Ticket Price Hike!

**DeNiro** · 29/11/2006, 7:46 AM

Prices released for Croke Park games! Article on Ireland.com, nice to see the FAI are optimistic about our qualifying chances!

**GuisaSaigon** · 29/11/2006, 8:39 AM

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.

**drummerboy** · 29/11/2006, 9:19 AM

Anyone know how much the egg-chasers are charging for their tickets?

**Paulie** · 29/11/2006, 9:29 AM

Originally Posted by drummerboy

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.

**OwlsFan** · 29/11/2006, 9:30 AM

IRFU Prices

http://www.irishrugby.ie/htmlpage/62442.html

**beautifulrock** · 29/11/2006, 9:43 AM

seems like both the IRFU and the FAI are making the most of Croker, still no harm in the fleecing the punter..is there ???????

**Dodge** · 29/11/2006, 9:56 AM

Well if they have to pay 1.5 milllion to the GAA before any match day costs (security etc)

**Schumi** · 29/11/2006, 10:29 AM

Originally Posted by GuisaSaigon

32% increase in prices.

Based on where in Lansdowne? It's a 67% increase on the bucket prices.

**Macy** · 29/11/2006, 10:40 AM

Originally Posted by beautifulrock

seems like both the IRFU and the FAI are making the most of Croker, still no harm in the fleecing the punter..is there ???????

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.

Expect more carping on Liveline, and the Government to introduce some new law that only effects football though.

**NeilMcD** · 29/11/2006, 10:43 AM

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.

**beautifulrock** · 29/11/2006, 11:06 AM

Originally Posted by Macy

Er, their costs have gone up substantially as well though, :

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 this

**Schumi** · 29/11/2006, 11:10 AM

Originally Posted by Macy

Er, their costs have gone up substantially as well though, with the rental charged by the bigots.

The capacity has more than doubled, that should offset the costs comfortably.

**Dodge** · 29/11/2006, 11:23 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

The capacity has more than doubled, that should offset the costs comfortably.

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...

**eirebhoy** · 29/11/2006, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Well if they have to pay 1.5 milllion to the GAA before any match day costs (security etc)

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.

**Schumi** · 29/11/2006, 11:28 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Would costs not have doubled too?

Even if they did, that would still mean a doubling of the profits before the extra rent costs.

**soccerc** · 29/11/2006, 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

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.

Our seats were �30 and �36, the equivalent are �50 and �60

**Dodge** · 29/11/2006, 11:40 AM

Originally Posted by Schumi

Even if they did, that would still mean a doubling of the profits before the extra rent costs.

Yeah, and I have no problem with that (Should've really said that at the start...)

**NeilMcD** · 29/11/2006, 11:43 AM

Originally Posted by soccerc

Our seats were �30 and �36, the equivalent are �50 and �60

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.

**soccerc** · 29/11/2006, 11:52 AM

Originally Posted by NeilMcD

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.