GGA Crowd Watch 2017

[iron_mike]

I was there too and would have to agree.
At tendencies dropped dramatically when the full qualifier system came into play in hurling.
Remember up to 2002 ( I think ) , only the beaten provincial finalists qualified for the back door

[the_man_himself]

@gilgamboa

Well the facts are munster have regularly sold out the largest venue available to them in Munster so it is a silly comparison. The Aviva was sold out for a Munster game in recent months against Saracens

There’s 1 and a quarter million people in Munster mate. Between Tipp and Clara there’s about 1/5th of that. I don’t think you should be bragging about attendances

[dodgy_keeper]

@Fagan_ODowd

@gilgamboa

@Fagan_ODowd

The match in Cork attracted 3,000 more than the capacity of Thomond Park.

No wonder it did and there only about 6 worthwhile games a year. It would have attracted a sell out 15 years ago.

It’s this kind of head in the sand attitude is holding the GAA back

Three thousand more people attended that match than have ever attended a rugby match in Munster.

Incorrect.

It’s a little known fact that’s rarely mentioned but a team of bin men, dockers and fishermen beat a weakened New Zealand in a challenge match in the late 70’s.

Hardly mentioned but apparently there was 100,000 there. They should bring out a play, books and Guinness ads to commemorate it.

[gilgamboa]

@the_man_himself

There’s 1 and a quarter million people in Munster mate. Between Tipp and Clara there’s about 1/5th of that. I don’t think you should be bragging about attendances

Whataboutery. The simple fact you need to focus on is that in years gone by that hurling game yesterday would have been a sell out. And now it can’t come close.

[gilgamboa]

@dodgy_keeper

They should bring out a play, books and Guinness ads to commemorate it.

Guinness ads you say…we know you despise any sport that gets too up it’s own hole

[dodgy_keeper]

This is stick fighting and wild buffalo country.

Those lads on the right poised with the nets were the first official gathering of the CCCC as they sought to keep supporters off the pitch.

[anon61956325]

The quarter finals have been double headers in thurles for the last few years, mate. If the same number as yesterday frequent today’s game, it will have surpassed figures for the last few years…and by your reckoning, hurling is thus on the up .

[the_man_himself]

Last year the double header quarter finals had 29000. This year a single game had 28000. The GGA is on the rise

[Sidney]

@gilgamboa

I was there in 2001 for Clare and tipp and it was sold out. The most spiteful atmosphere iv ever seen at a gaa game. I was in the blackrock end with the Clare crowd and they danced a jig when John Leahy was strtchered off about 2 mins after coming on

The Blackrock end was full of Tipperary supporters for all of those matches between 1999 and 2001 inclusive, mate.

[Matty_Hislop]

Muldoon logic.

If we add yesterday’s crowd to today’s we have a success.

[carryharry]

It took yer Coach dropping dead for Munster attendances to bounce back ffs.

[carryharry]

Lying cunt.

[backinatracksuit]

Fuck sake, give it over.

What was the crowd in Limerick yesterday, busier than I expected.

[iron_mike]

13k

[Gman]

Haven’t been keeping an eye on attendance so far alright. Anecdotal evidence of wexford hurling games alone would suggest it is up alright significantly on last year.

[iron_mike]

I’d say 12.5k of them were from Mayo.

[backinatracksuit]

There was a bigger smattering of Cork than that in fairness,
When I went into the Ardhu beforehand I felt it was about ten to one in favour of Mayo but the Cork goals raised big cheers, some of the Mayo lads were pure yahoos, there was one lad had to be restrained from having a go at me when I abused the ref for not giving Cork a free when that lad fell and held onto the ball on the ground towards the end and he threw the ball in.

[the_man_himself]

The lad abusing the ref complaining about “yahoos”

[backinatracksuit]

Dan Shanahan should have put manners on me that time.

[Tim_Riggins]

Yesterday was proper opening game for a major piece of GGA infastructure. It also happened to be what is considered one of the biggest games of the year, which in itself should draw a crowd.

This wasn’t a soft opening with a couple of junior teams. I would expect the game along to bring in 20 odd thousand, even if it is in Cork. The tickets were priced from a max 30 euro down to kids of 5 euro. Sorry but that is very cheap (and the GGA should be admired for keeping prices low) for any event.

This shows a few factors at play;

1. Cork doesn’t have the transport connectivity to justify these big infastructure projects. Parking is an excuse being rolled out
2. Cork is a terrible place for events and the locals couldn’t be bothered
3. The GGA is losing interest- I’m not sure if attendances are up this year along but more or less attendances have been sliding for years

Pairc uí Caoimh will not be able to sustain itself without incluing some sporting events in the future by the look of this.