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Replying To ORIELMAN85:  "The first requirement of a true football fan is to be a member of his club. If you are not, you dont deserve a ticket."
I'm sure there are many people on this forum who do not live in Monaghan or Ireland and who travel at great expense to see the county team whenever possible, and not just for the good days. Many of them are likely members of GAA clubs abroad who will not have access to tickets.
Why should they be excluded?

PolicemanFox (Monaghan) - Posts: 218 - 05/05/2026 11:07:03    2671066

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Replying To PolicemanFox:  "I'm sure there are many people on this forum who do not live in Monaghan or Ireland and who travel at great expense to see the county team whenever possible, and not just for the good days. Many of them are likely members of GAA clubs abroad who will not have access to tickets.
Why should they be excluded?"
No one is asking for them to be excluded, If your a paid up member of a club in the county you get first access to the tickets, If there is any tickets left over from the Monaghan or Armagh club allocation they will then go on general sale.

Same with concerts, taylor swift, coldplay etc, signed up presale and artist fans get first crack then general sale, simple as.

monaghanmad (Monaghan) - Posts: 484 - 05/05/2026 11:24:48    2671070

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Replying To PolicemanFox:  "I'm sure there are many people on this forum who do not live in Monaghan or Ireland and who travel at great expense to see the county team whenever possible, and not just for the good days. Many of them are likely members of GAA clubs abroad who will not have access to tickets.
Why should they be excluded?"
Yeah agreed its poor form.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1988 - 05/05/2026 11:25:13    2671071

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Replying To monaghanmad:  "No one is asking for them to be excluded, If your a paid up member of a club in the county you get first access to the tickets, If there is any tickets left over from the Monaghan or Armagh club allocation they will then go on general sale.

Same with concerts, taylor swift, coldplay etc, signed up presale and artist fans get first crack then general sale, simple as."
Will there be any available for general sale? Big demand from Armagh.

supermon (Monaghan) - Posts: 1096 - 05/05/2026 12:22:47    2671082

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Replying To supermon:  "Will there be any available for general sale? Big demand from Armagh."
I believe there only will be general sale if clubs don't use all allocated tickets. Highly unlikely in my opinion.

Every club in both Monaghan and Armagh will have requests in for more than they will get.

countymonaghan (Monaghan) - Posts: 325 - 05/05/2026 12:29:28    2671084

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Great problems to have lads long may it continue jase I love the build up to an ulster hard bet any word on any injuries clearing up ?

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 136 - 05/05/2026 12:48:40    2671091

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what a game Saturday evening.. still not over it.. incredible. That will live long in the memory.
Bobby McCaul has to start next time if fit for full 70 mins as we his physical presence and need a blistering start. If we let Armagh go 10 points up, we are goosed.
What's the news on Wylie and Mohan ? aother two lads we could use over the 70 mins.
Counting down the days now to the Ulster Final.. Muineachán Abú!!

SouthMonMan (Monaghan) - Posts: 171 - 05/05/2026 16:18:38    2671161

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Whisper it quietly but I think Derry might actually have a stronger first XV than Armagh. However, if Armagh do get ahead by 8 -10 points in the Ulster Final, which is more than possible, there's no way they will let that slip against a team like Monaghan. The key for Monaghan will be to stay with Armagh for 60 minutes and have something in reserve down the stretch.
Matchups, matchups, matchups- huge work to do for GB and co in the next few days.

Eddie the Exile (Monaghan) - Posts: 1326 - 05/05/2026 16:18:56    2671162

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Question is do we start with the team that finished? Not much point bringing these boys on if we're 10 points down again. An Ulster title is there for us now and is something we need to go all out for.

ConyersHill04 (Monaghan) - Posts: 66 - 05/05/2026 16:52:37    2671169

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Replying To Eddie the Exile:  "Whisper it quietly but I think Derry might actually have a stronger first XV than Armagh. However, if Armagh do get ahead by 8 -10 points in the Ulster Final, which is more than possible, there's no way they will let that slip against a team like Monaghan. The key for Monaghan will be to stay with Armagh for 60 minutes and have something in reserve down the stretch.
Matchups, matchups, matchups- huge work to do for GB and co in the next few days."
Ah yes, Armagh have a great record of holding on to leads.

ORIELMAN85 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1037 - 05/05/2026 17:16:57    2671177

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Having the draw before provincial finals gives the likes of mayo and teams like that a clear advantage as they have a chance to get a good at there opposition in clones croke Park and other provincial grounds and plan ahead like mayo can plan from yesterday to the end of May whereas monaghan has to concentrate on armagh first think the draw should have been made after provincials and give provincial finalists 2 weeks prep

Farneyblueandwhite (Monaghan) - Posts: 136 - 05/05/2026 18:02:19    2671190

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Delighted with Armaghs performance on Sunday. They couldn't have done us a bigger favour, getting all the attention that was on us after Saturday evening and getting it placed on them instead.
In relation to the Armagh- Down game, I don't understand why Armagh felt like they had to play their hearts out until the final whistle. Would it not have made more sense to slow the game right down, get game time into some of the less experienced on the panel. To me it seems like they only know one way to play and any deviation away from that is inconceivable, is this the K McG school of management? If Monaghan went out and played like that in a Semi against a team that had long given up, I wouldn't be impressed. I'd like us to save ourselves for the next day out.
Yes, GB has a big task ahead of him but I believe K McG might have a bigger one. He has to figure out how to play a team that's evolving with every game.
I think we know what to expect from Armagh but Armagh certainly don't know what to expect from Monaghan.

Blackcardnot (USA) - Posts: 99 - 05/05/2026 22:07:39    2671208

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