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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "Munster counties care about nobody other than suiting themselves. Any championship structure change will impact the gate receipts and that will be happening over their dead bodies."
And rightly so. Look at the fare and attendances to match. KK and Galway had 8000, you would have had 50000 in Ennis last Sunday if we could have accommodated it

LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2696 - 23/04/2025 20:09:21    2603923

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Replying To LohansRedHelmet:  "And rightly so. Look at the fare and attendances to match. KK and Galway had 8000, you would have had 50000 in Ennis last Sunday if we could have accommodated it"
You wouldn't fill anywhere if there was 80% chance of reaching quarter finals!

Nor would the games be so intense. Kilkenny support probably rightly convinced their championship starts in semi final and never seen Galway at such low ebb.

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3439 - 23/04/2025 22:12:26    2603942

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Replying To LohansRedHelmet:  "And rightly so. Look at the fare and attendances to match. KK and Galway had 8000, you would have had 50000 in Ennis last Sunday if we could have accommodated it"
We need to improve our team. People will follow it then.
Same as for Limerick and Clare and Waterford. I can remember Munster championship games in the 90s and 00s with only a few thousand supporters from all 3 of those counties.
Even Tipp and Cork have had poor enough attendances when they were going badly. Hardly anyone from Tipp in Semple last year for the game against yourselves. Barely anyone following the 2016 Cork team either, there were barely a few thousand of them in Semple Stadium when we beat them in a 2nd round qualifier.
At the end of the day for most counties if they have a period of relative success the supporters will come out and back their team. Problem for Kilkenny is that relative success means winning AIs. They must be the worst supported county in Ireland that way.

Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15459 - 23/04/2025 22:43:40    2603955

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Replying To Viking66:  "We need to improve our team. People will follow it then.
Same as for Limerick and Clare and Waterford. I can remember Munster championship games in the 90s and 00s with only a few thousand supporters from all 3 of those counties.
Even Tipp and Cork have had poor enough attendances when they were going badly. Hardly anyone from Tipp in Semple last year for the game against yourselves. Barely anyone following the 2016 Cork team either, there were barely a few thousand of them in Semple Stadium when we beat them in a 2nd round qualifier.
At the end of the day for most counties if they have a period of relative success the supporters will come out and back their team. Problem for Kilkenny is that relative success means winning AIs. They must be the worst supported county in Ireland that way."
Its mad to think now but back in 2010 there was only 22000 at a Munster final replay between Cork and Waterford.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 24/04/2025 10:05:38    2603995

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Replying To Viking66:  "We need to improve our team. People will follow it then.
Same as for Limerick and Clare and Waterford. I can remember Munster championship games in the 90s and 00s with only a few thousand supporters from all 3 of those counties.
Even Tipp and Cork have had poor enough attendances when they were going badly. Hardly anyone from Tipp in Semple last year for the game against yourselves. Barely anyone following the 2016 Cork team either, there were barely a few thousand of them in Semple Stadium when we beat them in a 2nd round qualifier.
At the end of the day for most counties if they have a period of relative success the supporters will come out and back their team. Problem for Kilkenny is that relative success means winning AIs. They must be the worst supported county in Ireland that way."
Kilkenny are going six in a row Leinster titles this year and their 11th since 2010, their fans don't seem to show interest in the Leinster championship (rightly or wrongly) as Kilkenny are well ahead of the rest when it comes to winning Leinster titles.

Kilkenny fans only seem to get going around the AI semi-final stage.

Munster games are an occasion and a day out for the fans as all five teams feel they can beat one another on any given day and every match is a real do or die game.

Past hurler (None) - Posts: 906 - 24/04/2025 10:56:22    2604003

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Its mad to think now but back in 2010 there was only 22000 at a Munster final replay between Cork and Waterford."
That was a good game too, some goal from Dan at the death.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 2254 - 24/04/2025 13:17:20    2604037

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Replying To Afinestick96:  "Its mad to think now but back in 2010 there was only 22000 at a Munster final replay between Cork and Waterford."
The history of Munster attendances show that this is a crest of a wave thing, not a long-term trend.

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1817 - 24/04/2025 13:47:13    2604042

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Replying To Bon:  "That was a good game too, some goal from Dan at the death."
Remember it well great win for the Deise.

Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 524 - 24/04/2025 14:19:19    2604053

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