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filthymcnasty 
Kevin Kilbane
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 Topic: Attendance on Saturday?
Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:11am |
I'd love to see a decent atmosphere for the Bulgaria game, being a Sat night under the floodlights etc.
Anyone any idea what the attendance is expected to be?
At a guess, I'd say 65,000 maybe?
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erimus
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:12am |
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:15am |
I have a feeling it wont be full again! 
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filthymcnasty
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:20am |
I don't think it will be full either unfortunately.
I can't wait to get back to Lansdowne to be honest.
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Killer K
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:53am |
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Yes it will be nice to have a proper home venue again. Croke Park is a great stadium (but not suited to the beautiful game) but much prefer Lansdowne Road or whatever they are calling it now. Think we would be doing very well to get 65,000 in. Although with the feel good factor about Irish sport at the moment who knows! Might encourage people to show up. Think the FAI could drop ticket prices by about 10 euro to try and ensure the place is full.
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Tuff Paddy
Liam Brady
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:57am |
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If they weren't so greedy they could fill the place.
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Gaz
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 5:59am |
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its a fookin joke that we cant fill it for a qualifyer..this is our biggest game in years and although ticket prices are high..they aint a patch on the rugby prices and they fill out every match in the 6 nations..
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Killer K
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:02am |
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Totally agree Tuff Paddy. The irony is that they could drop prices and increase sales and not take a big drop in receipts for the game. Fair enough they have to pay the GAA and they need the money for the new stadium etc but bigger crowd can only add to the atmosphere, give the team a boost, hopefully increase our chances of qualifying and therefore make more money for the FAI!
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filthymcnasty
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:13am |
Agree with the points made on ticket prices, the FAI should realise the country is in a recession and reduce prices accordingly ffs. If they were priced at say 25 Euro then we would probably see a full house at Croker, which would be nice.
The GAA aren't half putting the hand into them mind with their going rate to use the stadium.
As I said already, the sooner we get back to Lansdowne the better.
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Gaz
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:16am |
but the prices are gonna be the exact same in lansdowne 
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filthymcnasty
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:18am |
Yeah true. But at least there will be a bit of an atmosphere and a full house again.
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nosnowman
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:23am |
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i'm in the cusack/canal end corner and i couldnt hear a word the singing section was singing at the georgia game they should get rid of them bloody drummers they do nothing for the atmosphere as for ticket prices 70 yoyos is a rip off!! bari match 12 yoyos??come on fai cop on
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sausy
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:33am |
 filthymcnasty wrote:
Agree with the points made on ticket prices, the FAI should realise the country is in a recession and reduce prices accordingly ffs. If they were priced at say 25 Euro then we would probably see a full house at Croker, which would be nice.
The GAA aren't half putting the hand into them mind with their going rate to use the stadium.
As I said already, the sooner we get back to Lansdowne the better. |
I have to disagree with you there. After the FAI pay the GAA for the use of the stadium they still male near double what they did from a fixture in Lansdowne.
The GAA aren't the problem here, the FAI are. They shouldn't be allowed make any more money from hosting a game in croker than they did in Lansdowne.....ie cheaper tickets.
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erimus
Roy Keane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:40am |
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eh rugby tickets are dearer and theyve no problem selling out....
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Killer K
Kevin Kilbane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:42am |
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I think we will be paying through the nose for tickets in lansdowne but at least we will have a full house for competitive games. It would be a nice gesture by the FAI if they at least dropped prices for the reamining Croke park games
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Robbie Keane
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:45am |
The FA and I think the SFA have reduced ticket prices and our crowd shoulda poxy done it too. I reckon it'll be nearer capacity than the Georgia game but there'll still be too many empty seats for my liking. I think Delaney was on the radio yesterday about the Vantage Club........anyone hear it? Not selling (surprise surprise)........
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:45am |
erimus wrote:
eh rugby tickets are dearer and theyve no problem selling out.... |
Rugby fans have still have jobs and drive solid gold rocket cars. They also only play 2/3 big home games a year. As far as I know the IRFU drop the prices for frendlies when their playing a lesser team.
Edited by sausageroll - 24 Mar 2009 at 6:46am
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Sligo Hornet
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Posted: 24 Mar 2009 at 6:46am |
Killer K wrote:
I think we will be paying through the nose for tickets in lansdowne but at least we will have a full house for competitive games. It would be a nice gesture by the FAI if they at least dropped prices for the reamining Croke park games |
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