Its surprisingly to me based on not be able to go in the most part for the last 2 years. The cost, availability of transport or accommodation is a big factor.
Your probably close on the attendance for today. Limerick will bring 38-40k easily. As i said if it was also cork in this position it would be the same. I was in connemara around the time before the 2017 final. Was shocked at the lack of hype around then. Galway is a split county with football going well this year. Not expecting a crowd from them.
There is a discussion of a semi potentially being played in PuC or semple, depending on the teams playing
Way more buzz about the footballers in the city. And there was more buzz about the Mayo footballers in the football areas of Galway than the Galway hurlers over the last decade.
Tuam is far closer culturally to Mayo than to Portumna.
The mayo buzz feeds into the galway football buzz. To bate the cunts. A proper rivalry. Used to go out with a women around ghe broder there. Says enough about mayo women.
I think planning venues should be horses for courses. But also at the end of the day getting to Croke park should be reason enough to get up to the match. This waitimg for the final shite you hear pisses me off. I dont mind tol much i didnt get a ticket ladt year until i speak with people who did, amd shouldnt have, considering the circumstances that lead to only 40k people could go last year
