Got a letter for this through the post yesterday. Maybe they thought I was a high roller!!!
It may sound like a dodgy disco in the Midlands but admission to the FAI's new 'Vantage Club' will require a lot more than 10 quid and a smile.
The association yesterday officially released prices for its premium seats and corporate boxes at the new Lansdowne Road stadium, promising to "bring corporate hospitality in Ireland to a new level".
It has certainly brought it to a new price high.
The cheapest seats available, located behind the goals in the south stand, will set fans back €12,000 for the 10-year duration. The most-expensive seats, on the halfway line, will cost €32,000. Prices for the 33 corporate boxes are available on demand. Those affected by the credit crunch, presumably, need not apply.
http://www.independent.ie/national-n...n-1478203.html
http://www.faivantageclub.com/
Up to 1 Miliion for a Box
Last edited by Ringo; 19/09/2008 at 6:41 AM.
Got a letter for this through the post yesterday. Maybe they thought I was a high roller!!!
"If God had meant football to be played in the air, he'd have put grass in the sky." Brian Clough.
You'll NEVER beat the Irish.......you'll just draw with us instead!!!
Looks like all the bbers are getting them.
Hope they sell very very well. Means stadium will be paid for an dhopefully prices kept down for the rest of us. I'm sure they'll serve decent prawn sandwiches in the Vantage Club.
I am sure I read somewhere that the prices are going to be keep as they are until 2012 , so that means my seat will still be 50 Euro in 4 years time
I can't see these selling well, not with the way the economy is at the moment. If you were to pick a bad week to launch this i think the FAI may have come up trumps.
Yeah what were they thinking!!!!! They should have known.
In Trap we trust
Got my letter and threw it in the bin.
Roddy Collins, the biggest <insert as appropiate> in Irish Football.
The staggered payments may actually be very successful.
If buying onbehalf of a corporation most only look at this years outlay, and will then right it off over a few years, with the annual payments someone elses problem in the future.
While not convinced it's a bit like Trap's CV, the marketing people reckon they can do it and did it for Wembley.
It would be interesrting to see thier fee deal.
If they are on a very low fee with very high bonuses for bringing in say €50m + then maybe it will work.
Would't put any money on them selling but that's not my expertise!
Fair Play died Nov 18th 2009, Stade Francais.
Just read the letter over the weekend. One piece of good news for block bookers is that they guaranteed in writing that our block bookings will continue in the new Lansdowne at the November 2006 levels.
Mistakes in the brochure were poor too. Our first International in Lansdowne Road was v Italy but in 1927 and not in 1971 as stated. An all ireland side under the control of the IFA also played England there in 1900.
It listed the 3 greatest games there as Holland 2001 (no argument), Spain 82 and Brazil 87. Beating Brazil at the time didn't mean that much hence the poor attendance compared to a total sellout v Belgium 3 weeks earlier. I'd have included the wins over France in 1977 and 1981 and the win over spain in 1989.
Doesn't it looks like the FAI's premium seat sale ambitions have a sense of bad timing?
Would the IRFU have already received the cash in hand for their early but safe sale?
What would the worst scenario be? Galvenised roof instead of that nice perspex?
FAI back to rent and play?
You'd wonder how well this is likely to go looking at the half empty premium level last night.
We're not arrogant, we're just better.
and empty Corporate Boxes counted 7 at least.
We are the Galway Boys Stand up and make some noise"
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