All Ireland Final Armagh v Galway 28 July 2024

[balladmaker]

I know the All Ireland Final is a national event, each county has the right to attend etc etc ... but for a sec, imagine the occasion and atmosphere if they split the tickets 50/50 just between the competing counties, 41k each, place would be rockin' 

[armaghniac]

I assume the season tickets in Armagh and Galway aren't sold out? As usual seeing lots of sob stories online, the ST is there for those who don't contribute in a club and just want to go and watch county games.

Clubs will look after those who do the work and rightly so.

Galway/Armagh people will get their hands on tickets that go round the country, don't worry about that.

Depending on the size of the club they mightn't even be able to

Would counties be getting 25k each? That would leave 32k for a couple of tix per club, friends, family, corporate etc

You're talking 500 tix / club give or take

They get that between them 13k each in the first instance.
When that is divided up then a large club would hardly have a ticket for each player and people directly involved as coaches etc.

Of course a lot of tickets will flow from other counties, for instance the likes of Cross Rangers will get tickets from Sligo and Wicklow, owing to knowing the managers in these places, and will have had a huge number of links with other clubs over the years, who may send a few tickets. And individuals will get tickets through contacts, but those tickets will go to those with good contacts, not necessarily people who went to a lot of games etc. There will be an overlap, as those with great interest will try harder, but someone whose in-laws happen to live in Waterford may get a ticket handy enough, while someone else whose in-laws happen to live in Armagh will be kiboshed. 

[Silver hill]

There'll be huge rows in Armagh, I'd say we've probably a majority who wouldn't be full club members - or aware of the pre ticket master arrangements.im sure There'll be a surge in club memberships throughout the county.

Full club members?

How can have you people who are not GAA club members?

To be honest, I don't get that.

Do their kids not play or what do heydo from July onwards,when the club season gets started properly.

Agree. Membership in my own club is 20 quid. Would imagine the maximum in an Armagh club would be 70/80.
There would be a very small percentage of people attending Armagh games that wouldn't have some affiliation to a club, be it kids or family playing. No excuse not to be a member to prevent this situation arising.

[armaghniac]

There'll be huge rows in Armagh, I'd say we've probably a majority who wouldn't be full club members - or aware of the pre ticket master arrangements.im sure There'll be a surge in club memberships throughout the county.

Full club members?

How can have you people who are not GAA club members?

To be honest, I don't get that.

Do their kids not play or what do heydo from July onwards,when the club season gets started properly.

Agree. Membership in my own club is 20 quid. Would imagine the maximum in an Armagh club would be 70/80.
There would be a very small percentage of people attending Armagh games that wouldn't have some affiliation to a club, be it kids or family playing. No excuse not to be a member to prevent this situation arising.

Of course, if you were going to pay 70 to a club you could have also bought a season ticket, if you believed of course.

The broader point is that the ticket distribution is one way for most games, then for the Ulster and AI finals it is another way, and these systems are not linked in any way. I would have brought in a provision that you cannot attend AI finals unless you were a member (in some way) in April.

[thewobbler]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The third easiest way is to be a referee in one of the competing counties.

The fourth easiest is to be an active member of a club from one of the competing counties.

After that, it's a lottery.

And rightly so.

All of the above are more deserving than the rest.

[armaghniac]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The easiest way of all is to be an in-law of a county board member for a non-competing county.

[JoG2]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The third easiest way is to be a referee in one of the competing counties.

The fourth easiest is to be an active member of a club from one of the competing counties.

After that, it's a lottery.

And rightly so.

All of the above are more deserving than the rest.

You've a family that has been to every single league and championship game this year (family club membership) , who will really struggle to get tickets for all 4, even for 1 or 2 in a stadium that holds 82k, surely there's a better way of doing it and rewarding loyalty while also looking after thousands of fat cat / daytrippers?

[thewobbler]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The easiest way of all is to be an in-law of a county board member for a non-competing county.

The thing is. This is not the easiest way to gain an AI ticket. It requires someone to put in years of altruistic volunteerism to gain this trivial reward.

I've genuinely no issue with all executive members of all county boards in Ireland getting a couple of tickets to do with as they wish.

Anyone who would have an issue with this must believe that puff the magic dragon facilitates our games.

[brokencrossbar1]

I know the All Ireland Final is a national event, each county has the right to attend etc etc ... but for a sec, imagine the occasion and atmosphere if they split the tickets 50/50 just between the competing counties, 41k each, place would be rockin' 

Don't think it would be unreasonable to allocate 50k between competing counties. Then let the rest fight for the other tickets.

[thewobbler]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The third easiest way is to be a referee in one of the competing counties.

The fourth easiest is to be an active member of a club from one of the competing counties.

After that, it's a lottery.

And rightly so.

All of the above are more deserving than the rest.

You've a family that has been to every single league and championship game this year (family club membership) , who will really struggle to get tickets for all 4, even for 1 or 2 in a stadium that holds 82k, surely there's a better way of doing it and rewarding loyalty while also looking after thousands of fat cat / daytrippers?

If someone is both upwardly mobile enough and financially secure enough to take a family of 4 to 18 games across Ireland in the space of 25 weeks, then they already have a great life and don't need the spoils of an AI final ticket. Or maybe they do. But I won't feel sorry for them all the same.

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In my experience there aren't that many day trippers / fat cats at an AI final.

[Saffrongael]

Think I have read somewhere it's 16k each for competing counties

[Armagh18]

I know the All Ireland Final is a national event, each county has the right to attend etc etc ... but for a sec, imagine the occasion and atmosphere if they split the tickets 50/50 just between the competing counties, 41k each, place would be rockin' 

Don't think it would be unreasonable to allocate 50k between competing counties. Then let the rest fight for the other tickets.

Absolutely.

Last thing we want is any Tyrone or Down huers in cheering for Galway

[Mario]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The third easiest way is to be a referee in one of the competing counties.

The fourth easiest is to be an active member of a club from one of the competing counties.

After that, it's a lottery.

And rightly so.

All of the above are more deserving than the rest.

You've a family that has been to every single league and championship game this year (family club membership) , who will really struggle to get tickets for all 4, even for 1 or 2 in a stadium that holds 82k, surely there's a better way of doing it and rewarding loyalty while also looking after thousands of fat cat / daytrippers?

If someone is both upwardly mobile enough and financially secure enough to take a family of 4 to 18 games across Ireland in the space of 25 weeks, then they already have a great life and don't need the spoils of an AI final ticket. Or maybe they do. But I won't feel sorry for them all the same.

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In my experience there aren't that many day trippers / fat cats at an AI final.

Ha what a weird take. Only poor people should get AI tickets to offset the misery in their life.

[JoG2]

The easiest way to secure an AI final ticket is to be a sponsor / in a senior position for a sponsor.

The second easiest way to secure an AI ticket is to be on the county board for a competing county.

The third easiest way is to be a referee in one of the competing counties.

The fourth easiest is to be an active member of a club from one of the competing counties.

After that, it's a lottery.

And rightly so.

All of the above are more deserving than the rest.

You've a family that has been to every single league and championship game this year (family club membership) , who will really struggle to get tickets for all 4, even for 1 or 2 in a stadium that holds 82k, surely there's a better way of doing it and rewarding loyalty while also looking after thousands of fat cat / daytrippers?

If someone is both upwardly mobile enough and financially secure enough to take a family of 4 to 18 games across Ireland in the space of 25 weeks, then they already have a great life and don't need the spoils of an AI final ticket. Or maybe they do. But I won't feel sorry for them all the same.

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In my experience there aren't that many day trippers / fat cats at an AI final.

Yeah, just dismiss loyalty sure and begrudge them.
I've been to a few, and there's plenty at finals with little to no interest re what's happening on the pitch

[thewobbler]

Mario you're not reading, you're paraphrasing. Like a Daily Sport editor.

Read from the top. I've listed those who get AI tickets first and my core point is that it's completely fair.

Someone argued that there is a family of 4 somewhere who never miss a game, and that they must be facilitated too. And my point I simple: no they shouldn't (and nor should anyone feel sorry them).