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Ticket reductions for the 2012 GAA Hurling final replay
Site Admin
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10-Sep-2012 12:41
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The GAA is happy to confirm the following ticket reductions for the 2012 GAA Hurling final replay between Galway and Kilkenny at Croke Park on September 30; Stand €50 (down from €80) and Terrace €25 (down from €40).
The GAA will also make available juvenile tickets costing €10 in the usual designated areas within the stadium and expect to sell in excess of 5,000 of these tickets.
The Association can also confirm that the replay date for the hurling final was part of its master fixtures plan that was finalised last December.
The minor final replay meeting of Dublin and Tipperary will also take place on the same day as the senior replay and throw-in times will be the same as yesterday – minor 1.15 and senior 3.30.
Match officials for both fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
Bannerabu
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10-Sep-2012 12:48
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Fair play to Croke Park, credit where credit is due
whest is best
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10-Sep-2012 12:51
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Ya fair play to them. But it should make the search for tickets that bit harder. I wonder will those with stubs from the first game be looked after?
Jimmy Conway
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10-Sep-2012 12:56
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Originally posted by whest is best:
Ya fair play to them. But it should make the search for tickets that bit harder. I wonder will those with stubs from the first game be looked after?
No impossible from a logistics point of view i'd say .some individual clubs might want to do something like that but it could lead to awful messing.
Fair play to GAA though, that's a reasonable drop not just a token gesture
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10-Sep-2012 13:05
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Press Release from LGFA
10/09/2012
TG4 All Ireland Ladies Football finals to be played on October 7th
As a result of yesterday’s All Ireland Hurling final draw, the TG4 All Ireland ladies football finals will now take place in Croke Park on October 7th to facilitate the replay of the All Ireland Hurling Final. This is as part of a long standing agreement between the LGFA and the GAA. The alternative date for the ladies final was agreed and entered into the GAA’s master-plan last December.
In recent times the ladies finals have moved twice to facilitate All Ireland final replays in 1996 and 2000 when the football finals finished in draws. Prior to yesterday the All Ireland hurling final hadn’t ended in a draw since 1959. The LGFA chooses to have our final on September the 30th, on the date of the potential hurling replay, as drawn hurling finals are very rare.
Speaking about the change of fixture the CEO of the LGFA, Helen O’Rourke, said ‘We have always known that in the event of a replay in the hurling final that our football finals would move to October 7th. We choose to have our finals on September 30th to maintain the momentum that is generated by the men’s finals. This is ‘peak season’ for interest in Gaelic games. We will work with the GAA and TG4 to ensure that the finals on October 7th are a success and that as small a number of people as possible are affected by the change.’
Collig
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10-Sep-2012 13:28
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They're not eot exactly making a mountain out of a molehill with that statement as was suggested on another topic!
bp
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10-Sep-2012 13:34
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Originally posted by Site Admin:
The GAA is happy to confirm the following ticket reductions for the 2012 GAA Hurling final replay between Galway and Kilkenny at Croke Park on September 30; Stand €50 (down from €80) and Terrace €25 (down from €40). The GAA will also make available juvenile tickets costing €10 in the usual designated areas within the stadium and expect to sell in excess of 5,000 of these tickets.The Association can also confirm that the replay date for the hurling final was part of its master fixtures plan that was finalised last December.The minor final replay meeting of Dublin and Tipperary will also take place on the same day as the senior replay and throw-in times will be the same as yesterday – minor 1.15 and senior 3.30.Match officials for both fixtures will be confirmed in due course.
Fair play to them, meaningful and not token reductions as well
Big Phil
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10-Sep-2012 13:50
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Fair play to them, great credit to them. thought they would reduce but only by about a tenner. The GAA are in bonus territory with a replay and least they have acknowledged that and not try to maximise profit.
if the football final is a draw, what weekend is that replay scheduled for, presume it would be the sunday after the ladies??
JoNinety
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10-Sep-2012 14:29
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Nice gesture but terrible idea from a business prospective to give away €2 million just to save the embarrassment of not having a full attendance for the All-Ireland final. I'm sure they'd still have got 70,000+ for the replay as any lack of repeat fans would be mainly replaced by neutrals.
It also sets a precedent for future All-Ireland finals, not really an issue in hurling but football replays occur on average once every 10 years.
Letting in anyone with a ticket stub for the final or the replay into a Leinster c'ship game in 2013 for free would be better from a business prospective and also keep people happy as a goodwill gesture.
Bannerabu
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10-Sep-2012 14:49
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No pleasing some
ClareCrusader
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10-Sep-2012 15:03
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They'll hardly get a full house in either scenario in todays enonomic climate I would imagine.
Still its bonus money for the GAA so all good.
Anyone but FF
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10-Sep-2012 15:15
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Originally posted by ClareCrusader:
They'll hardly get a full house in either scenario in todays enonomic climate I would imagine. Still its bonus money for the GAA so all good.
I reckon it will definitely be a full house again the next day! If Galway and KK fans dont snap up the tickets then I have no doubt that more neutrals will.
Fair play to the GAA, much more then a token gesture and shows there is much more to our organisation then money!
Loughgraney Kid
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10-Sep-2012 15:24
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Originally posted by JoNinety:
Nice gesture but terrible idea from a business prospective to give away €2 million just to save the embarrassment of not having a full attendance for the All-Ireland final. I'm sure they'd still have got 70,000+ for the replay as any lack of repeat fans would be mainly replaced by neutrals.
It also sets a precedent for future All-Ireland finals, not really an issue in hurling but football replays occur on average once every 10 years.
Letting in anyone with a ticket stub for the final or the replay into a Leinster c'ship game in 2013 for free would be better from a business prospective and also keep people happy as a goodwill gesture.
I think they have an extra 15,000 tickets they can sell for the premium/coporate boxes which are not covered by replays as far as i know.hence they have alot more to sell and have that as extra income.hence the reduction in price to try and maximise profit by filling the stadium as much as possible.
JoNinety
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10-Sep-2012 15:41
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Originally posted by Loughgraney Kid:
I think they have an extra 15,000 tickets they can sell for the premium/coporate boxes which are not covered by replays as far as i know.hence they have alot more to sell and have that as extra income.hence the reduction in price to try and maximise profit by filling the stadium as much as possible.
I'm pretty sure the corporate boxes and premium level seats cover all GAA events including replays. It'd be fairly sneaky to sell someone a 10 year ticket to cover all GAA events and then say "except All-Ireland final replays"!
jimmymahon
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10-Sep-2012 16:13
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I heard the Uachtarán Liam O' Neill on the radio yesterday and he said they would do the right thing on this.
They certainly have and I believe the president was to the fore in pushing for this. I have to say, I like this guy so far. Seems very no-nonsense and looks and sounds more like grassroots. Others, such as stadium management may have less cause to be pleased with the decision, but the GAA will still make money on the day.
Credit where it's due. This is far more meaningful to punters than buying a round of drinks on a train.
ashassin
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10-Sep-2012 16:44
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I would be as critical as the next man of the gaa at times but i have to take my hat off to them on this one.That 30 euro reduction would be enough to cover the cost of the diesel going up and down to the match so is a welcome boost.I am sure a lot of you like myself were expecting a token 10 to 15 euro reduction.Well done to those in head office anyway.
johnny cash
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10-Sep-2012 16:59
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Originally posted by Bannerabu:
Fair play to Croke Park, credit where credit is due
Bressie
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10-Sep-2012 17:03
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They should never be €80 in the first place!
€30 would be more appropriate.
johnny cash
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10-Sep-2012 17:08
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you may be over estimating the amount of neutrals that they are out there that wd attend the replay. Many of the neutrals that attend the all ireland hurling final have a few bob put aside for a big weekend in Dublin and would have spend in excess of €500 last weekend. Money and a pass from the wife\girlfriend would be a difficulty for the replay!!
And as for the business perspective, sure the GAA is not a business. Not for me and most on this site anyway.
The big question is would they have sold out the final at €80 or even €70. hard to know.
Originally posted by JoNinety:
Nice gesture but terrible idea from a business prospective to give away €2 million just to save the embarrassment of not having a full attendance for the All-Ireland final. I'm sure they'd still have got 70,000+ for the replay as any lack of repeat fans would be mainly replaced by neutrals.
It also sets a precedent for future All-Ireland finals, not really an issue in hurling but football replays occur on average once every 10 years.
Letting in anyone with a ticket stub for the final or the replay into a Leinster c'ship game in 2013 for free would be better from a business prospective and also keep people happy as a goodwill gesture.
Legalalien
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10-Sep-2012 18:03
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Fair play to Liam O'Neill.
Anyone know if it is a draw at the end of normal time in the relay, is it another replay or extra time first?
camann
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10-Sep-2012 18:12
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Extra time first. It will be extra time in the minor game too if it ends in a draw
Eric
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10-Sep-2012 18:13
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Extra Time first like every other replay ever played.
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