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So James Horan has stated some of the reasons for the fall in attendances in 2018 despite more games jimski (Kildare) - Posts: 381 - 06/02/2019 16:55:49 2163029 Link 6 |
*John Horan
jimski (Kildare) - Posts: 381 - 06/02/2019 17:08:23 2163035 Link 2 |
I hadn't actually thought about Mayo's early exit being a factor but of course that is. 4 games in croke park in 2017 compared with none last year.
Kingofthehill100 (Mayo) - Posts: 68 - 06/02/2019 17:08:32 2163036 Link 0 |
Boring football, and uncompetitive games are a factor. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 06/02/2019 17:37:47 2163043 Link 4 |
Going to Croke Park is very expensive. Travel tickets food etc. sponger (Wicklow) - Posts: 2897 - 06/02/2019 17:45:29 2163046 Link 0 |
Nothing that a price increase won't fix... if_in_doubt (Kildare) - Posts: 3685 - 06/02/2019 18:28:56 2163053 Link 0 |
World Cup year Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4201 - 06/02/2019 18:38:42 2163055 Link 3 |
And the solution? A price increase HAHAHAHAHA. The Leinster football final 2017 66,734, 2018 it was just 41,728. A whopping 37% drop. The over investment in the 00's in Dublin football to bring them back to a prosperous state has backfired, majorly. A lot of Dublin supporters are not bothered about Dublin now because they are whitewashing the opposition. Who wants to fork out money on tickets, travel, food only to watch a completely lobsided game. Exactly, nobody! Chops (Westmeath) - Posts: 775 - 06/02/2019 20:12:23 2163070 Link 5 |
Attendances are falling because one team is dominating and it's an expensive day out if you want to take your family. Hurling attendances are booming because any one of several teams could win the championship and the format change means all the best sides are playing each other now. Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 07/02/2019 09:07:46 2163131 Link 1 |
So its injury time and Mayo Leitrim is a draw. Its a qualifier and defeated team are out of the Championship! Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 07/02/2019 10:50:39 2163146 Link 1 |
Very expensive. That's the real advantage Dublin fans have over the rest of us...not having to fork out expensive trips across the country in the the height of summer
yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11227 - 07/02/2019 11:18:51 2163155 Link 3 |
Papers highlighting two matchs with big decreases with regard to Dublin witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 07/02/2019 12:02:14 2163160 Link 1 |
Is this just a random thought or are you saying decisions have been swayed by this in the past? Would love to hear exapmples
Kingofthehill100 (Mayo) - Posts: 68 - 07/02/2019 12:05:54 2163164 Link 0 |
The constant whinging by most of the Irish media does not help the GAA especially Gaelic football. We had a thread here last year- "Can football survive the Rugby onslaught". Check it out. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 07/02/2019 12:07:46 2163166 Link 1 |
Hurling attendances are down too. Hardly "booming".
Kurt_Angle (Dublin) - Posts: 567 - 07/02/2019 12:09:06 2163168 Link 1 |
Who wants to pay to watch glorified basketball . In fact who even wants to watch it on Tv? Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 07/02/2019 12:15:52 2163171 Link 2 |
You obviously do
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 07/02/2019 12:27:53 2163178 Link 2 |
Exactly, if we get Meath this year in the Leinster final then there will be a big increase on 2018. Galway going well in the hurling too last year had an effect with that semi final I'm sure.
Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 07/02/2019 12:43:33 2163185 Link 1 |
Its neither, Its a question..
Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 07/02/2019 13:20:24 2163196 Link 0 |
For the All-Ireland series, yeah. But there were four fewer All-Ireland hurling fixtures in 2018 than in 2017, and the provincial championships saw an upsurge in attendances. https://bit.ly/2HV0s1P Gleebo (Mayo) - Posts: 2208 - 07/02/2019 13:38:25 2163204 Link 1 |