Armaghniac
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The point is that there are enough tickets to accomodate all real workers in clubs and still accommodate everyone who travelled to Enniskillen. They need a sort of points system.
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I think it’s fair enough if you’re a GAA member you should be entitled to a ticket ahead of someone who’s not a member.
If you’ve the time and money to go to every McKenna Cup, league & championship match then you can pay the £100 or whatever for annual club membership
If you’ve the time and money to go to every McKenna Cup, league & championship match then you can pay the £100 or whatever for annual club membership
Armaghball
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Fair enough but what if for talks sake you and I both pay our £100 club membership, I go to every Armagh game all year but I’m not involved in the club, you are heavily involved with the club fundraising/underage coaching etc but you don’t go to an Armagh game outside an Ulster final.
Who does the club give the last ticket to?
Armaghniac
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My point was that it should not come to giving the last ticket to either of these groups, there should be enough tickets for both. The issue is people who neither work hard in the club or go to a lot of games. But perhaps the person involved in the club gets several tickets and his brother in law goes instead.
PatMustard
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Both are contributing to the club, be it financially or coaching. And it takes both for a club to be run successfully.
You have to ask too, why do people get involved in the club? Just so they can get preference to tickets for a big match that might happen once a year/decade/generation? Or is it to be involved in their community, passing on knowledge to the younger generation? etc
There’s no right or wrong answer. But this comes up most years. Who gets a ticket: he who cuts the grass or he who mans the scoreboard?
Should there be a brownie points scheme? Maybe tickets should be taken out of the hands of clubs?
and then there is the issue of ticket locations
so the ardent armagh supporter, the one who attends the games in the depths of winter... when it comes to the big games they end up standing behind the goals or with a seat on the end line looking through a fence. Compare that with the sponsor, who doesn't attend a game all year and has little or no interest in football but likes to be seen at the big games. they end up with the plum covered seats on the 45.
While I do agree that Armagh needs them both, I think a bit more balance is needed and some sort of loyalty scheme should apply.
Also I don't think the clubs would have a massive issue with the burden of ticket distribution being taken out of their hands. Unlike Ticketmaster, they dont get any fees (that im aware of) for handling the tickets and so it is an administrative headache for little or no gain.
MrMaguire2002
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With the demand for tickets in Armagh there needs to be a loyalty system. No question.
Looking across the water to English soccer clubs -they have it as season ticket holders first, members second. A couple of years ago for a big final (for the club I follow) it was the case were some season ticket holders did not get tickets. Believe it or not this was correct because preference went to those who were season tickets holders for the most seasons.
Definitley a model to work off even if it is the Garrison game.
If the GAA were happy enough to take yellow and red cards (and more recently penalty shootouts) from the Garrison game, then surely adopting a ticket allocation model is (comparatively) no big deal.
Looking across the water to English soccer clubs -they have it as season ticket holders first, members second. A couple of years ago for a big final (for the club I follow) it was the case were some season ticket holders did not get tickets. Believe it or not this was correct because preference went to those who were season tickets holders for the most seasons.
Definitley a model to work off even if it is the Garrison game.
If the GAA were happy enough to take yellow and red cards (and more recently penalty shootouts) from the Garrison game, then surely adopting a ticket allocation model is (comparatively) no big deal.
Jamie's Coffee
Active Member
I despair at the fixing of these matches. GAA at provincial or national level don’t give a fudge about the supporter. Whether is putting 3 northern teams in CP on the same day, fixing a game on the day of a charity tractor pull or having a game when there are multiple concerts in the same town. No consideration at all
on that, is there anything in clones we should be aware about this sunday? Other than the match before @Big Jim says anything
weeskitter
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JoeH
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Time to stop the whining about tickets - perennial problem which never has a real solution as we don't have the stadia with enough facilities to satisfy everyone.
Every sold out event has similar issues.
I wish it was 3pm Sunday. Just spent 3HRS travelling from Monaghan l.
Parked up in some field hoping the tractor will pull me out in Monday
Ticket in hand and walking/running up to the diamond to walk/push/cajole down the hill and up again into the grounds
The noise, colour and smell are unmistakable
It's wall to wall orange
The teams are out
The band is ready
Are you ready?
Absof**kinglutely
BRING IT ON
Every sold out event has similar issues.
I wish it was 3pm Sunday. Just spent 3HRS travelling from Monaghan l.
Parked up in some field hoping the tractor will pull me out in Monday
Ticket in hand and walking/running up to the diamond to walk/push/cajole down the hill and up again into the grounds
The noise, colour and smell are unmistakable
It's wall to wall orange
The teams are out
The band is ready
Are you ready?
Absof**kinglutely
BRING IT ON
I’d like to think you’d both be equally entitled to a ticket. But it’s at each individual club’s discretion how they distribute tickets. My club has drawn names from a hat in the past.
jpowell100
Active Member
That team may start. I would argue it’s the strongest 26 we’ve had this season
Peter grimes
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We could a late announcement where #12 comes for #20.
Probably a change somewhere but there or there abouts. Strong bench
Probably a change somewhere but there or there abouts. Strong bench
I'd say they didn't mean to name McCabe, I'd say he is meant to start but wasn't to be named to start, bench is strong and that could be the winning of it, not exactly the team I'd go with but management are consistent enough with team this year
PatMustard
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Armaghball
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I’d rather he was named now than dropping a forward for him on the day as such.
When i seen i thought it was strange to name a number 20 in a starting 15.
But probably done for bit of speculation around will he or wont he start.
Barring the injury McCabe would have been a nailed on starter anyway. So would be no great shock if he is starting.
Might be completely wrong but I have a feeling Rafferty will start in nets.
Have a feeling Rafferty will start too