Casement Park in line for major overhaul - 40,000 all seater Stadium.

[RedHand88]

Armagh County Board should come out and support Antrim on this, in the spirit of the games. They'll have plenty of other days out this summer. Give the disgruntled apple-chompers with season tickets free entry or some crap to a NFL game. Or pallets or something.

They already have entry to all Armagh NFL games and I think a free ticket to what could potentially (although unlikely) be a Tailteann Cup match is unlikely to be an acceptable compromise for those who spent 150 euro to ensure a right to buy tickets to every match. 

For the 100th time on this - not Antrim's problem.

If you don't have a ground suitable for a provincial championship game it's a little bit your problem.

[ONeill]

Front row seats to the St Patrick Day's parade.

[Spiderlegs]

Armagh County Board should come out and support Antrim on this, in the spirit of the games. They'll have plenty of other days out this summer. Give the disgruntled apple-chompers with season tickets free entry or some crap to a NFL game. Or pallets or something.

They already have entry to all Armagh NFL games and I think a free ticket to what could potentially (although unlikely) be a Tailteann Cup match is unlikely to be an acceptable compromise for those who spent 150 euro to ensure a right to buy tickets to every match. 

For the 100th time on this - not Antrim's problem.

No, it's Ulster Council's problem, and to solve it they will move the game.

Antrim supporters are actually the ones going to be shafted the most here. They're gonna have a handful of people at their own home game against a few thousand Armagh fans.

[ONeill]

Can't see the game being played if they do move it.

[Wildweasel74]

They had a stadium suitable yrs ago, Ulster Council closed it, not Antrim.

[Wildweasel74]

I was always disappointed Meath never held their ground and play Dublin in Navan in the past when they had their chance. Got bought off by croke park money receipts too easy.

[armaghniac]

They had a stadium suitable yrs ago, Ulster Council closed it, not Antrim.

Antrim agreed to that. The proper thing to do was to say that it would remain open, bar safety works, until the Sunday before the diggers arrived.

[93-DY-SAM]

Armagh County Board should come out and support Antrim on this, in the spirit of the games. They'll have plenty of other days out this summer. Give the disgruntled apple-chompers with season tickets free entry or some crap to a NFL game. Or pallets or something.

They already have entry to all Armagh NFL games and I think a free ticket to what could potentially (although unlikely) be a Tailteann Cup match is unlikely to be an acceptable compromise for those who spent 150 euro to ensure a right to buy tickets to every match. 

For the 100th time on this - not Antrim's problem.

No, it's Ulster Council's problem, and to solve it they will move the game.

Antrim supporters are actually the ones going to be shafted the most here. They're gonna have a handful of people at their own home game against a few thousand Armagh fans.

Sure that's going to be the case no matter where the game is played!!

[bannside]

Can someone tell me why Antrim would want to concede home advantage where they might keep the score down to a respectable level in context of Div 3 team playing All Ireland Champions, never mind facing into it like an away match in front of 15k plus Armagh supporters.

Would be like turkeys voting for Christmas!

Ulster Council need to suck it up because they took eye off the ball and forgot to put that stipulation in place before the draw, and genuine Armagh supporters need to put hand up and say its only fair it's played at Corrigan....and let them watch it on TV for the day if they arnt one of 1780 Armagh season ticket holders (48% of their total)
lucky enough to draw one in an internal Armagh raffle.

[Armaghtothebone]

Can someone tell me why Antrim would want to concede home advantage where they might keep the score down to a respectable level in context of Div 3 team playing All Ireland Champions, never mind facing into it like an away match in front of 15k plus Armagh supporters.

Would be like turkeys voting for Christmas!

Ulster Council need to suck it up because they took eye off the ball and forgot to put that stipulation in place before the draw, and genuine Armagh supporters need to put hand up and say its only fair it's played at Corrigan....and let them watch it on TV for the day if they arnt one of 1780 Armagh season ticket holders (48% of their total)
lucky enough to draw one in an internal Armagh raffle.

Define a genuine Armagh supporter.
I'll take a shot at it.
Someone who never misses a game home or away in the National League Someone who arranges holidays to fit around championship games.
Someone, who, by the time the championship starts will be  £1000 down following Armagh.

Someone who went to Clones year after year to watch Armagh jn the noughties because that's were our games were played to accommodate the crowds. Oh and went to Croke Park to watch Ulster Finals.

Donegal people travelled to Croke Park too for an Ulster Final. No bitching from them.

Wind your necks in Antrim and move the game.

[RedHand88]

Can someone tell me why Antrim would want to concede home advantage where they might keep the score down to a respectable level in context of Div 3 team playing All Ireland Champions, never mind facing into it like an away match in front of 15k plus Armagh supporters.

Would be like turkeys voting for Christmas!

Ulster Council need to suck it up because they took eye off the ball and forgot to put that stipulation in place before the draw, and genuine Armagh supporters need to put hand up and say its only fair it's played at Corrigan....and let them watch it on TV for the day if they arnt one of 1780 Armagh season ticket holders (48% of their total)
lucky enough to draw one in an internal Armagh raffle.

Define a genuine Armagh supporter.
I'll take a shot at it.
Someone who never misses a game home or away in the National League Someone who arranges holidays to fit around championship games.
Someone, who, by the time the championship starts will be  £1000 down following Armagh.

Someone who went to Clones year after year to watch Armagh jn the noughties because that's were our games were played to accommodate the crowds. Oh and went to Croke Park to watch Ulster Finals.

Donegal people travelled to Croke Park too for an Ulster Final. No bitching from them.

Wind your necks in Antrim and move the game.

I completely agree with this.

[armaghniac]

Can someone tell me why Antrim would want to concede home advantage where they might keep the score down to a respectable level in context of Div 3 team playing All Ireland Champions, never mind facing into it like an away match in front of 15k plus Armagh supporters.

It is not hard to see why Antrim should not want to, the question here is why on earth should they be allowed to contrive to lock 10,000 GAA people out of a game that they want to attend? If a neutral venue will have more Armagh supporters that will because Antrim people will not bother going. Ulster GAA have a poor record, but in this case they should call Antrim's bluff, they will lose feck all revenue even if there is no game.

[Tubberman]

Can someone tell me why Antrim would want to concede home advantage where they might keep the score down to a respectable level in context of Div 3 team playing All Ireland Champions, never mind facing into it like an away match in front of 15k plus Armagh supporters.

Would be like turkeys voting for Christmas!

Ulster Council need to suck it up because they took eye off the ball and forgot to put that stipulation in place before the draw, and genuine Armagh supporters need to put hand up and say its only fair it's played at Corrigan....and let them watch it on TV for the day if they arnt one of 1780 Armagh season ticket holders (48% of their total)
lucky enough to draw one in an internal Armagh raffle.

Define a genuine Armagh supporter.
I'll take a shot at it.
Someone who never misses a game home or away in the National League Someone who arranges holidays to fit around championship games.
Someone, who, by the time the championship starts will be  £1000 down following Armagh.

Someone who went to Clones year after year to watch Armagh jn the noughties because that's were our games were played to accommodate the crowds. Oh and went to Croke Park to watch Ulster Finals.

Donegal people travelled to Croke Park too for an Ulster Final. No bitching from them.

Wind your necks in Antrim and move the game.

I completely agree with this.

The Ulster Final that was moved to Croke Park was never going to be played in Armagh or Donegal though, not a fair comparison.

[Tyrone Dreamer]

I think there's a bit of over estimating going on as to how many will miss out if it's in Corrigan park. There was 7000 at Armagh Fermanagh last year.

[marty34]

Was it Armagh who were complaing about a game in Leitrim a few years ago?