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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "You wont be missed at the games."
No but thousands will be missing from these farcical group games….

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3816 - 04/05/2025 01:47:52    2606558

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Replying To brayballer:  "You could be right but the big problem is the short season.We are overloaded with games and cant get a chance to enjoy them.Then come August we have nothing."
There's alot of great club football and hurling around the country in August.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15675 - 04/05/2025 17:44:25    2606627

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27,137 at Connacht Final.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2292 - 04/05/2025 18:52:24    2606657

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "27,137 at Connacht Final."
Was great game. Started watching and stayed. Which is rarely do for any football match.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3512 - 04/05/2025 22:24:32    2606711

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "27,137 at Connacht Final."
Won't get that size of crowd for many of the upcoming All Ireland group stage or preliminary quarter final games but some people think the provincial championship is dead?

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 428 - 04/05/2025 23:16:28    2606722

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Replying To Viking66:  "There's alot of great club football and hurling around the country in August."
There is plenty opportunity to avoid playing games 6 days a part. The league is the league and the top teams win. Having these finals totally unnecessary. Two weeks could be picked up to start the championships earlier allowing time between games. No game should be closer than 13 days. This would still allow Saturday games. The tv stations take all the games or get none. The GAA show some respect in an aging population to those who can't go and supported them all their lives. Or the unavailable of tickets. This is like the charging of your kids to go to games. The rank and file needs to rain in these dictators.

Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 3035 - 05/05/2025 00:06:54    2606738

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "27,137 at Connacht Final."
Was a good game of Football. Close to the end. Some mistakes and plenty of turnovers added to the excitement, and there was a good pace to the game.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15675 - 05/05/2025 00:28:20    2606743

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Won't get that size of crowd for many of the upcoming All Ireland group stage or preliminary quarter final games but some people think the provincial championship is dead?"
Just over 13k in Killarney for a game which was dead from the 10th minute on.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2292 - 05/05/2025 09:24:36    2606775

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There will be plenty of big turn outs in the round robins, but also plenty of poorly attended games.

Mayo v Cavan - should play it in Ballina - as crowd will be below 10k

Kerry v Roscommon - should play it in Tralee - crowd of 15k will look small in Killarney

Clare v Down - crowd under 10k - should play it in Milltown

Galway v Dublin - likely full house in Salthill - Dubs will be stuck in traffic all the way back to Ballinasloe

Ulster winners v Tyrone - will be a good crowd in either Ballybofey or Armagh

Leinster runners-up v Cork - 2,500 in Ardee will be plenty for this one

Leinster winners v Monaghan - Navan will be bursting at the seems for this one (weather is Meath or Louth)

Ulster runners-up v Derry - will be a good crowd

Cavan v Ulster winners - should bring 20k out for this

Tyrone v Mayo - around 10k from Tyrone - not many from Mayo going to this.

Cork v Kerry - another 10k for this anticlimax

Roscommon v Leinster runners-up - around the 10k in the Hyde

Down v Leinster winners - should be close to full house in Pairc Esler (especially if its Louth)

Monaghan v Clare - around 6k at this formality

Derry v Galway - Galway lads wont travel but should be a big Derry crowd

Dublin v Ulster runners-up - would love to see a full house in Parnell Park - likely to be 20k echoing around in Croker instead.

Tyrone v Cavan - around the 10k mark again

Ulster winners v Mayo - They will be trying to shove this into Croker if its Armagh - would be a full house in Cavan if its Donegal and Mayo

Kerry v Leinster runners-up - Newbridge or nowhere and no one at it (less than 3k)

Roscommon v Cork - should be a decent crowd in ennis - but might be moved to Limerick or Tipp alongside an all Ireland hurling prelim qfinal

Leinster winners v Clare - double header with all Ireland prelim qfinal in Thurles

Monaghan v Down - Could be a full house in Armagh to watch this

Dublin v Derry - should be played in Clones - but likely to be in Croker with Mayo V Armagh (if they win Ulster)

Galway v Ulster runners-up - could be another Candidate for Croker if its Galway v Armagh - otherwise 25k in McHale Park for Donegal and Galway

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1382 - 06/05/2025 14:02:44    2607102

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Just over 13k in Killarney for a game which was dead from the 10th minute on."
Because those that attended knew that would be the case. For a Cork v Kerry final 20k would be the attendance. Leinster final should have the biggest attendance for a few years this Sunday and will be a big interest for neutrals.

Ulster final a likely sell out and again will have good tv ratings. All in all not to shabby for provincials championships that are supposedly dead!

Drax_the_destroyer (UK) - Posts: 428 - 06/05/2025 16:00:21    2607154

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Replying To Drax_the_destroyer:  "Because those that attended knew that would be the case. For a Cork v Kerry final 20k would be the attendance. Leinster final should have the biggest attendance for a few years this Sunday and will be a big interest for neutrals.

Ulster final a likely sell out and again will have good tv ratings. All in all not to shabby for provincials championships that are supposedly dead!"
Some of the games.
The old traditional neighbourly rivalries will always attract, especially if the teams are pretty good.
Also away team supporters haven't too far too travel.
Compared to our trek to Kerry in 2 weeks.
Won't be many travelling.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2292 - 06/05/2025 17:01:06    2607171

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https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41626306.html

Total attendances for 6 Munster senior football matchs 33k ,

OpenStand (Limerick) - Posts: 741 - 07/05/2025 17:39:29    2607438

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "There will be plenty of big turn outs in the round robins, but also plenty of poorly attended games.

Mayo v Cavan - should play it in Ballina - as crowd will be below 10k

Kerry v Roscommon - should play it in Tralee - crowd of 15k will look small in Killarney

Clare v Down - crowd under 10k - should play it in Milltown

Galway v Dublin - likely full house in Salthill - Dubs will be stuck in traffic all the way back to Ballinasloe

Ulster winners v Tyrone - will be a good crowd in either Ballybofey or Armagh

Leinster runners-up v Cork - 2,500 in Ardee will be plenty for this one

Leinster winners v Monaghan - Navan will be bursting at the seems for this one (weather is Meath or Louth)

Ulster runners-up v Derry - will be a good crowd

Cavan v Ulster winners - should bring 20k out for this

Tyrone v Mayo - around 10k from Tyrone - not many from Mayo going to this.

Cork v Kerry - another 10k for this anticlimax

Roscommon v Leinster runners-up - around the 10k in the Hyde

Down v Leinster winners - should be close to full house in Pairc Esler (especially if its Louth)

Monaghan v Clare - around 6k at this formality

Derry v Galway - Galway lads wont travel but should be a big Derry crowd

Dublin v Ulster runners-up - would love to see a full house in Parnell Park - likely to be 20k echoing around in Croker instead.

Tyrone v Cavan - around the 10k mark again

Ulster winners v Mayo - They will be trying to shove this into Croker if its Armagh - would be a full house in Cavan if its Donegal and Mayo

Kerry v Leinster runners-up - Newbridge or nowhere and no one at it (less than 3k)

Roscommon v Cork - should be a decent crowd in ennis - but might be moved to Limerick or Tipp alongside an all Ireland hurling prelim qfinal

Leinster winners v Clare - double header with all Ireland prelim qfinal in Thurles

Monaghan v Down - Could be a full house in Armagh to watch this

Dublin v Derry - should be played in Clones - but likely to be in Croker with Mayo V Armagh (if they win Ulster)

Galway v Ulster runners-up - could be another Candidate for Croker if its Galway v Armagh - otherwise 25k in McHale Park for Donegal and Galway"
If Dublin v Derry is neutral then it won't be in Croke Park. Same nonsense every year ...

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3512 - 07/05/2025 19:18:49    2607454

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Replying To OpenStand:  "https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41626306.html

Total attendances for 6 Munster senior football matchs 33k ,"
There would be far more at 1 hurling match… I wonder why…? Pure entertainment and excitement… something you will seldom if ever get at a football match…!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3816 - 07/05/2025 19:29:53    2607456

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "There would be far more at 1 hurling match… I wonder why…? Pure entertainment and excitement… something you will seldom if ever get at a football match…!"
You're still beating the same drum. Seldom if ever, you say. You only have to go back the last match played, to find plenty entertainment and excitement in Castlebar last Sunday. It was a brilliant championship match. The new rules have undoubtedly had a big impact.
Teams no longer able to easily play it short from kickouts and retain possession easily.
The 3 up rule has also increased the amount of 1-on-1 defending we're seeing. Both big improvements.

WanPintWin (Galway) - Posts: 2318 - 07/05/2025 22:37:17    2607476

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "There would be far more at 1 hurling match… I wonder why…? Pure entertainment and excitement… something you will seldom if ever get at a football match…!"
Yaaaawwwwwnnnnnn
Munster is 5 hurling Counties and 1 football one.
Not many spectators at Cavan hurling matches.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2292 - 07/05/2025 23:10:45    2607486

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The blabber mouths need to move down south and stick to hurling. We football people can manage well without them. They are so deluded they can't tell the difference between a game played with a small ball and a stick and a game where players kick a large ball. One is closer to ice hockey but less entertaining and the other is closer to soccer but more entertaining. Even in Cavan they are totally different games.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 498 - 08/05/2025 04:05:37    2607500

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "If Dublin v Derry is neutral then it won't be in Croke Park. Same nonsense every year ..."
The only reason Croker Park isn't used for "Neutral" matches involving Dublin is because even the Dubs won't go to see them anymore.
If the GAA thought theyy could have a double header that got 40,000 paying fans, I would bet that Croker could be considered "Neutral" again

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1382 - 08/05/2025 06:38:06    2607508

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "There would be far more at 1 hurling match… I wonder why…? Pure entertainment and excitement… something you will seldom if ever get at a football match…!"
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Lúla571210 (Louth) - Posts: 107 - 08/05/2025 07:25:53    2607511

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Replying To tirawleybaron:  "The only reason Croker Park isn't used for "Neutral" matches involving Dublin is because even the Dubs won't go to see them anymore.
If the GAA thought theyy could have a double header that got 40,000 paying fans, I would bet that Croker could be considered "Neutral" again"
You have no proof of that, but sure that never stopped you before!

If Dublin/Derry does turn out to be a do or die game for both to qualify - and it may very well - then you can be certain that wherever it is it will be 80% Dubs. Cavan I would say more likely although Clones be option,

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3512 - 08/05/2025 09:14:29    2607524

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