Alright lads. Sorry my first post is a needy one but i ordered the armagh season ticket and the tickets have not yet arrived. This was no problem for the first two games as i just brought the receipt or the printout of the tickets to the grounds, although between the laois game and now i have lost the printout and i cannot find the email address now to reprint the receipt.
A few questions just
Has anyone here received their tickets?
and should i get in contact with ticketmaster or the GAA about retrieving the lost details?
i had a few problems with the season ticket for the first 2 games i rang the season ticket number and spoke to a susan/suzanne(not a 100%) she got it sorted for me straight away and sent me a new ticket within 3 days she was also able to send me an e-mail to produce if the ticket did not arrive
Amazed that tickets have not arrived yet. Did you buy them late? Mine arrived the week before the Wexford game
How much are the season tickets?
do they cover all NFL games throughout the country?
They must have been lost in the post.
I ordered 2 - got one the week before the Wexford & contacted them to get the other the week after. However the 2nd one did not scan at the Laois game. I'm hoping they have it sorted for this week end!
Was going to post this in the Donegal Tyrone thread but thought it might be best in this thread.
Has anyone else had problems finding the turnstiles for Season Ticket holders?
Email sent out before the weekend from Croke Park stated the stile was at the Main Entrance for the Donegal and Tyrone game. Since when was the Main Entrance moved to behind the stand? I always thought it was where the flags and all are at. Went there seen no sign so asked an offical...he didnt know...asked another...hadnt a clue either. Even the man on the mic at the (now old) entrance hadnt a clue (same guy I think got recognised for his contribution to GAA or something).
Got round to the (now new) Main Entrance to see only a hand wrote message saying Season Ticket holders - Barely visible...
Got into the stand to find there was no reserved seating for Season Ticket holders.
Definitely could be organised a lot better. You go to Omagh...theres a sign about the Stile clearly stating Season Ticket Holders only. You get a different colour of ticket and you are directed to a reserved area to take your seat.
Does anyone know how many Season Tickets Donegal sold? Maybe thats why there seems to be very little focus on it?
Think the last i see was Donegal had 50+ season Ticket Holders. Yea that email they sent out was not clear. Any ground I have been at this season I just headed towards the stand and found the season ticket stile there. Good to see they are finally using the scanners, first game I have been at to-date that they were not using a list of names to check off(not just donegal), helped for quicker access as there was queue at the pay stiles but season tickets holders were though in seconds. As for the sign, it was poor to see, With donegal using 3 pitches to-date it must have got lost moving it about.
Observations so far on use of season ticket.
Used mine at the following grounds:
Wexford Park. No sign above stile, lad with scanner had sign between his legs and said it had blown down off the wall :D
Athletic Grounds Armagh: No sign erected, but gateman directs you to the appropriate entrance, through a gate, on request. No problems personally but announcement made at Monaghan game for people to go along and have their tickets scanned at half time.
Newbridge: As at Athletic Grounds, no sign but directed on request and turnstile operator had scanning machine
Brewster Park, Enniskillen, sign erected clearly above appropriate turnstile, absolute pefection.
Although I would prefer to see the season ticket sign erected clearly above the appropriate entrance turnstile at every location (as at Brewster Park) I have to say that so far I have experienced no real problems, and I am very happy with the way things are going, given its the first season etc.
Tony, you should receive an email on the friday before each game confirming which stile to use.
I am quite happy with the season ticket system though there was no scanner or even a log of who attended in Longford last week. Also there are no reserved seats in Newry for season ticket holders.
Very happy too with system. In Kiltoom there was a man with a scanner, didnt make it to Kilmallock, Hyde both days a man with a list and likewise in Drogheda. The stiles were clearly marked on all 4 occasions.
There were no seats reserved at those 4 games and from what I heard there were no seats in Kilmallock.
Maybe its only the Tyrone county board that reserves seats right in the middle of the ground for season ticket holders. Good idea imo.
Quote from: Trevor Hill on March 23, 2009, 05:34:52 PM
Tony, you should receive an email on the friday before each game confirming which stile to use.
I am quite happy with the season ticket system though there was no scanner or even a log of who attended in Longford last week. Also there are no reserved seats in Newry for season ticket holders.
The lack of a log is a pity as they are putting everybody with 100% attendance into a draw for an All Ireland final ticket even if your county isn't in the final. If there was no verification of who attended, they shouldn't assume anybody didn't go to that match.
Reserved seats seem to be at the discretion of the county. Armagh designate seats and don't allow anyone else to sit there. In Newbridge, you only got a seat if you arrived before all the seats were gone, which I think is as far as the scheme requires grounds to go.
Quote from: réalt ard mhaca on March 05, 2009, 11:50:08 PM
Alright lads. Sorry my first post is a needy one but i ordered the armagh season ticket and the tickets have not yet arrived. This was no problem for the first two games as i just brought the receipt or the printout of the tickets to the grounds, although between the laois game and now i have lost the printout and i cannot find the email address now to reprint the receipt.
A few questions just
Has anyone here received their tickets?
and should i get in contact with ticketmaster or the GAA about retrieving the lost details?
email seasonticket@gaa.ie They have given a quick response to all queries so far
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on March 23, 2009, 06:08:46 PM
The lack of a log is a pity as they are putting everybody with 100% attendance into a draw for an All Ireland final ticket even if your county isn't in the final. If there was no verification of who attended, they shouldn't assume anybody didn't go to that match.
If you contact Croke Park they will record your attendance, but there should really be a scanner at every county ground imho.
Regarding the reference to reserved seating, i'd rather not have it. I have a season ticket, but some of those i attend the games with don't - i don't want to have to sit in a different area.
Good thing at Navan was that season ticket holders could go to either the terrace or stand - same in Armagh where you can go to the covered terrace or the uncovered seating. It's good to have a choice.
Quote from: Maguire01 on March 23, 2009, 06:59:47 PM
Regarding the reference to reserved seating, i'd rather not have it. I have a season ticket, but some of those i attend the games with don't - i don't want to have to sit in a different area.
Good thing at Navan was that season ticket holders could go to either the terrace or stand - same in Armagh where you can go to the covered terrace or the uncovered seating. It's good to have a choice.
You dont have to go to the reserved seating in Omagh but the choice is there for you.
I'm rather pleased with how the season tickets have worked so far, even though I didn't really save any money on it. I haven't had any major worries, though I'd say that if I was running late for a game, I might get pretty agitated trying to find the right gate.
Very satisfied with the season ticket.
has worked out well financially too as i have got good value from it...5 games attended so far which would have cost €75 (15x5).
€75 was the price of the season ticket too, so the next 2 games and the 1st round championship against derry is free!!!
Just to report back, my season tickets have arrived. besides from the delay,i am pleased with the idea and i hope it gets the go ahead next year. Also, with better advertising i would say there will be more people interested in the scheme next year.
I think that the season ticket is an idea that the GAA would do well to keep perserving with. I've had no trouble with it at 3 games so far (two in Pearse Stadium, one in Mullingar) and my biggest fear would have been hassle with getting into grounds that had no scanner/list of season ticket holders etc.
It will be interesting to see whether the GAA refine the system for next year or leave it as it is currently.
Any reports of how the Down ones are faring in Newry?
Not great. They scraped past Louth and lost to Cavan ;D
If each season ticket included a free child place it would be a good idea and many more would be purchased imo.
Quote from: wobbller on March 25, 2009, 08:26:26 AM
Any reports of how the Down ones are faring in Newry?
Newry has been good. Of the venues I have used so far, Newry and Thurles both had scanners and roll book.
Limerick had no scanner, but had a roll book to mark off my attendence.
However, Longford were shameful. Not only did they have no facilities, they opening said that they had no intention of complying!
Quote from: western exile on March 25, 2009, 12:19:05 PM
Newry has been good. Of the venues I have used so far, Newry and Thurles both had scanners and roll book.
There was a scanner in Newry for the Louth game, there was a list of names were attendance was recorded for the Cavan game.
The season ticket set-up in Portlaoise on Sunday was a disaster. No signage at all. One man with a few sheets of paper and about 10 people around him shouting their name to get marked off, then going up to the gate and flashing your card to get in. Not only was it a mess, but if you had wanted, you could easily have passed your card back out and used it to let a number of people in.
healy park has been by far the best set up for the season ticket i've seen, and its not often i complement them tyronies on anything. proper scanner at the entrance and reserved seating, if you so wanted to use it, and if not you could sit with the non ST holders you were with.
I think its a great idea and given its only the first year it will eventually improve and i really hope the GAA would stick with it.
the only things concerning me is that i've been to every game so far and apart from tyrone, im not sure why attendance has been properly recorded.
At ballinascreen i just showed it and walked through, nothing else.
at bellaghy and glen (twice) chris brown was checking names of a sheet but there were maybe 10 people shouting at once and it could have been easily missed.
in parnell park and mayo i dont know what happened cos i let my da use it and paid in as a student :D
any way of checking if they recorded your attendance, been to 100% of games, and would like to be in a draw for AI final tickets come the end of the year no matter who's in the final.
also, does the season ticket cover you for the league final or do you have to pay extra?
Quote from: southderryman on April 14, 2009, 02:01:47 PM
also, does the season ticket cover you for the league final or do you have to pay extra?
From the GAA website:
The base price for the Ticket is €75 which fully covers the following for your county:
- 7 Allianz GAA National League 2009 round matches
- Opening match of GAA Championships
This is a season ticket so you will be automatically charged in advance of every subsequent match that your county plays in the Allianz GAA National League (i.e. the League Final) and the GAA Championships whether you attend or not.
There are a variety of routes to the All-Ireland Final in both codes and the prices for each game along the way do differ. The Season Ticket holder will be charged the adult stand ticket price less €5 for all subsequent matches bar the Provincial Final & the All-Ireland Final when the normal full price will apply.
Quote from: Hound on April 14, 2009, 02:17:01 PM
Quote from: southderryman on April 14, 2009, 02:01:47 PM
also, does the season ticket cover you for the league final or do you have to pay extra?
From the GAA website:
The base price for the Ticket is €75 which fully covers the following for your county:
- 7 Allianz GAA National League 2009 round matches
- Opening match of GAA Championships
This is a season ticket so you will be automatically charged in advance of every subsequent match that your county plays in the Allianz GAA National League (i.e. the League Final) and the GAA Championships whether you attend or not.
There are a variety of routes to the All-Ireland Final in both codes and the prices for each game along the way do differ. The Season Ticket holder will be charged the adult stand ticket price less €5 for all subsequent matches bar the Provincial Final & the All-Ireland Final when the normal full price will apply.
well f**k that anyway, i was under the impression that it covered the whole league! what way did it work for division 4 with the extra team? did they have to pay extra for the final match?
lovely little extra payment to be made for a double header. wonder when they'll take the money out for that, student loan doesn't come into april 20th :D
Probably when tickets go on sale. Not sure if you actually get a ticket though. For the Tyrone V Dublin game in Croker in January, I got a ticket as went in the gate, they have reserved sections 304 and 305 of Lower Cusack for season ticket holders. Could be a different set up for this game though as you have to buy the ticket first. I think they are at a reduced rate too. Also the option of buying other tickets beside you for your mates.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on April 14, 2009, 03:35:49 PM
Probably when tickets go on sale. Not sure if you actually get a ticket though. For the Tyrone V Dublin game in Croker in January, I got a ticket as went in the gate, they have reserved sections 304 and 305 of Lower Cusack for season ticket holders. Could be a different set up for this game though as you have to buy the ticket first. I think they are at a reduced rate too. Also the option of buying other tickets beside you for your mates.
hopefully after the 20th then :D
maybe they'll reserve section 304 and 305 in the cusack as well as the equivalent sections in the hogan considering there will be 4 teams with 4 types of ST holders there. i hope there is the option of buying tickets together as I'd rather sit with my da ma and girlfriend, but saying as derry and kerry are involved i wouldnt imaging seats being at a premium!
Had the option to buy 3 for the Tyrone v Dublin game. You go in with your ticket, people your with have printed copy of proof of purchase for x amount of tickets. You all go in together and get tickets beside eachother for the game. Think it's definately only the Lower Cusack as equivalent section in Lower Hogan is around half way line which will be sponsors, county board tickets etc.
You could always login to season ticket website and check it out. Also email them as they are usually quite helpful and very prompt in their reply.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on April 14, 2009, 04:05:25 PM
Had the option to buy 3 for the Tyrone v Dublin game. You go in with your ticket, people your with have printed copy of proof of purchase for x amount of tickets. You all go in together and get tickets beside eachother for the game. Think it's definately only the Lower Cusack as equivalent section in Lower Hogan is around half way line which will be sponsors, county board tickets etc.
You could always login to season ticket website and check it out. Also email them as they are usually quite helpful and very prompt in their reply.
must check it out. thanks for your help archie :)
Just got this email
As a Season Ticket holder for a county competing in the League Finals on Sunday week you have already guaranteed yourself a seat in Section 305 Cusack Lower. To get your seat number you must pass through the Season Stile - Stile C1 at the rear of the Cusack. You are not charged for your own seat. This is good news as I thought I may have to pay for it.
Now you can also bring a friend or family member along with you to see your county play in Croke Park!
;D
the following was also included in the email
Cork, Monaghan, Derry & Kerry Season Ticket holders can now purchase an additional pair of tickets for the Season Ticket stand section (305 in Cusack Stand) for the big clash under lights in Croke Park on Saturday 31st January 2009.
These "guest" tickets are €25 each for adults, €5 for juveniles . Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served.
FAO Tyrone people, or Mayo people who have season tickets. What were the facilities like in Castlebar on entrance to the ground? Also at other grounds? I didn't bother with it myself this year as I knew I wouldn't make the away games. Next year however should be different.
Got into the U21 semi today using my season ticket, they hadnt a clue what they were the last day we were in Longford so I thought I would give it a go.
Quote from: clawaddy on April 18, 2009, 10:10:05 AM
Just got this email
As a Season Ticket holder for a county competing in the League Finals on Sunday week you have already guaranteed yourself a seat in Section 305 Cusack Lower. To get your seat number you must pass through the Season Stile - Stile C1 at the rear of the Cusack. You are not charged for your own seat. This is good news as I thought I may have to pay for it.
Now you can also bring a friend or family member along with you to see your county play in Croke Park!
;D
the following was also included in the email
Cork, Monaghan, Derry & Kerry Season Ticket holders can now purchase an additional pair of tickets for the Season Ticket stand section (305 in Cusack Stand) for the big clash under lights in Croke Park on Saturday 31st January 2009.
These "guest" tickets are €25 each for adults, €5 for juveniles . Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served.
happy days..
didnt expect that at all...
saves me more cash!!!.....
€75 well invested
Nice wee gesture there
Just got an email there to say all season ticket holders get in for free to the NFL finals on Sunday. Ticket sales must be slow enough if they can afford to let all season ticket holders in for free. How many season tickets were sold for the season?
Nice gesture all the same and might consider going down now.
Heres a list from 22nd January 2009- i would say less than 5,000 in total were sold.
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Quote from: donelli on January 22, 2009, 02:27:00 PM
any updates on the current sales at present??
Heres a fairly up to date list:
Football Hurling
Team---------Tickets sold Team---------Tickets Sold
Dublin Sold Out (250) Derry 32 Tipperary Sold Out (250)
Tyrone Sold Out (250) Wexford 25 Limerick 155
Mayo Sold Out (250) Cork 17 Kilkenny 117
Kerry 238 Louth 15 Waterford 111
Armagh 184 Offaly 14 Galway 105
Meath 140 Longford 13 Clare 68
Monaghan 110 Limerick 12 Cork 48
Galway 88 Wicklow 9 Wexford 13
Westmeath 66 Carlow 7 Dublin 12
Roscommon 59 Leitrim 6 Offaly 10
Donegal 56 Sligo 5 Antrim 3
Kildare 53 Antrim 3 Laois 0
Fermanagh 45 Clare 1
Down 40 Tipperary 1
Laois 39 London 0
Cavan 36 Kilkenny 0
Waterford 0
Not much change, Mayo and Tipp have sold out, it looks like Kerry will be the only other county to sell their allocation.
It'll hardly be worth bothering having a season ticket gate for some of the Division 4 games - Clare v Sligo on Feb 7th, total of 6 tickets sold between the two
Quote from: Farrandeelin on April 18, 2009, 11:13:22 AM
FAO Tyrone people, or Mayo people who have season tickets. What were the facilities like in Castlebar on entrance to the ground? Also at other grounds? I didn't bother with it myself this year as I knew I wouldn't make the away games. Next year however should be different.
it was all very tempry looking in castle bar most of the ticket hatches were closed off but there was no problem getting in. no scanner . but i think its the same guy athat does it at all the matches.
Archie
What time did you get that email , I left work around hadnt got anything then
I got the same email at 5:59pm...
A chara,
In recognition that you are the first purchasers of the GAA Season Ticket, all GAA Football Season Ticket holders are invited to attend this Sunday's Allianz GAA Football League Finals - Divisions 1 & 2 in Croke Park - free of charge!
Just head to the Block C turnstiles at the back of the Cusack Stand. Stiles open at 12:30pm.
Those Season Ticket holders from the competing counties (Monaghan, Cork, Derry & Kerry) should go to Stile C1 at the back of the Cusack Stand to gain entry. Competing county Season Ticket holders will be seated in 305.
Season Ticket holders from all other counties should go to Stile C2 and you will be seated in 312.
You are allocated your seat number as you pass through the Stile - first come, first served.
The Division 2 Final (Monaghan v. Cork) throws-in at 2pm, Division 1 (Kerry v. Derry) at 4pm.
Hope to see you on Sunday,
GAA Ticket Office.
Season ticket holders have been treated very well this season. Another potential €25 saving this week for anyone who can make the game. Good idea considering the space in Croke this Sunday. As mentioned elsewhere I would eventually like to see a meaningful league as part of the championship with season tickets being used to entice big crowds to all games.
Is it free entry to the Division 3 + 4 final today for season ticket holders as well?
Think it's only Sunday i.e Div 1 and 2 Finals
Got the email also at 5.59pm
Many mightn't see it till Monday - if they use their work email
Just wondering is one GUARANTEED an All-Ireland final ticket if you get a season ticket if your county is playing in the final?
Yes, providing you have attended 60% of your counties games.
Didn't see that email till now. Could've called in and all great time to send out the email... ::)
same here. Only saw the email this morning.
Same with me too. I reckon there would have been thousands more at the games if it had been sent out at a resonable time.
Quote from: Doohicky on April 27, 2009, 01:48:10 PM
Same with me too. I reckon there would have been thousands more at the games if it had been sent out at a resonable time.
No chance, sure they only sold about one and a half thousand tickets in the end.
It was only passed at a committee meeting at 5 45 PM to give the free entry to season ticket holders, so it would have been impossible to send them out earlier. I thought the wee girl done terribly welll to get them all sent out.
Er, should said committee meeting not have taken place much earlier during the week? Furthermore, given the late notice, should a similar notice of the offer not have been placed on Aertel and the National Press?
On the bright side, it looks like all season ticket holders will get a ticket for the AI Final this year, regardless of who is playing (the way things are going) ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on April 27, 2009, 04:48:01 PM
Er, should said committee meeting not have taken place much earlier during the week? Furthermore, given the late notice, should a similar notice of the offer not have been placed on Aertel and the National Press?
On the bright side, it looks like all season ticket holders will get a ticket for the AI Final this year, regardless of who is playing (the way things are going) ;D
If only 1500 tickets where sold it wouldn't be a bad idea to give them chance to buy one. It would ensure that a whole lot more where sold next year :D
Anyone know the situation in regard to buying of additonal tickets for the championship games along with the season ticket?? Will it be possible to buy online similar to the all ticket matches in the league (dublin tyrone and league final games)??
The club are taking orders for the 1st round at the moment. we have 2 season tickets, but 4 of us will be travelling.
Can't see this happening for games like Tyrone/Armagh and Dublin/Meath at any rate
Quote from: T Fearon on May 05, 2009, 11:46:42 AM
Can't see this happening for games like Tyrone/Armagh and Dublin/Meath at any rate
Why not? What's the difference in ordering them through ticketmaster than ordering them with another season ticket which is also through ticketmaster. Only difference is that they will be in the designated area for season ticket holders.
For the Tyrone v Armagh game, where do you think they will seat the season ticket holders? Will it be similar to procedure at Croke Park that when you go through turnstyle, you get a ticket for your seat or will you have your ticket beforehand.
QuoteCan't see this happening for games like Tyrone/Armagh and Dublin/Meath at any rate
Exactly. As some will be on public sale and the grounds may not be quite full why should season ticket holders not have an opportunity to get a few seats together. Even if this meant the season ticket holder getting tickets in a less favourable part of the stand etc.
have sent an email to the relevant gaa email recipient making the enquiriry.
will post up their response ...
There will be a small allocation of crap tickets for the Armagh Tyrone and Meath Dublin games only, available via ticketmaster. Season ticket holders will get one reasonably good seat each, as far as I'm aware.The vast majority of tickets for these two fixtures will be distributed via clubs.
The opportunity to buy extra tickets for seats adjacent to them will be open to season ticket holders for championship games with less appeal than these two
Got the response from the gaa....
We hope to give Season Ticket Holders the option to purchase additional tickets for the Championship like what has been done for a few League matches. When confirmed we will be sending an e-mail with full information.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Is that the exact wording of their response?
Quote from: The GAA on May 07, 2009, 10:30:09 AM
Is that the exact wording of their response?
Copy paste job
Jesus. Terrible english altogether.
"like what has been done" :P
Quote"like what has been done"Quote
Is that a new tense?
no past tense of did . much in this sense used in colloquial hiberno-English
can you not understand the meaning is ?
if you do than it is sufficiently 'good English' surely
But not every one wants to be a good englander
Reminds me of the time when I represented my club at Armagh County Board Sub Committee Meetings, and the treasurer a rather officious type, cited the follwing clubs as "currently being in arrears with competition fees". The representative of one of the clubs shouted out (as soon as he heard his club's name) "Well we're fit to pay ye now!" :D :D :D :D
A more appropriate response would of course have been "We were experiencing severe cash flow and liquidity difficulties but these have abated and as a consequence we are in a position to now address our arrears problem, and we apologise for any inconvenience or embarrasment caused!" Then again the club was from the wilds of South Armagh ;D
Emailed them today to find out the craic because derry and monaghan is an all ticket game and wanted to know if i could buy extra tickets or would i need to order through a club, here's the response they sent:
Re: Derry v Monaghan 24th May
From: Season Ticket (seasonticket@gaa.ie)
Sent: 07 May 2009 13:22:16
To: ************@hotmail.com
*******, a chara,
We will be sending tickets out to you in advance of the Derry v Monaghan game. Also an e-mail will follow soon giving you the option to purchase 2 additional tickets for this fixture. The tickets will be good covered stand seats.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
near forgot myself the game was at celtic park when i saw the bit in bold :D
Was past it last week and there looked to be a brand new covered seated stand on the Lone Moor road end.
Quote from: ExiledGael on May 07, 2009, 08:12:34 PM
Was past it last week and there looked to be a brand new covered seated stand on the Lone Moor road end.
there is
(http://www.derrygaa.ie/images/stories/New_Stand_Celtic_Park.jpg)
Quote from: rosnarun on May 07, 2009, 01:45:36 PM
no past tense of did . much in this sense used in colloquial hiberno-English
can you not understand the meaning is ?
if you do than it is sufficiently 'good English' surely
But not every one wants to be a good englander
Clearly not.
Those two words, "Celtic Park" look well out of place on a red seated background ;)
So season ticket holders are actually being sent tickets ahead of championship games
Quote from: T Fearon on May 08, 2009, 11:04:17 AM
Those two words, "Celtic Park" look well out of place on a red seated background ;)
So season ticket holders are actually being sent tickets ahead of championship games
not a big fan of it myself, would look better on green seats ;)
but i'd rather they had went with: DOIRE, with a letter in each section. even so, an improvement on them horrible concrete seats, although its still in the wrong part of the county.
aye i thought that was strange myself. i was under the impression they just scanned you season ticket again ???
Receive this earlier.
A chara,
That time of year has arrived. The Ulster GAA Football Championship commences on Sunday 17th May in Brewster Park.
Due to the limited number of seats in the Covered Stand in Brewster Park, the Ulster Council have requested that we post out "regular" tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
The Ulster Council have also made additional tickets in the same section as Season Ticket holders available for you to purchase. In order to purchase an additional ticket in your section please log into your account and complete the purchase. Additional tickets are €25 each.
There is no charge for your own ticket for this fixture – you have already paid!
The cut-off for the "extra" purchase is midnight on Monday 11th May. We will post you your own ticket even if you do not purchase an additional one.
If you wish to purchase an additional ticket, click on this link to and log into your account. Once you log-in, click on 'Buy Tickets' and then choose the "Fermanagh v. Down Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer. Just complete the purchase and we will post out the tickets to you.
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Wonder is there any extra charges for the additional tickets ? Postage or Admin Fee ??
so no reduction on ticket prices then, still 25 euros? Disgrace. I think the GAA will regret this big time
€25 is good value for a championship match in my opinion. Us season ticket holders have got great value, this game is free.
Yep, people are finding it tough now, but who would spend less than €25 on a night out?
I doubt a €5 reduction would make much difference - if people want to go, they'll still go - if they can't afford to go for €25, they probably won't be able to afford to go for €20.
email sent from ticket office yesterday in regard to the derry monaghan game, sunday week. Seems like a good system.........
A chara,
That time of year has arrived. Derry face Monaghan in the Ulster GAA Football Championship on Sunday 24th May in Celtic Park, Derry.
Due to the high demand for seats in the fantastic new Covered Stand in Celtic Park, the Ulster Council have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
The Ulster Council have also made additional tickets in the same section as Season Ticket holders available for you to purchase. In order to purchase an additional ticket in your section please log into your account and complete the purchase. Additional tickets are €25 each.
There is no charge for your own ticket for this fixture – you have already paid!
The cut-off for the "extra" purchase is midnight on Sunday 17th May. We will post you your own ticket even if you do not purchase an additional one.
If you wish to purchase an additional ticket, click on this link to and log into your account. Once you log-in, click on 'Buy Tickets' and then choose the "Derry v. Monaghan Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer. Just complete the purchase and we will post out the tickets to you.
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Quote from: donelli on May 14, 2009, 11:24:37 AM
email sent from ticket office yesterday in regard to the derry monaghan game, sunday week. Seems like a good system.........
A chara,
That time of year has arrived. Derry face Monaghan in the Ulster GAA Football Championship on Sunday 24th May in Celtic Park, Derry.
Due to the high demand for seats in the fantastic new Covered Stand in Celtic Park, the Ulster Council have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
The Ulster Council have also made additional tickets in the same section as Season Ticket holders available for you to purchase. In order to purchase an additional ticket in your section please log into your account and complete the purchase. Additional tickets are €25 each.
There is no charge for your own ticket for this fixture – you have already paid!
The cut-off for the "extra" purchase is midnight on Sunday 17th May. We will post you your own ticket even if you do not purchase an additional one.
If you wish to purchase an additional ticket, click on this link to and log into your account. Once you log-in, click on 'Buy Tickets' and then choose the "Derry v. Monaghan Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer. Just complete the purchase and we will post out the tickets to you.
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
If you were to purchase an additional ticket will the tickets be beside each other?
Can anyone who has bought an additional ticket for this weekend's games tell me if the 2 seats are beside each other?
From today's email Armagh and Tyrone people have until midnight on Wednesday 20th May to purchase.
How many can you buy?
Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 14, 2009, 07:33:56 PM
Can anyone who has bought an additional ticket for this weekend's games tell me if the 2 seats are beside each other?
More than likely they will be beside each other. If you buy one they will post your season ticket and your additional ticket together.
Received this for Tyrone Season Ticket this evening:
QuoteA chara,
That time of year has arrived. Tyrone face Armagh in the Ulster GAA Football Championship on Sunday 31st May in Clones.
Due to the high demand for seats in Clones, the Ulster Council have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
The Ulster Council have also made additional tickets in the same section as Season Ticket holders available for you to purchase. In order to purchase an additional ticket in your section please log into your account and complete the purchase. Additional tickets are €25 each.
There is no charge for your own ticket for this fixture – you have already paid!
The cut-off for the "extra" purchase is midnight on Wednesday 20th May. We will post you your own ticket even if you do not purchase an additional one.
If you wish to purchase an additional ticket, click on this link to and log into your account. Once you log-in, click on 'Buy Tickets' and then choose the "Tyrone / Armagh Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer. Just complete the purchase and we will post out the tickets to you.
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Anyone know if for more than one season ticket e.g. x number of family and friends have a season ticket, can they sort you out with tickets beside each other? Rather than being randomly assigned a ticket.
Quote from: armaghniac on May 14, 2009, 08:06:50 PM
From today's email Armagh and Tyrone people have until midnight on Wednesday 20th May to purchase.
How many can you buy?
From reading the email it seems its only 1 ticket. I logged in to my account there now, and was able to choose up to 8 tickets for the game all beside each other. Surely they cant allow all season ticket holders the option to buy 8? Thats 4000 tickets as well as the 500 for the season ticket holders.
You can buy as many additional tickets as the nummber of season tickets held in your account (main holder).
i have 2 season tickets in my account and could buy up to a max of 2. I took just the 1. it states that it is in the same section as the season ticket holer.
No additional charge (postage or booking fee) was applicable. ;D
happy days... saves on paying the extra few quid the county board add on normally for ours
Boooo! Not happy. I can only buy a maximum of 2 extra tickets for the Monaghan/Derry game. I wanted 4. Apparently that's all the Ulster Council allocated the season ticket scheme.
Now i don't expect there to be difficulty in sourcing a few more tickets, but it would be preferable for everyone to be together for the game. Maybe the season ticket people could consider allowing holders to choose terrace tickets if they so wished, if seating tickets are so scarce.
This is one thing that may put me off buying a season ticket next year - when anyone else comes to the match with me, they have to buy the most expensive tickets.
QuoteMaybe the season ticket people could consider allowing holders to choose terrace tickets if they so wished, if seating tickets are so scarce.
Some way of "downgrading", e.g. to uncovered seating and having the possibility of ordering more tickets would be good. Or a season holder should be able to get a family ticket as a discount (to reflect the fact that they are entitled to ticket anyway for this one).
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i received my season tickets for celtic park yesterday.
they are for section j.
assuming the first stair well sections start at A, it appears at J, we are tagged on at the very end about the 13 m line.
nice of the derry/ulster gaa to place the regulars on the end, while their cb/administrator mates take up the central seats... >:(
Anybody (season ticket holders) received their tickets for Sunday yet? Hoping mine arrives today as i'm planning on heading away for the weekend straight after work tomorrow. It's all a bit last minute, posting out tickets at this stage. Maybe a box office set up would be better.
Quote from: donelli on May 21, 2009, 10:25:05 AM
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i received my season tickets for celtic park yesterday.
they are for section j.
assuming the first stair well sections start at A, it appears at J, we are tagged on at the very end about the 13 m line.
nice of the derry/ulster gaa to place the regulars on the end, while their cb/administrator mates take up the central seats... >:(
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That's strange. At Croke Park and at Omagh Season Ticket holders have been given the best seats available pretty much.
Could each section maybe be two letters? ie.. section one will be A & B (A from the left and B from the right, meeting halfway.
That would make section J right in the middle.
We have 2 season tickets; extra cost to take 2 children ( 6yo and 7yo) - 50 euros!!!!! Family friendly GAA?
QuoteWe have 2 season tickets; extra cost to take 2 children ( 6yo and 7yo) - 50 euros!!!!! Family friendly GAA?
This is the flaw in the season ticket scheme. A season ticket holder should be able to redirect their ticket into a family ticket or even a terrace ticket if they wish.
Children should be free or at least reduced admission.
I`d also like to be able to get tickets for games involving other counties.
season tickets for the down match in brewster had great seats, no complaining on our part....until the football started!!!!!!
When did Derry and Monaghan season ticket holders receive their tickets for Sunday's game? Just want to know when I will receive my tickets for Tyrone v Armagh game.
Is there no discount for pensioners/students who are not season ticket holders.?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on May 22, 2009, 10:58:49 AM
When did Derry and Monaghan season ticket holders receive their tickets for Sunday's game? Just want to know when I will receive my tickets for Tyrone v Armagh game.
recieved my monaghan ticket on wednesday
Do you need to bring your season ticket with you to Championship matches as well as the "normal" ticket that you get?
Do they scan the season ticket or do the GAA just presume that you will have turned up for all of your county's Championship games?
Got mine on Wednesday. You didn't need your season ticket - just the paper one. The ticket stub was taken at the gate. I assume they'll scan these to record your attendance.
Quote from: Smokin Joe on May 26, 2009, 07:00:59 AM
Do you need to bring your season ticket with you to Championship matches as well as the "normal" ticket that you get?
Do they scan the season ticket or do the GAA just presume that you will have turned up for all of your county's Championship games?
No, no need for the season ticket -- they have already mapped your season ticket to the normal paper ticket (once you receive it), and the paper ticket will be scanned to record your attendance.
Quote from: Maguire01 on May 26, 2009, 09:16:39 AM
Got mine on Wednesday. You didn't need your season ticket - just the paper one. The ticket stub was taken at the gate. I assume they'll scan these to record your attendance.
Did you go through a designated season ticket stile in Celtic Park? I asked where season ticket holders were to enter and was told to go through the same stile as all other ticket holders. I assumed therefore that my attendance is recorded solely on the basis of my ticket being sent out to me.
Tickets arrived this morning for Clones , open section in Gerry Arthurs.
Anyone know if the Season Ticket sections are separated by supporters or will Armagh and Tyrone fans be mixed in?
Also Kiddo - Open section? Down at the front? What Section are they in? Around the 45 ;-)
Quote from: soldier of destiny on May 26, 2009, 10:14:44 AM
Quote from: Maguire01 on May 26, 2009, 09:16:39 AM
Got mine on Wednesday. You didn't need your season ticket - just the paper one. The ticket stub was taken at the gate. I assume they'll scan these to record your attendance.
Did you go through a designated season ticket stile in Celtic Park? I asked where season ticket holders were to enter and was told to go through the same stile as all other ticket holders. I assumed therefore that my attendance is recorded solely on the basis of my ticket being sent out to me.
Did they not take your ticket stub?
Section CO .
Quote from: donelli on May 21, 2009, 10:25:05 AM
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i received my season tickets for celtic park yesterday.
they are for section j.
assuming the first stair well sections start at A, it appears at J, we are tagged on at the very end about the 13 m line.
nice of the derry/ulster gaa to place the regulars on the end, while their cb/administrator mates take up the central seats... >:(
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as presumed, our ticket was on the 13m line.
Assume we were not far enough up the food chain to get more central seats!!
on a more positive note, for once there was a decent programme for €3 or £2. Whoever is producing it should be commended.
Quote from: Maguire01 on May 26, 2009, 01:22:27 PM
Quote from: soldier of destiny on May 26, 2009, 10:14:44 AM
Quote from: Maguire01 on May 26, 2009, 09:16:39 AM
Got mine on Wednesday. You didn't need your season ticket - just the paper one. The ticket stub was taken at the gate. I assume they'll scan these to record your attendance.
Did you go through a designated season ticket stile in Celtic Park? I asked where season ticket holders were to enter and was told to go through the same stile as all other ticket holders. I assumed therefore that my attendance is recorded solely on the basis of my ticket being sent out to me.
Did they not take your ticket stub?
They did, but it wasn't a designated 'Season Ticket Stile' so there were people with non season tickets going in the same way. There is no way of distinguishing between season ticket holders tickets and those sourced elsewhere. There're hardly going to scan all the stubs are get just the season ticket ones are they?
I'm a Ros season ticket holder and have heard nothing from GAA HQ.
I presume I will just show my season ticket. :-\
I think they send tickets for all ticket games or where the stands are all ticket.
you will probably get your ticket in the post tomoro or thursday!
Received my tickets today - Gerry Arthurs Stand Open - Section KO
Does anyone know what section EO is like in Gerry Arthurs or have a seating plan? Its a bit of a joke that seats last week were on 13 mtr line. I thought they were trying to reward supporters who went all year with good tickets? The ulster council had also promised covered seats for Sunday and they are open. Don't mind though if its a nice day.
So so far season ticket holders have tickets for CO, EO and KO in the Gerry Arthurs. How can they decide to give some season ticket holders tickets in different sections. Surely they should all be in the same area if all people paying the same price. Haven't received mine yet. Asked for my season ticket and my Dad's to be seated together as well as one extra I was purchasing. I was told that all 3 would be together. I wonder will this be the case of will they make a balls of it as usual.
QuoteSo so far season ticket holders have tickets for CO, EO and KO in the Gerry Arthurs.
I'm in Gerry Arthurs MO.
Can anyone confirm seating plan for Gerry Arthurs then? Can never remember what way it works.
I got four tickets - all seated together
Mine arrived yesterday. Don't have it with me, but I think I am EO
I see most sections mentioned have an O at the end am I right in saying that indicates the open section, if it had a C that you mean you are in the covered section. The open (uncovered sections) can end up being fairly c@rp seats especially if it is raining, god forbid they would want to give covered seats to people with season tickets.
However the weather is likely to be good and the seats towards the front will be fine. There are many others as well as season ticket holders to be accommodated.
Mine is in KO, row C. Not very happy with this, as regardless of the weather,the view through the wire from the front rows of the Gerry Arthurs anywhere, is not great >:(
Quote from: T Fearon on May 27, 2009, 04:01:51 PM
Mine is in KO, row C. Not very happy with this, as regardless of the weather,the view through the wire from the front rows of the Gerry Arthurs anywhere, is not great >:(
how do you think the person sitting behind you will feel? ;D
If its a woman, orgasmic, if its a hetrosexual man, jealous ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on May 27, 2009, 04:17:04 PM
If its a woman, orgasmic, if its a hetrosexual man, jealous ;D
I think you'll find she's moaning for a different reason
Quote from: T Fearon on May 27, 2009, 04:01:51 PM
Mine is in KO, row C. Not very happy with this, as regardless of the weather,the view through the wire from the front rows of the Gerry Arthurs anywhere, is not great >:(
Got row B for my tickets. Havent been in the rows near the front of the Gerry Arthurs so not sure what view will be like, have been in row A of the Pat McGrane and the view aint good. Though I think the Pat McGrane is a bit lower down than the Gerry Arthurs but wont make much of a difference.
Got an email grom GAA HQ ---"bring your season ticket with you and show it at the stile" at "Sean McDermott Park"
A Dhúgláis De Híde is mór an cúis náire go bhfuil gá ann chun " The necessity to de-Anglicise the GAA" >:(
Quote from: T Fearon on May 27, 2009, 04:01:51 PM
Mine is in KO, row C. Not very happy with this, as regardless of the weather,the view through the wire from the front rows of the Gerry Arthurs anywhere, is not great >:(
Holy f$%k, I'm in row D!!!!!!
Anyone buying or selling a ticket?
been in them front rows before and the view is really bad, 1) cause it so low down you are almost eye level with grass 2) wire fence 3) Stewards at side of pitch getting in the way, also photographers, water carriers and subs warming up and stretching 4) advertisment hoarding getting in the way 5) Also the gates onto the pitch and the metal frames blocking the view.
Tony Im beside you, dont worry Ill bring an umbrella. ;)
Introduce yourself.
Could one with a season ticket not have the right to go to a terrace??
Quote from: Goldengreen on May 28, 2009, 12:20:17 AM
been in them front rows before and the view is really bad, 1) cause it so low down you are almost eye level with grass 2) wire fence 3) Stewards at side of pitch getting in the way, also photographers, water carriers and subs warming up and stretching 4) advertisment hoarding getting in the way 5) Also the gates onto the pitch and the metal frames blocking the view.
If I was sitting in a place like that I'd shout at the shole lot of them to move the f**k out of the way. And would probably continue to do so until they actually would move!
i got the email the other day telling me that they''d be sending out my tickets but there is no sign of them yet. Has everybody received their tickets yet or am i the unlucky one!?
So how was everyone's seats in Clones?
Mine was just goal side of the 45 on end Tyrone attacked first half.
Pretty low down though, hard to see what was happening on the other side of the pitch.
The aul fella was about 30 yards from the endline, 6 rows up.
My seat was in section EO, row C. I have to say it was the worst view of a match I have ever had in Clones. A yellow gate completely blocked my view of 1 of the goals (I thought it was Justin McMahon who scored the 2nd goal - didn't know it was Gormley until I got home). Water carriers, managers, subs, linesmen and every other Tom, Dick and Harry on the sideline blocked out various parts of the game for me. I am seriously considering sending an e-mail to complain about seating arrangements for season ticket holders.
Quote from: maco on May 31, 2009, 10:28:02 PM
My seat was in section EO, row C. I have to say it was the worst view of a match I have ever had in Clones. A yellow gate completely blocked my view of 1 of the goals (I thought it was Justin McMahon who scored the 2nd goal - didn't know it was Gormley until I got home). Water carriers, managers, subs, linesmen and every other Tom, Dick and Harry on the sideline blocked out various parts of the game for me. I am seriously considering sending an e-mail to complain about seating arrangements for season ticket holders.
"Considering it" will get you nowhere. Just do it.
Wasn't impressed with my seats (Section KO) in the Gerry Arthur stand yesterday.
2nd row from the front - right beside the Armagh management teams bench.
If the Management team stood out onto grass (which they did on numerous times) it obsecured my view to the right.
Okay the seats were very central - but were too low down - I was better standing on the hill
Interested to hear other people's thoughts
Ditto, was seated in row 3, section KO. Not impressed at all and regular attendees deserve much better than this. Wouldn't mind if the better seats were allocated to real fans but I don't think this is the case.
Can anyone explain the wiring at the Gerry Arthurs stand? It would hardly provide much of an impediment to anyone thinking of invading the pitch, and this, along with the study yellow gates,are the main obstructions to views.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 01, 2009, 05:07:44 PM
Can anyone explain the wiring at the Gerry Arthurs stand? It would hardly provide much of an impediment to anyone thinking of invading the pitch, and this, along with the study yellow gates,are the main obstructions to views.
Have to agree - time they were removed. If they don't need fences in Croke Park, they don't need them in Clones.
I was in row D in EO - it looks like all the season ticket holders where put into the lowest rows - if you're going to be uncovered then you'd be better off in the McGrane stand with a better view. I've a feeling that they dumped all the season ticket holders into these seats so that the Gerry Arthurs stand would look full for the tv cameras
Had a poor quality seat also. Worst seat I ve ever had in Clones.
Quote from: tc_manchester on June 02, 2009, 11:12:34 AM
I've a feeling that they dumped all the season ticket holders into these seats so that the Gerry Arthurs stand would look full for the tv cameras
The GA stand is always full for all-ticket games.
Quote from: maco on May 31, 2009, 10:28:02 PM
My seat was in section EO, row C. I have to say it was the worst view of a match I have ever had in Clones. A yellow gate completely blocked my view of 1 of the goals (I thought it was Justin McMahon who scored the 2nd goal - didn't know it was Gormley until I got home). Water carriers, managers, subs, linesmen and every other Tom, Dick and Harry on the sideline blocked out various parts of the game for me. I am seriously considering sending an e-mail to complain about seating arrangements for season ticket holders.
You were just below me, I was in EO row E (Ended up more in DO though as people were in my seat (EO1) when I arrived so I just sat beside them.
Am I the only one of the opinion/ suspicion that due to the fact that season ticket holders essentially got "free" tickets on Sunday, they were given all the shit seats? If so this is outrageous.
From what I heard, the Derry/Monaghan season ticket holders were treated the same way.
The Dublin Tyrone league game gave us fantastic seats and the seats for the league games that I could make were also great.
Annoying that all of a sudden we have been been relegated to what seems like second class ticket holders.
I thought they would have wanted to give Season Ticket holders the best seats possible to encourage more people to partake in it next year.
It looks like we only got good seats for league games due to these being non ticket and you could therefore have your pick of seats the earlier you arrived.
A huge part of the motivation to purchase a season ticket, for me anyway, was the guarantee of championship tickets and I assumed these would be of reasonable quality. As I said, I wouldn't mind too much if real fans got the best seats but as usual it seems a case of who you know determines these things
Have just fired this off to the season ticket office. Will post any response I get
Hi
I am emailing to register my acute disappointment with the quality of seats
allocated to myself, and indeed Season Ticket holders in general (I'm aware of
several who share my disappointment), in Clones last Sunday. These were for
seats in the front rows, with the views obliterated by numerous animate
objects (team coaches, trainers, managers, medical staff, photographers, media
people, stewards etc) as well as inanimate objects such as thick grid gates and
fencing.
A huge part of the motivation to purchase a season ticket was access to
Championship tickets and I think I speak for all season ticket holders that we
expected these to be good quality seats.
I was delighted with the way the new scheme in its infancy, worked during the
national league and would ask you to consider that season ticket holders are
invariably genuine and loyal fans who follow their respective counties through
thick and thin, and are deserving therefore of quality tickets on the big
championship days of summer.
In its first year the season ticket scheme has proved to have huge potential.
I had no complaints at all about the scheme prior to last Sunday, and It would
be a pity if this potential was to be marred by the allocation of poor quality
tickets to season ticket holders for the big games in summertime.
I would ask you to consider closely my grievance and take into consideration
the points made for future ticket allocations for Championshp games.
Tony Fearon
The seats in Carrick for ST holders were excellent ...right on half way and also right beside where Martin Reynolds was presented with the Junior Trophy when WE BET MAYO. ;D
Mind you trying to find out where the ST stile was located was an adventure in itself ..."Dont know" "ask yer man over there" " just show it at any stile" "Yer not gettin in here with tha...€20 or no entry" !!!! etc etc
Very Bad way to treat ST holders, when in fact we were the first ones to buy tickets for the games way back in December. Would really put me off buying ST next year, good old GAA have great idea and then totally mess it up
Quote from: Rossfan on June 02, 2009, 01:56:28 PM
The seats in Carrick for ST holders were excellent ...right on half way and also right beside where Martin Reynolds was presented with the Junior Trophy when WE BET MAYO. ;D
Mind you trying to find out where the ST stile was located was an adventure in itself ..."Dont know" "ask yer man over there" " just show it at any stile" "Yer not gettin in here with tha...€20 or no entry" !!!! etc etc
How much did you win?
Also very suspicious of the whole ticket stub thing.
Are they going to scan every single stub to ensure that the season ticket holders attended?
What about if a stub is misplaced?
Or are they assuming that anyone who got a ticket sent out turned up and the game is counted as attended?
I keep laughing to myself at this thread - some of you season ticket holders seem to think you're the country's greatest fans!
Other people involved in a daily or weekly basis with the GAA may not have season tickets as they couldn't afford the initial outlay/weren't enough season tickets available - what makes them any less deserving of a good seat (as I presume you would rather have been in seats occupied by someone else, ie referees, youth coordinators, players' families, voluntary county board and club administrators etc). Who in your opinion ranks below you in seating allocation terms?
Season ticket snobbery!
We paid our money and attended all of the league games. I saw loads of (what appeared like well to do) women and kids in good seats on Sunday, I doubt if they wash the clubs kits etc.
As I said before if genuine supporters were getting the best seats in preference to season ticket holders I wouldn't mind, but the people occupying the best seats are those you only see at big Championship games during the summer.
I used to be able to get great seats at Clones, simply because a mate had a good contact in high places, and he would have even have got me a car park pass for Clones as well, that unfortunately (or fortunately for me back in the day) is how things have always worked.
Season tickets holders don't expect necessarily the best seats but they don't deserve the worst, which was what they got on Sunday.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 02, 2009, 05:01:25 PM
We paid our money and attended all of the league games. I saw loads of (what appeared like well to do) women and kids in good seats on Sunday, I doubt if they wash the clubs kits etc.
How out of touch with reality are you Fearon?
Oh dear god seriously, "well to do" women?? Gosh wonder if one of them was my mum? She definately doesn't wash kits these days. But she sits in on her own a few nights a week (counting her millions) when my dad is at a club meeting or a grants meeting or a referees meeting. She wore her fur coat to the McKenna Cup in January but was in the chalet in St Moritz for a few of the league games so she's not really a genuine supporter.
Who deserves the worst seats then, if season ticket holders don't? The sponsors and their guests? Right enough, they do nothing for the county. The County Board? True, sure they just sit in the county board offices doing very little. County committees - ah sure they're as bad as county board officials.
If you had no qualms taking the great seats and car park pass in the past, why would you berate others for doing so now? Is it just because your friend won't get you the tickets or is it because you genuinely disagree with the practice? I would find it hard to believe it's the latter.
I think the point is that most season ticket holders could get a better vantage point for all games, bar the AI Final, without a season ticket. You'd have a better view on the terraces than in the front rows of the stand. If the season ticket is a disadvantage for all but the All Ireland final, then there's little incentive to buy one for supporters of most counties.
I'm in two minds as to whether to buy one again next year. The seats were just ok for the Derry game - high enough in the stand, but not very central. My main problem is that anyone going to a match with you has to buy the most expensive tickets - i'd be happy to use my season ticket to stand.
There are some positives to the season ticket, but there are some teething difficulties as well. It remains to be seen as to how well the GAA reach to these.
Quote from: Rois on June 02, 2009, 04:53:14 PM
I keep laughing to myself at this thread - some of you season ticket holders seem to think you're the country's greatest fans!
Other people involved in a daily or weekly basis with the GAA may not have season tickets as they couldn't afford the initial outlay/weren't enough season tickets available - what makes them any less deserving of a good seat (as I presume you would rather have been in seats occupied by someone else, ie referees, youth coordinators, players' families, voluntary county board and club administrators etc). Who in your opinion ranks below you in seating allocation terms?
Season ticket snobbery!
There was thousands of better seats than those given to the season ticket holders. There's nothing to stop those people above (especially in Tyrone were club and county games dont clash) supporting their county all year. Judging by the attendances (particularly at away games) at league games many dont bother. Thats their choice but not sure they should get the very best seats when they do decide to go (although they should be looked after). Also there was so many better seats than those given to season ticket holders that there's no way they were filled by hard working gaa officials.
For clones, i'd be happy to be offered around the half way line at decent elevation on the mcgrane stand.
not bothered with the covered section.
Quote from: Rois on June 02, 2009, 04:53:14 PM
I keep laughing to myself at this thread - some of you season ticket holders seem to think you're the country's greatest fans!
Other people involved in a daily or weekly basis with the GAA may not have season tickets as they couldn't afford the initial outlay/weren't enough season tickets available - what makes them any less deserving of a good seat (as I presume you would rather have been in seats occupied by someone else, ie referees, youth coordinators, players' families, voluntary county board and club administrators etc). Who in your opinion ranks below you in seating allocation terms?
Season ticket snobbery!
To be fair i think season ticket holders (and I'm not one myself) probably do rank fairly high up the list of priorities seatwise. They've been at most of the matches this year so I don't think giving them some sort of preference is out of order. being in the covered part of the Geriatric Stand wouldn't be out of order I wouldn't have thought.
Talking to some people who are season holders, they were more than disappointed with the tickets - but what were they expecting ? Middle of the Gerry Arthur stand ??
Quote from: Rois on June 02, 2009, 04:53:14 PM
I keep laughing to myself at this thread - some of you season ticket holders seem to think you're the country's greatest fans!
Rois some are and some maybe arent - I know which group Im in but based on the presumption that most season tickets attend most of their counties games and support their county and clubs financially as much as anyone, when they can, then I would not be challenging their ticketworthiness as a group - individualise your arguement if you fell that way please.. We had the worst seats in the house and we are entitled to be unhappy. Perhaps a little "club Tyrone snobbery" on your part - I jest. However to get this scheme off the ground Croke Park has made the effort, TCB made the effort and the Ulster council has not, I had the option of much better tickets from the club I dont care whether its stand hill or Mc Grane I just want to see the game and there was very little I could see and appreciate on Sunday as I was below the pitch.
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:14:35 AM
Talking to some people who are season holders, they were more than disappointed with the tickets - but what were they expecting ? Middle of the Gerry Arthur stand ??
Why not? If it worked that way during the league, why not now, when everyone else has jumped on board?
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 11:47:01 AM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:14:35 AM
Talking to some people who are season holders, they were more than disappointed with the tickets - but what were they expecting ? Middle of the Gerry Arthur stand ??
Why not? If it worked that way during the league, why not now, when everyone else has jumped on board?
Why should they ?
Why not Pat Mc Grane or the Eastern Stand ?
Correct me if I am wrong, but I thought the Season ticket was supposed to be a way of encouraging people to go to all the matches and one of the ways was to reward the people who followed their county through the league campaign.
From the seat myself and many others were given it seems the opposite is true and Season ticket holders are actually being given the worst seats.
When the League was on they were happy to give us all our own section, why can they not continue to do so since the fairweather fans have turned up?
I would even be happy if I was given an option to swap my ticket for the game to a standing ticket. I always turn up early to watch the minor match anyway so I know I would get a good place.
I don't expect the best seats in the house, but I would like to think we could at least get placed somewhere that we can see the entire pitch.
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:50:16 AM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 11:47:01 AM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:14:35 AM
Talking to some people who are season holders, they were more than disappointed with the tickets - but what were they expecting ? Middle of the Gerry Arthur stand ??
Why not? If it worked that way during the league, why not now, when everyone else has jumped on board?
Why should they ?
Why not Pat Mc Grane or the Eastern Stand ?
Well for a start, season ticket holders are charged for the most expensive ticket in the ground, so the Eastern and Pat McGrane are not an option if we pay full whack. (This opens up the bigger question as to whether seats in the GA stand should all be the same price, regardless of how the tickets are allocated - if you're not covered, you're no better off than in the cheaper Pat McGrane stand.) I've already said that i'd be happy with the option to pay less and go to the terrace, but the current system doesn't accommodate this.
But again, you never answered my question - the good seats were available to season ticket holders throughout the league; the people who now have these good seats obviously weren't at the league games. On what basis should they now get priority?
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 12:08:32 PM
since the fairweather fans have turned up?
You see rrhf this is the kind of comment that has driven my posts.
I agree wholeheartedly that you have paid for seats in advance and are entitled to them, not in any way disputing "ticketworthiness" despite certain season ticket holders disputing that of "well-to-do" women and children. But some of the posters on here are commenting as though they are on some sort of level above a regular supporter who is not in possession of one of the
limited number of season tickets that sold out in Armagh and Tyrone.
Weren't season ticket holders given the option of purchasing tickets beside theirs for another person? Presumably for those who took up the option, the other person wasn't a season ticket holder themselves? Just some fly by night who only turns up for Tyrone/Armagh games no doubt.
Lets be honest about this, the only advantage to the holder of season tickets is, as Maguire01 said, for the All Ireland final. Other than that, the advantage is to the GAA, and even for the AIF, you still have to pay the money, so the GAA isn't out of pocket. I put it that season ticket holders would have known and accepted this situation that HQ are the winners. Great commercial system on their part.
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 12:37:30 PM
the people who now have these good seats obviously weren't at the league games.
Why obviously? Because they don't have one of the 250 season tickets per county? Heck of a presumption.
The Season tickets sold out, but in no way was it an overnight sell out. Anyone who wanted one could have got one no problem.
Rois, you contuinue to ignore points we make.
Like, how come, as Season Ticket holders during the League campaign there was no problem in getting adequate seating, but suddenly in BIGGER stadiums we are relegated to the worst seats in the house. If, as you say, it is not because of fairweather fans, then what is the reason?
You also happily ignore our questioning on why we can't have an option to move to the standing section as I would happily do.
The season ticket scheme was marketed as a Reward scheme for fans but it is turning into a detriment instead as we have no choice but to pay top price for our seats and end up amongst, if not in, the worst seats.
How can you continuously miss this point?
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 01:10:45 PM
I agree wholeheartedly that you have paid for seats in advance and are entitled to them, not in any way disputing "ticketworthiness" despite certain season ticket holders disputing that of "well-to-do" women and children. But some of the posters on here are commenting as though they are on some sort of level above a regular supporter who is not in possession of one of the limited number of season tickets that sold out in Armagh and Tyrone.
The season tickets took some time to sell out for Tyrone and Armagh - I didn't actually realise that they did sell out for Armagh, it must have been very late in the day - but they weren't like Willy Wonka's golden tickets. They
didn't sell out for Monaghan or Derry and yet the season ticket holders were on the 13m line for that game.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 01:10:45 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 12:37:30 PM
the people who now have these good seats obviously weren't at the league games.
Why obviously? Because they don't have one of the 250 season tickets per county? Heck of a presumption.
Not at all - it's on the basis that the stands were never full for any of the league games I was at. It's clear therefore, that these people were
not at the league games.
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 12:37:30 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:50:16 AM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 11:47:01 AM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 11:14:35 AM
Talking to some people who are season holders, they were more than disappointed with the tickets - but what were they expecting ? Middle of the Gerry Arthur stand ??
Why not? If it worked that way during the league, why not now, when everyone else has jumped on board?
Why should they ?
Why not Pat Mc Grane or the Eastern Stand ?
Well for a start, season ticket holders are charged for the most expensive ticket in the ground, so the Eastern and Pat McGrane are not an option if we pay full whack. (This opens up the bigger question as to whether seats in the GA stand should all be the same price, regardless of how the tickets are allocated - if you're not covered, you're no better off than in the cheaper Pat McGrane stand.) I've already said that i'd be happy with the option to pay less and go to the terrace, but the current system doesn't accommodate this.
But again, you never answered my question - the good seats were available to season ticket holders throughout the league; the people who now have these good seats obviously weren't at the league games. On what basis should they now get priority?
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
The debate about tickets being all the same price is something that has irked me a for a long time and I think we should start a seperate thread for this. In fact I'm just going to do this now.
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
What difference does that make?
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:45:31 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
What difference does that make?
They can sit in the Eastern stand and let those who are genuinely connected to clubs get a better seat.
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:52:01 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:45:31 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
What difference does that make?
They can sit in the Eastern stand and let those who are genuinely connected to clubs get a better seat.
Why should you get a better seat if you are "genuinely connected" to a club, even if you're only interested in the county during the summer?
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:58:01 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:52:01 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:45:31 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
What difference does that make?
They can sit in the Eastern stand and let those who are genuinely connected to clubs get a better seat.
Why should you get a better seat if you are "genuinely connected" to a club, even if you're only interested in the county during the summer?
Why should the chairman of the club get the same quality ticket as someone on the club who joins the club for no other reason other than to get a ticket to Clones in June ?.
Very simple, season ticket holders should be guaranteed good quality seats as they contribute more to the GAA than most.
It needs to be emphasised here that season ticket holders were allocated the worst possible seats in the Gerry Arthurs Stand. We were not looking for or expecting the best seats, just seats of reasonable quality with a good view of proceedings.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 03, 2009, 02:42:47 PM
Very simple, season ticket holders should be guaranteed good quality seats as they contribute more to the GAA than most.
It needs to be emphasised here that season ticket holders were allocated the worst possible seats in the Gerry Arthurs Stand. We were not looking for or expecting the best seats, just seats of reasonable quality with a good view of proceedings.
Catch a grip Tony.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 03, 2009, 02:42:47 PM
Very simple, season ticket holders should be guaranteed good quality seats as they contribute more to the GAA than most.It needs to be emphasised here that season ticket holders were allocated the worst possible seats in the Gerry Arthurs Stand. We were not looking for or expecting the best seats, just seats of reasonable quality with a good view of proceedings.
Not true. Are you more deserving of than the man sat in the middle who may have been out selling tickets, cutting grass, coaching underage teams ?
And who by the way may have been at ALL the national league games. And has earned to right to be allocated a ticket through his club system.
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 02:07:19 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:58:01 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:52:01 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 03, 2009, 01:45:31 PM
Quote from: orangeman on June 03, 2009, 01:41:00 PM
Some season ticket holders simply bought season tickets cos they could afford to and are not attached to a club.
What difference does that make?
They can sit in the Eastern stand and let those who are genuinely connected to clubs get a better seat.
Why should you get a better seat if you are "genuinely connected" to a club, even if you're only interested in the county during the summer?
Why should the chairman of the club get the same quality ticket as someone on the club who joins the club for no other reason other than to get a ticket to Clones in June ?.
But we're not talking about people who join their club to get Championship tickets - we're talking about those who have paid for a season ticket and have paid for all the games their county will play during the league and championship.
And no one ever said the club Chairman should stand behind the goals whilst the season ticket holder gets the best seats.
there is alot of assumptions going on here, I am a season ticket holder, and according to some, I do noting with my club and only bought a ST as I am not connected to a club. Further from the truth it could not be. I am connect to my club and also involved in my club.
Also it appears that if you get ticket for the best seats in Clones you type that spills your guts out for the club week in week out, hey some do, but more often that not I have seen politicians and business men in these seats, don't often see them out at the club week in week out helping out. Only time I see them out there is this time when they are looking for votes.
Bensars, I could accept your argument if it was genuine Club men and women who get the best seats, but this is not the case, it is the fur coat brigade (mostly, lets face it, club and county board benefactors and their families). I stress yet again, season ticket holders were not looking for the best seats, but they didn't deserve the worst ones either.
Correct Goldengreen. At the presentation of the Anglo Celt Cup last year (in the middle of the Gerry Arthurs Stand) practically every prominent member of one party is in the picture, in the best seats, behind Paul Mc Grane.
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 03, 2009, 03:02:22 PM
there is alot of assumptions going on here, I am a season ticket holder, and according to some, I do noting with my club and only bought a ST as I am not connected to a club. Further from the truth it could not be. I am connect to my club and also involved in my club.
Also it appears that if you get ticket for the best seats in Clones you type that spills your guts out for the club week in week out, hey some do, but more often that not I have seen politicians and business men in these seats, don't often see them out at the club week in week out helping out. Only time I see them out there is this time when they are looking for votes.
I said that SOME season ticket holders are like this. Only some of them.
http://www.seasonticket.gaa.ie/standtickets.html
Reading this, the sections we are guaranteed in Croke Park (if our county plays there) are very reasonable quality seating, and it should be the same at all Championship games regardless of the venue ie reasonable quality seats, neither the best or worst.
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
You also happily ignore our questioning on why we can't have an option to move to the standing section as I would happily do.
Ignore your questioning, why, are you asking me? I couldn't give a bejaysus where you sit, stand or kneel but I take issue with the whinging that you're the best fans around and deserve the top seats, how those without a season ticket are "fairweather fans".
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
The Season tickets sold out, but in no way was it an overnight sell out. Anyone who wanted one could have got one no problem.
Untrue
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
Like, how come, as Season Ticket holders during the League campaign there was no problem in getting adequate seating, but suddenly in BIGGER stadiums we are relegated to the worst seats in the house. If, as you say, it is not because of fairweather fans, then what is the reason?
Stop making up quotes for me please. Maybe you got a bad seat because you missed at least one of the league games. Shame on you, and you call yourself a true fan.
It's the holier than thou attitude that bugs me. I am not continually missing your point/whinge about expecting a reward for going to league games. I do think you should be given everything that you have been promised. Demand is always higher for the championship and if you were naive enough to think you were going to rank top of the pile when there's more people looking for seats, then more fool you.
There are many flaws with the system, some good aspects as well, and I genuinely hope that come the All Ireland Final, season ticket holders will see the benefits.
I am actually very genuinely interested Goldengreen why you would bother buying a season ticket? Would you not be likely to get a ticket from your club anyway? What was your motive for buying?
When will some (allegedly intelligent ) people here get the point? The basis of our complaint is that we were allocated the absolutely worst seats available in the Gerry Arthurs. This does not mean that we desired the best seats available, just seats of reasonable quality. Half way up the lower section anywhere between the two 50s would have satisfied me.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 03:14:06 PM
I am actually very genuinely interested Goldengreen why you would bother buying a season ticket? Would you not be likely to get a ticket from your club anyway? What was your motive for buying?
1. Was getting on for my da for Christmas present, also got one for myself as I would be going to the games with him
2. Good Value for Money
3. Most fans have been calling out for a system like it for years, and hence wanted to support it
4. Go to all the games anyways so it was an innovative method of buying the tickets all at once
5. AIF ticket is you county makes it even if not entered into a draw for AIF ticket if your team was not playing.
6. If my county does well there can be pressure on my club for tickets, at least this takes the pressure off them a bit for me anyways.
For regular attendees buying a season ticket was a no brainer. It was cost effective and it guaranteed stand seats for all games, league and championship, plus the additional bonus of AI Final tickets should your county qualify and you attend the requisite number of games.
In most other sports season ticket holders are recognised as the loyal "supporters/customers" and are treated like kings, which is the way it should be.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 03:14:06 PM
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
You also happily ignore our questioning on why we can't have an option to move to the standing section as I would happily do.
Ignore your questioning, why, are you asking me? I couldn't give a bejaysus where you sit, stand or kneel but I take issue with the whinging that you're the best fans around and deserve the top seats, how those without a season ticket are "fairweather fans".
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
The Season tickets sold out, but in no way was it an overnight sell out. Anyone who wanted one could have got one no problem.
Untrue
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2009, 01:31:23 PM
Like, how come, as Season Ticket holders during the League campaign there was no problem in getting adequate seating, but suddenly in BIGGER stadiums we are relegated to the worst seats in the house. If, as you say, it is not because of fairweather fans, then what is the reason?
Stop making up quotes for me please. Maybe you got a bad seat because you missed at least one of the league games. Shame on you, and you call yourself a true fan.
It's the holier than thou attitude that bugs me. I am not continually missing your point/whinge about expecting a reward for going to league games. I do think you should be given everything that you have been promised. Demand is always higher for the championship and if you were naive enough to think you were going to rank top of the pile when there's more people looking for seats, then more fool you.
There are many flaws with the system, some good aspects as well, and I genuinely hope that come the All Ireland Final, season ticket holders will see the benefits.
I am actually very genuinely interested Goldengreen why you would bother buying a season ticket? Would you not be likely to get a ticket from your club anyway? What was your motive for buying?
You were the one who initially quoted me as saying that it was not fairweather fans taking the seats. If you want to address my concerns I would appreciate if you read the entire post instead of nitpicking and just choosing the bits you want. During the League campaign There were MANY less people there than there were at Clones, therefore it is no big leap to assume that many who turned up were, for lack of a better description, 'Fairweather fans'.
I addressed how we were given decent seats whilst they were not seling many tickets and believe that it is only right that they should stick to the same idea when they get the extra tickets sold.
What is your problem with that?
NOWHERE have I said anything about being a better fan or being deserving of the best seats, I just believe that since we have no choice but to pay for the premium seats we should be able to at least see the game. I just ask for consistancy OR the option to go into the standing area if we are going to be constantly bumped to the worst seats.
Why do you believe that it was not possible for anyone who wanted a season ticket to get one? They didn't sell out anything like quickly.
Finally, where am I making up what you say. You posted earlier saying that the people in the seats were not fairweather fans. I have shown why I believe a large amount are.
I still don't get where you think we want best seats in the house. Only person to say that was Tony, all the rest of us want is decent seats like it was 'implied'.
If it was just a few of us who had bad seats, then that would have just been unlucky, but the fact it seems most of us were given the bad seats is what annoys me.
Please point out where I said I wanted "the best seats?" ???
All I am asking for are decent seats, not to be stuck in the worst seats. Apart from that your post is spot on and it seems of have silenced Rois.
Simple fact is season ticket holders deserve decent seats, no more no less.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 03, 2009, 04:50:35 PM
Please point out where I said I wanted "the best seats?" ???
All I am asking for are decent seats, not to be stuck in the worst seats. Apart from that your post is spot on and it seems of have silenced Rois.
Simple fact is season ticket holders deserve decent seats, no more no less.
Sorry, didn't mean that Tony, It was actaually the part where you said Season ticket holders contributed more. I got mixed up. I have to say I don't agree to that. I just believe we are not getting what was implied.
I think people on both sides of the argument are taking this a bit too seriously. I don't want to start this into a war of keyboard words.
As said, I think when they started off with the Season ticket area in the League, it should have been continued. It makes the most sense.
If they can have an allocated section in Croke Park, why not everywhere else?
Tony, Just wondering if you got a reply from the season ticket office to the email you sent
Note to Croke Park: Give season ticket holders crap seats in the league so they don't expect too much come championship ;D
As I said, I couldn't care if you're all given seats in beside Mickey Harte, it's this notion of being a more qualified fan because of the season ticket. If you wanted better (not the best) seats, then someone else would have had to relinquish theirs and sit in what you call the worst seats in the house. My initial query was who would you feel would be best displaced? I wonder who sat in those seats last time out, who sits in them every other time, and whether they make such a song and dance.
By the way, my cousin tried to get two season tickets as a Christmas present. There were none left at the time.
Tyrone season tickets were good value this year because the majority of games were either at home or in Ulster (two further afield). Check where the league games are next year before buying.
Goldengreen, thanks, all those reasons are very valid, and even commendable.
And now I am gracefully bowing out as no doubt Doohicky will quote this entire post and it will make it much too long to scroll through at home on the iphone :P
Before I go, Tony I actually applaud you for sending off the email, as I am a big believer in the phrase "what did they say when you told them", ie actions instead of words.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 06:28:06 PM
If you wanted better (not the best) seats, then someone else would have had to relinquish theirs and sit in what you call the worst seats in the house. My initial query was who would you feel would be best displaced?
Those who weren't at the league games.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 06:28:06 PM
By the way, my cousin tried to get two season tickets as a Christmas present. There were none left at the time.
None of the tickets sold out instantly, so everyone had a chance to purchase if they were on the ball - no one was disadvantaged. Even then, your cousin's situation is limited to very few counties.
Quote from: Rois on June 03, 2009, 06:28:06 PM
Note to Croke Park: Give season ticket holders crap seats in the league so they don't expect too much come championship ;D
As I said, I couldn't care if you're all given seats in beside Mickey Harte, it's this notion of being a more qualified fan because of the season ticket. If you wanted better (not the best) seats, then someone else would have had to relinquish theirs and sit in what you call the worst seats in the house. My initial query was who would you feel would be best displaced? I wonder who sat in those seats last time out, who sits in them every other time, and whether they make such a song and dance.
By the way, my cousin tried to get two season tickets as a Christmas present. There were none left at the time.
Tyrone season tickets were good value this year because the majority of games were either at home or in Ulster (two further afield). Check where the league games are next year before buying.
Goldengreen, thanks, all those reasons are very valid, and even commendable.
And now I am gracefully bowing out as no doubt Doohicky will quote this entire post and it will make it much too long to scroll through at home on the iphone :P
Before I go, Tony I actually applaud you for sending off the email, as I am a big believer in the phrase "what did they say when you told them", ie actions instead of words.
There was one in Westmeath,one in Mayo and one in Dublin. The one in Ulster was on a Saturday night in Donegal (night Ireland won grand slam) which wasnt that handy depending on were you come from in Tyrone. As pointed out earlier judging by the league attendances this year (excluding Dublin game) and the fact that there were thousands of better seats in Clones than the one's given there were a considerable number of people who had hardly been to game all year who had better seats than decent Tyrone supporters who attend most/all games.
Tony in Off The Fence today giving off about the season tickets. Fair play.
Tony is right (for a change) to be giving out about this, those seats in Clones near the fence are the worst seats in the house. Season ticket holders should be rewarded for their loyalty, not treated like this. Season ticket holders should have been given seats close to the half way line and well back from the fence. I am sure the people in the good seats didn't travel the length and breadth of the country throughout the league.
I am not sure about this one. Of course I'd like a ticket between the 45s back from the fence. But this only represents 20% of the seats in the stand, others have claims on this and someone has to sit in the other seats. Where I was sitting, around the 21m line, a prominent Crossmaglen and former Armagh player was sitting 3 or 4 rows in front of me and he came back at half time to try and find a vacant seat. He probably wasn't at all the Armagh games, but he has a claim on a ticket too.
Benny Tierney writing in yesterdays Irish News said his seats were poor quality too!
Thats the problem with championship football, everyone seems to have a claim for the best seats. I didn't see too many priests in Thurles this year, but I would bet the Geriatric stand was full of them last week.
Season ticket holders should get decent seats, not stuck at pitch level with their view blocked by a gate.
Can someone post up off the fence this week. By the way if Clones dosent have satifactory spectator facilities then thats a whole different issue as well. I have 2 season tickets, they were below the field and behind a yellow gate. They were not fit for sale. except if you liked looking at the linsmean ankles. I was talking to one specator who was thinking of cancelling his season ticket subscription, his club Tyrone donation and even the ciste nua he was that angry.
:D
QuoteBy the way if Clones dosent have satifactory spectator facilities then thats a whole different issue as well.
Exactly. Why build a stand with seats not fit for sale, some poor divil is going to end up there.
In any case if Armagh or Down's next game is in Ennis or somewhere, then I am sure we will get nice seats.
I would nearly bet ye ye'll be going no further (in the 1st rd) than Parc Esler when that draw is made.
I got shite seats as well. Wasn't the fact I was at the front, it was the fact that the gate and wire was blocking my view. Maybe it's the fact that Clones is an out-dated ground and time for some re-development. When was the last major work done on the ground? I can mind the Gerry Arthurs stand being the same since my first visit to Clones for the 1994 Ulster Final. Eastern stand wasn't there at the time either.
Quote from: rrhf on June 04, 2009, 02:17:40 PM
Can someone post up off the fence this week.
Off The Fence
By Paddy Heaney
04/06/09
OFF The Fence tends to be a predictable beast, particularly around the Championship season.
Certain trends are pretty constant. In the wake of every game, we will invariably receive a deluge of emails and calls about the abject failings of:
1. The losing manager
2. The referee
3. The panellists on RTE
But this week it's different. Following Armagh's defeat to Tyrone, there's been little hue and cry about Peter McDonnell, Pat McEnaney or Colm O'Rourke & co.
Instead, our good readers have gone for their fourth favourite target – the sports journalists of The Irish News.
Our player ratings and the match report that was published in Monday's paper topped our list of moans.
- 'OMAGH Man' was so incensed by our ratings that he described the effort as "tabloid journalism at its very worst". Hmmmm. That sounds like a rather tabloidesque reaction.
His other less savoury comments (and flawed understanding about what constitutes a double negative) had to be edited.
But we were able to save this: "I will be amazed if I am the only one pointing out the inadequacies of the the player ratings for the Tyrone v Armagh game.
"The two outstanding players on the Tyrone team were Justin McMahon and Philip Jordan.
"Ronan Clarke and Andy Mallon were prominent for Armagh. The rating of Martin O' Rourke made a few of my Armagh friends chuckle. The assessment of Conor Gormley and Sean Cavanagh was particularly poor.
You seriously need to up your game with regards this type of reporting."
There were no really outstanding displays from any player on Sunday and this explains why we weren't dishing out eights and nines.
As a rule of thumb, we give 7/10 for a very good display. Think of 7/10 as an 'A' grade'. A 6/10 or 6.5/10 is a 'B', which is still a good performance.
Justin McMahon didn't get a 7/10 because his man, Martin O'Rourke, provided the assist for 1-2 and also won plenty of breaking ball in the first half.
Philip Jordan got a 6.5 because Brian Mallon had a decent game, while Philip rarely broke the gain line when he made his runs from defence.
Ronan Clarke got 6.5. He bagged a great goal, but his man, Conor Gormley, was involved in Tyrone's first goal and scored the second. How would you score a corner-back whose man scored a goal and set up another?
Andy Mallon had a sound game, but again, his man, Stephen O'Neill still scored 1-1.
Sean Cavanagh received 6.5, which was a fair reflection of his overall contribution.
It's all just opinion, but just because our opinion differs from yours, that doesn't mean it's wrong.
- 'TOM' also disagreed with the rating given to Justin McMahon. He wrote: "I just wanted to say that I didn't overly agree with the Tyrone v Armagh ratings in Monday's Irish News. Most notably the rating for my man-of-the-match, Justin McMahon. Giving him a petty 6 out of 10 was shocking!
Criticism accepted. It was too harsh. He should have got 6.5.
- AND it's not just Tyrone men who were disgruntled with our take on the game. 'Lurgan Fan' also took issue with Brendan Crossan's match report.
He wrote: "Reading this morning's Irish News I found Brendan Crossan's report very harsh on Armagh.
"He wrote that if Armagh had taken the lead, Tyrone would have upped the gears and still won.
"Brendan should remember they didn't 'up the gears' last year against Down.
Tyrone were there for the taking. Had that perfectly good point been allowed then we could have avoided O'Neill's goal.
"This was a very satisfactory performance from this young team. Spillane's forecast of another Ulster 'carve up' was proved wrong. There wasn't a bad foul in the game and both teams deserve credit for a very sporting encounter."
- NEEDLESS to say, Armagh boss Peter McDonnell didn't escape scot free. 'Middletown Gael' emailed us from his Blackberry (la-di-da) to say: "I was very impressed by our players today, but the failings on the line we saw against Wexford were in evidence again on Sunday.
"Peter, please let us see more of your belief in your players and let them express themselves. Put Aaron Kernan at centre half-forward where he should be, Ciaran McKeever at full-back
where he can command the square, and Brendan Donaghy at centre half-back where he can drive forward. And believe in your players."
- PRAISE for the losing team continued with this email from 'Donal in Armagh City'.
He wrote: "When faced with the possibility of an ignominious defeat to the 'auld enemy' (eight points down to the All-Ireland champions), every man put his shoulder to the wheel and ensured that it became a real contest between two sets of players of huge ability and genuine respect for each other's skill and tradition.
"Never again will Armagh return to the terrible days of 1975 when we
were unofficially rated No. 29 in Ireland!
"Ultimately, it is not the winning that matters – it is about doing your best for your team and for your supporters. This ideal will ensure that you will walk off the pitch with your head held high and you'll probably win your fair share of games."
Are you really from Armagh? In fact, are you really from this planet?
- BEFORE moving away from Clones, we'll deal with our first gripe of the summer about the GAA's new season tickets.
'Tony Fearon' bought a season ticket at the start of the year. Thoroughly impressed by his experiences in the National League, he was less satisfied by his day out in St Tiernach's Park.
Tony wrote: "My grievance relates to the poor tickets that I, and other season tickets holders, were allocated for Sunday's game in Clones.
"Our seats were in the front rows of the Gerry Arthurs Stand. Our view was continually obstructed by animate objects (team coaches, trainers, managers, medical staff, water carriers, photographers, TV people and stewards), and inanimate objects such as thick grid gates and fencing.
"A huge part of the motivation to purchase a season ticket was access to Championship tickets, and I think I speak for all season ticket holders when I say we expected seats of a reasonable quality.
"Season ticket holders are invariably genuine and loyal fans who follow their respective counties through thick and thin, and are deserving of better than the worst possible seats on the big Championship days of summer.
"I would stress that season ticket holders don't expect the best seats, but neither are we deserving of the worst either.
"The seats reserved for season ticket holders at Croke Park are in a reasonable location – the lower Cusack. In my opinion, similar locations of reasonable quality should be reserved for season tickets holders at all stadia during the Championship."
THAT clears up the reaction to last Sunday's game. Now, we'll revert our attention to controversy and suspensions that emanated from the game in Celtic Park the week previous.
Having apparently only viewed the incidents highlighted by RTE, the CCCC has suspended Fergal Doherty, Brian Mullan and Thomas Freeman.
- 'PROUD of Derry' is convinced that TV coverage and TV analysts now have an undue influence on the CCCC.
He wrote: "So the Right Reverend McHugh, Burns, Tohill, Spillane and O'Rourke have got their way and the GAA has thrown the baby out with the bath water.
It is hypocrisy in the extreme.
"There have been far more violent games of Gaelic football in the recent past and a good few of them involved the now saintly personalities listed above.
"If the referee and the umpires had the gumption to punish the assaults on the Bradley brothers before the ball was thrown in, it might also have helped the game.
"I hope the Derry County Board refuse to pay the E10,000 fine, whatever the consequences. The majority of Derry fans will support them. I am proud of the way Derry played against Monaghan and congratulate
"Damian and the boys. Don't let the hypocrites who now run and talk about our game get you down."
- IN keeping with the tendency of this week's column to buck the trend, 'Patsy from Tyrone' also expressed support for the footballers of Derry and Monaghan.
He wrote: "It may come as a shock that a Tyrone supporter disagrees with Colm O'Rourke and Pat Spillane.
"I don't think any Derry or Monaghan player should have been suspended.
"Does Chief Justice O'Rourke forget the treatment dished out to Brian Dooher by a Meath player when he tried to decapitate the future Tyrone captain? Does he forget the treatment dished out to Sean Cavanagh two years ago?
"Please make sure Barrister Joe is present when future sentences are being passed out (even though he is half a Tyrone man, although I do not know which half).
"At least Joe stands up for Ulster teams. It's a pity the same can't be said for all our northern pundits.
It is probably unreasonable to expect the GAA to take no retrospective action against Derry and Monaghan. The key issue is why the CCCC has chosen to suspend the players who were highlighted by RTE.
Other equally serious incidents took place during the game. It's very unhealthy for the media to appear to have such an influence in deciding who gets suspended.
Toffee nose out of joint over Moyes Bhoys link
AND finally, no Off the Fence would be truly complete without some Celtic content.
In his Hitting the Target column, Kenny Archer argued that David Moyes could further his career by moving to Parkhead.
Not surprisingly, 'Evertonian' doesn't agree. He wrote: "I understand that as a nationalist/Catholic newspaper there will be occasional feelers to appease Glasgow Celtic fans.
"But really, you need to draw the line somewhere between football rumour/speculation/possibilities and downright wishful thinking and personal dreaming.
"To claim how 'a contender for the Manchester United job' would greatly increase the standing of his CV by taking a backward step to a minor league to simply gain more European appearances is to grossly underestimate the integrity and the loyality of the man himself, as well as doing a great disservice to Everton Football Club."
Quote from: Doogie Browser on June 04, 2009, 02:09:23 PM
Benny Tierney writing in yesterdays Irish News said his seats were poor quality too!
Benny was directly behind me and at half time upgraded to a better seat
Bennys article was a good laugh
Although delighted to act as a spokesperson, on a self appointed basis of course, for all season ticket holders, I think more weight might be given to grievances if you all emailed about your grievances to the appropriate address.
Interestingly for the Kildare v Wexford game season ticket holders have the option of Terrace or Stand!!!
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 05, 2009, 02:14:05 PM
Interestingly for the Kildare v Wexford game season ticket holders have the option of Terrace or Stand!!!
Sounds like it is all based on what the local GAA council decides then. I would have loved that option.
Not sure but this came from the GAA ticket office
QuoteA chara,
As a Kildare GAA Football Season Ticket holder you are entitled to a seat in the stand for the game against Wexford in Dr. Cullen Park on Saturday week (13th June).
The stand in Dr. Cullen Park is quite small and there is a great demand for stand tickets. Leinster GAA want to see every seat filled.
With that in mind we are asking all Kildare Season Ticket holders to indicate if you wish to sit in the stand or go to the terrace.
Please reply to this email and simply state:
Stand – if you wish to avail of a seat in the stand.
Terrace – if you wish to go to the terrace.
The deadline for response is midday on Tuesday 9th June.
There will be two Season Stiles in operation on the match day to accommodate those taking either option. If you are entering the stand you will be handed your seat number as you pass through the Season Stile.
As a Season Ticket holder you enjoy a €5 discount for this fixture so the prices for either option are as follows:
Stand Option - €15 to you
Terrace Option - €10 to you
This is very much a once-off due to the size of the stand in Dr. Cullen Park so we appreciate your patience and support.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
QuoteThis is very much a once-off due to the size of the stand in Dr. Cullen Park so we appreciate your patience and support.
Perhaps this flexibility is a once off.
Or the fact that as this is Kildare's 2nd game in the championship they are back on par with the rest of supporters as they have to pay like the rest. Only difference being the option to choose where to go and the €5 discount.
For the last kildare game cause of the fine day i went to the terrace. No problem. just let ya through a gate to the terrace
after showing the pass. Has anyone been denied this?
Quote from: cill_dara on June 05, 2009, 10:23:19 PM
For the last kildare game cause of the fine day i went to the terrace. No problem. just let ya through a gate to the terrace
after showing the pass. Has anyone been denied this?
But was your attendance recorded?
Yep they scanned me and i asked then would i be able to go to the terrace and they said no bother. I suppose it deo pends how a venue is laid out too. also i was in for the first match so their wasnt a great push to get in etc.
Response from Season Ticket office. So now you all know who to blame! Land of Giants run by f**king pygmies >:(
Tony a chara,
Apologies in the delay in getting back to you as my email was not working properly for the last few weeks. The tickets you received for the Armagh game were allocated to us from the Ulster Council. We advised them of what we had promised our season ticket holders but they still allocated poor seats to us. We were not at all happy with the quality of the seats they allocated to us but as it was an Ulster fixture we had no control over what they gave us. All the other provinces have allocated us good seats and if Armagh make it into Croke Park we have reserved seats in section 305 in the Cusack Stand in the middle of the stadium. My apologies for the late reply but there are serious gremlins in my computer lately.
Is mise le meas
Good to see a reply, and to be honest, I do believe them.
No other Province has ascted the same way in the allocation of Season tickets/seats which supports the claims that it is due to the Ulster Council.
I think all Season Ticket holders will be greatly heartened by the news that the AI Final seats will be in the same place as the Dublin v Tyrone league game.
They are great seats and for the final I would have been happy with anywhere.
No emails yet on how tickets will work in Casement next weekend. I hope they have a scanning system again, I just don't trust the ticket stubs thing for recording our attendance.
No way am I letting this one lie. I have emailed the Ulster Council asking them is there any particular reason why they alone out of the four provincial councils treat season ticket holders like shite? >:(
I think you can assume that the tickets for Casement will not be of good quality either.
Good on ye Tony.
The stand in Casement is tiny. After they've sorted out the 'VIPs', the season ticket holders may well end up sitting on the concrete benches!
Would rather stand on the terrace at Casement. The stand and their other seating is a joke. Probably one of the worst stands in Ulster.
Stand in Casement is dead on apart from being too small. Its pretty central and high up so a good view. Also dont think there's many bad seats in it. Would be happy if thats were the tickets are for. Its a bit of a joke that the ulster council can undermine the season ticket scheme.
I also emailed the season ticket office re the Armagh v Tyrone Match
Here is their response
Thank you for your e-mail. It is our aim to give the Season Tickets
the best service we can. The tickets for the provincial Championship
are given to us by each of the Provincial Councils, in your case
Ulster Council. We will raise this issue with them and hopefully the
tickets will be more satisfactory for the next game.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any other queries.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket office
Looks like a standard response as I got the same word for word:
a chara,
Thank you for your e-mail. It is our aim to give the Season Tickets
the best service we can. The tickets for the provincial Championship
are given to us by each of the Provincial Councils, in your case
Ulster Council. We will raise this issue with them and hopefully the
tickets will be more satisfactory for the next game.
Please do not hesitate to contact us with any other queries.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket office
The thing to note here is that Munster, Connacht and Leinster look after their season ticket patrons by providing good tickets, but the Ulster Council alone treats us like shite and , according to my email,actually ignored a request from the season ticket office to provide good tickets.
Is it any wonder Ulster is by passed for Compromise Rules Test Matches etc when the Ulster Council adopts a rebellious nature like this always?
I am still awaiting a response to my points from the Ulster Council but am not holding my breath
Maybe there is a big fight happening between HQ and the Ulster Council ;D
That could be why we still haven't received any word on how our Season Tickets will work for this game.
Fair enough that the venue has only be decided, but for the Armagh game the communication was sent out 2 1/2 weeks before the game.
With almost 500 season ticket holders, I can't see you being accomodated in the covered stand at Casement, as the cronies will have first call on this allocation as usual.
I have emailed the press and an Ulster Concil Delegate now, so we'll see what happens.
Ulster Council is a pain in the arse, opposing the opening of Croke Park to soccer and Rugby (buy hypocritically accepting income from this source in the form of grants), appealing against and trying to block everything and anything Croke Park tries to do etc. Then they wonder why they are not allocated compromise rules games?
Just to update you on my campaign for fair treatment of all season ticket holders, the Ulster Council Delegate has been in touch and has pledged to raise the issue at the next Council meeting. He also said he is well aware of the complaints of many season ticket holders on this issue after last Sunday week.
Anyone else you think I should raise this issue with?
Quote from: T Fearon on June 10, 2009, 09:23:21 AM
Just to update you on my campaign for fair treatment of all season ticket holders, the Ulster Council Delegate has been in touch and has pledged to raise the issue at the next Council meeting. He also said he is well aware of the complaints of many season ticket holders on this issue after last Sunday week.
Anyone else you think I should raise this issue with?
Have you tried your local MP?
Quote from: T Fearon on June 09, 2009, 04:23:21 PM
With almost 500 season ticket holders, I can't see you being accomodated in the covered stand at Casement, as the cronies will have first call on this allocation as usual.
Tyrone's allocation may have sold out, but I don't think Derry even reached 100, did they? At most 350 season ticket holders. The problem is, the options for buying extra tickets will be severely limited. Maybe need to offer the option of a cheaper terrace ticket to season ticket holders.
On another note, is the GAA not missing a trick with not promoting games to season ticket holders where their county is not involved? What about a reduced price ticket option for season ticket holders for neutral games where there are no supply/demand issues?
Try these people Tony
http://www.amnesty.org.uk/content.asp?CategoryID=314
For the Donegal Antrim game, the first mail we got from the ticket office was Today (Thur 11th) at 3:15
A chara,
It is almost time for the Ulster GAA Football Championship clash between Donegal & Antrim on Sunday 14th June in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey.
Due to the high demand for seats in the brand new stand in Ballybofey, Ulster GAA have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
All tickets have been posted by "Express Post" today and An Post have guaranteed next day delivery. If you do not receive the tickets tomorrow please get in touch by response to this email and we will sort things out for you. We will also check for emails on Saturday.
The last minute delivery is due to a technical gliche here in the GAA Ticket Office that we had solved this morning. As per above, we will make sure you get in and get your seat. Apologies for the tight timeframe!
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Sounds all very last minute, also we were not given the option to buy extra tickets. On my account I have two season ticket, hope they will be together.
Also Express post only guarantees next working day in the Republic. I wonder whats the story for Antrim Season Ticket Holders.
Sounds well organised.
Where is the new stand in Ballybofey? Is this a development since last summer? Any pics?
No Pics sorry, but yea they did up the old stand, put it the proper stadium type seats.
Why do they insist on these hard copy tickets? Seriously.
Whether they post them or not, they still have the seats allocated for Season Ticket holders.
Why can't we just pick them up at the turnstile and they scan our card like every other province seems capable of doing?
Quote from: Doohicky on June 12, 2009, 09:11:36 AM
Why do they insist on these hard copy tickets? Seriously.
Whether they post them or not, they still have the seats allocated for Season Ticket holders.
Why can't we just pick them up at the turnstile and they scan our card like every other province seems capable of doing?
They don't have enough scanners...?
QuoteOn another note, is the GAA not missing a trick with not promoting games to season ticket holders where their county is not involved? What about a reduced price ticket option for season ticket holders for neutral games where there are no supply/demand issues?
Great shout! - I'd like to think they will give us an option if our minor side is playing also... i.e. the Tyrone Derry game, Armagh minors will be playing. I'd like to go...
Tony - get on it - use Greg Campbell too!
There were enough scanners to cover the National league when there were at least 10 games on a given day.
Now there would be a maximum of 4 where the scanners are needed I believe. If even that
Thought about the Minors myself! Might be better to leave any push on this one to All Ireland Final day, if Armagh Minors get there and the seniors don't of course! ;D
Quote from: Doohicky on June 12, 2009, 09:11:36 AM
Why can't we just pick them up at the turnstile and they scan our card like every other province seems capable of doing?
That was the way in Carrick the other week anyway. Show your card, get it scanned and then the scanman (!?) pulled a ticket out of his pocket and let us in. They were for around the half way line ....excellent seats. Hopefully the same in Castlebar next Saturday if the thing hasnt fallen down by then. ::)
No emails regarding how Season tickets will work for the game at Casement so far.
Looks like we could be in the same boat as the Donegal v Antrim game people were.
Are there any Antrim season ticket holders here? Just wondering how the express delivery worked out.
Slight hiccup in Carlow, I have two season tickets in my name. They emailed me last week asking did I want stand or terrace. I said both tickets will be terrace, needless to say only one name was on the list for the Terrace, it wasn't an issue as such as they just scanned both season tickets, just hope that having two tickets on my account deosn't becomes an administration headache.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 15, 2009, 04:27:44 PM
Slight hiccup in Carlow, I have two season tickets in my name. They emailed me last week asking did I want stand or terrace. I said both tickets will be terrace, needless to say only one name was on the list for the Terrace, it wasn't an issue as such as they just scanned both season tickets, just hope that having two tickets on my account deosn't becomes an administration headache.
As you said the terrace, did you just go to the designated turn style and get your ticket scanned as per national league?
Hopefully its the same for Casement on Sunday as the stand has limited numbers and as of yet, have yet to hear anything from them.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on June 15, 2009, 05:03:59 PM
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 15, 2009, 04:27:44 PM
Slight hiccup in Carlow, I have two season tickets in my name. They emailed me last week asking did I want stand or terrace. I said both tickets will be terrace, needless to say only one name was on the list for the Terrace, it wasn't an issue as such as they just scanned both season tickets, just hope that having two tickets on my account deosn't becomes an administration headache.
As you said the terrace, did you just go to the designated turn style and get your ticket scanned as per national league?
Hopefully its the same for Casement on Sunday as the stand has limited numbers and as of yet, have yet to hear anything from them.
Yep exact same as the National League expect they had a list of people they were expecting for the Terrace. For the stand they scanned you through and then handed you your stand ticket.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 15, 2009, 05:06:33 PM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on June 15, 2009, 05:03:59 PM
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 15, 2009, 04:27:44 PM
Slight hiccup in Carlow, I have two season tickets in my name. They emailed me last week asking did I want stand or terrace. I said both tickets will be terrace, needless to say only one name was on the list for the Terrace, it wasn't an issue as such as they just scanned both season tickets, just hope that having two tickets on my account deosn't becomes an administration headache.
As you said the terrace, did you just go to the designated turn style and get your ticket scanned as per national league?
Hopefully its the same for Casement on Sunday as the stand has limited numbers and as of yet, have yet to hear anything from them.
Yep exact same as the National League expect they had a list of people they were expecting for the Terrace. For the stand they scanned you through and then handed you your stand ticket.
Cheers, expecting similar situation on Sunday. If its a good day I dont mind going to the terrace.
Just thought of something. Since the Armagh v Tyrone game had the hard copy tickets sent out for season ticket holders, am I right in thinking that no had their actual season ticket scanned? How then we that worked regarding attending 60% of your county's fixtures should they reach the All Ireland final? (albeit that its likely this will be more of an issue for tyrone supporters than Armagh!)
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on June 15, 2009, 05:15:26 PM
Just thought of something. Since the Armagh v Tyrone game had the hard copy tickets sent out for season ticket holders, am I right in thinking that no had their actual season ticket scanned? How then we that worked regarding attending 60% of your county's fixtures should they reach the All Ireland final? (albeit that its likely this will be more of an issue for tyrone supporters than Armagh!)
Been mentioned before and honestly we have no idea.
Also Archie, don't be expecting the scanners and so forth at Casement.
Every Ulster championship game has had tickets sent out beforehand. We have had no choice on going elsewhere and I doubt it will change.
For some reason the Ulster Council think it best to be complete arseholes to the Season ticket holders.
I would love to have the option to go to the standing section as it means I could be with my mates.
What way did the tickets work for Ballybofey? Was there a restriction on extra tickets? There seemed to be plenty of extra seats in the stand.
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 15, 2009, 06:44:57 PM
What way did the tickets work for Ballybofey? Was there a restriction on extra tickets? There seemed to be plenty of extra seats in the stand.
See below...
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 11, 2009, 08:31:23 PM
For the Donegal Antrim game, the first mail we got from the ticket office was Today (Thur 11th) at 3:15
A chara,
It is almost time for the Ulster GAA Football Championship clash between Donegal & Antrim on Sunday 14th June in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey.
Due to the high demand for seats in the brand new stand in Ballybofey, Ulster GAA have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
All tickets have been posted by "Express Post" today and An Post have guaranteed next day delivery. If you do not receive the tickets tomorrow please get in touch by response to this email and we will sort things out for you. We will also check for emails on Saturday.
The last minute delivery is due to a technical gliche here in the GAA Ticket Office that we had solved this morning. As per above, we will make sure you get in and get your seat. Apologies for the tight timeframe!
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Sounds all very last minute, also we were not given the option to buy extra tickets. On my account I have two season ticket, hope they will be together.
Also Express post only guarantees next working day in the Republic. I wonder whats the story for Antrim Season Ticket Holders.
Will Croke Park/Ulster Council issue tickets for games not including your own county to season ticket holders. I would like to go to the Antrim v Cavan game and am hoping they will send out a couple of tickets as it wont be a sell out.
anyone know what the craic is with tickets for sundays match at casement?
Quote from: Doohicky on June 15, 2009, 06:51:05 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 15, 2009, 06:44:57 PM
What way did the tickets work for Ballybofey? Was there a restriction on extra tickets? There seemed to be plenty of extra seats in the stand.
See below...
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 11, 2009, 08:31:23 PM
For the Donegal Antrim game, the first mail we got from the ticket office was Today (Thur 11th) at 3:15
A chara,
It is almost time for the Ulster GAA Football Championship clash between Donegal & Antrim on Sunday 14th June in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey.
Due to the high demand for seats in the brand new stand in Ballybofey, Ulster GAA have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
All tickets have been posted by "Express Post" today and An Post have guaranteed next day delivery. If you do not receive the tickets tomorrow please get in touch by response to this email and we will sort things out for you. We will also check for emails on Saturday.
The last minute delivery is due to a technical gliche here in the GAA Ticket Office that we had solved this morning. As per above, we will make sure you get in and get your seat. Apologies for the tight timeframe!
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Sounds all very last minute, also we were not given the option to buy extra tickets. On my account I have two season ticket, hope they will be together.
Also Express post only guarantees next working day in the Republic. I wonder whats the story for Antrim Season Ticket Holders.
Seems ridiculous now.
Quote from: Trevor Hill on June 15, 2009, 07:21:12 PM
Will Croke Park/Ulster Council issue tickets for games not including your own county to season ticket holders. I would like to go to the Antrim v Cavan game and am hoping they will send out a couple of tickets as it wont be a sell out.
I'm sure these will be on general sale through Ticketmaster.
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 16, 2009, 02:13:15 PM
Quote from: Doohicky on June 15, 2009, 06:51:05 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on June 15, 2009, 06:44:57 PM
What way did the tickets work for Ballybofey? Was there a restriction on extra tickets? There seemed to be plenty of extra seats in the stand.
See below...
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 11, 2009, 08:31:23 PM
For the Donegal Antrim game, the first mail we got from the ticket office was Today (Thur 11th) at 3:15
A chara,
It is almost time for the Ulster GAA Football Championship clash between Donegal & Antrim on Sunday 14th June in MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey.
Due to the high demand for seats in the brand new stand in Ballybofey, Ulster GAA have requested that we post out "regular" hard copy tickets to all Season Ticket holders from the competing counties.
All tickets have been posted by "Express Post" today and An Post have guaranteed next day delivery. If you do not receive the tickets tomorrow please get in touch by response to this email and we will sort things out for you. We will also check for emails on Saturday.
The last minute delivery is due to a technical gliche here in the GAA Ticket Office that we had solved this morning. As per above, we will make sure you get in and get your seat. Apologies for the tight timeframe!
If you have any queries, please feel free to get in touch.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Sounds all very last minute, also we were not given the option to buy extra tickets. On my account I have two season ticket, hope they will be together.
Also Express post only guarantees next working day in the Republic. I wonder whats the story for Antrim Season Ticket Holders.
Seems ridiculous now.
Thats for sure seeing as how many empty seats there was in the stand. Also we were not given the option to buy extra tickets. Only reason I can think of is the seats only when in and maybe they did not have a seating chart done in time.
Also the ticket office said they would track attendance via the Hard Copy ticket Stub, hmmm, that would mean scanning every ticket season ticket holders and non-season ticket holders. Do they actually do that, I can't see it. I could see them counting them all to get a figure for then amount of people that were there, but cant see them scanning them all to figure out the attendance for season ticket holders.
I think for next year you should be able to log into the web site and see for yourself if your attendance has been counted.
Yeah, that's a good idea Goldengreen.
It would really annoy me if Tyrone got to the All-Ireland Final and then they said I hadn't attended enough games because of some mess up like that.
I was at 5/7 League matchs and I know they were recorded, and if Tyrone get to the final there will have been 2 more games properly recorded (Q/F, S/F).
So if they somehow buggered up my Ulster game attendance I would be listed as attending 7/12.
That would mean no ticket I believe!
Anyway, I am more inclined to believe that any tickets sent out counted as us attending whether we do or not.
Quote from: Doohicky on June 16, 2009, 03:41:44 PM
Yeah, that's a good idea Goldengreen.
It would really annoy me if Tyrone got to the All-Ireland Final and then they said I hadn't attended enough games because of some mess up like that.
I was at 5/7 League matchs and I know they were recorded, and if Tyrone get to the final there will have been 2 more games properly recorded (Q/F, S/F).
So if they somehow buggered up my Ulster game attendance I would be listed as attending 7/12.
That would mean no ticket I believe!
Anyway, I am more inclined to believe that any tickets sent out counted as us attending whether we do or not.
I'd be fairly sure that'd be the case. they know how haphazard the recording has been and will, I hope, assume that any error is their fault if they are challenged at all. There'll have been provision made for 500 All Ireland final tickets for the scheme in any case (or at least there should have been!).
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on June 16, 2009, 04:12:29 PM
[spoiler]Quote from: Doohicky on June 16, 2009, 03:41:44 PM
Yeah, that's a good idea Goldengreen.
It would really annoy me if Tyrone got to the All-Ireland Final and then they said I hadn't attended enough games because of some mess up like that.
I was at 5/7 League matchs and I know they were recorded, and if Tyrone get to the final there will have been 2 more games properly recorded (Q/F, S/F).
So if they somehow buggered up my Ulster game attendance I would be listed as attending 7/12.
That would mean no ticket I believe!
Anyway, I am more inclined to believe that any tickets sent out counted as us attending whether we do or not.
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I'd be fairly sure that'd be the case. they know how haphazard the recording has been and will, I hope, assume that any error is their fault if they are challenged at all. There'll have been provision made for 500 All Ireland final tickets for the scheme in any case (or at least there should have been!).
I agree.
Maybe, the AIF tickets available to people whose County do not reach the final, but they attended 100% of the matches are used to fill up any of the 500 allocated seats...
still no word about sunday. c*nts wont even reply to an email. ffs the match was confirmed ages ago, shouldnt be hard to send out an email letting everyone know whats happenin. >:(
Just rang the ticket office and they don't know for sure what is happening yet - the lady I was talking to thinks that they are going to post out tickets but they won't know for sure until this afternoon. Hopefully it will be scanning the season ticket since I'm coming in from Manchester and there's no guarantee that the ticket will get to me on time
I`m looking for a couple of tickets for the Antrim v Cavan game, I sent an email to HQ asking for some and they replied telling me to give the Ulster council a call. What a waste of time, the man I was talking to knows nothing, cant say for sure if they will go on sale via ticketmaster and cannot explain why season ticket holders get such poor treatment from the Ulster council.
This is a total joke. What are the odds taht half the seqason ticket holders don't even get the tickets on time if they are posted?
If they only find out this afternoon, then they probably won't be posted until tomorrow. And since they are coming from Dublin, there is no guarantee they will arrive on time. >:(
Stilll received no word re season tickets. Some clarification of the situation would be nice.
Hot off the in-box:
A chara,
Ulster GAA have asked us to supply Season Ticket holders with hard copy tickets for this Sunday's Semi-Final clash between Tyrone & Derry in Casement Park. All hard copy tickets have been sent in today's post. Post for the North has been sent in the North so you should receive your tickets in plenty of time.
The tickets issued are for the unreserved seating area in Casement. The covered stand in Casement Park is very small and there is obviously a high demand for these seats. In order to accommodate all Season Ticket holders together and allow you to bring a guest, the unreserved seating is the best option. Unreserved seating means first come, first served! You can pay for guests at the stiles on the day.
This arrangement is specific to this fixture and we will update you on the situation for your team's next match well in advance.
Best of luck to you and your team this weekend!
Nothing for me yet.
Those are the seats below the covered stand aren't they?
I am pretty sure they cost less then the £20 coverered seats, but could be worng. Anyone know?
So who gets the tickets for the covered stand?
These will be the seats in front of the covered stand and across to behind one of the goals. You would like to think they would be cheaper than the covered stand ones as your just sitting on concrete slabs and not much difference to the terrace. If its a good day I don't mind where im at and hopefully get the option to go to the terrace.
Quote from: Hotrocks on June 17, 2009, 04:51:18 PM
So who gets the tickets for the covered stand?
Think someone said earlier that there were 4 stand tickets for every club.
I am happy enough with the tickets we are getting.
If I get a bad seat then it's entirely my fault for not being there on time.
Just wondering what the price will be as I have friends coming and they won't want to spend £20 a seat.
If I have the choice to go to the standing area, I will probably take that, even though I will have paid for the stand.
I think this goes to show just why Casement is unlikely to get an Ulster Final in its current state.
Those seats are basically on the corner. They can be alright if you're up at the back, but they're a long way from what you'll get in Croker.
This is taken from the season ticket website:
"You will be guaranteed a seat in the stand for any all-ticket Provincial Championship matches, All-Ireland Quarter Finals, All-Ireland Semi-Finals and any other matches in Croke Park involving your county."
Why were these promises made at the start of the year if they couldn't be kept? Based on the 2 Tyrone championship matches to date they are doing a very poor job at promoting this scheme. What will season ticket holders be charged for Sunday? I don't think there is any way of segregating the terrace and cement seats on Sunday so I assume its 15 euro's in. As far as I know we are due a 5 euro reduction for tickets for this game. Does this mean we will only be charged 10 euro in? My guess is we will still be charged 15 euro even though we aren't getting what we were guarenteed. Also the clubs were told they were only getting 2 covered stand seats for Sunday as players and season tickets holders had to be accomadated. Were have the tickets for the stand went?
Quote from: Doohicky on June 17, 2009, 06:02:47 PM
Quote from: Hotrocks on June 17, 2009, 04:51:18 PM
So who gets the tickets for the covered stand?
Think someone said earlier that there were 4 stand tickets for every club.
I am happy enough with the tickets we are getting.
If I get a bad seat then it's entirely my fault for not being there on time.
Just wondering what the price will be as I have friends coming and they won't want to spend £20 a seat.
If I have the choice to go to the standing area, I will probably take that, even though I will have paid for the stand.
2 tickets per club in Tyrone
Quote from: Redhand Santa on June 17, 2009, 10:38:15 PM
This is taken from the season ticket website:
"You will be guaranteed a seat in the stand for any all-ticket Provincial Championship matches, All-Ireland Quarter Finals, All-Ireland Semi-Finals and any other matches in Croke Park involving your county."
Why were these promises made at the start of the year if they couldn't be kept? Based on the 2 Tyrone championship matches to date they are doing a very poor job at promoting this scheme. What will season ticket holders be charged for Sunday? I don't think there is any way of segregating the terrace and cement seats on Sunday so I assume its 15 euro's in. As far as I know we are due a 5 euro reduction for tickets for this game. Does this mean we will only be charged 10 euro in? My guess is we will still be charged 15 euro even though we aren't getting what we were guarenteed. Also the clubs were told they were only getting 2 covered stand seats for Sunday as players and season tickets holders had to be accomadated. Were have the tickets for the stand went?
If its 15 euro into the concrete stand area then you should definitely only be charged 10 euro. If you are charged the full price, you should all complain en masse. Seems the organisers of this, and the Ulster Council, in particular are making little effort with it since the start of championship.
Extra tickets purchased for Tyrone v Armagh were charged at 25 euro, when the credit card bill came =22.75 sterling with the same tickets available from the clubs at 20.00 sterling, is this scheme really any benefit , why are we not getting a stand ticket for Sunday , once again total farcial muck up by theUlster council .
And on another topic the price of programmes retail at 3 euro approx 2.50 sterling for the fans who tender euro, while those who tender sterling get the programmes at 2.00 sterling , thus fans pay in sterling for everything if at all possible.
The season ticket scheme is not to blame here, it is the Ulster Council. For some reason they will not issue decent tickets for games to season ticket holders and insist on "hard copies" of tickets being issued when the season ticket would more than suffice. I think the scheme is working well in the other provinces. It also worked quite well during the league, its not perfect, but its a start. At least there will be no scramble for tickets if your team get to an AIF.
We should be complaining to the Ulster Council about this.
Quote from: Redhand Santa on June 17, 2009, 10:38:15 PM
I don't think there is any way of segregating the terrace and cement seats on Sunday so I assume its 15 euro's in.
I think they are segregated.
A few things here.
This is definitely the Ulster Council treating loyal fans like shite, unlike the other three provincial councils. I complained nearly two weeks ago via their box on the website but of course got no response. Writing to the GAA press up here was also fruitless, as they appear to have no appetite to print anything critical as regards the Ulster Council, and I suppose you can understand why this is the case.
May I suggest that you contact either one of your County's two delegates to the Ulster Council. The Armagh delegate is on the case for me and to be fair he has kept me up to date with progress. The more county delegates (from different counties) raise the issue with the Ulster Council,the more something is likely to be done.If delegates from all nine counties are made aware of season ticket holders anger then chances are something will be done.
The problem seems to be that the cronies get sorted out with the best tickets and the rest of us are left with the shite.
Thankfully the Ulster Council have no influence over any more Armagh games in the Championship this season.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 18, 2009, 09:53:32 AM
Thankfully the Ulster Council have no influence over any more Armagh games in the Championship this season.
Agreed
Has anyone else got the email that Fear got? I have nothing.
Completely agree taht this is completely down to the Ulster Council. I have no idea why they are threating the Season ticket scheme with such contempt, but it's pissing me right off.
Will be interesting to see what we are charged for this game.
yeah i got the same email and they rang me yesterday to confirm which card i wanted to be charged as i have two on my account
Quote from: Doohicky on June 15, 2009, 06:16:49 PM
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on June 15, 2009, 05:15:26 PM
Just thought of something. Since the Armagh v Tyrone game had the hard copy tickets sent out for season ticket holders, am I right in thinking that no had their actual season ticket scanned? How then we that worked regarding attending 60% of your county's fixtures should they reach the All Ireland final? (albeit that its likely this will be more of an issue for tyrone supporters than Armagh!)
Been mentioned before and honestly we have no idea.
Also Archie, don't be expecting the scanners and so forth at Casement.
Every Ulster championship game has had tickets sent out beforehand. We have had no choice on going elsewhere and I doubt it will change.
For some reason the Ulster Council think it best to be complete arseholes to the Season ticket holders.
I would love to have the option to go to the standing section as it means I could be with my mates.
To answer my own question, came across the letter the season ticket place sent the aul fella before the Tyrone match - it says the attendance of people with the hard copy tickets will be recorded so I suppose we'll havta take them at their word.
tickets have just arrived. open seating unreserved
Quote from: wdusln on June 18, 2009, 11:01:20 AM
yeah i got the same email and they rang me yesterday to confirm which card i wanted to be charged as i have two on my account
Hmmm, bit worried that I haven't received the email then.
If the ticket isn't there when I get home tonight I'll have to give them a bell.
Quote from: Doohicky on June 18, 2009, 11:32:57 AM
Quote from: wdusln on June 18, 2009, 11:01:20 AM
yeah i got the same email and they rang me yesterday to confirm which card i wanted to be charged as i have two on my account
Hmmm, bit worried that I haven't received the email then.
If the ticket isn't there when I get home tonight I'll have to give them a bell.
My ticket has just come through the door - more power to the post office - boos to the Ulster Council for waiting until Wed to give the goahead to send the tickets.
Quote from: wdusln on June 18, 2009, 11:24:21 AM
tickets have just arrived. open seating unreserved
Is there a price on the tickets?
25 euro/£20. letter says "your ticket for this fixture cost 20euro which is 5euro discount on the regular price"
Quote from: wdusln on June 18, 2009, 11:58:05 AM
25 euro/£20. letter says "your ticket for this fixture cost 20euro which is 5euro discount on the regular price"
Can't believe the concrete benchs cost the same as the proper seats in the covered stand. ::)
Quote from: Doohicky on June 18, 2009, 12:01:39 PM
Quote from: wdusln on June 18, 2009, 11:58:05 AM
25 euro/£20. letter says "your ticket for this fixture cost 20euro which is 5euro discount on the regular price"
Can't believe the concrete benchs cost the same as the proper seats in the covered stand. ::)
Especially if it was to rain - you'd end up having to stand anyway as the concrete benches aren't really any better than sitting on the ground.
Does anyone ever sit on those concrete benches in Casement? Ive only ever stood on them, with my umbrella up of course.
Quote from: Trevor Hill on June 18, 2009, 12:51:57 PM
Does anyone ever sit on those concrete benches in Casement? Ive only ever stood on them, with my umbrella up of course.
I went up to watch a hurling game last year or earlier this year (think it was Antrim v Cork). It was dry at the start of the game, so i was able to sit. Lashed down during the match. Whatever about sitting on wet wooden seats, you can't sit on those concrete benches if it has been raining.
No real suitable place for family tickets in Casement either.
Its probably a better seat than you would have been allocated had this match gone ahead in Clones.
So are you all gonna just accept this crap or follow my example amd make noises through your Ulster Council County delegates?
Fair play to the connacht council
no problems in connacht season ticket will get you in and because mayos fist game was against new york where the ticket also work . season ticket holder also get in free to the roscommon games.
credit where credit is duee
Yes indeed fair play to the other provincial councils who look after their most loyal fans properly
I hear what you are saying tony about complaining through your delegate!
However, did we not purchase these tickets through the gaa so surely they should be putting more pressure on the ulster council to allocate seats based on the assumptions which we purchased them? As someone pointed out earlier...we were to be issued a stand ticket? I took that at the time meaning covered! Regardless of where matches were to be hosted.
Who would really want to pay €20 for open unreserved seating than pay the same or €15 for terrace? ----> I doubt we shouldn't even be asking ourselves this or even be given an option! We should have a covered stand ticket no matter what!
Seriously disaapointed in this scheme at the moment!
Quote from: Muzz on June 18, 2009, 05:22:06 PM
I hear what you are saying tony about complaining through your delegate!
However, did we not purchase these tickets through the gaa so surely they should be putting more pressure on the ulster council to allocate seats based on the assumptions which we purchased them? As someone pointed out earlier...we were to be issued a stand ticket? I took that at the time meaning covered! Regardless of where matches were to be hosted.
Who would really want to pay €20 for open unreserved seating than pay the same or €15 for terrace? ----> I doubt we shouldn't even be asking ourselves this or even be given an option! We should have a covered stand ticket no matter what!
Seriously disaapointed in this scheme at the moment!
Also Muzz. That uncovered seating area is probably the worst area in the ground as it is at the corner. Might be ok if you are high up but wont be the best. Would be far better standing in the terrace along the far side. I can't see the sense in charging the same price for these tickets as they are for the covered tickets.
If you were to cancel your season ticket, would this rule you out of the scheme for All-Ireland final tickets if your team got there? As so far, I will have attended over 60% of Tyrone games under the season ticket scheme.
Has anyone checked their credit card bill yet to see if they took €20 out for ticket or the full price €25? Any service charge on the ticket also?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on June 18, 2009, 05:37:21 PM
If you were to cancel your season ticket, would this rule you out of the scheme for All-Ireland final tickets if your team got there? As so far, I will have attended over 60% of Tyrone games under the season ticket scheme.
Yes, it would.
Why would you want to cancel your season ticket? Any issue you have is not with the season ticket scheme, but with the Ulster council. I am sure these problems will be sorted out for 2010.
I think the tickets are great value, with the added bonus of a guaranteed All Ireland ticket should your team make it that far. Its highly unlikely that I`ll be needing a ticket in September, but you always live in hope.
It was a rash thought but the fact is that I probably could get similar tickets or better if I looked myself rather than the ones that they are allocating to us. I know it's the Ulster Council's fault, but should the season ticket people not be pushing them to provide good tickets like they promised? Surely the Ulster council had to agree to the regulations at the start of the season or the season ticket wouldn't have been released.
Does anyone know if we are being charged €25 for this game or €20? We had been promised a 5 euro reduction for these matches. Its turning into a joke. The cement blocks are crap in casement and I'd rather pay €15 euro to stand in the terrace. Not only are we not getting our guarenteed stand ticket but we are still expected to pay the same price. Something is wrong here. Guarentee's should not have been made that could not be kept - its false advertising. Who's to say if your team got to the All Ireland final that they wouldnt turn round and allocate you tickets on the hill?
€20 RHS, a reduction of €5.
Thats big of them considering I could pay €15 to stand in the terrace which is as good as the crappy cement blocks. The main reason I joined the scheme was because of the guarentee of stand tickets. I assumed when they said guarentee that I was certain of a stand ticket, obviously guarentee means something else to them. Or maybe they'll argue that cement blocks are a stand.
Maybe you'd be better off stayin at home as it seems to be an awful hardship going to that bloody game.
There's no doubt I'll be at game. Just feel a bit angry that when you joined the scheme you were given a guarentee that they couldnt fulfil. Secondly I am still paying the same price as I would be for a stand ticket. If they weren't giving us the stand tickets we should have had the option of the terrace instead of cement seats in corner of ground.
If you want to go to the terrace I am sure you will get in with your ticket, or you will easily get a swap with someone who wants a seat.
bring a cushion a stop whining , maybe theyll build a new stand for you sunshine fans next year.
had you really gone to all the league games divil a cover stand with Fancy seats you d have see at most grounds. and that was when iit was cold and wet,
Ive been to every Tyrone game all year including McKenna Cup and u21 championship, hardly a sunshine supporter. I would be going on Sunday whether there was a covered stand or not.
My problem is that they specifically guarenteed me a seat in stand for all championship matches. That was one of incentives for joining the scheme. What's wrong with wanting to watch your county from a decent seat and where you have a good view of the match?
Quote from: Redhand Santa on June 18, 2009, 10:02:32 PM
Ive been to every Tyrone game all year including McKenna Cup and u21 championship, hardly a sunshine supporter. I would be going on Sunday whether there was a covered stand or not.
My problem is that they specifically guarenteed me a seat in stand for all championship matches. That was one of incentives for joining the scheme. What's wrong with wanting to watch your county from a decent seat and where you have a good view of the match?
Don't be silly, us expecting what was promised is just silly.
I mean, why should we expect to be treated in the way that we were promised. It's all our fault for expecting too much ::)
The season ticket office assure me that they have no control over Provincial Championship games as these are organised by the respective councils. They ask for good tickets for season ticket holders (and this request seemingly is acceded to by three of the four councils) but are reliant on the councils obliging. They say they are at loggerheads with the Ulster Council on this issue, therefore the best way to pressurise the Ulster Council further is through the County delegates. My County Delegate said he wasn't even aware how the tickets were allocated at all and he is getting his eyes opened.
Get in touch with your County Delegate. You'll find his or her contact details on the Ulster Council's website
Emailed Tyrone county delegate to see what he has to say about the whole thing. I would urge everyone that is unhappy with their allocation to at least put something in writing. If we dont do anything about it nothing will change!
Get writing!
Well done! Its incumbent upon every season ticket holder personally to make noises about this , both to the season ticket office and the Ulster Council, its the only way to effect change.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 19, 2009, 09:07:17 AM
Get in touch with your County Delegate. You'll find his or her contact details on the Ulster Council's website
http://ulster.gaa.ie/council/county-delegates/
Maybe we should also do a "Freddie Goodwin" on Danny Murphy's House, or kidnap your man Daly and only release him in return for the best seats in Clones ;D
How will the Season tickets work for a game in London? Is this excluded from the scheme or will Down folk be billed for one?
No you need to get your easyjet ticket scanned.
Cant see many people going to the game if its in London, there will probably be a similar arrangement to the Mayo game in New York.
With the Monaghan Armagh game in the qualifiers not under the control of the Ulster Council, the quality of tickets we get for this one in Clones, will prove once and for all who was responsible for the Ulster Championship poor seat allocation
Will it not be up to the Ulster Council to sort out the seating/ticket arrangements for Clones?
Quote from: Trevor Hill on June 22, 2009, 09:34:01 AM
Will it not be up to the Ulster Council to sort out the seating/ticket arrangements for Clones?
Qualifers have nothing to do with the Ulster Council.
Quote from: armaghniac on June 21, 2009, 11:06:54 PM
How will the Season tickets work for a game in London? Is this excluded from the scheme or will Down folk be billed for one?
Think that if you have one you will be billed for a ticket!!
I'm not going to be at the house the week before the Ulster final, e-mailed the season tickets folk to see if they can send them to my parents house so I can get them at stadium (Or if I can't make it at least someone else can use it), or if the ticket can be picked up at the stadium.
What you guys think the chances are of them allowing this?
Quote from: Doohicky on June 22, 2009, 12:30:43 PM
I'm not going to be at the house the week before the Ulster final, e-mailed the season tickets folk to see if they can send them to my parents house so I can get them at stadium (Or if I can't make it at least someone else can use it), or if the ticket can be picked up at the stadium.
What you guys think the chances are of them allowing this?
They usually are very co-operative when dealing with requests so I don't think it should be a problem.
I'd say they will allow them to be deliverd to your parents house, as my brothers best mate had to change delivery address before armaghs first round match.
Got an email back saying they are happy to change the address. Really happy with that.
+1 to Season ticket crowd :D
Wait to you get your ticket - if the allocation is the same as last time it will be -2 for season ticket crowd!
Things are a little bit different in Tullamore this week, not happy with this at all
A chara,
O'Connor park hosts the Leinster GAA Football Semi Final clash this Saturday 27th June as Kildare take on Laois.
To gain entry bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile - Stile 1. Your attendance will be recorded at this point also.
There is unreserved seating in the stand for this fixture so it's first come, first served. Additional Tickets will be available to purchase on the day.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
So it's not just the Ulster Council then!
How many matches are on and how much can covered stand hold?
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 23, 2009, 01:57:41 PM
Things are a little bit different in Tullamore this week, not happy with this at all
A chara,
O'Connor park hosts the Leinster GAA Football Semi Final clash this Saturday 27th June as Kildare take on Laois.
To gain entry bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile - Stile 1. Your attendance will be recorded at this point also.
There is unreserved seating in the stand for this fixture so it's first come, first served. Additional Tickets will be available to purchase on the day.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
That sounds perfect to me.
Unreserved seating on a first come first saved basis sounds good to me too.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 23, 2009, 01:57:41 PM
Things are a little bit different in Tullamore this week, not happy with this at all
A chara,
O'Connor park hosts the Leinster GAA Football Semi Final clash this Saturday 27th June as Kildare take on Laois.
To gain entry bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile - Stile 1. Your attendance will be recorded at this point also.
There is unreserved seating in the stand for this fixture so it's first come, first served. Additional Tickets will be available to purchase on the day.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Was the same for our game against Wicklow. Ideally would have tickets on the halfway line but if you're interested in a good seat you'll make it your business to be there early as was the case with the league games...
In fairness it might be difficult for some Kildare folk to get there early if they're planning to take in the minor match in Navan in the afternoon. Thanks again to the Leinster Council for their excellent scheduling.
QuoteIn fairness it might be difficult for some Kildare folk to get there early if they're planning to take in the minor match in Navan in the afternoon. Thanks again to the Leinster Council for their excellent scheduling.
That was my conondrum, probably should have highlighted that rather than give the moral seat police the chance to castigate me.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 23, 2009, 04:46:29 PM
QuoteIn fairness it might be difficult for some Kildare folk to get there early if they're planning to take in the minor match in Navan in the afternoon. Thanks again to the Leinster Council for their excellent scheduling.
That was my conondrum, probably should have highlighted that rather than give the moral seat police the chance to castigate me.
"the moral seat police" :D
It's just that some of us who have been allocated poor seats (for the Ulster games) would rather the unreserved alternative. Also handy to have the option of family and friends being able to sit beside you.
As I said, I await patiently my seat allocation for the Monaghan Armagh game at Clones. These seats will be allocated by headquarters, not the Ulster Council, and if the tickets are of good quality (as opposed to the crap allocated by Ulster Council) then we will all know who to blame.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 11:15:39 AM
As I said, I await patiently my seat allocation for the Monaghan Armagh game at Clones. These seats will be allocated by headquarters, not the Ulster Council, and if the tickets are of good quality (as opposed to the crap allocated by Ulster Council) then we will all know who to blame.
It is hard to compare though Tony, an Ulster Championship First Round between Tyrone and Armagh was always going to generate more interest than a qualifier with Armagh & Monaghan. So more 'decent' seats will be available for the qualifier, so to compare both is not correct.
Quote from: Doogie Browser on June 24, 2009, 11:30:49 AM
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 11:15:39 AM
As I said, I await patiently my seat allocation for the Monaghan Armagh game at Clones. These seats will be allocated by headquarters, not the Ulster Council, and if the tickets are of good quality (as opposed to the crap allocated by Ulster Council) then we will all know who to blame.
It is hard to compare though Tony, an Ulster Championship First Round between Tyrone and Armagh was always going to generate more interest than a qualifier with Armagh & Monaghan. So more 'decent' seats will be available for the qualifier, so to compare both is not correct.
What would you compare with then?
How about the Dublin v Meath game? In this the allocation of seats were superb.
I would imagine the stand for the Armagh v Monaghan will be just as full as the Armagh v Tyrone game.
Disagree. Whether its Armagh V Tyrone, Armagh V Monaghan, or Armagh V London, the seats allocated to season ticket holders should be of good quality. Demand/Supply should not come into it.This is they way it is in all the other provinces,except Ulster.
Season ticket holders are guaranteed good quality seats in Croker in the same section of lower Cusack for all Championship games,whether their counties play there in the All Ireland Final, Leinster Championship first round, or qualifier.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 12:56:43 PM
Disagree. Whether its Armagh V Tyrone, Armagh V Monaghan, or Armagh V London, the seats allocated to season ticket holders should be of good quality. Demand/Supply should not come into it.This is they way it is in all the other provinces,except Ulster.
Season ticket holders are guaranteed good quality seats in Croker in the same section of lower Cusack for all Championship games,whether their counties play there in the All Ireland Final, Leinster Championship first round, or qualifier.
To be fair,t here are lot more "good quality" seats in Croke Park than Clones. What I don't understand is, since they were putting yis in the uncovered part of the Geriatric Stand anyway, why they just didn't give yis Pat McGrane tickets a bit higher up and more central.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 12:56:43 PM
Disagree. Whether its Armagh V Tyrone, Armagh V Monaghan, or Armagh V London, the seats allocated to season ticket holders should be of good quality. Demand/Supply should not come into it.This is they way it is in all the other provinces,except Ulster.
Season ticket holders are guaranteed good quality seats in Croker in the same section of lower Cusack for all Championship games,whether their counties play there in the All Ireland Final, Leinster Championship first round, or qualifier.
Please bear in mind the relative sizes of both stands though, there are more sections of the lower Cusack that they would consider prime seated areas and therefore allows more flexibility in allocating seats to season ticket holders as well as others who may be more deserving of prime seats.
The key point here is valuation of loyal members/fans/customers from whom the GAA in general and Ulster Council are guaranteed a substantial advanced income.
Would it have been a big deal to allocate tickets to such dedicated people in the middle section of the Gerry Arthurs Stand halfway between the front and back?
The Ulster Council should explain why they consider other people (ie cronies of sponsors, media clergy,politicians etc) are deserving of better tickets than season ticket holders, and why they act out of kilter with the other three provinces in this respect.
I know for a fact that the quality of tickets depends on who you know in the Ulster Council and would admit to benefitting from this myself in the past. In the good old days I could always have sorted out an official car park pass for Clones as well,all because I knew a man who knew a woman who worked for the Ulster Council
But season ticket holders should figure high up the list of priority allocations
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 01:18:30 PM
The key point here is valuation of loyal members/fans/customers from whom the GAA in general and Ulster Council are guaranteed a substantial advanced income.
Would it have been a big deal to allocate tickets to such dedicated people in the middle section of the Gerry Arthurs Stand halfway between the front and back?
The Ulster Council should explain why they consider other people (ie cronies of sponsors, media clergy,politicians etc) are deserving of better tickets than season ticket holders, and why they act out of kilter with the other three provinces in this respect.
I know for a fact that the quality of tickets depends on who you know in the Ulster Council and would admit to benefitting from this myself in the past. In the good old days I could always have sorted out an official car park pass for Clones as well,all because I knew a man who knew a woman who worked for the Ulster Council
But season ticket holders should figure high up the list of priority allocations
Tony AFAIK anyone could apply for a season ticket this year regardless if they were a member of the association or not, by continually playing the elitist card you are demeaning your cause further IMO.
Has anyone got a link to the layout of St.Tiernach's Park, Clones or know where Section JC, Row C is. I want to see where they've put me. Thanks.
Quote from: Doogie Browser on June 24, 2009, 11:30:49 AM
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 11:15:39 AM
As I said, I await patiently my seat allocation for the Monaghan Armagh game at Clones. These seats will be allocated by headquarters, not the Ulster Council, and if the tickets are of good quality (as opposed to the crap allocated by Ulster Council) then we will all know who to blame.
It is hard to compare though Tony, an Ulster Championship First Round between Tyrone and Armagh was always going to generate more interest than a qualifier with Armagh & Monaghan. So more 'decent' seats will be available for the qualifier, so to compare both is not correct.
That's the reality, sure. But it would show that those who got priority tickets for the 'glamorous' Tyrone/Armagh Ulster Championship game don't care as much about the smaller games (such as a Saturday evening qualifier) and that the season ticket holders only get moved up when these other people don't want to go.
Quote from: Lawrence of Knockbride on June 24, 2009, 01:42:50 PM
Has anyone got a link to the layout of St.Tiernach's Park, Clones or know where Section JC, Row C is. I want to see where they've put me. Thanks.
I was in section EO, row B for the Tyrone v Armagh game. Was right on the '45 line nearest the Town end, but right up against the wire. You are in covered section so you will have a good view. Possibly between the '45 and '21 yard lines on the other side.
Maguire sorry to disagree with you but I'm expecting good tickets for the Armagh Monaghan game due to the fact that the tickets will be issued by Croke Park, not the Ulster Council. I will reiterate a few key core points here;
Season ticket holders provided the GAA with in excess of 1m euros in advance of any games in league or championship in 2009.
Season ticket holders are obliged to purchase tickets for all remaining championship games involving their counties after the first round of the respective provincial championship games.
All season ticket holders have been allocated good quality seats for Championship games this year in Leinster, Munster and Connacht, as these three provincial councils who have ultimate charge for ticket allocation,responded positively to requests from the season ticket office for quality tickets. The Ulster Council treated the same request with contempt.
I have raised the issue directly via the Ulster Council via their website box and three weeks later still await a response...further contempt for season ticket holders.
Season ticket holders are assured of the same quality seats in Croke Park whether their county is involved in the All Ireland Final (where demand is huge) or for a Leinster Championship first round game (not involving Dublin or Meath).
First come first served in Clones
St.Tiernach's Park, Clones, hosts the Round 1 Football Qualifier clash on Saturday 4th June as Monaghan take on Armagh.
To gain entry please bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile - Located in front of the Gerry Arthur Stand. Look out for the Season Ticket signs.
There is unreserved seating in the stand for this fixture so it's first come, first served.
Why wont they release tickets for minor games? I`ve been told to pay at the gate tomorrow in Clones.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 24, 2009, 02:17:02 PM
Maguire sorry to disagree with you but I'm expecting good tickets for the Armagh Monaghan game due to the fact that the tickets will be issued by Croke Park, not the Ulster Council.
I'm not sure you are disagreeing with me! I'm not disagreeing with you.
Quote from: Trevor Hill on June 25, 2009, 05:31:12 PM
Why wont they release tickets for minor games? I`ve been told to pay at the gate tomorrow in Clones.
What game is tomorrow?
Folks, was wondering if some of you could confirm if my season ticket is good to go for tomorrow, have emailed below to SEASONTICKET@gaa.ie with no reply.
I have a GAA season ticket purchased for the Westmeath games. This ticket was bought as a gift for me by my sister. However she was not aware this ticket includes all championship games westmeath will play in. As she is a student you might understand that she wouldnt be flush with cash and hence if the ticket is charged to her Laser card, there may not be money available to purchase admission to game.
I was wondering if it was possible to transfer the laser card registered with this ticked to my own card.
Also i want to confirm that the ticket is OK for the game on Sunday.
Probably should have rang, they're very helpful in there and I can't see why they wouldn't change it....can't imagine you'll have any issues tomorrow as often the scanners don't work and they just record your season ticket number.
Quote from: Roseyland on June 27, 2009, 04:32:23 PM
Folks, was wondering if some of you could confirm if my season ticket is good to go for tomorrow, have emailed below to SEASONTICKET@gaa.ie with no reply.
I have a GAA season ticket purchased for the Westmeath games. This ticket was bought as a gift for me by my sister. However she was not aware this ticket includes all championship games westmeath will play in. As she is a student you might understand that she wouldnt be flush with cash and hence if the ticket is charged to her Laser card, there may not be money available to purchase admission to game.
I was wondering if it was possible to transfer the laser card registered with this ticked to my own card.
Also i want to confirm that the ticket is OK for the game on Sunday.
You'll have no problem Roseyland,my wife bought my tickets as a Christmas present and I changed to a card that I hold alone,however I would imagine you're sister has been charged for this weekend's match already.A phonecall will sort it out in a few seconds.
No need for tickets to be sent out for the qualifiers....
A Chara,
Pairc Ester, Newry, hosts the Round 1 Football Qualifier clash on Saturday 4th July as Down take on London.
To gain entry please bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile – Stile 31. Look out for the Season Ticket signs.
There is unreserved seating in the stand for this fixture so it's first come, first served.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Ditto for Clones, and with the highly attractive Ulster Minor semi final, also involving Monaghan and Armagh, starting at 5.15pm, it is an added incentive to get there early on Saturday night
I am right in thinking that season ticket holders get their tickets 5 euros cheaper than every one else? That makes potentially the best seats in the Gerry Arthurs this Saturday only 15 euros for what should be two cracking games of football ;D
A chara,
The Ulster GAA Football Final will take place in Clones on Sunday 19th July as Tyrone take on Antrim.
Additional Tickets have been made available for Season Ticket holders. Please Note Season ticket holders are entitled to purchase one additional ticket as there is great demand for these tickets.
These "guest" tickets are €25 each for adults. Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served. The Offer will close at 11:59pm on Thursday 2nd July.
***********************PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT*********************
Please note you must bring your Season Ticket for yourself.
If bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
To do this, follow the purchase process to conclusion and then re-enter your Account. Select the "Print your tickets" option in the "Manage Your Tickets" box and follow the steps there.
You and your guest(s) will be allocated your seat numbers as you enter the Season Stile. To sit together, you must enter the venue together. Your guest must accompany you through the Season Stile.
The Season Stile for this fixture is Stile 34.
To purchase additional tickets you will require your Account ID (email address) & password.
Click on this link to and log into your account. The "Tyrone / Antrim Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer.
Any queries, send an email to seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
QuoteIf bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
It's the same for the Leinster final, so I bought 1 (had the option of 8 :o) but there is no section to print your ticket on-line, certainly not in my account, rang the Ticket office and they are very confused, awaiting call back.
I know they did something similar for the rugby semi between Leinster and Munster it was a disaster.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 30, 2009, 03:19:11 PM
I am right in thinking that season ticket holders get their tickets 5 euros cheaper than every one else? That makes potentially the best seats in the Gerry Arthurs this Saturday only 15 euros for what should be two cracking games of football ;D
As far as I remember, (excluding Croke Park) it is a stand ticket at a terrace price , which quite often can be €5 less.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 30, 2009, 05:40:35 PM
QuoteIf bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
It's the same for the Leinster final, so I bought 1 (had the option of 8 :o) but there is no section to print your ticket on-line, certainly not in my account, rang the Ticket office and they are very confused, awaiting call back.
I know they did something similar for the rugby semi between Leinster and Munster it was a disaster.
Did you actually try and buy 8? I had the option of 8 for the Derry game until i tried to buy them and was told I could only get 2 extra.
Quote from: T Fearon on June 30, 2009, 03:19:11 PM
I am right in thinking that season ticket holders get their tickets 5 euros cheaper than every one else? That makes potentially the best seats in the Gerry Arthurs this Saturday only 15 euros for what should be two cracking games of football ;D
That's a god price, seems to have cheered you right up.
Updated email received for Ulster Final tickets:
"Please note, there will be hard copy tickets issued for this fixture as with previous fixtures invovling both your teams. Apologies for any confusion caused."
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on June 30, 2009, 05:06:36 PM
A chara,
The Ulster GAA Football Final will take place in Clones on Sunday 19th July as Tyrone take on Antrim.
Additional Tickets have been made available for Season Ticket holders. Please Note Season ticket holders are entitled to purchase one additional ticket as there is great demand for these tickets.
These "guest" tickets are €25 each for adults. Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served. The Offer will close at 11:59pm on Thursday 2nd July.
***********************PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT*********************
Please note you must bring your Season Ticket for yourself.
If bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
To do this, follow the purchase process to conclusion and then re-enter your Account. Select the "Print your tickets" option in the "Manage Your Tickets" box and follow the steps there.
You and your guest(s) will be allocated your seat numbers as you enter the Season Stile. To sit together, you must enter the venue together. Your guest must accompany you through the Season Stile.
The Season Stile for this fixture is Stile 34.
To purchase additional tickets you will require your Account ID (email address) & password.
Click on this link to and log into your account. The "Tyrone / Antrim Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer.
Any queries, send an email to seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
€25 for the gerry arthur stand for the 1st round of qualifiers??
this has went up considerably from last year i think?
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 09:31:08 AM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on June 30, 2009, 05:06:36 PM
A chara,
The Ulster GAA Football Final will take place in Clones on Sunday 19th July as Tyrone take on Antrim.
Additional Tickets have been made available for Season Ticket holders. Please Note Season ticket holders are entitled to purchase one additional ticket as there is great demand for these tickets.
These "guest" tickets are €25 each for adults. Supplies are limited and it is first come, first served. The Offer will close at 11:59pm on Thursday 2nd July.
***********************PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT*********************
Please note you must bring your Season Ticket for yourself.
If bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
To do this, follow the purchase process to conclusion and then re-enter your Account. Select the "Print your tickets" option in the "Manage Your Tickets" box and follow the steps there.
You and your guest(s) will be allocated your seat numbers as you enter the Season Stile. To sit together, you must enter the venue together. Your guest must accompany you through the Season Stile.
The Season Stile for this fixture is Stile 34.
To purchase additional tickets you will require your Account ID (email address) & password.
Click on this link to and log into your account. The "Tyrone / Antrim Offer" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer.
Any queries, send an email to seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
€25 for the gerry arthur stand for the 1st round of qualifiers??
this has went up considerably from last year i think?
re-read the email
Are we (season ticket holders) charged less for every match than anyone buying a ticket? Or was that just some matches?
Quote from: supersub on July 01, 2009, 10:18:32 AM
Are we (season ticket holders) charged less for every match than anyone buying a ticket? Or was that just some matches?
every match except those in Croke Park
€5 reduction on all tickets bought.
"The Season Ticket holder will be charged the adult stand ticket price less €5 for all subsequent matches bar the Provincial Final & the All-Ireland Final when the normal full price will apply."
http://www.seasonticket.gaa.ie/priceandpayment.html
Ah right, new there was a reduction but didn't know when/if it stopped before AI final! Doubt Down will get to Croker so i'll not have to worry about being charged the normal rate :D
Quote from: Dinny Breen on June 30, 2009, 05:40:35 PM
QuoteIf bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
It's the same for the Leinster final, so I bought 1 (had the option of 8 :o) but there is no section to print your ticket on-line, certainly not in my account, rang the Ticket office and they are very confused, awaiting call back.
I know they did something similar for the rugby semi between Leinster and Munster it was a disaster.
Was the same for me Dinny. You should get the option to print it soon in your account, took an hour or so for the option to appear for me...
QuoteWas the same for me Dinny. You should get the option to print it soon in your account, took an hour or so for the option to appear for me...
Still hasn't appeared yet but they've assured me that the option will appear soon, slight technical glitch at there end so I will wait and see...
PRESS RELEASE
01.07.09
GAA Unveils New Ticket Package
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
A total of six deals – five of which are new - will be on offer in the coming weeks allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games.
The Hurling Heaven package priced at €90 includes tickets for one hurling quarter-final and two semi-finals.
The Football Feast deal offers supporters tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals and costs €99, meaning matches cost less than €25 each.
On last year's ticket prices these packages offer savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final costing €65 and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.
There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, who unveiled the new packages at the GAA's new Ticket Shop at 53 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1, said the new arrangements offered supporters real value for money for attractive high profile games at the business end of the championship season.
He said: "We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money.
"By producing these packages we believe that's exactly what we have done. We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering
combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident that followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live sporting entertainment at an affordable price."
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for this weekend's GAA All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier games. Entry to stands will cost €20 and admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
All that is needed is some scheme to allow season ticket holders attend QFs and semis that their team is not involved in at the same reduced rate.
Quote from: laoisgaa on July 01, 2009, 03:48:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
01.07.09
GAA Unveils New Ticket Package
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
A total of six deals – five of which are new - will be on offer in the coming weeks allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games.
The Hurling Heaven package priced at €90 includes tickets for one hurling quarter-final and two semi-finals.
The Football Feast deal offers supporters tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals and costs €99, meaning matches cost less than €25 each.
On last year's ticket prices these packages offer savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final costing €65 and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.
There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, who unveiled the new packages at the GAA's new Ticket Shop at 53 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1, said the new arrangements offered supporters real value for money for attractive high profile games at the business end of the championship season.
He said: "We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money.
"By producing these packages we believe that's exactly what we have done. We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering
combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident that followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live sporting entertainment at an affordable price."
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for this weekend's GAA All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier games. Entry to stands will cost €20 and admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
How come Clones is €25 to the stand this weekend then??
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 04:10:52 PM
Quote from: laoisgaa on July 01, 2009, 03:48:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
01.07.09
GAA Unveils New Ticket Package
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
A total of six deals – five of which are new - will be on offer in the coming weeks allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games.
The Hurling Heaven package priced at €90 includes tickets for one hurling quarter-final and two semi-finals.
The Football Feast deal offers supporters tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals and costs €99, meaning matches cost less than €25 each.
On last year's ticket prices these packages offer savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final costing €65 and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.
There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, who unveiled the new packages at the GAA's new Ticket Shop at 53 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1, said the new arrangements offered supporters real value for money for attractive high profile games at the business end of the championship season.
He said: "We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money.
"By producing these packages we believe that's exactly what we have done. We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering
combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident that followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live sporting entertainment at an affordable price."
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for this weekend's GAA All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier games. Entry to stands will cost €20 and admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
How come Clones is €25 to the stand this weekend then??
Do you really read the whole article?
All the info is here:
http://tickets.gaa.ie/gaaticketpackages.html (http://tickets.gaa.ie/gaaticketpackages.html)
Good to see kids still for a Fiver ..
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Are these "Combos" and "Feasts" with or without fries and drinks?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 01, 2009, 04:13:12 PM
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 04:10:52 PM
Quote from: laoisgaa on July 01, 2009, 03:48:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
01.07.09
GAA Unveils New Ticket Package
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
A total of six deals – five of which are new - will be on offer in the coming weeks allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games.
The Hurling Heaven package priced at €90 includes tickets for one hurling quarter-final and two semi-finals.
The Football Feast deal offers supporters tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals and costs €99, meaning matches cost less than €25 each.
On last year's ticket prices these packages offer savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final costing €65 and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.
There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, who unveiled the new packages at the GAA's new Ticket Shop at 53 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1, said the new arrangements offered supporters real value for money for attractive high profile games at the business end of the championship season.
He said: "We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money.
"By producing these packages we believe that's exactly what we have done. We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering
combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident that followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live sporting entertainment at an affordable price."
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for this weekend's GAA All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier games. Entry to stands will cost €20 and admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
How come Clones is €25 to the stand this weekend then??
Do you really read the whole article?
This weekends game in Clones is an All-Ireland Qualifier Archie, so are you able to ansewr the question without looking like a tit? Anyone else able to expain this?
Quote from: Deal_Me_In on July 01, 2009, 04:58:02 PM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 01, 2009, 04:13:12 PM
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 04:10:52 PM
Quote from: laoisgaa on July 01, 2009, 03:48:59 PM
PRESS RELEASE
01.07.09
GAA Unveils New Ticket Package
The GAA has launched a new range of ticket packages to cover the closing stages of the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
A total of six deals – five of which are new - will be on offer in the coming weeks allowing followers of football and hurling to combine quarter-final and semi-final games.
The Hurling Heaven package priced at €90 includes tickets for one hurling quarter-final and two semi-finals.
The Football Feast deal offers supporters tickets for two football quarter-final days and both semi-finals and costs €99, meaning matches cost less than €25 each.
On last year's ticket prices these packages offer savings of €35 and €60 respectively.
Other offers include a quarter and semi-final package covering one quarter-final and a semi-final costing €65 and a Dual Deal for the quarter-final and semi-final stages of both the football and hurling championships priced at €175.
There are also Club Pass and Group Pass offers.
GAA President Criostóir Ó Cuana, who unveiled the new packages at the GAA's new Ticket Shop at 53 Lower Dorset St, Dublin 1, said the new arrangements offered supporters real value for money for attractive high profile games at the business end of the championship season.
He said: "We have been very happy with attendances at our games to date this year but we have said all along that in these challenging times we would continue to review our ticketing arrangements in an effort to offer our members and followers value for money.
"By producing these packages we believe that's exactly what we have done. We have attempted to cater for different types of GAA supporters by offering
combined football and hurling deals and a variety of options and we are confident that followers of our games will take up deals that will provide excellent live sporting entertainment at an affordable price."
The GAA has also finalised admission prices for this weekend's GAA All-Ireland Football Championship qualifier games. Entry to stands will cost €20 and admission to terraces has been reduced by €5 to €10.
How come Clones is €25 to the stand this weekend then??
Do you really read the whole article?
This weekends game in Clones is an All-Ireland Qualifier Archie, so are you able to ansewr the question without looking like a tit? Anyone else able to expain this?
beat me to it..
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 04:59:40 PM
Quote from: Deal_Me_In on July 01, 2009, 04:58:02 PM
This weekends game in Clones is an All-Ireland Qualifier Archie, so are you able to ansewr the question without looking like a tit? Anyone else able to expain this?
beat me to it..
Well if you read the first email properly you would have seen that it was for the Ulster Final and not the qualifers, and that the tickets would cost €25. The second email mentioned that the qualifer ticket prices had been set. Not that hard to understand is it?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 01, 2009, 05:12:10 PM
Quote from: donelli on July 01, 2009, 04:59:40 PM
Quote from: Deal_Me_In on July 01, 2009, 04:58:02 PM
This weekends game in Clones is an All-Ireland Qualifier Archie, so are you able to ansewr the question without looking like a tit? Anyone else able to expain this?
beat me to it..
Well if you read the first email properly you would have seen that it was for the Ulster Final and not the qualifers, and that the tickets would cost €25. The second email mentioned that the qualifer ticket prices had been set. Not that hard to understand is it?
Archie you replied to a question that quoted a press release. There is no source quoted for the press release or any relateed article in the post to which the question was asked. So your sarcism about reading the who article is redundant. If you has said read the previous 2 pages then it may have been relevant. For people like myself who did not receive the emails then you question just looks like arrogance and stupidity as your reply doesn't answer the question asked by donnelli.
Any of you season ticket holders let me know how they got on today please.
Monaghan or Armagh season ticket holders......what way did things work last sat?
were the tickets any better for sat than they were for the tyrone-armagh game?
they still posting the tickets out??
I think they brought their season tickets and got them scanned as they entered the Gerry Arthurs stand and it was on a first come, first served basis.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 06, 2009, 08:52:40 PM
I think they brought their season tickets and got them scanned as they entered the Gerry Arthurs stand and it was on a first come, first served basis.
Cheers archie
So yet again if season ticket holders want their attendence recorded they have to pay into the dearer stand instead of being allowed the option of going to the terracing with their friends?
Sound's like it. You could try and email them and see if they can sort something out for you as for other games, I think in Leinster, the season ticket holders were offered the chance for a terrace or covered stand ticket.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 06, 2009, 09:13:31 PM
Sound's like it. You could try and email them and see if they can sort something out for you as for other games, I think in Leinster, the season ticket holders were offered the chance for a terrace or covered stand ticket.
I have already emailed regarding this. I'm expecting to hear back from them tomorrow. In fairness the people in the ticket office are very helpful and always let you know whats happening, its the people in charge who are the problem, but sure i suppose it wouldnt be the GAA without the men in power being awkward aul sh1tes :D
Well you are getting a €5 discount, so you could think of it as getting into the dear stand for the same as others are paying for the cheaper areas of the ground. But some flexibility would be welcome.
Quote from: armaghniac on July 06, 2009, 09:29:38 PM
Well you are getting a €5 discount, so you could think of it as getting into the dear stand for the same as others are paying for the cheaper areas of the ground. But some flexibility would be welcome.
would this be the same discount they conveniently forgot for the tyrone game when i was charged £20 for those lovely concrete seats at casement?
Aghhhh, got an email this morning saying I can print my addtional tickets now for the Leinster Final, so logged in and still don't have the option, rang up and they are still experiencing technical difficulties and are blaming ticketmaster >:(
Quote from: southderryman on July 06, 2009, 11:39:24 PM
Quote from: armaghniac on July 06, 2009, 09:29:38 PM
Well you are getting a €5 discount, so you could think of it as getting into the dear stand for the same as others are paying for the cheaper areas of the ground. But some flexibility would be welcome.
would this be the same discount they conveniently forgot for the tyrone game when i was charged £20 for those lovely concrete seats at casement?
My aul fella only got charged €10 for his ticket into the Gerry Arthurs last Saturday.
Cousin of mine went into the Hill with a season ticket. He had to pay his €10 up front but was told he could claim the €10 back if he sent away the ticket. Although had Armagh progressed the logistics of that might have been tricky given the proximity of matches.
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on July 08, 2009, 12:46:11 PM
My aul fella only got charged €10 for his ticket into the Gerry Arthurs last Saturday.
Me too! Happy days!
Mate of mine got into the down game last weekend for £8, season tickets were debited at £8.99!
Quote from: supersub on July 08, 2009, 01:11:42 PM
Mate of mine got into the down game last weekend for £8, season tickets were debited at £8.99!
Was it the case that the season ticket was for the stand and the £8 for the terrace?
QuoteMate of mine got into the down game last weekend for £8, season tickets were debited at £8.99!
If €10 and £8 was being charged then this could happen, those who prefer the Queen's money are given cheaper tickets, like the programmes in Clones last week which were £2 or €3.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on July 08, 2009, 12:39:26 PM
Aghhhh, got an email this morning saying I can print my addtional tickets now for the Leinster Final, so logged in and still don't have the option, rang up and they are still experiencing technical difficulties and are blaming ticketmaster >:(
When I tried to buy the guest tickets for Ulster final before the deadline, got the message that couldn't do so online and to ring the ticket office. Rang the ticket office and it was closed. Sent them off an email to complain as by time I would have got in touch with them the next day, the deadline for guest tickets had passed. They said the reason the website was down was that all the guest tickets had sold out. How could they sell out of guest tickets if only one per season ticket was allowed and should have reserved x amount of tickets for season card holders to purchase. They still were able to purchase tickets for me on their system, god knows where there are for though. They couldn't even confirm if all tickets would be seated together.
Quote from: Maguire01 on July 08, 2009, 01:12:50 PM
Quote from: supersub on July 08, 2009, 01:11:42 PM
Mate of mine got into the down game last weekend for £8, season tickets were debited at £8.99!
Was it the case that the season ticket was for the stand and the £8 for the terrace?
No he sat with me in the stand, there was no difference in price for the stand. Think it may have been £10 in but he said he was a student? Which is ironic because he is actually older than me!
got €10 taken from my account for last saturdays game in clones. think it should have been €15.
Quote from: donelli on July 08, 2009, 01:56:37 PM
got €10 taken from my account for last saturdays game in clones. think it should have been €15.
All season ticket holders get a €5 reduction for games.
Two of us plus a six year old got into the Arthurs Stand just by showing our season tickets and without having to pay anything!
QuoteTwo of us plus a six year old got into the Arthurs Stand just by showing our season tickets and without having to pay anything!
They just bill your card.
They called me as my card had changed. Having done the needful the guy politely asked if there was any other way he could help me, I said that I wished that I needed the season ticket in the coming weeks, but that Armagh people didn't need their help. >:(
Did I miss something or shouldn't I be getting a ticket for this weekend's qualifiers as part of the deal-nothing has arrived yet.
QuoteDid I miss something or shouldn't I be getting a ticket for this weekend's qualifiers as part of the deal-nothing has arrived yet.
You missed something. Just bring your card.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 08, 2009, 01:58:32 PM
Quote from: donelli on July 08, 2009, 01:56:37 PM
got €10 taken from my account for last saturdays game in clones. think it should have been €15.
All season ticket holders get a €5 reduction for games.
yeah, but the stand admission price was €20. So with the €5 reduction, the amount taken out should have been €15...im not complaining though!! ;D
I havent been charged for last weeks game, yet.
Quote from: Trevor Hill on July 09, 2009, 10:59:52 PM
I havent been charged for last weeks game, yet.
Nor me! ;D ;D
anyone recieved their Ulster Final ticket in the post yet? I have not recieved anything
despite an e-mail saying that they would be sent out 'next week' and that was on 30th June.
im still waiting to be told the connaught final is on ,
Anyone bought "football feast" tickets yet? I'm just wondering how high up section 308 in the Cusack the tickets are? Think I may buy the individual tickets for the games if the "feast" tickets are in low down row numbers (for fear of getting a good soaking!!)
Quote from: The Voice Of Reason on July 14, 2009, 10:55:32 PM
Anyone bought "football feast" tickets yet? I'm just wondering how high up section 308 in the Cusack the tickets are? Think I may buy the individual tickets for the games if the "feast" tickets are in low down row numbers (for fear of getting a good soaking!!)
The numbers go horizontal. It is the letters you need to look out for. Rows A-Z are not covered. The covered rows are double letters e.g. AA-ZZ (although they don't go as high as ZZ)
Just received an email about the tickets for Ulster Final:
A Chara,
St Tiarnachs Park, Clones hosts the Ulster Football Final on Sunday 19th of July as Tyrone take on Antrim.
For this fixture we have posted out "hard copy" tickets to all Season Ticket holders. Any Season Ticket holders who purchased additional tickets will receive "hard copy" tickets for their guest also. If you do not receive these tickets by Friday please contact us by emailing us at seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le Meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Wonder when they sent them out? Cutting it fine. Wonder what they would do if you didn't get your tickets in time?
Too slow ;)
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 15, 2009, 05:12:40 PM
Wonder when they sent them out? Cutting it fine. Wonder what they would do if you didn't get your tickets in time?
Sent them out yesterday , have mine in my paws.
Happy days, what sort of tickets are there section and row wise?
Mine is for Section G, Row T (not much better than before I don't think).
What stand, Gerry Arthurs or Pat McGrane?
Feck, had assumed it was the Gerry Arthurs, but no, it's the Pat Mc Grane!
True, they could be.
Special 'Duo Package' for Dublin Hurling & Football Quarter-Finals
The GAA has confirmed that a special 'Duo Package' will be on offer covering Dublin's upcoming quarter-final games in both the GAA Football and Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championships.
The deal costs €50 for stand tickets for both of the county's matches and €10 for juveniles. Details for both matches have yet to be finalised.
If Cork or Galway finds themselves in a similar position the same package will be made available to supporters of that county.
Tickets are available online exclusively from http://tickets.gaa.ie/.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 15, 2009, 10:59:58 PM
True, they could be.
wont be any worse than the ones for the q-final!
Hundredss of Ulster G.A.A fans are in a panic after their tickets for Sundays final between All Ireland Champions Tyrone and rank outsiders Antrim failed to turn up in the post this week.
Suppliers for the stand seats for the game which is to be played in Clones on Sunday with a 2.pm kick off, Ticketmaster have apologisied for the mistake and say 400 envelopes containing match tickets have not been delivered.
However a spokesman for Ticketmaster Ireland has said that the company has records of all those who bought tickets and duplicates can be collected outside the Clones ground at 10am on Sunday.
these tickets are a disaster. i know ones who had them going to the down v london game, they just had the card thing that was in use for the league and whoever at the gate said to them "ah are you trying to get in free? i never heard of these things". there was a bit of an argument until someone else stewarding cleared up the issue and allowed them in.
We didn't have any problem gaining entry to the ground.
Quote from: qub la la la on July 17, 2009, 06:17:07 PM
these tickets are a disaster. i know ones who had them going to the down v london game, they just had the card thing that was in use for the league and whoever at the gate said to them "ah are you trying to get in free? i never heard of these things". there was a bit of an argument until someone else stewarding cleared up the issue and allowed them in.
not exactly a disaster. the problem you bring up got sorted out!!
the season ticket worked well for me throughout the year. was well pleased with it and it saved me plenty of cash.
we are out of the championship now but i will be renewing it next year.
think hq have to be applauded for their efforts on this scheme.
Anyone wanna buy 2 tickets? :D
Having complaiined so much the last day about tickets its only fair to point out that the tickets for Sunday were very good. Near the middle of the Pat McGrane Stand and rightly back. Was glad that they didnt give us crap seats at the front of the Gerry Arthurs.
The season ticket people will have their hands full early this week in sorting out the tickets for this weekends games. A decision on date and venue will need to be made quick in order to get information to season ticket holders for purchasing additional tickets.
What way did it work for season ticket holders for Leinster championship games? Was season tickets scanned and you got a ticket for section 304/305 of Lower Cusack as you went through the style?
any word on what is happening with season tickets for quarter finals??
No word yet from them. Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10am so can expect something after that. I'm assuming it will be a similar set-up to the Dublin NFL game earlier this year and no need for tickets posted out like for the Ulster games.
Email at 6:24pm -
A Chara,
Croke Park hosts the Senior All Ireland Quarter Finals with Cork playing Donegal at 2pm and Tyrone playing Kildare at 4pm on the 2nd of August.
Additional Tickets have been made available for Season Ticket holders. They are for the stand and are €35 and €5 for a child. Please Note Season ticket holders are entitled to purchase strictly one additional ticket as there is great demand for these tickets.
The Offer will close at 1:59pm on Thursday 30th of July.
***********************PLEASE READ - IMPORTANT*********************
Please note you must bring your Season Ticket for yourself.
If bringing a guest you must also purchase & print the TicketFast version of a ticket for your guest(s) and bring it to the match.
To do this, follow the purchase process to conclusion and then re-enter your Account. Select the "Print your tickets" option in the "Manage Your Tickets" box and follow the steps there.
You and your guest(s) will be allocated your seat numbers as you enter the Season Stile. To sit together, you must enter the venue together. Your guest must accompany you through the Season Stile.
The Season Stile for this fixture is Stile C1.
To purchase additional tickets you will require your Account ID (email address) & password.
Click on this link to and log into your account. The "Cork/Donegal Offer" or "Tyrone/Kildare" at the top of the page is where to click when you get there – Season Ticket Offer.
Any queries, send an email to seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
And another...
A Chara,
Croke Park host the Senior Football Quarter Finals as Cork play Donegal at 2pm and Tyrone play Kildare at 4pm.
To gain entry please bring your Season Ticket to the Season Stile – Located at Stile C1.
Best of luck to you and your county this weekend.
Le Meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 28, 2009, 08:28:06 AM
No word yet from them. Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10am so can expect something after that. I'm assuming it will be a similar set-up to the Dublin NFL game earlier this year and no need for tickets posted out like for the Ulster games.
What were the seats like for the NFL game. Were they covered also?
Quote from: Goldengreen on July 29, 2009, 12:40:10 AM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on July 28, 2009, 08:28:06 AM
No word yet from them. Tickets go on sale on Ticketmaster at 10am so can expect something after that. I'm assuming it will be a similar set-up to the Dublin NFL game earlier this year and no need for tickets posted out like for the Ulster games.
What were the seats like for the NFL game. Were they covered also?
The seats for the NFL game were great. They had reserved sections 304/305 of Lower Cusack and when you went in through the season ticket stile you got your ticket then. They give them out on first come basis so the earlier you get in you'll get a covered seat.
I must say that the season tickets allocated today were top class. Don't think i've ever had a better seat at Croker before. More of the same for the semi-final please!
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 03, 2009, 12:36:48 AM
I must say that the season tickets allocated today were top class. Don't think i've ever had a better seat at Croker before. More of the same for the semi-final please!
Where were you at yesterday Archie?
Halfway line in the Cusack stand.
Brilliant tickets
have to say the season ticket was a superb purchase. Cant see many people giving them up next year
The season tickets, particularly in Croke, have been an outstanding success. No hassle, just great seats, and great seats again yesterday.
Have to agree. I can't praise the Croke Park seats enough.
I was in Row Q and was right onthe halfway line. Great seats and look forward to being somewhere similar in the Semi final.
I have to disagree with some of the posters comments that the tickets were good yesterday. Tickets were allocated from the front up towards the back. If yesterday had of been a wet day you'd have been on here complaining too!
No pleasing some people...
Quote from: Muzz on August 03, 2009, 12:07:39 PM
If yesterday had of been a wet day you'd have been on here complaining too!
No pleasing some people...
If yesterday had have been a wet day, I wouldn't have been on here complaining. They were great seats regardless, and if anyone's going to have their opinion altered by a drop of rain, they're in the wrong country.
Quote from: Muzz on August 03, 2009, 12:07:39 PM
I have to disagree with some of the posters comments that the tickets were good yesterday. Tickets were allocated from the front up towards the back. If yesterday had of been a wet day you'd have been on here complaining too!
No pleasing some people...
It didn't though Muzz. Maybe if you had of been a bit earlier you would have had better seats like I had ;)
Quotehave to say the season ticket was a superb purchase. Cant see many people giving them up next year
Guys, I presume those who have purchased season tickets this year have first pick at them next year?
I didn't get one and would definitely like to get one next year as I go to all the games anyway, but chances are all 500 sold this year will be held onto next year
I assume there's little chance of the GAA increasing the number of tickets available to a county?
Not sure if current season ticket holders have first option on them next year. There was only 250 tickets available per county. Could make more available next year if this year was a success. Seems would make sense to increase numbers for big teams like Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Armagh, Mayo etc who all sold out this year.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 03, 2009, 01:52:58 PM
Not sure if current season ticket holders have first option on them next year. There was only 250 tickets available per county. Could make more available next year if this year was a success. Seems would make sense to increase numbers for big teams like Tyrone, Dublin, Kerry, Armagh, Mayo etc who all sold out this year.
Would say that since its been generally a success (although needing a bit of tinkering and a kick up the hole to be delivered to the Ulster Council), that it'll be extended for next season.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 03, 2009, 01:14:47 PM
It didn't though Muzz. Maybe if you had of been a bit earlier you would have had better seats like I had ;)
I must bear that in mind because looking at the back of your nut is far from a pretty view.
Quote from: WeeDonns on August 03, 2009, 01:37:47 PM
Quotehave to say the season ticket was a superb purchase. Cant see many people giving them up next year
Guys, I presume those who have purchased season tickets this year have first pick at them next year?
I didn’t get one and would definitely like to get one next year as I go to all the games anyway, but chances are all 500 sold this year will be held onto next year
I assume there’s little chance of the GAA increasing the number of tickets available to a county?
Current Season Ticket holders do get first refuseal for next year. That was one of the perks.
For the season ticket holders out there what is it you would want the GAA to change about them?
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Quote from: Muzz on August 03, 2009, 02:13:45 PM
For the season ticket holders out there what is it you would want the GAA to change about them?
Been OK at times this year but few things they could change.
1) Better communication in build up to games.
2) Ability to login to website to see what games you have attended.
3) Be able to link season tickets together so seats will be allocated together.
4) Loyalty points for renewal of season tickets, extra tickets purchased etc and x number of points gets you a reward e.g. free ticket, % discount on county merchandise etc
current season ticket holders get first choice on them next year.
cant see too many giving them up in counties such as Tyrone etc.
great job
Quote from: Muzz on August 03, 2009, 02:13:45 PM
For the season ticket holders out there what is it you would want the GAA to change about them?
We should be able to use them for minor matches as well.
Quote from: blast05 on August 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Bump....... anyone get anything from them yet for next weekend ?
Quote from: blast05 on August 04, 2009, 12:12:31 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Bump....... anyone get anything from them yet for next weekend ?
What do you mean by next weekends games?
Quote from: blast05 on August 04, 2009, 12:12:31 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Bump....... anyone get anything from them yet for next weekend ?
Didn't get an e-mail, but if you log into your account you can now buy tickets for the match for €45 (if you're from Mayo anyway). Am I right in thinking that if two of us are going I only need to buy one ticket from ticketmaster - the season ticket card itself counts as the second?
Quote from: Cosmo Kramer on August 04, 2009, 06:19:44 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 04, 2009, 12:12:31 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Bump....... anyone get anything from them yet for next weekend ?
Didn't get an e-mail, but if you log into your account you can now buy tickets for the match for €45 (if you're from Mayo anyway). Am I right in thinking that if two of us are going I only need to buy one ticket from ticketmaster - the season ticket card itself counts as the second?
Yes, you automatically be charged for a ticket regardless if you go or not, so you just buy your extra ticket on that website.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 04, 2009, 06:48:18 PM
Quote from: Cosmo Kramer on August 04, 2009, 06:19:44 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 04, 2009, 12:12:31 PM
Quote from: blast05 on August 03, 2009, 04:07:35 PM
For next weekends games i presume the option to buy a 2nd ticket for season ticket holders will still apply ? .... buy the 2nd one online by mid day Thursday ? Has anyone got a mail yet re next weekend - still waiting on it....
Bump....... anyone get anything from them yet for next weekend ?
Didn't get an e-mail, but if you log into your account you can now buy tickets for the match for €45 (if you're from Mayo anyway). Am I right in thinking that if two of us are going I only need to buy one ticket from ticketmaster - the season ticket card itself counts as the second?
Yes, you automatically be charged for a ticket regardless if you go or not, so you just buy your extra ticket on that website.
Great, thanks.
Although Season Ticket holders are supposed to be charged at a reduced rate, Mayo Season Ticket holders are being charged a Semi-Final price for a Quarter-Final game !!
Quote from: western exile on August 04, 2009, 07:04:46 PM
Although Season Ticket holders are supposed to be charged at a reduced rate, Mayo Season Ticket holders are being charged a Semi-Final price for a Quarter-Final game !!
Not sure about the price reduction for these games.
And you are being charged a semi-final price as there is an All-Ireland semi-final on after the Mayo v Meath game. If it was me in charge, i'd be charging use €35 for the quarter-final and another €45 for the semi-final :D
I hope you are not in charge then :o
From the official season ticket website "The Season Ticket holder will be charged the adult stand ticket price less €5 for all subsequent matches bar the Provincial Final & the All-Ireland Final when the normal full price will apply".
So season ticket holders of 6 of the counties in the football qualifier finals pay less than Mayo and Meath season ticket holders have to. How unfair is that?
I know that the GAA have done this before (put quarter finals on the same programme as semi finals and charged more) but there was no way of proving which game someone really wanted to attend. However, that is not the case with season ticket holders this year, as their card is being swiped (and charged) to prove it! There is no excuse for not treating all the 8 equally.
It may not be fair, but you still are going to see an AISF as well as the quarter final and should pay the semi-final price. If you were to pay the €35 for the Mayo v Meath game would you and all other fans just there to see the game get up and walk out when the game is over as that's all your there to see?
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 05, 2009, 08:35:27 AM
It may not be fair, but you still are going to see an AISF as well as the quarter final and should pay the semi-final price. If you were to pay the €35 for the Mayo v Meath game would you and all other fans just there to see the game get up and walk out when the game is over as that's all your there to see?
I do understand what you are saying. But that is not the point. Firstly, if the game was on Saturday, NO Mayo people would come up again for the hurling on the Sunday. That is not what they bought their season ticket for. And, most likely if the football was the second game on Sunday they would not attend both games. However there is a more important issue here. The terms and conditions of the Season Ticket were clearly stated before any of us decided to purchase it. We agreed to these and purchased it in good faith, knowing full well that we would be charged for a quarter final ticket (less €5) if Mayo were successful in reaching it. i.e. we agreed that we would be charged €30 even if we did not attend. At no point did anyone agree, nor was it a condition, that we would be shafted for an extra €10
Not the first two counties it has happened to. Kildare Cork football quarter-final was a curtain raiser to the Kilkenny Cork hurling semi-final last year. I think Kerry Monaghan in '07 was played before the Limerick Waterford hurling semi-final as well.
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on August 05, 2009, 02:34:28 PM
Not the first two counties it has happened to. Kildare Cork football quarter-final was a curtain raiser to the Kilkenny Cork hurling semi-final last year. I think Kerry Monaghan in '07 was played before the Limerick Waterford hurling semi-final as well.
But last year there were not people FORCED to pay extra money for the tickets.
The point being made is that the season ticket holders have to pay for this ticket. They have no choice.
Others, and all the supporters last year could choose not to pay the extra and not go. The Season ticket holders do not have that choice, they are charged irrespective.
Personally, I would be willing to pay the extra due to the extra game I am getting, but this is not the same for everyone.
Perhaps the solution is to charge a QF fee only for people who don't attend (which can only be a hadful).
Quote from: armaghniac on August 05, 2009, 04:33:20 PM
Perhaps the solution is to charge a QF fee only for people who don't attend (which can only be a hadful).
I am not sure how much of a "solution" that would be, as the whole point of season tickets is to reward the faithful, and not the other way round ;)
However, it is more fundamental. If you buy a product or service from any organisation, and both parties are clear on the agreement from the start, of how much is to be deducted from the purchasers credit card, the vendor cannot (should never) decide to deduct a larger amount whenever they feel like it. It is just not on!
Quote from: western exile on August 04, 2009, 07:04:46 PM
Although Season Ticket holders are supposed to be charged at a reduced rate, Mayo Season Ticket holders are being charged a Semi-Final price for a Quarter-Final game !!
Are we sure that's the case? Maybe they'll only take €30 off Mayo and Meath ST holders.
you are getting the ticket for 45-5=€40.
thats your usual price of a quater final plus a chance to see an ireland hulring semi final for €10,...not bad
Be happy that you county is in the quarter final!! i'd happily pay it to see my team in croker this time of year!!
Its my opinion that Armagh season ticket holders are entitled to avail of concessionary rates for the Minor Semi final and indeed should be entitled to tickets for the final if Armagh qualify as the offer did guarantee you a ticket if you're "county" (note there was no senior qualification) reached the final and technically Armagh will have done so if the minors beat Kerry.
Could I ask you to email the ticket office to clarify this? I have done so but they haven't responded as yet. A little bit of concerted pressure might work here
TFearon
Good point, I always wondered about that. Did you get to make use of the season ticket for the other Armagh Minor matches because they may say you needed to attend 60% of the minor games to qualify for a ticket.
QuoteGood point, I always wondered about that. Did you get to make use of the season ticket for the other Armagh Minor matches because they may say you needed to attend 60% of the minor games to qualify for a ticket.
The point is that there was no way to record your season ticket at a minor game. Patrons of good standing who had at least attended a few minor games should perhaps get a shot at an all-ireland ticket, but this was not recorded.
Made use of it at first Ulster game against Tyrone, however it wasn't eligible to be used at any of the other games involving Armagh minors, as the Seniors weren't playing.
Its a grey area I know but with a concerted effort we may just wangle this as I doubt Armagh even sold their entire 250 season ticket allocation. What I desperately need is for more Armagh season ticket holders to raise this issue with the season ticket office.
PS Do you reckon Tyrone fans will actively support Aramgh minors on August 23rd?
Quote from: T Fearon on August 10, 2009, 03:02:13 PM
Its my opinion that Armagh season ticket holders are entitled to avail of concessionary rates for the Minor Semi final and indeed should be entitled to tickets for the final if Armagh qualify as the offer did guarantee you a ticket if you're "county" (note there was no senior qualification) reached the final and technically Armagh will have done so if the minors beat Kerry.
Could I ask you to email the ticket office to clarify this? I have done so but they haven't responded as yet. A little bit of concerted pressure might work here
I emailed the ticket office earlier in the year to ask if we could use our season tickets for a minor game. I was told that the season tickets are for senior games only and we will not be able to use them if our team was to get to the All Ireland Minor Final, they are however thinking of changing this for 2010.
Quotethey are however thinking of changing this for 2010.
F*** that, we can't have a good minor team every year!
Quote from: T Fearon on August 10, 2009, 04:25:30 PM
Made use of it at first Ulster game against Tyrone, however it wasn't eligible to be used at any of the other games involving Armagh minors...
...apart from the next match against Monaghan.
Quote from: Doohicky on August 05, 2009, 02:38:45 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on August 05, 2009, 02:34:28 PM
Not the first two counties it has happened to. Kildare Cork football quarter-final was a curtain raiser to the Kilkenny Cork hurling semi-final last year. I think Kerry Monaghan in '07 was played before the Limerick Waterford hurling semi-final as well.
But last year there were not people FORCED to pay extra money for the tickets.
The point being made is that the season ticket holders have to pay for this ticket. They have no choice.
Others, and all the supporters last year could choose not to pay the extra and not go. The Season ticket holders do not have that choice, they are charged irrespective.
Personally, I would be willing to pay the extra due to the extra game I am getting, but this is not the same for everyone.
Not true. Season ticket holders can 'opt out' at any stage during the year.
Quote from: Maguire01 on August 10, 2009, 07:17:19 PM
Quote from: Doohicky on August 05, 2009, 02:38:45 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on August 05, 2009, 02:34:28 PM
Not the first two counties it has happened to. Kildare Cork football quarter-final was a curtain raiser to the Kilkenny Cork hurling semi-final last year. I think Kerry Monaghan in '07 was played before the Limerick Waterford hurling semi-final as well.
But last year there were not people FORCED to pay extra money for the tickets.
The point being made is that the season ticket holders have to pay for this ticket. They have no choice.
Others, and all the supporters last year could choose not to pay the extra and not go. The Season ticket holders do not have that choice, they are charged irrespective.
Personally, I would be willing to pay the extra due to the extra game I am getting, but this is not the same for everyone.
Not true. Season ticket holders can 'opt out' at any stage during the year.
But then, you would no longer be a season ticket holder. But while you remain as season ticket holder, the points that were made here still apply
Quote from: T Fearon on August 10, 2009, 04:25:30 PM
Made use of it at first Ulster game against Tyrone, however it wasn't eligible to be used at any of the other games involving Armagh minors, as the Seniors weren't playing.
Its a grey area I know but with a concerted effort we may just wangle this as I doubt Armagh even sold their entire 250 season ticket allocation. What I desperately need is for more Armagh season ticket holders to raise this issue with the season ticket office.
PS Do you reckon Tyrone fans will actively support Aramgh minors on August 23rd?
Will the Armagh fans in attendance be supporting Tyrone?
What's all the crying about the minor tickets for. When the season ticket was bought, it entitled you to admission to all your county's NFL games, not minor league games. If this was included, then by all means give off about not getting the option to buy a ticket. How many would have followed Armagh minors in the league the same way they followed the seniors?
I'm sure majority of Armagh fans will support Tyrone. I'd expect the same the other way. Would be a bit sad to see Tyrone cheering Kerry
Quote from: BroJolly on August 10, 2009, 09:20:59 PM
I'm sure majority of Armagh fans will support Tyrone. I'd expect the same the other way. Would be a bit sad to see Tyrone cheering Kerry
Well i'll be giving Armagh a shout anyway :P. Bit of a farce though, Kerry minors & seniors having to play on two different Sundays, regardless
of who beat who in the quarters!
I wouldn't be one bit surprised if the GAA discontinued the season tickets next year. Afterall they were going hell for leather to promote the GAA125 this year and I wouldn't be surprised if it was scrapped next year.
Have any other season ticket holders not been charged for their quarter final tickets yet? I bought 2 additional tickets and have been charged for them, but no money has been taken from my account for my season tickets (yet).
Quote from: Farrandeelin on August 10, 2009, 09:44:10 PM
I wouldn't be one bit surprised if the GAA discontinued the season tickets next year. Afterall they were going hell for leather to promote the GAA125 this year and I wouldn't be surprised if it was scrapped next year.
Season tickets will definitely be available in 2010. Emails will be sent out in October to see if ticket holders want to renew their season ticket.
Still think its worthwhile for Armagh season ticket holders to email the season ticket office and see about this. Its not a complaint merely a request. I have had no response yet (and I emailed over a week ago)which means that it must be at least being considered. In otherwaords it wasn't rejected immediately.
Yeah I'll support Armagh on the 23rd. Always like to see Ulster sides doing well especially at underage level.
Does anyone know if the GAA have any plans to increase the number of season tickets available from 2010?
Quote from: western exile on August 10, 2009, 08:45:14 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on August 10, 2009, 07:17:19 PM
Quote from: Doohicky on August 05, 2009, 02:38:45 PM
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on August 05, 2009, 02:34:28 PM
Not the first two counties it has happened to. Kildare Cork football quarter-final was a curtain raiser to the Kilkenny Cork hurling semi-final last year. I think Kerry Monaghan in '07 was played before the Limerick Waterford hurling semi-final as well.
But last year there were not people FORCED to pay extra money for the tickets.
The point being made is that the season ticket holders have to pay for this ticket. They have no choice.
Others, and all the supporters last year could choose not to pay the extra and not go. The Season ticket holders do not have that choice, they are charged irrespective.
Personally, I would be willing to pay the extra due to the extra game I am getting, but this is not the same for everyone.
Not true. Season ticket holders can 'opt out' at any stage during the year.
But then, you would no longer be a season ticket holder. But while you remain as season ticket holder, the points that were made here still apply
Well obviously. But this idea that people are being "FORCED" to pay out money is crap. If you're complaining about the price of a ticket to a quarter-final, then you're probably best not being a season ticket holder. No one is forced to buy a season ticket in the first place.
Quote from: maco on August 11, 2009, 12:45:41 AM
Have any other season ticket holders not been charged for their quarter final tickets yet? I bought 2 additional tickets and have been charged for them, but no money has been taken from my account for my season tickets (yet).
Same here...paid for one additional ticket but not charged for the two season tickets!
What if all people do want to renew their season tickets?? And there's one or two more like me who didn't bother with them this year because they knew they'd miss a few league games?
apart from mayo dublin tyrone ithink (football)and tipp (Hurling) only a handfull of counties sold out and with all the 'never aginners' i met coming out of CP last sunday there should a few mayo ones ups for grabs. :(
Quote from: Farrandeelin on August 11, 2009, 07:46:22 PM
What if all people do want to renew their season tickets?? And there's one or two more like me who didn't bother with them this year because they knew they'd miss a few league games?
Tough luck, i'd imagine. It's a loyalty scheme, so the GAA are obviously going to sort out those who have already bought in.
Maybe they'll do a waiting list. It's only going to effect a handful of counties anyway.
They'll probably expand it a bit next year. I'd say they just limited the number to 250 per county (I think?) this year in case there were any teething problems. They should have ironed out any difficulties by next year and I'd say they'll raise the number available. Anyone who wants one will probably get sorted in most counties.
I'd imagine they'd stick with 250 per county myself. There are only a handful of counties where the demand is higher.
The demand will be greater next year though. Many people who didn't avail of the offer this year will probably be looking to get one next year, like Farrandeelin.
They should be able to expand it by another 100 or so tickets per county without many problems. With the exception of the Dubs, that would probably be enough to satisfy the demand in all counties.
got an e-mail from Croke Park. the numbers will stay at 250 next year with season ticket holders getting first choice to
buy them again.
Only about three counties actually sold out their 250
from page 3 of this thread, the situation near the end of January
Tyrone and Kerry people have got good enough value.
maybe Armagh could make the 250 next year with some more interest, but the county is hardly on a roll right now. There may be more interest in Meath after a good championship. Beyond that it is hardly worth having the scheme.
Football Hurling
Team---------Tickets sold Team---------Tickets Sold
Dublin Sold Out (250) Derry 32 Tipperary Sold Out (250)
Tyrone Sold Out (250) Wexford 25 Limerick 155
Mayo Sold Out (250) Cork 17 Kilkenny 117
Kerry 238 Louth 15 Waterford 111
Armagh 184 Offaly 14 Galway 105
Meath 140 Longford 13 Clare 68
Monaghan 110 Limerick 12 Cork 48
Galway 88 Wicklow 9 Wexford 13
Westmeath 66 Carlow 7 Dublin 12
Roscommon 59 Leitrim 6 Offaly 10
Donegal 56 Sligo 5 Antrim 3
Kildare 53 Antrim 3 Laois 0
Fermanagh 45 Clare 1
Down 40 Tipperary 1
Laois 39 London 0
Cavan 36 Kilkenny 0
Waterford 0
that is shocking little interest from a big county like Cork :-\
Any word on when Tyrone or Cork season ticket holders can purchase extra tickets? When you log in, the option is there but have received no email yet. Option was there earlier in the week but was then removed for a while.
Quote from: rosnarun on August 11, 2009, 10:44:38 PM
apart from mayo dublin tyrone ithink (football)and tipp (Hurling) only a handfull of counties sold out and with all the 'never aginners' i met coming out of CP last sunday there should a few mayo ones ups for grabs. :(
Sure a lot of people say 'never again' every year and the next thing they're back at them again!
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on August 12, 2009, 05:54:31 PM
Any word on when Tyrone or Cork season ticket holders can purchase extra tickets? When you log in, the option is there but have received no email yet. Option was there earlier in the week but was then removed for a while.
Extra tickets can be purchased now.
Perhaps we Armagh folk could point out that if Tyrone were in the final that they would have to cater for 250 season ticket holders, while Cork have 17 in the list below. The difference would be more than sufficient to allow Armagh get to the minor game, although if Mayo come through they too would have a large number of season ticket holders potentially interested in the U-18 contest.
If, as expected, it is a Cork v Kerry All Ireland Final, there will be no problem getting tickets. I was at their last meeting in an AIF and there were lots of tickets available. Though I do think something should be done for season ticket holders whos county is in the minor AIF.
One of the 'perks' of the season ticket was that if you attended 100% of your county's matches, you were entered into a draw for a chance to buy AI final tickets if your county wasn't involved. (You had an automatic right to buy if your county was involved and you attended 60% of your games).
Has anyone who attended 100% of their county's games heard anything about this?
Quote from: Maguire01 on September 10, 2009, 07:14:18 PM
One of the 'perks' of the season ticket was that if you attended 100% of your county's matches, you were entered into a draw for a chance to buy AI final tickets if your county wasn't involved. (You had an automatic right to buy if your county was involved and you attended 60% of your games).
Has anyone who attended 100% of their county's games heard anything about this?
I did, but didn't ;D
I have heard nothing about it, having attended all games. Perhaps only the lucky winner will hear anything about it ???
Quote from: western exile on September 10, 2009, 07:36:12 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on September 10, 2009, 07:14:18 PM
One of the 'perks' of the season ticket was that if you attended 100% of your county's matches, you were entered into a draw for a chance to buy AI final tickets if your county wasn't involved. (You had an automatic right to buy if your county was involved and you attended 60% of your games).
Has anyone who attended 100% of their county's games heard anything about this?
I did, but didn't ;D
I have heard nothing about it, having attended all games. Perhaps only the lucky winner will hear anything about it ???
Yeah, that's the case, I wasn't sure about it being the ones with the 100% record who was in the draw though for Sunday week.
Quote from: T Fearon on August 27, 2009, 04:14:27 PM
Exactly, the 250 vacant spaces for season tickers holders at the AI Final, kindly relinquished by Tyrone, could be reallocated (if of course Down Minors get over Mayo) as follows
Armagh 184 Season tickets
Down 40 Season Tickets
Cork 17 Season Tickets
thus ensuring all season ticket holders from the 4 competing counties would get tickets, leaving still a surplus of 9.
care to revise those figures? only problem is mayo sold all of their season tickets so wed need as many as the tyrone boys could have provided
i missed one game down in kerry ,wonder is it worth pleading with them
attended every game
heard fk all about it
same as, was at all the games and have heard nothing yet
at least in relation to the minor game, this is the line
"Unfortunately the season ticket scheme is only valid for the senior county championships. Please see point 30 of our terms and conditions for further details."
you would think that they could offer you a Hill ticket or some returns.
Well I got the above reply this morning, so unless one half doesn't know what the other half is doing then this seems to be the line. There are just too many Mayo people ;)
I've my ticket organised anyway... ;D
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 14, 2009, 08:41:16 PM
I've my ticket organised anyway... ;D
yeah im grand now too , ye can stop wottying about me now
Whoever wants one badly enough and does enough looking, will get a ticket.
Any Kerry or Cork season ticket holders on here? Have use got your tickets for the final yet? Any idea on what sorta section they are in?
QuoteWhoever wants one badly enough and does enough looking, will get a ticket.
This is largely true, but luck is involved too.
It would be less than useful to get a ticket at 2:30 if you wanted the minor game.
Just mailed the season ticket off there to enquire about the draw for season ticket holders that had a 100% attendance record. Was wondering what the structure of the draw was and how many tickets were up for grabs and when is the draw:
Got this reply:
A chara,
Please note that the draw will take place during the week and will include saeson ticket holders from all counties (Football) who had an attendance rate of 100%. We will be in contact with all tose who are successfully drawn in due course.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Quote from: Goldengreen on September 15, 2009, 05:32:56 PM
Just mailed the season ticket off there to enquire about the draw for season ticket holders that had a 100% attendance record. Was wondering what the structure of the draw was and how many tickets were up for grabs and when is the draw:
Got this reply:
A chara,
Please note that the draw will take place during the week and will include saeson ticket holders from all counties (Football) who had an attendance rate of 100%. We will be in contact with all tose who are successfully drawn in due course.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
There's hope yet. Although with this one, you have to just hope that your attendance was properly recorded at all the games.
Quote from: Maguire01 on September 15, 2009, 06:33:50 PM
Quote from: Goldengreen on September 15, 2009, 05:32:56 PM
Just mailed the season ticket off there to enquire about the draw for season ticket holders that had a 100% attendance record. Was wondering what the structure of the draw was and how many tickets were up for grabs and when is the draw:
Got this reply:
A chara,
Please note that the draw will take place during the week and will include saeson ticket holders from all counties (Football) who had an attendance rate of 100%. We will be in contact with all tose who are successfully drawn in due course.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
There's hope yet. Although with this one, you have to just hope that your attendance was properly recorded at all the games.
indeed!! More than once, I was not scanned or recorded at the gate. Pearse Park was the biggest culprit during the league. And how can they be sure that anyone attended an Ulster Championship game? They only know that they issued and charged for a ticket, but cannot know of actual attendance!
Quote from: Goldengreen on September 15, 2009, 05:32:56 PM
Just mailed the season ticket off there to enquire about the draw for season ticket holders that had a 100% attendance record. Was wondering what the structure of the draw was and how many tickets were up for grabs and when is the draw:
Got this reply:
A chara,
Please note that the draw will take place during the week and will include saeson ticket holders from all counties (Football) who had an attendance rate of 100%. We will be in contact with all tose who are successfully drawn in due course.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Its a bit of a joke. I emailed them late last week and they said the draw would take place early next week and they would notify the winners. They have yet to answer whether there is a decent chance of getting one. I also emailed and asked if they would let me no one way or the other once the draw was over so that I would know if I had no chance of a ticket and they didnt reply.
How do they know if everyone that attended 100% of the games wants to go to the final? If you win are you automatically billed? Surely you should have had to register your interest. Im a bit sceptical about the draw to be honest. As this was one of the perks of the season ticket scheme it would have been nice to have been communicated with as to what was happening. Overall the scheme has been very good.
Quote from: Redhand Santa on September 15, 2009, 09:45:56 PM
Quote from: Goldengreen on September 15, 2009, 05:32:56 PM
Just mailed the season ticket off there to enquire about the draw for season ticket holders that had a 100% attendance record. Was wondering what the structure of the draw was and how many tickets were up for grabs and when is the draw:
Got this reply:
A chara,
Please note that the draw will take place during the week and will include saeson ticket holders from all counties (Football) who had an attendance rate of 100%. We will be in contact with all tose who are successfully drawn in due course.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Its a bit of a joke. I emailed them late last week and they said the draw would take place early next week and they would notify the winners. They have yet to answer whether there is a decent chance of getting one. I also emailed and asked if they would let me no one way or the other once the draw was over so that I would know if I had no chance of a ticket and they didnt reply.
How do they know if everyone that attended 100% of the games wants to go to the final? If you win are you automatically billed? Surely you should have had to register your interest. Im a bit sceptical about the draw to be honest. As this was one of the perks of the season ticket scheme it would have been nice to have been communicated with as to what was happening. Overall the scheme has been very good.
Totally agree, a simple email from them last week, to indicate that you were entitled to be entered into the darw and that it would be taking place on xx of Sept. That way you would know your attendance was recored correctly and when the draw was on, if you heard nothing after you could assume you were not succesfull.
Shame they also did not indicated how many tickets are up for grabs in the draw.
I have emailed them to confirm I am 100% records but have heard nothing back.
Agreed over all the scheme was very good, and would go for one next year also. A few things they could improve on but seeing as this was the first year of it there would always be improvements found out
Well if anyone wins a ticket in a draw or otherwise comes into possession of one and would like to share it with an Armagh person, please PM me.
QuoteThis should not have been an impossible ask, I would have thought.
Especially since Croke Pk will get several hundred returns from Britain, Carlow etc.
Did anything happen before the hurling finals? Does anyone on here even have a hurling season ticket???
Just got an email from them there to say that I have won 2 tickets for Sunday's final! And I didn't even go to all Tyrone's games. Just missed one. ;D
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on September 17, 2009, 05:16:40 PM
Just got an email from them there to say that I have won 2 tickets for Sunday's final! And I didn't even go to all Tyrone's games. Just missed one. ;D
are they free or the offer to buy 2 tickets??
Quote from: donelli on September 17, 2009, 10:54:52 PM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on September 17, 2009, 05:16:40 PM
Just got an email from them there to say that I have won 2 tickets for Sunday's final! And I didn't even go to all Tyrone's games. Just missed one. ;D
are they free or the offer to buy 2 tickets??
Free ;D
Hello I am enquiring to see has anyone ever been at a game in Croker sitting in the upper cusack.
707 ROW G
would anyone have an idea what kind of view you would have as I have never been in upper deck before.
Do you get good view of game and are you too far away too see players?
You are on the half way line and even a blind man would have a good view from the upper deck.
(http://www.crokepark.ie/images/crokepark_match_art_low_res.jpg)
Quote from: Cúig huaire on September 18, 2009, 05:49:36 PM
You are on the half way line and even a blind man would have a good view from the upper deck.
(http://www.crokepark.ie/images/crokepark_match_art_low_res.jpg)
I do know where the upper cusack is and I know that being in middle of pitch should be a good view but to be honest there is a difference in the lower cusack 307 Premium 507 as you are closer to the pitch and the game itself.
What I was asking was are you far from the actually play to have a decent view?
Is it like an aerial view being that high up.
What do you mean by decent view? It is not as easy to identify the players, but you can see the entire pattern of the game.
Will everyone renew their ticket ??
think i will renew mine
Probably will. Unlikely to make every league game this year, given the distances (away to Galway, Mayo, Kerry and Dublin!) but will be at most of them, so it should still be worthwhile.
Definitely will. Good money saver and sure ya'd never know but it might prove useful by September
Not that surprisingly I enjoyed the League far more last season to the Championship, so I'll be renewing. To be playing in top flight this year is an added incentive.
Good value for money, rewards loyal supporters, it has been one of the better initiatives by the GAA in recent times.
Quote from: T Fearon on September 25, 2009, 09:17:00 AM
Ditto, though Im disappointed that no effort was made for Mayo Armagh fans last Sunday in spite of there being a surpus of seats in the allocation to Kerry and Cork season ticket holdeers
Especially given that there was only over 82,000 at the game.
I went on the floodlit stadium tour last night and the Tour Guide made an interesting point, something I hadn't thought of last Sunday. Only 14 empty seats for the football final - the attendance was 82,286 incredible
QuoteOnly 14 empty seats for the football final - the attendance was 82,286 incredible
So I take it that tickets were in short supply and that not all "real" fans actually got in?
The season ticket is not a bad deal, even for Armagh people it was worth it to have a ticket for the Tyrone championship game. There is a reasonable prospect of an all ticket game next year, depending on the draw and the venue.
Just received the following, money must be tight. ::)
A chara,
During the GAA Ticket Office review of the Season Ticket for 2009 it has come to our attention that some payments did not process correctly during the summer.
The process involved is semi-automated and was not completed correctly at the time of the fixture.
In order to rectify the situation, the relevant charge has been made against your credit or Laser card.
Down v Wicklow (GAA Football Qualifier) EUR 10 per Season Ticket
Please accept our apologies for the delay in making this charge. We have already taken the steps necessary to prevent a recurrence of this problem.
As a dedicated supporter who holds a Season Ticket for your county you will be given first refusal on the 2010 renewal. You can expect to hear more about how to renew in the coming weeks.
Again, apologies for the delayed correction of this error.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Good to see that we will be getting first refusal on tickets for 2010. I expect there will be a bigger demand for tickets next year.
Got the same email about the Ros/Wexford replay.
I thought they might have had the dacency to let us have replays on the house :-\
I have made up my mind that nothing beats standing during a game, therefore I won't get one.
Quote from: Cúig huaire on October 09, 2009, 05:20:13 PM
Just received the following, money must be tight. ::)
A chara,
During the GAA Ticket Office review of the Season Ticket for 2009 it has come to our attention that some payments did not process correctly during the summer.
The process involved is semi-automated and was not completed correctly at the time of the fixture.
In order to rectify the situation, the relevant charge has been made against your credit or Laser card.
Down v Wicklow (GAA Football Qualifier) EUR 10 per Season Ticket
Please accept our apologies for the delay in making this charge. We have already taken the steps necessary to prevent a recurrence of this problem.
As a dedicated supporter who holds a Season Ticket for your county you will be given first refusal on the 2010 renewal. You can expect to hear more about how to renew in the coming weeks.
Again, apologies for the delayed correction of this error.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
That explains the posters (such as yourself) whose cards weren't debited (I wasn't one of them).
QuoteThat explains the posters (such as yourself) whose cards weren't debited (I wasn't one of them)
.
Lads, you should have got an Armagh card. The whole talk before the summer was of debits the whole summer long and in the end all they did was take €10!
Quote from: armaghniac on October 09, 2009, 11:11:04 PM
QuoteThat explains the posters (such as yourself) whose cards weren't debited (I wasn't one of them)
.
Lads, you should have got an Armagh card. The whole talk before the summer was of debits the whole summer long and in the end all they did was take €10!
Nah, I was delighted for the more than (pitiful) €10 I was charged, just a pity it wasn't for two by €10 more! ;)
this must be coming up for remewal shortly..
Towards the end of November I believe donelli.
Just got this from the Season Ticket office:
The 2010 GAA Season Ticket will be up for renewal this week.
The base price remains at just EUR 75 making the GAA Season Ticket the best value in sport.
There are some improvements for this year including:
- A Juvenile GAA Season Ticket at EUR 10 base price
- An Opt Out for the Championship match you cannot attend
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 09, 2009, 10:25:29 PM
I have made up my mind that nothing beats standing during a game, therefore I won't get one.
That's my biggest issue as well. I'll probably still get one, but i'd rather stand generally, even if I did have to pay the seating price.
And
"There will also be a limited number of tickets available for Season Ticket holders who have a county minor team in the All-Ireland Final."
which is welcome, Armagh and other counties like Mayo are more likely to reach the minor than the senior final.
Just got this email.
a chara,
The GAA Season Ticket 2010 will be available for renewal at 12pm on Tuesday 10th November 2009.
Existing Season Ticket holders enjoy first refusal until the end of November.
The Season Ticket remains the best value in sport - the base price is just EUR 75 and then you 'Play & Pay' as your team progresses through the Championship.
New for 2010:
- The Juvenile GAA Season Ticket: just EUR 10 base price
- Entry to the Allianz GAA Final in your selected code included in the base price
- Introducing the 'Opt Out' for that Championship fixture you cannot attend
Numbers remain limited but the scheme has been expanded on a county by county basis. The extra numbers of Season Tickets available plus the introduction of the Juvenile version mean that 'guest' offers are not guaranteed for 2010 Championship fixtures. There's a simple solution to that however - tell your regular guests that they can now buy a GAA Season Ticket for themselves.
Buying a Season Ticket as a gift? Why not add a 'top-up' on the base price so your gift recipient does not need to worry about the remainder of the Championship later? Any unused credit can be used for other events or carried into 2011.
Click into www.seasonticket.gaa.ie to renew your GAA Season Ticket.
Terms and conditions apply. If you have any queries please get in touch with us at seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Wonder how many will be available for the counties who sold out last year like Tyrone, Dublin etc. Makes sense as know alot who want them for next year. If they offered juvenille tickets, why not student and OAP's. Hopefully they improve the website as well so you can login to see games you have attended, more info on upcoming tickets etc. Probably will renew as Tyrone got dealt a good hand in the NFL fixtures. 4 at home and 3 away, with 2 away being close by.
Just received the same, good to see the season ticket numbers have been increased on a county by county basis.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on November 10, 2009, 12:09:40 AM
Wonder how many will be available for the counties who sold out last year like Tyrone, Dublin etc. Makes sense as know alot who want them for next year. If they offered juvenille tickets, why not student and OAP's. Hopefully they improve the website as well so you can login to see games you have attended, more info on upcoming tickets etc. Probably will renew as Tyrone got dealt a good hand in the NFL fixtures. 4 at home and 3 away, with 2 away being close by.
This is what I'm disappointed about. I would've definitely picked up a student one for about €45-50, but at €75 its still much cheaper to pay in on the day. Would've been a fairly simple thing to introduce I would've thought.
Season tickets are on sale NOW !
This is what I get when I try to buy!!
Down Football
Your county is particiapting in the GAA National Football League Divison 2.
Down County Board had initiated a new concept for 2010 whereby your GAA Season Ticket is valid for all Down Senior Club Championship fixtures. The base price is €125 as a result.
The base price of €125 includes:
* Down GAA Senior Club Football Championship fixtures
* 7 Allianz GAA Football National League 2010 round matches
* Quarter Final of GAA Football Ulster Championship (v. Donegal)
Quote from: western exile on November 10, 2009, 11:53:27 AM
This is what I get when I try to buy!!
Down CB acting on their initiative? No such issues with Tyrone, just the base price of €75.
DCB taking a bit of a liberty there methinks, the least they could have done would be to give the option of base or supplementary.
QuoteThe base price is €125 as a result.
One of the attractions of the season ticket is that you can get it if you are presently living outside the county and so are not well placed to get tickets from clubs in a county in the ordinary way. This addition of club championship games is no help to such people.
Quote from: western exile on November 10, 2009, 11:53:27 AM
This is what I get when I try to buy!!
Down Football
Your county is particiapting in the GAA National Football League Divison 2.
Down County Board had initiated a new concept for 2010 whereby your GAA Season Ticket is valid for all Down Senior Club Championship fixtures. The base price is €125 as a result.
The base price of €125 includes:
* Down GAA Senior Club Football Championship fixtures
* 7 Allianz GAA Football National League 2010 round matches
* Quarter Final of GAA Football Ulster Championship (v. Donegal)
Looks like a solo run by Down there - not a bad idea at all but as FOSB says it should be added as an optional extra.
Quote from: armaghniac on November 10, 2009, 12:04:18 PM
QuoteThe base price is €125 as a result.
One of the attractions of the season ticket is that you can get it if you are presently living outside the county and so are not well placed to get tickets from clubs in a county in the ordinary way. This addition of club championship games is no help to such people.
Yes. And I do fall into that category :-\
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on November 10, 2009, 12:13:20 AM
Just received the same, good to see the season ticket numbers have been increased on a county by county basis.
Where do u see this???
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on November 10, 2009, 02:53:29 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on November 10, 2009, 12:13:20 AM
Just received the same, good to see the season ticket numbers have been increased on a county by county basis.
Where do u see this???
Here, in the email:
New for 2010:
- The Juvenile GAA Season Ticket: just EUR 10 base price
- Entry to the Allianz GAA Final in your selected code included in the base price
- Introducing the 'Opt Out' for that Championship fixture you cannot attend
Numbers remain limited but the scheme has been expanded on a county by county basis. The extra numbers of Season Tickets available plus the introduction of the Juvenile version mean that 'guest' offers are not guaranteed for 2010 Championship fixtures. There's a simple solution to that however - tell your regular guests that they can now buy a GAA Season Ticket for themselves.
Thought u had the figures. It'll be a pity if you can't buy an extra ticket/sit with your mate for the latter rounds of the championship...
No Croí, don't know which counties will be increasing the numbers, but that would all depend on the demand from last year, and the extra requests from interested parties this year I'd say.
Yeah, that would be a pity if the guest isn't guaranteed a Championship seat, but they might just be covering their backs there in the event that over-subscription is an issue, and that might be down to each County Board.
Once again the Down CB are taking the p*ss.
I thought it was limited to only existing season ticket holders today, but you can just go on and buy them now even if you didnt have a ticket last year
Quote from: WeeDonns on November 10, 2009, 06:41:57 PM
I thought it was limited to only existing season ticket holders today, but you can just go on and buy them now even if you didnt have a ticket last year
Existing holders have first refusal until the end of November.
As for the Down 'offer', that's just a joke. Unless they sort that out, I can't see them shifting too many unless they make this an 'option'.
Quote from: Maguire01 on November 10, 2009, 06:44:47 PM
As for the Down 'offer', that's just a joke. Unless they sort that out, I can't see them shifting too many unless they make this an 'option'.
I have asked the ticket office to look into this. Its a joke to be asked to pay another €50, especially in light of this reply.
A chara,
Thanks for your email.
Can you leave this query with us for a day please? I will consult the Down County Board.
The extra EUR50 goes direct to your county board to fund activities within the county.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
QuoteExisting holders have first refusal until the end of November.
What i'm saying is that doesn't appear to be the case. "Existing holders have first refusal until the end of November" surely implies that until the end of November only existing members can purchase tickets, then after this any remaining tickets will go on sale. No?
I got 2 Tyrone tickets yesterday and I'm not an existing member,
Quote from: WeeDonns on November 11, 2009, 06:51:10 AM
QuoteExisting holders have first refusal until the end of November.
What i'm saying is that doesn't appear to be the case. "Existing holders have first refusal until the end of November" surely implies that until the end of November only existing members can purchase tickets, then after this any remaining tickets will go on sale. No?
I got 2 Tyrone tickets yesterday and I'm not an existing member,
Perhaps they've set aside enough tickets to cover existing holders until the end of the month, and its the additional tickets that are on sale to non-holders now.
They must have really expanded this scheme - didn't the 250 tickets go in a couple of days last year ???
Bought my 2 again this year. That the christmas present sorted for the auld lad!!
Just bought 2 Tyrone tickets, spaces 19-20 so I assume there are plenty left.
Had a look at some other clubs and the following were offered:
Down spaces 1-2
Antrim 1-2
Mayo 49-50
Dublin 15-16
Kerry 16-17
Derry 8-9
TyroneBhoy
49-50 for Monaghan
Just bought a couple myself, up to space 50 now. Particularly looking forward to Galway game, get a good weekend out of it!
Quote from: Cúig huaire on November 10, 2009, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on November 10, 2009, 06:44:47 PM
As for the Down 'offer', that's just a joke. Unless they sort that out, I can't see them shifting too many unless they make this an 'option'.
I have asked the ticket office to look into this. Its a joke to be asked to pay another €50, especially in light of this reply.
A chara,
Thanks for your email.
Can you leave this query with us for a day please? I will consult the Down County Board.
The extra EUR50 goes direct to your county board to fund activities within the county.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Cúig Huaire any word of a reply from the ticket office. I was considering purchasing a ticket for next year but not with the extra €50.
Quote from: cloneman on November 13, 2009, 11:32:14 PM
Quote from: Cúig huaire on November 10, 2009, 08:28:26 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on November 10, 2009, 06:44:47 PM
As for the Down 'offer', that's just a joke. Unless they sort that out, I can't see them shifting too many unless they make this an 'option'.
I have asked the ticket office to look into this. Its a joke to be asked to pay another €50, especially in light of this reply.
A chara,
Thanks for your email.
Can you leave this query with us for a day please? I will consult the Down County Board.
The extra EUR50 goes direct to your county board to fund activities within the county.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Cúig Huaire any word of a reply from the ticket office. I was considering purchasing a ticket for next year but not with the extra €50.
No word back yet. The extra €50 is a bit unfair. I don't think they have sold too many tickets at the minute.
No county has sold out at this stage it seems - Dublin still have tickets avaialable - they must have issued a whole lot more than last years 250 per county.
Reccession is playing a big part I'd say.
Quote from: orangeman on November 14, 2009, 01:01:10 PM
No county has sold out at this stage it seems - Dublin still have tickets avaialable - they must have issued a whole lot more than last years 250 per county.
Reccession is playing a big part I'd say.
Did any county sell out after 4 days last year?
Quote from: AFS on November 14, 2009, 01:22:45 PM
Quote from: orangeman on November 14, 2009, 01:01:10 PM
No county has sold out at this stage it seems - Dublin still have tickets avaialable - they must have issued a whole lot more than last years 250 per county.
Reccession is playing a big part I'd say.
Did any county sell out after 4 days last year?
Dublin ?
Doubt if any county sold out after four days last year, very few people would even have known about them after four days last year!Bought one for myself and one for my 14 year old daughter last year,the introduction of the juvenile ticket for e10 is an absolute dream! With the addition of the League Final e75 is a gift for anybody who goes to all their county's matches!!!!!
Quote from: orangeman on November 14, 2009, 01:51:53 PM
Quote from: AFS on November 14, 2009, 01:22:45 PM
Quote from: orangeman on November 14, 2009, 01:01:10 PM
No county has sold out at this stage it seems - Dublin still have tickets available - they must have issued a whole lot more than last years 250 per county.
Reccession is playing a big part I'd say.
Did any county sell out after 4 days last year?
Dublin ?
According to your own thread, they were available for well over a week before there was any mention of a county being sold out last year. I'd imagine the Dublin ones will be harder to shift this time round too, considering their disappointments this year. I doubt any county will sell a massive amount more than last year.
Those numbers don't indicate the numer of tickets sold. Unless some counties are unselling tickets.
The season ticket people are in discussions with the Down County Board about the possibility of making the Club Championship an optional extra instead of a compulsory €50 more. They realise now that the current offer is not going to work, like they hoped, in its current format.
I can't believe that the DCB were so detached from reality to think that that ever had the remotest chance of flying (well, maybe I can believe it). To have presented something that costs 67% more than the equivalent for all the other counties as the only option (regardless of the add-ons) smacks of arrant arrogance mixed copiously wth sheer stupidity.
You Down folk can now stand back and savour the discussions of shame ;)
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on November 16, 2009, 10:45:53 AM
I can't believe that the DCB were so detached from reality to think that that ever had the remotest chance of flying (well, maybe I can believe it). To have presented something that costs 67% more than the equivalent for all the other counties as the only option (regardless of the add-ons) smacks of arrant arrogance mixed copiously with sheer stupidity.
You Down folk can now stand back and savour the discussions of shame ;)
I couldn't have described Sean og better myself. :D
Glad to have been of assistance ;)
In Dublin the "Parnell Park Pass" does the trick. Not sure how much the 2010 one will be.
Is it possible to find out how many season tickets have been sold so far?
Still no reply from Croke Park regarding the extra €50.
Quote from: bigpaul on November 15, 2009, 01:12:04 AM
Doubt if any county sold out after four days last year, very few people would even have known about them after four days last year!Bought one for myself and one for my 14 year old daughter last year,the introduction of the juvenile ticket for e10 is an absolute dream! With the addition of the League Final e75 is a gift for anybody who goes to all their county's matches!!!!!
Are 14 year olds not free into all league and non-ticket championship matches anyway?
Quote from: Canalman on November 16, 2009, 12:35:31 PM
In Dublin the "Parnell Park Pass" does the trick. Not sure how much the 2010 one will be.
Does the Parnell Park pass not just cover home games? Or is it that this works because the Dubs don't travel?
Quote from: Maguire01 on November 16, 2009, 06:39:20 PM
Quote from: Canalman on November 16, 2009, 12:35:31 PM
In Dublin the "Parnell Park Pass" does the trick. Not sure how much the 2010 one will be.
Does the Parnell Park pass not just cover home games? Or is it that this works because the Dubs don't travel?
Well it also guarantees tickets for Croke Park I think and since those are home games, you're 100% correct Maguire!
Parnell Park pass covers all home games for Dublin hurling and football. Guaranteed 6/7 Div 1 games between the 2 codes. Also gives access to all DCB club fixtures and a guaranteed ticket (extra cost) to any all ticket game Dublin involved in. Next season the Dubs imo will not sell out CP in any game as a result of the spineless displays of the last 2 seasons so the latter guarantee is not the bonus it used to be.
The Tyrone football season ticket seems to have sold out
I am just after renewing my 2 Tyrone season tickets for 2010
I just renewed my ticket too.
Although there was a little bit of writing in red saying I was only allowed to order them due to my situation (Or something along those lines).
So I figure all the extra Tyrone tickets are Sold and only the renewals are available.
Anyone who isn't able to get one now would be advised to try as soon as it hits December in case there were a few renewals not taken.
(Oh and I was space 36 I think which is weird)
Quote from: Doohicky on November 19, 2009, 09:10:59 PM
Anyone who isn't able to get one now would be advised to try as soon as it hits December in case there were a few renewals not taken.)
That's correct I'd say: all the additionals have been sold with current ticket holders being given until end of this month (I believe) to renew (with a maximum of two tickets). There'll be another few available in early December if not all renewals have been taken up.
There will be at least 1 available as I only took 1 ticket and was offered 2 ;)
I save money by not getting the season tickets. :D
Down season tickets can now be bought for €75, though the option to buy tickets for €125 is still there. To date Down have sold 3 tickets.
How come Armagh with their great supporters struggle to sell a few hundred of these tickets?
How can one get the numbers? What's the website for it?
http://seasonticket.gaa.ie/
Quote from: Farrandeelin on November 22, 2009, 10:10:11 PM
How can one get the numbers? What's the website for it?
You must be one of the laziest hoors I have seen on here.
Not to hard to google "GAA Season Tickets" or go to the main GAA website. Likewise for the Sky question he asked earlier.
I see what you mean now.
And yes, it wasnt that funny.
As Farrandeelin has already posted that he is not buying a season ticket, then the joke in on you Archie ;D
Perhaps you can inform us all which website Farrandeelin, and the vast majority of posters who are not buying a season ticket, should go to for these numbers ???
Yeah, I'm a lazy bastard. A real fat **** who sits in front of a computer all day and night waiting for someone else to get info for me... ;D
Well, if use weren't so lazy and lacked initiative, use would go to the GAA season ticket website, go through the process of buying a ticket, then you will see the ticket number of your proposed ticket. Not exactly rocket science is it.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on November 23, 2009, 08:15:15 PM
Well, if use weren't so lazy and lacked initiative, use would go to the GAA season ticket website, go through the process of buying a ticket, then you will see the ticket number of your proposed ticket. Not exactly rocket science is it.
I just bought three Fermanagh season tickets.
The first two are spaces 49 and 50. The third ticket was space 11 ???
At least you done something to try and find out rather than ask someone else.
It's also not the most reliable method either, as you've seen.
Yeah, those numbers don't seem to mean anything. Wasn't there someone here last year who posted updates on tickets sold?
Renewed mine two weeks ago, still reckon its good value but disappointed that nothing seems to have been done for Minor teams (ie we were promised a review of the situation in the event a County's Minor side reached the AI Final but not the seniors)
Quote from: T Fearon on November 29, 2009, 09:26:23 PM
Renewed mine two weeks ago, still reckon its good value but disappointed that nothing seems to have been done for Minor teams (ie we were promised a review of the situation in the event a County's Minor side reached the AI Final but not the seniors)
Do keep up. This is old news.
New for 2010 - There will also be a limited number of tickets available for Season Ticket holders who have a county minor team in the All-Ireland Final.http://seasonticket.gaa.ie/qualifyingforallirelandtickets.html
Sorry, missed that. But what does "limited number" mean? If as it implies only some season ticket holders wil get a ticket if the minors qualify who will they decide who gets them?
Has anybody recieved their tickets yet? It says on the website that tickets will be sent out within 21 days of purchase. I bought mine on the 21st November.
I see Tyrone has sold out its allocation.
I've decided not to renew - i'm probably going to miss 2 of the league games due to other committments, so it's not going to be as cost effective as last year for me.
was supposed to have mine last week, I called the ticket office and they said there was a small problem with the printing but would have them before Christmas
Cheers tyronefan
A chara,
Just a quick note:
AIB GAA Club Championship – Discount Tickets!
AIB GAA Senior Club Final tickets are now on sale at a discount price of EUR 5. This offer only lasts until Monday 21st December so get in soon. You can purchase your tickets via your Online Account - log-in.
Season Ticket Delivery
Delivery of Season Tickets is now underway and will be completed by the end of the week. If you have purchased a Season Ticket as a gift and would like to put something under the tree in the meantime – just click on this link and you can print a gift letter there!
Yeah, just purchased two tickets for the club finals, total 10 euros, free postage, section 305 of the Cusack. Greta value, particularly if St Galls get to the Final ;D
Did anyone get their tickets yet?
no not yet
Chill out. If i recall correbtly mine arrived in time for Xmas last year. I'm actually holding on to last year's as they will become collectors items no doubt.
Well pleased with the club finals offer as I usually go and its great value
Anyone get there tickets yet? I have no sign and need them for christmas. Sent them an email too and they didn't bother reply.
I called them 2 days ago.
I was told that some of them would be sent out yesterday. She said the Mayo tickets were in that bundle. Not all tickets would be out for christmas but she said an email with details would be sent out if the ticket is for a present.
Quote from: T Fearon on December 19, 2009, 12:39:24 PM
Chill out. If i recall correbtly mine arrived in time for Xmas last year. I'm actually holding on to last year's as they will become collectors items no doubt.
Season tickets weren't issued until the week before the first round of the national league. Quite a few people didn't receive their tickets until the week after the first round, but were allowed in to the games as their names were on a list of ticket holders. It seems better organised this year.
My memory must be going, as I thought I had received mine prior to Xmas last year. ??? Whats the big deal. If they're bought as a present all you have to show the receiver is the confirmation letter
Quote from: T Fearon on December 20, 2009, 08:04:21 PM
My memory must be going, as I thought I had received mine prior to Xmas last year. ??? Whats the big deal. If they're bought as a present all you have to show the receiver is the confirmation letter
The big deal is if you are going to advertise that these tickets are available in the weeks prior to Christmas then it is not unreasonable to assume that people will buy them as gifts for Christmas. Whats the big deal with someone in Croke park getting their finger out of their hole and sending out the tickets on time. If this is well run last year must've been a right joke.
As long as we have the tickets before the first round of the leage I dont see what the big deal is.
Quote from: mylestheslasher on December 20, 2009, 08:43:14 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on December 20, 2009, 08:04:21 PM
My memory must be going, as I thought I had received mine prior to Xmas last year. ??? Whats the big deal. If they're bought as a present all you have to show the receiver is the confirmation letter
The big deal is if you are going to advertise that these tickets are available in the weeks prior to Christmas then it is not unreasonable to assume that people will buy them as gifts for Christmas. Whats the big deal with someone in Croke park getting their finger out of their hole and sending out the tickets on time. If this is well run last year must've been a right joke.
I read somewhere the other day that you can download a special Xmas letter from the gaa website. It confirms that you have purchased the Season ticket as a gift etc... Cant find it on the GAA site though sorry!!
Quote from: tyronefan on December 17, 2009, 07:24:47 PM
A chara,
Just a quick note:
AIB GAA Club Championship – Discount Tickets!
AIB GAA Senior Club Final tickets are now on sale at a discount price of EUR 5. This offer only lasts until Monday 21st December so get in soon. You can purchase your tickets via your Online Account - log-in.
Season Ticket Delivery
Delivery of Season Tickets is now underway and will be completed by the end of the week. If you have purchased a Season Ticket as a gift and would like to put something under the tree in the meantime – just click on this link and you can print a gift letter there!
a gift letter came with this email with the county crest on it saying that I had purchased a season ticket
Got my season tickets this moring :-) Donegal by the way
My two arrived today - Kildare 8)
Mine turned up today despite all the bad conditions.
Got mine today too. Only problem is one was bought as a present but both have my name on them despite being asked to provide the second name. Did this happen to anyone else?
Quote from: cloneman on December 22, 2009, 09:39:36 PM
Got mine today too. Only problem is one was bought as a present but both have my name on them despite being asked to provide the second name. Did this happen to anyone else?
Same thing happened to us, both in the wifes name.
Received mine to-day, as was the case last year, both tickets properly named, no problems.
got them today all correct
Quote from: tyronefan on December 23, 2009, 09:42:32 PM
got them today all correct
Me too, in the nick of time for christmas.
just like Santa :D
Mine arrived today with the correct names, but still cutting it very fine despite the Dublin address.
What I think may have happened with the 'incorrect' duplicated names: remembering back, they did issue the caveat that if the current season ticket holder exercised the option of getting a second ticket, there would be no guarantee that the second ticket holder would be entitled to an automatic renewal option for next season. It seems to me therefore that those recipients of the season ticket with the incorrect name may not have the renewal option in 2011 (since the name is the key identier) whereas those with the correct name will.
Has anyone else not received theirs yet? Ours still haven't arrived. Not to concerned but a lot of people seemed to have got theirs.
never got mine
Still no sign of mine either :-\
They send them out on a priority basis...big high profile GAA counties first ;D
Arrived yesterday ,in the highest profile county in the country having sold out their allocation.
Leaving it so late to send them out and giving the terrible road conditions around certain parts its no surprise some people haven't got them. Should have been done much better.
ah dry your lamps,you don't need them till february
Any word this year on how the sales were generally?
Got mine today - happy days
Read in the paper that sales this year have increased by 75%. Tyrone were first to sell out, then Kerry, Tipperary and Dublin close to selling out. Cork have seen a massive increase in sales of both football and hurling season tickets. No figures were released and they still may increase allocations on a county by county basis.
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on January 09, 2010, 12:35:06 PM
Read in the paper that sales this year have increased by 75%. Tyrone were first to sell out, then Kerry, Tipperary and Dublin close to selling out. Cork have seen a massive increase in sales of both football and hurling season tickets. No figures were released and they still may increase allocations on a county by county basis.
How man were allocated to each county ?
75% might not have been that many if starting from a low base.
mine has still not arrived. Am I the only one? ???
Quote from: orangeman on January 09, 2010, 12:36:50 PM
Quote from: Archie Mitchell on January 09, 2010, 12:35:06 PM
Read in the paper that sales this year have increased by 75%. Tyrone were first to sell out, then Kerry, Tipperary and Dublin close to selling out. Cork have seen a massive increase in sales of both football and hurling season tickets. No figures were released and they still may increase allocations on a county by county basis.
How man were allocated to each county ?
75% might not have been that many if starting from a low base.
Initially was 250 for each county. Last years season ticket holders got first refusal, as well as the option to buy an additonal ticket, add in the juvenille tickets as well. Id say Tyrone could have sold double that, also add in county's who had a good run last year might sell more.
Here is last years approximate early figures.
Quote from: fred the red on April 24, 2009, 06:24:23 PM
Heres a list from 22nd January 2009- i would say less than 5,000 in total were sold.
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Quote from: donelli on January 22, 2009, 02:27:00 PM
any updates on the current sales at present??
Heres a fairly up to date list:
Football Hurling
Team---------Tickets sold Team---------Tickets Sold
Dublin Sold Out (250) Derry 32 Tipperary Sold Out (250)
Tyrone Sold Out (250) Wexford 25 Limerick 155
Mayo Sold Out (250) Cork 17 Kilkenny 117
Kerry 238 Louth 15 Waterford 111
Armagh 184 Offaly 14 Galway 105
Meath 140 Longford 13 Clare 68
Monaghan 110 Limerick 12 Cork 48
Galway 88 Wicklow 9 Wexford 13
Westmeath 66 Carlow 7 Dublin 12
Roscommon 59 Leitrim 6 Offaly 10
Donegal 56 Sligo 5 Antrim 3
Kildare 53 Antrim 3 Laois 0
Fermanagh 45 Clare 1
Down 40 Tipperary 1
Laois 39 London 0
Cavan 36 Kilkenny 0
Waterford 0
Not much change, Mayo and Tipp have sold out, it looks like Kerry will be the only other county to sell their allocation.
It'll hardly be worth bothering having a season ticket gate for some of the Division 4 games - Clare v Sligo on Feb 7th, total of 6 tickets sold between the two
Quote from: western exile on January 09, 2010, 12:37:18 PM
mine has still not arrived. Am I the only one? ???
So did you get your season season ticket ticket problem sorted out? ;)
All Ireland Club Tickets have arrived, 5 euros each ;D
If Tyrone or Fermanagh and Down or Donegal make the final of the Mc Kenna Cup final on Saturday night,supporters will have forked out €50 for 5 challenge matches.
The season ticket costs € 75 for 7 National league games plus admission to the first round of the championship.
Surely this needs to be looked at ???
Thats the price of success.
Nevertheless a £20 season ticket for the Mc Kenna Cup wouldn't be the worst idea the Ulster Council ever had, guaranteeing access to your county's three group game, and both semi finals and final even if your county isn't involved
know of a few people whose adult tickets arrived but with no juvenile tickets.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 26, 2010, 10:35:15 PM
Quote from: western exile on January 09, 2010, 12:37:18 PM
mine has still not arrived. Am I the only one? ???
So did you get your season season ticket ticket problem sorted out? ;)
Quite satisfactorily ;D
Does anyone know what the story is with Season Tickets when the game is all-ticket like Tyrone and Monaghan this weekend?
Do we get sent out an actual ticket or is the season ticket just scanned on entry as usual?
Thanks
Quote from: tyronebhoy on March 01, 2010, 10:24:47 AM
Does anyone know what the story is with Season Tickets when the game is all-ticket like Tyrone and Monaghan this weekend?
Do we get sent out an actual ticket or is the season ticket just scanned on entry as usual?
Thanks
For the NFL you should just get your ticket scanned. That game is not being run by the
Ulster Council. The Ulster Championship would be a different thing altogether where you would need an actual ticket.
Cheers, thought it would be ok but just wanted to check ahead.
Have to get in early then to get a seat.
No handheld scanners in Portlaoise last night
Name was just ticked off the list
Was there a cordoned off area in Portlaoise for the season ticket holders ?
I just took the first decent seat I saw
Likewise and there was no shortage. A lot of seats marked "reserved" but I do not know who for. No scanner was a disgrace. To make matters worst the names don't appear in alphabetical surname initial order on the list either but in the initials of Christian names, also stupid as you could have ten Johns all with different surnames.Some lad there trying to locate names of a preprinted list in the dark was almost funny.There have been problems at all three Armagh games this year to date. Last day at Crossmaglen the names were ticked off and then we were told to go and get them scanned at half time (as If 500 people would do this ::).
Proper functioning scanner should be in place at all grounds when the gates open.
If you got your name ticked you were lucky. My name was not on the list but my son's was! How the hell can that happen when they were bought at the same time on the same card! What happens now?
These basic flaws simply should not be happening at this stage in year 2 of the scheme.
Quote from: Shortso79 on March 07, 2010, 02:10:49 PM
No handheld scanners in Portlaoise last night
Name was just ticked off the list
There were no scanners for Monaghan's game in Potlaoise last year either. They're a bit behind the times with the technology!
Quote from: T Fearon on March 07, 2010, 05:39:36 PM
These basic flaws simply should not be happening at this stage in year 2 of the scheme.
Were you refused entry to the game? Some people are very quick to criticise. I am sure we can look forward to some vitriolic bile in the N Irish press in the coming days. ::)
You could always go back to Windsor Park and enjoy your football for all.
I suppose you hand over the admission price as well as your season tiicket, as money is no object to you apparently.
Quote from: Throw ball on March 07, 2010, 05:19:46 PM
If you got your name ticked you were lucky. My name was not on the list but my son's was! How the hell can that happen when they were bought at the same time on the same card! What happens now?
If I was you I'd fire a letter into the people who run the scheme. Chances are if you headed to Portloaise you'd make the 60% anyway (not that I think Armagh will be looking tickets in September!). Wasn't there supposed to be a draw for tickets for the final anyway for those who went to 100% of matches no matter who was in it.
The season ticket is great. Have had it scanned at some games, while ticked off a sheet in others. Not concerend either way as admission was gained regardless.
Its very handy when the games are all ticket as it saves the hassle looking tickets from the club secretary.
Probably going to save me a few quid over the course of the year too.
Would recomend it to anyone who goes to at least half their county games.
Quote from: T Fearon on March 08, 2010, 07:54:08 AM
I suppose you hand over the admission price as well as your season tiicket, as money is no object to you apparently.
No, I take my ticket to the game and use it to gain entry. If there is no scanner it is no big deal, I still get in.
Whoopee do! I suppose you pull your Y Fronts down before crapping as well
No I would write a letter to the Irish News complaining that the y fronts were part of a Linfield/IFA conspiracy. Then I would go back to work to make Portadown a better place for all the Linfield/IFA conspirators.
Then would you go crying to your mammy (moderator) about someone horrid calling you names and making you cry?
Do you mean the threatening and abusive pms you were sending me? Which the mods chose to ignore. Obviously the mods think it is ok to threaten and abuse posters via pms.
They weren't threatening nor abusive.Just an accurate description of what you are. Now if you're not careful I'll send a few more.
As a season ticket holder you will may end up sitting quite close to me at the upcoming Down v Armagh game. You can keep any insults until then and say them in person.
Strangely enough the threats and insults have stopped. :D
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on March 08, 2010, 09:28:25 AM
Quote from: Throw ball on March 07, 2010, 05:19:46 PM
If you got your name ticked you were lucky. My name was not on the list but my son's was! How the hell can that happen when they were bought at the same time on the same card! What happens now?
If I was you I'd fire a letter into the people who run the scheme. Chances are if you headed to Portloaise you'd make the 60% anyway (not that I think Armagh will be looking tickets in September!). Wasn't there supposed to be a draw for tickets for the final anyway for those who went to 100% of matches no matter who was in it.
Did as you suggested and got a nice email in reply. All sorted!
I will leave this thread now as I do not want to get caught in the crossfire of the lovers' tiff between Trevor and Tony. ;D
Just got this e-mail there a few minutes ago.
All four corners of Ireland, surprise packages, seasoned campaigners, Joe Canning and Henry Shefflin all for just EUR 10.
But you have to hurry – AIB GAA Club Final tickets are only EUR 10 from 1 pm to 2 pm today (Friday 12th March) and then go back to a still great value EUR 15 until match day. Juveniles remain just EUR 5 at all times.
The adult match day price is EUR 25 so whatever you do, buy in advance.
All four Provinces are represented in this year's AIB GAA Club Finals. It's city vs. country and Ulster vs. Munster in the football as Antrim & Ulster Champions St. Gall's of the Falls Road, Belfast take on Clare & Munster Champions Kilmurry-Ibrickhane from Ireland's rugged Atlantic Coast.
In the hurling, it's a real-life Clash of the Titans as Kilkenny & Leinster kingpins Ballyhale-Shamrocks challenge the reigning Galway, Connacht & All-Ireland Champions, Portumna.
So set a reminder for yourself for 1 pm and log into your account: log-in.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Availed of the special offer to season ticket holders back in January and got two lower Cusack central section tickets for 5 euros each! Train booked from the impressive new station in Newry as well, special online return fare of 15 quid each ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on March 12, 2010, 12:54:24 PM
Availed of the special offer to season ticket holders back in January and got two lower Cusack central section tickets for 5 euros each! Train booked from the impressive new station in Newry as well, special online return fare of 15 quid each ;D
That's a great deal right enough - good days entertainment for less than £20stg. Would have considered it myself only I want to go to this McRory final.
Whats the schedule for paddys day? I know I could hoke about and get it, but I'm lazy! The MacRory is generally about 1/2, isnt it, and the Club finals then at 3/4? Might go to the McRory, but dont want to miss any of the club final.
Its a shame that Ulster fans have to choose between the Mc Rory and Club Finals every year. Faced a similar dilemma myself back in 2000 when my alma mater actually won the Mc Rory Cup for the fist time in 50 odd years, yet I was in Croke Park watching Crossmaglen win their third All Ireland title
Club Hurling Final starts at 2pm and the football at 3.45pm. I Remember last year at the Club Finals, a freezing cold day and lads running around with JCBs on their backs etc ;D
Trevor, a chara,
Thank you for your e-mail. Your Season tickets are valid for the Down v Armagh game on Saturday night in Newry. Please go to the Season Stile. You will be given a ticket for the stand there.
Le meas,
Emma
GAA Ticket Office
What did you email Emma for you twat? Season ticket holders are automatically briefed before each fixture with the relevant details.
Then again a perv like you might get off on emailing females he doesn't even know.
Patrons attending Saturdays game should not be shocked at the site of what looks like 2 orange hippos. It is actually Tony and Fiona. The stewards on duty have been told to expect them and will open the gates to squeeze them in one at a time.
Thankfully natural selection or survival of the fittest has insured that they dont need tiickets for the kids. :D
Trevor you should remove that picture,
You're a top poster.
Dont lower yourself to that clowns level.
Hardstation he has bombarded me with abusive and threatening pms over the past month. I reported some of them to the mods but the abuse continued and actually got worse. I had more of the same today and I have decided enough is enough. We will see just how big he is in Pairc Esler on Saturday evening. He is a typical keyboard warrior and I expect him to back down and cry like a big fat baby when asked to repeat some of the things he has said over the past month or so.
I also have a serious disliking for fat people.
Like him or loathe him though I think it's not right to call him a keyboard warrior. He does, after all, have the guts to post the stuff he posts under his true identity rather than hiding behind a pseudonym
Quote from: BallyhaiseMan on March 15, 2010, 11:29:31 PM
Trevor you should remove that picture,
You're a top poster.
Dont lower yourself to that clowns level.
Really BallyhaiseMan? Tony is fundamentally a wind-up merchant, annoying yes but basically harmless. Reading Trevor Hill's rantings, he comes across as far from harmless.
Stile 34 at Pairc Esler on Saturday night ;)
While I was planning to go to Galway I might just head to Pairc Estler to watch this titanic struggle....
No not Down v Armagh, Tony v Trevor!! ;D
Quote from: under the bar on March 18, 2010, 07:46:46 PM
While I was planning to go to Galway I might just head to Pairc Estler to watch this titanic struggle....
No not Down v Armagh, Tony v Trevor!! ;D
;D ;D ;D
The Season Ticket Seats in Park Esler for the Down v Armagh last weekend were Excellent
Well done to all
Quote from: Shortso79 on March 24, 2010, 08:10:51 PM
The Season Ticket Seats in Park Esler for the Down v Armagh last weekend were Excellent
Well done to all
Agreed.
Agreed
Email received for Sunday in Letterkenny. Simply Says "Go to Stand section and look out for the signs". Thus reads the most helpful, informative and imaginative email I have received so far in 2010 ::)
there has been no season ticket holder section in healy park for the last few games and there was none in celtic park for tyrone v derry.
this is poor as there is supposed to be a section for ST holders
I don't recall ever seeing a dedicated season ticket section in any ground, apart from Croker. Generally most seats everywhere and anywhere are available to season ticket holders,if you arrive early enough, though.
The only poor experience I had was at Clones last year at the Armagh Tyrone Championship game when all season ticket holders were allocated lousy seats in the front rows
Quote from: T Fearon on April 08, 2010, 09:23:00 PM
I don't recall ever seeing a dedicated season ticket section in any ground, apart from Croker. Generally most seats everywhere and anywhere are available to season ticket holders,if you arrive early enough, though.
The only poor experience I had was at Clones last year at the Armagh Tyrone Championship game when all season ticket holders were allocated lousy seats in the front rows
Thought you were in the Marshes?
I was, and had a great seat, because I arrived early. Did not see any formal designated section for st holders though
Quote from: T Fearon on April 09, 2010, 10:04:02 AM
I was, and had a great seat, because I arrived early. Did not see any formal designated section for st holders though
Season Ticket Holders were alocated the middle 2 sections. Very nice of the Down County Board - Hopefully the Ulster Council have taken note!
Quote from: sam03/05 on April 08, 2010, 04:54:41 PM
there has been no season ticket holder section in healy park for the last few games and there was none in celtic park for tyrone v derry.
this is poor as there is supposed to be a section for ST holders
Don't think that's the case for league games. You get entry to the stand if you turn up on time that's it. At Tyrone's home league games last year there were seats kept in middle of the stand but that must have been a county board decision. Probably to many season ticket holders (someone mentioned 750) in Tyrone now to do it.
gds Down County Council organises events at Pairc Esler? What does the Down County Board do then? ::)
Quote from: T Fearon on April 09, 2010, 12:58:24 PM
gds Down County Council organises events at Pairc Esler? What does the Down County Board do then? ::)
Good work Tone!
Wots the situation re the League Finals - Season Ticket wise
Please note that if your County reaches the League Final you may use your Season Ticket. There will be no further charge to your credit card, it is included in the base price of €75. We will be in touch with you when the fixtures are confirmed.
this was part of the season ticket email just before the last match
Cheers Cde
Happy Days ! That's great
Good gesture.
All GAA Football Season Ticket holders are invited to attend this weekend's Allianz GAA Football League Finals - Divisions 1,2, 3 & 4 in Croke Park - free of charge!
Saturday 24th April: Division 4 Final- Waterford v Limerick 5pm and Division 3- Antrim v Sligo 7pm. Stiles open from 3.30pm, all Season Ticket Holders please go to Stile F8 at Hogan Stand. (Lower Hogan only open; seats allocated as you pass through the stile )
Sunday 25th April: Division 2 Final- Armagh v Down 2pm and Division 1 Final- Cork v Mayo 4pm. Stiles open at 12.30pm. Reminder to Season Ticket holders from the competing counties to go to Stile C1 at the back of the Cusack Stand to gain entry. Competing county Season Ticket holders will be seated in 305.
Season Ticket holders from all other counties should go to Stile C2 and you will be allocated your seat number as you pass through the Stile - first come, first served.
Hope to see you this weekend!
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Nice bonus for ticket holders and it will boost the numbers.
sure ALL league games are free of charge. (if you call paying €75 "free of charge" )
It is one of the T&C
Quotesure ALL league games are free of charge. (if you call paying €75 "free of charge" )
It is one of the T&C
But all league games not involving your own county are not free of charge.
Had Dublin been playing they probably wouldn't have done this, but there is feck all chance of significant number from Cork coming and the other 3 won't fill the place.
Attending the two finals and the first championship game alone would be €75.
Quote from: armaghniac on April 21, 2010, 03:39:34 PM
Quotesure ALL league games are free of charge. (if you call paying €75 "free of charge" )
It is one of the T&C
But all league games not involving your own county are not free of charge.
Had Dublin been playing they probably wouldn't have done this, but there is feck all chance of significant number from Cork coming and the other 3 won't fill the place.
Attending the two finals and the first championship game alone would be €75.
Ah! I realise that now ;)
I as a mayo ticket holder went to Offaly V tipp last week and chanced my season ticket and it was accepted . has any one else tried this
will i be charged?haven't been yet
rosnarun
was going to chance that for the league finals but as they are letting us all in for "free" anyway don't need to worry. Would be interesting to see if that works for the Championship.
Quote from: tyronebhoy on April 23, 2010, 01:29:20 PM
rosnarun
was going to chance that for the league finals but as they are letting us all in for "free" anyway don't need to worry. Would be interesting to see if that works for the Championship.
I did it last year in the league, no problem.
You will not be able to do it in the Ulster Championship as the Ulster Council will not scan your ticket, but will instead issue you with a hard copy regular ticket.
I got an email on Thursday saying that the season ticket would be available to print in the next 2 days. This evening it still isn't available. Has anybody else managed to print their ticket?
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on June 05, 2010, 05:43:26 PM
I got an email on Thursday saying that the season ticket would be available to print in the next 2 days. This evening it still isn't available. Has anybody else managed to print their ticket?
If it is for the Armagh v Monaghan match tomorrow I got an email stating that you just brought your season ticket with you and could choose between the terrace and unreserved seating.
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on June 05, 2010, 05:43:26 PM
I got an email on Thursday saying that the season ticket would be available to print in the next 2 days. This evening it still isn't available. Has anybody else managed to print their ticket?
What's this? Do you mean your championship first round ticket?
just got this...
a chara,
Tyrone take on Down in this Saturday's Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Semi Final in Casement park.
As a Season Ticket holder you have secured your ticket for Saturday's match. You will need to log into your account early this week to print off your ticket. Please note your credit card will be charged 20EURO per adult ticket (5EURO Discount) and 5EURO per Juvenile Season Ticket.
We will e-mail you as soon as the tickets are available in your account for printing.
Your seats will be located in the open seating area of Casement Park. Alternatively, if you wish to be allocated a ticket for the terraces please let us know by return email.
OPT OUT: If you have not used your OPT OUT and you wish to OPT OUT of this fixture please advise us by return e-mail and you will not be allocated tickets for this game and therefore your Credit Card will not be charged. Please advise us before Tuesday afternoon at 4pm!
There is no guest offer for this fixture.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
Something has come up at the weekend which means i can't attend. I haven't received the email that clarshack received above and have just sent them an email from my season ticket account requesting to 'opt-out' of this fixture. Has anyone used this feature yet? I know deadline is 4pm today and hope they can process this quickly or even get my email on time!
So it's €25 to get into the stand in Casement for those paying for tickets?
It's effin €35 to get into the stand in the Hyde on Sunday.
Thank you Mr Robbing Prenty and your bloody Council.
Have ye heard of the recession especially in two of Ireland's poorest counties. >:(
Anyway thanks to the Season ticket i get in free, just as I did in Ruislip ;).
Thanks you GAA HQ ...now could ye have a word with the robbin Ballyhaunis shower.
Have the tickets appeared yet for printing for Tyrone?
Quote from: Rossfan on June 15, 2010, 05:54:16 PM
So it's €25 to get into the stand in Casement for those paying for tickets?
It's effin €35 to get into the stand in the Hyde on Sunday.
Thank you Mr Robbing Prenty and your bloody Council.
Have ye heard of the recession especially in two of Ireland's poorest counties. >:(
Anyway thanks to the Season ticket i get in free, just as I did in Ruislip ;).
Thanks you GAA HQ ...now could ye have a word with the robbin Ballyhaunis shower.
Your season ticket gives you the first match free - after that you pay for it through your season ticket
Quote from: tyroneman on June 17, 2010, 08:12:56 AM
Have the tickets appeared yet for printing for Tyrone?
just printed mine there
Quote from: wdusln on June 17, 2010, 01:35:55 PM
Quote from: tyroneman on June 17, 2010, 08:12:56 AM
Have the tickets appeared yet for printing for Tyrone?
just printed mine there
Anyone else get the the email saying it's now the season tickets that are being used?
I had already printed off my ticket and gave it to someone as I couldn't attend. Looks like I have to go see them again to give them my actual season ticket.
Quote from: Doohicky on June 18, 2010, 09:32:47 AM
Quote from: wdusln on June 17, 2010, 01:35:55 PM
Quote from: tyroneman on June 17, 2010, 08:12:56 AM
Have the tickets appeared yet for printing for Tyrone?
just printed mine there
Anyone else get the the email saying it's now the season tickets that are being used?
I had already printed off my ticket and gave it to someone as I couldn't attend. Looks like I have to go see them again to give them my actual season ticket.
yeah got a few emails from them yesterday, don't know why they don't just use the season tickets anyway, far handier.
Armagh take on Donegal on Saturday the 26th June in the first round of the GAA All Ireland Senior Football Championship Qualifiers in Crossmaglen.
As a Season Ticket holder you have secured your ticket for this fixture. You will need to log into your account next week to print off your ticket.
Please note your credit card will be charged 15EURO per adult ticket (5EURO Discount) and 5EURO per Juvenile Season Ticket.
We will e-mail you as soon as the tickets are available in your account for printing.
Your seats will be located in the Stand area of Crossmaglen. Alternatively, if you wish to be allocated a ticket for the terraces please let us know by return email.
OPT OUT: If you have not used your OPT OUT and you wish to OPT OUT of this fixture please advise us by return e-mail and you will not be allocated tickets for this game and therefore your Credit Card will not be charged. Please advise us before Monday afternoon at 4pm!
There is no guest offer for this fixture.
Please keep an eye out for further update email regarding the Season Ticket turnstile during the week.
Can any of the Tyrone season ticket holders recall the situation for season ticket holders for the ulster final in clones last year?
Were they offered in the mcgrane stand or gerry arthur stand? (Good spec?)
Also can you recall if there was an option to purchase additional guest tickets??
There has been a policy change this year due to the increased number of season tickets sold nationwide. No guest tickets are being sold for any games. It is usually in small print at the bottom of the emails they send out for each game this year.
I had the opportunity to purchase a guest ticket for the First Round game in Celtic Pk, so perhaps it is more a case of guest tickets not available in some cases.
Sent off an email to the ticket office to find out. i'll post their response here when i recieve it.
Quote from: donelli on June 28, 2010, 04:11:21 PM
Can any of the Tyrone season ticket holders recall the situation for season ticket holders for the ulster final in clones last year?
Were they offered in the mcgrane stand or gerry arthur stand? (Good spec?)
'Twas the Mc Grane Stand donelli, and a good enough spot it was.
Quote from: donelli on June 29, 2010, 12:31:51 AM
Sent off an email to the ticket office to find out. i'll post their response here when i recieve it.
Still no response from the email i sent to hq in regard to the Ulster final season ticket arrangments (location, availability for guests etc.)
Could do with some info before ordering more tickets through the club...
Just recieved this from the season ticket people in hq regarding my query on guest tickets for the Ulster final:
"Please note that due to the large volume of season tickets sold this year there will be no guest offers for championship matches in the 2010 season.
Please also note that the Season ticket area for the Ulster Final has yet to be confirmed.
QuotePlease note that due to the large volume of season tickets sold this year there will be no guest offers for championship matches in the 2010 season.
This is all very fine but if they end up selling tickets in the same stand on ticketmaster in any case then they should have allowed people sit beside each other.
Quote from: donelli on July 02, 2010, 01:09:06 AM
Just recieved this from the season ticket people in hq regarding my query on guest tickets for the Ulster final:
"Please note that due to the large volume of season tickets sold this year there will be no guest offers for championship matches in the 2010 season.
Please also note that the Season ticket area for the Ulster Final has yet to be confirmed.
see my response to your original question above ::)
Quote from: donelli on July 02, 2010, 01:09:06 AM
"Please note that due to the large volume of season tickets sold this year there will be no guest offers for championship matches in the 2010 season.
That is factually incorrect. As has been already pointed out there was a guest offer for the Derry v Armagh game this year.
Quote from: Smokin Joe on July 02, 2010, 07:25:55 AM
Quote from: donelli on July 02, 2010, 01:09:06 AM
"Please note that due to the large volume of season tickets sold this year there will be no guest offers for championship matches in the 2010 season.
That is factually incorrect. As has been already pointed out there was a guest offer for the Derry v Armagh game this year.
Will they help out season ticket holders of the minor teams involved?
Tickets on sale on Ticketmaster for the Ulster Final.
Surely if they have allocated Ticketmaster seats, then they should know where they are putting the season ticket holders?
I'm trying to get tickets for my friends, but not really possible until I know where I am going to be seated.
I have got a reply from the GAA Season ticket office.
They say that more than likely the season ticket holders will be in the middle of the Pat McGrane Stand.
Did search on Ticketmaster for available tickets in the stand and came up with none.
does anyone know what the story is with juvenile season tickets for the ulster final ie what price and where
thanks
I've received this.
This no guest thing is getting ridiculous. There is no way that Croke Pk will be more than 40% full on Saturday. With the stadium largely empty, why should a season ticket holder not be allowed sit with someone of their choice, especially when this was possible for the League finals, which had a similar crowd.
Also you have to Monday 4pm to opt out, when it is now 5:50pm.
The season ticket thing got off to good start this year, but they have lost their way.
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Armaghniac, a chara,
Armagh take on Dublin on Saturady the 17th June in the third round of the GAA All-Ireland Football Senior Championship Qualifiers in Croke Park.
As a Season Ticket holder you have secured your ticket in the center of the lower Cusack stand. You will need to log into your account this week to print off your ticket.
Please note your credit card will be charged 20EURO per adult ticket (5EURO Discount) and 5EURO per Juvenile Season Ticket.
We will e-mail you as soon as the tickets are available in your account for printing.
OPT OUT: If you have not used your OPT OUT and you wish to OPT OUT of this fixture please advise us by return e-mail and you will not be allocated tickets for this game and therefore your Credit Card will not be charged. Please advise us before Monday afternoon at 4pm!
There is no guest offer for this fixture.
Entry on match-day will be possible through any of the Cusack stand turnstiles. Please be sure to bring your print out to this fixture.
Anyone been able to print their Ticket for Monaghan Tyrone match yet?
I got the email a few days ago, but still no ticket available to print off.
Tickets should be available today. They like to leave things to the last minute which is a bit annoying. Would not be suprised if got email saying the printing system wasn't working and to bring your season ticket on the day. Still a good scheme though.
ulster final tickets are up now. just printed mine off
Got mine now. Cheers ;D
just got mine printed off too.
Section E
Row Q
quite central :)
Section D Row D
Is that a good seat?
I'm in section D too Doohicky (that's a tongue twister!) which is a section away from half way so we'll be around the 45 I'd say.
Only thing about your ticket is that's only four rows from the front. Good in that your up close to the action but may be difficult to get an overview of the whole field. I'm in row O a bit further up the hill.
Think its F & G that are in centre. E is near 45m line on the east stand side. D is closer the east stand again (starts at a, that end).
thought the seats were poor yesterday. only 2 rows from the front. there was a yellow gate blocking my view of the goals at the eastern stand plus the maor uisce for monaghan seemed to stand in the way of a good few people. she took a bit of abuse as well (not from me though).
Quote from: clarshack on July 19, 2010, 11:22:13 AM
thought the seats were poor yesterday. only 2 rows from the front. there was a yellow gate blocking my view of the goals at the eastern stand plus the maor uisce for monaghan seemed to stand in the way of a good few people. she took a bit of abuse as well (not from me though).
Yeah, she was in my way for a lot of the game. I didn't shout abuse, but she was a right pr*ck. Stood at the line the entire time (Except when having to move for linesman) and refused point blank to kneel down like everyone else was.
Don't think she gave water out once,
Disappointed with the allocation as well - Section D Row F. Yellow gate a disaster. Anyone that was Row H or further would have had a decent seat.
Still would prefer they give you the choice of stand - would go to the hill any day than sit where we were put. Cant blame Croke Park for the standard of tickets as it is the Ulster Council that tell them where to issue tickets.
Must say the seats in Croke Park on Saturday were great - section 305. Pity the match wasn't better!
was in section D row L there was no problem with the view at this level but can understand if you were in the first rows the view must have restricted
305 again this Saturday - although I'm going corporate this week :-[
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 04:44:46 PM
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
Was having a look at these yesterday but couldn't drum up enough interest for this weekend what with it being a bank holiday. It does give the row I think, it was on "S" yesterday...
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on July 27, 2010, 04:53:49 PM
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 04:44:46 PM
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
Was having a look at these yesterday but couldn't drum up enough interest for this weekend what with it being a bank holiday. It does give the row I think, it was on "S" yesterday...
Saw the 's' at one stage before the seat numbers alright but there was no mention of it as I went further in the process and none when I got the confirmation email or anything. Think it might have just stood for 'seats' or something.
Hope it's not anyway as it's only the double letters like SS or PP etc that are covered in case of rain isn't it?
Really haooy with the location of my season tickets in croke park last week (305)
not as happy with the result :(
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 05:04:28 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on July 27, 2010, 04:53:49 PM
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 04:44:46 PM
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
Was having a look at these yesterday but couldn't drum up enough interest for this weekend what with it being a bank holiday. It does give the row I think, it was on "S" yesterday...
Saw the 's' at one stage before the seat numbers alright but there was no mention of it as I went further in the process and none when I got the confirmation email or anything. Think it might have just stood for 'seats' or something.
Hope it's not anyway as it's only the double letters like SS or PP etc that are covered in case of rain isn't it?
It's still on "S" now so maybe you're right. Yeah, you'd want to be well up the back of the Lower Cusack to avoid the rain...
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 04:44:46 PM
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
I got these last year and ended up in really good seats..
When the tickets are available to print in your GAA account manager login in a day or 2, you'll be able to see Row and Seat numbers ...
Saturday's tickets are up now. just printed mine off
Row F - lower cusack. i take it that's 6 rows back and that no gobshites like maor uisce will be blocking my view?
Section 305, row K so will be a great seat. Not far enough back to stay dry if it rains though. Season ticket holders are really well looked after in Croke Park.
Nothing on mine yet!
I didn't get an e-mail. Use the link from the e-mail sent out before the Ulster final - your tickets should be there.
Yeah thats the link I used. logged into account and nothing there. Must be only some that have theirs allocated or else they are keeping the better rows for the better supports ;-) betting i get row a now :@
Quote from: mick999 on July 27, 2010, 05:26:06 PM
Quote from: On the 14 on July 27, 2010, 04:44:46 PM
Bought myself two 'football feast' tickets there for 99 euro each. They get me into both quarter days and both semi days for the football. Seems very good value to me. Was going to go to both quarters anyway which would have been 77 euro after ticketmaster charges so 23 more for tickets to the two semi finals sounds like a great deal.
Tickets are in section 308 lower cusack but doesn't give rows just seat numbers. That could be the catch I suppose. Anyone have any idea whereabouts these package seats are?
I got these last year and ended up in really good seats..
When the tickets are available to print in your GAA account manager login in a day or 2, you'll be able to see Row and Seat numbers ...
just got mine there as well, 308 , row FF, should be good ...
Row RR for me. No need for the all-weather gear.
Just printed mine, Lower Cusack, section 406. Checked it up as i normally get section 306, turns out there is no section 406 :o.
I assume its just a typo, has anyone else have this problem.
I sent an email back, see what they say
Quote from: Source on July 28, 2010, 03:53:09 PM
Just printed mine, Lower Cusack, section 406. Checked it up as i normally get section 306, turns out there is no section 406 :o.
I assume its just a typo, has anyone else have this problem.
I sent an email back, see what they say
There is a section 406, it's just never accessible to the general public.
I could only find level 3,5,6,7 i.e. section 300's 500s etc on the croke park seating map, so googled and it appears that weelchair spaces are located at level 4 ??? strange.
Quote from: Muzz on July 28, 2010, 02:02:12 PM
Row RR for me. No need for the all-weather gear.
I got row RR too, great stuff. These package tickets are great value in fairness to the GAA. Sure even if you can't make one of the days you'll surely sell them on to a friend.
How do you print them out?
Quote from: Source on July 28, 2010, 04:18:24 PM
I could only find level 3,5,6,7 i.e. section 300's 500s etc on the croke park seating map, so googled and it appears that weelchair spaces are located at level 4 ??? strange.
Correct, level 4 is right up the back of the Cusack where the weelchair spaces are, in the Hogan it's where the Ard Comhairle coming rolling out of just before the ball is thrown in...
Level 4 is right at the back. Not really a great view as your restricted by the premium level above.
Im in 305 row FF, good chance will be out of the rain (if it comes) but is it that far back that we'll be under the 'lip' of the premium level?
I wonder how many final tickets will be available for Season Ticket holders of the minor teams.
And I wonder when we will find out who gets them.
I'll be looking for one for sure
Quote from: Doohicky on August 22, 2010, 02:53:58 PM
I wonder how many final tickets will be available for Season Ticket holders of the minor teams.
And I wonder when we will find out who gets them.
I'll be looking for one for sure
Isn't it an open draw with limited tickets for those who attended 100% of their counties games through out the year?
Quote from: omagh_gael on August 22, 2010, 04:15:41 PM
Quote from: Doohicky on August 22, 2010, 02:53:58 PM
I wonder how many final tickets will be available for Season Ticket holders of the minor teams.
And I wonder when we will find out who gets them.
I'll be looking for one for sure
Isn't it an open draw with limited tickets for those who attended 100% of their counties games through out the year?
Reading back I think you are right.
I don't know where I got the idea that you could get a ticket if your minor team was in the final.
I thought there was something to about them making some tickets available for minor team supporters this year to. Definately thought I read it but don't see it on the website. If there is I'd imagine it would be very few but probably helped by fact there might not be many Cork gaa season ticket holders. Though the fact that Tyrone have something like 750 of them would mean your chances may be limited.
Lads cany anyone confirm or deny that there is a ticket scanner at every venue in the country. If there is not a scanner at any of the venues, how are attendances recorded and how is this information relayed to Croke Park?
Specifically could anyone state if there hasnt been a scanner at any of the games they attended.
there was a scanner at every match i attened this year . Of course that was Dvision 1 may some of the lesser lights like Down may not have had such high tech Equipment
Quote from: rosnarun on September 09, 2010, 07:59:06 PM
there was a scanner at every match i attened this year . Of course that was Dvision 1 may some of the lesser lights like Down may not have had such high tech Equipment
So you were not at the Sligo v. Mayo game at Markievicz park then? Where Prenty himself was there with a printed list ticking off names as no scanner was working. Too high tech for Connacht Council are we to suppose?
Have any Down or Cork season ticket holders received email re Final ticket yet?
How much are the season tickets lads? Might get one next year, couldn't this year as I couldn't drive at the start of the year
Quote from: Wee Shea on September 09, 2010, 09:21:22 PM
How much are the season tickets lads? Might get one next year, couldn't this year as I couldn't drive at the start of the year
£75 for the league and first round of the championship. Pay as you go after that I believe.
Quote£75 for the league and first round of the championship.
No doubt it is £75 in Down, the rest of us paid €75.
Quote from: western exile on September 09, 2010, 08:18:33 PM
Have any Down or Cork season ticket holders received email re Final ticket yet?
I got my email today saying a hard copy of my tickets are on the way for either Section 304 or 305 in Lower Cusack.
Quote from: cloneman on September 09, 2010, 10:30:06 PM
Quote from: western exile on September 09, 2010, 08:18:33 PM
Have any Down or Cork season ticket holders received email re Final ticket yet?
I got my email today saying a hard copy of my tickets are on the way for either Section 304 or 305 in Lower Cusack.
good to hear, as I had not heard anything yet. Maybe tomorrow then ???
Quote from: MCMLX on September 09, 2010, 09:31:53 PM
Quote from: Wee Shea on September 09, 2010, 09:21:22 PM
How much are the season tickets lads? Might get one next year, couldn't this year as I couldn't drive at the start of the year
£75 for the league and first round of the championship. Pay as you go after that I believe.
The last 2 years they sent out bonus invites ( free ) for the league finals div 1 & 2 also div 3 & 4 in Croke Park. Not sure if this was for non partisipating counties only. Nevertheless this left the season tickets great value for money @ e75 . Hope they continue this practice in 2011.
75euro is good value for seven league matches and a championship match. It is getting one of ym stingey friends to fork out as well now, any match we go to they wanna stand in the cheaper terrace.
Can any of the Down season ticket holders please contact me. If you know a season ticket holder who is not a member of this board and is having problems can you contact me on their behalf. We are being screwed by Croke Park. Of the 5 season ticket holders I have spoke to already, none of them are getting tickets for the final. We missed one game. Another man I know was at them all.
Some of the Cork fans are having same problem. See rebelgaa.ie for details. I got mine ok
We have just had the ticket office on the phone saying that they are now going to give us tickets, but only after we had to email them bank statements, hotel bills and ATM receipts and photos to prove that we were at games. We were also in contact with Joe Duffy and they were on the phone to the ticket office on our behalf as well. The girls in Joes office were a big help. If anyone else is having problems get in touch with them. joe@rte.ie
I can finally get to bed after a long nightshift.
The system seems to be less than satisfactory. I attended every Armagh game this year on my season ticket. In Portlaoise they did not have a scanner and my name was not on the list - insisted I got in anyway. I have also tried to check my attendance on the website but it never worked. I reported all problems. Seems cruel on regular attendees to even suggest they would not get a ticket - some younger ones may be looking forward to their first final. The rule also states that anyone who attends 100% of their County's matches are in a draw for final tickets. At this rate the records will show very few with 100%.
they also said at the start of year that there would be limited tickets available if your county got to the all-ireland minor final. guess what? none are available for tyrone season ticket holders.
Quote from: clarshack on September 10, 2010, 01:29:10 PM
they also said at the start of year that there would be limited tickets available if your county got to the all-ireland minor final. guess what? none are available for tyrone season ticket holders.
Get on to them, do NOT take NO for an answer.
Quote from: clarshack on September 10, 2010, 01:29:10 PM
they also said at the start of year that there would be limited tickets available if your county got to the all-ireland minor final. guess what? none are available for tyrone season ticket holders.
Where was this at? I never seen it.
Post #605 and 606 on this thread
http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=11490.msg692451#msg692451
but of course it appeared on a webpage, now changed. I don't think it appeared in an email.
Quote from: western exile on September 09, 2010, 08:15:05 PM
Quote from: rosnarun on September 09, 2010, 07:59:06 PM
there was a scanner at every match i attened this year . Of course that was Dvision 1 may some of the lesser lights like Down may not have had such high tech Equipment
So you were not at the Sligo v. Mayo game at Markievicz park then? Where Prenty himself was there with a printed list ticking off names as no scanner was working. Too high tech for Connacht Council are we to suppose?
no Family wedding . but my ticket was there .
1st Championship match i miss in 10 years including new york and london and i get caught out
its as bad as missing Mass
I was sure I had read about some tickets being available for teams in minor final but when I emailed them they said this wasn't the case. I'm a fan of the scheme but I hate false advertising. Also I don't like the way they say there'll be a draw for non competing counties with 100% attendance but will give out no details about when it will take place or how many tickets are availabe.
QuoteAlso I don't like the way they say there'll be a draw for non competing counties with 100% attendance but will give out no details about when it will take place or how many tickets are availabe.
With the messing with scanners and the like, how many will have a 100% record, even if they did attend every game?
Quote from: armaghniac on September 10, 2010, 11:01:22 PM
QuoteAlso I don't like the way they say there'll be a draw for non competing counties with 100% attendance but will give out no details about when it will take place or how many tickets are availabe.
With the messing with scanners and the like, how many will have a 100% record, even if they did attend every game?
Breffni Park NFL game 2009 I asked a "maor" where the season ticket style was.
Firs he'd heard of such a thing and when I explained it all to him he told me
" Jasus ye're fierce smart bucks in Roscommon altogether" ;D ;D
Difficult to have confidence in the system after that :D
Has anyone's tickets arrived yet? Still waiting on mine!
Just wondering if any non Cork or Down people with 100% attendance record got any word of the promised draw for All Ireland final tickets. I attended all Armagh games this year but have heard nothing. I do not want to go but reading this thread and hearing no word of such a draw would put you off renewing the season ticket for next year. (not saying Armagh will be in the final next year my Down friends. ;))
I didn't renew my season ticket this season as all the messing about put me right off it last year, I had two different cards send to me etc. Never thought Down would get to
Final so didn't bother me not having one - how ironic. Managed to get tickets but looks like it would have been touch and go to get my 'guarenteed' ticket if I'd kept the season ticket!
Quote from: Throw ball on September 16, 2010, 12:23:50 AM
Just wondering if any non Cork or Down people with 100% attendance record got any word of the promised draw for All Ireland final tickets. I attended all Armagh games this year but have heard nothing. I do not want to go but reading this thread and hearing no word of such a draw would put you off renewing the season ticket for next year. (not saying Armagh will be in the final next year my Down friends. ;))
Have emailed them to find out but have heard nothing yet. Also asked about tickets for minor teams supporters but was told the season ticket was for senior championship only. Did read somewhere early on that some tickets might be available to the minor supporters but doesn't seem like that was true or maybe they have just decided not to bother with it.
Quote from: cloneman on September 15, 2010, 11:14:45 PM
Has anyone's tickets arrived yet? Still waiting on mine!
Mine arrived via An Post yesterday (Wednesday) morning
Quote from: western exile on September 16, 2010, 01:22:15 PM
Quote from: cloneman on September 15, 2010, 11:14:45 PM
Has anyone's tickets arrived yet? Still waiting on mine!
Mine arrived via An Post yesterday (Wednesday) morning
Ours too. Western exile, you are going to have a headache on Sunday evening listening to us. ;)
Any word when the 2011 season tickets go on sale? I dropped an e-mail to HQ but as usual they couldn't be arsed responding.
Quote from: tyroneman on October 26, 2010, 07:01:47 AM
Any word when the 2011 season tickets go on sale? I dropped an e-mail to HQ but as usual they couldn't be arsed responding.
Email i got.
Season Tickets will go on sale again in November! As of yet, prices have not been confirmed but Season Tickets for the 2010 Season were €75
I was going to email them with some observations.
The inability to buy companion tickets was odd and unnecessary. At the Dublin Armagh game Croke Pk was about 25% full, there was no reason why the section devoted to season tickets couldn't have been expanded. Even if they didn't want extra people sitting in a particular area then why not give the season ticket holder the option of sitting with those of their choice in the general ticket area.
Also I mislaid my ticket in the summer. It said that you could get a replacement for €5. I asked for this, but never received one, although they kept charging me although I had no means of entering the ground. I accept that I was at fault, but their system didn't work.
Lastly minor final tickets were mooted, but it seems here that they did not materialise.
Quote from: ross4life on October 26, 2010, 05:23:50 PM
Quote from: tyroneman on October 26, 2010, 07:01:47 AM
Any word when the 2011 season tickets go on sale? I dropped an e-mail to HQ but as usual they couldn't be arsed responding.
Email i got.
Season Tickets will go on sale again in November! As of yet, prices have not been confirmed but Season Tickets for the 2010 Season were €75
I imagine they'll be the same price. I don't think they can justify an increase and to be fair, they're decent enough value at that price.
Armaghniac, a chara,
The 2011 GAA Season Ticket will go on public sale on 10th November 2010.
As an existing GAA Season Ticket holder you will be given the option to renew in advance of this date. You can expect an email on Monday 7th November outlining the steps to take during the purchase process.
Here's to another great GAA season!
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Got that email as well.
Minor quibble, Monday is the 8th November, so will the tickets go on sale on Monday or on Sunday 7th?
Quote from: tyronebhoy on November 02, 2010, 10:01:51 AM
Got that email as well.
Minor quibble, Monday is the 8th November, so will the tickets go on sale on Monday or on Sunday 7th?
Neither... they go on sale on the 10th!
You get the email on the 7/8th.
I got this on hogan stand;
QuoteThe Mayo County Board expects to earn revenue in excess of €125,000 from a new season ticket scheme to be aimed at supporters and clubs in the New Year.
The so-called "red and green season ticket" is set to cost €200, which will entitle supporters to a specific seat in the new stand at McHale Park in Castlebar for the four NFL games against Down, Kerry, Armagh and All-defending league and All-Ireland champions Cork.
The bearer will gain complimentary admission to Mayo's away league games, in Galway, Dublin and Monaghan, as well as the county's first Connacht SFC match of 2011 and all club matches in the county, from the senior grade right down to underage.
Another potential advantage is that season ticket holders will be offered the opportunity to purchase an All-Ireland football final ticket - should Mayo qualify for the showpiece occasion.
With an anticipated yield of between €125,000 and €140,000, the revenue would go towards repaying the costs incurred in the McHale Park redevelopment.
Correct me if i'm wrong, but is the only benefit of this ticket over the GAA Season tickets that you get into all mayo club games for free??
€75 GAA Season ticket
€200 'Red and Green Season ticket'
Would you spend €125 getting into club games in a year?
Or am I missing the point and the main reason for buying this is to finance the new stand? Does Mayo not have something like Club Tyrone?
the best value in tickets at the moment is on www.winonehundredthousand.ie for 20 euro.
GDS, a chara,
We hope this finds you well. Due to technical issues the sale of the GAA Season Ticket for 2011 has been put back by one week.
The 2011 GAA Season Ticket will go on public sale on 17th November 2010.
As an existing GAA Season Ticket holder you will be given the option to renew in advance of this date. You can expect an email next Monday 15th November outlining the steps to take during the purchase process.
Apologies for any inconvenience.
Here's to another great GAA season!
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Anyone get their email detailing how to get the season tickets on pre-order? Nothing for me yet, despite the email saying it would be here today.
Quote from: Doohicky on November 15, 2010, 06:23:08 PM
Anyone get their email detailing how to get the season tickets on pre-order? Nothing for me yet, despite the email saying it would be here today.
Nothing either! Probably tomorrow then. At least there are no matches for a couple of months.
Tomorrow will be today, tomorrow.
GDS, a chara,
We hope this finds you well. We are still experiencing technical difficulties due to circumstances with a 3rd party and there is a further delay on the sale of GAA Season Tickets.
Please note all existing GAA Season Ticket holders will get a chance to renew their GAA Season Tickets.
Again apologies for any inconvenience. We will be in touch by e-mail as soon as we are up and running, hopefully within the next couple of days.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on November 16, 2010, 11:41:21 AM
GDS, a chara,
We hope this finds you well. We are still experiencing technical difficulties due to circumstances with a 3rd party and there is a further delay on the sale of GAA Season Tickets.
Please note all existing GAA Season Ticket holders will get a chance to renew their GAA Season Tickets.
Again apologies for any inconvenience. We will be in touch by e-mail as soon as we are up and running, hopefully within the next couple of days.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office.
Has the GPA's 5% gone up or down ?
no change in ticket prices for next year
http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=138531
Quote from: Cde on November 16, 2010, 04:20:34 PM
no change in ticket prices for next year
http://www.hoganstand.com/ArticleForm.aspx?ID=138531
I thought they were going to look at reducing ticket prices ??
When you compare the prices to soccer and rugby we're not to badly off. You could go to see the 4 football quarter finals, 2 football semi finals,All Ireland Final (as well as 4 or 5 minor games through in) and it would still work out cheaper than going to see 3 of the Autumn Rugby internationals. Even the soccer friendly tomorrow night is more or less the same price as an All Ireland Semi ticket. There is also good cheap tickets for children.
For anyone who goes to the league games the season ticket is great value and guarentees good seats for the big games. In relation to your question they did point out that they hope to have more group/family offers available next year which should make it cheaper.
I got an an ireland semi final ticket this year for €10 from the club!
couldnt beat that with a big stick!
Season Tickets back on sale today at:
https://www.seasontickets.ie/
As a new provider is selling these this year, you will need to create a new account to purchase.
am i right in thinking the prices for subsequent games in the championship for season ticket holders will now not be reduced as it was in the last few years????
its says it on the terms here, you will be charged each match at the base rate (wtf is that??). previous years it stated it would be a fiver off except for finals...
https://www.seasontickets.ie/Content/pdf/GAA-Season-Ticket-2011-Terms-Conditions.pdf
A good wife would buy one of these.
Quote from: donelli on November 23, 2010, 11:34:46 PM
am i right in thinking the prices for subsequent games in the championship for season ticket holders will now not be reduced as it was in the last few years????
its says it on the terms here, you will be charged each match at the base rate (wtf is that??). previous years it stated it would be a fiver off except for finals...
https://www.seasontickets.ie/Content/pdf/GAA-Season-Ticket-2011-Terms-Conditions.pdf
The base rate is the €75 for adults or €10 for U16s. You still get a fiver off, bar the Provincial Final & the All-Ireland Final when the normal full price will apply, according to here: http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/price-and-payment/ (http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/price-and-payment/)
Bought mine yesterday ;D while I can still afford it. :(
Only problem is will Ros be able to match the great year of 2010 ?
Quote from: Rossfan on November 24, 2010, 06:15:26 PM
Bought mine yesterday ;D while I can still afford it. :(
Only problem is will Ros be able to match the great year of 2010 ?
Not great value for us rossies with those season tickets! big pile of shite that is Division 4 & without most of the St Brigids/college players for 4/5 games.
It'll make sure we get an All Ireland final ticket though ;) :D
Quote from: Dreams on November 25, 2010, 12:37:49 AM
Are the season tickets £75 and if so are they worth it?
Certainly not if you're a student or an OAP.
Anyone know why the scheme hasn't been extended to cover these groups?
Just bought two.
Third year in a row of getting one.
they are definetly worth it if you go to a lot of the games. And if your county advances in the championship, the season ticket holders are normally located in decent areas with good spec.
They are a good christmas box too..
You can get the ordinary Mayo season ticket for €75 or special one for €200 which gives you the same deal as the ordinary one, but also entry to every club game in Mayo for the year.
The u16 tickets look good value at €10 for the year if bought with an adult ticket, but should they not have stretched it out to include all school kids say up to u18 at least
https://www.seasontickets.ie/Events.aspx/View/100084
So they charge the Nordies 75 pound while we are getting charged 75 euro i suppose we are getting better value down south then.
Tyrone ticket is € 75
Quote from: Cde on November 25, 2010, 06:23:38 PM
Tyrone ticket is € 75
Well that would be about £65 & not £75 as suggested here?
Don't forget the 1 euro delivery charge too. Don't remember that from other years!
I'll be picking up one of these this year. Didn't bother last year - wasn't too fussed about having to take a seat in the stand for all games and knew I wouldn't make all of the away games in the league. Hard to turn down this year when 2 of our 3 away games will be in Armagh and Newry! It's good value for money.
Talk of ticket prices for next year being reviewed and potentially reduced. I wonder if the season ticket will continue to be as good value?
http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1130/gaa.html
Quote from: Maguire01 on December 01, 2010, 12:23:18 AM
Talk of ticket prices for next year being reviewed and potentially reduced. I wonder if the season ticket will continue to be as good value?
http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/1130/gaa.html
Some chance!
Last few years there was a bonus with the season tickets of free admittance on both league final days ( sat div 3 / 4 finals & sunday div 1 / 2 finals ) in Croker.It didnt matter what counties were involved . This made them real value for money . I hope they do the same again next year (20011) , we won`t know untill a few weeks before NFL finals weekend .
Don't know a whole pile about these season tickets... Thinking of getting one for the auld fella for xmas - if you have a season ticket then do you have to sit in the stand (like in Kingspan Breffni Park) i.e. designated areas - or does it just entitle you to entry into the ground...
Dad would always rather be in the terrace than in the stand and he probably won't want a season ticket if he has to sit in the stand
He'll have his work cut out to get ito Breffni with a Season ticket if my experience when Ros played there in 09 is any guide.
After being sent to 2 or 3 different places met a Maor who asked me was "that a new thing? " Yes.
" Does it get you into all the games?" Yes.
"Jasus ye're fierce smart bucks over there in Roscommon " ;D ;D
And of that I wouldn't have any doubt...
Nearly had a stand up row with a steward last year in Longford (maybe year before) about my ticket wasn't official and he couldn't let me in - it was a pass from one of the players for fooks sake.... Give some people one of those Maor bibs and they think they have all the power they ever wanted!!
Quote from: Rossfan on December 04, 2010, 09:41:03 PM
He'll have his work cut out to get ito Breffni with a Season ticket if my experience when Ros played there in 09 is any guide.
After being sent to 2 or 3 different places met a Maor who asked me was "that a new thing? " Yes.
" Does it get you into all the games?" Yes.
"Jasus ye're fierce smart bucks over there in Roscommon " ;D ;D
:D
Quote from: Celt_Man on December 04, 2010, 10:04:53 PM
And of that I wouldn't have any doubt...
Nearly had a stand up row with a steward last year in Longford (maybe year before) about my ticket wasn't official and he couldn't let me in - it was a pass from one of the players for fooks sake.... Give some people one of those Maor bibs and they think they have all the power they ever wanted!!
That is no big surprise at longford gates , had a few experiences trying to get into games in longford myself both at pierce pk & shlashers ground , a pure crowd of pricks.
Quote from: Celt_Man on December 04, 2010, 09:21:43 PM
Don't know a whole pile about these season tickets... Thinking of getting one for the auld fella for xmas - if you have a season ticket then do you have to sit in the stand (like in Kingspan Breffni Park) i.e. designated areas - or does it just entitle you to entry into the ground...
Dad would always rather be in the terrace than in the stand and he probably won't want a season ticket if he has to sit in the stand
I'm the same, whenever I have my aul boy's season ticket I always just stand on the terrace. Haven't had any trouble so far though occasionally I've had to go over to the stand before the match or at half-time to get the card swiped.
Quote from: TacadoirArdMhacha on December 06, 2010, 02:50:48 PM
Quote from: Celt_Man on December 04, 2010, 09:21:43 PM
Don't know a whole pile about these season tickets... Thinking of getting one for the auld fella for xmas - if you have a season ticket then do you have to sit in the stand (like in Kingspan Breffni Park) i.e. designated areas - or does it just entitle you to entry into the ground...
Dad would always rather be in the terrace than in the stand and he probably won't want a season ticket if he has to sit in the stand
I'm the same, whenever I have my aul boy's season ticket I always just stand on the terrace. Haven't had any trouble so far though occasionally I've had to go over to the stand before the match or at half-time to get the card swiped.
My one team with a season ticket in the Athletics Grounds was the same - went to the seating area to get it scanned and then back to the terrace.
Probably been asked 1000 times here,
but i was considering buying the aul fella a season ticket for chrimbo,
1> what do they entitle you to? (What games?)
2> where would i go about looking for one?
3> How much are they?
4> Are they worth it?
Quote from: Onion Bag on December 14, 2010, 08:33:11 AM
Probably been asked 1000 times here,
but i was considering buying the aul fella a season ticket for chrimbo,
1> what do they entitle you to? (What games?)
2> where would i go about looking for one?
3> How much are they?
4> Are they worth it?
http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/
anyone recieve their season ticket yet??
would perfer to get it before christmas as i bought 1 for a present
sent them an email this morning and this is the response, ordered it on the 23 nov
The Season Ticket is currently being processed and posted out.
You will receive it shortly.
Le meas
The GAA Ticket Office
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9294367.stm (http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/gaelic_games/9294367.stm)
Does the BBC think this is new news?
Quote from: Onion Bag on December 14, 2010, 08:33:11 AM
Probably been asked 1000 times here,
but i was considering buying the aul fella a season ticket for chrimbo,
1> what do they entitle you to? (What games?)
2> where would i go about looking for one?
3> How much are they?
4> Are they worth it?
http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/about-the-gaa-season-ticket/
Got my Season tickets in the post today :-)
Quote from: Goldengreen on December 21, 2010, 11:09:12 AM
Got my Season tickets in the post today :-)
Me too, now will the pitches have thawed in time?
season tickets arrived for me today too ;D
just on time for wrapping..
a lot flimsier than the previous years cards
Well, didn't she go and get me one - a nice surprise. After 8 years of marriage she now wants me out of the house.
Anyway as the time was short, they said they'd send her out a gift letter thingy for the stocking to confirm the purchase. Well, didn't they go and send her an Armagh one. How on earth could that mix-up have been made? I'd understand Tipperary or something alphabetically close, but feckin Armagh? Someone was up to no good there.
Brought herself great mirth though before it was sorted.
Quote from: ONeill on December 29, 2010, 07:10:53 PM
Well, didn't she go and get me one - a nice surprise. After 8 years of marriage she now wants me out of the house.
Anyway as the time was short, they said they'd send her out a gift letter thingy for the stocking to confirm the purchase. Well, didn't they go and send her an Armagh one. How on earth could that mix-up have been made? I'd understand Tipperary or something alphabetically close, but feckin Armagh? Someone was up to no good there.
Brought herself great mirth though before it was sorted.
Maybe they only had division 1 gift letters and they sent the closest county.
Prob ran out of Tyrone ones. But had a bundle of Armagh ones left!!
QuoteGAA cuts league admission prices
The GAA has dropped admission prices for the 2011 hurling and football leagues
18 January 2011
The GAA has reduced the admission prices for the forthcoming Allianz National Football and Hurling Leagues.
Tickets for Division 1 and 2 of the NFL and the top tier of the hurling league drop from €15 to €13, a cut of more than 13 per cent on 2010 prices.
Admission to all games in the bottom two divisions of the football league will cost €10, with just €5 admission for the lower divisions of the hurling equivalent.
What about season tickets now? No longer quite as attractive.
Quote from: Maguire01 on January 18, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
QuoteGAA cuts league admission prices
The GAA has dropped admission prices for the 2011 hurling and football leagues
18 January 2011
The GAA has reduced the admission prices for the forthcoming Allianz National Football and Hurling Leagues.
Tickets for Division 1 and 2 of the NFL and the top tier of the hurling league drop from €15 to €13, a cut of more than 13 per cent on 2010 prices.
Admission to all games in the bottom two divisions of the football league will cost €10, with just €5 admission for the lower divisions of the hurling equivalent.
What about season tickets now? No longer quite as attractive.
I'd imagine they'll throw the second Championship game in as well now.
Quote from: Maguire01 on January 18, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
QuoteGAA cuts league admission prices
The GAA has dropped admission prices for the 2011 hurling and football leagues
18 January 2011
The GAA has reduced the admission prices for the forthcoming Allianz National Football and Hurling Leagues.
Tickets for Division 1 and 2 of the NFL and the top tier of the hurling league drop from €15 to €13, a cut of more than 13 per cent on 2010 prices.
Admission to all games in the bottom two divisions of the football league will cost €10, with just €5 admission for the lower divisions of the hurling equivalent.
What about season tickets now? No longer quite as attractive.
Bad value for Div 4 teams alright.
Quote from: Rossfan on January 18, 2011, 06:22:54 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on January 18, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
QuoteGAA cuts league admission prices
The GAA has dropped admission prices for the 2011 hurling and football leagues
18 January 2011
The GAA has reduced the admission prices for the forthcoming Allianz National Football and Hurling Leagues.
Tickets for Division 1 and 2 of the NFL and the top tier of the hurling league drop from €15 to €13, a cut of more than 13 per cent on 2010 prices.
Admission to all games in the bottom two divisions of the football league will cost €10, with just €5 admission for the lower divisions of the hurling equivalent.
What about season tickets now? No longer quite as attractive.
Bad value for Div 4 teams alright.
Especially (and this isn't a wind-up) when those teams don't have a hope of reaching the AI final and as such, the guarantee of tickets is pretty meaningless as a 'perk'.
Quote from: Rossfan on January 18, 2011, 06:22:54 PM
Quote from: Maguire01 on January 18, 2011, 05:09:07 PM
QuoteGAA cuts league admission prices
The GAA has dropped admission prices for the 2011 hurling and football leagues
18 January 2011
The GAA has reduced the admission prices for the forthcoming Allianz National Football and Hurling Leagues.
Tickets for Division 1 and 2 of the NFL and the top tier of the hurling league drop from €15 to €13, a cut of more than 13 per cent on 2010 prices.
Admission to all games in the bottom two divisions of the football league will cost €10, with just €5 admission for the lower divisions of the hurling equivalent.
What about season tickets now? No longer quite as attractive.
Bad value for Div 4 teams alright.
I didn't buy a season ticket yet though with those prices should i?
If you are going to at least 7 of the NFL games and hopfully a div 4 Final , and going to NY it would be a saving.
Of course if you expect us to get to Croker in September...... ;)
Quote from: Rossfan on January 18, 2011, 06:48:12 PM
If you are going to at least 7 of the NFL games and hopfully a div 4 Final , and going to NY it would be a saving.
Of course if you expect us to get to Croker in September...... ;)
I wonder what €uro to Sterling exchange rate the GAA will use?
Quote from: johnneycool on January 19, 2011, 11:30:37 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on January 18, 2011, 06:48:12 PM
If you are going to at least 7 of the NFL games and hopfully a div 4 Final , and going to NY it would be a saving.
Of course if you expect us to get to Croker in September...... ;)
I wonder what €uro to Sterling exchange rate the GAA will use?
If the McKenna cup is anything to go by, a very unfair one
Admission €10/£9 or students OAP €5/£5
Its like last year, where they told us they weren't increasing prices.
Prices in 2009 €15/£10
Prices in 2010 €15/£12 (or maybe £13)
So although the prices didn't rise for the people in the south, they did for us!
QuotePrices in 2009 €15/£10
Prices in 2010 €15/£12 (or maybe £13)
This was a perfectly fair reflection of the exchange rate changes in that time.
The €10/£9 McKenna cup thing is probably just having a convenient Euro amount, €10/£8 would be more reasonable.
Quote from: armaghniac on January 19, 2011, 04:16:36 PM
QuotePrices in 2009 €15/£10
Prices in 2010 €15/£12 (or maybe £13)
This was a perfectly fair reflection of the exchange rate changes in that time.
The €10/£9 McKenna cup thing is probably just having a convenient Euro amount, €10/£8 would be more reasonable.
The exchange rate is irrelevant, why should us nordies not have a price freeze too!
The GAA is an all ireland organisation not a southern one.
QuoteThe GAA is an all ireland organisation not a southern one.
Exactly, which is why they should charge the same at the current exchange rate or a convenient rounding of this. They should not charge more or less on one or other side of the border.
The exchange rate changes quite a bit and can be preferential to sterling at some games and euro the others...
last year programmes were stg2 or eur3.
went to buy bottle of water in armagh 2 years ago. they were stg1 or eur2. as i had only euros on me i told them to sod off.
last year it was better off paying at the gate with sterlling for most games, but it went back in euros favour nearer the end.
if your that concerned with it, change a few quid over and pay with the favourable currency of the day
Quote from: armaghniac on January 19, 2011, 05:26:32 PM
QuoteThe GAA is an all ireland organisation not a southern one.
Exactly, which is why they should charge the same at the current exchange rate or a convenient rounding of this. They should not charge more or less on one or other side of the border.
No thats not fair on the people in the North then, if the announce a change in price relative to last year, ie: a price freeze or a decrease this year, it should apply in both currencies.
Last year, when inflation was almost nil in the UK, the inflation in GAA prices was about 30% in the North,a nd no increase in the South.
At least for matches played in the North between 2 northern counties, the prce in sterling should therefore be lower than last year.
Exchange rates are only relevant to imports and exports, a GAA match in Belfast/Newry/Enniskillen etc is neither.
I do not think its fair that there was a 20-30% increase in the north, and no increase in the south
I dread to see what they are going to do this year, since they seem toi believe the exchange rate in 0.9 based on McKenna cup admission prices - but at least they had a student rate this year, one good move by the GAA
I bought one of these for the aul fella for xmas, and the fecking thing hasnt turned up yet?
anyone else having the same problem,
i sent an email to them last week but got no response, any suggestions?
Quote from: Onion Bag on January 20, 2011, 10:02:30 AM
I bought one of these for the aul fella for xmas, and the fecking thing hasnt turned up yet?
anyone else having the same problem,
i sent an email to them last week but got no response, any suggestions?
Mine just arrived today - I ordered on 28 December.
Mine arrived today as well, cheers maguire
has anyone not recieved therer season ticket yet. i ordered mine before christmas and it still hasn't arrived.
You dont need to login for these league games, just bring the card. The login can be used if there are offers for things like tickets for the likes of the Club Finals or the League final.
Quote from: Bluebell on February 02, 2011, 08:56:30 PM
The season ticket which I purchased on xmas day landed on 10th January with myself. In the email I received I got an account login ID and a password, does anybody know what that is for? Is there a login page for a season ticket holder or as I believe you just turn up at the match and present your ticket at the turnstile.
Just take your ticket along with you to the match & go to the stile marked SEASON TICKETS ( usually on stand side ) & you should have no bother .
I received the email relating to Sunday's game. 249 email addresses, presumably Armagh season ticket holders, were in the cc. Sloppy work and illegal under data protection laws, but it suggests that there 249 Armagh holders this year (could some have multiple tickets?)
Quote from: armaghniac on February 03, 2011, 04:18:22 PM
I received the email relating to Sunday's game. 249 email addresses, presumably Armagh season ticket holders, were in the cc. Sloppy work and illegal under data protection laws, but it suggests that there 249 Armagh holders this year (could some have multiple tickets?)
Yep - the Information Commissioner could be on to them for that one.
QuoteYep - the Information Commissioner could be on to them for that one.
And the Armagh GAA forum owner was a tad bold in then emailing on the list everyone promoting the forum, although at least this is likely to be of interest to Armagh season ticket holders.
I haven't received an email in advance of this week's game. This is not a major problem, I can find the Athletic grounds without instructions. Just checking though that others haven't received an email reminder this week, in case they deleted my email after I complained about their 249 email addresses last time.
Quote from: armaghniac on February 19, 2011, 02:37:39 PM
I haven't received an email in advance of this week's game. This is not a major problem, I can find the Athletic grounds without instructions. Just checking though that others haven't received an email reminder this week, in case they deleted my email after I complained about their 249 email addresses last time.
You get an email before each game?
Last year I generally got an email along the lines of
Armaghniac, a chara,
The Allianz GAA Football & Hurling National Leagues continue this weekend.
You must use the Season Stile to enter at each venue your County play in.
Details regarding all Season Stiles can be found on the new GAA Website at http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/gaa-season-stile-information/
Armaghniac as a fellow Armagh season ticket holder I did not receive an email either. Your complaint must have wiped us all out! ;D
the season tickets werent being scanned in newry today. the steward said it was an exempt week. wonder how this will be worked out when people have to have proof of 60% attendance.
It was all very high-tech in Armagh today - the woman at the turnstile was writing down everyone's 14 digit card number!
Quote from: SHEEDY on February 20, 2011, 08:47:32 PM
the season tickets werent being scanned in newry today. the steward said it was an exempt week. wonder how this will be worked out when people have to have proof of 60% attendance.
The season-ticket scanners didn't turn up in time for everyone in Omagh last night, and consequently they had to scan those tickets that hadn't already been scanned at half-time.
Don't see how they can have an 'exempt' week, there's no such provision.
Brother is a season ticketholder and was told in Newry today that every seaon ticket holder would be counted as attending today. Attendance must have been a lot more than it looked!
QuoteBrother is a season ticketholder and was told in Newry today that every seaon ticket holder would be counted as attending today. Attendance must have been a lot more than it looked!
Almost all season ticket holders would have gone to this one (or sent someone else with their ticket), as there wasn't much travel involved.
Is there any sign of a discount deal for the All Ireland cub championships? There was last year.
Bluebell i would e mail them on this issue it happened me last year and also this year but to keep my record of attendance recorded i sent them a quick e mail
Quote from: NP 76 on April 11, 2011, 06:23:28 PM
Bluebell i would e mail them on this issue it happened me last year and also this year but to keep my record of attendance recorded i sent them a quick e mail
Yep, that's what I did too. Best to get an email confirmation back from them to guarantee they have accepted your attendance.
Has anyone heard anything about your season ticket gaining you access to Croke Park for the League finals? I know in previous years it did but you always got an e-mail informing you of it. Since I received no e-mail this year I presumed the practice had been discontinued. However I was having a look at the Croke Park (http://www.facebook.com/CrokePark?ref=ts) Facebook page and noticed this message:
Quote from: Paddy SavageIs it true that season ticket holders from any county can get into the league final for free on Sunday????
Quote from: Croke ParkOnce you have paid for your season ticket and bring it along to the game. When you get here you need to go to gate C1 on the Cusack Side where you will get an entry ticket. Hope this information helps and enjoy the game.
Did anyone outside of those from participating counties get an e-mail? I'd be guessing not seeing as it hasn't been posted here. I was going to head along to the games on Sunday anyway, it's a bit of a pain though as if the post from Croke Park is accurate you'll only be able to get a ticket on your own, not much use if you're going with friends, i'll manage though you can't beat a free ticket.
I have season tickets but never got an e mail but saw that on facebook ok . You would think the least they could do was e mail us all if they wanted to offer us the chance to go . As far as i can remember i got an e mail last year and could of attended both saturdays and sundays games
ALL season ticket holders will get in for free. Here was my email to Croke Park:
I wonder if you can help. Is it true that all county's season ticket holder get admitted to the National league final or is it just the competing counties season ticket holders?
Here was their reply:
Thanks for your e-mail.
All Football Season Ticket holders will gain free admission to this weekend's Allianz National football League Finals.
For the Division 3 & 4 games on Saturday please go to stile F1 at the Hogan Stand and you will gain entry there. For Division 1 & 2 on Sunday please go to Stile C1 at the Cusack Stand.
Please ensure to bring your season ticket with you.
What happens if the Dubs fill the stadium ? Will it be first come, first serve ?
How do they know how many is going to turn up ?
Just got my ticket for the Donegal Antrim games in the post, says on it uncovered seating, though it would be covered seating area we would get tickets for.
Also it has the row and seat number printed on it, but just wondering is it assigned seating as this game, this game is pay at the gate and so would be hard to do assigned seat for people that pay a the gate. Really asking this as I plan to take the nephew to the game and so would want him sitting beside me if its assigned seating this will not be possible.
Does anyone know how the season ticket works for championship matches? Do Croke park automatically send out tickets for these games or do you have to apply for them?
What about qualifiers and the like which are not all-ticket games, do you have to print something off or just turn up with your card?
Qualifiers usually a turn up with your card.
Other game sno doubt you'll get an "a chara" email from the GAA outlining the arrangements.
Any news for the season ticket holders re the Armagh Down Match ?
I checked with the office at Croke Park and they said the tickets for the Athletic Grounds would be sent out by ordinary post on Monday. Hopefully they will arrive by tomorrow.
Cheers Rover
I did the same Mourne Rover i thought last year they always e mailed us lto let us know what was going on but i sent them an e mail today to find out
I got this email reply today lads:
Thank you for your email.
Your tickets are being posted directly to you for this weekends game.
Le meas
The GAA Ticket Office
I wasn't aware of that. I thought the card itself was to be used for the Championship games.
Ulster SFC: Armagh v Down- Hard Copy tickets posted out
www.gaa.ie/seasonticket
Got tickets this morning in the post no bother
The non-professionalism displayed by the Ticket Office is unreal.
I received the following email at 10.07 this morning:
As a season ticket holder you have been posted a hard copy ticket for the match this weekend between Down and Armagh
If you have not received your hard copy ticket for this weekend please contact the season ticket office on 0818227009 by close of business today and we can make arrangements for you to collect your ticket at Stile 16 at the Morgan Athletic Grounds.
1 - The phone number they give cannot be accessed from the North. It is safe to assume that 99% of all people who received this email are based in the North. How difficult could it have been for them to give the number that could be dialled from up here?
2 - The tickets were apparently posted on Monday. They could have said that email out at any time during this week, but for some reason only known to themselves they wait until Friday mid morning to send it. It is entirely feasible that not everyone will have seen that email by close of business today. What do they do in that case?
Unreal, how they don't think about how the real life works..........
I received this email also. However I had already got one on Monday telling me they had been posted out. didn't you get the first one?
The number can be accessed from the north you just use the international dialling code, so it is - 00353818227009.
I got mine yesterday, have you not received yours yet?
Quote from: PAULD123 on May 27, 2011, 03:54:49 PM
I received this email also. However I had already got one on Monday telling me they had been posted out. didn't you get the first one?
The number can be accessed from the north you just use the international dialling code, so it is - 00353818227009.
I got mine yesterday, have you not received yours yet?
No, I didn't get the email on Monday.
I know that the number can be dialled with a code, my point is that all the recipients of that email would be based in the North, so why not do the work for the people (ie customer care) and write down the dialling code on the email.
And yes, tickets came on Thursday, however, that wasn't the point of my rant.
I know where you are coming from Joe for a big set up their service is very poor . It is always up to ourselves to do the running . Everyone i have spoken to have had numerous faults over the start of this scheme . For all that its a great offer and means that the people following the games are getting the tickets not standing waiting to see if you have a ticket from the club or not.
Tyrone take on Monaghan in the Ulster GAA Football Senior Championship Quarter-Final on Sunday June 5th in Healy Park, Omagh.
As a Season Ticket holder you have secured your ticket for this match. Hard copy ticket(s) are on their way out to you in the post.
Please note that as this will be your county's first 2011 Championship match, your credit card will not be charged for this fixture.
There is no guest offer for this fixture.
Entry on Sunday will be possible through any of the stand turnstiles.
IMPORTANT: Please send any queries or responses to seasonticket@gaa.ie.
Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office
This set up is ridiculous. The tickets for Sunday are allocated to the stand. You can't buy a second ticket. You can't go to the terrace. If another friend or family member has a season ticket, you probably won't even be sitting beside them. So if you have a season ticket, you'll most likely be sitting on your own.
It's not like we're looking at a sell out. Might try for the terrace anyway.
Why don't you just stay at home if it's that much of an inconvenience to you :D
Quotemy point is that all the recipients of that email would be based in the North,
most, not all. I live in Dublin.
Quoteso why not do the work for the people (ie customer care) and write down the dialling code on the email.
Where is the GAA follower that doesn't know the code for the 26 counties at this stage?
I get your point about better customer service. However, it is not the most serious failing of the season ticket office.
They should always give a regular phone number in any case as it is often cheaper to ring that.
Quote from: Rossfan on June 01, 2011, 06:46:27 PM
Why don't you just stay at home if it's that much of an inconvenience to you :D
It's not "that much" of an inconvenience. It's just not a very well thought-through system. We're not talking about All Ireland tickets here - it's a first-round match.
Have to say I was very dissappointed with the quality of seat at the Armagh Down Match last Saturday
What do the other armagh and down season ticket holders think ?
Shortso i also was dissapointed with my ticket . Although i was dry i was on the 21 yard line and its hard to see the far end of the field . Others were not so fortunate they were 2 rows from the front and got soaked . A section in the centre of the field should be reserved for season ticket holders in my opinion
QuoteA section in the centre of the field should be reserved for season ticket holders in my opinion
I disagree. Season ticket holders should get a decent seat, to be sure. But possession of a ticket that lets you in to games cheaper does not necessarily trump everyone else, be they sponsors, people running clubs, ex players, county u-21s or whoever.
While a great ground now, in many ways, the Morgan Athletic Grounds has little space between the stand and the sideline, giving little in the way of an angle to see play at the other end of the field.
But why should people that are going to their first game of the year get a better seat than a person who has attended them all . They only work out cheaper if you attend all the games is that not the reward .
Anyone get their ticket for the Tyrone/Monaghan game yet?
No sign of mine so far and I am leaving for Tyrone tonight.
Why do they leave it so bloody late to send them out??
got mine Tuesday
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2011, 09:20:50 AM
Anyone get their ticket for the Tyrone/Monaghan game yet?
No sign of mine so far and I am leaving for Tyrone tonight.
Why do they leave it so bloody late to send them out??
Call then on - 00353 818227009 from the north or 0818227009 from the South
Quote from: Doohicky on June 03, 2011, 09:20:50 AM
Anyone get their ticket for the Tyrone/Monaghan game yet?
No sign of mine so far and I am leaving for Tyrone tonight.
Why do they leave it so bloody late to send them out??
havent got mine yet either. i know three other people who got theirs yesterday.
My ticket arrived yesterday.
No ticket yet. Feck this system anyway. What now?
Mine arrived today...but slight problem. I am already up in Cookstown and the tickets are in Belfast. Anyone coming from Belfast tonight or tomorrow and I can meet you PM me!
Sorted guys thanks!
Phoned the ticket office and they have me sorted for tomorrow (I hope) but couldn't understand why it hadn't arrived. Fairly shoddy operation I thought. I asked him to read me my details/address just to confirm they were ok and he said 'hold on' before telling me that he doesn't know how to get that information and to ring back sometime during the week to get someone to read my address to me.
I got mine. Section K, which according to a pic of the stand in Healy Park would make it the second block from the end - i.e. crap seats.
tickets came this afternoon. talk about cutting it fine!
Got mine in Section A, which again seem to be sh*t seats. When the season tickets started one of the big draws was getting decent seats, somewhere around the halfway line.
GAA as usual seem to think 'money already in the bank' fcuk them...
I'm not sure but I doubt that Croke Park could be blamed for the location of the seats. I assume that the seats are allocated by the county board and Croke Park just sends out the tickets. I will try to find out and put it up here.
I think it would be better if it is the fault of the county board because it would be a lot easier for us to contact and complain directly to a county board secratary than the faceless mass that is Croke Park. Most dedicated followers of county teams either have soem ability to cotact the county secratery or at least know soemone who can.
I'd say you'd be better off looking at the Ulster Council who control tickets for the Ulster Championship games. It is they who make allocations to the county boards for their own seated ticket allowance, rather than the myth that the county boards are holding onto loads of stand tickets for their own purposes.
There were tickets on general sale for the stand today - it wasn't even full! Yet season ticket holders didn't have the option to buy a second one. ::)
When Armagh played Dublin in Croker last year the ground was quarter full, but season ticket holders could not buy a second ticket!
Quote from: armaghniac on June 05, 2011, 09:40:51 PM
When Armagh played Dublin in Croker last year the ground was quarter full, but season ticket holders could not buy a second ticket!
At least when it's like that in Croker you can generally move about - i've done it myself.
i got a season ticket for christmas, but dont know what way it works now. can anyone tell me what ??
Quote from: fan01 on June 05, 2011, 10:00:22 PM
i got a season ticket for christmas, but dont know what way it works now. can anyone tell me what ??
What do you mean Fan 01
Poor seat in Omagh today, got soaked in row B at the front. Wouldn't be rushing for a season ticket next year, the incentive for today was the big selling point.
Quote from: Aaron Boone on June 05, 2011, 10:18:03 PM
Poor seat in Omagh today, got soaked in row B at the front. Wouldn't be rushing for a season ticket next year, the incentive for today was the big selling point.
Had to pick my ticket up on the day as it hasn't arrived by the time I left on friday.
Got given a great seat then came home today to see that my original tickets had arrived on saturday. The original seat was in a terrible place.
Quote from: fan01 on June 05, 2011, 10:00:22 PM
i got a season ticket for christmas, but dont know what way it works now. can anyone tell me what ??
You'll get sent a ticket from now on, and charged for it (assuming your team has already played the 1st round of the Championship proper) automatically, until your team exits stage left.
Here's a question.
How do they know you have attended the games from now on. Yesterday I just handed in my ticket and they didn't scan the season ticket.
Better email Croke Park and tell them ... in case you need an oul ticket in September :D
They normally send out the tickets from here on in and you normally dont scan the tickets . It is taken that you have attended the games because they charge you any way . I think there may be an opt out clause for a game but dont know how it works never used it
I just got a phone call RE my Armagh season ticket. I'm not sure if it is a phising call or not. They were looking my credit card details. I didn't pass them on.
They had a lot of information about me though, it did sound genuine... has anyone else had this call?
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on June 13, 2011, 12:17:29 PM
I just got a phone call RE my Armagh season ticket. I'm not sure if it is a phising call or not. They were looking my credit card details. I didn't pass them on.
They had a lot of information about me though, it did sound genuine... has anyone else had this call?
[I got a call on thursday about the Down season tickets looking the card details and my house number and relly just confirmation of a few details . It was genuine enough as the number was saved in my phone as Croke Park . Aunt ,father and 2 mates also got the same call from the same girl
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on June 13, 2011, 12:17:29 PM
I just got a phone call RE my Armagh season ticket. I'm not sure if it is a phising call or not. They were looking my credit card details. I didn't pass them on.
Very poor form if any GAA source is cold-calling members for their credit card details. I heard recently that ESB debt collection staff are at the same carry-on.
Hi could you do me a favour and put up the number that the GAA called on? I'd like to check my missed calls to see if they called me
Email today re the Armagh v Derry game where they stated:
Hard copy ticket(s) for the centre of the Gerry Arthurs Stand will be posted out this week.
So hopefully sounds like the seats will be OK.
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 13, 2011, 08:42:04 PM
Email today re the Armagh v Derry game where they stated:
Hard copy ticket(s) for the centre of the Gerry Arthurs Stand will be posted out this week.
So hopefully sounds like the seats will be OK.
We'll see on Sunday
Fingers crossed for decent seats
Last time in clones (Armagh v Tyrone - 2009)
I was positioned at the wire - row 1
Quote from: Smokin Joe on June 13, 2011, 08:42:04 PM
Email today re the Armagh v Derry game where they stated:
Hard copy ticket(s) for the centre of the Gerry Arthurs Stand will be posted out this week.
So hopefully sounds like the seats will be OK.
I got the same email... even though they have contacted me RE. my credit card details (which i have not shared!)
Paul the number Croke Park called me on was 0035318717400 a girl called Claire i was talking to
Quote from: NP 76 on June 14, 2011, 09:53:39 AM
Paul the number Croke Park called me on was 0035318717400 a girl called Claire i was talking to
yeah same number. Must be genuine enough.
Quote from: cornafean on June 13, 2011, 01:15:31 PM
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on June 13, 2011, 12:17:29 PM
I just got a phone call RE my Armagh season ticket. I'm not sure if it is a phising call or not. They were looking my credit card details. I didn't pass them on.
Very poor form if any GAA source is cold-calling members for their credit card details. I heard recently that ESB debt collection staff are at the same carry-on.
Yes it is poor form indeed. The reason that they are doing this is:
1) they are moving away from Ticketmaster (who are rip off merchants) and are now using
tickets.ie (which are a small Irish startup company), and
2) they left it too late to do it properly as Round 1 of the qualifiers are almost upon us.
So they decided to hire in temp staff to cold call every season ticket holder and ask them for their credit card details. They will then type the number into an algorithm on their computer to check that it is not a fake number (but you know that already as it is your credit card!). They will then print them off on a sheet of paper and send it on to tickets.ie to process.
I am uncomfortable with this whole process as it has so many security risks for the card holder, never mind the data protection issues they are treading on. I have not given them my number yet, and I am unsure what to do next :-\
I cannot berate the season ticket office staff any louder than I have. A shower of incompetent numpties. I think they keep our details in a folder in the loft somewhere.
So I rang the number and they asked for the card details to pay for the tickets. As explained it is because they are changing service provider. However they didn't take my season ticket numbers. So how do they know who the card relates to?
Then the guy says he will pass them on to the Ulster "boys" and I would be contacted if there was any problem.
When will I be told if there is a problem?
- "You'll be called"
How will they know there is a problem and that I should be called
- "They'll just know"
When should I expect my tickets, will they be sent out?
- "You'll be contacted sometime before the match"
Who will contact me?
- "The Ulster boys"
The game is next week, when exactly should I presume there is a problem so that I don't have a problem on the day?
- "I'm sure there won't be a problem "
So there you have it, apparently I am waiting for "The Ulster boys" to arrange my tickets. This was a bit of a joke conversation I think.
Glad to say that I've got my ticket for Sunday!
Got e mail this morning about the Down v Clare game . It states you have to take your season ticket with you to the game and get it scaned . Your account will be charged 10 euro with no charge for the children . Have to say the info is out in plenty of time for this one
Quote from: NP 76 on June 16, 2011, 01:26:52 PM
Got e mail this morning about the Down v Clare game . It states you have to take your season ticket with you to the game and get it scaned . Your account will be charged 10 euro with no charge for the children . Have to say the info is out in plenty of time for this one
I got the email too, I guess they were waiting for card details to confirm before sending out the email. What way are you planning to travel down? I'm thinking, M1-M50-M7 to limerick and then Limerick to Ennis.
Thinking I'll leave early and get there for a bite or a drink before the game, know anywhere that would be good to go for the pre-match craic?
Thats the way i am heading Paul hope to get away early myself but you know what women are like . Have hotel booked for sat night so hope there is a bit of craic about the town . Was down there earlier in the year at a dancing feis seems a nice town . As long as we get the result thats all thar matters
QuoteI'm thinking, M1-M50-M7 to limerick and then Limerick to Ennis.
4 lanes or more all the way from Newry to Ennis, and mostly motorway. The roads have improved anyway.
Quote from: PAULD123 on June 16, 2011, 02:12:08 PM
Quote from: NP 76 on June 16, 2011, 01:26:52 PM
Got e mail this morning about the Down v Clare game . It states you have to take your season ticket with you to the game and get it scaned . Your account will be charged 10 euro with no charge for the children . Have to say the info is out in plenty of time for this one
I got the email too, I guess they were waiting for card details to confirm before sending out the email. ......
not true. They sent the email out to everyone, even those who have not yet given them any credit card details, like myself
I never got a call or an email about credit card details. Did get the email about arrangements for the Offaly game though.
While not happy with the result, the seat provided in Clones was OK. 55m from the goals, almost behind the Derry dugout and row H so over the wire. Not covered though.
was very happy with my seat - pity about the match ..
Quote from: western exile on June 16, 2011, 06:20:48 PM
Quote from: PAULD123 on June 16, 2011, 02:12:08 PM
Quote from: NP 76 on June 16, 2011, 01:26:52 PM
Got e mail this morning about the Down v Clare game . It states you have to take your season ticket with you to the game and get it scaned . Your account will be charged 10 euro with no charge for the children . Have to say the info is out in plenty of time for this one
I got the email too, I guess they were waiting for card details to confirm before sending out the email. ......
not true. They sent the email out to everyone, even those who have not yet given them any credit card details, like myself
Has anyone checked their bank account? I got the email about the tickets but the money has never left my account. Has anyone else actually been charged yet?
Should be the usual discount Bluebell but there won't be a "discount on the discount" if that makes any sense.
I'm refering to the http://www.irishtimes.com/sports/gaa/2011/0618/1224299184110.html recent discount announced by HQ, discount applies to central competitions and not provinicial competitions.
But would expect to get "discount on the discount" after that.
The bad news for us Derry folk is that we will have to pay an extra 10 euro for an all ireland final ticket ;-)
QuoteThe bad news for us Derry folk is that we will have to pay an extra 10 euro for an all ireland final ticket ;-)
Serves you right, be careful what you wish for. :D
Be sure to cheer to the Armagh minors.
Just got the tickets for the Donegal Tyrone game, this time thay have put us in the section LO now just to be sure does the O indicate the open section.
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 22, 2011, 10:35:09 AM
Just got the tickets for the Donegal Tyrone game, this time thay have put us in the section LO now just to be sure does the O indicate the open section.
Yep
Hey Guys I noticed this today, just after send an email to the season ticket crowd about it:
My credit card has been charged 44 euro for this weekends match, as i have two season tickets. Now they have sent out the open stand tickets to me, these are piced at 25 euro (full price), but as a season ticket holder i am entilted to a discount of 5 euro per ticket so that would make it 20 euro per ticket x 2 for two tickets, so i should have only been charged 40 euro. Looks like they are billing be for a covered ticket at 27 euro -5 euro discount = 22 x 2 tickets = 44
funny for the donegal antrim game it was the uncovered section too, and they were priced at 25 (full price) but the covered section was 27 euro as it is for this weekend.
My card still hasn't been charged. Even though I called and gave them the details
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 24, 2011, 11:56:37 AM
Hey Guys I noticed this today, just after send an email to the season ticket crowd about it:
My credit card has been charged 44 euro for this weekends match, as i have two season tickets. Now they have sent out the open stand tickets to me, these are piced at 25 euro (full price), but as a season ticket holder i am entilted to a discount of 5 euro per ticket so that would make it 20 euro per ticket x 2 for two tickets, so i should have only been charged 40 euro. Looks like they are billing be for a covered ticket at 27 euro -5 euro discount = 22 x 2 tickets = 44
funny for the donegal antrim game it was the uncovered section too, and they were priced at 25 (full price) but the covered section was 27 euro as it is for this weekend.
I think that one of the t&c of the season ticket is that you will receive the best tickets at a €5 discount. So I think that their mistake in your case is that they have sent you the wrong tickets as you should have been entitled to a covered ticket.
Quote from: Goldengreen on June 24, 2011, 11:56:37 AM
Hey Guys I noticed this today, just after send an email to the season ticket crowd about it:
My credit card has been charged 44 euro for this weekends match, as i have two season tickets. Now they have sent out the open stand tickets to me, these are piced at 25 euro (full price), but as a season ticket holder i am entilted to a discount of 5 euro per ticket so that would make it 20 euro per ticket x 2 for two tickets, so i should have only been charged 40 euro. Looks like they are billing be for a covered ticket at 27 euro -5 euro discount = 22 x 2 tickets = 44
funny for the donegal antrim game it was the uncovered section too, and they were priced at 25 (full price) but the covered section was 27 euro as it is for this weekend.
What stand is your tickets for? The Gerry Arthurs is both covered and uncovered, both priced at €27.
is it supposed to say €0.00 on the tickets?
Quote from: clarshack on June 24, 2011, 01:16:48 PM
is it supposed to say €0.00 on the tickets?
yes. said the same on last tickets i got
Quote from: clarshack on June 24, 2011, 01:16:48 PM
is it supposed to say €0.00 on the tickets?
Only for the first match, which is included 'free' with your season ticket subscription.
Has all tyronies got charged for their tickets on Sunday?
Just got charged for the last Armagh game on Wednesday. I didn't give my card details to the guy who called me - so they must've "found" them?
I get the feeling this system is riddled with security flaws!
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on July 01, 2011, 08:30:44 AM
Just got charged for the last Armagh game on Wednesday. I didn't give my card details to the guy who called me - so they must've "found" them?
I get the feeling this system is riddled with security flaws!
Said before, their system is a red folder in a cabinet somewhere in Dublin.
QuoteSaid before, their system is a red folder in a cabinet somewhere in Dublin.
That's only for Tyrone, Armagh details are held in an Orange folder!
You're giving them a lot of credit there! :D
Quote from: ONeill on July 01, 2011, 10:34:53 AM
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on July 01, 2011, 08:30:44 AM
Just got charged for the last Armagh game on Wednesday. I didn't give my card details to the guy who called me - so they must've "found" them?
I get the feeling this system is riddled with security flaws!
Said before, their system is a red folder in a cabinet somewhere in Dublin.
That just makes me think of yer man in the donegal catch advert (Datsun Donaghy/Hughes Insurance man)
"they kept my ideas on a file, in a filing cabinet!"
Mightn't be far away from the actual setup!
,a chara,
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Armagh v Wicklow
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 2
Venue: Morgan Athletic Grounds
Date: Saturday 09/07/2011
Price: Adults: €10 Juveniles: €Nil
Please enter through designated season stile - Stile 16
€10 is reasonable enough for a seat in the comfort of the Morgan Athletic grounds.
Quote from: armaghniac on July 04, 2011, 03:26:00 PM
,a chara,
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Armagh v Wicklow
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 2
Venue: Morgan Athletic Grounds
Date: Saturday 09/07/2011
Price: Adults: €10 Juveniles: €Nil
Please enter through designated season stile - Stile 16
€10 is reasonable enough for a seat in the comfort of the Morgan Athletic grounds.
Agreed, sensible pricing should see a bumper crowd!
Quote from: armaghniac on July 04, 2011, 03:26:00 PM
,a chara,
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Armagh v Wicklow
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 2
Venue: Morgan Athletic Grounds
Date: Saturday 09/07/2011
Price: Adults: €10 Juveniles: €Nil
Please enter through designated season stile - Stile 16
€10 is reasonable enough for a seat in the comfort of the Morgan Athletic grounds.
That's very good. It was €20 into the Gaelic Grounds last Saturday. How much is it without the season ticket?
I got charged on Thursday for the Tyrone Donegal game. I emailed them 3 weeks ago telling them to change my card details and to ring me. Girl rang so gave her my new details.
Guess what - old card was charged. It does not fill me with a lot of confidence where my new details have been stored :S
They're completely useless.
No way are they useless, they are very competent people. I got the folllowing email earlier:
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Leinster Senior Football Final Season Ticket Information
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Atticus, a chara,
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Derry v Donegal
Ulster Senior Championship Football Final
Venue: Croke Park
Date: Sunday, 17/07/2011
Price: Adults: €25 Juveniles: €5
Seating Information: Gerry Arthurs Stand - Section E/K
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i don't know whether i'm getting a ticket to the leinster or the ulster final !
Unless Croker has a new stand, i'd be hoping it's for the ulster final.
Take it i could go into the terrace if i wanted to ?
€10 is a good price for the armagh game.
Whats the story with the tickets for the Longford v Tyrone game. Are we suppose to receive tickets or do we use our season tickets.
I have not got mine yet
Qualifiers are all show the season ticket at the gate, some of us got emails.
Just wondering if everyone got their tickets yet for the Ulster Final, last post came today and nothing there for me :-(
Nothing for me either Goldengreen.
Sometimes i think a season ticket is more hassle than it's worth. They always leave things last minute.
I'm going to email them later and see if i can get something in an email to bring with me to the game in the event that it doesn't come tomorrow.
I don't know why they don't just scan you coming into the gorund & allocate you a seat from there... it means you can sit beside the people you go with for a start... plus there's no hassle regarding post!
I requested to be seated beside a friend in the past & although they said it would not be a problem... it clearly was as we were in different sections!
On another occasion, the same friend had left his card for me to bring someone else... however they had already posted the tickets to his house (he was on holiday! - 2 tickets in his post box gone to waste!)
Quote from: Atticus_Finch on July 15, 2011, 11:47:31 AM
Nothing for me either Goldengreen.
Sometimes i think a season ticket is more hassle than it's worth. They always leave things last minute.
I'm going to email them later and see if i can get something in an email to bring with me to the game in the event that it doesn't come tomorrow.
Problem is we dont get a post on a Saturday out here, seems the runnng of this has gone to the dogs this year with the switch over to the new company.
Any season ticket holders who have not received their match ticket for the Connacht Senior Football Final on Sunday is asked to please do the following:
Email: seasonticket@gaa.ie
State your details and that you have not received your match ticket yet. Your ticket will be sent down and will be available for collection on Sunday from the Connacht G.A.A. van outside Hyde Park.
If you have any further queries please contact Croke Park at 01) 8717400
The above from Mayogaa website.
I had to ring them today because the hard copy ticket had not arrived in the post. So they took name and card number and said the ticket will be at Dr. Hyde Park. When I asked, where exactly it would be? He said "you can't miss it. There will be a long queue, as so many people have not been issued tickets!"
been told:
you will be able to collect
your tickets on match day at the GAA Ticketing van at the bottom
of the hill opposite Creighton's Hotel on the way into the
grounds.
Creighton's will also be hosting a gaaboard.com dance off, come early to avoid the queues.
Season ticket is more hassle than it's worth, i won't be renewing mine.
i agree Goats, surely there is some more efficient system that could be implemented ? Like you say you should be able to scan your season ticket card.
if they feel there is a need to bring some sort of supplementary paper record then surely they could email you out a document with a code on it rather than go through this hassle every single match whereby you wonder if your ticket has arrived yet or not.
Anyone get any reasons or excuses offered up to why they are so inefficient ?
With qualifiers ongoing now, there's more fixture congestion each weekend - but surely this should have been forseen ?
In the qualifiers there is no need for a hard copy ticket, I think i remember someone on here saying about that, is that correct ?
I also won't be renewing mine. It's the non-caring / non-awareness attitude you get in grounds across the country. You almost feel like a 2nd class supporter.
There is no doubt that the system is inefficient and for Ulster games they seem to need to send you a ticket, who knows why, although there is no reason why the Ulster final tickets could not have been sent out a week ago.
However, For me the season ticket will prove invaluable today. As I live in Dublin, I can just head to Aughrim, whereas I would have found it very difficult to secure a ticket in Armagh for the game and would have had to make arrangements to get possession of it. Likewise, if Armagh do win I have a ticket sorted for Omagh, although in this case it would be easier to get one.
No scanner at Casement tonight-several tatty A4 pages and the trusty biro :o ::) :-[
No scanner or even a list at Aughrim. :o
there was a scanner at the gate on the right hand side..
Quote from: armaghniac on July 16, 2011, 10:42:39 PM
No scanner or even a list at Aughrim. :o
Got mine scanned ok. Although there were no signs and I had to ask a couple of stewards were to go. First time in Aughrim. Nice wee town. Good pitch. Bit of an upgrade needed on facilities though!
just received me credit card statement and appears i wasnt charged for the 1st rd qualifier..
which was probably justifiable considering the limp way our county went out of the champinsionship!!!
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Tyrone v Armagh
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 3
Venue: Healy Park, Omagh
Date: Saturday 23/07/2011
Price: Adults: €15 Juveniles: €5
Section: Unreserved Seating in the stand.
Please use your SEASON TICKET(card) to gain entry via the season
ticket stile at the stand stiles.
If you have not used your OPT OUT and you wish to OPT OUT of this
fixture click on the link below;
Please note: This is the only way to Opt Out, opt outs via email
will not be accepted.
(Clicking the link will automatically opt you out.)
Just to check. Are the qualifier prices not €15 for seating and season ticket holders get a five euro discount?
it was €10 last week in Longford
Quote from: Throw ball on July 18, 2011, 07:08:23 PM
Just to check. Are the qualifier prices not €15 for seating and season ticket holders get a five euro discount?
Round Three matches are twenty Euro for seating.
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Derry v Kildare/Cork v Down
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 4
Venue: Croke Park
Date: Saturday 23/07/2011
Price: Adults: €20 Juveniles: €5
Section: 304/305 Cusack stand
You will be emailed print-at-home tickets by Thursday 21/07/2011.
About time they started using the wonders of email ! Nah credit where credit is due - that's a good move, and i very much welcome it. Nothing worse than having the hasssle of wondering when your ticket will arrive and having to chase the ticket office to find out what the craic is.
As for croker this Saturday - €20 for a double header is not a bad price.
Also my seats for the Ulster final couldn't have been much better.
Might just consider renewing my season ticket just yet ;D
QuoteAbout time they started using the wonders of email ! Nah credit where credit is due - that's a good move, and i very much welcome it. Nothing worse than having the hasssle of wondering when your ticket will arrive and having to chase the ticket office to find out what the craic is.
The email ticket was always there for Croke Park, it is only in Ulster that paper seemed to be needed.
You'd think if it was in place with HQ that ulster could implement it as well ... hopefully next year !
Quote from: Atticus_Finch on July 18, 2011, 08:41:21 PM
You'd think if it was in place with HQ that ulster could implement it as well ... hopefully next year !
It hasnt been implemented yet and the season tickets have been running this 3 years so dont think next year will make much of a difference
Quote from: drici on July 18, 2011, 07:11:01 PM
Quote from: Throw ball on July 18, 2011, 07:08:23 PM
Just to check. Are the qualifier prices not €15 for seating and season ticket holders get a five euro discount?
Round Three matches are twenty Euro for seating.
Cheers
Quote from: Atticus_Finch on July 18, 2011, 08:07:51 PM
Please see the Season Ticket information below.
Fixture: Derry v Kildare/Cork v Down
GAA FOOTBALL ALL IRELAND SENIOR CHAMPIONSHIP 2011 ROUND 4
Venue: Croke Park
Date: Saturday 23/07/2011
Price: Adults: €20 Juveniles: €5
Section: 304/305 Cusack stand
You will be emailed print-at-home tickets by Thursday 21/07/2011.
About time they started using the wonders of email ! Nah credit where credit is due - that's a good move, and i very much welcome it. Nothing worse than having the hasssle of wondering when your ticket will arrive and having to chase the ticket office to find out what the craic is.
As for croker this Saturday - €20 for a double header is not a bad price.
Also my seats for the Ulster final couldn't have been much better.
Might just consider renewing my season ticket just yet ;D
Instead you will be wondering why the f**k did you not receive an email,
Shame this has to be my first post on here but has anyone with a season ticket who went to any of the provincial finals checked their bank accounts. I and a few other Derry season ticket holders have been charged €35 for my ticket when the email from Croke Park on the 4th July stated Adults where €25.
Total joke. Hardly surprising with the rest of the c**k ups they have made in relation to season ticket holders.
I am just after recievinga phone call from the ticket office asking me to yet again confirm my card details before they can release my tickets for the Down game on sat . Did anyone else get contacted
Shambles of an operation.
Just received this email.
It has come to our attention that, due to an error on our part,
you were charged €35 for the GAA Ulster Senior Championship
Football Final instead of €25.
We apologize for this error. This should never have been the case.
The €10 will be returned to the accounts in question promptly.
Apologies again for any inconvenience caused.
Le Meas
GAA Ticket Office
So fair play to them for taking the right action. Still doesn't excuse the complete balls up they have made of season tickets all year. It wasn't like this was a one off for this game. How hard can it be to organise properly. Be interesting to see if I get emailed my ticket for the game on Sat.
Would have been better to give you the €10 deduction on your next tickets...
Then again would be too late to do that for the Kildare game and they wont have any more options to give the reduction after the weekend.
Has any one recieved an e mail yet for the tickets for Down and Cork game i got one at the startof the week about printing them off but nothing as yet wondered was there some probelm
I have spent the morning on the phone with Croke Park regarding the season tickets . Looking for card details AGAIN after me giving them yesterday . I havent been charged for any games thus far as they had no details for me details which i gave them before the championship .My father also has 2 which there is a probelm with . He is on holidays and i was to meet him tomorrow with the tickets . I now had to put all the cards on to my account 5 adults and 3 children or they wont release the tickets . So i now have a bill for 4 games x 5 people to pay to get tomorrows tickets . Is anyone else having this trouble as i have spoken to 2 people this morning having trouble also
Armaghniac, a chara
There is a large crowd expected at the GAA Football All-Ireland
Qualifier between Tyrone & Armagh tomorrow night(Saturday 23rd
July) in Healy Park, Omagh.
The stand is a sell-out and seating is unreserved so the advice
is to get there as early as you can!
GAA Season Tickets will be scanned at all stand turnstiles.
Terrace Option
If you would prefer to use the terrace on the night you may do so
by entering at the designated terrace turnstiles at the main
entrance.
Enjoy the match!
Le Meas
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Bluebell i still never recieved any yet either . I rang up and gave out f**k and he told me that i would get an email tonight with the tickets or if not to explain what to do next . He mentioned taking the season ticket with me and getting a ticket tommorrow at the back of the Cusack stand . I have used the same card since these season tickets came out 3 years ago so cant see what the probelm is . Total sham of an operation
GAA season ticket office dealing with ticket problems:
(http://hypocrisy.com/files/2010/01/keystopne-cops-2.jpg)
Did you get sorted Bluebell i have to go to the office at the back of the Cusack stand hope its worth all the hassel good luck Down
Print out ticket for Tyrone v Ross arrived nice and timely
anyone else having trouble getting their tickets for tomorrow? joke of a setup. definitely not renewing next year!
tickets arrived at 8.40pm . printer at home then ran out of ink. >:(
thankfully got someone to print them for me.
it cant be right that it's left this late in the day.
In fairness clarshack, it's more likely to be an email issue than a GAA issue: they'd send them all out simultaneously, so why would they choose to pick on you (apart from being a Tyronie, and sure we all deserve that! ;) ).
I had an email sent to me yesterday that arrived this morning, despite having a subsequent email sent from the same address to the same address that arrived within seconds! There are some weird goings on with the ether these days.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 29, 2011, 11:57:49 PM
In fairness clarshack, it's more likely to be an email issue than a GAA issue: they'd send them all out simultaneously, so why would they choose to pick on you (apart from being a Tyronie, and sure we all deserve that! ;) ).
I had an email sent to me yesterday that arrived this morning, despite having a subsequent email sent from the same address to the same address that arrived within seconds! There are some weird goings on with the ether these days.
trust me this was a gaa issue. was on the phone to them about 5 or 6 times today. the image above from o'neill is pretty accurate.
what i learnt today is that the croke park ticket office seemingly have no control over the sending/allocation of tickets. your name is put on a list and sent to tickets.ie who subsequently process the tickets, and it seems the 2 organisations arent very good at communicating with each other.
Seems this board is playing up now - my post (that you replied to) has disappeared but I did not remove it!
Fair enough, more than a few links in that chain.
anyone got number for ringing the ticket office from the north, 10am on the morning of the match and still no ticket sent for Tyrone v Ross. have had to source them from elsewhere. fking joke of a system
Just got the ticket in an email there: for Lower Cusack, Section 406! WTF?
Presuming they'll reissue with a section that actually exists in Croke; have emailed them just in case.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on August 03, 2011, 08:57:57 PM
Just got the ticket in an email there: for Lower Cusack, Section 406! WTF?
Presuming they'll reissue with a section that actually exists in Croke; have emailed them just in case.
Section 406 is the back of 306 if I remember correctly. Would be about the half way line and under cover. Should be a good seat. If you are hungry there is a new food place just behind it. Access would be via 306. At least you can still use your season ticket. :(
Thanks for that Throw ball, never been in it and not on any of the seating plans I've seen.
I'm 304. The Hill in me ear.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on August 03, 2011, 09:22:08 PM
Thanks for that Throw ball, never been in it and not on any of the seating plans I've seen.
http://www.anfearrua.ie/story.asp?id=1031
Good man ross4life, clarifies it.
Quote from: ONeill on August 03, 2011, 10:01:50 PM
I'm 304. The Hill in me ear.
Only for the start of it, with a bit of luck! ;)
(http://media.ticketmaster.co.uk/tm/en-gb/tmimages/venue/maps/uk2/11476s_a.gif)
I'm in 406 too, row MM. I've never seen this section in any of the seating plans. It must be pretty far back though
The wheelchair section is right at the back of the lower tier, didn't realise they labeled the seats in front of it in the 400's though. You'll be right in under the premium section anyway I'd imagine, don't like it in there myself, a lot of the noise, atmosphere lost IMO.
Anybody who was over charged for the Ulster final get their money back yet?
2 weeks after getting an email from the shambles that is the ticket office saying a refund would be issued promptly there is still no sign of it. Called them yesterday and it seemed like they had forgotten all about it until I reminded them. Even at that they didn't appear to care. When you ask to speak to someone in charge they don't appear to know who is in charge. Says it all.
Can somebody tell me how many people ordered the season tickets for Mayo in 2011? I'm thinking about getting one for next year, be it the normal season ticket, or the 'Mayo County Board' season ticket.
Many people here have season tickets. Would there be any merit in making a list of suggested reasonable improvements/changes to the service and sending these as a petition to the powers that be?
Quote from: armaghniac on October 26, 2011, 05:54:00 PM
Many people here have season tickets. Would there be any merit in making a list of suggested reasonable improvements/changes to the service and sending these as a petition to the powers that be?
Could be a good idea. I think they are to start 2012 sales soon. For a start what about improving the seats available to season ticket holders, having a facility to sit beside other season ticket holders you may know at all ticket games (this could be done by getting card numbers early in season and keeping relevant numbers grouped together) and sending ticket notifications or tickets for all ticket games out earlier. That is a quick start off the top of my head. I am sure others will have ideas.
Sitting beside someone is a big one.
They worked this well in Croke Park in the past & also in the Newry - allocate seats as you go in. Simples!
I requested to be seated beside a friend in Clones - ticket office said no problem. We were sent tickets out at opposite ends of the pitch.
I still never gave my details to the ticket office either...
Echo what people have said already
-Better seats than last year (min that seat be covered and at a decent hight,and in between the two 40's)
-Site beside other season ticket holders
-On-line record of your attendance
-On-line Statement of transactions for tickets
-Option to indicate accessible seats for older people
-Option to take a friend.
-Some clarity in how the "Draw" happens if you have 100% attendance
I am now facing the ultimate sanction known to any gael ... the season ticket people have been in touch and they have said I may not be allowed to renew my season ticket ... i've been having sleepless nights since i've received the email.
The reason for this - they said they haven't received payment for me for the ulster final ... this is despite me giving them my details on three occasions to obtain payment.
The one silver lining for me when Derry exited the All Ireland qualifiers was not having to deal with this bunch of clowns.
The last game for Derry was against Kildare in the qualifiers. I was going through the usual rigmarole with the season ticket people and having to ask them where my ticket was for the game - then they contacted me the day before the Kildare game to say they hadn't received payment for the ulster final. Even though i had received an email a few days earlier to that to say i was over charged for the Ulster final and that they would get the money back to me.
After giving them my payment details for the third time (you'd have to wonder what the f**k they actually do with your details) I said to them that i didn't want a ticket for the kildare game through them, that i'd rather source the ticket myself and pay the extra 5 euros or whatever it was than be messed about by them once again.
Just out of curiosity are many of you lads who got season tickets last year going to renew them ?
Interesting that, while the majority of admission fees are frozen or being reduced, they have decided to up the price of the season ticket by a tenner.
That's the icing on the cake for me AFS ! I'm not going near it (not that i was ever considering it)
They should be giving everyone who had a season ticket last year a tenner discount !
I got an email from "markw@aptvision.com" last week.
subject title: "You have just renewed your season tickets."
Your new ticket will be sent to the accout owner's address.
Thank you
I have yet to receive any email re season tickets from croke park yet. I had 3 in my name last year and most likely will renew it again this year.
Have other current holders received emails yet??
Not as yet Donelli but is that really a surprise . The service last year was a joke . Was talking to a man at the Burren game on Sunday who recieved an e mail on Friday looking payment for all of Downs games last year as they had forgotten to charge him . I had six in my name last year and it was hard work to get the seats together , get good seats , get in contact with the season ticket office , and even harder to pay for them as they rang 6 times concerning my card details . I would still take them next year because the simple fact is it saves you begging for tickets and trying to get the children sitting beside you
Don't worry they have your details in a file, in a filing cabinet!
The organisation of the scheme has not been the best, the inability to take a friend or sit beside someone is unreasonable. Some sort of website should allow people do this.
Mind you, rumour has it that the St Patrick's day club finals will be thrown in this year, which might be handy!
Got an email recently saying that I hadn't been charged for the qualifier game last summer and sure enough I hadn't due to my laser card being out of date. Paid the balance yesterday and apparently the emails giving the opportunity to renew will be sent out late this week or early next week.
An email has just been sent out (16:46) with season ticket renewal details.
Just renewed while I can still afford it . Fcukin € 3.00 postage charge >:(
Just renewed the season tickets again hope it is better run this year compared to the past year
Quote from: NP 76 on December 05, 2011, 11:56:06 PM
Just renewed the season tickets again hope it is better run this year compared to the past year
The new web site is an improvement. By the looks of the tabs at the top - some of our reservations seem to have been looked at. We'll see.
Hope it is Goats because it is a good system and saves both money and hassel in the long run
QuoteThe new web site is an improvement
Perhaps. I tried renewing. I initially typed in a dud Laser card number, when added a card with the correct number and tried to buy the ticket the website just went into space. Not very impressive.
Having a problem with it as well. I have 2 cards on my account, one for myself and a juvenile card for the young one. When I tick both boxes it will only let me renew the juvenile card and not my own. If I only tick the box for my card it shows the €3 fee and nothing for the card.
Sent an email, waiting for an answer
Renewed the night the email was sent out a few weeks back.
still nothing in the post. Pity as 2 of them are Christmas presents....
I did the same Donelli booked them straight away thinking they would be a surprise for the children for christmas but still no sign of them
Gaa.ie states that if you purchased them before the 14th December they have been posted out. Alternatively you can print a gift certificate.
Arrived this morning. Just in time for the wrapping :)
Am I right in saying one of the changes to the season ticket this year allows me to go see any football game regardless if my county is playing or not?
Might hit the double header in Croker next week if so...
Will we have the ticket before the league?
mine arrived before xmas
Got mine before Crimbo...
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on January 24, 2012, 08:50:42 AM
Am I right in saying one of the changes to the season ticket this year allows me to go see any football game regardless if my county is playing or not?
Might hit the double header in Croker next week if so...
I don't believe so. It is inclusive of the league and club finals, regardless of whether your county gets there or not IIRC.
I got mine christmas eve but the brother ordered his the same time and still no sign of his
I ordered mine on the 16th Dec and still no sign. Brutal service and almost impossible to get on the phone. Terrible.
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on January 24, 2012, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on January 24, 2012, 08:50:42 AM
Am I right in saying one of the changes to the season ticket this year allows me to go see any football game regardless if my county is playing or not?
Might hit the double header in Croker next week if so...
I don't believe so. It is inclusive of the league and club finals, regardless of whether your county gets there or not IIRC.
From here: http://www.gaa.ie/seasonticket (http://www.gaa.ie/seasonticket)
Quote"NEW! All Allianz League matches in code, including Semi Finals & Finals."
I ordered mine just at the end of the discount for renewals. This was mostly because my previous attempts to renew had failed on the website, although it deducted 3¢ from my Laser card. I was tempted to give out about this, but hadn't the energy.
But if I receive it and it includes the double bill in Croker, then I might go.
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on January 24, 2012, 11:56:20 AM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on January 24, 2012, 11:25:19 AM
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on January 24, 2012, 08:50:42 AM
Am I right in saying one of the changes to the season ticket this year allows me to go see any football game regardless if my county is playing or not?
Might hit the double header in Croker next week if so...
I don't believe so. It is inclusive of the league and club finals, regardless of whether your county gets there or not IIRC.
From here: http://www.gaa.ie/seasonticket (http://www.gaa.ie/seasonticket)
Quote"NEW! All Allianz League matches in code, including Semi Finals & Finals."
Maybe so then, certainly worth an email to verify.
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on January 24, 2012, 12:29:29 PM
Quote"NEW! All Allianz League matches in code, including Semi Finals & Finals."
Maybe so then, certainly worth an email to verify.
The reading of the website certainly makes it sound like you would be entitled to any league game in the code. But I am sure this is just an error, as the statement above it contradicts it - "All Allianz league Matches + Opening Championship fixture for County in code". Or at least this statement is made partly redundant by the seemingly great offer we are taking about.
Please post your answer from them on here when you get it. They are generally very good at answering emails and you should have an answer within 24 hours.
There was an ad for season tickets in the Irish News last week. It "Includes Free Entry to all Allianz League Matches in your code" I interpret this as free entry to either football or hurling depending on which Season Ticket you have.
Is there a "Season Ticket" available that applies to your countys home games only? Probably not enough value in it for an Antrim man considering some of the travelling we'll be doing in the league ;D
Good News::
QuoteGDS a chara
We will be notifying all season ticket holders of how this will work via email shortly
If you are looking to go to the Double header game in Croke Park, you simply go to Croke
Park to the Cusack Stand Box Office (Where the stiles are) and there will be a Season Ticket Help Desk there where we will issue you with ticket there and then
Just make sure to bring your season ticket Card with you.
Le Meas
Clare
Quote from: Goats Do Shave on January 24, 2012, 02:58:07 PM
Good News::
QuoteGDS a chara
We will be notifying all season ticket holders of how this will work via email shortly
If you are looking to go to the Double header game in Croke Park, you simply go to Croke
Park to the Cusack Stand Box Office (Where the stiles are) and there will be a Season Ticket Help Desk there where we will issue you with ticket there and then
Just make sure to bring your season ticket Card with you.
Le Meas
Clare
Good work GDS, fully intending on going to that game so you just saved me forking out for a ticket, bualadh bos.
QuoteGood work GDS, fully intending on going to that game so you just saved me forking out for a ticket, bualadh bos.
perhaps they should have a GAAboard neutral section!!
Anyone know what the procedure is for a lost Season ticket?
im gonna contact them today but do they issue a new one with a charge or ido the just send on an e mail for games.
What if I lose my Season Ticket?
If you lose your Season Ticket let the GAA Ticket Office in writing and you will be sent a new one. There is a EUR5 charge for replacement Season Tickets.
http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/faqs/
Quote from: Shortso79 on January 30, 2012, 01:29:27 PM
What if I lose my Season Ticket?
If you lose your Season Ticket let the GAA Ticket Office in writing and you will be sent a new one. There is a EUR5 charge for replacement Season Tickets.
http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/faqs/
Cheers Shortso
Has everyone got their season tickets by now? :(
Quote from: Jinxy on January 30, 2012, 02:15:54 PM
Has everyone got their season tickets by now? :(
Indeed Jinxy before the xmas...........................id hound them if I was you
Got mine about two weeks ago as well, I'd assume that's when the second batch of them went out.
just got mine on Friday
Quotejust got mine on Friday
Moi, aussi.
Yes - if you have a Derry Football Season Ticket - you can gain entry to any other national football league match this weekend.
Got this email earlier today.....
Season Ticket Added Value
A Chara,
Included in your Season Ticket for Armagh is entry into All Allianz Football League games for other Counties
Special Arrangements are in place for Croke Park (see below). For all other fixtures, present your Season Ticket at the Season Stile.
If you wish to attend the Croke Park Double Header below:
Kildare V Tyrone 5.00pm
Dublin V Kerry 7.15 pm
Sat 4th Feb - Croke Park
Please indicate your intention to attend this fixture by clicking the link below:
Yes, I will attend
Please Note: Seats will be allocated on match day. Seat location will be based upon availability.To collect your tickets, go to the Season Ticket Box Office located at the back of the Cusack Stand between Blocks B and C and present your Season Ticket Card.
Le Meas
GAA Ticket Office
Is there any way to sit with another person at the Croke Pk game. I don't see why you should not be able to buy another ticket on the day even if you have to pay at the season ticket office.
Yeah that's the major downside.
Not much use having a season ticket if you can't sit with your own people.
Quote from: Jinxy on January 31, 2012, 09:01:08 PM
Yeah that's the major downside.
Not much use having a season ticket if you can't sit with your own people.
More segregation proposed ;D
Quote from: Jinxy on January 31, 2012, 09:01:08 PM
Yeah that's the major downside.
Not much use having a season ticket if you can't sit with your own people.
You're gettin in free to a game you mane oul hoor >:(
Cavan ancestry iI presume.
That's a horrible thing to say.
What stops someone going to the Tyrone game this weekend with their print-out tickets and give their season ticket to someone else to attend another game that is only season ticket entry?
Quote from: Muzz on February 03, 2012, 11:28:18 AM
What stops someone going to the Tyrone game this weekend with their print-out tickets and give their season ticket to someone else to attend another game that is only season ticket entry?
Nothing I suppose. I'll be heading to Portlaoise though so will miss out. :P
Quote from: Muzz on February 03, 2012, 11:28:18 AM
What stops someone going to the Tyrone game this weekend with their print-out tickets and give their season ticket to someone else to attend another game that is only season ticket entry?
The season ticket is tied to the County, so if Tyrone aren't playing in two places at once s/he'd be fecked! ;)
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on February 03, 2012, 02:28:45 PM
Quote from: Muzz on February 03, 2012, 11:28:18 AM
What stops someone going to the Tyrone game this weekend with their print-out tickets and give their season ticket to someone else to attend another game that is only season ticket entry?
The season ticket is tied to the County, so if Tyrone aren't playing in two places at once s/he'd be fecked! ;)
Tisk, tisk, FOSB, not paying attention in class again I see, the season tickets get you in free to ANY national league game this year. So, for example, I'm heading to Croker on Sat night and Haggardstown on Sun with mine. Muzz's example would mean that he'd head to Croker with his online printout ticket and in theory a friend of his could head to Navan for the Eastmeath Monaghan match with the physical season ticket card.
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on February 03, 2012, 02:48:39 PM
Tisk, tisk, FOSB, not paying attention in class again I see, the season tickets get you in free to ANY national league game this year. So, for example, I'm heading to Croker on Sat night and Haggardstown on Sun with mine. Muzz's example would mean that he'd head to Croker with his online printout ticket and in theory a friend of his could head to Navan for the Eastmeath Monaghan match with the physical season ticket card.
Oops! Fair enough, so they take no account of the season ticket ID when they send out the printout?
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on February 03, 2012, 03:25:55 PM
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on February 03, 2012, 02:48:39 PM
Tisk, tisk, FOSB, not paying attention in class again I see, the season tickets get you in free to ANY national league game this year. So, for example, I'm heading to Croker on Sat night and Haggardstown on Sun with mine. Muzz's example would mean that he'd head to Croker with his online printout ticket and in theory a friend of his could head to Navan for the Eastmeath Monaghan match with the physical season ticket card.
Oops! Fair enough, so they take no account of the season ticket ID when they send out the printout?
Ah, I'm sure they do but I'd be surprised if a red flag was raised out in Navan when your season ticket was scanned there with you supposed to be in Croker (it'd probably be the man with the sheet in Navan anyway).
Well thats what I was thinking - so I have my printout and I go through the turnstyle. But they dont scan that printout. Joe Bloggs at Newry on Friday night has my season ticket gets it scanned and in he goes. They surely wont know who used them.
Quote from: Muzz on February 03, 2012, 04:00:55 PM
Well thats what I was thinking - so I have my printout and I go through the turnstyle. But they dont scan that printout. Joe Bloggs at Newry on Friday night has my season ticket gets it scanned and in he goes. They surely wont know who used them.
I think they do Muzz, is there not a barcode on the printout?
Yep, there is a barcode on the printout ticket, and it's definitely scanned (at least it has always been with me).
Must compare it against my season ticket the code on the barcode see what they are...
Might be then if you use your card at a game and the tickets they charge you again or something...God Knows.
Successfully used my armagh season ticket to see down play donegal in newry last night and then again in Armagh today - great job
Does the season ticket work for the provisional fianl this Sunday??
Anyone know does my season ticket cover me for croker tomorrow for the club finals and if so do I need to print out a ticket like last week or will they just scan it at the gate??
I got an email earlier in the week
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Saturday 17th March, Croke Park
AIB GAA Hurling All Ireland Senior Club Championship Final
Coolderry V Loughgiel Shamrocks at 2pm
AIB GAA Football All Ireland Senior Club Championship Final
Crossmaglen Ranger V Garrycastle at 3.45pm
If you wish to attend this fixture, we will issue you Print at Home Tickets.
Simply click below to reserve your tickets by 1pm Thurs 15th March!
I wish to attend the Club All Ireland Finals!
Please Note: Your Season Ticket Card will not gain you entry at Croke Park turnstiles to this game. You must click the link above to reserve your tickets. Print at Home tickets will be issued into your Season Ticket Account before the weekend.
Login to your Season Ticket Account here and use the Print at Home Guidelines here!
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they gave me 310 Cusack, Row G, seems like I should bring a raincoat!
Season Ticket Arrangements
This page is updated weekly with Season Ticket Arrangements fixture by fixture.It will let you know whether you be issued a Print at Home Ticket or simply use your Season Ticket Card to gain entry to the fixture.
Season Ticket Account Holder Site Login
Link to the Login Screen for Season Ticket Holders. Your username is your email address!
Print at Home Guidelines
For any future games where Print at Home tickets are being issued -click here for instructions on how to print.
Any season ticket queries can be emailed to seasonticket@gaa.ie
Le Meas
GAA Ticket Office
How can you check your attendances with the season ticket? Or can you? I'm just wondering because last night my ticket didn't scan in but the fella said, 'sure go on anyway'. I just want to clarify if it's scanning in at all.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on April 01, 2012, 04:35:41 PM
How can you check your attendances with the season ticket? Or can you? I'm just wondering because last night my ticket didn't scan in but the fella said, 'sure go on anyway'. I just want to clarify if it's scanning in at all.
Don't know the answer but I know that was one of the reasons why I didn't renew this year. i.e. poor awareness of the season ticket concept at the gates.
Not a blip with the Season Tickets since I bought them in their first year - until this year, couple of disastrous experiences at matches and still have n't received them yet! Anyone else?
Section 406. I sussed out the Croke Park seating arrangements. I assume it's behind Section 306?? Although it's dangerous to assume anything!
season ticket worked well for me this year again.
even got me access to the 2 club finals.
great value for money
I'm not happy with my season ticket.
This new credit card design makes them very hard to rip up.
Just signed into my seasonticket email today and found this.
Farrandeelin, a chara,
You may have heard Mayo County Board introduced the Club+ version of the GAA Season Ticket. For an extra €115 you can attend all Club Fixtures under auspices of the Mayo County Board in 2012. So that's club Minor to Senior grade in Hurling and Football!
If you have not already done so and would like to upgrade your season Ticket to the Club+ version please contact the GAA Ticket Office on 0818227009.
Le Meas
GAA Ticket Office.
Just letting you all know. I did it anyway at the beginning of the year when I ordered it. Any other counties doing the same?
Armagh have a reasonable deal, although not ideal for the likes of myself who is non resident
For only €20 you can attend any Adult Football Club Champonship fixture in Armagh including the Final!!
Quote from: armaghniac on April 20, 2012, 09:06:07 PM
Armagh have a reasonable deal, although not ideal for the likes of myself who is non resident
For only €20 you can attend any Adult Football Club Champonship fixture in Armagh including the Final!!
Do you need to have had a Season Ticket for that? If so, are there any similar packages that can be purchased if you didn't buy a Seaon Ticket?
Do the gate receipts not go to the clubs on league fixtures
Just had a letter from the season ticket crowd advising me that I should have received an email already about Sunday's game (which I haven't), with details on how to print at home: you must log on to www.seasontickets.ie (not www.tickets.ie).
QuoteJust had a letter from the season ticket crowd advising me that I should have received an email already about Sunday's game (which I haven't),
I did receive an email (and a letter).
Ulster S.F.C 10th June Athletic Grounds
ST Account:999999
,a chara,
The GAA Championship has arrived!!!
As a Armagh GAA Football Season Ticket holder you have already paid for this weekend's Ulster S.F.C Championship fixture.
Armagh v Tyrone 4:00pm Athletic Grounds
You need to print off your ticket(s) for the game.
To print your ticket please log into your account.
Click here to log in
For instructions on how to print off see link below :
For Print at Home Instructions please click here.
Le Meas
GAA Ticket Office
Checked my ST attendance and I see the last game I attended according to them was thd Mayo v Cork game in Castlebar. I've been to all gamesapart from Kerry and Armaghgames. What can I do to rectify this? My printouts wouldn't scan properly at Croke Park :-\
Why do you want it rectified? it shouldnt matter, you will still get your tickets to the games no matter how many games you attended
Quote from: Farrandeelin on June 18, 2012, 12:35:59 PM
Checked my ST attendance and I see the last game I attended according to them was thd Mayo v Cork game in Castlebar. I've been to all gamesapart from Kerry and Armaghgames. What can I do to rectify this? My printouts wouldn't scan properly at Croke Park :-\
Try emailing them Farrandeelin (seasonticket@gaa.ie), explaining that their system has not recorded all your attendances, and they should be able to manually update your details (I'd imagine).
Same problem myself, been to all the match's, yet my attendance shows 5/11. Sent them an e-mail this morning they replied back,
"Season ticket attendance records are in the process of being updated, which is why the information in your account appears to be incorrect. We hope to have this update completed by July 4th."
Quote from: mayo.mick on June 18, 2012, 03:45:54 PM
Same problem myself, been to all the match's, yet my attendance shows 5/11. Sent them an e-mail this morning they replied back,
"Season ticket attendance records are in the process of being updated, which is why the information in your account appears to be incorrect. We hope to have this update completed by July 4th."
why has everyone got a bee in their bonnet about attendance at matches, you will stil get your tickets for the matches your teams are involved in
Quote from: Onion Bag on June 18, 2012, 03:48:23 PM
Quote from: mayo.mick on June 18, 2012, 03:45:54 PM
Same problem myself, been to all the match's, yet my attendance shows 5/11. Sent them an e-mail this morning they replied back,
"Season ticket attendance records are in the process of being updated, which is why the information in your account appears to be incorrect. We hope to have this update completed by July 4th."
why has everyone got a bee in their bonnet about attendance at matches, you will stil get your tickets for the matches your teams are involved in
Thinking about 3rd sunday in september ;D
Quote from: Onion Bag on June 18, 2012, 03:48:23 PM
why has everyone got a bee in their bonnet about attendance at matches, you will stil get your tickets for the matches your teams are involved in
If you're lucky; remember that in order to be
guaranteed a ticket for your team's next game you must have attended at least 60% of games to date.
Like mayo.mick, I dare to dream a bit! ;)
Quote from: mayo.mick on June 18, 2012, 03:45:54 PM
Same problem myself, been to all the match's, yet my attendance shows 5/11. Sent them an e-mail this morning they replied back,
"Season ticket attendance records are in the process of being updated, which is why the information in your account appears to be incorrect. We hope to have this update completed by July 4th."
I got the same response. It looks like it is a manual process of someone entering the information from a printed log. Poor software engineering.
Still, it's better run this year compared to the fiasco last year >:(
For those who attended the Mayo v Leitrim match in Castlebar today there were two young fellas (round 18/19) writing down names on pages of paper. I was sure there'd be a scanner. Shambolic isn't the word.
Anyone get their email yet re: ticket for Armagh V Roscommon match
Is it print off your own again?
And has anyone had word from them about the Donegal-Tyrone game?
QuoteIs it print off your own again?
I wouldn't expect so, qualifiers in a big stadium will probably just be show the card.
Quote from: armaghniac on June 26, 2012, 12:00:29 PM
QuoteIs it print off your own again?
I wouldn't expect so, qualifiers in a big stadium will probably just be show the card.
But they're supposed to be paid for from now on (each game), unless it's taken that your account has already been debited (though tech wizards they most certainly aren't!).
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on June 26, 2012, 11:44:26 AM
And has anyone had word from them about the Donegal-Tyrone game?
aye got email this morning. tickets now available to print
Quote from: wdusln on June 26, 2012, 01:07:28 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on June 26, 2012, 11:44:26 AM
And has anyone had word from them about the Donegal-Tyrone game?
aye got email this morning. tickets now available to print
Thanks, I'll get on to the feckers, nada for the 2nd time in a row!
As expected, Armagh folk can just show their card
As a Armagh Season Ticket Holder you need to bring your Seasion Ticket Card to gain entry to the Stadium this weekend. You will be permitted entry via the appropriate Stiles with your Season Ticket Card.
Anybody with Ulster Bank account / cards could be in trouble.
They might have to sit out this game or get tickets elsewhere.
QuoteAnybody with Ulster Bank account / cards could be in trouble.
They might have to sit out this game or get tickets elsewhere.
I'd say they'll be OK. In previous years they didn't track down out of date cards for months.
Quote from: armaghniac on June 26, 2012, 03:03:25 PM
I'd say they'll be OK. In previous years they didn't track down out of date cards for months.
Different crowd 'managing' them this year.
The reason I hadn't received any recent emails was because they had 'lost' my email!
As a conseqence, I wasn't notified that my Laser card had expired, so as a further conseqence they could not debit my account, and as a yet further consequence I had not been issued with a ticket for Saturday's game.
Ergo, with this crowd, if they cannot debit your account (because of an expired card or such), you will not be in receipt of a ticket automatically after the last (season-ticket) bundled game.
Anybody else have inaccurate attendances? I'm down as not having attended the Mayo v Dublin game in McHale Park, the game where the fella scanning in said, 'Sure go on anyway'. Also the last day v Leitrim, there was no scanner, just two young bucks writing down lists of names, I'm not down for that game either!
I think that they have my attendance, for example, accurately enough at this stage Farrandeelin, though initially they had me fairly arbitrarily (so it seemed) at the 60% attendance mark (the minimum for guaranteed tickets); though they have me down as having been at 1 game that I wasn't at, and don't have me down for 1 game that I was at. All a bit too manual it seems.
I'm not down for the Dublin vs Down match in Newry which I was at. I'll email them and let you know what they say
Any of the printout games the bloody barcode won't scan in. Well it definitely won't scan in this time round as the printer seemed to make a right balls of it! >:(
Is info@seasontickets.ie the email address? I've to email them with a few attendance queries myself.
Try this one Farr: seasonticket@gaa.ie.
I sent this email:
Sorry to disturb you.
I have checked my attendance record online. There is a mistake. My tickets are not recorded as having attended the Down vs Dublin match on 18th March 2012. We were in fact at this game. I have attached the screen shots from our attendance records. Can our attendance records be corrected?
I received this reply
Paul a Chara,
I've just looked at your attendance there, and it's up-to-date for both of you now.
Enjoy the rest of the Championship!
Le Meas,
Rachel
GAA Ticket Office
Anyone else get double charged for any of the games this year ????
Quote from: Farrandeelin on July 06, 2012, 11:53:06 PM
Anybody else have inaccurate attendances? I'm down as not having attended the Mayo v Dublin game in McHale Park, the game where the fella scanning in said, 'Sure go on anyway'. Also the last day v Leitrim, there was no scanner, just two young bucks writing down lists of names, I'm not down for that game either!
Four games not registered on my account. Have the Dublin V Mayo game alright but missing Mayo v Leitrim. As far as I could see that young lad didnt even take my name down. Have sent and email off
just checked my attendance down for 57% and the only match i rememebr that didnt have a scanner was the Leitrim one . how exactly does this system work. makes me fear a bit for my credit card details
I was a bit confused by my problem with not being registered for the Dublin match in Newry. I am very careful to make sure the ticket is scanned and I remember that the scanner definitely beeped as we went through. So I fail to see how the information didn't make it back to HQ. However as I showed in my emails, they are very helpful and sorted it out and had replied within 2 hours. In fact I have to say that I have always received a helpful reply in no less than 24 hours each time I have emailed Croke Park about the season tickets.
The key thing I would say is to get it sorted now before your team happens to magically appear in an All-Ireland and you are scrambling to prove you attended 60% of matches to qualify for a ticket to the final. I think they, understandably, may be a bit less helpful then!!
Anybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
QuoteAnybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
I did, but it said that Armagh weren't playing.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 10, 2012, 03:12:42 PM
Anybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
Printed mine yesterday, no problem. Have a few mates having problems though.
Quote from: mayo.mick on July 10, 2012, 05:15:32 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 10, 2012, 03:12:42 PM
Anybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
Printed mine yesterday, no problem. Have a few mates having problems though.
Thanks, just had an email to say that we need to bring our season tickets themselves along, i.e., no print out for the Qualifiers it seems (and it states 'Card/Badge' on the site in any case).
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 10, 2012, 05:52:41 PM
Quote from: mayo.mick on July 10, 2012, 05:15:32 PM
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 10, 2012, 03:12:42 PM
Anybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
Printed mine yesterday, no problem. Have a few mates having problems though.
Thanks, just had an email to say that we need to bring our season tickets themselves along, i.e., no print out for the Qualifiers it seems (and it states 'Card/Badge' on the site in any case).
I think thats the craic with the season tickets, you have to print them off for championship, but only need the card for the qualifiers, if me memory serves me right for the last couple of years!
Indeed Mick, believe it was the same previously.
Last couple of games in the Hyde Season ticket crew go to turnstile 10 - about 100 yards past the usual entrances.
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Anybody attempted to print off his/her ticket yet (for this weekend's games)?
Printed mine yesterday, no problem. Have a few mates having problems though.
Thanks, just had an email to say that we need to bring our season tickets themselves along, i.e., no print out for the Qualifiers it seems (and it states 'Card/Badge' on the site in any case).
I think thats the craic with the season tickets, you have to print them off for championship, but only need the card for the qualifiers, if me memory serves me right for the last couple of years!
almost correct coincidently ;)
Whenever a game is an all ticket game, then a printout is required. If not, then it is your season ticket will be scanned.
Went into my account to print of tickets for tomorrow. No tickets here. Ive emailed but got no reply.
Who should I tackle tomorrow to sort this out
Quote from: criostlinn on July 14, 2012, 08:34:15 PM
Went into my account to print of tickets for tomorrow. No tickets here. Ive emailed but got no reply.
Who should I tackle tomorrow to sort this out
Did you not get an email from them last week criostlinn stating that you would be able to print the tickets on Monday??
Yes got an email monday. Got a call wednesday telling me to update cc details which I did. Sent email on thurs looking for tickets to which I received a reply saying they were ready for printing. Went looking today and no sign.
the season tickets are out for the ulster final. I see they are putting us in the Pat McGrane stand this year and not the Gerry Arthur Stand
Quote from: Goldengreen on July 16, 2012, 02:24:18 PM
the season tickets are out for the ulster final. I see they are putting us in the Pat McGrane stand this year and not the Gerry Arthur Stand
Have you also noticed that they have charged you €27 to sit in the Pat McGrane stand even though the official price is €25 for PMcG and €27 for Gerry Arthurs????
So we are getting rewared for our loyalty in buying season tickets by getting put in an uncovered stand and being made pay more than anyone beside us.
I've emailed the GAA and will call tickets.ie tomorrow.
Quote from: PAULD123 on July 16, 2012, 11:30:02 PM
Quote from: Goldengreen on July 16, 2012, 02:24:18 PM
the season tickets are out for the ulster final. I see they are putting us in the Pat McGrane stand this year and not the Gerry Arthur Stand
Have you also noticed that they have charged you €27 to sit in the Pat McGrane stand even though the official price is €25 for PMcG and €27 for Gerry Arthurs????
So we are getting rewared for our loyalty in buying season tickets by getting put in an uncovered stand and being made pay more than anyone beside us.
I've emailed the GAA and will call tickets.ie tomorrow.
not surprised they have moved the season ticket holders from the gerry arthur stand as they are clueless like that. what i am surprised at is that they have put yous in the pat mcgrane stand instead of the seating behind the far goal which is practically empty at all the games. wonder how the ticket sales are going for this 1 expect close to a full house i have my tickets for the oduffy terrace anyway
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Quote from: PAULD123 on July 16, 2012, 11:30:02 PM
Quote from: Goldengreen on July 16, 2012, 02:24:18 PM
the season tickets are out for the ulster final. I see they are putting us in the Pat McGrane stand this year and not the Gerry Arthur Stand
Have you also noticed that they have charged you €27 to sit in the Pat McGrane stand even though the official price is €25 for PMcG and €27 for Gerry Arthurs????
So we are getting rewared for our loyalty in buying season tickets by getting put in an uncovered stand and being made pay more than anyone beside us.
I've emailed the GAA and will call tickets.ie tomorrow.
not surprised they have moved the season ticket holders from the gerry arthur stand as they are clueless like that. what i am surprised at is that they have put yous in the pat mcgrane stand instead of the seating behind the far goal which is practically empty at all the games. wonder how the ticket sales are going for this 1 expect close to a full house i have my tickets for the oduffy terrace anyway
i used my opt out for the ulster final and got a ticket for the hill terrace £12/E15, im not paying nearly double the price especially when you have a better view from the hill
I have also got charged 27 euro for the Pat McGrane stand via the season ticket, Pat McGrane is 25 euro and Gerry Authur is 27 euro. They really do know how to piss of loyal fans, where as blow-ins for the ulster final day will get treated like kings.
Double charged for the wexford match, still not refunded yet.......still no tickets allocated for the leinster final, numerous emails and calls >:(............................. a rubbish service
Back to the parnell pass next year
Has anyone checked their attendance record online and found they are not registered for games recently? particularly Donegal or Down fans, was your Ulster Final attendance registered or is it just me that has this problem?
Quote from: PAULD123 on July 30, 2012, 10:56:15 AM
Has anyone checked their attendance record online and found they are not registered for games recently? particularly Donegal or Down fans, was your Ulster Final attendance registered or is it just me that has this problem?
yea still not marked down for the Ulster Final, will give it a few days and then fire them off an email, they were quick in sorting it out the last time i sent them an email
Only emailed them there today about my own attendance. In fairness, they got back to me saying they had all info up to date and they'd check with McHale Park for the Leitrim and refixed Dublin game. Well the scanner was broken for the Leitrim one so it's gonna be hard for them to get that one. I should have waited for card to scan I suppose when I was attending Dublin game.
Has anyone checked their attendance record online and found they are not registered for games recently? particularly Donegal or Down fans, was your Ulster Final attendance registered or is it just me that has this problem?
Apparently I have attended 77% yet the young un has attended only 46% even though she has been at every game with me ::)
Neither of us were recorded as being in Clones last Sunday either -yet our tickets were defaced with a red marker as we went through the turnstile ???
Their recording of correct attendance is appalling. I have begun taking a photograph of the ticket being scanned at the turnstile and then emailing it to them each time they dispute my attendance.
Hopefully ye Down people won't check for attendances after Saturday!
Thats a good idea Western exile all in all its a real amateur set up . The idea is 1st class but you do get sick of the hassle. I have 6 tickets under my name some times i get all 6 sent out other times i get 4 maybe people split up. The idea was that we would all be together.I rang to complain about the tickets i recieved for the Fermanagh game. They were right on the end line the same in Armagh.We pay up front and attend all the games yet the boys who only go to the odd game always seem to end up with better tickets. The Ulster final we got good seats but were very lucky it was good weather as we were un covered yet we got charged for a covered seat
Quote from: Farrandeelin on August 01, 2012, 10:27:23 AM
Hopefully ye Down people won't check for attendances after Saturday!
not sure if I can make this historic encounter now :(
but if I do, I will be sure to give you a shout Farrandeelin ;D
update... the photo did the trick, as all my attendances have now been corrected 8)
Has anyone a phone number for these clowns. Same sh1t happening again for satuardays match. No tickets in my account.
Quote from: criostlinn on August 02, 2012, 09:37:48 AM
Has anyone a phone number for these clowns. Same sh1t happening again for satuardays match. No tickets in my account.
Don't have a number for them but you can email them at seasonticket@gaa.ie.
They sorted me out when there was a bit of a c**k up (which was mainly my fault cos credit card had expired).
Has anyone with a Príomh a/c been able to print their tickets for this weekends games?
When will we be notified of our positions does anybody know? i.e. the 'option' of purchasing tickets?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 07, 2012, 04:03:29 PM
When will we be notified of our positions does anybody know? i.e. the 'option' of purchasing tickets?
U generally get a congratulations message, ure team has reached the all ireland final, 2 weeks before the big one etc etc (however any of that cramp shit and ure season ticket will be stopped next year :)
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Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 07, 2012, 04:03:29 PM
When will we be notified of our positions does anybody know? i.e. the 'option' of purchasing tickets?
U generally get a congratulations message, ure team has reached the all ireland final, 2 weeks before the big one etc etc (however any of that cramp shit and ure season ticket will be stopped next year :)
:D
Emailed them today as I was getting impatient with nothing coming from them!!
This is their reply.
QuoteFarrandeelin a Chara,
Season Ticket holders who have qualified for tickets to the All-Ireland Final will be notified by email in the next couple of days.
Each ST holder will be entitled to a single ticket for the Final. Due to the high demand for tickets, it will not be possible for us to offer additional tickets.
Le Meas,
Rachel
GAA Ticket Office
I thought we would get 2 tickets??
I hope all yee season ticket holders checked and corrected your attendance records. I was at every match but they only had me down at 43% It took about 10 e-mails before they sorted it, 100% now. Would be some craic trying to sort it this week!!!
lads take my advice and ring them.........................and as for the female whos name is in the return mails, an absolute nightmare to deal with by mail and phone, theres a bucko by the name of bill or william, hes spot on no messing
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 11, 2012, 04:18:17 PM
Emailed them today as I was getting impatient with nothing coming from them!!
This is their reply.
QuoteFarrandeelin a Chara,
Season Ticket holders who have qualified for tickets to the All-Ireland Final will be notified by email in the next couple of days.
Each ST holder will be entitled to a single ticket for the Final. Due to the high demand for tickets, it will not be possible for us to offer additional tickets.
Le Meas,
Rachel
GAA Ticket Office
I thought we would get 2 tickets??
1 season ticket = 1 ticket, not a chance of another one
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Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 11, 2012, 04:18:17 PM
Emailed them today as I was getting impatient with nothing coming from them!!
This is their reply.
QuoteFarrandeelin a Chara,
Season Ticket holders who have qualified for tickets to the All-Ireland Final will be notified by email in the next couple of days.
Each ST holder will be entitled to a single ticket for the Final. Due to the high demand for tickets, it will not be possible for us to offer additional tickets.
Le Meas,
Rachel
GAA Ticket Office
I thought we would get 2 tickets??
1 season ticket = 1 ticket, not a chance of another one
Cairde muigheo season ticket holders can buy a second final ticket if they renew and pay up front for next years ticket. Croke park were on about clamping down on touting ::)
QuoteCairde muigheo season ticket holders can buy a second final ticket if they renew and pay up front for next years ticket. Croke park were on about clamping down on touting
This is not touting. It is giving them next year's ticket now if you've paid your subscription. After all it isn't likely that they'll need one next year unless the Mayo minors have a good run. ::)
That is most certainly not touting - it is a good way of rewarding genuine supporters and raising cash up front for Mayo GAA in the process. I would imagine that most 'cairde' members will be happy to take up this offer as they would be renewing next year anyway (unless they have short term cash flow issues). The offer has no bearing on next year's allocation regardless of how well or poorly Mayo do in 2013 as far as I know.
Say you join Cairde Mhaigh Eo, and you don't get to go to 60% of games due to events that crop us, what happens? Do you automatically qualify for All-Ireland tickets or what's the story?
Attendance not an issue with Cairde MaighEo.
Just checked my season ticket account, attendance down to 93%, 14/15 games attended, Peil 2012 :-)
Nice one mayomick.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 11, 2012, 09:52:15 PM
Say you join Cairde Mhaigh Eo, and you don't get to go to 60% of games due to events that crop us, what happens? Do you automatically qualify for All-Ireland tickets or what's the story?
This is how Cairde Mhaigh Eo works:
This ticket is mainly focussed at patrons who
regularly attend Club & County matches who wish to
financially support Mayo GAA.
• It Costs €200/unit annually which includes your Season Ticket for all Mayo National League
matches, 1st Round of Connacht Senior Championship
Matches, All Club League & Championship (Senior,Intermediate, Junior and Underage) Matches in Mayo.
• Your membership card will be issued to patrons which
allows free entry to Club & National League matches.
• You have the option to buy tickets for subsequent inter-county
championship matches involving Mayo at a €5 discount & tickets for Qualifiers are available at face value only.
• Option to purchase a Ticket for an All-Ireland Final if Mayo is a
competing County in the Senior Final.
Now here is the nitty gritty of how to pay for the all in one season ticket:
Direct Debit:
Payable by 12-montly (€17/month) 6-monthly (€100
in February & August) or annual (€200 which must be paid by the 4th February 2013You can pay by:Credit Card, Cheque or Cash.Hope this helps :)
Cairde is a different scheme to the GAA season ticket so the attendance requirements are not the same. Obviously at €200 a pop it is not as good value as the GAA ticket (€75?) but it is sold as a direct contribution to Mayo football. Members have been able to avail of certain offers during the year - an official Mayo GAA jacket or two (quite popular), a discount voucher book (not so popular I think), an invite to the stadium opening in Castlebar and now the opportunity to buy a second ticket if they pay next years membership a few months early. Similar to the GAA ticket the seats in Croke Park are usually excellent.
From those I know who joined, they are happy enough with how the scheme has been run considering its the first year and feel they are supporting the county team financially in the process, which the GAA ticket doesn't do so much. The opportunity to buy two tickets for the final is obviously the biggest bonus so far over the GAA scheme.
Just a heads up for all yee season ticket holders, Croke Park have sent out e-mails this morning, make sure to check yours. They are allocating 305/306 to season ticket holders to people that have reached 60% attendance. Make sure your card is UP TO DATE as they will be charging your account in the next few days, and will then post out hard copy tickets. Starting to get excited now:D great feeling not having to go round begging for tickets:cool:
UP MAYO!! :D:D:D
Quote from: mayo.mick on September 12, 2012, 11:51:35 AM
Just a heads up for all yee season ticket holders, Croke Park have sent out e-mails this morning, make sure to check yours. They are allocating 305/306 to season ticket holders to people that have reached 60% attendance. Make sure your card is UP TO DATE as they will be charging your account in the next few days, and will then post out hard copy tickets. Starting to get excited now:D great feeling not having to go round begging for tickets:cool:
UP MAYO!! :D:D:D
Nice one.Finally that's great news to hear.Up Mayo is right:)
checked my email and it says sections 304 and 305
Quote from: criostlinn on September 12, 2012, 02:45:34 PM
checked my email and it says sections 304 and 305
Same as that criostlinn. I know a girl from Donegal who has a ST. Dunno if I want to be near her or not!
Quote from: criostlinn on September 12, 2012, 02:45:34 PM
checked my email and it says sections 304 and 305
Its 304/305 alright, hadn't the goggles on this morning when i was reading the e-mail on the phone :-[
My 2 All Ireland Football Final season tickets delievered in the door this morning :) The build up starts now ;D
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section 305 here I come
Quote from: mayo.mick on September 14, 2012, 01:50:32 PM
My 2 All Ireland Football Final season tickets delievered in the door this morning :) The build up starts now ;D
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Same as, Happy Days, Roll on the 23rd now :-)
The 2012 Championship has come to a close. The Provincial Championship draws are complete and the League fixtures are being finalised so it is time to renew your Season Tickets for 2013.
Enjoy another year of great value with the GAA Season Ticket.The early bird price of €75 is available until 31st October and no later! The price will then increase to €85 so make sure to renew ASAP.
The Club + price has not been confirmed by your County just yet but you will be able to upgrade via your on-line account at a later stage. So get in before October 31st to avail of the early bird price!
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Free entry to the AI club final, twice, last year made it good value.
Quote from: armaghniac on October 15, 2012, 12:20:02 PM
The 2012 Championship has come to a close. The Provincial Championship draws are complete and the League fixtures are being finalised so it is time to renew your Season Tickets for 2013.
Enjoy another year of great value with the GAA Season Ticket.The early bird price of €75 is available until 31st October and no later! The price will then increase to €85 so make sure to renew ASAP.
The Club + price has not been confirmed by your County just yet but you will be able to upgrade via your on-line account at a later stage. So get in before October 31st to avail of the early bird price!
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Free entry to the AI club final, twice, last year made it good value.
Cheers armaghniac, just renewed my 2 season tickets. Let all my mates know aswell.
ahh i just checked here to see the outrage at the increase in season ticket prices.
disappointed
What price increase is on the tickets this year
Quote from: NP 76 on October 15, 2012, 02:26:00 PM
What price increase is on the tickets this year
Same price as last year, €75 for renewals and new (early bird) tickets bought before October 31st. After that they cost €85, still good value.
Link
http://www.seasontickets.ie/
Renewed :)
Here's to a good long year's usage.
Renewed mine too. It's not a bad service when they upgrade the attendances properly :)
Just after noticing on the season ticket site, there's no Dublin season tickets on sale??
Quote from: mayo.mick on October 15, 2012, 04:14:21 PM
Just after noticing on the season ticket site, there's no Dublin season tickets on sale??
Think they use the Parnell pass which is through the Dublin county board as far as i know.
The GAA season ticket looks good value compared to some of these.
Arsenal's top price season ticket is £1955. Cheapest Arsenal season ticket is £ 985.
GAA programmes and cups of tea pricey enough compared to some. LOL
http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/19984968
Just a reminder guys, the season ticket will increase in price from €75 to €85 on 1st of November ;) Only a few days left to renew!
Renewed yesterday.Just before clocks went backL >: ;D
Any mention on AI club final access or free ticket(s) to other NFL games your county isn't playing in?
Quote from: Syferus on October 31, 2012, 07:58:52 PM
Any mention on AI club final access or free ticket(s) to other NFL games your county isn't playing in?
Both are allowed, same as last year.
Trying to register and they won't accept my e mail address???
Keeps coming up wrong "incorrect e mail address" and I havent registered before ???
Anyone know whats going on?
When will they be sent out?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on November 16, 2012, 06:53:24 PM
When will they be sent out?
I think it was said if you renewed before 31st Oct it would be posted Nov 29th and after 31st Oct they would be posted in 1st week of Jan 2013
Quote from: Farrandeelin on November 16, 2012, 06:53:24 PM
When will they be sent out?
My 2 season tickets arrived in the post this morning :)
Quote from: mayo.mick on December 06, 2012, 03:38:55 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on November 16, 2012, 06:53:24 PM
When will they be sent out?
My 2 season tickets arrived in the post this morning :)
Nice early Christmas present for you so. I'm still waiting!
Quick Question
Going to a leinster under 21 game tonight
will my Season ticket get me in?
How much at the gate for a leinster u21 game? Ten euro?
Underage games aren't covered.
The rule of thumb is if it ain't senior it ain't covered, the only exception being the intermediate and junior club finals.
Quote from: ardtole on February 19, 2013, 05:34:50 PM
How much at the gate for a leinster u21 game? Ten euro?
That's the going rate of Connacht U-21 for a while anyway.
Season tickets are now in your online account for printing. Looking forward to the match in Croke Park on Saturday evening :)
I've never let the printout slip to a Friday? Will I be in Row A in the freezing cold or what?
No print-out for Tyrone vs Donegal, and Kildare vs Kerry a sell-out (thus a neutral season-ticket won't get you in)!
Is it permissible to use your own season ticket to watch your own county tonight and print off your allocation for the Dublin Mayo game and allow someone else,a non season ticket holder,to use these?
I believe the season ticket holders for the ulster final are being allocated tickets to the pat mcgrane stand. Is this always the case? I would have thought they should be allocated to the covered stand at least?
Quote from: timmyot501 on July 15, 2013, 12:49:47 PM
I believe the season ticket holders for the ulster final are being allocated tickets to the pat mcgrane stand.
No, wasn't always the case. Previously always the Gerry Arthur.
Quote from: timmyot501 on July 15, 2013, 12:49:47 PM
I believe the season ticket holders for the ulster final are being allocated tickets to the pat mcgrane stand. Is this always the case? I would have thought they should be allocated to the covered stand at least?
Last year the Season ticket people told me that they don't get first dibs on the tickets. They have to wait to see what the Ulster Council allow them. They said that for the covered stand all the Ulster Council give them is seats at the very end with bad views but offer them uncovered tickets in a central location.
The Season ticket organizers are centrally controlled so can dictate tickets for national league but in Ulster the Ulster Council control allocation and their only obligation is to provide some sort of stand tickets to the total number of season tickets held by the competing teams supporters.
The season ticket is a great idea but it should carry more authority and holders should be treated better, with the best areas of seating automatically reserved for them. That way much more people would take up the option and GAA would have guaranteed income. To be honest the price has gone up but match ticket prices have not. The gap on saving is closing and if you are happy to spend championship matches on the hill then there probably is no cost saving at all.
season ticket holders are treated like crap, some of the spots you end up in are terrible, you think the dedicated followers of their county team would get decent locations at games, doesnt turn out like that very often
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on July 15, 2013, 12:54:43 PM
Quote from: timmyot501 on July 15, 2013, 12:49:47 PM
I believe the season ticket holders for the ulster final are being allocated tickets to the pat mcgrane stand.
No, wasn't always the case. Previously always the Gerry Arthur.
The last time Monaghan were in the final in '10 season tickets were allocated Pat McGrane tickets around the 45m line.
Quote from: Wildweasel74 on July 15, 2013, 01:41:39 PM
season ticket holders are treated like crap, some of the spots you end up in are terrible, you think the dedicated followers of their county team would get decent locations at games, doesnt turn out like that very often
Thankfully I haven't had this problem...yet anyway.
There was a bit of chaos in Galway on Saturday. Initially there was no season ticket gate, the one with the sign being closed more tightly than Anglo Irish Bank. Then a pleasant lady showed up at a neighbouring gate with a paper list and processed one person every 3 minutes as the Armagh faithful queued in the baking sun. Then the intrepid T Fearon spotted a man with a scanner (which had apparently been fixed by the "young fellow") and led the line in the that direction. There is no excuse for this, sure any smart phone can read a bar code.
I get things done.Unprecedented chaos on Saturday.Normally the machine doesn't work.On Saturday,the operator didn't know how to work the machine and had to be shown by the supporters! ;D
By the way,did you all get the offer of a Premium ticket for 35 euros for Croker on Saturday?
Not much good to you or I Tony :-\
Why would you want to spend 7 hours in Croker looking at other teams and pay a "bargain â,¬35" for the dubious privilege?
I expect Cavan's participation will double the originally anticipated attendance ?
So you only watch All Ireland Finals when Roscommon are in them? Its not a bad offer (tickets are Davin, but sure you can alwasy move to a vacant seat in the Hogan or Cusack). I am mulling it over as I post!
One of the three games is bound to be a cracker, as was the case when I won premium tickets for three games on the same day two years ago, one of which was the epic Kildare V Donegal clash.
I'd prefer if they'd do something for the Minor Qtr Final - even a â,¬5 off.
I could be tempted to go to an AI final alright Tony but sure next Saturday it's only â,¬25 to get an ordinary seat prob near the half way line if I REALLY wanted to see Cavan ( saw them in April), London ( saw them twice last few weeks), Galway ( I see too much of them over the years), Cork ( sure I might see them in the Final :D), Meath ( saw them in March) and Tyrone ( saw them a few weeks ago).
Enjot the day if you go anyway Tony as you mull over what might have been :P
My tickets through this scheme have generally been good (can think of one example where we got bad seats) even in Ballybofey this year. If you go the league games and your county does well there can be great cost savings. For Tyrone this year the €75 ticket got you 7 league games at €91 (7 x 13), a league semi final at approx €20, league final at approx €20 and first round of championship at approx €20. So it has worked out at about half price for the ticket. There's also the option to go to other county league games and the All Ireland club finals. Plus there's been €5 savings on each of the qualifiers. Definitely a good investment if you go to enough games.
Had a poor enough seat on Sunday. I was in the Pat McGrane stand section, 4 rows back and about 3-4 metres from the half way line. The TV camera that was located at half way blocked my view of the goal on my RHS. I had to watch all the action down that end on the TV screen on my right.
Not the end of the world but still a bit annoying for a season ticket.
Season Ticket is excellent value. I have had one since their introduction (5 years ago!) and the only complaint I'd have is for poor seats allocated at big games in the Ulster Championship at Clones (all too rare in Armagh's case since 2009). But, let's face it, unless you live in your club 24/7 practically, or are a Committee member, are you really going to get better quality seats by buying tickets for these games from your club or other outlet? And you'll be paying 5 euros more.
The guarantee of a ticket for the All Ireland final should your county qualify, and you've attended 60% of the league and Championship games, means they're worth the money alone. If you're a regular attender at your County's league and championship games, its a no brainer.
Quote from: RMDrive on July 23, 2013, 04:10:43 PM
Had a poor enough seat on Sunday. I was in the Pat McGrane stand section, 4 rows back and about 3-4 metres from the half way line. The TV camera that was located at half way blocked my view of the goal on my RHS. I had to watch all the action down that end on the TV screen on my right.
Not the end of the world but still a bit annoying for a season ticket.
when i got my tickets last week i noticed they were row c, and i knew that was way too close to the front, so emailed them and they reassigned them to the very back row of the seating section, perfect height. Really the season ticket people should know what is a good ticket and what is a bad one. In Clones where the front row is at eye level with the grass then the first few rows will always be restricted viewing with camera men, water boys, lines man, even them big yellow gates get in the way.
Mulling over and premium purchased for Saturday! 35 euros for a premium ticket to witness two football games and World War 3 (ie Tyrone V Meath) isn't a bad deal! ;D
not able to get the premium upgrade for croker's matches this Saturday.
"There are no tickets available at this time. Please try again later. "
Glad I made the move early.
Had the first bit of trouble with the season ticket getting into Cusack Park for the Fermanagh game. The scanner said "STOP" in big bold letters and as far as the aul lad operating it was concerned that was it and I wasn't getting in. Now I knew my visa card had been debited (checked the day before) so I persisted that it was valid and paid for and eventually he asked a younger fellow to have a look at it. I started to get the "only valid for league games" speech before I butted in and told him to check the sheet that they had been using for the league games.
While he went off searching for that Victor Meldrew behind me, who had been making loads of impatient noises, started giving out that all the seats would be gone if I didn't get out of the way. Had to restrain myself from telling him where my size nine would be going in a minute and settled on informing him politely that he should have been here earlier then. Sheet came back eventually, my name wasn't on the sheet until I had to point it out to him. Took an age to cross reference my card name and number and eventually let me in.
Will definitely get one again though next year, like the man said excellent value despite the odd hiccup.
Five years down the line, these things should not be happening.
At Celtic Park in Glasgow, you place the barcode of your match ticket into a machine fixed to the wall at the turnstile and in you go, never a problem. Would it be beyond the means of the GAA to install one machine such as this, at the season ticket stile at the major County Ground in every county (that's 32 machines only required).
Where are the season tickets likely to go? Lower Cusack? I see the bring a friend option has you stuck up in the upper cusack down by the hill or the lower Davin. Not exactly a great incentive to bring somebody along!
Quote from: ballinaman on July 29, 2013, 08:53:44 PM
Where are the season tickets likely to go? Lower Cusack? I see the bring a friend option has you stuck up in the upper cusack down by the hill or the lower Davin. Not exactly a great incentive to bring somebody along!
My sister is heading as well. But sure as hell I'm not bringing her to the upper Cusack or the lower Davin. She can get her own ticket for this one! :D
usually always middle of lower cusack.
Quote from: ballinaman on July 29, 2013, 08:53:44 PM
Where are the season tickets likely to go? Lower Cusack? I see the bring a friend option has you stuck up in the upper cusack down by the hill or the lower Davin. Not exactly a great incentive to bring somebody along!
The bring a pal option for Saturday last involved Lower Cusack seats, towards the Hill.
Offer on this weekend again for season ticket holders! Premium Tickets on offer for 40 euros for either semi final day or 80 for both days.Purchase made for Saturday,and I didn't even need Olive's help!
Get in quick,these won't last long!
I'll be watching them sitting in my armchair at a total cost of â,¬0.00 ;D
any one notified yet of Sundays seanon tickets?
normally out on a moday or tuesday
Vring a friend seem to sell out last night . season tickets are a pain the hole sometimes unless every one has one
Quote from: rosnarun on July 31, 2013, 01:42:27 PM
any one notified yet of Sundays seanon tickets?
normally out on a moday or tuesday
Vring a friend seem to sell out last night . season tickets are a pain the hole sometimes unless every one has one
Received an email on Monday. Thankfully got the bring a friend sorted yesterday afternoon
In now pal......................was worrying myself
Quote from: rosnarun on July 31, 2013, 01:42:27 PM
any one notified yet of Sundays seanon tickets?
normally out on a moday or tuesday
Vring a friend seem to sell out last night . season tickets are a pain the hole sometimes unless every one has one
Nothing yet, it's usually Wednesday when I get a mail.
mine are in there now, never got the mail just check the web site. Section 305
Quote from: Goldengreen on July 31, 2013, 02:24:26 PM
mine are in there now, never got the mail just check the web site. Section 305
Good man. 305 LL so I'll be dry anyway.
Quote from: rosnarun on July 31, 2013, 01:42:27 PM
any one notified yet of Sundays seanon tickets?
normally out on a moday or tuesday
Vring a friend seem to sell out last night . season tickets are a pain the hole sometimes unless every one has one
Set up group seating, your're allowed 10 in the group! all sitting together!! Great as long as you don't fall out with any of the group ;D
Quote from: mayo.mick on July 31, 2013, 04:45:49 PM
Quote from: rosnarun on July 31, 2013, 01:42:27 PM
any one notified yet of Sundays seanon tickets?
normally out on a moday or tuesday
Vring a friend seem to sell out last night . season tickets are a pain the hole sometimes unless every one has one
Set up group seating, your're allowed 10 in the group! all sitting together!! Great as long as you don't fall out with any of the group ;D
i have a small group set up but it only applies to season ticket holders. but for the sunshine fans that make the big days out in croker.
you know the ones whc counlnt be arse to got to newry tralee and the likes
Premium offer for Sunday! Just received the email! Purchase made,and given that there's been availability from round 4 to the semi finals,I'm expecting an offer for the final too!
Quote from: T Fearon on August 19, 2013, 09:26:25 PM
Premium offer for Sunday! Just received the email! Purchase made,and given that there's been availability from round 4 to the semi finals,I'm expecting an offer for the final too!
You're made of money Tony! :D
My entertainment budget's currently showing an underspend! Lol!
Just purchased premium for Dublin V Kerry! Brilliant!
When will the email be sent out for the option of buying the precious ticket does any Mayo person remember?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 04, 2013, 11:26:25 PM
When will the email be sent out for the option of buying the precious ticket does any Mayo person remember?
If I remember rightly from last year about 2 weeks with tickets being sent out the week before the final. Happy days again 8)
Yeah the tickets will be send out two weeks before the final. So expect them to start arriving next week onwards.
Tickets to be posted tomorrow morning. Will have ticket on the paw by the weekend!
Quote from: ballinaman on September 09, 2013, 04:27:12 PM
Tickets to be posted tomorrow morning. Will have ticket on the paw by the weekend!
Double-checked everything!
- They have my correct address
- I have the right credit card setup
- The credit card isn't maxed out
grand job, 4 bad boys, hopefully in a good position with a nice mayo family beside me with plenty of sambos and tea to share ;D
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 09, 2013, 06:14:41 PM
grand job, 4 bad boys, hopefully in a good position with a nice mayo family beside me with plenty of sambos and tea to share ;D
I bring a lock of ham and cheese sandwiches myself. If you see a fella munching away in between the games, you'll know who it is. :D
I've a feeling Mayo STs will be situated in the Upper Cusack.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 09, 2013, 06:21:36 PM
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 09, 2013, 06:14:41 PM
grand job, 4 bad boys, hopefully in a good position with a nice mayo family beside me with plenty of sambos and tea to share ;D
I bring a lock of ham and cheese sandwiches myself. If you see a fella munching away in between the games, you'll know who it is. :D
I've a feeling Mayo STs will be situated in the Upper Cusack.
Why so,
Plan B?
:D Hadn't even thought of that. But last yr they said the sections, now it's just a vague Cusack stand.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on September 09, 2013, 08:49:01 PM
:D Hadn't even thought of that. But last yr they said the sections, now it's just a vague Cusack stand.
yes they are covering there arses because ive had 3 or 4 heated arguments already this year vie phone and email........................................ regarding seating..............................basically by saying the cusack they can land ya anywhere there and not have to suffer the irate complaints ..........................going from nice central seats in 305/306 and then shifted to the back row in 404 for 2 semis in a row isnt ideal, especially when the area is frequented by naaaa garddddddddddddddddddddddddaaaaaaaaaaaai who like to browse on the games, copious amounts of stewards, the lads who like to piss every five minutes and the poor unfortunate wheelchair buckos who go ballistic if you stand for a second to admire a goal or what not ............................
The Dublin GAA Season Ticket is only available for the Upper Cusack stand. The lower tier allocation sold out in 2010. In the event that the Upper Tier is not open for a fixture involving Dublin, Upper Tier Season Ticket holders will be seated in the lower Cusack, generally in 307 or 308.
No season ticket for me in the post this morning.
Ye get the post that early??
Money finally taken out of my account - should have it Monday hopefully.
Money was taken out Wednesday for me and no sign today.
Money taken out of my account yesterday so I am expecting it on Monday.
keep the faith buckos they are on the way ..................................305/306 in single alphabet hopefully
i keep hearing allocation is down because the season ticket has become popular? how many do they sell now . i know it used to be 1000 and both mayo and dublin used always sell out.
has this increased?
Quote from: rosnarun on September 13, 2013, 09:54:36 AM
i keep hearing allocation is down because the season ticket has become popular? how many do they sell now . i know it used to be 1000 and both mayo and dublin used always sell out.
has this increased?
1800 in total aparently for both teams.
wonder then do they still limit them? always seemed a bit odd that they would, or are the extra ones going to local suppoerters clubs like Cairde Maigheo i presume dublin have something Similar
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on September 13, 2013, 08:58:04 AM
Ye get the post that early??
On the button of 8 o'clock.
Quote from: Tubberman on September 13, 2013, 09:26:00 AM
Money finally taken out of my account - should have it Monday hopefully.
Account debited this morning for my tickets, should be on the way :)
Have them but im nearly sure im on the back row again..........................305 vv ?????? anyone
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 16, 2013, 10:18:20 AM
Have them but im nearly sure im on the back row again..........................305 vv ?????? anyone
I've 2 hills.
I'll swop you !
;) ;)
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 16, 2013, 10:18:20 AM
Have them but im nearly sure im on the back row again..........................305 vv ?????? anyone
http://www.google.ie/search?q=croke+park+seating+plan&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Ac42UoyAEPGy7AaY2ICYDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=625&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgrc=E3TrHjgKsShwSM%3A%3BNLVOlWdYjO-QlM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.aghadagaa.com%252Fphotos%252Fcroke%252520park.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.boards.ie%252Fvbulletin%252Fshowthread.php%253Fp%253D80022205%3B670%3B412
Great ticket.
Quote from: moysider on September 16, 2013, 10:25:20 AM
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 16, 2013, 10:18:20 AM
Have them but im nearly sure im on the back row again..........................305 vv ?????? anyone
http://www.google.ie/search?q=croke+park+seating+plan&safe=active&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ei=Ac42UoyAEPGy7AaY2ICYDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAQ&biw=1280&bih=625&dpr=1#facrc=_&imgrc=E3TrHjgKsShwSM%3A%3BNLVOlWdYjO-QlM%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.aghadagaa.com%252Fphotos%252Fcroke%252520park.gif%3Bhttp%253A%252F%252Fwww.boards.ie%252Fvbulletin%252Fshowthread.php%253Fp%253D80022205%3B670%3B412
Great ticket.
thanks dude have a feeling though vv is pushed back into the 405 section near the wheelchair area
Section 307 myself.
Still no ticket in post today :(
309 till pretty good but was spoiled with 305 up untill now. but im not complaining
mayo.mick has his tickets with only 63 posts while Tubberman is still waiting despite his 2,542 posts. Get your priorities right, Croke Park! (NB only joking, mayo.mick, I'm sure you train ten juvenile teams.)
Quote from: rosnarun on September 16, 2013, 10:39:05 AM
309 till pretty good but was spoiled with 305 up untill now. but im not complaining
Looks like I'll be there as well - other fella in my seating group has his and it's 309, row nn.
Think I was in the same section for the semi in 06, don't think I'd be able for a game like that again!
Quote from: rosnarun on September 16, 2013, 10:39:05 AM
309 till pretty good but was spoiled with 305 up untill now. but im not complaining
309 for myself and my uncle too . Like you ros was in 305 until now but I was in 309 last year for the semi against Dublin in row b and I could see every thing fine. I am row H this time but since it's the final I wouldn't care if I was row Z in the upper tier!!
309 Row D....Better not rain....on the plus side I'll be first over the wall at FT... :P
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 11:34:30 AM
309 Row D....Better not rain....on the plus side I'll be first over the wall at FT... :P
lol - poor Croke Park Stewards
Quote from: Tubberman on September 16, 2013, 10:59:31 AM
Quote from: rosnarun on September 16, 2013, 10:39:05 AM
309 till pretty good but was spoiled with 305 up untill now. but im not complaining
Looks like I'll be there as well - other fella in my seating group has his and it's 309, row nn.
Think I was in the same section for the semi in 06, don't think I'd be able for a game like that again!
Have them now ;D Arrived in the post this morning, 307. Was in 305 every other match, still great seats 8)
Quote309 Row D....Better not rain.
They should put Mayo people in the front, they are more used to rain.
Quote from: armaghniac on September 16, 2013, 01:50:53 PM
Quote309 Row D....Better not rain.
They should put Mayo people in the front, they are more used to rain.
But we are not used to pitch invasions! :P
mine are AA jsut about on the Dryside depenign on where the rains come from i thing .
for the Game id be much more worried about the wind can make a right bollix of a game, would suit the Less aesthetically pleasing style dublin play > ::)
I thought season tickets guaranteed middle section seats in the lower cusack for all games at Croke Park, including the AI Final?
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 03:49:24 PM
I thought season tickets guaranteed middle section seats in the lower cusack for all games at Croke Park, including the AI Final?
Unless Dublin are playing it seems.
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 03:51:02 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 03:49:24 PM
I thought season tickets guaranteed middle section seats in the lower cusack for all games at Croke Park, including the AI Final?
Unless Dublin are playing it seems.
:o ............................. hooligan alert
bucko I am in the wheelchair area for this final........................and was in the wheelchair area for the semi................................... very disappointed but what can you do
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 03:51:02 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 03:49:24 PM
I thought season tickets guaranteed middle section seats in the lower cusack for all games at Croke Park, including the AI Final?
Unless Dublin are playing it seems.
:o ............................. hooligan alert
bucko I am in the wheelchair area for this final........................and was in the wheelchair area for the semi................................... very disappointed but what can you do
I'm only rising ya squire. People get hung up on locations of tickets IMO, once you are inside the gate is all the matters to me. I think I've been in every stand and every tier and terrace of Croke Park for Mayo games at this stage!
Not the point. Surely one of the main expressly advertised selling points of the scheme is central locations in the Cusack Stand for all games,involving your County, in Croke Park.
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 04:25:56 PM
Not the point. Surely one of the main expressly advertised selling points of the scheme is central locations in the Cusack Stand for all games,involving your County, in Croke Park.
The closest to midfield for a Mayo ST holder I've heard is 307. Majority in 309 with Cairde Maigh Eo ticket holders in 310 and 311.
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 04:28:10 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 04:25:56 PM
Not the point. Surely one of the main expressly advertised selling points of the scheme is central locations in the Cusack Stand for all games,involving your County, in Croke Park.
The closest to midfield for a Mayo ST holder I've heard is 307. Majority in 309 with Cairde Maigh Eo ticket holders in 310 and 311.
I was in 305 for the quarter and semi I think, moved down to 309 this time around. Row nn, so should be dry at least!
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 04:20:18 PM
Quote from: squire_in_navy_slacks on September 16, 2013, 04:14:33 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on September 16, 2013, 03:51:02 PM
Quote from: T Fearon on September 16, 2013, 03:49:24 PM
I thought season tickets guaranteed middle section seats in the lower cusack for all games at Croke Park, including the AI Final?
Unless Dublin are playing it seems.
:o ............................. hooligan alert
bucko I am in the wheelchair area for this final........................and was in the wheelchair area for the semi................................... very disappointed but what can you do
I'm only rising ya squire. People get hung up on locations of tickets IMO, once you are inside the gate is all the matters to me. I think I've been in every stand and every tier and terrace of Croke Park for Mayo games at this stage!
No probs dude I can understand your frustration .....................think of the poor squire in row vv 305 (right at the back)
Arseholes on facebook selling tickets..............never been to games in their life, how do they get hold of them
309 row P, arrived today
309 is good enough. My father and sister were in that section last year. They were happy with their seats.
ah ya, not complaining
Anyone from Mayo get 306 section from HQ Gaa season tickets? I'm reading that folks got 307, 309, but also hearing from people I know who have (Dublin) HQ Gaa season tickets are located in 306.
Quote from: AMayoFan on September 20, 2013, 11:11:56 AM
Anyone from Mayo get 306 section from HQ Gaa season tickets? I'm reading that folks got 307, 309, but also hearing from people I know who have (Dublin) HQ Gaa season tickets are located in 306.
Home match for Dublin - they're entitled to better seats than you.
Ticket still not arrived, postman has come & gone, anybody got a contact number or address I could go to?
Quote from: Jimmy14 on September 20, 2013, 12:07:31 PM
Ticket still not arrived, postman has come & gone, anybody got a contact number or address I could go to?
You should get on to the season ticket office ASAP. Don't have the number but I am sure Tony Fearon would know someone in the office at this stage.
Quote from: orangeman on September 20, 2013, 11:26:40 AM
Quote from: AMayoFan on September 20, 2013, 11:11:56 AM
Anyone from Mayo get 306 section from HQ Gaa season tickets? I'm reading that folks got 307, 309, but also hearing from people I know who have (Dublin) HQ Gaa season tickets are located in 306.
Home match for Dublin - they're entitled to better seats than you.
Oh yes, I keep forgetting that ;D
Quote from: Jimmy14 on September 20, 2013, 12:07:31 PM
Ticket still not arrived, postman has come & gone, anybody got a contact number or address I could go to?
Not sure if this is still the number but I had a query last year and got through on 00353 1818227009. Hope that helps!
I suppose next year's season tickets won't be ready to rock and roll again until the league fixtures are finalised?
That's the spirit
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 09, 2013, 10:37:36 PM
I suppose next year's season tickets won't be ready to rock and roll again until the league fixtures are finalised?
Existing season ticket holders will be notified at the end of October/early November. They will go on general sale at the start of December.
(going be previous years)
When are the NFL fixtures announced?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 09, 2013, 10:37:36 PM
I suppose next year's season tickets won't be ready to rock and roll again until the league fixtures are finalised?
Sad.
Quote from: orangeman on October 09, 2013, 11:53:32 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on October 09, 2013, 10:37:36 PM
I suppose next year's season tickets won't be ready to rock and roll again until the league fixtures are finalised?
Sad.
::) Someone asked me that's all. FFS
Quote from: BennyCake on October 09, 2013, 11:19:30 PM
When are the NFL fixtures announced?
Usually mid November and master fixtures list published with dates and venues in mid December.
Renewals from next Monday 21st October. New sales from 4th November. Link here; http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/
Great news Mickín, 2014 starts next Monday.
Bring it on :-*
Can you get access to the terrace with these tickets?
Quote from: tommysmith on October 14, 2013, 08:55:40 PM
Can you get access to the terrace with these tickets?
Most grounds I think you can (you can in McHale Park) You can't in Croke Park (unless you get the hill16 ticket)
Quote from: mayo.mick on October 14, 2013, 09:33:07 PM
Quote from: tommysmith on October 14, 2013, 08:55:40 PM
Can you get access to the terrace with these tickets?
Most grounds I think you can (you can in McHale Park) You can't in Croke Park (unless you get the hill16 ticket)
Thanks Mick.
From today season tickets are up for renewal for existing season ticket holders for €75. If you renew before this Friday 25th October you will also get a free ticket for the second International Rules Test in Croke Park for every season ticket on your account. After you renew your tickets, log out then log back in again and go to "special purchases" and your free tickets will be there. I've a feeling they are going to restrict season tickets this year. New season tickets go on sale on the 4th November "subject to availability".
linky; http://www.gaa.ie/tickets-and-merchandise/tickets/gaa-season-ticket/
When you click on special purchases and then purchase, "no tickets are available" is coming up for International Rules for me. ???
That's a default position for Mayo season ticket holders.
Don't want yiz jinking us now.
QuoteI've a feeling they are going to restrict season tickets this year.
Only in the Elite counties like Mayo who expect to be in an All Ireland.
In other cases the number of season ticket holders would fit on a one bus.
Quote from: ONeill on October 21, 2013, 08:51:23 PM
That's a default position for Mayo season ticket holders.
Don't want yiz jinking us now.
;D
Quote from: ballinaman on October 21, 2013, 08:45:49 PM
When you click on special purchases and then purchase, "no tickets are available" is coming up for International Rules for me. ???
Log out then log in again, worked for me.
Quote from: mayo.mick on October 21, 2013, 09:12:38 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on October 21, 2013, 08:45:49 PM
When you click on special purchases and then purchase, "no tickets are available" is coming up for International Rules for me. ???
Log out then log in again, worked for me.
Working now. Thanks...302 Cusack
Season ticket renewed and free Rules ticket obtained.
They must have thought Ballinaman was Jinxy ;D
Quote from: ballinaman on October 21, 2013, 09:14:12 PM
Quote from: mayo.mick on October 21, 2013, 09:12:38 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on October 21, 2013, 08:45:49 PM
When you click on special purchases and then purchase, "no tickets are available" is coming up for International Rules for me. ???
Log out then log in again, worked for me.
Working now. Thanks...302 Cusack
Yeah, 302 seems to be where all the season tickets are for the match. I sent my 3 on to a Mayo lad in Dublin, won't make it meself. Hope to get to the county final sunday. The season tickets really are great value! :)
Quote from: armaghniac on October 21, 2013, 08:55:21 PM
QuoteI've a feeling they are going to restrict season tickets this year.
Only in the Elite counties like Mayo who expect to be in an All Ireland.
In other cases the number of season ticket holders would fit on a one bus.
I doubt only 'elite' counties. I don't expect us to be in an All Ireland, but I renewed my season ticket anyway.
30 minutes left to renew at the cheaper price.
Quote from: armaghniac on October 31, 2013, 11:25:31 PM
30 minutes left to renew at the cheaper price.
Friday night games as well this year.
I see the Dublin season ticket didn't even go on sale, everyone must have renewed!
QuoteI see the Dublin season ticket didn't even go on sale, everyone must have renewed!
Sure with all of the championship games at home, why wouldn't they.
Season tickets arrived in the post this morning :) Tickets.ie are on the ball this year!! 8)
what does it matter? You wont need them until February anyway?
Handy this time of year if bought as a gift for someone.
Quote from: mayo.mick on December 13, 2013, 02:52:50 PM
Season tickets arrived in the post this morning :) Tickets.ie are on the ball this year!! 8)
Has anyone else received their season tickets. I ordered mine in October and no word yet.
They'll be in the post today or tomorrow apparently.
Quote from: Throw ball on December 19, 2013, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: mayo.mick on December 13, 2013, 02:52:50 PM
Season tickets arrived in the post this morning :) Tickets.ie are on the ball this year!! 8)
Has anyone else received their season tickets. I ordered mine in October and no word yet.
Fire off an e-mail to them, they are usually on the ball.
Quote from: Throw ball on December 19, 2013, 12:30:33 AM
Quote from: mayo.mick on December 13, 2013, 02:52:50 PM
Season tickets arrived in the post this morning :) Tickets.ie are on the ball this year!! 8)
Has anyone else received their season tickets. I ordered mine in October and no word yet.
Got mine last week. It was ordered in October too.
Got mine at the end of last week - I ordered in the early bird offer though
Quote from: Tubberman on December 19, 2013, 09:52:02 AM
Got mine at the end of last week - I ordered in the early bird offer though
+1.
I had ordered mine in early bird offer but then added the club+ offer. Emailed them today and they told me they had been posted. They must have forgotten about the stamp!
Does anyone know if Armagh are offering the add on to the club county championship?
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 23, 2013, 07:10:47 AM
Does anyone know if Armagh are offering the add on to the club county championship?
Add on same as last year.
QuoteAdd on same as last year.
Presumably there will be more games, if there is a backdoor, although the end result will be the same.
Quote from: Throw ball on December 23, 2013, 02:14:02 PM
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 23, 2013, 07:10:47 AM
Does anyone know if Armagh are offering the add on to the club county championship?
Add on same as last year.
I passed up on ST last year. So does that mean that there is? If so, what's the cost?
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 23, 2013, 03:07:50 PM
Quote from: Throw ball on December 23, 2013, 02:14:02 PM
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 23, 2013, 07:10:47 AM
Does anyone know if Armagh are offering the add on to the club county championship?
Add on same as last year.
I passed up on ST last year. So does that mean that there is? If so, what's the cost?
The basic season ticket price is now €85. I got charged an extra €20 for the Armagh club add on. Even more of a bargain now with the back door introduced to Armagh championship.
My season ticket eventually arrived today. Just in time for Christmas!
Cheers Throw Ball.
Do you have the option of the €20 add on when you are going through the purchasing option?
Quote from: Smokin Joe on December 23, 2013, 08:11:51 PM
Cheers Throw Ball.
Do you have the option of the €20 add on when you are going through the purchasing option?
Think you have to add on as a special purchase.
Any of the Mayo lads know if we'll get a free ticket to the NY or the Rossie match
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on January 07, 2014, 04:30:25 PM
Any of the Mayo lads know if we'll get a free ticket to the NY or the Rossie match
I have seen people say it's both games that are free and the New York game won't affect your 60% if we happen to get to the final again and it will also be used for you 60% if you do go.
If that is all true , there can be no complaints as it works out for all supporters and is very fair .
I have been a season ticket holder since the scheme began, I think it is a great system.
My only complaint is that I feel it should include a ticket to the AIF and semi final if the county minor teams gets there.
Last year I followed Tyrone all year, had 100% attendance on my ticket. It was a great season including National League Final / All Ireland Semi. However our minor team reached the All Ireland Final. I did not get a ticket to attend as it only counts for senior games. It would have been nice to have qualified for a ticket, given that I had attended every single game Tyrone played that season (including League), and have done pretty much since the season ticket came out.
QuoteMy only complaint is that I feel it should include a ticket to the AIF and semi final if the county minor teams gets there.
+1 While the semi-final may not be too hard to source a ticket for, for the final they should recognise season ticket holders of the minor counties with a Hill ticket at least.
Quote from: armaghniac on January 09, 2014, 05:05:18 PM
QuoteMy only complaint is that I feel it should include a ticket to the AIF and semi final if the county minor teams gets there.
+1 While the semi-final may not be too hard to source a ticket for, for the final they should recognise season ticket holders of the minor counties with a Hill ticket at least.
+2 ( with conditions of at least 60% or maybe more attendance).
Hope this will be in when we're next in it.
I can see a day coming when minors won't play before the seniors.
American football exhibition match could be on instead.
Season ticket holders were offered the option of buying Premium Tickets last year from Rd 4 of the qualifiers right up to and including both semi finals
Mayo GAA season tickets sold out at the weekend. Cáirde Mhaigheo sales finished last Friday as well, so they could guarantee delivery before the league starts.
Lads as the Mayo tickets have sold out is there anywhere else i could get one.Did anyone get one as an unwanted xmas gift thats willing to sell????
Quote from: mayoman dan on January 15, 2014, 08:13:29 PM
Lads as the Mayo tickets have sold out is there anywhere else i could get one.Did anyone get one as an unwanted xmas gift thats willing to sell????
After tonight's result you may be able to get a few Armagh ones cheap!
Don't think I'll bother with these in 2015. Anyone else get a letter this morning?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 31, 2014, 11:15:36 AM
Don't think I'll bother with these in 2015. Anyone else get a letter this morning?
Yeah I did but I wouldn't worry too much about it. At least they wrote and told you about it. If you have online banking with any Irish bank or have registered online with revenue for property tax or have login details with any other government/semi state company then your name, address and email have been flying around the internet for a lot longer than what happened with the Gaa season ticket site on the 27th!!!
I worked it out before, for the lesser counties you only gain about 10 euro per year with these season tickets at best. That's if you get in free to club games of course but we wont be sayin anything more about that one.
Letter from Season Ticket office this morning, apologising for the fact that 223 of my fellow season ticket holders were able to see my name, address and email address for a full 44 minutes last Monday at tea time.Thats it, I'm employing security guards round the clock! I'd be mortified if anyone found out my real identity! :D
I got the letter too.
Quote from: T Fearon on February 01, 2014, 01:09:28 PM
Letter from Season Ticket office this morning, apologising for the fact that 223 of my fellow season ticket holders were able to see my name, address and email address for a full 44 minutes last Monday at tea time.Thats it, I'm employing security guards round the clock! I'd be mortified if anyone found out my real identity! :D
I seen all that info and its all been noted :P
Quote from: Maguire01 on February 01, 2014, 01:21:43 PM
I got the letter too.
+1.
I never checked to see who the 223 were.
I got the letter. I presumed the 223 might be all Armagh ticket holders or the like, but it seems people from different counties got the same letter? Was it always 223?
Maybe we should have a gathering for the 223, and celebrate our loss of anonymity (which has no doubt preceded the all important loss of virginity!).
Ulster GAA previously sent an email advertising Dr McKenna cup ticket with a load of emails in the CC, including some here. At least this time with the letter and so on they seem to realise they've f**ked up.
Ulster GAA will delay sending out your email address in 2014 until 2015
When are the attendances recorded? I'm down as not having attended yesterday's game in Newbridge. I was hoping to get the 100% record this time!
Quote from: Farrandeelin on February 03, 2014, 07:48:13 PM
When are the attendances recorded? I'm down as not having attended yesterday's game in Newbridge. I was hoping to get the 100% record this time!
I've found for games in Newbridge that it always takes a few days for the attendance to be registered.
How do you opt out of a game and is there a cut off?
QuoteHow do you opt out of a game and is there a cut off?
You can't opt out of a league game, or the first championship game, these are all already paid for. You can opt out of a later championship game that you have to pay for.
Quote from: armaghniac on February 07, 2014, 11:54:03 AM
QuoteHow do you opt out of a game and is there a cut off?
You can't opt out of a league game, or the first championship game, these are all already paid for. You can opt out of a later championship game that you have to pay for.
Cheers, bit of a balls since I'll probably make all the championship matches but am missing Omagh this sunday
Even you miss a league game or two, I usually do, the season ticket is still reasonable value.
Anyone not using there season ticket free entry into Croker on Monday?
For anyone that had their tickets scanned in Castlebar last Sunday, If your attendance was not updated, have a read here;
http://mayoclub51.com/season-tickets-scanned-cork-match/
Latest update and reasons causing the problems with attendance not being updated.
http://mayoclub51.com/gaa-season-ticket-scanning-problems-an-update/
Fair play to the crew at Mayo club 51 for persevering with it. Updates to follow I believe.
Anyone not using their season ticket for Sunday?? Have one myself but going with a couple of lads who don't
How many do you need macdanger?
Has anyone else had problems with the GAA season tickets at the Mayo Derry game, we have 3 tickets but only 2 registered as scanned on our attendance log.
Got the standard PFO letter from seasonticket@gaa.ie saying there was no reported issue at the ground.
Quote from: intoDwest on April 08, 2014, 04:42:35 PM
Has anyone else had problems with the GAA season tickets at the Mayo Derry game, we have 3 tickets but only 2 registered as scanned on our attendance log.
Got the standard PFO letter from seasonticket@gaa.ie saying there was no reported issue at the ground.
Everyone I know were all scanned OK. but then most people stood over the scanners and made sure they were scanned right. 1 lad I saw took photos of his being scanned. We went in about 1.30, few starting to build at that time, Id say it was hectic later?
Quote from: Muzz on April 08, 2014, 03:14:45 PM
How many do you need macdanger?
Was looking for two but I think I have something sorted. Thanks though
Do Season Ticket holders need to print there tickets for this Sunday 13th April double header in Croker or just bring the Season cards with them?
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:17:12 AM
Do Season Ticket holders need to print there tickets for this Sunday 13th April double header in Croker or just bring the Season cards with them?
All Croke Park games need a printed ticket. Presentation of the season ticket won't get you in ( well it might after a lot of negotiation ) so print the ticket.
Quote from: orangeman on April 10, 2014, 09:34:23 AM
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:17:12 AM
Do Season Ticket holders need to print there tickets for this Sunday 13th April double header in Croker or just bring the Season cards with them?
All Croke Park games need a printed ticket. Presentation of the season ticket won't get you in ( well it might after a lot of negotiation ) so print the ticket.
Thanks Orangeman and that is what I also thought (also what I had to do in previous games in Croker), but I'm don't see the option to print them yet. Can other folks print there tickets? Possible I've a issue with my account.
Yes AMayoFan, I had no difficulties printing mine -- did you go back into 'My Tickets' and try to print from there, after having 'purchased' for nothing?
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:49:55 AM
Quote from: orangeman on April 10, 2014, 09:34:23 AM
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:17:12 AM
Do Season Ticket holders need to print there tickets for this Sunday 13th April double header in Croker or just bring the Season cards with them?
All Croke Park games need a printed ticket. Presentation of the season ticket won't get you in ( well it might after a lot of negotiation ) so print the ticket.
Thanks Orangeman and that is what I also thought (also what I had to do in previous games in Croker), but I'm don't see the option to print them yet. Can other folks print there tickets? Possible I've a issue with my account.
Mine not available yet either...
Quote from: Tubberman on April 10, 2014, 10:16:49 AM
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:49:55 AM
Quote from: orangeman on April 10, 2014, 09:34:23 AM
Quote from: AMayoFan on April 10, 2014, 09:17:12 AM
Do Season Ticket holders need to print there tickets for this Sunday 13th April double header in Croker or just bring the Season cards with them?
All Croke Park games need a printed ticket. Presentation of the season ticket won't get you in ( well it might after a lot of negotiation ) so print the ticket.
Thanks Orangeman and that is what I also thought (also what I had to do in previous games in Croker), but I'm don't see the option to print them yet. Can other folks print there tickets? Possible I've a issue with my account.
Mine not available yet either...
Got onto ticket office and being told it will be this afternoon before I'll see the option to print them (thur is late enough imo). I guess they must release / allow the print option in batches per team supports.
The "Bring a friend" option only finished at midnight last night, ticket should be alocated and available for printing later today. Usually the bring a frind option finish's on a Tuesday night. Wonder why the extra day?
Tickets ready for printing now, we're in 307.
Quote from: mayo.mick on April 10, 2014, 11:27:04 AM
The "Bring a friend" option only finished at midnight last night, ticket should be alocated and available for printing later today. Usually the bring a frind option finish's on a Tuesday night. Wonder why the extra day?
Heard it was something to do with the Derry wan's. Internet only available up there a short time and they are still getting to grips with it. Could also be something to do with the glory hunters but that has not been confirmed yet. Plus IMO Derry wan's wont travel until it comes to the All-Ireland final. I'm sure they will be time enough yet, certainly not this year.
Lads just wondering when do you hear about your ticket to championship games if you're a season ticket holder? Didn't order one from the club for the Tyrone game because I got a season ticket this year, but as of yet heard nothing about the one through the season ticket scheme. Cheers.
Quote from: on the sideline on May 08, 2014, 10:59:26 PM
Lads just wondering when do you hear about your ticket to championship games if you're a season ticket holder? Didn't order one from the club for the Tyrone game because I got a season ticket this year, but as of yet heard nothing about the one through the season ticket scheme. Cheers.
You should hear, as per the League games, during the week before (during next week for the Tyrone-Down game), they'll email you.
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on May 08, 2014, 11:03:18 PM
Quote from: on the sideline on May 08, 2014, 10:59:26 PM
Lads just wondering when do you hear about your ticket to championship games if you're a season ticket holder? Didn't order one from the club for the Tyrone game because I got a season ticket this year, but as of yet heard nothing about the one through the season ticket scheme. Cheers.
You should hear, as per the League games, during the week before (during next week for the Tyrone-Down game), they'll email you.
Good man, thanks.
Will there be a bring a friend option to championship games?
No, there won't be a bring a friend option for the Championship, as far as I recall.
Just received the email there about Sunday's game -- tickets ready to be printed off.
Iv heard nothing so far about the Down v Tyrone game!
Strange, I have mine in my paws!
Got my email - "present your ticket on the day"
Quote from: Fear ón Srath Bán on May 12, 2014, 04:24:23 PM
Just received the email there about Sunday's game -- tickets ready to be printed off.
Still heard nothing from them. Strange!
I would give them a shout at this stage -- email them?
I haven't heard from them either but if you go into your account and my tickets they should be there for printing.
I see the fu$kers are charging us for the replay, considering the first round is supposed to be part of the deal, surely we should not be getting charged for this.
Seen this in the small print;
What about replays? If a replay is required, the purchaser will be charged for the replay at the same price as the drawn match. If the Opening Championship fixture is drawn the relevant stadium area charge less €5.00 will be charged for adult Season Tickets and the relevant stadium area charge for juveniles will be charged.
Oh well I'm away to sell the other kidney!
Quote from: sam03/05 on May 20, 2014, 05:39:17 PM
I see the f*$kers are charging us for the replay, considering the first round is supposed to be part of the deal, surely we should not be getting charged for this.
::) You could always opt out and not go if it's such an issue. The season ticket is tremendous value.
Mane Nordie hoors have to be complaining about something. :P
Quote from: Croí na hÉireann on May 21, 2014, 09:56:14 AM
Quote from: sam03/05 on May 20, 2014, 05:39:17 PM
I see the f*$kers are charging us for the replay, considering the first round is supposed to be part of the deal, surely we should not be getting charged for this.
::) You could always opt out and not go if it's such an issue. The season ticket is tremendous value.
It is, but I don't think I'll have one next year. :'(
Just logged into my account to get my tickets for the Monaghan Tyrone match.
True to form the Ulster council stick us in a shocking seat. Row A of section DO.
That's under the pitch level at one end.
Shoddy treatment of season ticket holders again. Am not looking for vip seats, just similar seats we occupy during the league, where a decent view can be had. Has anyone contacted the ticket office in croke park regarding this before and has anything cam from it??
I have to say that the seat I got in Armagh on Sunday was spot on, although the interesting action was on the other side of the pitch!
Season ticket holders get crap seats in Clones.
Quote from: donelli on June 11, 2014, 02:23:06 PM
Just logged into my account to get my tickets for the Monaghan Tyrone match.
True to form the Ulster council stick us in a shocking seat. Row A of section DO.
That's under the pitch level at one end.
Shoddy treatment of season ticket holders again. Am not looking for vip seats, just similar seats we occupy during the league, where a decent view can be had. Has anyone contacted the ticket office in croke park regarding this before and has anything cam from it??
I got mine printed off yesterday and they are CC so I am at least covered. To be honest I thought due to the amount of complaints for Tyrone's last game in Clones the Ulster Council had relented and issued better seats.
I did contact ticket office before and I also contacted county delegate to complain. Ticket office stated they just issue the tickets as they are assigned them by the ulster council. The delegate said he would raise it then I heard nothing else.
Has anyone ever had any joy getting an allocated ticket switched from a stand one to a terrace one? It can be a bit of a pain in the hole at times having to head into the stand when the people you're at the game with are over on the terrace.
Quote from: AFS on June 11, 2014, 05:44:57 PM
Has anyone ever had any joy getting an allocated ticket switched from a stand one to a terrace one? It can be a bit of a pain in the hole at times having to head into the stand when the people you're at the game with are over on the terrace.
+1
Poor seats again for season ticket holders in Clones this weekend for Monaghan v Armagh.
Same section as last time DO, row D this time (3 rows up from last day). Still a very poor vantage point.
Wrote an email to the Ulster council the last time, but they didn't even bother to respond. Pi55ed off at this stage.
No print-out ticket showing up for Down v Kildare tomorrow. Does this mean we simply show up with the season ticket card and we will be granted admission?
Quote from: southdown on July 11, 2014, 01:18:38 PM
No print-out ticket showing up for Down v Kildare tomorrow. Does this mean we simply show up with the season ticket card and we will be granted admission?
It's not an all ticket game so only need your card though the last day there were no scanners working so had to use pen & paper to record attendance!!
just bring your season ticket to the designated turnstile. that's the way it was for the Leitrim game, I assume its the same on sunday.
Anyone have theirs as 'unattended' for the Connacht final yesterday? Or is it just me? Or am I expecting too much too soon?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on July 14, 2014, 01:48:29 PM
Anyone have theirs as 'unattended' for the Connacht final yesterday? Or is it just me? Or am I expecting too much too soon?
Mine is down as unattended but I wouldn't worry too much yet Farr as MacHale park are pretty slow in putting in the records but if is still the same tomorrow morning get straight on to them about it.
Can someone tell me what I'm meant to do for this pay and play on Sunday?
Can they not just gimme a ticket to print out!
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on July 28, 2014, 11:18:44 AM
Can someone tell me what I'm meant to do for this pay and play on Sunday?
Can they not just gimme a ticket to print out!
No need to do anything if you intend to go to the match. Make sure your card details are up to date, you can check them in your season ticket account. Tickets should be ready for printing on Wednesday morning.
Printed off my tickets for Saturday just now! Great seats in Croker,and 5 euros less than non season ticket holders pay!
If your county isn't involved did anyone get the opportunity for Premium level tickets like last year? Just wondering.
Doubt that this offer will be available this year as all Davin 1 year tickets have sold out
An old gripe maybe but
why do croke park find it so hard to operate the Bring a friend Scheme . for bigger matches there are always extra people that go but we almost always have to sit seperately , but if you dont have a season ticket you could buy a seat where ever you liked .
would it not make sense to allow a season ticket holder that freedom. and allow purchase of up to 6/8 tickets like normal people can .
Was in Croker on Saturday - used the bring a friend option and was seated in the lower cusack - section 309
Just wondering where the rest of the season ticket holders were seated
305, in the pouring rain
Cheers Tony
Same section this Saturday, but much further back (in double letters).Mightily pleased!
Quote from: T Fearon on August 06, 2014, 02:42:03 PM
Same section this Saturday, but much further back (in double letters).Mightily pleased!
double letters are ok unless your stuck with uu or v v, then your fooked, grey concrete blocking your view and then abuse from the poor lads in wheel chairs who go mad if you stand up for a sec even to scratch your piles
thankfully not anywhere near as far back as UU and no piles to scratch either ;D
Quote from: T Fearon on August 06, 2014, 04:24:07 PM
thankfully not anywhere near as far back as UU and no piles to scratch either ;D
happy days so
I was just wondering if any one on here has the 10 year tickets for the all Ireland finals. My father has them and they are up for renewal this year at a cost of 3500 euro. That leaves it 175 euro for an all Ireland ticket. Is that what they expect us to pay to watch football in the near future. I was just curious to see what other people were going to do about renewing them or not. Thanks
Quote from: NP 76 on August 11, 2014, 12:01:43 AM
I was just wondering if any one on here has the 10 year tickets for the all Ireland finals. My father has them and they are up for renewal this year at a cost of 3500 euro. That leaves it 175 euro for an all Ireland ticket. Is that what they expect us to pay to watch football in the near future. I was just curious to see what other people were going to do about renewing them or not. Thanks
175 is expensive for a match no matter if the seats are middle of the stand. I couldn't see tickets rising from 80 to 175 in 10 years but then again you'd never know. Business is business.
Has anyone received their renewed season ticket in the post before Christmas?
Quote from: NP 76 on August 11, 2014, 12:01:43 AM
I was just wondering if any one on here has the 10 year tickets for the all Ireland finals. My father has them and they are up for renewal this year at a cost of 3500 euro. That leaves it 175 euro for an all Ireland ticket. Is that what they expect us to pay to watch football in the near future. I was just curious to see what other people were going to do about renewing them or not. Thanks
Somebody has to pay for Dublin underage structure. Anyway, I suppose with Dublin's emergence as a real Power there will be loads of corporates out there that this money would be a small fry investment to guarantee AI final tickets to an inevitable final involving Dublin.
Quote from: balladmaker on December 25, 2019, 12:24:27 AM
Has anyone received their renewed season ticket in the post before Christmas?
Renewed my dad's on November 15 and it just dropped through the door today
1989 State Papers finally released today. - 'Haughey promises Mayo GAA ' Famine is nearly over'
https://combatarena.ie/1989-state-papers-haughey-promises-mayo-gaa-famine-is-nearly-over/
On the Irish examiner
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Unbelievable. Its almost as if they knew.
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
We've had great value over the last 12 years, on the odd occasion we weren't able to make it to a game, the tickets were always used by friends and family. We've got free entry into other county games and club finals that we probably wouldn't otherwise have attended. We won't be looking for a refund.
Quote from: Ambrose on April 14, 2020, 01:15:30 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
We’ve had great value over the last 12 years, on the odd occasion we weren’t able to make it to a game, the tickets were always used by friends and family. We’ve got free entry into other county games and club finals that we probably wouldn’t otherwise have attended. We won’t be looking for a refund.
well said .
everyone is going to have to carry some of the load for the reckoning that will be to come after Leos attempt to buy us out of the pandemic
So the Government should have stuck rigidly to the budget, not closed anything down and let us all take our chances?
Quote from: Ambrose on April 14, 2020, 01:15:30 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
We've had great value over the last 12 years, on the odd occasion we weren't able to make it to a game, the tickets were always used by friends and family. We've got free entry into other county games and club finals that we probably wouldn't otherwise have attended. We won't be looking for a refund.
John Costello will be glad to hear that. Dublin club's Full time GDO's need to be paid and the money has to come from some where? Or are those lads on the €350 a week these days?
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 14, 2020, 07:18:01 PM
Quote from: Ambrose on April 14, 2020, 01:15:30 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
We've had great value over the last 12 years, on the odd occasion we weren't able to make it to a game, the tickets were always used by friends and family. We've got free entry into other county games and club finals that we probably wouldn't otherwise have attended. We won't be looking for a refund.
John Costello will be glad to hear that. Dublin club's Full time GDO's need to be paid and the money has to come from some where? Or are those lads on the €350 a week these days?
I'm glad you're as concerned about Dublin GAA as the rest of us. We should set up a go fund me page to make up for the shortfall. I'm sure you'll be one of the first to contribute given your genuine concern for the people involved
Quote from: dublin7 on April 15, 2020, 09:28:59 AM
Quote from: From the Bunker on April 14, 2020, 07:18:01 PM
Quote from: Ambrose on April 14, 2020, 01:15:30 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 09:48:51 AM
It will be a right kick in the teeth for the most loyal supporters if there isn't some recompense in the event of no further games in 2020.
Least they could do is give a Credit for renewals if no refunds.
We've had great value over the last 12 years, on the odd occasion we weren't able to make it to a game, the tickets were always used by friends and family. We've got free entry into other county games and club finals that we probably wouldn't otherwise have attended. We won't be looking for a refund.
John Costello will be glad to hear that. Dublin club's Full time GDO's need to be paid and the money has to come from some where? Or are those lads on the €350 a week these days?
I'm glad you're as concerned about Dublin GAA as the rest of us. We should set up a go fund me page to make up for the shortfall. I'm sure you'll be one of the first to contribute given your genuine concern for the people involved
Our club has no such worries! That's because our club has volunteers.
No reason then not to support the dubs then given your concern.
Quote from: Rossfan on April 14, 2020, 04:32:12 PM
So the Government should have stuck rigidly to the budget, not closed anything down and let us all take our chances?
remind me of that in 15 years when your still paying imflated Taxes . Lets hoem we dont get anothe rOnce in a lifetime economic shock.
there are sometimes other ways of doing thing other than Chucking money at it.
If we had our own currency we could just print more like the states are doing , But do you think leo will do anything to up set the Germans.
not a chance
How many alt right cliches did you manage in that post?
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-altered-season-ticket-refund-terms-after-coronavirus-outbreak-996535.html
GAA dirty tricks with season ticket terms and conditions - disgraceful
Quote from: delgany on April 28, 2020, 10:35:25 PM
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-altered-season-ticket-refund-terms-after-coronavirus-outbreak-996535.html
GAA dirty tricks with season ticket terms and conditions - disgraceful
Bad faith at best. If the season is deemed null and void, the GAA should make some gesture to season ticket holders ... a guaranteed All Ireland Final ticket for 2021 irrespective of participating counties would suffice 🙂
Quote from: balladmaker on April 28, 2020, 11:10:48 PM
Quote from: delgany on April 28, 2020, 10:35:25 PM
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-altered-season-ticket-refund-terms-after-coronavirus-outbreak-996535.html
GAA dirty tricks with season ticket terms and conditions - disgraceful
Bad faith at best. If the season is deemed null and void, the GAA should make some gesture to season ticket holders ... a guaranteed All Ireland Final ticket for 2021 irrespective of participating counties would suffice 🙂
this is one heads should roll for,
If for nothing else than the Sleveen way it was done , If the GAA was a commercial company fair enough but its a community based association where 90% of the work done is Voluntary, so the excuse of
'if you read the Small print we were entitled to do it ' just does not hold up
I had no problem in not getting a refund as I know the GAA will need every penny but to think that Gobshites in Crokepark were plotting and Planning against their own members makes me Sick
A little too cutehoory right enough.
The least they can do is allow some credit for any renewals if there's to be a bext season.
Quote from: delgany on April 28, 2020, 10:35:25 PM
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-altered-season-ticket-refund-terms-after-coronavirus-outbreak-996535.html
GAA dirty tricks with season ticket terms and conditions - disgraceful
Like something Michael O'Leary would do.
They have seriously fucked this one up for themselves and I agree completely with rosnarun that heads should roll because whoever made the final call on this decision is not fit to be in the job. Was the decision made on a committee basis? If so how did no one in that meeting not think this logically through and see that it was going to be (a) f**king over genuine and committed members of the association and (b) an utter PR disaster. Either way whoever had the ultimate call is someone that's the type of person who thinks they are smart but really aren't.
I could be wrong here but I would venture that the vast majority of season ticket holders wouldn't have even bothered looking for a full refund due to the unprecedented cause of not being able to hold any matches. Indeed a small gesture of €20 or €30 off next years renewal would have more than likely garnered a very positive reaction and at the end of the day season ticket holders are ultimately most likely to be people who will be throughout the rest of the year paying in to go to club matches and other inter county games that don't feature their own county, spending money on GAA jerseys for their kids and other merchandise, involving the next generation in the games etc. The type of people you should be trying to keep on board.
While the work of volunteers in their communities as part of GAA clubs throughout the country during this dangerous COVID-19 pandemic has been rightly lauded - even by some of those who have absolutely no grá for the GAA at all - how are we now in a situation where the hierarchy has completely blown and squandered that positive capital by the senseless decision to do this. I'm a Galway football season ticket holder and while every organisation deserves criticism when required, I'm actually angry more with that fact that you go through your life defending the GAA against cynics and naysayers for all the good benefits it brings to the island and because you love the sports. Now some gombeen makes this call and the GAA will be rightly pilloried by both people who have the best interests of the games at heart and those who would like nothing more than if the GAA disappeared off the face of the earth.
This is one of the most egregious examples of a short sighted, idiotic GAA decision that fuels the "Grab All Association" stereotypes. It's an indefensible move and I'm f**king disgusted with them to be honest.
Excellent post An Fhairche.
Might be breaking consumer law?
https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/gaa-has-case-to-answer-over-season-ticket-expert-claims-996600.html
Crazy decision by the GAA. The short sightedness beggars belief.
How much cash up front do they get in season ticket sales?
€3m, €4m...?
Bet they treat major sponsors who probably give them much less with more respect.
Edit: just got an email from ST office. If season is abandoned there will be discounts on next year or partial refunds.
The latest.
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Quote from: Captain Obvious on April 29, 2020, 06:01:15 PM
The latest.
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They must read this board!!!
Scrambling to save face.
Quote from: delgany on April 29, 2020, 09:00:35 PM
Scrambling to save face.
tool ate for that . the people that made the decision Should be held accountable for it.
was it an elected committee ot the professional at croke park that have potentially done so much harm to the GAA reputation
this ius not even an apology not that I gove such an apology the time of day . they Fucked up and they Know it.
QuoteThey must read this board!!!
Sure it was on the radio yesterday. What they proposed was plain illegal and stupid. Best to stop as soon as possible.
GAA CANCEL SEASON TICKETS AMID GUIDELINES 'UNCERTAINTY'
"Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and with no clarity on the potential number of spectators allowed in attendance for our proposed Inter-County Championship later in the year we have been left with no option but to cancel your GAA season ticket for 2020.
"Your season ticket will not be eligible for the remainder of the 2020 season.
"A refund of €40 for all adult tickets and €10 for all juvenile tickets will be paid into your accounts within the next two weeks.
"We have delayed taking this step until now as we hoped that Government guidelines would be eased to the point where we could accommodate all Season Ticket holders to attend their chosen games.
"This is becoming increasingly uncertain and has led us to make this unwelcome decision.
"Thank you for your understanding throughout these uncertain times. Season tickets will be available for renewal for 2021 which we will contact you about in due course."
Quote from: Blowitupref on August 04, 2020, 05:00:37 PM
GAA CANCEL SEASON TICKETS AMID GUIDELINES 'UNCERTAINTY'
"Due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic and with no clarity on the potential number of spectators allowed in attendance for our proposed Inter-County Championship later in the year we have been left with no option but to cancel your GAA season ticket for 2020.
"Your season ticket will not be eligible for the remainder of the 2020 season.
"A refund of €40 for all adult tickets and €10 for all juvenile tickets will be paid into your accounts within the next two weeks.
"We have delayed taking this step until now as we hoped that Government guidelines would be eased to the point where we could accommodate all Season Ticket holders to attend their chosen games.
"This is becoming increasingly uncertain and has led us to make this unwelcome decision.
"Thank you for your understanding throughout these uncertain times. Season tickets will be available for renewal for 2021 which we will contact you about in due course."
They may as well write off the county season at that rate.
€40 refund
Robbin c**ts
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on August 04, 2020, 07:43:49 PM
€40 refund
Robbin c**ts
By my counting, 7 matches out of a possible 10 have been fulfilled. So the refund seems to be in line with that.
I fail to see how any GAA ground cannot hold 500 comfortably and within all guidelines. The current limit which differs from the north is going to result in the GAA season being written off.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on August 04, 2020, 06:14:41 PM
They may as well write off the county season at that rate.
After today's government decision I'll be surprised if the inter County championship season starts at all this year now.
To be fair the GAA are not a charity. There are bills and commitments to be met. You can't expect to get any more of a refund than what they are giving. I'm sure there is pressure on commitments to Dublin GAA and their coaching GDO's. Much of which is financed from the inter-county game.
Quote from: balladmaker on August 04, 2020, 09:37:02 PM
Quote from: Mayo4Sam on August 04, 2020, 07:43:49 PM
€40 refund
Robbin c**ts
By my counting, 7 matches out of a possible 10 have been fulfilled. So the refund seems to be in line with that.
I fail to see how any GAA ground cannot hold 500 comfortably and within all guidelines. The current limit which differs from the north is going to result in the GAA season being written off.
The guy said that the ground could easily hold more but that people would travel in cars and buses to get there and they would gather outside the ground in hotels etc. There is some merit in this, but it is a crude measure. Especially for club game locally, a lot of this wouldn'ty apply, especially if pubs are closed. It seems a pity to deny people a chance to gather outside while the weather is decent.
But the intercounty season is banjaxed, for sure.
Disappointed that limits not raised to 500.
As for the season tickets... they're either going to abandon Inter County or play it in front of 'select" audiences without the riff raff of regular followers.
I'd be suspicious of motives when something is announced around a holiday weekend or the first 2 weeks of August which are holiday time for many.
As there are no County games due for 10 weeks couldn't this have waited till late August early September?
Overall I'm not surprised that this has happened, an inter county season this year has always seemed unlikely if they cannot get patrons in the door in sufficient numbers to make it worthwhile and we must posit the question, is it a pressing concern for the GAA to ensure inter county matches take place when they will have to be essentially behind closed doors? The financial imperative in terms of the huge sums of money already paid from TV companies that was there in professional sports such as the Premier League doesn't seem to be the case for the GAA who are far more reliant on match tickets sold than broadcast right revenues.
Quote from: Rossfan on August 05, 2020, 10:08:15 AM
Disappointed that limits not raised to 500.
As for the season tickets... they're either going to abandon Inter County or play it in front of 'select" audiences without the riff raff of regular followers.
I'd be suspicious of motives when something is announced around a holiday weekend or the first 2 weeks of August which are holiday time for many.
As there are no County games due for 10 weeks couldn't this have waited till late August early September?
This is the only thing that has given me pause, I don't think they can leave it past the first week in September to make a decision either way on inter county season going ahead or not and obviously this would tie into the season ticket viability as well. The mood music is only going one way but it seems early to pull plant right now. If the limit remains at 200 moving into October then having all season tickets still "active" would be a moot issue, if by some miracle the season goes ahead with attendances in the low thousands and it's the - as you put it - "select audiences" that are the ones inside the gates then it would of course be a total kick in the teeth for those of us who pay upfront and attend league matches during all the "glory" of the Irish spring weather.
Any word if these are going ahead in 2022 or are they 'done away with' as an inconvenience?
Wouldn't be surprised if they are dispensed with.
On the other hand it would be a nice fillip for the GAA coffers if they sold 20,000 of them before a ball is kicked or pucked.
Update .... it is hoped to have full season tickets in 2022, depending on Government Regulations re crowd sizes etc.
All 2020 ST holders will be given the option to renew.
Get the go-ahead...but ANOTHER increase - to €150 for CP season ticket holders. Club+ also up €50 to €250.
€150 for 8 games.
Not much saving there unless single game prices rising to silly figures too.
Are they on sale?
Should have been a freeze on prices due to the ongoing pandemic.I would say lot of people may not open their wallet.
Quote from: Rossfan on November 23, 2021, 05:19:56 PM
€150 for 8 games.
Not much saving there unless single game prices rising to silly figures too.
There wasn't much saving if any the last time they were on sale. The only real benefit is guaranteed All-Ireland final tickets if your County gets there.
Is there value on a ten year ticket at Croke Park? Slightly off topic I know but with not being able to get down for all the games (or wanting to) at Croke would you be able to 'sell' your seat for games you do not attend and others would go to?
AI ticket not certain per this report.
28 Counties won't need it anyway :-\
https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaa-planning-to-hike-season-tickets-by-25-per-cent-41083428.html
Quote from: Rossfan on November 24, 2021, 11:26:55 AM
AI ticket not certain per this report.
28 Counties won't need it anyway :-\
https://m.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaa-planning-to-hike-season-tickets-by-25-per-cent-41083428.html
Seen that but for the premium 10 tickets (on their website) it does say final tickets available plus first refusal for concerts
I see the Season tickets are on sale now ( well at least for Donegal). Got an email this morning. Interesting changes this year.
We have made some big changes to our GAA Season Ticket
No Season Ticket Cards
All tickets on your online account
No attendance requirements for All Ireland Tickets
Championship Ticket purchases managed by you
Quote from: Goldengreen on December 02, 2021, 01:04:43 PM
I see the Season tickets are on sale now ( well at least for Donegal). Got an email this morning. Interesting changes this year.
We have made some big changes to our GAA Season Ticket
No Season Ticket Cards
All tickets on your online account
No attendance requirements for All Ireland Tickets
Championship Ticket purchases managed by you
No attendance requirements? So every season ticket qualifies for the final?
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 02, 2021, 01:21:26 PM
Quote from: Goldengreen on December 02, 2021, 01:04:43 PM
I see the Season tickets are on sale now ( well at least for Donegal). Got an email this morning. Interesting changes this year.
We have made some big changes to our GAA Season Ticket
No Season Ticket Cards
All tickets on your online account
No attendance requirements for All Ireland Tickets
Championship Ticket purchases managed by you
No attendance requirements? So every season ticket qualifies for the final?
From what I can see league attendance no longer matters. For the championship you buy the games on the account (first game still free). You can opt out of one championship match. If you opt out of two then you are no longer eligible for An All Ireland ticket if your county get there.
Has anyone tried to renew yet? When I click the link it says "there is no invoice to pay at the moment".
Got the same.
Went to buy season tickets, filled in a load of stuff and got something like "we'll contact you"
Renewed mine, was straightforward enough.
But I already had an am.ticketmaster account, so maybe that's why it went through without a problem?
Sorted out..
Now for the road to Sam.....
Apparently the problem with trying to renew was that that option only works for the teams who sold out last year. Otherwise you just have to buy a new one
Just got an email offering Garth Brooks tickets at €81!!
Renewals back now. The season ticket is not much of a bargain and you still have to logon each week and get a ticket. However, it is less inconceivable that Armagh would reach the final than it has been for quite a while, so I may invest.
Bought the Armagh club season ticket for £80, with the County Finals this Sunday, I'd say I got £40 worth. Never again
The scheme has turned into a greedy joke. Instead of rewarding loyal fans and encouraging people to go to more games, they have decided to penalise those fans by charging them more than the man who attends the odd league game.
Back at the start from memory it was €75 (which to be fair was cheap) and this got you all of your county league games, the first round of the championship, the club finals, national league finals and you also had the option to attend any other national league game in the code (so for example a Tyrone supporter could go to watch Derry v Dublin if it wasn't clashing with a Tyrone game). You also got €5 euro of championship matches (except for finals). It was brilliant value and even if this was now say €120 would be great value and a reward for loyal fans who want to attend lots of games. And because the attendance was tracked it also encouraged people to go to more national league games than they might have.
Now the tracking has stopped and it's a pure money making racket (all about getting money in and not rewarding people who go to lots of games - you'll still get a ticket now for All Ireland final even if didn't attend a league game). The price has went to €150 (ticket prices have not doubled in the time). You can no longer attend other county league games (which for people bordering other counties was a great bonus and helped improve attendances). It doesn't mention national league finals this year so not sure if they're gone now too. The discount for championship matches also seems to have disappeared in recent years.
I've had one from the start of the scheme but won't be bothering any more.
Can't see myself buying this year either.
Only way you'd get any bit of value is if NFL games go to €20.
I suspect they want to reduce the numbers of season ticket holders.
They were definitely great value back in the day but the season tickets just aren't worth it anymore.
They were useful for people who followed their county but weren't involved in a club as they were guaranteed an All-Ireland final ticket, but I think going forward anyone who really wants a final ticket will get one regardless if they are involved with a club or not.
Quote from: clarshack on October 19, 2022, 10:26:21 AM
The season tickets just aren't worth it anymore.
They were useful for people who followed their county but weren't involved in a club as they were guaranteed an All-Ireland final ticket, but I think going forward anyone who really wants a final ticket will get one regardless if they are involved with a club or not.
At the start I found them good value as well. The other big thing was you were guaranteed 4 seats together in a good location for the big games. Through the club although you were always going to get the ticket they maybe weren't distributed until a few days before the game and no guarantee of quality of the seats. But now there are good seats online for most games (obviously not All Ireland finals) and the value has gone out of the season ticket completely.
Are the tickets out for the Round matches?
Quote from: jmk on June 08, 2023, 12:39:51 PM
Are the tickets out for the Round matches?
Yeah, got my email yesterday
Quote from: Rois on June 08, 2023, 02:17:38 PM
Quote from: jmk on June 08, 2023, 12:39:51 PM
Are the tickets out for the Round matches?
Yeah, got my email yesterday
They are all out except the Armagh-Galway game. I imagine this reflects wrangling over the venue. Carrick-on-Shannon would probably hold the crowd, but there would not tickets on public sale given the number of season ticket holders and the county boards having to get some tickets for players etc. While season ticket holders can pass on one game, Galway season ticket holders would be wise to ensure that they qualify for the All Ireland tickets. I doubt if Armagh people will have this problem, but people might not want to take a chance.
No word this year!
I wonder have they been abolished?
Quote from: Rossfan on November 08, 2023, 12:36:19 PMNo word this year!
I wonder have they been abolished?
Not sure
But the championship dates/venues could take you anywhere, and all over the space of a few short weeks. It's too unpredictable, and families can't stretch to trekking the length and breadth of the country
The league is set in stone 2-3 months in advance, and people know where they are with it.
A league only ticket would suit more people I'd imagine. Only the current ticket suits the likes of Dublin and Kerry
Quote from: AustinPowers on November 08, 2023, 02:53:35 PMQuote from: Rossfan on November 08, 2023, 12:36:19 PMNo word this year!
I wonder have they been abolished?
Not sure
But the championship dates/venues could take you anywhere, and all over the space of a few short weeks. It's too unpredictable, and families can't stretch to trekking the length and breadth of the country
The league is set in stone 2-3 months in advance, and people know where they are with it.
A league only ticket would suit more people I'd imagine. Only the current ticket suits the likes of Dublin and Kerry
People willing to follow a team through the league will make an effort in the championship, a lot of the SAM teams are in the northern half of the country, bar Cork and Kerry.
There are half a dozen teams with a reasonable chance of making the final, but not perhaps to be favourites to win it.
From Cahir O'Kane
GAA season tickets on sale today, still €150 but with ticket for the first championship game no longer included. Significant price rise in real terms. Another rise to league ticket prices (currently €18) looks inevitable based on season ticket prices. GAA to confirm later today
The removal of the first championship game means the season ticket works out at around €21.50 per league game. Given that buying on the day cost €18 last year (which was a 20% increase on the year before), it feels safe to assume the news coming later won't be good for fans.
€21.50 per Football National League game with a season ticket.
€28 per Hurling National league game with a season ticket.
Crazy pricing!
€20 per game for D1 abd D2 individual games.
Did I read something about a League ticket for €100 for the 7 games?
You are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Doesn't seem to be much value in the season ticket.
Quote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 11, 2023, 06:50:39 PMQuote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Should we all get in free so?
Quote from: Rossfan on December 11, 2023, 07:07:01 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on December 11, 2023, 06:50:39 PMQuote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Should we all get in free so?
€20 is grand then?
I think it was £50 for Ulster Club ticket. Not bad I reckon if you went to a few games.
I think it included both codes and senior, intermediate and junior so you could have got good value out of it.
It's a pity these league tickets don't offer as much value. Should the GAA not be rewarding loyal fans?
Does the league get good attendances because people have been starved of intercounty football for 6 months
Does any season tickets include the county championship final of the county you bought ticket for.
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 11, 2023, 06:50:39 PMQuote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Amateur sports are not free entry though.
Quote from: Blowitupref on December 11, 2023, 05:30:32 PMDoesn't seem to be much value in the season ticket.
Hold that thought until we see what the regular tickets will cost this year.
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 12, 2023, 12:00:06 AMQuote from: Blowitupref on December 11, 2023, 05:30:32 PMDoesn't seem to be much value in the season ticket.
Hold that thought until we see what the regular tickets will cost this year.
We already know, they are up to 20 euro for div 1 and 2
Used to have a season ticket for 3/4 years 10/12yrs ago, was decent enough value then, now if u got one long distance game now, u wouldn't attend, it's not worth the money, previous ticket yrs ago did cover league semi and final and 1st round game. Just a rip off at this stage, game ticket was like 12euro just 5/6 yrs back.
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 11, 2023, 11:59:15 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on December 11, 2023, 06:50:39 PMQuote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Amateur sports are not free entry though.
Where did I say they should be? No one wants in for free but prices now are ripping the absolute arse out of things.
Quote from: Armagh18 on December 12, 2023, 04:41:36 AMQuote from: RedHand88 on December 11, 2023, 11:59:15 PMQuote from: Armagh18 on December 11, 2023, 06:50:39 PMQuote from: From the Bunker on December 11, 2023, 05:29:27 PMYou are guaranteed your AI ticket. For that you have to expect to pay over the odds. Sporting organisations are renowned for taking advantage of loyal Fans. You are just another sucker. That's the nature of business and there is no shame in that.
Except its meant to be an amateur organisation...
Amateur sports are not free entry though.
Where did I say they should be? No one wants in for free but prices now are ripping the absolute arse out of things.
Price of everything is up though. We've had rampant inflation for a few years. The GAAs bills will be shooting up same as yours.
It's disgraceful how they are treating the most loyal fans. How can you justify charging the people who go to all the games more in than people going to individual matches? It's also crazy that you can buy league packages cheaper than season ticket holders get the league packages.
I know there is the incentive of an All Ireland ticket but the whole point was to reward loyal fans with these. Instead they are trying to use it to squeeze every last cent out of people. This was obvious last year when they upped the prices big time but took away attendance records (so anyone with money could pay for them but not go to half the games and still get their final ticket).
It started out around 75 euro and this got you all league games (including other county games not involving your own), league finals, club finals and first round of championship. You also got a 5 euro discount for championship games. It was a great deal to encourage people to attend lots of games. And even if this was still all available 150 euro wouldnt be that bad. But they've now removed the opportunity to attend other league games, the first round of the championship and the discounted championship tickets (don't forget there is loads more of these to buy to allow you the All Ireland final ticket).
Quote from: Redhand Santa on December 12, 2023, 08:08:38 AMIt's disgraceful how they are treating the most loyal fans. How can you justify charging the people who go to all the games more in than people going to individual matches? It's also crazy that you can buy league packages cheaper than season ticket holders get the league packages.
I know there is the incentive of an All Ireland ticket but the whole point was to reward loyal fans with these. Instead they are trying to use it to squeeze every last cent out of people. This was obvious last year when they upped the prices big time but took away attendance records (so anyone with money could pay for them but not go to half the games and still get their final ticket).
It started out around 75 euro and this got you all league games (including other county games not involving your own), league finals, club finals and first round of championship. You also got a 5 euro discount for championship games. It was a great deal to encourage people to attend lots of games. And even if this was still all available 150 euro wouldnt be that bad. But they've now removed the opportunity to attend other league games, the first round of the championship and the discounted championship tickets (don't forget there is loads more of these to buy to allow you the All Ireland final ticket).
I don't think non club members will have much difficulty getting All-Ireland Final tickets going forward anyway.
The benefit was probably as much being guaranteed a decent seat for the final. Through your club you'd have to wait until the Thursday/Friday before the final to get your ticket and even then a lot of what they got were terrace/davin stand. Through the season ticket scheme you knew you were getting lower cusack fairly central tickets.
Was it only 6 Counties got to AI Finals since STs came in?
The 7 games for €100 is good value even if you miss one its still still a saving.
I wonder does the Championship Package alluded to (which I suspect won't include Provincials) include an AI ticket if you go to all the games?
Quote from: Rossfan on December 12, 2023, 09:44:43 AMWas it only 6 Counties got to AI Finals since STs came in?
The 7 games for €100 is good value even if you miss one its still still a saving.
I wonder does the Championship Package alluded to (which I suspect won't include Provincials) include an AI ticket if you go to all the games?
The €100 is good value but makes no sense to charge season ticket holders basically €150 for the same thing. Many of them won't go to the league finals if there county isn't in it or a club final in January.
€50 wager on your County getting to an AI Final??
Quote from: Rossfan on December 12, 2023, 11:14:22 AM€50 wager on your County getting to an AI Final??
That's assuming you get to every single league game too, which many could not. Would likely be more than €50. Why would anyone outside of Kerry/Dublin/Tyrone/Derry/Galway buy one?
Quote from: RedHand88 on December 12, 2023, 11:19:58 AMQuote from: Rossfan on December 12, 2023, 11:14:22 AM€50 wager on your County getting to an AI Final??
That's assuming you get to every single league game too, which many could not. Would likely be more than €50. Why would anyone outside of Kerry/Dublin/Tyrone/Derry/Galway buy one?
They do not want people to be able to get AI tickets outside of the who you know system. There are always people in roles in clubs etc who should get tickets, but they will not completely fill Croke Park. Beyond that with modern ticket buying they could have an account where you could buy tickets and if you go to 10 county games and 5 club games then you get a better shout at a AI ticket than if you only went to two games in the year.
Quote from: Rossfan on December 12, 2023, 11:14:22 AM€50 wager on your County getting to an AI Final??
The whole point of any season ticket scheme is to reward loyalty by allowing cheaper tickets for multiple games and then access to tickets if your team does well. The gaa have it totally wrong that they are trying to charge the people that go to the most games extra money to attend.
Quote from: Rossfan on December 12, 2023, 09:44:43 AMWas it only 6 Counties got to AI Finals since STs came in?
The 7 games for €100 is good value even if you miss one its still still a saving.
I wonder does the Championship Package alluded to (which I suspect won't include Provincials) include an AI ticket if you go to all the games?
So, your own county's 7 NFL games for 100?
And any game for 150? (Incl your own county, other counties, AI club, NFL finals)
It's expensive enough to follow your own county without going to others. So I doubt many do
Why didn't they charge 100 for your county's 7 games, and say , an optional €5 extra if your team reached the NFL final . So you're rewarded for buying the ST, by getting into the NFL for a fiver , rather than 30-40.
The €150 only gets you the Senior Club Finals and NFL Finals on top of your own County's 7 games.
All 3 sets of fixtures bought individually would cost €70?
Would there be 100 people who might attend all 3?
In 2019 you could go to ANY NFL game, 1st Provincial game was included and you got €5 off your County's subsequent Championship games.
Took the plunge on a season ticket last night. First time using this new system, last time I had one I had a card. How soon after buying are you able to download the ticket? I didn't get a confirmation email and can't redeem my ticket on the account yet. The season ticket is showing on there as purchased though.