Stadium Updates (All Clubs)

**legendz** · 16/02/2023, 11:17 AM

Originally Posted by culloty82

Sean O'Keeffe has told Kerry's Eye that there is still some development to be completed on the terraces, and when that is finished, the final Mounthawk capacity for the season will be 1,600 - that would certainly suffice for league games, particularly once the initial hype dies down, and in the event of a cup tie against a Premier club, then temporary seating could always be installed.

Any word on the number of season tickets sold?

**nr637** · 16/02/2023, 11:22 AM

Kerry FC, capacity upped to 1400 for opening game v Cobh Ramblers, strange as it was at something like 1150, maybe the Cobh away support is being welcomed in the traditional Kerry tourism way, where there is money to be made! ?

**culloty82** · 16/02/2023, 11:27 AM

Originally Posted by legendz

Any word on the number of season tickets sold?

He said out of the 500 stand seats, 200 were season tickets, nothing about how many terrace season tickets were sold.

**culloty82** · 16/02/2023, 11:31 AM

Originally Posted by nr637

Kerry FC, capacity upped to 1400 for opening game v Cobh Ramblers, strange as it was at something like 1150, maybe the Cobh away support is being welcomed in the traditional Kerry tourism way, where there is money to be made! ?

Just that, as Nigel said in the attendance thread, they were able to get some of the work that was already planned completed earlier than expected, so that bumped the final figure up a tad.

**Dermobohs** · 16/02/2023, 12:42 PM

Apparently Cobh not getting any away tickets from Kerry?
All sold to home fans?
Disappointing if true.

**culloty82** · 16/02/2023, 1:11 PM

Saw a Cobh fan saying that on another forum - definitely the Kerry board to blame, as the fans were just buying whatever was released, and there was no indication of an away section on the site website.

**joey B** · 16/02/2023, 1:45 PM

Maybe Cobh fans just bought home tickets??

**nigel-harps1954** · 16/02/2023, 4:54 PM

There'd always be teething problems, but not leaving aside tickets for away fans seems a pretty awful oversight.

**outspoken** · 17/02/2023, 8:17 AM

I thought after the whole Bohs rovers nonsense there was now a minimum percentage you had to give to away fans like 5 or 10 percent

**Stav** · 17/02/2023, 8:30 AM

Great night for them. First game in the League of Ireland. Huge day for them and the people who worked so hard over the years to get them there. Let them enjoy tonight and this can be sorted in the future.Enjoy and have a great season.

**ger121** · 17/02/2023, 10:35 AM

Originally Posted by Dermobohs

Apparently Cobh not getting any away tickets from Kerry?
All sold to home fans?
Disappointing if true.

Can they do that?

**sbgawa** · 17/02/2023, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by ger121

Can they do that?

The participation agreement has a minium % in it for away fans for sure.
Id say it was an oversight by Kerry or they just expected Cobh fans to buy tickets for the home areas and werent segregating.
I doub tmany Cobh fans travel but they will need to get organised when the bigger div 1 teams are visiting.

**Dermobohs** · 17/02/2023, 12:12 PM

Apparently 20-30 Cobh fans have a bus and all organised but the away tickets were sold before they got some.it’s poor form not to hold a few back really,as said earlier there is a certain percentage required, 10% I think, so Kerry may have actually incurred a fine before even playing in the league, impressive that.

**sbgawa** · 17/02/2023, 1:12 PM

Originally Posted by Dermobohs

Apparently 20-30 Cobh fans have a bus and all organised but the away tickets were sold before they got some.it’s poor form not to hold a few back really,as said earlier there is a certain percentage required, 10% I think, so Kerry may have actually incurred a fine before even playing in the league, impressive that.

Youd imagine they could accomadate them somewhere even at this stage.
Did Cobh request tickets i wonder? id imagine the minimum % would only be held back if tickets were requested.

**nr637** · 19/02/2023, 12:54 PM

Originally Posted by sbgawa

Youd imagine they could accomadate them somewhere even at this stage.
Did Cobh request tickets i wonder? id imagine the minimum % would only be held back if tickets were requested.

Big crowd at Cobh Ramblers Clubhouse on Friday night, 2-300 hundred. The match was shown live on a big screen through LOITV, great atmosphere and well done to all involved.
Plenty of catering provided on the night to entice the big turnout.
The result was an added bonus!

**sbgawa** · 20/02/2023, 11:22 AM

Originally Posted by nr637

Big crowd at Cobh Ramblers Clubhouse on Friday night, 2-300 hundred. The match was shown live on a big screen through LOITV, great atmosphere and well done to all involved.
Plenty of catering provided on the night to entice the big turnout.
The result was an added bonus!

Id say the LOITV are glad to hear that Cobh are facilitatig their fans not having to bother buying the LOITV passes ......

**pineapple stu** · 20/02/2023, 11:31 AM

UCD do the same for away games in the campus bar. I don't know is there a corporate rate (like the Sky Sports pub licences)? Maybe there should be.

**D24Saint** · 20/02/2023, 4:08 PM

Originally Posted by pineapple stu

UCD do the same for away games in the campus bar. I don't know is there a corporate rate (like the Sky Sports pub licences)? Maybe there should be.

Hopefully they don't go down that route. The LOI TV should be seen as promotional tool for the moment. I had the Sligo V Rovers match put on in the local the other night. Its better to have LOI on pub screens where possible , every bit of promotion the league can get the better.

**joey B** · 20/02/2023, 4:40 PM

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...hey-will-come/

Dick Shakespeare on Dalymount and Tolka,not much good news in that article for Shels and Tolka Park anyway......

**EatYerGreens** · 20/02/2023, 4:57 PM

Originally Posted by joey B

https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/soc...hey-will-come/

Dick Shakespeare on Dalymount and Tolka,not much good news in that article for Shels and Tolka Park anyway......

That's pretty damn forthright.

Though his maths is crap. 8,000 packed to the rafters vs 15,000 a quarter full. So where did the other 4,250 fans go in the first versus the latter example ? Were they really all only interested in going because it was a packed stadium ? Nonsense talk.