Surely Sunday is were the fate of the season lies for Bohs. The football under Daly has been effective if not pretty on the eye. In such a tight league you have to take what you can get unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
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Surely Sunday is were the fate of the season lies for Bohs. The football under Daly has been effective if not pretty on the eye. In such a tight league you have to take what you can get unfortunately.Quote:
Originally Posted by SkStu
Sunday will decide the fate of the season for sure but the question is should it? Aside from the early season surge Bohs were average to bad in the league. There was a run of games from the end of April to the Middle of October where we didn't win an away game in the league. In that time we played UCD, Sligo and Drogheda and no offence to any of those teams but if you want to play European football you should be winning those games.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
If Bohs win the cup, the season overall has been a success. Simply by virtue of winning our first national trophy in over a decade and where we came from in that time with nearly going out of business and all that came along with that. If Devine manages us to cup success then for me it'll always something I'll be hugely grateful for. Whether I think he's the right person long term is a different question. I've hoped he was but I don't think I've ever been convinced of it. Even if we win the cup, I still think he'll find himself under pressure next season. I never really get the sense that we've out-thought the opposition. I like him so we'll see.Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
Another 2 blocks of premium tickets released for pats (1 of which only has a handful left already), while they’ve now opened another big block of neutral seating in one of the upper tiers. Such a strange way to continue to sell tickets, surely at this stage they can see that people would prefer to select the block they want now rather than rationing off block by block when there likely won’t be a closed block of seats regardless in the entire ground come sunday
Zero excuse for not just opening up the blocks a couple of weeks ago and trying to get it all sold out. I know several people who didn't buy in the end up because of the lack of available seating in different parts of the ground for neutral support.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Hope there is not a significant number of no-shows, like you are having with the womens national team games. Also 6,000 didn't turn up for the Dublin city marathon at the bank holiday weekend. Cost of accommodation must be a factor with that, so with two Dublin teams we should get close to the number of tickets sold.
In fairness to Devine every single team has been inconsistent this season. A number of times pats fans have been bemoaning poor performances, Daly and pats began a run of results at the perfect time really.both sides have the basis of really decent teams, given the correct recruitment , to kick on next season.I’d be more confident of Daly accomplishing that sad to say.Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
I’ll just counter this by saying, we finished behind a Dundalk side that has been Jeckyll and Hyde all season on the pitch, who barely had a squad pre-season. While their off the field activities, must have made some of their fans long for the good old days under Peak 6.Quote:
Originally Posted by Jamesie
We can sugar coat it what way we want but if we don’t win the cup then the season has been a disaster.
Good point, and you’re the first one I’ve seen mention no shows. I believe in 2021 that over 40k tickets were sold but the attendance on the day was 37k so to break that 41k attendance record realistically sales would have to hit maybe 42 or 43k at least IMOQuote:
Originally Posted by wonder88
Over the 40k mark now.
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Originally Posted by Jack B
It is just amazing to see these kind of numbers, really is. When the finals moved back to Lansdowne there was that worry that it wouldn't work out. I hope this momentum keeps going, there's so many good things going on with attendances now. Agree that attendance and tickets sold aren't necessarily the same. I bought 6 tickets with only a guarantee of 2 going (including me) at the time but it was easy to find takers. You would imagine plenty of people (LOI lunatics basically) will have block booked a group of tickets the day they went on sale without guarantee of how many of the more casual fans will want/be able to go. These are very healthy numbers regardless and really encouraging to see another mini surge as we get closer to the event.
These 2 are sold out so we’re back to having no Pats tickets on sale. Again, a good problem to have but it’s a shame the club are now being limited on growing the fan base with potential floating fansQuote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
The FAI seem to work off tickets sold not scanned. The Greek home match attendance displayed was definitely not what was at the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
Isnt the standard for attendance reporting being the number of tickets sold v scanned? I've seen that as a standard across multiple sports/events...Quote:
Originally Posted by D24Saint
Was there not a deal for international season ticket holders then? If so, you'd expect some of them to not be hugely motivated by LOI football and therefore more likely to pull a no-show in bad weather than people who had actively sought out the tickets?Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
No there wasn’t. The cup final used to be included in the FAI season ticket but it hasn’t been for the last few yearsQuote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
There was an option for FAI season ticket holders to buy tickets early in a presale during the summer, but there's no free tickets included anymore.
I think 2019 might have been the last time it was included?
I'd just temper that with a point that to reach these numbers, it needs to be two Dublin teams in the final, or maybe a Dub team with Derry or Cork.Quote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
We brought 22k or so last year, but that was exceptional, and wonder if we'd be able to repeat it.
A couple of non-Dublin teams would do well to hit 30k, for example.
Yes correct I had Ireland season ticket from 2017-2019 it was 5 x Ireland games plus Premium access for FAI Cup final. Since the Ireland season ticket resumed in 2022 it's now for 6 x Ireland games not FAI Cup final included anymoreQuote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
Yeah - I think had we made the final we'd probably only have hit the 10k mark in terms of support. I guess a lot of neutrals, such as Rovers fans, would've been more inclined to come to see us in the final rather than a final of two of their Dublin rivals, so that would boost the attendance but depending on the opposition 30k could be a struggle. In saying that if you look at the cup final attendances from 20+ years ago that would be a huge crowd.Quote:
Originally Posted by brendy_éire
Maybe 10k is an understatement though, the hype generated by the cup final and the general hype around the league could possibly see a lot more support come out for the club from GAA fans etc. Even for GAA though I think Galway aren't the best fans for travelling.
It looks like there are fewer than 100 Premium tickets yet and probably only about 1k tickets in total.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
My guess would be that section in the Upper West was held back for some sponsors or clubs rather than anything Ticketmaster had done deliberately.
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Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
Well more tickets have now been made available in both Premium and different sections of the ground.
If anyone looking for decent Premium tickets a few in section 306, halfway of East Stand are now on Ticketmaster.
Seems to be a handful of resale tickets and a few extra blocks of premium tickets available since this morning. I'd reckon there's an awful lot of blocks purposely being left empty by ticketmaster and FAI. Either way, 40k tickets being sold is good going a few days out from the final.Quote:
Originally Posted by JC_GUFC
I bought a family ticket which is stated as 2 x Adults and 2 x Children. There’s only going to be 3 of us going so a child’s ticket left over. However, when I downloaded the tickets there’s no discernible difference between any of the tickets. Not that I’d ever do it, but could I hypothetically give it away to an adult friend? :D
Well you could hypothetically do what ever you like with it, even stick it up his nose, but if he wants to give it a go getting in on a juvenile ticket then let him at it. Its up to the stewards to check every time he enters his block never mind at the turnstiles.
Not sure what happened my last post. Anyway, what I was saying was that I don’t see any difference between the tickets and in a roundabout way was asking if somebody knew what I was missing. It’ll either be give it away to someone who can use it or it goes to waste.
As for sticking them up my nose, they’re digital so it depends what platform I’m using but it’d likely be difficult.
His nose! I would never be so rude to a fellow foot.ie poster...
Looks like quite a few full blocks of Premium tickets in the Bohs end were only just realised recently. Which seems feckin' daft to be honest to do so this late on.Quote:
Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954
Despite being in the ‘bohs end’ of the ground those blocks you’re referring to (310-315) are neutral sections rather than Bohs ones, you can see when you select one of them it states ‘Adult ticket’ rather than ‘Bohemian FC Adult ticket’ as the Bohs ones do and ‘St Patrick's Athletic FC Adult ticket’ on the pats ones before they sold out. Agreed it’s bizarre leaving it this late to open blocks howeverQuote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
Less than 4000 tickets left for the game on Sunday…..
Presumably that's of tickets on sale now?Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
Total capacity for the stadium is 51,700. With seat kills that would mean somewhere in the region of 50,000 total potential capacity for this. So surely this doesn't mean that over 46,000 tickets have been sold so far? :eek:
Apparently capacity is 48,000 after seat kills (which would therefore be around 4k seats covered), meaning approx 44k have been sold
Wow - that's impressive! Seems to have been a late surge in purchases.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
This really could get close to a sell out :love:
Fantastic to see those figures. Hopefully it’s a good game, and more importantly, a Pats win ;)
Still cant wrap the hea around sell out league games, possibly a sold out cup final in the national stadium - its a LoI fans wishlist for foever! It would be soooo good if the final ends up a cracking game, large vocal support and comes across on tv. If we can make this sort of progress organically just imagine how far we could go as a league with all the proper backing. My Mystic Smug moment...that a mens Irish international side will play in a finals with dometic players in the squad within 15 years!!
Then you remember the FAI is still FAI-ING!!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
An article in the Irish Times saying ticket sales approaching 45k so your numbers are very close to being correct. I know not everyone will turn up for various reasons but the tickets are Sold. Has the making of a great day we just need the teams to put on a show.Quote:
Originally Posted by 2 Year Contract
Please God no fecking eejits hijack the day, media were only two delighted to jump on negative headlines last few years. Surely security will be tighter this time around given flashpoint was same location two years running.
Amen to that pal, great day out for the proper fans hopefully the gob****es don’t show.Quote:
Originally Posted by outspoken