Down Club Hurling & Football

Gaelforce123 · June 18, 2024, 09:03:01 AM

What Facilities do you mean Snoop?

marty34 · June 18, 2024, 01:45:07 PM

Some of the toilets, for lads anyway, are brutal. Not sure what they're like for the cailíní though but I'd hazard a guess that they're worse.

As an aside, I think the GAA have a 5 euro discount for games. If you're a GAA member, go onto the Foireann system and claim it there.

snoopdog · June 19, 2024, 06:41:00 AM

Quote from: Gaelforce123 on June 18, 2024, 09:03:01 AMWhat Facilities do you mean Snoop?

It's not gard to workout differences between all county grounds and Croke pk, bar PUC.

Gaelforce123 · June 19, 2024, 11:22:02 PM

The facilities available arent much different, the quality of facilities maybe. Food available (probably nicer at country kitchen in Pairc Esler than Croke Park food), toilets... yes not as clean and up to date as Croke Park, a bar... Newry doesnt have or at least im not sure if you can slip into shamrocks bar at Half time or between games. Im confused a bit, its maybe not really about the price etc of taking kids to a double header in Newry, its about not being able to spend more money at the higher quality more expensive facilities in Dublin. Either way just agree to disagree, I think £25 is fine for a Taitleann and All Ireland Group final game knockout. You dont agree, all opinions

supersub · June 19, 2024, 11:57:25 PM

Quote from: snoopdog on June 19, 2024, 06:41:00 AM
Quote from: Gaelforce123 on June 18, 2024, 09:03:01 AMWhat Facilities do you mean Snoop?

It's not gard to workout differences between all county grounds and Croke pk, bar PUC.

Which facilities that are available in Croke Park, and not available in Pairc Esler, would you like to see and would justify the price being charged?

Sheedy · June 20, 2024, 09:56:21 AM

Quote from: Gaelforce123 on June 19, 2024, 11:22:02 PMThe facilities available arent much different, the quality of facilities maybe. Food available (probably nicer at country kitchen in Pairc Esler than Croke Park food), toilets... yes not as clean and up to date as Croke Park, a bar... Newry doesnt have or at least im not sure if you can slip into shamrocks bar at Half time or between games. Im confused a bit, its maybe not really about the price etc of taking kids to a double header in Newry, its about not being able to spend more money at the higher quality more expensive facilities in Dublin. Either way just agree to disagree, I think £25 is fine for a Taitleann and All Ireland Group final game knockout. You dont agree, all opinions

the price you might think is fine, I'd say most don't agree and attendances have fallen through the floor as a result. £25 entry with no concession for someone who'd rather stand on the terrace, does that make sense?
The condensed season sees a lot of games squeezed into a shorter window and a lot of people are picking and choosing their matches now. Finances for a lot of families doesn't stretch to paying 60 or 70 quid every week or every other week to watch football.

Gaelforce123 · June 20, 2024, 03:31:20 PM

Probably should be a small concession for terrace id agree on that part, no my argument though, £25 to watch 4 intercounty teams 2.5 hours of football is for me good value. If it was too much for people the game was also shown on TV. There are many more games on tv now compared to when the season was not as condensed but again thats another grumble people have, put the finals back to September and dont have such a condensed season then the same people grumble about watching county club championships in November in the muck and gutters... the GAA fixture makers have no chance

terrifictommy · June 21, 2024, 08:46:55 AM

Attendance at games has been on the decline for some time, I'm not sure that's reflective of the ticket prices though. Just look at our county championship, a decade ago you would have went to double headers of minor and senior finals without a question with packed venues. Overall the saturation of games and meaningless matches has weakened the game. The atmosphere for county games isn't the same, until we get to this knock out phase we are in - But it takes too long to get here.

Lloyd p · June 21, 2024, 09:09:32 PM

Poor form by the Bredagh club tonight..

John Martin · June 21, 2024, 09:12:12 PM

Quote from: Lloyd p on June 21, 2024, 09:09:32 PMPoor form by the Bredagh club tonight..

Why is that?
Can you give details?

Lloyd p · June 21, 2024, 10:02:03 PM

If you check tonight's results should help answer your question

John Martin · June 21, 2024, 11:20:19 PM

Nothing on their twitter or loughinislands and results not showing on the website yet but from context I'll assume they didn't field.

Am I right?

manwithnoplan · June 21, 2024, 11:53:51 PM

Quote from: John Martin on June 21, 2024, 11:20:19 PMNothing on their twitter or loughinislands and results not showing on the website yet but from context I'll assume they didn't field.

Am I right?

Result on the site says Bredagh won 9-2. Perhaps someone could elaborate?

manwithnoplan · June 21, 2024, 11:55:32 PM

I see Drumaness look set to survive division 3. There was a poster on here ranting after they lost a game or two about how they shouldn't have bothered appealing their relegation. Looks like it's working out for them....

Mourne Red · June 21, 2024, 11:57:42 PM

Quote from: John Martin on June 21, 2024, 11:20:19 PMNothing on their twitter or loughinislands and results not showing on the website yet but from context I'll assume they didn't field.

Am I right?

Island had a club wedding - we were on to get this game rescheduled from tonight for weeks. Couple of 1sts available to play but Fielded majority of the 2nds team to play Bredaghs 1sts.