Id rather pay 80 quid anyday ahead of 50 for that rubbish at the aviva last night. the all ireland never fails to deliver on quality, atmosphere and ocassion

thebear10 (Galway) - Posts: 68 - 07/09/2013 13:30:29    1477042

I have heard it all now , AL final compared the champions lge or World cup final , hate to burst your bubble but to the rest of the world GAA is an obscure sport played in a small european country .

tinrylandman (Carlow) - Posts: 387 - 07/09/2013 14:44:45    1477095

I have heard it all now , AL final compared the champions lge or World cup final , hate to burst your bubble but to the rest of the world GAA is an obscure sport played in a small european country .

tinrylandman (Carlow) - Posts: 387 - 07/09/2013 14:44:45    1477096

agree that there should be a certain amount of kids tickets made available for the finals.
its very unfair that kids attend matches from january to september the same as adults and come the finals are told thanks for that but hard luck we will have a full house so we dont need your custom anymore.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 07/09/2013 15:22:04    1477119

tinrylandman, on three separate occasions this September there'll be over 82000 supporters in Croke Park. I'm sure there are a lot of other sporting organisations that would love that kind of obscurity!!

football first (None) - Posts: 1259 - 07/09/2013 15:26:41    1477123

Personally I don't see a issue over the price of tickets for a all-Ireland final..
I count myself privileged to attend one
Croke park on any all-Ireland final day does not compare to any other so called major sporting events.
Am a slight bit disappointed to hear about the no kids tickets after parents bringing them to probably 15-18 games from January

Penguin1985 (Dublin) - Posts: 119 - 07/09/2013 17:33:56    1477206

the experince of an All-Ireland is worth more than 80. How much does going to the the superbowl cost?

RebelCork (Cork) - Posts: 789 - 07/09/2013 17:35:27    1477207

What I am saying is in the overall scheme of world sport GAA is very small approx one million will watch game on Sunday and again in world terms that is tiny , so to say it is like World cup final is studip,

tinrylandman (Carlow) - Posts: 387 - 07/09/2013 18:49:23    1477248

Its not as big worldwide, no question there, but an 82 000 sellout in a small country like ours is serious going. Not bad for an obscure sport you have to admit.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 07/09/2013 18:52:50    1477250

Day 1, Lesson 1, beginner's guide to Economics

If demand exceeds supply then prices increase.

ruanua (Donegal) - Posts: 4966 - 07/09/2013 19:52:42    1477274

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1477095 I have heard it all now , AL final compared the champions lge or World cup final , hate to burst your bubble but to the rest of the world GAA is an obscure sport played in a small european country .

Someone was comparing it as in ticket prices and the events it was comparable to. An all Ireland ticket can command big money . what point are you trying to make. this conversation has nothing to do with whether people outside Ireland think its an obscure sport or not, so why the need to throw that in.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 07/09/2013 20:07:50    1477288

07/09/2013 15:22:04
hill16no1man
agree that there should be a certain amount of kids tickets made available for the finals.
its very unfair that kids attend matches from january to september the same as adults and come the finals are told thanks for that but hard luck we will have a full house so we dont need your custom anymore. why should there be any number of kids tickets made available when GAA knows it can sell all tickets for full price. It is not the case that kids are told there custom is not wanted on all Ireland final day.
07/09/2013 15:26:41
football first
tinrylandman, on three separate occasions this September there'll be over 82000 supporters in Croke Park. I'm sure there are a lot of other sporting organisations that would love that kind of obscurity!! "obscurity"???? You must have a different meaning to obscurity in your dictionary to me as obscurity means the state of being unknown, inconspicuous, or unimportant and The GAA certainly is not unknown, inconspicuous nor unimportant.

07/09/2013 17:33:56
Penguin1985
Personally I don't see a issue over the price of tickets for a all-Ireland final..
I count myself privileged to attend one
Croke park on any all-Ireland final day does not compare to any other so called major sporting events.
Am a slight bit disappointed to hear about the no kids tickets after parents bringing them to probably 15-18 games from January All Ireland finals are biggest games of year and GAA are guaranteed to sell out or virtually sell out Croker and at adult prices for tickets. No kids tickets for final. If kids want to go parents stump up price for full ticket
07/09/2013 17:35:27
RebelCork
the experince of an All-Ireland is worth more than 80. How much does going to the the superbowl cost?
Different experience completely and Superbowl has so much more to it on the day. A 30+ minute concert with a top artist and the game in American football is much longer. Tickets also will be more expensive in America due to market conditions. Biggest game there more people who wish to attend....

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/09/2013 20:18:22    1477300

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1477300 07/09/2013 15:22:04
hill16no1man
agree that there should be a certain amount of kids tickets made available for the finals.
its very unfair that kids attend matches from january to september the same as adults and come the finals are told thanks for that but hard luck we will have a full house so we dont need your custom anymore. why should there be any number of kids tickets made available when GAA knows it can sell all tickets for full price. It is not the case that kids are told there custom is not wanted on all Ireland final day.
07/09/2013 15:26:41

your wrong, it shouldn't be a case of the Gaa know they can get full price for tickets ands that it.
The champions league final last year had 100,ooo requests for a remaining 10,ooo tickets. but 200 adult plus child tickets were made available .
Also they could be bought outside of the clubs.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 07/09/2013 20:56:22    1477321

07/09/2013 20:56:22
AthCliath
your wrong, it shouldn't be a case of the Gaa know they can get full price for tickets ands that it.
The champions league final last year had 100,ooo requests for a remaining 10,ooo tickets. but 200 adult plus child tickets were made available .
Also they could be bought outside of the clubs. How am I? That is your opinion.
That is a different organisation.
GAA knows it can sell the tickets full price so why would it look to sell child tickets at a cheaper price.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/09/2013 21:10:15    1477329

Can only agree with what others have said. People who go to games consistently through out the year are getting good value. A few years back the GAA reduced prices on certain games but increased All-Ireland final ticket prices. The supporter going to games over the year was saving money.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8761 - 07/09/2013 21:10:47    1477330

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1477329 07/09/2013 20:56:22
AthCliath
your wrong, it shouldn't be a case of the Gaa know they can get full price for tickets ands that it.
The champions league final last year had 100,ooo requests for a remaining 10,ooo tickets. but 200 adult plus child tickets were made available .
Also they could be bought outside of the clubs. How am I? That is your opinion.
That is a different organisation.[/b]GAA knows it can sell the tickets full price so why would it look to sell child tickets at a cheaper price.

To be fair you have no problem talking about how other organisations do things when it suits the answer your looking for.

What was the attendance when Clare played Cork in the Gaelic Grounds? 20000?
60% of the Clare support in Croke Park today haven't been at a Clare game all year.
40% probably haven't been at a game in years.
20% could be going to their first game!

Demand is there for AI final tickets, the GAA are right to cash in year after year.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 8761 - 08/09/2013 09:19:39    1477367

I know wed all pay anything to be there but its an amateur sport, the country is broke. It's the principle of it. 50euro max. 2parents and 2kids 320euro... Joke.

Brolly (Monaghan) - Posts: 4472 - 08/09/2013 11:38:07    1477407

80e for the AI finals is fair enough and when compared to the rubbish usually served up for soccer Internationals at the Aviva is a bargain. Can't believe the Aviva was a sell out on Friday given Traps teams poor record and poor quality football served up!!

fingalman (Dublin) - Posts: 233 - 08/09/2013 12:55:45    1477445

08/09/2013 11:38:07
Brolly
I know wed all pay anything to be there but its an amateur sport, the country is broke. It's the principle of it. 50euro max. 2parents and 2kids 320euro... Joke. Not a joke and because Hurling and Football are amateur means nothing. College sports in America are amateur and look at the money people pay for tickets for that.
The country is not broke, not great financially but not broke.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 08/09/2013 12:55:46    1477446