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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "They had a lot more sense than waste time and money going to a non event…. Only a fool pays into an event that you know the outcome beforehand…"
People know how great operas and plays will end. They go to see the execution of fine art by fine artists .

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3778 - 02/06/2024 12:09:57    2548849

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Replying To Meathlad580:  "Imagine playing a game that attracts 10k in a 82 thousand stadium. Lord above, we really know how to market our games and make them attractive"
This is Ireland mo chara, what else do you expect? The GAA have made a dogs dinner of the All Ireland, they took what was a sacred institution and ruined it imo.
Having the All Ireland dominate the Summer with the final on the third Sunday in Sept a permanent fixture on our calendars like St.Patrick's day was great.
Now even people who live and breathe Gaelic football can hardly keep track of the pile up of fixtures and rule changes.

Tirchonaill1 (Donegal) - Posts: 3531 - 02/06/2024 12:10:42    2548851

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Replying To Tirchonaill1:  "This is Ireland mo chara, what else do you expect? The GAA have made a dogs dinner of the All Ireland, they took what was a sacred institution and ruined it imo.
Having the All Ireland dominate the Summer with the final on the third Sunday in Sept a permanent fixture on our calendars like St.Patrick's day was great.
Now even people who live and breathe Gaelic football can hardly keep track of the pile up of fixtures and rule changes."
100%

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3778 - 02/06/2024 13:22:07    2548865

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Replying To BarneyGrant:  "People know how great operas and plays will end. They go to see the execution of fine art by fine artists ."
That's entirely different… only a fool will pay into a sporting event that everyone knows who the winner is going to be…. Football is now a non event thanks to the GAA big wigs….

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4243 - 02/06/2024 13:59:22    2548870

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "That's entirely different… only a fool will pay into a sporting event that everyone knows who the winner is going to be…. Football is now a non event thanks to the GAA big wigs…."
Leinster football championship springs to mind...

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2557 - 02/06/2024 15:09:54    2548881

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Heard there was only around 75 (yes, seventy five!) spectators at the Longford Vs Waterford match yesterday.

letsgosligo (Sligo) - Posts: 110 - 02/06/2024 16:10:26    2548904

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "That's entirely different… only a fool will pay into a sporting event that everyone knows who the winner is going to be…. Football is now a non event thanks to the GAA big wigs…."
Sing when you're winning.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4749 - 02/06/2024 16:15:33    2548906

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Good old GAA big wigs… How to deal with the paltry attendance figures…? Just raise ticket prices for the latter stages of the Championship and fleece the fools about right…!!!!"
Hard to disagree with this. They will get big crowds for the semi-finals and the finals will be sell-outs no matter who is playing.

county man (Limerick) - Posts: 1156 - 02/06/2024 17:27:34    2548937

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Replying To letsgosligo:  "Heard there was only around 75 (yes, seventy five!) spectators at the Longford Vs Waterford match yesterday."
Playing Tailteann games at neutral venues is a daft thing.

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2558 - 02/06/2024 17:29:06    2548938

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "They had a lot more sense than waste time and money going to a non event…. Only a fool pays into an event that you know the outcome beforehand…"
What was the last Cavan game you were at ForeverBlue2?

Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 397 - 02/06/2024 20:48:57    2549021

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Replying To Onion_Sack:  "What was the last Cavan game you were at ForeverBlue2?"
The man is a total looper. Doubt he has ever been to a GAA game
12,000 in Clones today. Not bad on a June Holiday weekend.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 839 - 02/06/2024 21:01:07    2549025

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Replying To Onion_Sack:  "What was the last Cavan game you were at ForeverBlue2?"
Went to 5 of the league games and our 2 Ulster games…. I have no interest in going to these meaningless group games and there seems to be an awful lot of people with the same opinion going by the paltry attendance figures

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4243 - 02/06/2024 21:07:29    2549028

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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "The man is a total looper. Doubt he has ever been to a GAA game
12,000 in Clones today. Not bad on a June Holiday weekend."
The only loopers are those fool enough to pay in to watch rubbish football … Championship will only start as always when games are of a knockout nature… Group games are glorified challenge games and anyone with an ounce of a football brain would never pay in to watch them…. The brains bit would probably rule you out….

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 4243 - 03/06/2024 09:10:24    2549091

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So to summarise, criticism of attendances on one side of the mouth - then being told that anyone who attends doesn't have an "ounce of a football brain to pay in to watch them".

Cool story.

TheUsername (Dublin) - Posts: 4529 - 03/06/2024 11:41:33    2549136

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "Obviously no free entry for the locals!!
7,251 Páirc Uí Rinn
8,597 Hyde
9,025 Breffni."
8,224 Navan
11,329 Clones
"Nearly 10,000" Derry
8,000 Mullingar.
Looked a small crowd in Omagh?5k?

Seanfanbocht (Roscommon) - Posts: 2558 - 03/06/2024 11:57:50    2549139

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Went to 5 of the league games and our 2 Ulster games…. I have no interest in going to these meaningless group games and there seems to be an awful lot of people with the same opinion going by the paltry attendance figures"
There won't be any more games for you then this year when Roscommon get finished with you

veterngaa (Monaghan) - Posts: 869 - 03/06/2024 13:01:45    2549153

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Replying To veterngaa:  "There won't be any more games for you then this year when Roscommon get finished with you"
I see that there were75 people at the Waterford Longford match at the weekend. Is this the lowest official attendance at a championship match

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3191 - 03/06/2024 14:02:41    2549175

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "The only loopers are those fool enough to pay in to watch rubbish football … Championship will only start as always when games are of a knockout nature… Group games are glorified challenge games and anyone with an ounce of a football brain would never pay in to watch them…. The brains bit would probably rule you out…."
The old qualifiers were all of a knock out nature. The majority of these games did not have great attendances.

edu (Mayo) - Posts: 118 - 03/06/2024 14:06:01    2549176

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "The only loopers are those fool enough to pay in to watch rubbish football … Championship will only start as always when games are of a knockout nature… Group games are glorified challenge games and anyone with an ounce of a football brain would never pay in to watch them…. The brains bit would probably rule you out…."
Something you likely won't have to worry about for a while with Cavan.

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1651 - 03/06/2024 14:20:28    2549180

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Replying To Seanfanbocht:  "8,224 Navan
11,329 Clones
"Nearly 10,000" Derry
8,000 Mullingar.
Looked a small crowd in Omagh?5k?"
25.000 at under 20 final

Newyorkkat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 186 - 03/06/2024 14:32:48    2549183

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