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Under 12s are free in LOI with Wexford FC at least
Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3228 - 11/12/2024 22:06:35 2583212 Link 0 |
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At countless venues across the country thousands of children aged between 8/9 and 15/16 are dropped off by parents to league matches, it's great to see in one way but it's an accident waiting to happen in another, loads of unsupervised children running around wouldn't happen anywhere else, parents need to take responsibility, arrange with other parents to bring 3-4 children to one match and they'll repay favour. The Gaa is many things but a child minding service is hardly what Cusack and co had in mind. Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 1948 - 11/12/2024 22:10:46 2583213 Link 2 |
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Cusack's vision of one or no child Irish families to prevent Climate Change and to make Ireland more diverse and to insure that there were places to play rugby, soccer and listen to pop bands is being trampled on. For shame.
BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3226 - 12/12/2024 08:40:40 2583240 Link 0 |
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Yes, children up to 12 years old go free there. But pretty sure a 13-year-old is counted as a student and faces an entry fee of €10. Meanwhile, plenty of talk on Twitter right now re. ticket prices for Bohs v Shamrock Rovers at the Aviva to open next year's LOI season, including €15 per child. People saying "just a tenner would have been enough". Can also see from websites of clubs like Shelbourne and Shamrock Rovers that they sell season tickets for children, which means children face a charge for each game there as well. Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2648 - 12/12/2024 09:38:59 2583248 Link 1 |
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You know the way there's an adult season ticket, 90 euro for 6 games for the hurling for example, is there something similar for children?
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14127 - 12/12/2024 09:55:46 2583255 Link 0 |
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In fairness children shouldn't be exposed to the sort of garbage that's served up at most county games… It would put them off playing football for life…. !!! ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3154 - 12/12/2024 10:13:50 2583258 Link 0 |
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Yes chief bluffer. Ignoring the other thread i see.
TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 8191 - 12/12/2024 11:15:31 2583270 Link 0 |
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People like you, whinging like a child about the same thing every day would deter more kids from playing than anything they see in the current game. I've yet to hear a child complain about how the game is played, now or previously. All that noise comes from adult kids like yourself who can't cope with change.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2513 - 12/12/2024 12:06:10 2583278 Link 1 |
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Well the current way the game is being played has drove thousands away from attending games through pure boredom so you're so called change isn't working out too well lad…. but when you couldn't work out the message in the post then your probably one of the few who are dumb enough to think there's nothing wrong with the current state of football..
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3154 - 12/12/2024 13:13:53 2583299 Link 0 |
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Children don't get in to cinema for free. They get very few places for free. Why can't the GAA charge a fiver for their admission? StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1788 - 12/12/2024 13:17:25 2583301 Link 1 |
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Pricing and more games in the new formats have a lot more to do with attendances going down but of course you will never accept that because you wouldn't be able to repeat your daily rant then, would you. Kids are enthusiastic sponges and will soak up the GAA as they always have done. That's why I think it's important to allow kids in for free or as little as possible. While your idea would be to stand at the gate and unload all your baggage on them via unproven ghost stories about the game. Amazing that you have the cheek to blame other things as a hindrance to the game at the same time.
SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2513 - 12/12/2024 14:41:32 2583319 Link 0 |
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The reason children were admitted free to League games, and are admitted free to club games, was/is to encourage adults to bring them to those games, so they might love the games more themselves. It's expensive enough bringing children to games, especially if you have 4 of them as I do, what with stopping at shops, giving them money to spend at the ground, and feeding them on the way home. Of course you could choose not to do some or any of the above, which possibly defeats the purpose of bringing them in the 1st place- the idea being that going to watch hurling and football games were some of the happiest days of their childhood.
Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 14127 - 12/12/2024 15:21:35 2583325 Link 0 |
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It's hardly a fair comparison. The GAA is a cultural, community based amateur organisation. They've done many questionable things but this is the epitome of biting the hand that feeds you. Consider the make up of a league crowd in Wexford park. How many groups of teenagers do you see? Will they still go? What else might they decide to do if they're not in the park? Above all it's about getting children involved and wanting to play. Kids will lose out because of this. As I mentioned above I'm actually really upset about this. It's going to cost us 60 quid extra just to get in now so unfortunately they just won't be going to all the games any more. Some bright spark will realise the ridiculous decision they've made when there's nobody but season ticket holder at league games and you'll hear the ball being struck on the telly in front of an echo chamber stand full of crickets. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 3228 - 12/12/2024 16:29:35 2583337 Link 2 |
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I 100% agree. We can add this to the debacle about not being able to buy a ticket at the gate for matches and really wonder if the GAA wants people to go games at all.
brianb (Kildare) - Posts: 370 - 12/12/2024 17:12:55 2583346 Link 2 |
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I agree that kids should be allowed free into games and this charge is yet another own goal by its big wigs…. and if you can't see that there is a huge problem with football at the moment then nothing can be done for you…. I wonder why they are radically changing the rules of the game all at the one time if everything is so good..? Probably too hard for you to work out
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3154 - 12/12/2024 19:44:39 2583367 Link 1 |
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I plan to bring headphones to games in the future. The last game I went to there were some 10 year old girls behind me who let out high pitched screams every time Conor Glass touched the ball. PattyONeill (Derry) - Posts: 251 - 12/12/2024 21:12:58 2583377 Link 1 |
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Earlier on you were advising kids to stay away from the game, now it's let them in for free...ok... Every presidency brings in their own changes to the game. One of the new rules looks to be brought in to counteract a poor previous one that they introduced in a hurry. I guess they just have to get them all out there, eh?! For what it's worth I'll embrace the knew rules but I'll not be convinced that they are saving anything until I see them in action for a while. You can slate me all you want about not being able to figure things out but I'll acknowledge rule changes have their place if done with due thought and trail period. Meanwhile, you will happily side step a cost of living crisis and more GAA matches on the calendar, two sure facts of GAA life in 2024 as any sort of reason for falling attendances. If you can't see that, with the irony of being on a thread about charging kids per head to add to all the other ever increasing expenses a young family has to pay on match day, then the joke is well and truly on you. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2513 - 12/12/2024 21:21:11 2583378 Link 0 |
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From your posts you are an example of what a genuine gaa support represents club and county level. As a dad unselfish with joy taking four child with what that entails minding and cost wise. I wonder do the people doing this crap even cast a thought on this. Always throwing out the baby with the bath water. If it is safety issues start off by allowing all kids with adults free. Or a stewarded area for unaccompanied. This is not baby sitting. Or if it is, stewards are baby sitters for adults also. If buying tickets on line have it noted in the ticket request child request. Several ways of doing this without the nuclear option. Maybe kids going down to the local pitch for a kick or puck around should not be allowed except an adult is there.
Canuck (Waterford) - Posts: 2900 - 12/12/2024 21:42:49 2583381 Link 0 |
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The only joke here is the dire way the game is being currently played…that's why a review committee was set up to dramatically change the way the game is played…. never in the history of the game has so many changes been made at the one time .. Funny how the old cost of living crisis line that's always used as an excuse hasn't had any effect whatsoever on attendance figures for Hurling championship games…. I wonder why… ? Try and work it out …!
ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 3154 - 12/12/2024 21:55:28 2583382 Link 0 |
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A fiver….so what? The price of a pint. yew_tree (Mayo) - Posts: 11426 - 13/12/2024 05:58:25 2583393 Link 0 |