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[I dont no whats going on in Tullylish]

I would have to agree with Eaglelord on this, put any spin on it all u like but to be forced to sell these tickets is a disgrace.

I dont no whats going on in Tullylish but it is not easy to sell £120 tickets to the local community in the current climate just before or after christmas especially.  This is on top of annual membership, insurance, club down or whatever else people contribute financially to the GAA.

Probably the same as most clubs. 20 tickets to sell before you see a profit? I'd say most aren't looking a gift horse in the mouth. My unscientific survey of a grand total of two clubs shows a 100% success rate so far. I'd be interested to see what an increase in that sample size would do to the overall percentage.


ps when I said Tullylish had sold twenty already, one of the lads I spoke to had sold twenty himself.

Although the club draw is essentially a levy on all clubs, I have to say that it is a fantastic concept. Ticket sales with us are going well. We threw in the extra bonus that if you buy a £120 ticket this will also cover your membership for the year which stands at £30/£40. People seem to be attracted to this.

Basically, a £120 ticket works out at 33p for everyday in the year. The prizes are attractive and the monthly club draws are a nice touch too.

Tis wonderful what a positive outlook and a bit of innovative thinking will do.  Can I up my sample size to three while keeping the 100% DF?

Yup

Not so sure about all this positivity!!! The idea of "throwing" in a membership fee along with a ticket is a short term fix - its hard enough to get members to pay up every year without breaking the cycle - what happens if the co board continues with the draw or changes it to £10/ticket next year with £55, 000 in prizes - will you throw in the membership again?

Having said that, I do think that the draw is a good idea and a valuable fundraiser for some clubs.

What pisses me off though is its ham fisted, bully boy introduction and stupid threats about no home fixtures for clubs that dont sell 20. What if a club cant sell any? What if a club sells 19? What if two clubs who have not met the 20 are due to meet - where do they play? What about the youngsters who wont get football because big bully boy county board dont award fixtures to the grounds that parents and forefathers struggled to provide? What about funding organisations like the lottery fund - will they be happy to see these grounds lying idle, having pumped thousands of support into them - will they want their money back? What about the youngsters who will go to rugby/soccer where they can get football?  What about Clubs who already have similar draws up & running and which start to collapse as club supporters (many from other clubs) opt to support their own club in the co board draw at the expense of the club draw.

Good for clubs with plenty of members and no other draws going and who will have no bother selling 20 - everyone else, it stinks.