I am not sure they would Hill16No1man. There was only 3,000 when the counties met for an All-Ireland final (u21) earlier this year. Add in the fact that both counties' hurlers are playing the next day and people and people chose to travel to one game or the other then you can be sure it will be the hurlers (in Cork's case anyway). Also, I have not looked at the fistures yet but you can be sure that there will be a load of club championship or club league games in Cork next Saturday night. The fact is besides trips to Killarney or Dublin for a final or semi-final, Cork football 'supporters' are just not interested.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 21/07/2013 20:14:23    1437850

Great crowd today and way quarter finals are likely to fall there will be close to sell outs for football and big crowds for all of the remaining hurling. People will pay when there is likely to be quality and there will be from two weeks time. Great year.

hurlingdub (Dublin) - Posts: 6978 - 21/07/2013 20:18:09    1437855

Feel it was nonsense deciding 2 round 4 qualifiers venues and times before round 3 was even played... Braindead.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13659 - 21/07/2013 20:26:25    1437877

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21,274 in Castlebar. That's not bad at all


Was at it TBH i thought there was more at the last game (Mayo v Ros). False number i wonder?

ispeakwisdom (Roscommon) - Posts: 2487 - 21/07/2013 20:32:01    1437895

Considering it was v London, the turn out in Castlebar was impressive, I know a lot of people had been suggesting there would only be 12/13,000 at it

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 22/07/2013 09:58:40    1438234

There was way more yesterday than at ros game.

xxx (Mayo) - Posts: 1275 - 22/07/2013 10:11:15    1438257

Yeah there would have been only 12 or 13 thousand so they reduced the ticket prices

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/07/2013 10:32:24    1438296

It's madness playing Cork v Galway in Croker,Limerick would be a far more sensible venue and would bring a bigger crowd.

To be honest i would play all round 4 games outside of Croker

Donegal v Laois, Hyde
London v Cavan, Navan
Meath v Tyrone, Breffini

All these grounds would provide a brilliant championship atmosphere which gets lost in Croker,Plus the local towns get a big boost,And it would be more convenient for supporters travelling

shea (Kerry) - Posts: 409 - 22/07/2013 10:55:40    1438335

its too late shea.

2 of the 4 qualifier games have already been fixed for Croker

I reckon Londons game with Cavan will be fixed for there too.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13659 - 22/07/2013 10:59:44    1438340

just looking at the ticket prices for the Mayo v Roscommon and London games and ticket prices appear to be the same for both, 25 for stand 20 for terrace.
From anyone at the game just wondering how many they think London had supporting?

Rosineri1 (UK) - Posts: 2099 - 22/07/2013 14:35:52    1438804

Rosineri

Yeah but the final always sees an increase in price whereas they knew they wouldn't get the crowd so decided to reduce

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 22/07/2013 15:16:16    1438894

I paid 20 euro for Connacht tickets for the last number of years the reduced stand prices seemed to draw the crowd or maybe the weather. I'd say London had around 5k at it we had around 2-3k i doubt if 21k was right nobody was behind either goals and the stand wasn't full.

The_analyser (Roscommon) - Posts: 4398 - 22/07/2013 15:27:00    1438920

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I paid 20 euro for Connacht tickets for the last number of years the reduced stand prices seemed to draw the crowd or maybe the weather. I'd say London had around 5k at it we had around 2-3k i doubt if 21k was right nobody was behind either goals and the stand wasn't full.
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Scoreboard end was pretty full buddy, the stand was well populated (not full) too and the far sideline was wedged. There was even a few headers down the Albany end which is always empty!

No false number here Ispeakwisdom, definitely more there yesterday than the Ros game. You could see few times on the sunday game last night how full the scoreboard end was.

killer_88_ (Mayo) - Posts: 2040 - 22/07/2013 21:48:30    1439466

6,400 in thurles last night for the minor munster final
My Predictions for the weekend
20,000 in Croke Park
Sell out in Carrick
35,000 in Thurles

lukewalsh96 (Cork) - Posts: 252 - 24/07/2013 12:56:46    1440983

id agree with them all apart from hurling quarter finals,would say they will get around 25-30 thousand only

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 24/07/2013 13:04:46    1440996

Would this Kilkenny Cork match alone not attracted over 35,000 in thurles a few years back?

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 24/07/2013 16:31:35    1441331

The Cork Kilkenny league final only brought around 15k last year and we were highly optimistic in Cork back then, JBM was back, a few gems had been unearthed in the league, Lehane was flying, Sean Og was back and we had beaten the Cats down the pairc a few weeks earlier. The recent U21 hammering and fairly tame surrender in the senior final all be it with mitigating circumstances. I don't think there will be a huge Cork crowd this time, as I said moral is a bit flat. If we do pull off a shock the masses will be back in force! Kilkenny don't seem to bringing more than 5k and Clare had a tiny crowd at their game with Wexford. Don't know what Galway will bring but I'd expect around 20k.

dahayeser (Cork) - Posts: 386 - 24/07/2013 16:42:42    1441351

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6,400 in thurles last night for the minor munster final
My Predictions for the weekend
20,000 in Croke Park
Sell out in Carrick
35,000 in Thurles


Make you wonder whats the point of having those games in Croke park if such a small crowd?

Gaa_lover (USA) - Posts: 3995 - 24/07/2013 16:52:43    1441368

jack-goff

yeah few years back but you have to be realistic in the current times a few years back was the boom.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 24/07/2013 16:55:50    1441375

dahayeser

yeah thats true but i still think cork will have the most supporters there,seemed to be large crowd in gaelic grounds.
id expect ye to have about 10-15 thousand on sunday,with kilkenny around 5 thousand and galway and clare making up the rest

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 24/07/2013 16:57:38    1441379