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Didn't want to say anything until it was confirmed but fair play to all concerned in making this happen and ensuring a Rovers-Madrid game at Tallagh rather than a Celtic-Madrid game at Croke Park. I'm glad they also got the bit of luck with the biggest transfer in world football history making his debut. I'm very, very jealous.
the last time we had a big friendly was in 2002 when derry city played barcelona in derry when john hume brought them over!Quote:
Originally Posted by thischarmingman
It was 2003.Quote:
Originally Posted by Martinho II
What a day that was as well.
Ronaldinio making his debut for Barca on European soil and Liam Coyle takin the p1ss outta Puyal. :o
A couple of years earlier Real Madrid played us but with a 2nd string team who were still amazing to watch although not a patch on the full Barca team who played us.
Good luck with it and hopefully you's can make a decent sum outta it, but more importantly this is good publicity for the LOI as a whole.
BTW The amount of press there that day was unbelievable.
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Originally Posted by Candystripe
what big names played for barcelona and real madrid that day besides ronalindho and puyol?
Niall Quinn said last year after the friendly with Sunderland was cancelled that they hoped to re-schedule it. Has there been any more news on it since last year?
according to the star (so it must be true) the capicty will be 12,000 is that possible.
Their pre-season camp runs from July 13th to 22nd and the confederations cup ends on the 28th June, so surely they'll be with the squad?? :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by passinginterest
I take my hat of to all concerned at Shamrock Rovers for securing this glamour match.
I have no idea what input (if any) Rovers had in setting the prices, but €60 seems okay to me. I imagine that the sole consideration was to set the price at what the market will bear. If it was thought that the tickets would sell out at €100 a pop, then I suspect that they would be pitched at that price.
My word, you really are something else. Everything you post is just cringeworth, really, really awful. Absolutely terrible like.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sheridan
Rovers effectively swapped Twigg for Ger O'Brien, and if they wanted to sell him today I'd imagine he'd sell for far in excess of £25,000. It would be closer to €100,000. Decent bit of business, especially considering he's been the main difference between Rovers struggling in the bottom half ala Pats, and still being in the top 4 at the mid-season break coming up. So, all things considered, you must surely agree it was a terrific bit of business?
Seems in line with the asking price for a Premiership gameQuote:
Originally Posted by blackholesun
It's a mid-range ticket price for Chelsea, Newcastle, Spurs and West Ham - and about €5 more than an average priced ticket at any other ground.
Seems fair enough imo - they're targeting the Premier League Barstool Brigade - so charge them an equivalent price.
In other lesser news - Bohs are getting FC Barcelona Atletic (the Barcelona B side) over in August apparently - that could be another "spot the future superstars" game - as former players include Messi, Motta, Iniesta, Ferrer, Bojan, Puyol, Fabregas and Pique to name a few...
Managed by Luis Enrique as welll!
60 quid is a fairly decent price to see some of the best players in the world. Wouldnt pay it myself but it will pull a few "football mad" people outta their armchairs which is the aim of the exercise i suppose.
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Originally Posted by réiteoir
Our game will sell out by 9.30 on Monday morning. Your game against Barcelona's reserves i.e. La Liga 2, will probably have (many) tickets on sale on the matchnight.
Congrats to Rovers for this.I know 3 or 4 barstoolers who have never (almost literally) crossed the road to go to Terryland Pk but they "are definatly quing for tickets on Monday morning" and travelling up.One even asked me "where is Shamrock Rovers home ground?".I should have said its in Cork:p.
Tell them tickets are on sale at the next Galway Utd match in Terryland! ;)Quote:
Originally Posted by eamo1
I was hoping it would be about 60 euro rather than 45, which seemed a little generous. The more money we milk out of this the better. I would imagine P1 are taking a sizable chunk of profits anyway... We have sold a good deal of half season tickets this week in anticipation of these friendlies though (for first preference on tickets) - We must have nearly 3,000 ST's by now.
For the love of God, delete this before pineapple stu and his Dundalk nemesis see this and start off again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
€60 is i think a fair price ,well done to all concerned hope this helps to show LOI in a positive light
Nearly sure when Madrid announced their pre season plans they said the Confederations cup players wouldn't be reporting back until after the Ireland trip. They might be there but very unlikely to be involved.Quote:
Originally Posted by blue til i die
Eur 60 for this ? When the FAI struggle to sell seats @ 50 for croke park for world cup games ?
Would the 2,000 + season ticket holders really pay out this much ?
Cant see anyone else interested for that price
Crazy price
Croke park = 80,000,000,000,000,000 seats.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel
SDCC Stadium Tallaght (or whatever it's called) = 2 seats.
Supply and demand. They'll sell out.
Fair play to Rovers for getting this sorted.
Can't understand why anybody would give out about the price? good work carried out behind the scenes.Quote:
Originally Posted by oriel