Prices released for Croke Park games! Article on Ireland.com, nice to see the FAI are optimistic about our qualifying chances!
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Prices released for Croke Park games! Article on Ireland.com, nice to see the FAI are optimistic about our qualifying chances!
32% increase in prices, €50 for upper hogan / cusack stand, €70 lower stand, and some premium seats for €85.
they plan to put 6500 temporary seats on hill 16 for away fans.
prices seem a bit too steep, people will probably pay it but the FAI like everyone else in this country dont mind fleecing their customers.
Anyone know how much the egg-chasers are charging for their tickets?
I don't know for sure but I'd say it will be more. I paid €75 for tickets for the recents games with South Africa and Australia (The Pacific Islands tickets were €30 but were coupled with the Australia fixture). They were decent seats (in line with the 22) but even still I thought that €75 for a non 6 Nations fixture was a bit steep. Having said that I'd pay it again.Quote:
Originally Posted by drummerboy
IRFU Prices :eek:
http://www.irishrugby.ie/htmlpage/62442.html
seems like both the IRFU and the FAI are making the most of Croker, still no harm in the fleecing the punter..is there ???????
Well if they have to pay 1.5 milllion to the GAA before any match day costs (security etc)
Based on where in Lansdowne? It's a 67% increase on the bucket prices.Quote:
Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon
Er, their costs have gone up substantially as well though, with the rental charged by the bigots. Both have to raise as much as they can from the internationals to pay for the domestic activities (obviously the IRFU more successfully than the FAI). Personally I don't have a problem with it for 5 or so games a season - it isn't much if that's your total spending on football or rugby.Quote:
Originally Posted by beautifulrock
Expect more carping on Liveline, and the Government to introduce some new law that only effects football though. :rolleyes:
This might make me unpopular but one has to compare like with like.
We are not going to be sitting on bucket seats.
As far as I know tickets for the stand in Lr were €48 The equivalent will be 50 euro so that is a 2 euro increase.
have they?, what was the cost of hosting a game at Landsdowne? Is there a rental charge only by the GAA? Do Croke Park pay for stewarding, security etc or does anyone know for certain about thisQuote:
Originally Posted by Macy
The capacity has more than doubled, that should offset the costs comfortably.Quote:
Originally Posted by Macy
Would costs not have doubled too? Might be some economies of scale but they'll have certainly increased, and again that 1.5 million rent has to be paid...Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
If they sell out Croke Park at these prices they'll still be getting much more than they would for a packed Lansdowne Road even with the €1.5m fee.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
Even if they did, that would still mean a doubling of the profits before the extra rent costs.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
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Originally Posted by NeilMcD
Our seats were €30 and €36, the equivalent are €50 and €60
Yeah, and I have no problem with that (Should've really said that at the start...)Quote:
Originally Posted by Schumi
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Originally Posted by soccerc
I dont think there are equivalent of the €30 seats. These were bucket seats which were totally exposed to the elements. These sort of seats will not exist in Croke Park to the home fans.
Equivalent of but not like for like, still a huge 100% increase.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
THe problem I have is they have nothing in the form about the singing section.
i see the fai totally milking this to its worth..all at the punters expense
dont forget, the fai were paying to rent landsdowne road. Now with the higher rent in croker (but at twice the capacity), they are charging us almost twice to watch...
there still should be €30 tickets made available... you may have a covered stand over you..but you could end up paying €50 to sit in the skys
Yoo may have a covered stand but if it ****es rain you will still get soakedQuote:
Originally Posted by aidz1
From the photos of Croke Park I've seen, the lower tiers don't seem to be covered by the roof so wouldn't be too different from the bucket seats.
I'm glad someone brought that up about Croker, as I'm sure there are a few people who'll be going for the first time. All of the Lower stand is susceptible to rain as it the Hill obviously.
I just don't think that anything is justifying the price hike. Sorry but I think its out of order. Once the prices go up now it will be hard to change when we go back to Lansdowne.
Have sat in the higher part of the Canal End Upper on a couple of occasions and it was the definition of a Birds Eye View.
The price don't always reflect where you end up.............
Due to th GAA's intransigence over friendlies not being allowed to take place in Croke Park wouldn't the FAI be down a bit of revenue there too?
What concerns me is that these prices will remain the status quo once we move back to the new Landsdowne.
it actually depends on whether there is a northern wind or not, as to whether or not you get soaked creid e no na creid!!! But generally if you are lower cusack or lower hogan ( front 10 - 20 rows ) you are fcuked....but dont worry there will be the premium priced tickets!!!!Quote:
From the photos of Croke Park I've seen, the lower tiers don't seem to be covered by the roof so wouldn't be too different from the bucket seats.
I am not sure but in terms of money they are making does anyone ACTUALLY KNOW the breakdown of seats and prices in landsdowne? i.e. how many seats at 50 euro etc etc.
thats the problem that you would want to worry about, as it is they know they will sell the tickets for croker at that price....Quote:
What concerns me is that these prices will remain the status quo once we move back to the new Landsdowne.
Heard about that. Muppets. Hope to be talking to them tomorrow about it. Wouldn't surprise me if they just didn't care though.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
I rang them to give out and I was told that I should put a little note on my application form saying that I want to be in a singing section.
Sure when did they ever care about the fans?
This could be costly to few people. Upper tiers should be only €30.00 each *******s!!!
Ah haahahahahahaha. Sorry. Ahahahahahahah. Pardon me. Ahahahahahaha. They're a fcuking shambles. Honestly, what is the point of trying to organise things like this if thats the amateurism you'll be dealt with.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
How can they coordinate something like this properly if some people know and people who may be interested don't because they haven't been told.
Ps I imagine the ss will be allowed to stand, ya?
They cannot officially say we can stand as it is against the regulations as far as I know but a blind eye could certainly be turned towards people standing in the singing section.
I am very annoyed that they do not have an option on the form for a singing section.
The poor call care/receptionists that work there....they must always get people giving them abuse, because of those that have the power to make decisions!!!Quote:
I rang them to give out and I was told that I should put a little note on my application form saying that I want to be in a singing section.
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Ps I imagine the ss will be allowed to stand, ya?
Secret Service?!?! ;) what have they got to do with it. no auld lads should be allowed in the singing section as they will give out saying sit down and let me watch the match.
far be it from me to stand up for the FAI but i have heard so many times that the GAA need to get a crowd of 35,000 to a game before covering expenses for holding the event. now the GAA don't have to pay €1.5m rent and it still costs this much for them so perhaps the FAI are justified in the ticket prices. :eek:
the real fear is the prices for the revamped Landsdowne! :rolleyes:
BTW when the lady said to write a note on the application about singing section did she say where in the ground you should say you wanted to be or is it just writing it down and hoping someone somewhere decides to put in singing section:rolleyes:
Ah Neil come on! I understand that the regulations say x,y, and z, I suppose I meant is the concensus amongst those of us who want to be a part of the SS that we'll be standing. After all, the stewards aren't people friendly with the home crowd when it comes to this but no chance of them telling the Czech fans to sit down back in Lansdowne.Quote:
Originally Posted by NeilMcD
50,000 seats at e30 is the e1.5m rent. that leave about 30,000 seats which, lets face it, is about the current capacity of lansdowne for football internationals.
or put another way, 40,000 seats at e40 a ticket covers the rent and leaves you with a greater capacity (around 40,000 left) than the old lansdowne.
these prices are a joke and indeed economies of scale do exist. i'm sure they won't need twice the number of stewards (and lets not forget the vast majority of those are unpaid. a free match programme? whoop-de-doo).
not to mention all those additional corporate boxes (i assume they come with the rent of the stadium? or do gaa ten year folks have the rights to these too? by that i mean folks who will sell them on cos they don't care for foreign games. a scam i tell thee.)
GHoop as far as I know that is to cover the cost of repaying the loan to build Croker. and the additional costsQuote:
Originally Posted by galwayhoop
When the eL section was in the North Bucket there was alwaysQuote:
Originally Posted by paul_oshea
a bearded chap from Bray complaining about people standing up.
(Always seemed to me that he was complaining anyways)
[QUOTE=paul_oshea;583585]The poor call care/receptionists that work there....they must always get people giving them abuse, because of those that have the power to make decisions!!!
Just to point out I did not give abuse and I was quite decent on the phone to the girl and Just explained that it had been in the last 3 programmes and that ongoing discussions are happening with the supporters groups etc. They did not even seem to know that the idea was out there. Anyway I did not give out really just put my point across as I am a firm believer that verbally abusing strangers on a phone does not work.
They should have a singing section set up where we can stand up and sing. But I can understand the poltical and legal constraints in putting standing in the official description of this section. It would have to be an informal thing that the stewards turn a blind eye to it.
by the way lads i think you deffo have your guidelines for prices in landsdowne too , they are hardly going to lower them now are they??