All Ireland final tickets thread

Started by Farrandeelin, August 22, 2016, 10:43:30 AM

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larryin89

Mickey and mary or john and Bernie,  who got the tickets in the end .
Walk-in down mchale rd , sun out, summers day , game day . That's all .

Cobra

Quote from: larryin89 on September 09, 2021, 01:12:09 PM
Mickey and mary or john and Bernie,  who got the tickets in the end .

None - they're all lazy c***ts and do nothing in the club. Club raffled them and some useless bastard from a neighbouring club won them...f**k sake!

LeoMc

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Was up in North mayo today, ballina stephites, knockmore and crossmolina all raffling 2 tickets by selling lines to all and sundry. Personally I think that's real shitty on their members, taking tickets away from members. Half the county going around moaning about no tickets and clubs doing that?
If a county is in the final the clubs will get a lot of tickets. This approach using 2 tickets as a fundraiser is fine provided its agreed beforehand and the remaining tickets are balloted fairly. What's not fine is where the chairman or committee decide there will be a raffle, but nevertheless guarantee themselves tickets from the remainer.

Chairpersons, committee members, mentors, groundskeepers and other club volunteers should absolutely 100% get sorted first for tickets as opposed to Mickey and Mary who drop of Johnny and never lift a finger around the club. There can be no argument on this. The amount of work it takes to run a GAA club nowadays is incredible. These people give up their time free of charge and you begrudge them a few AIF tickets when the county eventually reaches a final?

Without Mickey and Mary there would be no club either.

Yes there would. Mickey and Mary's come and go in all places across the country. The GAA is the one constant.

Let's say you have a country club with 400 members. Realistically how many of those 400 are coaches/committee members/wash jersies etc? Maybe 100? So that leaves say 300 who aren't a coach/sit on committees etc..... cut out those 300 membership fees, lotto ticket sales, income from drinking in the bar, monthly quiz, match day revenue etc..... where does that leave the club financially?

And that's not including the knock on effect of those parents who don't send their kids to the club. So, throwing 300 Mickey and Mary's  on the scrapyard has  far more repercussions than you'd imagine

If Micky and Mary go to county games all year they deserve an all ireland ticket, regardless of how many lotto tickets they sold or teams they coached.

If they support the County, they should be getting their ticket from the County, not the club they are doing the minimum to support. They club should be looking after those who support it. Each club can determine what mix of cash, sweat and time is more important and needs rewarded.

Cavan19

Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.

Rossfan

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Cobra

Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.

Absolutely. After the volunteers around the club are sorted out first or course. Unfortunately Croke Park is only at 50% this year so it's unlikely that ordinary club members will be accommodated.

trueblue1234

Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.
Everyone looking tickets is paid up members. I doubt a club would guarantee AI tickets as part of their membership.
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Milltown Row2

Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.

Who knows, the point of it is that the committee, whether they go or not are more entitled to tickets that those who do feck all but drop their kids off. A lot of clubs raffle off tickets every year, its a brilliant fundraiser and this is arranged by the committee in these clubs, the members vote them in so they shouldn't be complaining about the club making money off 2 tickets..

If not, they can attend the next AGM if they are fully paid up and ask for a change, and if the body of the membership vote for that then it won't happen again..
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

Cavan19

Quote from: trueblue1234 on September 09, 2021, 01:26:51 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.
Everyone looking tickets is paid up members. I doubt a club would guarantee AI tickets as part of their membership.

I doubt they would either, but entry in to a draw for tickets is what they guarantee.

Cavan19

Quote from: Cobra on September 09, 2021, 01:22:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.

Absolutely. After the volunteers around the club are sorted out first or course. Unfortunately Croke Park is only at 50% this year so it's unlikely that ordinary club members will be accommodated.

Every member has a right to a equal chance of a ticket. What about players if a club have 150 players from underage to senior/junior b etc have they the same right to a ticket as the volunteers?

square_ball

Said it in another thread players at a club should be at the top of any list when they're handing out tickets.

Milltown Row2

Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:38:03 PM
Quote from: Cobra on September 09, 2021, 01:22:59 PM
Quote from: Cavan19 on September 09, 2021, 01:18:20 PM
Quote from: Milltown Row2 on September 09, 2021, 01:03:54 PM
Being on the club committee means you have duties to carry out, more that anyone else, the work that goes on behind the scenes that no one sees but just expects to be there when they turn up and drop their kids off or watch a senior game.

The running of the shop
Organising club gear
Arranging challenge games and sorting out ref's
Getting the grass cut
Having a ground/pitch clean up
Getting the memberships from arseholes who won't pay them
Checking registrations
Organising tea/food for away teams
Renting a bus for games
Cleaning the club rooms and changing rooms
Working behind the bar
Doing the accounting
Taking shit from wee Johnny's mum an dad cause their kid isn't playing up front
Mediating disagreements with the teams/coaches
Bringing in physio's and organising a doctor come championship
Ensuring the defib is working and nearby
Chair meetings with the club every fortnight and looking at progressing the club further
Setting long term plans so wee johnny has a better training experience that what we had 20 years ago
Arranging the health and safety courses and coaching courses
The lotto
Marketing the club
Working closely with schools
Fundraising.........


These are just some of the jobs the committee do or organise every year, but yeah give Mickey and Mary a ticket over them because they drop their kid off a couple a nights a week so that the kid can develop physically and mental within a great club and go on to be a better person because of it? If Mickey and Mary want to give off about that they can go to soccer or rugby

Where Mickey and Mary are paid up club members they have every right to a ticket from a club draw as  clubs use this as a selling point when trying to sell memberships.

Absolutely. After the volunteers around the club are sorted out first or course. Unfortunately Croke Park is only at 50% this year so it's unlikely that ordinary club members will be accommodated.

Every member has a right to a equal chance of a ticket. What about players if a club have 150 players from underage to senior/junior b etc have they the same right to a ticket as the volunteers?

What do you think the membership of a club is generally made up off? its playing members, be they ladies/men or juveniles. All club members should stick their name in the hat, but again if the committee decide to raffle 2 tickets to raise money so what? They'll only do it if that's been agreed, and if not that should be brought up at the next agm
None of us are getting out of here alive, so please stop treating yourself like an after thought. Ea

thewobbler

Quote from: square_ball on September 09, 2021, 01:40:10 PM
Said it in another thread players at a club should be at the top of any list when they're handing out tickets.
Really?

Senior players just? Or junior Bs too? Or minors, under 14s, under 9s?

Let's just say that in your demented world that it's senior footballers top of the queue (rest of the club's players join in with the plebs instead).

So wee Tommy who is only training with the seniors this year as Covid means he can't travel. He gets a ticket ahead of the groundsman.

And Frank. That f**king sociopath who has next to no affinity with club; refuses to buy a lotto ticket, ignores membership payment deadlines, never attends club events. He gets a ticket ahead of the lotto team.

Or Ronan. He's a good lad but he is a tad off senior level. As we've a smallish squad he's welcome for numbers and trains in spurts. maybe see him January. Maybe a few weeks in April. He likes septembers, good to be part of a championship set up. He gets a ticket ahead of the club referee.


Makes perfect sense. No honestly if does.

Boycey

Where would this group stand in Gaaboards estimations :)

A group of us (7/8) attend both All Irelands every year, we're from Monaghan so never as a competing county  :). A good share of us would attend semis/quarters and all our own county fixtures. All involved up to our throats in our own club in management, admin, coaching, refereeing, volunteering. Its not certain yet but I'd hope we will all get this Saturday. none of the tickets through the club as we didn't come out in the club draw but from a network of contacts built up over many years.

This isn't a Billy big bollix "look at me I'm going to the match" post but a reflection of the type of people that go to the final as I'm sure we'll see/meet other groups that we see every year.

Should we be giving it a miss this year?

Answers on a postcard please..................

stiffler

There's no set of rules to follow for ticket distribution.

It's up to the clubs committee to distribute in a fair and equitable manner. If they fail to do this, their positions are up for grabs at the end of the year.
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