blacknamber,
1) I can't get a juvenile season ticket for my daughter who is now a Dubs fanatic as the cap has been reached.
2) the club route might be a guarantee in a smaller club but not in our club. Final tickets are raffled amongst the many 100s and there's little chance of winning one, no matter how many juvenile training sessions in the pissing rain we do.

Season ticket cap should be increased.

Gavvygavgav (Dublin) - Posts: 383 - 19/08/2015 15:32:28    1772615

19/08/2015 15:00:45 riverboys
We hear this same argument every year, the simple solution is open the season ticket sales and don't cap them, we have this current situation where people who train club underage, players, management and officers expect, demand and take all tickets even though they get free entry to their club matches, free dinnerdance tickets and expenses for travelling to training and games, the inter county supporter gets nothing. There is only 2 ways to deal with the clubs both ways involve no selling of tickets to the public, either the GAA stop giving tickets to clubs or else just give them 20 or 30 Hill 16 and Davin Stand tickets to cover the players and club officers, no other halves getting tickets, let them like everybody else buy a season ticket. In 2012 and 13 my club sold 100 tickets to all Mayo matches, when we reached the All Ireland Finals the county board gave our club X amount of tickets, it depended on whether we were senior, inter or a junior club, players plus their other halves, club officers and their other halves got tickets first, the reaming tickets were raffled, names were put into a hat and drawn, that meant nearly all 100 people that went to every game got nothing, from what I hear this year our club has sold single figure tickets for every game so far, the 100 that were shafted in 12 and 13 now have season tickets What exactly are the reasons season tickets are capped? People who train club underage etc don't get free entrance to club matches. Far from it. Same with expenses club underage coaches don't get expenses for training or matches. What clubs offer those benefits to coaches?
19/08/2015 15:32:23
old yellar
There were 4 counties represented in croke park acrosd the 2 ages last sunday and it wasnt near full. How come?? If theres such a rush for final tickets, how come neither semi was a sell out? Theres only 3 counties there on finals day.. I ve never had a problem getting a ticket or sourcing one for an all ireland. Ireland is a small place and its easy go to another county and get one through a connection. Some counties only represented in minor... huge crowds wont go from a county solely to support minors.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 20/08/2015 14:16:47    1773242

19/08/2015 12:52:04 bumpernut
The reason a lot of club members don't go to county matches is because they are usually involved with their club whether that's playing or coaching.
I know for example in Antrim when the county hurling team are playing there tends to be a full set of football fixtures and vice versa. Now given that there are quite a lot of dual clubs and players in the county why should they be penalised at the expense of some buck eejit who's vested interest in GAA is only following his/her said county team.
Without the volunteer the buck eejit will have no county team to follow! Agree with all except calling some supporters "buck eejit"....
19/08/2015 13:11:54 REDANDBLACK30
Bumper nut there are an awful lot of club members who couldnt
care less about their county team until they get to a final.By paying
a membership to their club which is much less than those that
have actively followed their county team throughout the season have
spent they have significantly more chance of getting a ticket.That is
farcical.
The only fair way to allocate tickets is through attendance.
But the GAA is not interested in fairness. The GAA is totally interested in fairness. By rewarding those who volunteer their time in a major way they support fairness. By giving tickets to schools, third level, referees, former presidents of the association etc they are showing a great level of fairness. People who pay club membership also can spend 00s and 000s of hours at training sessions/matches/committee meetings and hours many multiples of people who solely support the county team at every game. What you propose is farcical.
19/08/2015 13:28:43
REDANDBLACK30
Yew Tree Joe Brolly said on RTE that Croke Park was paid
for many years ago.So why the need for almost 11,000
corporate seats?? Financial greed.Mickey Ned
O'Sullivan also accused them of this.I dont know enough
about the inner workings of the GAA to comment.
I do agree that teams need sponsors.Would u not agree
that the individuals these companies bring to matches
are not the sort of people wanted at GAA matches???
They know nothing about the game.A few maybe.But
11,000????Thats far to many surely??? Why do you only type across 1/2 the page? Why are the people the companies who sponsor the GAA bring to games not the sort of people wanted at GAA matches?

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 20/08/2015 14:17:08    1773245

Gavvygavgav - If you have an expectation that the GAA should be in a position to provide a ticket to every child who wants to attend the AI final then Croke park is going to need an extension!
Your wider point is interesting and goes back to another question - given the population and by your own admission the participation rates within GAA clubs in Dublin V other counties Dublin should be split in 2 - then 2 sets of season tickets available and double the number of tickets available for the Dublin side which makes the AI final. Looking forward to the big Dublin derbys!!

blacknamber (Kerry) - Posts: 267 - 20/08/2015 14:48:48    1773275

Why do you only type across 1/2 the page?

Why are you so obsessed with the way people write on this forum????

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 20/08/2015 14:55:58    1773284

Ormond the corporate types are bad for the atmosphere
as they know nothing about the game, might not even
know the rules . Probably havent been to a game in their
lives.

Ormond if the GAA was interested in fairness it would
ensure regular attenders at county matches would
get tickets before those that never set foot at a claim.

Ive always typed it this way Ormond.Typing accross
the page always looks wrong to me.

REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1702 - 20/08/2015 14:58:54    1773287

Yew Tree Joe Brolly said on RTE that Croke Park was paid
for many years ago.So why the need for almost 11,000
corporate seats?? Financial greed.Mickey Ned
O'Sullivan also accused them of this.I dont know enough
about the inner workings of the GAA to comment.

I do agree that teams need sponsors.Would u not agree
that the individuals these companies bring to matches
are not the sort of people wanted at GAA matches???
They know nothing about the game.A few maybe.But
11,000????Thats far to many surely???
___________________________________________________________________

A neighbour of mine owns a couple of premium seat tickets. He's not particularly wealthy, doesn't drink (part of his rationale justifying the expense, not mine) and is an avid GAA fan.
He goes to all QF, QF and Finals of both codes, or gives to neighbours etc if he can't make it.
The premium he pays goes to grass roots.

I don't think it's too unreasonable a model to be honest.

BlastCalyle (Mayo) - Posts: 216 - 20/08/2015 15:29:17    1773315

20/08/2015 14:55:58
CroiGorm
Why are you so obsessed with the way people write on this forum???? How am I? Why are you obsessed with questioning me?
What is wrong with asking somebody why they only type across a third to a half of the page yet write several paragraphs of posts and immediately make things slower and therefore harder to read. It's much easier and quicker to read a post in posts going across the entire page
20/08/2015 14:58:54 REDANDBLACK30
Ormond the corporate types are bad for the atmosphere
as they know nothing about the game, might not even
know the rules . Probably havent been to a game in their
lives.
Ormond if the GAA was interested in fairness it would
ensure regular attenders at county matches would
get tickets before those that never set foot at a claim.
Ive always typed it this way Ormond.Typing accross
the page always looks wrong to me.How are corporate types bad for the game and atmosphere? Why do you assume someone who watches a game from a corporate seat knows nothing about the game? What evidence of that do you have? What evidence do you have that those who get corporate or premium tickets don't regularly attend games? There already is season tickets and tickets from clubs for those people who attend games regularly.
Why are you one of the very few people who types across a third/half of the page if its wrong?
Premium tickets are generally for 5/10 years. The people who buy them therefore will attend games regularly or are sold to people who want the extra expense and want shorter queues for food/drink/what they feel is a better view of proceedings etc

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 20/08/2015 16:04:45    1773344

Why are you obsessed with questioning me?

I'm more curious than obsessed. Curious as to why you think a sports forum, a place where people come to express their opinions on SPORT have to continuously be criticised by you about their grammer/writing skills. 4 times on this topic alone:

1: Why don't you write across full page?
2:Why do you only type across 1/2 the page?
2: Why are you one of the very few people who types across a third/half of the page if its wrong?

Leave people to write as they wish and stop telling people they're wrong. This is a sports forum, not grammar/writing 101.

CroiGorm (Dublin) - Posts: 1547 - 20/08/2015 16:23:50    1773359

Ormond everyone knows the corporate types are just there
to drink and are not there for the match.A lot of them are
given the tickets free as perks from the company etc.
They are not real fans like.

I saw a lot of them at The Irish Open and the vast majority
of them did not watch any golf just stayed at the bar the
whole four days.You see the same thing at Wembley.Its
takes a lot of them about 20 minutes to get back to their
seats after half time.In that time they may have missed
the pivotal moment of the match.

REDANDBLACK30 (Down) - Posts: 1702 - 20/08/2015 16:36:00    1773373

CroíGorm :

Never poke the bear !

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7973 - 20/08/2015 17:09:45    1773402

Got a ticket to last years final (Hurling) on the day of the match from a Kilkenny man who even didnt take full price.
Hadnt even turned around when a tout offered me another ticket at face value.
Plenty of people selling tickets that day and when in the stadium few empty seats around me.

grellans89 (Galway) - Posts: 257 - 20/08/2015 17:51:15    1773426

Why are you obsessed with questioning me?
20/08/2015 16:23:50 CroiGorm
I'm more curious than obsessed. Curious as to why you think a sports forum, a place where people come to express their opinions on SPORT have to continuously be criticised by you about their grammer/writing skills. 4 times on this topic alone:
1: Why don't you write across full page?
2:Why do you only type across 1/2 the page?
2: Why are you one of the very few people who types across a third/half of the page if its wrong?
Leave people to write as they wish and stop telling people they're wrong. This is a sports forum, not grammar/writing 101Asking someone why they only post across half the page is nothing to do with grammar.
It is to do with ease of reading the posters comment. Its easier to read which is why I ask. Is that Ok?
20/08/2015 16:36:00 REDANDBLACK30
Ormond everyone knows the corporate types are just there
to drink and are not there for the match.A lot of them are
given the tickets free as perks from the company etc.
They are not real fans like.
I saw a lot of them at The Irish Open and the vast majority
of them did not watch any golf just stayed at the bar the
whole four days.You see the same thing at Wembley.Its
takes a lot of them about 20 minutes to get back to their
seats after half time.In that time they may have missed
the pivotal moment of the match. What exactly is a "real fan"? Yes some people who attend games in corporate/premium section get the tickets as gifts from work but that doesn't mean they are there solely to drink. I watched last weekends tipp game in the premium as I was queueing to buy tickets for the canal end when I guy gave myself and my dad a ticket each for the premium. The people in the premium/corporate don't stay at the bar all game. Totally wrong to say that as its not true

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 20/08/2015 21:22:55    1773567