I have Limerick people in work asking me for tickets already....ME I'm from fn Tipp were not even in the final where would I get a ticket before they would.

As some one rightly said At Tipp / Limerick there was 25,000 odd. OK perhaps maybe Limerick had a bit more by the looks of things anyone who got a ticket for that game should not have a problem getting one you would like to think.

However some people have been told by clubs already that their names will be put in for a ticket but not guaranteed.

When a stadium is not up to scratch the game should not be played there. Too much politics and no common sense in the GAA.

I would be in favour of the game being played at another venue should there have been near to sell out capacity for the semi finals but when you have 25,000 or there abouts attending a semi final and then a final expected to be 32000 where the extra tickets going????

Munster Council should issue tickets to only Cork , Limerick and Waterford due to the reduced capacity and let every other county watch it on tv. County boards should not be done out of 3 r 4k extra tickets for allocation to other counties.

Again all politics and not thinking of the genuine fan.

Best of luck to both teams I hope we have a good one and best of luck to genuine fans getting tickets for the game.

WildPundit (Tipperary) - Posts: 1709 - 27/06/2014 16:11:40    1610026

Ritchie I never struggle to get a ticket either but I am not so blind that I do not see those who get rubbish tickets who deserve better or to see those who can't take their kids. Think we all have a bit of waking up to do.

disillusiondfan (Limerick) - Posts: 4279 - 27/06/2014 16:14:25    1610030

Hillman i thik they are talking about the AI semi finals last year. Allegedly closer to 15k Limerick in Thurles the last day.

Hoover78 (Limerick) - Posts: 865 - 27/06/2014 16:16:11    1610032

Can't believe this reaction from Limerick to be honest, They always seem to have a gripe over something. They entered a home and away agreement and the game was in Limerick last year. Cork played games down there when it was a shed of a stadium through the years. I understand the attendance is going to be 38,000 (With remedial work done)which isn't that far short of last year. There was only over 20,000 at the Tipp game so to me the only ones who will miss out are the "I will go cos my County is in a final brigade". Cork fans are in the same boat but at least with the Tickets going through the clubs genuine GAA People might get them.

Cornerback1977 (Cork) - Posts: 67 - 27/06/2014 16:20:45    1610039

Last year's AI semis, last years Munster final was a sellout

updwell (Limerick) - Posts: 904 - 27/06/2014 16:20:58    1610040

yew_tree
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Hoover78
County: Limerick
There are geniune fans in all counties who sometimes are not affiliated with clubs but they go to every game at all levels.

In that case they should have a season ticket.

That's exactly it. With the season ticket option these loyal supporters claims don't stand up to scrutiny.

legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 9010 - 27/06/2014 16:27:13    1610042

27/06/2014 12:48:57 disillusiondfan
You are right ormond its not a joke. Will be a lot of kids left at home. That promotes hurling how? Cork do not have a stadium fit to hold Munster final.

I say again it won't affect me but it is no way to promote our game in a competitive environment. Tickets will always go to adults first... Cork have a stadium fit to host a Munster final. Its not anywhere near a modern stadium but it'll do and its Corks turn to host the final
It is most certainly a fine way to promote hurling not perfect but nothing wrong with it

27/06/2014 13:15:21 Mickydan
Limerick are setting themselves up for the fall, getting distracted already with the venue. Its a bit like complaining about the football seeded draw When there county board voted in it on the munster council!! Again county board have agreed to home and away deal.................!!!!..
Maybe the players will be 100% focused tho and if they have any chance they will need to be but cork is a difficult place to come which is added to by the bottle neck traffic hole of a location. the away team can not even tog out in one dressing room~! haha, there is 2 tiny rooms with an ole skiny bench to prepare for the game in, they are that small that most of the time ur stuff is next mixed up as everyone is on top of each other 'wheres my boot get off my towel kinda stuff. try give a team speach in there! a tiny window and the smell of de peat would smother you. then the shower is no place of beauty and the water is either freezin or scalding! It would be abosoluty gas if they dedevolped the stadium but left the away toilet/changing rooms the same!! but a deal is a deal!! Agreement made..The number of tickets are the number of tickets and thats it! If westmeath get home draw in football qualifiers and draw cork/mayo/kerry then its all roads to mullingar 6000tickets! The tickets should go to the most deserving fans. i.e. the fans who go to every game will have there ticket already! next clubs etc
Dont what to be too cocky or ginks it but I can def see a munster double for cork this year and it will be our home advantage that will give it to us! the fact that limerick are already not happy and Kerry are obvisualy depleted this year is not cork's fault! There is no reason why this will affect any players in terms of focus. They'll concentrate on game not venue.
Away team togging out in more than 1 dressing room isn't an issue as long as coaching staff can talk to all players at one time with enough time to do so pre match.
Tickets cant just go to whoever most deserves them as that's just unfeasible.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 27/06/2014 16:33:55    1610045

Kavie
I have been attending both Leinster and Munster Finals with about forty five years. The only county with a comparable hurling following to any of the main Munster counties in Leinster is Wexford and when I attended the Wex/Dub match the other evening there was only about 16,00 at it. Overall no comparisons in attendances at Munster and Leinster Hurling finals.Anyway it is not a problem it is always played in Croke Park so capacity is nwver an issue. In fact it has been mooted in recent years that the Leinster Hurling Final should be played at a provincial venue so small has been some of the crowds in 'Croker'.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4517 - 27/06/2014 16:34:53    1610046

27/06/2014 13:19:18 hill16no1man
there was 25 thousand at tipp v limerick semi final and there was 28 thousand at cork v clare semi final so a ground holding 35 thousand isnt going to effect it that much
last year there was 42 thousand and the ground held more
dont see where all the limerick supporters where all year that they coming out now saying its too small Finals always attract bigger crowds and Munster final such a big traditional day it always attracts more so venue could affect the attendance.
27/06/2014 13:39:58 bad.monkey
Most club people dont buy season tickets as they get their tickets through their clubs. They would be too busy playing, managing teams..etc to go to all the league games so the season tickets are not worth it. I have found the season ticket holders to be the intercounty games only type of fan, wouldnt be able to find their local club with a compass that's not true at all bad.monkey. Many club members have season tickets and attend both club and intercounty games

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 27/06/2014 16:37:06    1610047

Cornerback 77
You talk about a shred of a Stadium. Well that shred of a Stadium catered for over 61,000 people in 1961, which for many years was the biggest attendance recorded at a sporting event outside of Croke Park. At the same time the Athletic Grounds was in such poor condition and had so bad a capacity that no Munster Hurling Final could be played there from 1949 until it reopened in 1976. There might be complaints with the Mackey Stand in Limerick but overall your shred of a Stadium comment is well off the mark. I for onme cannot why a match which drew an attendence of 42,000 last year should be played in a stadium with a capacity of anything up rto 10,000 less this year especially when

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4517 - 27/06/2014 16:45:39    1610050

27/06/2014 14:01:10 hurlingdub
Why should people who didn't bother going to Munster semi final be catered for in a final? As others have said the genuine Limerick supporters will all get tickets if they want them. Same applies to all counties. Dublin's core support is what will be there on Sunday and that will be more or less what our ticket allocation for final, if we get to it, will be through clubs, season tickets and Parnell Pass. I really don't see what the problem is. I have no time for fair weather Dubs who whinge about not getting tickets for the two matches a year they bother their arse to go to and I apply same measure to other counties. Match is down for PUC. No reason at all to change it. Should be great game by the way. Because they are fans regardless of if they went to semi or not. They are genuine fans even if not at semi.
Too many people here obsess to much about who are "fair weather fans" etc they are still fans as much as the die hards.

27/06/2014 15:40:19 kavvie
someone said it was the second biggest hurling game of the year?!!?,,wake up and smell the coffee all ireland q finals(2) all ire semi finals(2) and obv final are bigger and more important by far.leinster final equally as big so its joint 6th in importance.. Would disagree there. Munster final in terms of tradition is 2nd/3rd biggest game of the year. Its certainly bigger than the quarters which involves sides already defeated once and the Munster final is direct route to semis and due to much more competitive nature of Munster the Munster final is ahead of Leinster final in terms of importance.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 27/06/2014 16:46:26    1610052

Cornerback 77
You talk about a shred of a Stadium. Well that shred of a Stadium catered for over 61,000 people in 1961, which for many years was the biggest attendance recorded at a sporting event outside of Croke Park. At the same time the Athletic Grounds was in such poor condition and had so bad a capacity that no Munster Hurling Final could be played there from 1949 until it reopened in 1976. There might be complaints with the Mackey Stand in Limerick but overall your shred of a Stadium comment is well off the mark. I for one cannot see why a match which drew an attendance of 42,000 last year should be played in a stadium with a capacity of anything up to 10,000 less this year especially when Limerick were agreeable to play the next two Munster Final (or indeed earlier round games) between the counties at the newly developed pitch in Cork. You speak of people who only attend the Munster Final as if they were some form of 'untouchables' but people from all over the country have traveled to Munster hurling finals for various reasons and is seems a little mean minded to ridicule there support for this unique occasion as if it was something to be frowned at.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4517 - 27/06/2014 16:55:57    1610059

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Last year's AI semis, last years Munster final was a sellout

what about this years munster semis
there was 26 thousand and 28 thousand at them so all the people who were in croke park last auagust didnt bother going then
and last years munster final had 42 thousand attendance
so tickets werent taken up somewhere

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 27/06/2014 17:21:29    1610074

Limerick lads, ye have at most 1000 genuine fans and the rest are fair weather supporters which is pretty much the same as every other county bar Dublin, so like other posters said on here the real fans would have the season tickets and be gaurenteed a ticket. No point complaining.

KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 27/06/2014 18:03:31    1610094

Kingdomboy
Only last night at a minor game there must have been 6,000 to 8,000 people as the Mackey stand was practically full, with Limerick supporters making up the majority of these. I thing your assessment of 1,000 genuine followers is simply way off the mark. Anyway if people are willing to go to the Munster Final why cant the GAA do their best to accommodate them. After all the GAA is a commercial as well as a sporting organisation who are always looking for more money (witness Sky deal). How can they now justify passing up on anything up to 30,000 euros on the gate of this particular game.

Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4517 - 27/06/2014 18:21:54    1610098

Game should not be in Pairc Ui Chaoimh . It's a dump . Dressing rooms are shockingly sub standard. Go to Thurles and play it there . Infinitely better facilities for players and supporters.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 27/06/2014 18:39:57    1610101

U know what ormond U just being awkward for the sake of it.

Nothing wrong with kids not being able to go to Munster final with their dad.

Some of my best childhood memories were going to games with my dad.

Dunno how heartless any one could be to deny kids this right of passage. If u ormond think there is nothing wrong with making kids stay at home then I hope most of us have more respect for others.

disillusiondfan (Limerick) - Posts: 4279 - 27/06/2014 18:40:05    1610102

Ormond there is nothing wrong with depriving kids one of the best memories of childhood a Munster final with their dad???? How heartless

disillusiondfan (Limerick) - Posts: 4279 - 27/06/2014 18:40:37    1610103

27/06/2014 18:40:05
disillusiondfan
U know what ormond U just being awkward for the sake of it.
Nothing wrong with kids not being able to go to Munster final with their dad.
Some of my best childhood memories were going to games with my dad.
Dunno how heartless any one could be to deny kids this right of passage. If u ormond think there is nothing wrong with making kids stay at home then I hope most of us have more respect for others.
Ormond there is nothing wrong with depriving kids one of the best memories of childhood a Munster final with their dad???? How heartless Not being heartless at all. This decision affects much more adults than kids. This doesn't deny any kids a right of passage and im not showing a lack of respect at all and really "best memories of childhood". Munster finals are great days but best days of childhood is hyperbolic

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 27/06/2014 18:57:18    1610110

The talk that people who are not GAA members, but simply supporters, do not deserve tickets is rubbish; as is that talk about season tickets. If you're a supporter of both codes, you have to get two season tickets. Why is there not a third (reduced) alternative for supporters of both codes? Because the GAA cares nothing about the supporters, that's why.

Midleton (Cork) - Posts: 646 - 27/06/2014 19:03:16    1610111