25 euro for the tickets to the league final will definitely effect the crowd, I think at best there will be 20,000 and that would be great but I think it will be closer to 15,000

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 04/05/2013 20:21:35    1378824

they said they are expecting a full house close anyway to the 23 thousand its only allowed hold now.
I noticed leinster council have quietly upped their championship prices for hill 16 for the leinster quarter finals.
its 25 euro into all parts of the ground where as it was always only 15 or 20 euro into the hill.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/05/2013 10:51:50    1378911

21,447 at Nowlan Park today a very good crowd and its nice to see another county ground in Leinster getting over 20 thousand at a game

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 05/05/2013 18:06:08    1379149

Good crowd,good atmosphere,good game,same old ending.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 05/05/2013 18:10:40    1379155

yeah I been saying for along time gaa should look at using grounds like nowlan park instead of hauling both teams to croker,also the novelty of the cats getting to play a league final helped as opposed to tipp playing it in thurles yet again.
be interesting to see how many was at westmeath v antrim and new york v leitrim.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/05/2013 18:13:06    1379157

have been saying it for years the gaa needs to bring the games back to the people like today also support the local businesses that support each county

Stmunnsriver (Wexford) - Posts: 3117 - 05/05/2013 19:03:27    1379185

21,000 at Nolan Park had a much better atmosphere than 34,000 at Croke Park. No fault to Croke Park but without at least 50,000 in it it feels empty.

MuckrossHead (Donegal) - Posts: 5030 - 05/05/2013 19:55:32    1379213

where you at both games muckross?

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/05/2013 19:59:16    1379216

I regularly see arguments about how a 30,000 attendance is lost in Croke Park. I don't agree though, keep the upper tier closed and you have a 50,000 capacity stadium. I've been there for many games with attendances of between 30 and 40k and found the atmosphere fantastic. Attendances around the 20k are a bit lost alright though. Hopefully the Dubs Spring series will get an early green light for next year and get some decent marketing like it did for the first couple of years and we'll get to see plenty of hurling and football action from HQ in the future.

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 386 - 05/05/2013 20:06:01    1379223

dahayeser
County: Cork
Posts: 41

1379223
I regularly see arguments about how a 30,000 attendance is lost in Croke Park. I don't agree though, keep the upper tier closed and you have a 50,000 capacity stadium. I've been there for many games with attendances of between 30 and 40k and found the atmosphere fantastic. Attendances around the 20k are a bit lost alright though. Hopefully the Dubs Spring series will get an early green light for next year and get some decent marketing like it did for the first couple of years and we'll get to see plenty of hurling and football action from HQ in the future.

your spot on there,it would be one thing if 30 or 40 thousand was spread out among lower and upper decks but with crowds of between 30-40 thousand all on the lower deck only in croke park its the same as any other ground,also there used to be a rumour that there needs to be at least 30 thousand to open croke park to make any money but that also would only be if every section of the ground was open as you would have more people working in the stadium.
yeah could be interesting next year should the spring series get the green light as with bernard brogans new company up and running id say it would be a sensible decision to get them involved in promoting the spring series which would be a boost for the national league.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 05/05/2013 20:26:04    1379238

Correct hill 16. It's grand with 25-30k on the lower decks only. And the rumor about breaking even is not true as you said. The div 3 & 4 league finals didn't lose money for the GAA. They only opened the lower hogan and the premium for the hogan. The crowd of 8,000 easily paid for that.

I hope people don't repeat it in future.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 05/05/2013 20:49:41    1379252

hill16no1man
County: Dublin
Posts: 4389

1378911
they said they are expecting a full house close anyway to the 23 thousand its only allowed hold now.
I noticed leinster council have quietly upped their championship prices for hill 16 for the leinster quarter finals.
its 25 euro into all parts of the ground where as it was always only 15 or 20 euro into the hill.

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I also agree with that. Why should people in the Canal or upper decks at matches pay more than someone on the hill where the atmosphere is better and the view as well.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 05/05/2013 20:52:06    1379256

Now you're talking hill16no1man. Wouldn't it be a breath of fresh air to see the GAA embrace Brogans company and team up with thm for mutual gain. I thing they would be repaid big time. Teaming with one of the associations most marketable stars surely it would be a win win. I think the GAA owe it to their players to back their commercial ventures where possible anyway. I'd be very surprised to see it happen though, unless you Dubs are a lot more forward thinking than the GAA administrators I know further south!

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 386 - 05/05/2013 20:57:22    1379259

dahayeser
County: Cork
Posts: 41

1379223 I regularly see arguments about how a 30,000 attendance is lost in Croke Park. I don't agree though, keep the upper tier closed and you have a 50,000 capacity stadium. I've been there for many games with attendances of between 30 and 40k and found the atmosphere fantastic. Attendances around the 20k are a bit lost alright though. Hopefully the Dubs Spring series will get an early green light for next year and get some decent marketing like it did for the first couple of years and we'll get to see plenty of hurling and football action from HQ in the future.

Very true and as Hill said the figure for breaking even is a myth.
Our match with MAYO in league not the semis now,had great atmosphere.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 05/05/2013 20:58:27    1379261

dahayeser

yeah it may well happen as brogans company is a sports agency.this link will tell you about them

http://www.independent.ie/incoming/were-not-like-jerry-maguire-29240816.html

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 06/05/2013 20:52:11    1379676

Nowlan Park

Having the league final in Nowlan park was a very good idea. The atmosphere was a lot better than it would have been in a half empty stadium.

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/05/2013 21:40:42    1380279

First proper day of the championship today, what do you think the crowds will be like?

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 19/05/2013 13:50:02    1386513

There was 2,320 in O'Moore Park last night for the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship game between Antrim and Laois

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 19/05/2013 13:54:32    1386517

16 thousand at salthill for galway v mayo.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 19/05/2013 20:28:39    1386830

3080 in mullingar for westmeath vs carlow

iarmhi_an_mhaith (Westmeath) - Posts: 293 - 19/05/2013 20:30:51    1386832