Louth vs Armagh 14-06-26 Inniskeen

[armaghniac]

This is what i was thinking, would be typical if it got moved. Louth have every right to their home tie.

I doubt if it will be moved now, rumours or not.

While home ties for provincial finalists made sense, the whole home tie concept for this round was half baked, if they had not ensured sufficient capacity for the venues. 

[ranch]

Two GA Tickets sorted, bring it on!

Really don't get the noise around the venue, Louth played their NFL games in Inniskeen, their call so we role with it.  It's a field with posts at either end, if you're good enough the venue will hardly matter.

No, they didn't.
They played their home games in Ardee and Drogheda. They then played their home game in the Leinster QF in Carlow.

[Armamike]

A home game in Monaghan!

[snoopdog]

Two GA Tickets sorted, bring it on!

Really don't get the noise around the venue, Louth played their NFL games in Inniskeen, their call so we role with it.  It's a field with posts at either end, if you're good enough the venue will hardly matter.

No, they didn't.
They played their home games in Ardee and Drogheda. They then played their home game in the Leinster QF in Carlow.

Thry initially wanted to play their home championship game in Newry last year. But

[Captain Obvious]

Didn't Louth v Meath fill Croke Park last year? So the support for Louth is there, but in my opinion (which by the way I rate very highly) this is an own goal for Louth and they're missing a chance to grow the game in their county.

Massive own goal and really short term thinking. Surely an extra game in Croker would have been better for them in the long term.

You boys do realise Louth are trying to win this game, yeah I know, like beat the mighty Armagh. They are doing what they think will benefit their team. Taking the game to Croke Park or wherever to get a few extra thousand in will pale into insignificance compared to a victory, and that's what they are trying to achieve

They won Leinster in Croke Park last year and beat Dublin at the weekend I doubt that's their thinking.

Is what it is now it will make for a great atmosphere up to Armagh to silence it.

[Rossfan]

I'd guess Armagh have 4 or 5 times the number of ST holders Louth have and will likely have 75% of the support and noise.

[Armagh18]

I'd guess Armagh have 4 or 5 times the number of ST holders Louth have and will likely have 75% of the support and noise.

No idea how many Louth would have, Leinster win last year bound to have encouraged a few more to buy? 0 incentives in buying one price wise these days, only advantage is the allocated seating now means you don't need to head in hours before the game

[Rossfan]

General admission for our 2 AI games so first come best seat.

[David McKeown]

I'd guess Armagh have 4 or 5 times the number of ST holders Louth have and will likely have 75% of the support and noise.

No idea how many Louth would have, Leinster win last year bound to have encouraged a few more to buy? 0 incentives in buying one price wise these days, only advantage is the allocated seating now means you don't need to head in hours before the game

Season ticket holders have been rather shafted in recent years. Between the Antrim fiasco last year and the terrace tickets instead of stand tickets throughout the league I'm surprised they are being given any tickets this year at all.

It was Louth's choice to make, like Newbridge or nowhere before it I would fully support Louth on this one.

[armaghniac]

I'd guess Armagh have 4 or 5 times the number of ST holders Louth have and will likely have 75% of the support and noise.

No idea how many Louth would have, Leinster win last year bound to have encouraged a few more to buy? 0 incentives in buying one price wise these days, only advantage is the allocated seating now means you don't need to head in hours before the game

Season ticket holders have been rather shafted in recent years. Between the Antrim fiasco last year and the terrace tickets instead of stand tickets throughout the league I'm surprised they are being given any tickets this year at all.

For home games, Armagh season ticket holders have got stand tickets, insofar as they will fit in. This has not always been true at other venues.
 

It was Louth's choice to make, like Newbridge or nowhere before it I would fully support Louth on this one.

But the real question is why the GAA have allowed them have that choice.

Louth will be putting out the béal bocht about money, while at the same time turning away revenue. Perhaps they should sell virtual tickets to their supporters who would otherwise have been going to this game.

[David McKeown]

I'd guess Armagh have 4 or 5 times the number of ST holders Louth have and will likely have 75% of the support and noise.

No idea how many Louth would have, Leinster win last year bound to have encouraged a few more to buy? 0 incentives in buying one price wise these days, only advantage is the allocated seating now means you don't need to head in hours before the game

Season ticket holders have been rather shafted in recent years. Between the Antrim fiasco last year and the terrace tickets instead of stand tickets throughout the league I'm surprised they are being given any tickets this year at all.

For home games, Armagh season ticket holders have got stand tickets, insofar as they will fit in. This has not always been true at other venues.
 

It was Louth's choice to make, like Newbridge or nowhere before it I would fully support Louth on this one.

But the real question is why the GAA have allowed them have that choice.

Louth will be putting out the béal bocht about money, while at the same time turning away revenue. Perhaps they should sell virtual tickets to their supporters who would otherwise have been going to this game.

Season ticket holders did not automatically get stand tickets for Armagh home league games. There were some available for some games and it was pot luck

I assume they were given the choice because sporting integrity was more important than money

[armaghniac]

Season ticket holders did not automatically get stand tickets for Armagh home league games. There were some available for some games and it was pot luck

Many season ticket holders got stand tickets for all games, I did, and others got stand tickets for most games. Some people chose to go to the shed to be with other non season ticket holders.
It is a question of numbers. The stand holds 5500, when we played Donegal no doubt they brought a goodly number of season ticket holders in addition to our 3000. There are people who should be in the stand in addition to season ticket holders, so everyone cannot fit.

I assume they were given the choice because sporting integrity was more important than money

So if the GAA had announced at the start of the year that neutral venues would be used, then the competition would have lacked sporting integrity? 

[trueblue1234]

If neutral venues were being used by all counties then wouldn't be an issue. But if your saying, you get home venue unless your home ground isn't big enough then that does impact sporting integrity as it negatively impacts smaller counties, who are already up against it.

I'm with David.

[David McKeown]

Season ticket holders did not automatically get stand tickets for Armagh home league games. There were some available for some games and it was pot luck

Many season ticket holders got stand tickets for all games, I did, and others got stand tickets for most games. Some people chose to go to the shed to be with other non season ticket holders.
It is a question of numbers. The stand holds 5500, when we played Donegal no doubt they brought a goodly number of season ticket holders in addition to our 3000. There are people who should be in the stand in addition to season ticket holders, so everyone cannot fit.

I assume they were given the choice because sporting integrity was more important than money

So if the GAA had announced at the start of the year that neutral venues would be used, then the competition would have lacked sporting integrity? 

Many season ticket holders didn't get any stand tickets.

I have no idea why you have posed that second question as that's not what I have said. The rules clearly stated first team out has home advantage. It would undermine sporting integrity to have that rule and then undermine it in limited specific circumstances.

In your example it would undermine it to ignore that rule and force a team to a non neutral venue and give a team home advantage. That would be the equivalent of what I was saying.

[armaghniac]

If neutral venues were being used by all counties then wouldn't be an issue. But if your saying, you get home venue unless your home ground isn't big enough then that does impact sporting integrity as it negatively impacts smaller counties, who are already up against it.

I'm with David.

"smaller" counties like Antrim, Kildare or Louth who have about a million people between them?
The likes of Leitrim, Fermanagh and Carlow have perfectly serviceable grounds.