What would you do to attract 30k people to Croke park on Sat Aug 1st.

[magpie seanie]

Joke of a decision to play these games in Croker. I assumed it would be Enniskillen but won't make the game now. At least it is on TV.

[moysider]

Wonder how Sky will react to being given games that are held in an empty ground. Hardly the way to promote the game and I m sure they cant be happy with the setting. You ve these presenters and analysts trying to big up games against an empty stadium apart from a load of pigeons flying around in the background. A shake-up badly needed in Croke Park. In the provinces as well.

[T Fearon]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

[Maguire01]

Guarantee them a AI Final ticket if their county progress. Simple

And what do you do if 30,000 fans turn up for one team who make the AI? Agree it's a good incentive, but puts the AI ticket allocation way up the left (although clearly it needs an overhaul).

[magpie seanie]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

You do understand that some counties have larger populations than other and are located farther from Dublin than others? Have a wee think about it again, there's a good boy.

[Rossfan]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

What part of the Western seaboard are those 4 Counties on?

[Boycey]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

Video from those games last year, note the huge crowd.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTg4db03uRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdEoBT9eBg

[Keyser soze]

Here, there will probably be a T-shirt cannon at half-time!

[From the Bunker]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

Video from those games last year, note the huge crowd.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTg4db03uRY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZvdEoBT9eBg

It's an optical illusion. If you look closely all the crowd are hiding from the rain under the stand. There has to be at least 20k there! Not bad considering the big Journey for all counties involved! 

[joemamas]

Don't see what the problem is.Last year's double bill at the same stage (Meath V Armagh and Kildare V Monaghan) on an awful day weather wise attracted a big crowd at Croke Park.Loyal fans should welcome a trip to Croker

I was at the games, there was f all there, Hill 16 closed, Davin Stand closed, the few thousand that were in the Cusack were in the shelter. BTW, as I mentioned earlier, the Monaghan V Kildare game was a cracking game that went to extra time.
In light of this, don't you think that somebody in Croke Park could have anticipated a repeat regarding crowd.

I am sure that Sky, may be doing a WTF on Saturday, I occasionally have watched their highlights from lower division games or FA early rounds, and the broadcast is clearly enhanced by the atmosphere generated by a decent crowd, granted a fair amount of them are well lubricated (with alcohol), but it sometimes makes the game more interesting.