see this package available.
Division 1 & 2 Football: 7 matches for €100.
Yet a football season ticket holder pays €150 and also may only see their team 7 times if they do not reach a league final? So €50 more for the same amount of your counties games?
How does this pricing structure make sense?
Yes, you can say oh, you can go the league finals, and AI club final, but you know the majority of people if they do not live near Dublin will be unlikely to attend these finals as the attendances would show.
Is it that the GAA do not want season ticket holders (loyal league fans) getting as good a access to championship tickets as the scheme used to provide by increasing the price over the years for so much less that they do not renew?
The pre COVID scheme got you a championship game, and then €5 off all championship games up to the AI semi. You could also go to other league matches in the same code (ie a match not involving your county). There was also football league semis up to a few years ago.
All of that is gone now and the price is almost 50% more for nearly 50% less over the last number of years." The 'Grab All Association' at it again
TobeaRossie (Roscommon) - Posts: 139 - 12/12/2023 13:33:52
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Replying To LeitrimRoyal99: "If you are from a division 3 or 4 county it costs 12 euro per game. For the full league that's 84 euro. A season ticket which only gets you tickets to those games costs 150 euro. The point of a season ticket is that it's better value for a diehard supporter yet it would be nearly half the price to go game by game. For a division 1/2 team it would cost 140 euro to go game by game and would only save you money if your county made the league final. Very very stupid pricing structure. Also with the implementation of a round Robin surely the scope is there for a full year season ticket as teams are now guaranteed 4 champions games" I'm really considering telling herself not to bother renewing.
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 12/12/2023 19:24:28
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Replying To Seanfanbocht: "Gone from great value to rip off in a few years." I think that once they moved from tickets.ie to tucketmaster that the value is gone. But this year's takes the biscuit, a real kick in the stones for loyal fans.
SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 596 - 12/12/2023 20:53:46
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Not renewing this year myself.
Not worth it.
They mention the 7 league games for 100Euro.
I'll get that if i can ever find where it's on sale.
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They are really trying to empty the grounds with these ticket prices coupled with the absolute rubbish you're guaranteed to see when you do pay up… GAA top brass just love shooting themselves in the foot…!
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1960 - 13/12/2023 22:33:35
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The 7 league game package is €100.
But the regular Season ticket package is €150.
So you are paying an extra €50 for what?
You are paying a €50 premium so that you will be given the right to buy tickets to Championship matches.
A major problem is that for most Championship games your club/county board will advise you to go direct to Supervalu/Ticketmaster to get your tickets, because they don't want the hassle of it. The approach this year was that if had paid your club membership you received an email prior to General sale to allow you buy tickets.
So in essence it's a €50 bet on having the right to buy an All Ireland ticket. Which makes it a good value bet if you are a Dublin supporter. Not a bad bet if you are a Mayo supporter. But for the rest, it's not a bet worth taking.
I'm disgusted with it.
SouthOfTheGap (Donegal) - Posts: 596 - 13/12/2023 23:19:10
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Replying To farneygael: "Not renewing this year myself.
Not worth it.
They mention the 7 league games for 100Euro.
I'll get that if i can ever find where it's on sale." www.gaa.ie go into tickets.
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1451 - 14/12/2023 00:13:38
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I cannot understand why if they are mad for the money, why offer the 7 matches for €100, yet put the season ticket price at €150 for 7 league games plus an additional league final - which you are unlikely to want if your team not in it, plus the final this year on Easter weekend which not ideal for many families.
Baffling, sickening, and very bad form considering all the other cost of living increases we are currently enduring.
I emailed them on it, but no response. Normally they do respond to queries.
NORTHMEN (Donegal) - Posts: 5 - 14/12/2023 10:51:14
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Replying To TobeaRossie: "The 'Grab All Association' at it again" Not really. More the "We are so disconnected from ordinary fans and don't have a clue how to market our games Association ". There will be a big drop in the number of season tickets purchased so they will "grab" a lot less from this source next year than they've done in previous years.
PoolSturgeon (Galway) - Posts: 1907 - 14/12/2023 13:27:47
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Replying To NORTHMEN: "I cannot understand why if they are mad for the money, why offer the 7 matches for €100, yet put the season ticket price at €150 for 7 league games plus an additional league final - which you are unlikely to want if your team not in it, plus the final this year on Easter weekend which not ideal for many families.
Baffling, sickening, and very bad form considering all the other cost of living increases we are currently enduring.
I emailed them on it, but no response. Normally they do respond to queries." I emailed them and basically told if you don't like it don't buy it, very condescending reply but not surprised by it
higgins (Limerick) - Posts: 247 - 14/12/2023 14:32:31
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The GAA don't really care about games it's all about the money finish competition as quickly as possible if they really cared they would not be running championship off The way thet are , 6 weeks after Munster hurling begins 2 teams finished for virtually 10 months the league are glorified challenge games football then they keep messing with rules changing ever year or 2 as for the complete mess they made changing underage from 18 to 17 proves they don't care just get games over and get concerts in the stadiums ,,
Kickitout (Galway) - Posts: 850 - 14/12/2023 15:24:59
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Replying To PoolSturgeon: "Not really. More the "We are so disconnected from ordinary fans and don't have a clue how to market our games Association ". There will be a big drop in the number of season tickets purchased so they will "grab" a lot less from this source next year than they've done in previous years." Season tickets can not be had in LImerick, it would be great if there was a fall off in Limerick as it would give others a chance of buying one. People will always whinge. Inflation is all round us, money is buying less and less. Costs in the GAA
have also soared.
fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 14/12/2023 15:48:20
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Replying To fainleog: "Season tickets can not be had in LImerick, it would be great if there was a fall off in Limerick as it would give others a chance of buying one. People will always whinge. Inflation is all round us, money is buying less and less. Costs in the GAA
have also soared." True, but they seem to want to get people off the season ticket by dropping things that were available for years plus providing cheaper NFL packages.
The latter don't count towards AI tickets and I suspect the Championship package won't either so more AI tickets for Corporates etc.
Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1451 - 14/12/2023 16:06:55
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Replying To fainleog: "Season tickets can not be had in LImerick, it would be great if there was a fall off in Limerick as it would give others a chance of buying one. People will always whinge. Inflation is all round us, money is buying less and less. Costs in the GAA
have also soared." That's amazing. I was up in the Gaelic grounds last March and it wasn't even a quarter full.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 12130 - 14/12/2023 18:27:58
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Packages change regularly in many walks of life. The GAA needs money. There are no shareholders in the GAA. The association needs finance for the promotion and development of its games. They have a large network of grounds
that need to be maintained and insured. There are large expenses in fielding teams. The GAA is community based. There are plenty of opportunities for people to get involved as officers etc. and to have influence in the GAA. The association holds an annual Ard Fheis where representatives can influence decisions. I doubt very much that the season ticket holders receive, would otherwise go to the corporate sector. In any event, there would be no rebuilding of Croke Park without the corporate sector and the premium ticket buyers.
fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 14/12/2023 21:09:36
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Replying To Viking66: "That's amazing. I was up in the Gaelic grounds last March and it wasn't even a quarter full." Does that prove anything, certainly not. The season ticket will also ensure a ticket to championship matches, example the eagerly awaited Clare v Limerick game and an All-Ireland hurling final ticket if Limerick are invoved. The reality is the only tickets that become available are from those holders from the previous year who do not choose to renew their subscription and then those tickets go on sale without notice and are snapped up within hours.
fainleog (Limerick) - Posts: 598 - 14/12/2023 22:54:05
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Anyone buying season tickets or paying in to see County Gaelic football would seriously need to get their head examined….it's woeful rubbish.. put you to sleep…
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 1960 - 15/12/2023 10:12:55
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