GAAGo and other gripes

[thewobbler]

Interesting thread on Twitter today about IFA clubs agreeing to raise their prices by a pound for next season.

The responses were of general dismay, plus extreme disappointment about pricing kids out of games.

People love a moan. The sport doesn't matter.

[seafoid]

Interesting thread on Twitter today about IFA clubs agreeing to raise their prices by a pound for next season.

The responses were of general dismay, plus extreme disappointment about pricing kids out of games.

People love a moan. The sport doesn't matter.

Inflation is jacking up the price of everything. Soccer fans generally wouldn't have much spare cash.

[JimStynes]

Other sports have ones in queues for years to get season tickets where they will then spend £600 a year on tickets to follow their team.

Are GAA people a bit tight? Is it a country thing?

You are watching AmateurPlayers and people hold gripes when asked to pay for that. The GAA patronage have always seen it's organisation as a predominately volunteer organistaion.

Plus you're going to watch games in complete shit holes like Clones.

[thewobbler]

Other sports have ones in queues for years to get season tickets where they will then spend £600 a year on tickets to follow their team.

Are GAA people a bit tight? Is it a country thing?

You are watching AmateurPlayers and people hold gripes when asked to pay for that. The GAA patronage have always seen it's organisation as a predominately volunteer organistaion.

Plus you're going to watch games in complete shit holes like Clones.

Is the solution to crumbling stadia to raise all prices to pay for upgrades?

[trailer]

Other sports have ones in queues for years to get season tickets where they will then spend £600 a year on tickets to follow their team.

Are GAA people a bit tight? Is it a country thing?

You are watching AmateurPlayers and people hold gripes when asked to pay for that. The GAA patronage have always seen it's organisation as a predominately volunteer organistaion.

Plus you're going to watch games in complete shit holes like Clones.

Is the solution to crumbling stadia to raise all prices to pay for upgrades?

If stadia were of a better standard and there was access to say family stands or even hospitality packages - I would be happy to pay more. Not sure about paying more now to sit in a dump on the promise it won't be a dump in 3 years.

[full moon]

There should have been a package to televise 2 Saturday matches like the league and all this GAA Go controversy wouldn't have happened.

Massively increasing games and decreasing TV coverage is own goal in fairness?

[RedHand88]

There should have been a package to televise 2 Saturday matches like the league and all this GAA Go controversy wouldn't have happened.

Massively increasing games and decreasing TV coverage is own goal in fairness?

Isn't tv coverage increased?

[rrhf]

GAAGo surely must be a clash of commercial interests. Is it not the case that RTE who have are one of the bidders for rights against other Channels have a say in the company as of course  does the GAA.

[CK_Redhand]

Late stage capitalism. The game is rigged... hate it and not the players.

[meatsy86]

8 Tailteann cup matches on this weekend and only 1 being shown on GAAGO. What happened to the promises at the start of the year that GAAGO would be used to stream more matches. Tailteann Cup the poor relation already before it starts. Shame on you GAAGO/RTE/GAA

[seafoid]

There should have been a package to televise 2 Saturday matches like the league and all this GAA Go controversy wouldn't have happened.

Massively increasing games and decreasing TV coverage is own goal in fairness?

Isn't tv coverage increased?

Irish Times
"Ultimately there are, a) more matches than ever, b) more matches on terrestrial television than ever and c) more matches that would never have been on terrestrial, available to people."

[full moon]

8 Tailteann cup matches on this weekend and only 1 being shown on GAAGO. What happened to the promises at the start of the year that GAAGO would be used to stream more matches. Tailteann Cup the poor relation already before it starts. Shame on you GAAGO/RTE/GAA

Agree fairly poor that. That's the problem with them showing these big matches everything else goes down the pecking order

[full moon]

There should have been a package to televise 2 Saturday matches like the league and all this GAA Go controversy wouldn't have happened.

Massively increasing games and decreasing TV coverage is own goal in fairness?

Isn't tv coverage increased?

I believe there is more coverage due to GAA Go, but overall less TV coverage due to Sky Sports leaving. That's what there is no Saturday TV matches now. Last year on many days there were even 2 TV games on Saturdays.

[Eire90]

will there be no knockout games on rte if on saturday

[seafoid]

There should have been a package to televise 2 Saturday matches like the league and all this GAA Go controversy wouldn't have happened.

Massively increasing games and decreasing TV coverage is own goal in fairness?

Isn't tv coverage increased?

I believe there is more coverage due to GAA Go, but overall less TV coverage due to Sky Sports leaving. That's what there is no Saturday TV matches now. Last year on many days there were even 2 TV games on Saturdays.

RTE will cover matches on 5 Saturdays.