exactly a lot of northern teams are better supported despite the fact half of their communities hate the GAA and won't follow it.

of course were the richest hill16no1man. we are the high kings of leinster so naturally enough we are well off. i'm amazed a poor county (relatively) like donegal would bring as many if not more to a semi final in croke park compared to meath. although if meath won the leinster title twice on the bounce and took a team like kerry in the quarters i'm fairly certain we'd have the same support if not more than donegal.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 27/08/2012 19:59:40    1253501

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exactly a lot of northern teams are better supported despite the fact half of their communities hate the GAA and won't follow it.

of course were the richest hill16no1man. we are the high kings of leinster so naturally enough we are well off. i'm amazed a poor county (relatively) like donegal would bring as many if not more to a semi final in croke park compared to meath. although if meath won the leinster title twice on the bounce and took a team like kerry in the quarters i'm fairly certain we'd have the same support if not more than donegal

exactly so you are basicaly saying they are bandwagon supporters but yet when i suggested this last week you tryed to say donegal had the best supporters of any county now you just said if meath had the success they would have the same bandwagon

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 27/08/2012 21:02:33    1253576

yes but we and donegal have good support anyway despite the fact (well in meaths case) we haven't been contenders for 10 years now. i was just saying the support would be huge if we had any chance of an all ireland. one of the things i was giving out about was counties that don't have good support even when they are going well like kerry and cork. you don't see man united fans not bothering to go to a match just because they've seen there team win 10 leagues in 20 years or whatever they've won.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 27/08/2012 21:36:50    1253621

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yes but we and donegal have good support anyway despite the fact (well in meaths case) we haven't been contenders for 10 years now. i was just saying the support would be huge if we had any chance of an all ireland. one of the things i was giving out about was counties that don't have good support even when they are going well like kerry and cork. you don't see man united fans not bothering to go to a match just because they've seen there team win 10 leagues in 20 years or whatever they've won.

man utd have a fan base around the globe where as cork and kerry fans are all from their countys if the gaa was world wide kerry would have the same kind of supporters as man utd glory chasers

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 28/08/2012 10:21:40    1253726

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You use the excuse of lack of funds for Donegal supporters not attending games all year but then you use the same argument to throw a dig at Kerry and Cork supporters, who have almost the same distance to travel, and who are in Dublin every year.

just re read your post..... where the hell did you get it into your head that they haven't traveled in big numbers this year? they put kerry and cork to shame. you had the same distance as them so no excuse getting outnumbered 5/6 to 1. i was saying that its amazing they travel in such big numbers because after all they are not the wealthiest bucks in the world.



Tis easy for them when they don't make it to Dublin too often or live down the road like Meath. Cop yourself on, ye're a suburb of Dublin, same as Kildare.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 28/08/2012 10:39:18    1253743

Just to clarify Betty, and I'm not having a go at you, but you were talking about the big games. Now Donegal played Kerry and Cork in Dublin, two big teams, that had a part in their massive suuport too, would you not agree? I mean, if they were playing the likes of Limerick, etc, it wouldn't be seen as a big draw and wouldn't catch their imagination in the same way as a game against Kerry or Cork would.

Kerry has suffered just as much economically as Donegal has, we are all struggling. If Kerry didn't make a Quarter Final or Semi Final again until 2022 then there would be massive crowds travelling too.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 28/08/2012 11:00:18    1253769

donegal had far more games to play this year than cork and they have been in croke park a fair bit over the last decade. I don't think it would matter who they were playing they would have still half filled croker by themselves. did kerry bring 40,000 for all ireland semi's of the 00's after there period of absence from the late 80's to the late 90's? No they didn't so you have to admit the people of donegal are coming out to support them far better than you ever have!

BTW hill16no1man they are expecting between 60k and 70k for your semi? what is happening to the dublin support? If say Kildare had beaten cork and played donegal instead the attendance would have been 70k - 80k? Dublin GAA fans are losing interest to other sports it seems or just losing interest in general.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 29/08/2012 18:22:55    1255211

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BTW hill16no1man they are expecting between 60k and 70k for your semi? what is happening to the dublin support? If say Kildare had beaten cork and played donegal instead the attendance would have been 70k - 80k? Dublin GAA fans are losing interest to other sports it seems or just losing interest in general.

if me aunty !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 29/08/2012 19:06:18    1255254

There's no if about it athcliath.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 29/08/2012 19:24:18    1255265

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the blue covers will be off on sunday as the first 3 rows in the lower decks are now on sale
it probably wont sell out but id say around 75 thousand
hardly a bad crowd now is it betty and if dublin win on sunday i wont care if theres 80 thousand or 80 people at it as i will be there to enjoy it

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 29/08/2012 21:35:57    1255359

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1255265 There's no if about it athcliath.

Whats the facination with what crowd we will bring.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 29/08/2012 21:44:22    1255367

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BTW hill16no1man they are expecting between 60k and 70k for your semi? what is happening to the dublin support? If say Kildare had beaten cork and played donegal instead the attendance would have been 70k - 80k? Dublin GAA fans are losing interest to other sports it seems or just losing interest in general.


seems you got it wrong full house expected this sunday

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 30/08/2012 16:22:05    1255736

I was at the match last Sunday and was sitting beside 2 Monaghan men, shouting for Donegal, In Ulster we shout for club, county and the province or provincial champions

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 30/08/2012 21:55:21    1255942

Over One Million have attendended the GAA championship this year, we have the 2 All-Irelands and the semi to come,

Also what was the attendances for theNFL and the NHL the U-21's, Junior, schools and club games.
Even the Railway Cup final had 5,000 this year

cuchulainn35 (Armagh) - Posts: 1688 - 30/08/2012 21:59:03    1255947

looks like the dubs will come out of hiding after all. must have been afraid of what i'd post on here if they didn't. i expect nothing less than a full house.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 01/09/2012 19:49:17    1256946

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1256946 looks like the dubs will come out of hiding after all. must have been afraid of what i'd post on here if they didn't. i expect nothing less than a full house.

yep ,think a flag should be unfurled on the hill,

IS THERE ENOUGH OF US HERE FOR YOU TODAY BETTY.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 01/09/2012 20:59:24    1256994

If it surpasses 82,000 I will come on here and say it's enough, anything less and you will be slated. I imagine 10 years from now they won't even open the hill except for finals if this downward curve is anything to go by.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 01/09/2012 21:23:35    1257013

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1257013 If it surpasses 82,000 I will come on here and say it's enough, anything less and you will be slated. I imagine 10 years from now they won't even open the hill except for finals if this downward curve is anything to go by.

HILL ALWAYS HAS A GREAT CROWD WHEN THE DUBS PLAY. THROUGHOUT CHAMPIONSHIP.

AthCliath (Dublin) - Posts: 4347 - 01/09/2012 21:31:01    1257025

as expected it didn't break the 82,000 mark. not good enough. great game all the same dublin's ultra negative tactics were exposed and forced to play a bit of ball.

BettystownRoyal (Meath) - Posts: 3353 - 02/09/2012 20:46:44    1257600

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as expected it didn't break the 82,000 mark. not good enough. great game all the same dublin's ultra negative tactics were exposed and forced to play a bit of ball.

every public ticket was sold today the ones missing were the corporate boxes as half of them are empty they havent been sold this year nobody currently owns them

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 02/09/2012 20:50:06    1257608