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Show posts MenuQuote from: David McKeown on February 15, 2025, 07:22:11 PMQuote from: bannside on February 15, 2025, 02:27:15 PMAnd have you factored in David the loss to the association if the game is not played at all?
Probably considerably less I would have thought.
Quote from: SouthOfThe Bann on February 14, 2025, 10:13:30 PMDown v Meath - Meath make the short trip up the motorway to Newry. Will probably get the shopping done in Asda on the way home. Expect them to bring home the 2 points as well as several slabs of cheap Italian beer. Meath by 3.
Quote from: bannside on February 14, 2025, 06:59:47 PMGenuine question Spiderlegs? After more than 15 posts on this subject, and quoting the rulebook verbatim, I offer the suggestion that you're more than a season ticket holder. I surmise you are of officialdom, to the extent you probably don't pay at all.
Possibly of the Ulster Council variety, (which dosent make you a bad person) just trying to assert what your motivation is in perpetuating the same debate.
Definitely a county official of some sorts...methinks!
As for myself, just a humble supporter who thinks that 4k would hold sufficient numbers in perfect safety, and when it's over, there will still be opportunities aplenty for Armagh supporters for days out, #fun in the sun.
Quote from: NAG1 on February 14, 2025, 11:41:18 AMWhy would they care now, when Trump has given them Carte Blanche to do as they please and keep the illegally seized lands, because they 'fought for them'.
Quote from: theskull1 on February 14, 2025, 11:09:36 AMChernobyl reactor hit by Russian drone.... Ukraine says
Assuming false flags never ever happen thats pretty foolish of Russia doing Ukraine a favour in the court of public opinion.
Quote from: Tony Baloney on February 12, 2025, 08:23:10 PMQuote from: armaghniac on February 12, 2025, 08:02:16 PMBurns should just issue a statement saying that he had concerns that Gallagher would lower the reputation of the Naas club, but that problem does not exist with kilcoo.on brand you might say!
Quote from: Last Man on February 12, 2025, 11:19:44 AMQuote from: armaghniac on February 12, 2025, 11:00:37 AMDoesn't matter who you vote for imo what actually gets one is above their pay grade and they just go along with it.Quote from: trueblue1234 on February 12, 2025, 10:21:19 AMIs it the politicians or the political system at fault the most?
or the voters perhaps? People within smell of Lough Neagh will continue to vote SF or the DUP although they are doing nothing about it.
Quote from: trueblue1234 on February 12, 2025, 10:21:19 AMIs it the politicians or the political system at fault the most?
Quote from: Spiderlegs on February 11, 2025, 12:14:56 AMLet's say Armagh fans only bought up 1k season tickets then the issue goes away, it doesn't matter that another 7 or 8 thousand might want to go, the Ulster Council will first of all sell the minimum, then determine if there are any remaining tickets for general sale or through the clubs.
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on February 10, 2025, 10:21:40 PMQuote from: Spiderlegs on February 10, 2025, 09:58:34 PMQuote from: take_yer_points on February 10, 2025, 09:36:18 PMQuote from: take_yer_points on February 10, 2025, 09:23:03 PMQuote from: armaghniac on February 10, 2025, 09:18:53 PMQuote from: take_yer_points on February 10, 2025, 09:15:18 PMQuote from: David McKeown on February 10, 2025, 08:26:39 PMDraw was early October. Season tickets were late October. About a 2.5 week difference.
This is why I imagine the GAA may be scared of a claim for fraudulent misselling.
Thanks David. So any H&S issues would've been avoided had all the knowledge to hand been considered (ie. "we can only sell a small number of Armagh season tickets because one of the venues they're playing in is quite small").
They've opted to sell more tickets than the already known home venue can hold. That's nothing to do with H&S and you'd have to be naive to think they didn't consider that at the time. I'd guess they thought they could get Antrim to rollover
No, they established a policy that grounds would be reviewed for suitability and sold tickets on that basis. Some Antrim players are attempting to overthrow the decision of the association in that regard. The principle of grounds having to be suitable existed before either draw was made or the tickets were sold.
Do you have the actual text of the rule to hand? I saw it somewhere earlier but can't remember where
I can't see the rule but I see this from a news article. The H&S issue is a self made one due to too many tickets being sold after the venue was known. Had they sold fewer tickets to stay within the capacity of the venue (which they knew) then there's no issue.
That's nothing to do with Antrim.
However, in a statement to RTÉ Sport, Ulster GAA said Corrigan Park's capacity does not meet the "required health and safety standard" to stage the match and that discussions remain ongoing with Antrim GAA.
"Home venues for senior inter-county championship games are subject to the approval of the relevant CCC, and they must be in compliance with health and safety standards," a spokesperson for Ulster GAA said.
"Corrigan Park has a certified capacity of 4,000. The minimum number of tickets required to accommodate this fixture (including players charter, match officials, multi-sponsors, media, season tickets etc) will exceed the venue capacity. Therefore, Corrigan Park does not meet the required health and safety standard to accommodate this fixture.
The wording of the rule (6.12 part J) is this:
Note: Home Venues for all Senior Inter County Championship games shall be subject to
approval by the Central Competitions Control Committee and shall meet the criteria set
down by the National Facilities/Health and Safety Committee
Add this rule to what the Ulster Council are saying and that's really the matter closed.
I would like Antrim to get this home tie, I really would. But I fail to see how.
So why over sell tickets knowing they could not meet this criteria?
Quote from: take_yer_points on February 10, 2025, 09:15:18 PMQuote from: David McKeown on February 10, 2025, 08:26:39 PMDraw was early October. Season tickets were late October. About a 2.5 week difference.
This is why I imagine the GAA may be scared of a claim for fraudulent misselling.
Thanks David. So any H&S issues would've been avoided had all the knowledge to hand been considered (ie. "we can only sell a small number of Armagh season tickets because one of the venues they're playing in is quite small").
They've opted to sell more tickets than the already known home venue can hold. That's nothing to do with H&S and you'd have to be naive to think they didn't consider that at the time. I'd guess they thought they could get Antrim to rollover
Quote from: take_yer_points on February 10, 2025, 06:46:53 PMWhat came first, draw made with Antrim at home or Armagh season tickets sold??
If the draw was made first then selling that many season tickets when the capacity of Antrim's home ground was known shouldn't have happened (ie. they've oversold on the number of seats available). I know that's short sighted and in reality it wouldn't happen like that, but the Antrim game should've been excluded from the season ticket or some alternative arrangement put in place.
Principle matters. Hold your ground Antrim