All Ireland Final Armagh v Galway 28 July 2024

[Wildweasel74]

I was Secretary of a club trying sort out tickets for minors at the all-Ireland level the Yr Armagh were in the final 2002. Ended up a open draw for tickets and I saw members who done zero in the club  ending up with 75% of tickets, half them barely went to championship games before that. Myself[Secretary, Chairman and treasurer] got none. I got one from another club. At the next AGM I got it put through the Ref and the top level of the committee doing all the work, got priority for tickets. Then stepped down and never went back.

[Armagh18]

I was Secretary of a club trying sort out tickets for minors at the all-Ireland level the Yr Armagh were in the final 2002. Ended up a open draw for tickets and I saw members who done zero in the club  ending up with 75% of tickets, half them barely went to championship games before that. Myself[Secretary, Chairman and treasurer] got none. I got one from another club. At the next AGM I got it put through the Ref and the top level of the committee doing all the work, got priority for tickets. Then stepped down and never went back.

Committee and players should get first priority. If theres anything left for casual members that don't help out then great if not tough luck.

[Armagh18]

Is it time we built a 100k plus stadium for weeks like this?

[statto]

I was Secretary of a club trying sort out tickets for minors at the all-Ireland level the Yr Armagh were in the final 2002. Ended up a open draw for tickets and I saw members who done zero in the club  ending up with 75% of tickets, half them barely went to championship games before that. Myself[Secretary, Chairman and treasurer] got none. I got one from another club. At the next AGM I got it put through the Ref and the top level of the committee doing all the work, got priority for tickets. Then stepped down and never went back.

Committee and players should get first priority. If theres anything left for casual members that don't help out then great if not tough luck.

Coaches should also be on the list.

[Milltown Row2]

Members pay every year, I've no problem with that..

Club officials put in hidden work lots don't see, very deserving

Coaches, as in non paying juvenile coaches deserve it too.

Also unfortunately your big club sponsors/contributors, while they may never actually go to a club game they commit a serious amount of money that keeps things ticking over.

Current players are no different to ex players so they are in the same boat.

Tickets years ago seemed easier to get for finals.. nowadays nearly impossible

[Wee Barky]

Tickets are available for all counties. People play their part in this association on many levels which makes it the life blood of or games.

Making tickets available for them and not the bandwagons is only fair, they'll appreciate it ten times some larger lout or some bloke with plenty money but wouldn't be a a local club game.

Was there 30 thousand at the Armagh first round of Ulster games?

7k at Armaghs first championship game this year. Hopefully all Armagh fans in attendance get sorted before those who havnt went to one game this year.

[naka]

My own tuppence
Most die hards who can afford it will be there .
It's interesting for myself thee number  of text messages I received from guys  and family who wouldn't have been at an Armagh match in years asking for any spares .
I don't live in my club area any more and my son played for another club but they get my monthly subscription and anything else I can give them , don't see why anyone wouldn't be a club member given that your child hood memories were there .

[thewobbler]

I was Secretary of a club trying sort out tickets for minors at the all-Ireland level the Yr Armagh were in the final 2002. Ended up a open draw for tickets and I saw members who done zero in the club  ending up with 75% of tickets, half them barely went to championship games before that. Myself[Secretary, Chairman and treasurer] got none. I got one from another club. At the next AGM I got it put through the Ref and the top level of the committee doing all the work, got priority for tickets. Then stepped down and never went back.

Fair play to you.

Holding a fully open draw maybe isn't death by a 1000 cuts, but it's definitely 1000 days ahead  of feeling the effects of cuts.

A club cannot gain anything by treating its hardest working volunteers the same as its casual members. But it can and will continue to gain the hard work of its hardest working volunteers by placing them in the priority queue.

[lurganblue]

It's gonna be a disaster and there will be plenty of resentment, of that there is no doubt.

If you are a diehard county supporter and not really a club person, then the season ticket was a no brainer. If you went to all the games and didn't have a season ticket then more fool you.

I dislike this, Oh all of the 7k at the first match should get, or the 6k who went to sligo should get. What if one of those is the only match a person went to, or people couldnt get to that one but went to the rest. It's a nonsense really.

There should be a hierarchy within the clubs who will be sorted 1st and any club person who disagrees with that never pulls their finger out to help around the place.

[Orior]

Today, please spare a thought for the press photographer. When the teams run out for their bench photo they have half a millisecond to take the photo.

Has any photographer ever said "wait lads, there's a player still making his way"?

[general_lee]

It's an all-Ireland final, people will be disappointed. I was lucky enough to be there in 2002 and whether I get a ticket for 28th or not I'll still go down to Dublin to enjoy the atmosphere. There are people far more deserving than me that probably won't get and likewise there are f**kers that wouldn't darken the door of a GAA club that will be sat front and centre in the Hogan with their heads buried in their phone. The buzz has started around the county and it brings back fond memories of the late 90s early/00s when the flags and bunting went up. I hope players and fans soak it up and enjoy the occasion and that another generation of young gaels are inspired to follow in the footsteps of the heroes of 03, 02, 77 & 53.

[samuel maguire]

Worst case scenario double up at the turnstile... 2 in under 1 ticket

[square_ball]

Watch this for some tips:

https://www.netflix.com/gb/title/81665042

[lurganblue]

Worst case scenario double up at the turnstile... 2 in under 1 ticket

I mind the Hill in 03. Jammed in like sardines. Wasn't even room in the aisles. A certain amount of skullduggery defo went on at the turnstiles that day.

[tyroneStatto]

I wouldn't like to be an Armagh fan trying to get a Final ticket atm. I just about got a ticket from club in 2021, although it's maybe hard to compare with now as capacity then was officially limited to 41k (in reality though there were many more in attendance that day due to a lot of fans slipping through the turnstiles) but the overall demand from Tyrone in general then (lots of people were happy to stay at home and watch on Tv due to Covid) would be nowhere near what Armagh would be currently experiencing.