Not sure if this needs a thread of its own.
However, I wonder will the GAA and or Croke Park, market this game given that the estimated attendance will most likely be no more than 30k.
What would I do, I would distribute 1,000 tickets to bord na nog of each county board in Division 3 and 4.
Positives;
You will promote Gaelic games in the weaker counties, (no insult intended).
Generate interest among underage players in same counties, who hopefully will be inspired to represent their county someday in Croke park.
Help create an atmosphere in Croke Park, it is after all a national final, nothing feels worse than watching a game there in a 2/3 empty stadium, and behind both goals empty, just seems so unnatural.
Negative;
Someone in the GAA or Croke Park will have to get off their arse and organize. In this day and age with all the paid officials at national and provincial levels, it cannot be that difficult. They could figure it out in seven days if it was a championship replay in the summer.
Quote from: joemamas on March 19, 2019, 12:51:58 PM
Not sure if this needs a thread of its own.
However, I wonder will the GAA and or Croke Park, market this game given that the estimated attendance will most likely be no more than 30k.
What would I do, I would distribute 1,000 tickets to bord na nog of each county board in Division 3 and 4.
Positives;
You will promote Gaelic games in the weaker counties, (no insult intended).
Generate interest among underage players in same counties, who hopefully will be inspired to represent their county someday in Croke park.
Help create an atmosphere in Croke Park, it is after all a national final, nothing feels worse than watching a game there in a 2/3 empty stadium, and behind both goals empty, just seems so unnatural.
Negative;
Someone in the GAA or Croke Park will have to get off their arse and organize. In this day and age with all the paid officials at national and provincial levels, it cannot be that difficult. They could figure it out in seven days if it was a championship replay in the summer.
Sorry lads, but I thought that the collective wisdom of this forum was that the way to "promote the game in weaker countries" was to get games out of Croke Park.
Quote from: joemamas on March 19, 2019, 12:51:58 PM
Not sure if this needs a thread of its own.
However, I wonder will the GAA and or Croke Park, market this game given that the estimated attendance will most likely be no more than 30k.
What would I do, I would distribute 1,000 tickets to bord na nog of each county board in Division 3 and 4.
Positives;
You will promote Gaelic games in the weaker counties, (no insult intended).
Generate interest among underage players in same counties, who hopefully will be inspired to represent their county someday in Croke park.
Help create an atmosphere in Croke Park, it is after all a national final, nothing feels worse than watching a game there in a 2/3 empty stadium, and behind both goals empty, just seems so unnatural.
Negative;
Someone in the GAA or Croke Park will have to get off their arse and organize. In this day and age with all the paid officials at national and provincial levels, it cannot be that difficult. They could figure it out in seven days if it was a championship replay in the summer.
yeah bring the football finals to Limerick . we'd love that in Mayo .
thought there was I pitc there id love a trip to the new stadium in cork
How many will Waterford and Limerick hurlers bring?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 25, 2019, 09:37:10 AM
How many will Waterford and Limerick hurlers bring?
I'd imagine that you can expect about 40,000 between them!
Mayo should also have at least 20,000 but I will be very surprised and disappointed if there isn't a lot more.
That's because all of those counties have good bus and rail connections to Dublin. I wouldn't expect nearly as many from Kerry, whereas Limerick borders Kerry and it'd not nearly as inconvenient for Kerry supporters as Dublin.
If that's not all, our bucks usually play well in Croker. So I, for one, am happy with the venue.
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Ah it's the same in every county.
Quote from: Lar Naparka on March 25, 2019, 07:58:59 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 25, 2019, 09:37:10 AM
How many will Waterford and Limerick hurlers bring?
I'd imagine that you can expect about 40,000 between them!
Mayo should also have at least 20,000 but I will be very surprised and disappointed if there isn't a lot more.
That's because all of those counties have good bus and rail connections to Dublin. I wouldn't expect nearly as many from Kerry, whereas Limerick borders Kerry and it'd not nearly as inconvenient for Kerry supporters as Dublin.
If that's not all, our bucks usually play well in Croker. So I, for one, am happy with the venue.
Where do you live, Lar?
Quote from: Never beat the deeler on March 25, 2019, 08:39:50 PM
Quote from: Lar Naparka on March 25, 2019, 07:58:59 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 25, 2019, 09:37:10 AM
How many will Waterford and Limerick hurlers bring?
I'd imagine that you can expect about 40,000 between them!
Mayo should also have at least 20,000 but I will be very surprised and disappointed if there isn't a lot more.
That's because all of those counties have good bus and rail connections to Dublin. I wouldn't expect nearly as many from Kerry, whereas Limerick borders Kerry and it'd not nearly as inconvenient for Kerry supporters as Dublin.
If that's not all, our bucks usually play well in Croker. So I, for one, am happy with the venue.
Where do you live, Lar?
About 2 miles from Croker.
Quote from: RedHand88 on March 25, 2019, 08:21:59 PM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Ah it's the same in every county.
True. And a lot have genuine reasons. Although I remember going on a bus to the 2013 final and there was a lady who hadn't a clue about times of the matches or anything.
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Houl on. In fairness Mayo support does travel to games. Everywhere.
Quote from: moysider on March 26, 2019, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Houl on. In fairness Mayo support does travel to games. Everywhere.
There is a decent hardcore who you will see at all the games since 2012 /13 this has seen a massive increase and naturally so like all successful teams . We had about 4/5 k v down in a quarter final in 2012(game Andy got injured in) , in today's market we would get in the region of 12/16k to a quarter final depending on opposition .
League games are attended at away games by about 5-7k .
At home we have about 10-12k
Championship we will have between 15-20k McHale park and away from .
League final in croke park I'll hazard a guess at 16k .
My point was there should be more , I do not understand and never will the GAA supporter who will turn up for an all Ireland semi final v Dublin but won't go to a league final v Kerry and there will be about 25 thousand in the difference . They are just ridiculously fair weather and have no right to all Ireland final tickets , I don't care for any other bukshit examples about club commitments or no money , it's all a load of nonsense . There are faux supporters who will be slobberin drunks down home on Sunday watching it in the pub spending over a ton saying they can't afford to go up to Dublin but you can bet they will be booked into the city west with their all Ireland ticket in pocket if we ever get back there
Quote from: larryin89 on March 27, 2019, 06:30:50 AM
Quote from: moysider on March 26, 2019, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Houl on. In fairness Mayo support does travel to games. Everywhere.
There is a decent hardcore who you will see at all the games since 2012 /13 this has seen a massive increase and naturally so like all successful teams . We had about 4/5 k v down in a quarter final in 2012(game Andy got injured in) , in today's market we would get in the region of 12/16k to a quarter final depending on opposition .
League games are attended at away games by about 5-7k .
At home we have about 10-12k
Championship we will have between 15-20k McHale park and away from .
League final in croke park I'll hazard a guess at 16k .
My point was there should be more , I do not understand and never will the GAA supporter who will turn up for an all Ireland semi final v Dublin but won't go to a league final v Kerry and there will be about 25 thousand in the difference . They are just ridiculously fair weather and have no right to all Ireland final tickets , I don't care for any other bukshit examples about club commitments or no money , it's all a load of nonsense . There are faux supporters who will be slobberin drunks down home on Sunday watching it in the pub spending over a ton saying they can't afford to go up to Dublin but you can bet they will be booked into the city west with their all Ireland ticket in pocket if we ever get back there
Whilst Mayo always had a decent following as far as I can remember - the support levels have definitely mushroomed in the last 5-6 years.
Look at the away league games now - that simply wouldn't have happened back in 2011 or 2012.
Quote from: galwayman on March 27, 2019, 07:45:22 AM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 27, 2019, 06:30:50 AM
Quote from: moysider on March 26, 2019, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Houl on. In fairness Mayo support does travel to games. Everywhere.
There is a decent hardcore who you will see at all the games since 2012 /13 this has seen a massive increase and naturally so like all successful teams . We had about 4/5 k v down in a quarter final in 2012(game Andy got injured in) , in today's market we would get in the region of 12/16k to a quarter final depending on opposition .
League games are attended at away games by about 5-7k .
At home we have about 10-12k
Championship we will have between 15-20k McHale park and away from .
League final in croke park I'll hazard a guess at 16k .
My point was there should be more , I do not understand and never will the GAA supporter who will turn up for an all Ireland semi final v Dublin but won't go to a league final v Kerry and there will be about 25 thousand in the difference . They are just ridiculously fair weather and have no right to all Ireland final tickets , I don't care for any other bukshit examples about club commitments or no money , it's all a load of nonsense . There are faux supporters who will be slobberin drunks down home on Sunday watching it in the pub spending over a ton saying they can't afford to go up to Dublin but you can bet they will be booked into the city west with their all Ireland ticket in pocket if we ever get back there
Whilst Mayo always had a decent following as far as I can remember - the support levels have definitely mushroomed in the last 5-6 years.
Look at the away league games now - that simply wouldn't have happened back in 2011 or 2012.
Is that surprising though? I don't really see the point - successful teams get more support. Bigger games get more support. That's the way it is for all teams in all sports.
Quote from: Tubberman on March 27, 2019, 08:54:42 AM
Quote from: galwayman on March 27, 2019, 07:45:22 AM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 27, 2019, 06:30:50 AM
Quote from: moysider on March 26, 2019, 11:55:05 PM
Quote from: larryin89 on March 25, 2019, 08:02:14 PM
Really hope we bring a crowd of 25k plus to this , absolutely beggars belief that you'll have 60k plus mayo supporters looking for aif tickets any year we make it but the fookers never go to other games. Makes me sick
Houl on. In fairness Mayo support does travel to games. Everywhere.
There is a decent hardcore who you will see at all the games since 2012 /13 this has seen a massive increase and naturally so like all successful teams . We had about 4/5 k v down in a quarter final in 2012(game Andy got injured in) , in today's market we would get in the region of 12/16k to a quarter final depending on opposition .
League games are attended at away games by about 5-7k .
At home we have about 10-12k
Championship we will have between 15-20k McHale park and away from .
League final in croke park I'll hazard a guess at 16k .
My point was there should be more , I do not understand and never will the GAA supporter who will turn up for an all Ireland semi final v Dublin but won't go to a league final v Kerry and there will be about 25 thousand in the difference . They are just ridiculously fair weather and have no right to all Ireland final tickets , I don't care for any other bukshit examples about club commitments or no money , it's all a load of nonsense . There are faux supporters who will be slobberin drunks down home on Sunday watching it in the pub spending over a ton saying they can't afford to go up to Dublin but you can bet they will be booked into the city west with their all Ireland ticket in pocket if we ever get back there
Whilst Mayo always had a decent following as far as I can remember - the support levels have definitely mushroomed in the last 5-6 years.
Look at the away league games now - that simply wouldn't have happened back in 2011 or 2012.
Is that surprising though? I don't really see the point - successful teams get more support. Bigger games get more support. That's the way it is for all teams in all sports.
Very true.
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Loads of Donegal folk living in Dublin, I'd say they'll be there in numbers. Leitrim will bring a (relatively) huge crowd.
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Optimistic if you even believe we will bring 500 to Croke Park. Leitrim outnumbered derry at Celtic Park a few weeks back. Ridiculous
Quote from: markl121 on March 27, 2019, 01:39:28 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Optimistic if you even believe we will bring 500 to Croke Park. Leitrim outnumbered derry at Celtic Park a few weeks back. Ridiculous
We are probably are in the bottom 3 supported counties in the country, but your statement above in bold is incorrect. We'll maybe hit the 6/800 mark on Sat.
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 11:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Loads of Donegal folk living in Dublin, I'd say they'll be there in numbers. Leitrim will bring a (relatively) huge crowd.
Ditto Mayos in Dublin.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 27, 2019, 02:19:08 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 11:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Loads of Donegal folk living in Dublin, I'd say they'll be there in numbers. Leitrim will bring a (relatively) huge crowd.
Ditto Mayos in Dublin.
Ya, I expect Mayo will bring big support.
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 05:34:44 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 27, 2019, 02:19:08 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 11:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Loads of Donegal folk living in Dublin, I'd say they'll be there in numbers. Leitrim will bring a (relatively) huge crowd.
Ditto Mayos in Dublin.
Ya, I expect Mayo will bring big support.
Going by what I hear from friends in Mayo and from the Mayos I know here in Dublin, I expect around 50% of the total attendance will wear the green and red!
Lads need a superquick get away on sat after the Derry game to get to mass (anniv)! Normally park in O'Connell school. Where best to park on the Drumcondra side without getting clamped
Type in Achill Road into your google maps. It'll leave you behind the Skylon. No clampers. Been doing it for years.
Limerick and Waterford should bring a large crowd too for the hurling final...Upper Deck tickets not open for sale as of yet I believe.
Quote from: Lar Naparka on March 27, 2019, 08:01:34 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 05:34:44 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 27, 2019, 02:19:08 PM
Quote from: magpie seanie on March 27, 2019, 11:44:50 AM
Quote from: Rossfan on March 27, 2019, 11:22:09 AM
Whatever about the D1 Final I doubt if many Donegals will be travelling to Croke Park for a Saturday evening game.
Mind you our neighbours will send a good few to the D4 Final who'll certainly outnumber the 500 from Derry.
Good to have a National Final without Dublin (a rare event this decade).
Hopefully but unlikely a forerunner for September.....
Loads of Donegal folk living in Dublin, I'd say they'll be there in numbers. Leitrim will bring a (relatively) huge crowd.
Ditto Mayos in Dublin.
Ya, I expect Mayo will bring big support.
Going by what I hear from friends in Mayo and from the Mayos I know here in Dublin, I expect around 50% of the total attendance will wear the green and red!
I think Kerry will bring more than you would normally expect from them. thy are getting fierce giddy about this team
Last time there was a Kerry Mayo league game in Croke Park (2012 semi final) the attendance was just a little over 11,000 and it was part of double header with Down and Cork.
This is a final and double header with the hurling final, Mayo's support has greatly increased since 2012 so i would expect 30 to 40,000 at Sunday's double header.
Quote from: Cunny Funt on March 28, 2019, 04:22:36 PM
Last time there was a Kerry Mayo league game in Croke Park (2012 semi final) the attendance was just a little over 11,000 and it was part of double header with Down and Cork.
This is a final and double header with the hurling final, Mayo's support has greatly increased since 2012 so i would expect 30 to 40,000 at Sunday's double header.
I remember that game, it was a real turning point for mayo imo. Kerry led all throughout the game but we levelled it late on (boyler from under the Cusack stand at the canal end?) and went on to win in ET. Despite losing the final, beating kerry in that manner was a serious improvement on our SF loss to them in 2011
What was the attendance of today's game?
Quote from: Farrandeelin on March 30, 2019, 10:05:14 PM
What was the attendance of today's game?
23k
I'm thinking going by the way some upper levels have gone on sale and someone has said the hill is now going to open. Albeit I can't see how they can just decide that now but it all suggests bigger than 40k than was estimated originally
Fine crowd for today's games.
I'd suspect Laythrum had up to 10k???
Quote from: Rossfan on March 30, 2019, 10:15:38 PM
Fine crowd for today's games.
I'd suspect Laythrum had up to 10k???
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They were an absolute credit to their county today. Magnificent support
How many we bring, 750?
44,257 today.
Grits teeth..........
Well done Mayowestros.
Nice to see a Roscommon man winning a National Medal.
Quote from: Rossfan on March 30, 2019, 10:15:38 PM
Fine crowd for today's games.
I'd suspect Laythrum had up to 10k???
That's a third of the county. Unbelievable.
An awful lot of them don't live at home like the rest of us here in the poor oul Wesht.
It was some turn out for what was q big occasion for them.
Now if that was an All Ireland Tier 3 Final played in July or August......
Quote from: Rossfan on March 31, 2019, 08:45:40 PM
An awful lot of them don't live at home like the rest of us here in the poor oul Wesht.
It was some turn out for what was q big occasion for them.
Now if that was an All Ireland Tier 3 Final played in July or August......
I read that every bus in Leitrim was booked out and they had get extra buses from neighbour counties. One flight from New York was full with Leitrim supporters. The Tiers are already there with the league and time for the GAA to get their heads out of the sand and make that competition more important.
Quote from: Rossfan on March 31, 2019, 08:45:40 PM
An awful lot of them don't live at home like the rest of us here in the poor oul Wesht.
It was some turn out for what was q big occasion for them.
Now if that was an All Ireland Tier 3 Final played in July or August......
If they were playing Roscommon in that Tier 3 final the crowd would be incredible. they would hafta segregate them on the aeroplanes!
Reserve teams won't be allowed in Tier 3 so that scenario won't be happening ;)