Excluding Croke Park attendances were very bad. 3'000 FOR Armagh v Cork is very low, I know Cork footballers have no support at all only when they play Kerry or get to a final but I would have expected a much bigger home support. I seen highlights of Derry v Galway on Sunday night, Celtic park was empty, I'd reckon Derry must have the worst home support in the country and the only traveling supporters Galway have are family members. Our own game (Louth) on Sunday was no different, 1500 max.

Louth Gael (Louth) - Posts: 1227 - 07/02/2012 13:07:06    1107238

anyone no how much it was into the down-donegal game last weekend?

ciaran08 (Down) - Posts: 171 - 07/02/2012 13:09:46    1107240

I know the Meath chairman said he reckoned there was 10,000 at the game but thats hardly the case??
6 or 7 thousand max I would have said.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 07/02/2012 13:56:30    1107268

Considering all the games on Sunday clashed with the big rugby international - it costs nothing to sit at home & watch it on tv - the attendances weren't bad. I think the Saturday night attendances were probably more encouraging. I've no problem paying a tenner into a league game.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4105 - 07/02/2012 14:23:45    1107297

Can't see why people would moan about paying €10. We're not that bleeding hard up, yet!

Padraig_Dub (Dublin) - Posts: 100 - 07/02/2012 19:47:52    1107553

07/02/2012 13:09:46
ciaran08
County: Down
Posts: 129

1107240
anyone no how much it was into the down-donegal game last weekend?

It was €13, think it was 10 of the queen's pounds.

Alvin (Donegal) - Posts: 218 - 07/02/2012 20:25:39    1107580

Could people stop using matches involving Cork and/or Derry to support their poor attendances argument.
Both teams have always had pathetic support, particularly Cork for a county of its size.
Plenty of good crowds at other games.
It's the first round of the league lads, no need to panic just yet.

Coylers Elbow (Meath) - Posts: 1075 - 08/02/2012 10:30:20    1107698

Jaysus lads 10euro aint a big hole in the pocket to gain entry into league game...

DUB1 (Dublin) - Posts: 5583 - 08/02/2012 10:52:53    1107711

Heard there looking at an average of 10,000 at the Dubs v Mayo game...

DUB1 (Dublin) - Posts: 5583 - 08/02/2012 11:19:53    1107730

10 in to Wexford pk on Sunday for Wexford v Cavan which is ok really..I think is 13 for div 1 and 2 and 10 for 3 and 4 so there is an advantage in following crap teams..Although having to pay a 10 euros to watch Kilkenny footballers is taking the pss a bit!!

juniorbsub (Wexford) - Posts: 646 - 08/02/2012 11:32:27    1107743

juniorbsub
County: Wexford
Posts: 24

1107743 10 in to Wexford pk on Sunday for Wexford v Cavan which is ok really..I think is 13 for div 1 and 2 and 10 for 3 and 4 so there is an advantage in following crap teams..Although having to pay a 10 euros to watch Kilkenny footballers is taking the pss a bit!!


Having been in wexford park the previous week and paying E10 to watch 2 crap teams, a day out in freshford seems rather good value

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 08/02/2012 13:27:18    1107821

so it was 13 euro into the double header at headquarters with the all ireland champions playing, it was also 13 euro into the down vs donegal match, think somebody is getting ripped off here, no

ciaran08 (Down) - Posts: 171 - 08/02/2012 14:32:15    1107866

ost of you would happily pay 13 quid into a nightclub on a sat night but not a gaa game??

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 08/02/2012 16:04:31    1107957

ciaran08
County: Down
Posts: 130

1107866 so it was 13 euro into the double header at headquarters with the all ireland champions playing, it was also 13 euro into the down vs donegal match, think somebody is getting ripped off here, no

The croke park games were a PR exercise. A good idea to kick start the season and justify the huge overheads involved in keeping it for a few full houses during a few weeks of the summer. They say it needs 30,000 to break even on opening croke park. Allowing paying for the sideshows and the loss of the take at both games being played as normal it could be considered a loss leader in retail terms

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 08/02/2012 16:11:58    1107965

BettystownRoyal
County: Meath
Posts: 1703

1107957 ost of you would happily pay 13 quid into a nightclub on a sat night but not a gaa game??

If yee know the man on the gate its normally free in!

cacsmckilly (Tyrone) - Posts: 1294 - 08/02/2012 16:21:32    1107976

cacsmckilly
County: Tyrone
Posts: 247

1107976 BettystownRoyal
County: Meath
Posts: 1703

1107957 ost of you would happily pay 13 quid into a nightclub on a sat night but not a gaa game??

If yee know the man on the gate its normally free in!

Maybe that's why attendances are so paltry, GAA supporters are stingy

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 08/02/2012 16:23:47    1107979

BettystownRoyal
County: Meath
Posts: 1703

1107957
Most of you would happily pay 13 quid into a nightclub on a sat night but not a gaa game??

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Well I would not! Not if I never went out. €13? God that'd break me heart!

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 08/02/2012 16:25:42    1107981

doubletree
County: Dublin
Posts: 21

1106866 Navan only hold 5,000 - this can't be true.


Dunno where your making up that nonsense figure from.

Even after the H & S reductions taken into account, the capacity is 15500

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6348 - 08/02/2012 17:04:13    1108018

The reason the crowds at games are so poor is because the league has been devalued majorly. There is a lack of promotion for league games by the GAA, except when there are games in Croke Pk. Added to that some teams dont take the league seriously, with managers putting out weakened sides and some players not playing til ch'ship time. I even heard Jack O' Connor say before the Dublin match on Saturday night that it wasnt to important wheter they won or not, this shows the attitude towards the league.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1664 - 08/02/2012 19:03:24    1108090

I was in Newry on Saturday evening and was dissapointed with the crowd - there was more at the mckenna cup, only 4,000 maybe. alot of people watched it live on tv. In fairness there was very few donegal people - too great a distance to travel at night or stay over

armagh v cork , Cork were expected to hammerd armagh so maybe this affected the attendence. Also cork only took 5 -10 supporters with them, while armagh would take 1,500 to Cork with them.
I think a 10 euro is ample


Can anyone tell me how it costs 20 euro to go to croke park this sat. night to watch the hurling while for dublin/kerry/tyrone/kildare it was 13 euro

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1691 - 08/02/2012 19:45:53    1108111