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I am anxious to know how many counties out of 32 in the country have an active supporters club in operation, also does the annual subscription vary from county to county. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 22/01/2022 17:47:25 2395966 Link 0 |
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Ya we have the Kerry supporter's club, well we had pre pandemic anyway, they're a great bunch that travel come hell or high water, I don't travel with them as I hate travelling in busses but they're a great bunch and they have a social every Christmas.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 11:04:46 2396022 Link 0 |
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Thanks a lot KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) for your reply much appreciated, can I ask in your opinion, does all counties that have an active supporters club be guided by the same set of rules and therefore the finance committee decide how the annual subscription is released and spent, or is every county an isolated case.?
supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 23/01/2022 15:44:07 2396066 Link 0 |
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Oh I'm sorry I don't know that, Roscommon have a serious supporters club, as do Mayo but I would think that theyd all make their own rules and their own prices. I'd say a lot of those clubs would have been inactive since Covid but that might all change now what with the lifting of restrictions, although saying that I was at the McGrath Cup final yesterday and the there was no announcement of buses heading to Kildare next week. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 17:06:41 2396090 Link 0 |
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I'm a member of the Kilkenny GAA Supporters Club. Cost €20 per annum. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 23/01/2022 17:25:58 2396092 Link 0 |
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I'm thinking that's what it's here in Kerry as well €20.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 17:40:04 2396094 Link 0 |
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What do people get for their membership of supporters club? KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3495 - 23/01/2022 18:19:14 2396102 Link 0 |
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You get great company a wooly Kerry hat a membership card and an invite to the yearly social as far as I know.
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 19:07:00 2396110 Link 1 |
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Very little then. i get far more for membership of Connacht and Munster rugby supporters clubs in comparison KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3495 - 23/01/2022 19:44:19 2396115 Link 0 |
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I'm not a member just because I want to "get" something. I look on it as supporting the county in a small financial way.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 23/01/2022 20:08:39 2396116 Link 3 |
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How much is your subscriptions every year killingfields and what do you get for it?
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 20:16:46 2396118 Link 1 |
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I've copied and pasted this from Kilkenny GAA: By joining you will contribute to: Kilkenny senior hurling training fund and other supports. Kilkenny u-20 and minor teams. Clubs representing Kilkenny in All Ireland club finals. Schools representing Kilkenny in All Ireland finals. Secondary schools coaching and hurley subsidies. County camogie teams. Kilkenny teams in all Ireland feile hurling and football finals. Kilkenny GAA yearbook. Senior hurlers holiday fund. Members receive: Kilkenny supporters club membership card Kilkenny supporters club car sticker. Earliest communication of selected teams for league and championship matches. Members will also be included in a draw for All Ireland tickets should Kilkenny qualify. Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 23/01/2022 20:18:06 2396119 Link 0 |
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Now that's how you sell a membership cockneycat :-)
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 23/01/2022 21:29:06 2396134 Link 0 |
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20 euros per person a year for membership to the supporters club of two multi all Ireland winning counties in both codes is at a giveaway price, I am anxious to know is this the norm, surely there must be some counties whose finances are not as healthy as Kilkenny and Kerry and might see it as a chance to charge a little extra to help to sponsor some worthwhile project or other. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 23/01/2022 21:35:30 2396138 Link 0 |
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meetings with players, coaches - q and as. discounts in lifestyle sports. a free gift every year which is something like a scarf/hat/snood etc. lot more as well.
KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3495 - 23/01/2022 21:46:56 2396140 Link 0 |
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It will be a sorry day when the GAA decide its acceptable to charge supporters to meet with players. It's a wonderful piece of marketing from rugby to be able sell something like that as a benefit of paying to be a member of the supporters club.
Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 24/01/2022 09:56:52 2396153 Link 0 |
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That sound good Killingfields, how much does that cost you?
KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 24/01/2022 11:51:43 2396182 Link 0 |
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30 quid a year. i dont have season ticket for full membership. there is lot more you can get as well.
KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3495 - 24/01/2022 12:36:05 2396187 Link 0 |
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you arent charged to meet players. you get q and as that are exclusive to supporters club members. very different as you well know KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3495 - 24/01/2022 12:37:12 2396188 Link 0 |
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Yes, but you need to pay to become a supporter, otherwise you can't queue to meet the players.
Cockney_Cat (UK) - Posts: 2446 - 24/01/2022 13:38:59 2396212 Link 1 |