GAA crowds

[Tones]

In 2017, 2018 you could have walked into the athletic grounds 5 minutes before thrown in for a league game and had your pick of a seat, now they queue an hour before thrown in, success does that, well some measure of success for Armagh.  Be happy your team is doing well, don't know any real supporter not getting tickets for any Armagh game.

Don't think so.

I walk to all home games now I walk an hour early I think you'll find 4 to 5k max in those years some matches far less. They are basically 10k now.

[JoG2]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

[Armagh18]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

See if we got rid of the "corporates" their money and the over paid coaches they enable would the game be in a far better place?

[Silver hill]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

What a load of aul bollox! Derry reaches its second final ever.... Of course there's going to be a scramble with the county with the bandwagon jumpers. No different to the situation in any other county in Ireland in the same position. And I don't recall clubs struggling to fill positions the following year either?

[onefineday]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

Croke park had drastically reduced capacity in 93 iirc - 63k? Probably much of a muchness with the amount that's available nowadays after corporates and premium tickets are distributed.

It's a nonsense to suggest that corporate or premium tickets could be redistributed to 'real' fans. These tickets are generally bought on a 10 year basis and if the rights to the all Ireland finals were removed, they wouldn't have too much value.

[JoG2]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

What a load of aul bollox! Derry reaches its second final ever.... Of course there's going to be a scramble with the county with the bandwagon jumpers. No different to the situation in any other county in Ireland in the same position. And I don't recall clubs struggling to fill positions the following year either?

  lighten up, the committee bit was obviously in jest!

[JoG2]

300 approx as far as I'm aware in Derry

Yet there will be endless whining if Derry do reach the All Ireland.

Could it reach the lunacy levels of '93?? That would be something to behold. Hoor's still haven't spoken to each other since. Clubs really struggled to get anyone to fill committee positions in' 94.

Thing is though, if they drastically decreased the corporate numbers attending the AI Final and increased the % to both senior finalists, pretty much everyone whose deserves a ticket would get one out of a capacity of over 82k.

I believe around 50% of the Celtic Pk stand is going to Donegal and Derry clubs, that's a hell of alot of seats going elsewhere.

Croke park had drastically reduced capacity in 93 iirc - 63k? Probably much of a muchness with the amount that's available nowadays after corporates and premium tickets are distributed.

It's a nonsense to suggest that corporate or premium tickets could be redistributed to 'real' fans. These tickets are generally bought on a 10 year basis and if the rights to the all Ireland finals were removed, they wouldn't have too much value.

Not 'corporate' corporate, those seats are pre paid for...the many thousands in regular seats that won't have been to a single game all year, the sweeteners

[Tones]

Popcorn stuff listening to the Derry wans - "real supporters" mind you. 

[JoG2]

Popcorn stuff listing the the Derry wans - "real supporters" mind you.

You do realise you're quoting yourself Coco? 

[Tones]

You got your ticket for the All Ireland Final yet?

[JoG2]

You got your ticket for the All Ireland Final yet?

Quality comeback (clapping emoji)

[Sportacus]

Sixty thousand empty seats in Croke Park for a Dublin Meath championship match.  What a sad state of affairs.

[AustinPowers]

Sixty thousand empty seats in Croke Park for a Dublin Meath championship match.  What a sad state of affairs.

Sad indeed

A number of obvious reasons for it , but one thing I have to say  from watching  a numbers of games this weekend, is that  the quality of football right now is  absolutely dire

[The Trap]

All the massive backroom teams are running and ruining the sport.
The more professional it becomes at county and club level the more of a disconnect occurs.
Jarlath Burns needs to derail the train.

[Brendan]

Is it any consolation that more kids than I've ever seen in my lifetime are actually playing the games? Although being a Derry man the success of late may have encouraged that