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Replying To LoyalRoyal66: "I think the GAA need to take a hard look at themselves when you've barely 20k attending Dublin and Meath last week, but Leinster rugby sells out Croke park in a matter of hours. Yes the two events aren't comparable but we are entering a very vulnerable stage for GAA's popularity as a spectator sport in Ireland. Loi figures at an all time high and continuing to sky rocket, rugby at an all time high and croke park and aviva both going to be used for Leinster next season. While in contrast, our events are stale, outdated, and quite frankly boring. Going to croke park or any gaa ground for that matter leaves a lot to be desired in terms of the event. Completely outdated music being blared through a speaker that's not fit for purpose, an Mc putting people to sleep as they read team sheets like they couldn't be bothered, and often games that follow that are quite cagey, slow, and a crowd that watches on with little to no emotion. The next few years under Jarlath and Co are going to be vital, otherwise we could be in for a very bleak future in terms of GAA being the leading spectator sport that it once was. Participation numbers will always remain high. However, when you've a situation like last week where 90% of die hard meath fans I know saying they had no interest in watching their team play their arch rivals, you know the game is in big trouble" You are 100% correct yet there are still the delusional people on here who won't admit there is a problem and can't even admit to a serious drop in attendance figures all over the country…
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Replying To LoyalRoyal66: "I think the GAA need to take a hard look at themselves when you've barely 20k attending Dublin and Meath last week, but Leinster rugby sells out Croke park in a matter of hours. Yes the two events aren't comparable but we are entering a very vulnerable stage for GAA's popularity as a spectator sport in Ireland. Loi figures at an all time high and continuing to sky rocket, rugby at an all time high and croke park and aviva both going to be used for Leinster next season. While in contrast, our events are stale, outdated, and quite frankly boring. Going to croke park or any gaa ground for that matter leaves a lot to be desired in terms of the event. Completely outdated music being blared through a speaker that's not fit for purpose, an Mc putting people to sleep as they read team sheets like they couldn't be bothered, and often games that follow that are quite cagey, slow, and a crowd that watches on with little to no emotion. The next few years under Jarlath and Co are going to be vital, otherwise we could be in for a very bleak future in terms of GAA being the leading spectator sport that it once was. Participation numbers will always remain high. However, when you've a situation like last week where 90% of die hard meath fans I know saying they had no interest in watching their team play their arch rivals, you know the game is in big trouble" Very well put, tis a disaster as Meath v Dublin was a box office event.
Now reduced to an after thought.
In Munster we have the same issue, Kerry v Cork with minimal interest, ran off at 4pm on a Saturday.
As the Kingdom are a country mile ahead of all their Munster rivals, which is not Kerry's fault to be fair.
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Kerry v Cork on a Saturday in April to get it out of the way … can't be long before it will be on a midweek evening or a Tuesday morning.
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Replying To OpenStand: "Kerry v Cork on a Saturday in April to get it out of the way … can't be long before it will be on a midweek evening or a Tuesday morning." They could run the championship off as a blitz like the Kilmacud Sevens. Once it didn't interfere with any rental agreement of course.
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Replying To St.Mologga: "Very well put, tis a disaster as Meath v Dublin was a box office event.
Now reduced to an after thought.
In Munster we have the same issue, Kerry v Cork with minimal interest, ran off at 4pm on a Saturday.
As the Kingdom are a country mile ahead of all their Munster rivals, which is not Kerry's fault to be fair." Three points hardly fits your argument so
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Replying To OpenStand: "Kerry v Cork on a Saturday in April to get it out of the way … can't be long before it will be on a midweek evening or a Tuesday morning." Season isn't condensed compared to pre split season just April club month gone.
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Replying To Claretandblue: "Three points hardly fits your argument so" Point taken, but we were at full tilt yesterday, while I think Kerry were a few gears down on what they will produce when they hit Croke Park.
If yesterday was knock out football I reckon Kerry would have brought their A game & may not have been as forgiving towards us.
St.Mologga (Cork) - Posts: 109 - 21/04/2024 10:30:46
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13,967 at Roscommon v Mayo
MartinEgan (UK) - Posts: 82 - 21/04/2024 18:07:41
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Replying To OpenStand: "Kerry v Cork on a Saturday in April to get it out of the way … can't be long before it will be on a midweek evening or a Tuesday morning." Couldn't agree more, the championship will be over in the blink of an eye and club football will still be going in October.
Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2018 - 21/04/2024 20:16:09
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Replying To LoyalRoyal66: "I think the GAA need to take a hard look at themselves when you've barely 20k attending Dublin and Meath last week, but Leinster rugby sells out Croke park in a matter of hours. Yes the two events aren't comparable but we are entering a very vulnerable stage for GAA's popularity as a spectator sport in Ireland. Loi figures at an all time high and continuing to sky rocket, rugby at an all time high and croke park and aviva both going to be used for Leinster next season. While in contrast, our events are stale, outdated, and quite frankly boring. Going to croke park or any gaa ground for that matter leaves a lot to be desired in terms of the event. Completely outdated music being blared through a speaker that's not fit for purpose, an Mc putting people to sleep as they read team sheets like they couldn't be bothered, and often games that follow that are quite cagey, slow, and a crowd that watches on with little to no emotion. The next few years under Jarlath and Co are going to be vital, otherwise we could be in for a very bleak future in terms of GAA being the leading spectator sport that it once was. Participation numbers will always remain high. However, when you've a situation like last week where 90% of die hard meath fans I know saying they had no interest in watching their team play their arch rivals, you know the game is in big trouble" There can be little doubt there are massive problems in Meath - but the attendances this weekend were very good
Cavan v Tyrone v good
Clare v Limerick/ sold out
Waterford v cork / full house
Kerry v cork - 17 k
Derry v Donegal - full house
Sligo v Galway ??
Killenny v Antrim
Galway v Carlow
Laois v Offaly
Louth v armagh 600 I guess
When you look at it we have loads of games on …. I think people are choosing which games they want to go to
League of Ireland is a very good product and attendances are rising / but rugby -they are falling -- club rugby figures are really falling
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Kerry v Cork 15k
Waterford v Cork 12k
Clare v Limerick 20k
Derry v Donegal 14k
Cavan v Tyrone 9k
Roscommon v Mayo 12k
Wexford v Dublin 12k
Laois v Offaly 2k
Not sure of the other attendances but decent crowds..
Biggest crowds Munster championship plus Derry all 3 matches could had much larger crowds as sold out within hours
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Replying To cuchulainn35: "There can be little doubt there are massive problems in Meath - but the attendances this weekend were very good
Cavan v Tyrone v good
Clare v Limerick/ sold out
Waterford v cork / full house
Kerry v cork - 17 k
Derry v Donegal - full house
Sligo v Galway ??
Killenny v Antrim
Galway v Carlow
Laois v Offaly
Louth v armagh 600 I guess
When you look at it we have loads of games on …. I think people are choosing which games they want to go to
League of Ireland is a very good product and attendances are rising / but rugby -they are falling -- club rugby figures are really falling" LOI has done very well in creating a local identity that was not there in a lot of cases for many years. Not sure about other parts of country, but that is taking quite significantly from younger cohorts supporting our county teams. Mostly because DCB like GAA couldn't be bothered putting the effort in.
DCB had full schedule of junior hurling yesterday, Which probably reduced what is already a smallish travelling hurling support by over half. Some people seem to think this disconnect is a good thing. Why that is, is beyond me ...
Also in danger of ending up with aging cohort - yours truly being one - of country pass holders and a dwindling casual attendance. As is increasingly evident from both league and now championship.
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There was actually over 17,000 at Kerry Cork. Tyrone Cavan was 10,000 and Derry Donegal 15,000. Decent crowds this weekend and some great entertainment on offer.
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Replying To dingle82: "Kerry v Cork 15k
Waterford v Cork 12k
Clare v Limerick 20k
Derry v Donegal 14k
Cavan v Tyrone 9k
Roscommon v Mayo 12k
Wexford v Dublin 12k
Laois v Offaly 2k
Not sure of the other attendances but decent crowds..
Biggest crowds Munster championship plus Derry all 3 matches could had much larger crowds as sold out within hours" Ros v Mayo 13,967
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9,952 Breffni
11,973 Waterford v Cirk
20,055 Ennis
9,754 Wexford
2,855 Kilkenny
14,714 Derry
17,568 Killarney.
But but but The League of Ireland .....
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Replying To dingle82: "Kerry v Cork 15k
Waterford v Cork 12k
Clare v Limerick 20k
Derry v Donegal 14k
Cavan v Tyrone 9k
Roscommon v Mayo 12k
Wexford v Dublin 12k
Laois v Offaly 2k
Not sure of the other attendances but decent crowds..
Biggest crowds Munster championship plus Derry all 3 matches could had much larger crowds as sold out within hours" Felt like championship. Good crowds, competitive games and plenty of drama.
Surprise the Hyde wasn't fill when you consider Mayo bring 10 / 12k to league games almost on their own. Looked like a very small crowd in Sligo for the other quarter final. Sligo are coming, interesting to see how they go in the Tailteann. Hopefully the county get behind this team.
You'd think Cavan / Tyrone would draw a few more as well. Tyrone ulster contenders, exciting forwards and Cavan coming off a great win vs Monaghan.
Hurling wise, I'd say only 6k Waterford fans came out for a home championship game in the sun. They are the one county who haven't bought in to this munster round robin. I wonder will that change after yesterdays fantastic win.
Felt like a weekend that might have got the championship going. The GAA could have done with weather and action like this on the opening weekend of the championship to garner a few positive headlines.
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Good crowds yesterday. Its amazing when you have smaller packed out grounds how it generates a feel good factor and a buzz around the place, unlike when you stick the same crowd or even bigger in an 80 thousand seater stadium. Back to the misery of the Leinster championship in a quarter full croke park this weekend...
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Replying To BarneyGrant: "LOI has done very well in creating a local identity that was not there in a lot of cases for many years. Not sure about other parts of country, but that is taking quite significantly from younger cohorts supporting our county teams. Mostly because DCB like GAA couldn't be bothered putting the effort in.
DCB had full schedule of junior hurling yesterday, Which probably reduced what is already a smallish travelling hurling support by over half. Some people seem to think this disconnect is a good thing. Why that is, is beyond me ...
Also in danger of ending up with aging cohort - yours truly being one - of country pass holders and a dwindling casual attendance. As is increasingly evident from both league and now championship." I just had a look at the results page on the Dublin GAA website.
Massive number of matches played on Sunday, between minor football, Féile hurling, and adult hurling.
Dublin County Board basically telling all these players and team managers, coaches, etc., that "you can't travel to see our county team in action in the championship". Seems bizarre to me.
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Replying To dahayeser: "Felt like championship. Good crowds, competitive games and plenty of drama.
Surprise the Hyde wasn't fill when you consider Mayo bring 10 / 12k to league games almost on their own. Looked like a very small crowd in Sligo for the other quarter final. Sligo are coming, interesting to see how they go in the Tailteann. Hopefully the county get behind this team.
You'd think Cavan / Tyrone would draw a few more as well. Tyrone ulster contenders, exciting forwards and Cavan coming off a great win vs Monaghan.
Hurling wise, I'd say only 6k Waterford fans came out for a home championship game in the sun. They are the one county who haven't bought in to this munster round robin. I wonder will that change after yesterdays fantastic win.
Felt like a weekend that might have got the championship going. The GAA could have done with weather and action like this on the opening weekend of the championship to garner a few positive headlines." There was 13,967 in Hyde Park on Sunday. For the league meeting in March between Mayo and Roscommon in MacHale Park the attendance was 9,610. Might have got more for the championship match but I think Prenty and Connacht GAA charging 30 and 35 euro for seating tickets turned plenty away as they chose to watch the match on RTE instead.
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