Double Header

DD · Post by DD » Sun May 27, 2007 9:19 pm

Is the Offaly V Killkenny (SH) & Offaly V Carlow (SF) a double header for Portlaoise on June 10th?

Rynaghs Biffo · Post by **Rynaghs Biffo** » Sun May 27, 2007 10:34 pm

It is indeed!

If I'm not mistaken, I think the hurling will be on before the football.

kinnittyman · Post by **kinnittyman** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:04 pm

Hurling on second! Live on TV at 4. Limerick and Tipp live at 2(ish)

sin01 · Post by **sin01** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:18 pm

roll on the double header........can't wait for an auld day out in Portlaoise

hopefully we will get one over on Carlow, but unfortunately I cant see that happening against the cats

unless they have an absolutely crap team playing!

Sydthebeat · Post by **Sydthebeat** » Mon May 28, 2007 2:27 pm

yes!!!........ 'lockeys' for a sessoon before hand??

sin01 · Post by **sin01** » Tue May 29, 2007 9:24 am

lads, any1 know what the story is for the double header as regards tickets? is it an all ticket affair or what? thank....

the bare biffo · Post by **the bare biffo** » Tue May 29, 2007 10:50 am

Stand Tickets €20
Family Tickets on the Terrace Only (?) Adult €15, Child €3

A session after a match yes, before a match.... I can't see the point.
Maybe I'm too old

sin01 · Post by **sin01** » Tue May 29, 2007 11:16 am

session sounds good...especially if we win!!! and i have a feeling we will, i think ill be booking the next day off work

€20 is very good for the double header, and i suppose they are available from the usual routes?

the bare biffo · Post by **the bare biffo** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:46 am

Yea €20 is good value, but from an older perspective I am not going to ask my wife and two young kids to stand on a terrace for over 3 hours and I am not sure about shelling €80 for us all.

Maybe a solo excursion.

turk · Post by **turk** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 10:55 am

the bare biffo wrote:Yea €20 is good value, but from an older perspective I am not going to ask my wife and two young kids to stand on a terrace for over 3 hours and I am not sure about shelling €80 for us all.

Maybe a solo excursion.

They can sit in the car while you watch the match!!

sin01 · Post by **sin01** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:34 pm

the bare biffo wrote:Yea €20 is good value, but from an older perspective I am not going to ask my wife and two young kids to stand on a terrace for over 3 hours and I am not sure about shelling €80 for us all.

Maybe a solo excursion.

put it to ya this way, 3 hours standing on a terrace/or sitting in a stand is for 20 odd quid, is way better than the hour or so for the hurling last week! €20 for a not very entertaining match!!

DD · Post by DD » Fri Jun 01, 2007 3:52 pm

the bare biffo wrote:Yea €20 is good value, but from an older perspective I am not going to ask my wife and two young kids to stand on a terrace for over 3 hours and I am not sure about shelling €80 for us all.

Maybe a solo excursion.

To be honest, this is just another typical GAA rip off. Small children have feck all hope of seeing a match from the terrace, particularly as there should be a good attendance (and the fact they'll be there 3 hours as you mentioned would stiffle the interest of even the most enthusiastic of kids). Having to pay full whack for a juvenille ticket is taking the piss.

At least the youngsters might get a bit of a kick/puckaround at half time..

Oskar · Post by **Oskar** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 7:05 pm

turk wrote:
the bare biffo wrote:Yea €20 is good value, but from an older perspective I am not going to ask my wife and two young kids to stand on a terrace for over 3 hours and I am not sure about shelling €80 for us all.

Maybe a solo excursion.
They can sit in the car while you watch the match!!

Good to see you're still the "New Man" you always were, Turk

Lone Shark · Post by **Lone Shark** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:01 pm

I'm amazed there aren't family tickets available for this. I've long been convinced that the GAA should be doing everything possible to get as many kids into championship games as possible, and notwithstanding inevitable sell outs like All Ireland finals, any parents willing to travel to games and bring kids along with them, be they their own offspring or friends of same, should not be charged for the kids - they should be thanked.

I'd actually love to see a system (for non sell out games obviously) where anyone bringing along an U-14 to a game gets a discount off their own price. For an NHL match with €15 admission, it should be minus at least a fiver for every kid in tow. Two adults, €30. Two adults plus four kids - €10. Can't for the life of me understand why this isn't done.

the bare biffo · Post by **the bare biffo** » Fri Jun 01, 2007 9:16 pm

LS there are family tickets €15 per adult and €3 per child.
But they are only for the terrace, so effectively there are no family tickets in this case.