I dont think Galway United own the ground,pretty sure the Galway FA own it,might affect them being able to change it themselves....
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I dont think Galway United own the ground,pretty sure the Galway FA own it,might affect them being able to change it themselves....
Correct , it's the Galway FA that own the ground. Hard to get anything approved by them.Quote:
Originally Posted by joey B
I may have the specifics muddled but I think it was during covid there was an audit on the safe capacity of all of the stadiums. EDP was reduced from something like ~6K to 4.3K.
Apparently the cut in capacity is related to the number of turnstiles, as well as some other relatively straightforward upgrades.
Would be deadly if I'm underestimating the latent support in Galway but I think we are a decade off requiring another stand (actually, I guess that would mean getting the ball rolling immediately).
If Galway were to win the cup I guess it'd start the conversation on what they'd need to do to host Conference league second and third round gamesssss.
Galway could be First Division Champions and promoted if results go their way after Friday 22nd fixtures.
They will also have a second chance on Monday night 25th at home to Finn Harps.
Galway should bring a big away following to Kerry on Friday and will also get a huge home gate on Monday!
Exciting times at Galway! :o
And in anticipation of same, Virgin Media have announced that their TV cameras will have footage from Mounthawk Park on Friday in conjunction with their Premier Division broadcast.
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Originally Posted by culloty82
Fair play to them.
Next week's Semi-Final vs Bohemians has sold out in advance ?
No more tickets are on sale, do not turn up to the Semi-Final without a ticket ?
Arrive early and get the amazing atmosphere going, same as last time ???
#ItsATribalThing
Ahhh its always fun to see LoI noobs jump on board (present company excepted), the more the merrier as always but on a big match night like a once a decade cup semi final or the like, but is alwyas been a bit snooze or lose (or buy a season ticket)!
Have to say, I read this post in Ron Burgundy teleprompter fashion :DQuote:
Originally Posted by gufct
https://youtu.be/X3zfP14pLxc?si=b03dHWf5-xVpA-W7
Plenty of Bohs fans on social media very frustrated with the ticketing process for away tickets. People in nice and early in the queue and should get a ticket but end up with nothing.Not the first time either I don’t mind saying.
How many did Bohs get? Guessing around 400 - 450
430. Which is what it is. It’s more the perception out there that not all 430 tickets went on sale.Quote:
Originally Posted by pateen
Im sure that this issue is the same for any club that has a significant volunteer footprint, these people are fans and will use influence (not necessarily wrongly if not taken as freebies imo) to secure their ticket - id do it/have done it. In a small allocation it does chew u availability and will cause grumbling even if it is just preception when a lot are ticketless and it not often the way. At a guess say 30 club officials 'reserve' 2 or 3 tickets each its a lot off the allocation and thats probably a very conservative estimate. As frustrating as it is it is in many ways a good problem to have. People who miss out often make greater efforts in future eg membership/season tickets that they did both with before. Bohs are LoI experts in all publicty = good publicity and maybe they are right.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
I just experienced this for a home game. Tickets for the last home league match against Cork were released today at midday for non-members. I was on the website bang on time, selected a ticket for the Jodi, and had a 15 minute timer to complete the checkout. It probably took me about 30 seconds to input my details but when I clicked Continue I got an error saying the ticket was gone.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
I’m not sure if the issue is with the Bohs website or Future Ticketing but the setup is a joke. The whole point of the timer is that they’re supposed to be holding the ticket and give you 15 mins to put in your card details and name and address etc. infuriating!
Home game v shels was sold out early but as I left I noticed about 20 seats below the vip area reserved for one long time club volunteer , so I’d say our real away allocation is 300 at the most!Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
Yeah thats tacking the p1ss!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Dermobohs
All members are suppose to be equal in the club. One member, one vote. Same when it comes to tickets. One member can get one ticket online. If our allocation is 430 and there are not 430 for sale, then say it and be transparent about the process. Anything else make a mockery of the ethos of a members club.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
All members should also be putting in equal efforts to volunteer because membership isn't just about getting preference for a ticket. We all know that there are a few members who put significantly more effort into volunteering to do things for the club than others. I'd wager a lot of those who are online complaining about not getting a ticket are also those who see membership as just an upgraded season ticket. Since the volunteers aren't being paid of course there's going to be situations where they will have the opportunity to get tickets they otherwise would have missed out on. And to be frank why shouldn't they? A lot of the time they are putting their time and money towards the club to do some vital work that would otherwise be left undone or cost too much to get done.Quote:
Originally Posted by ger121
You can't really say that or else it ceases to be volunteering. Also, as a members owned club, that's where our version of the "owner pumping money in" comes from - the membership. If it comes with some kind of volunteer hours quota that's a much less attractive option and we'll have less members. Thats before you get into the myriad of reasons somebody might not be able to volunteer (disability, living/working situation etc). We need to keep promoting our volunteer ethos within the membership and wider club yes and a little social pressure nudge but we need to sell membership too.Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia
10% of capacity to away fans for a cup semi in a league with grounds as small as ours is too few. The 10% thing may need to be looked at because that might hold true for the league too. Maybe it needs to be a higher percentage or 600 minimum when 10% is less than that figure. Would still leave the majority disappointed though. Up until this year we were offering 30% to away fans, which is a lot obviously for normal league matches and caused us problems with turning home fans away. However, we've had 3 semi finals in Dalymount during that time so it gives us a fair idea what 30% looks like in a cup semi and it's much more appropriate.
When games weren't selling out across the league we didn't really have this issue because, in most cases, you'd end up just being accommodated and away sections were generally large. I think it needs to be looked at again.
Ownership implies responsibility. I agree that the volunteer hours is our equivalent of adding money to the club and that's why it's so important that those who go above and beyond are appreciated. If that's giving them preference to tickets they may miss out on I think that's fair within reason. I don't think there should be a volunteer quota or anything of the sort for members but everyone needs to realise that membership isn't just a better season ticket.Quote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
Membership alse creates a sense of entitlement and a loss of people offering the hard yards because they have paid for membership. Imo the main weakness of fan owned clubs and not just the potential for fans to risk a club for a trophy. Its a tough one, can see why fans would be annoyed but also why active volunteers feel an entitlement also and grab their ticket. There are a lot of club volunteers that are busiest on match nights and see damn all home games so big away day....
Didn't the FAI used to hold cup semis in neutral grounds years back? A 50-50 ticket split for semis (after sponsors etc) woud seem fair, as it's only the luck of the draw that gives one club a home tie. They're already advanntaged by that, nevermind them giving them almost all the tickets as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by bohsmug
I agree the semi finals should be played at a neutral venue and tickets split 50/50. Neither team has any advantage, it should fill the venue adding to atmosphere and reduces the number of dissatisfied supporters. The problem is getting a ground with the required capacity half way between the clubs involved. This goes back to the standard and capacity capabilities of the facilities as a whole. It could be stated at the start of the season both semi's at Tallaght or (other nominated ground) over 2 days sat & sun, but this could give Rovers or (other) a pitch advantage if they get that far but reduces their fan numbers.Quote:
Originally Posted by EatYerGreens
God forbid, a double header in the Aviva with slightly reduced capacity for fan separation and before anyone starts, if the yanks could put a man on the moon in 1969 surely with careful planning this could be achieved.
Cork City's 10% of capacity is about 700, but due to demands from St.Pats, that has gone up over to over 1,000 sold.
And the capacity at TC for this semi-final will be reduced to 6,000 because of the security arrangements in housing the away fans. :eek:
Cork will be lucky to attract a 4,000 attendance for this one based on their current form, unusual kick-off time and TV coverage as distractions. :confused:
At least in my experience the more active a member is the less entitled they feel. I know members of Bohs who put in plenty of hours every week and if/when they miss a ticket they will post in Facebook fan groups looking to see if people have one spare. It's almost always the ones who won't volunteer who feel that because they are members they should get their tickets and fail to understand that generally it's first come first served for big games.Quote:
Originally Posted by Nesta99
A double header at the Aviva would seem the best solution for the current capacity problem. No extra time if a draw, replay with a toss for home advantage. So 2pm and 4.15pm kick offs. is that too long a day for league of Ireland fans?
I don’t actually mind the home or away draw for the semis, even though it’s worked against Pats this year. As you correctly identify, the problem with a neutral venue is finding somewhere that doesn’t give one team an advantage travel wise. We don’t have the luxury of England (pre Wembley semis) of being able to juggle around, depending on what teams are involved. We don’t have enough suitable stadia for that. Not sure a double header at the Aviva would work either, has the potential for a logistical nightmare in my view. Plus, if you look at this years games, if they were both at the Aviva, wouldn’t it give Bohs and Pats an advantage in the respective games. No harm in my view that Galway and Cork (more so Galway tbh ;)) have a big game at home.Quote:
Originally Posted by Shinkicker
Just wish we hadn’t played in Cork last week. It’s a bit of an ask I think to go down and win again this week. Hope I’m wrong, obviously, but it wouldn’t surprise me if we went out. We’ll certainly have to improve on the performance last week at any rate.
That's disgraceful.Quote:
Originally Posted by nr637
We're down 1400 fans when 15 years ago the fans mixed generally without a problem.
Now fans are caged in like animals and a perimeter put around them.
Maybe take a zero tolerance approach and make sure the older fans tell kids off if people are stepping out of line.
It's sad to see it been locked down like this.
Personally think we're a while away from neutral venues being a runner.
The likes of Pat's and Bohs have recently started travelling in great numbers but I don't think you could depend on the majority of the LOI to bring 3k+ to a neutral venue to give a game of its size the atmosphere it deserves.
Recently we've had Treaty and Athlone in semi finals which I think would have been significantly worse in a neutral venue.
I think we all realise the real problem is facilities. It's no bad thing the more regularly it's an issue for domestic games here instead of just the embarrassment of LOI teams needing to travel to Tallaght every summer.
Yeah fair comment. I think those who are willing to be active are falling in numbers and tend to be the same corp group of people with others quite willing to stand back, and yup would shout loudest on...everything!Quote:
Originally Posted by Another Bohemia