Gaa Season Ticket 2014

celticbest

statto25 wrote: »

I thought I had the option last year but obviously I didn't. I think the bring a friend applies to all games bar the Provincial and All Ireland finals.

I just received a mail giving the 'Bring a Friend' option for the Leinster Final... may only be applicable to Croke Park

BRING A FRIEND
The "Bring a Friend" option is now live for the Leinster Football Final.
You can purchase tickets for non season ticket holders to sit with you at Croke Park on Sunday July 20th - €35 Adult & €5 Juvenile.
This offer is open until midnight on Sunday July 13th.
It's simple- Log into your Online Account, click on "Bring a Friend" at the top of the screen, select the product and then complete the purchase process. Click here for guidelines
If you do not wish to avail of this offer your ticket(s) will be allocated as normal on Monday July 14th and you will then be able to log in to your account and print off your match ticket(s).

Le meas,
GAA Ticket Office

spur

I think one of the factors that determines "Bring a Friend" is how much seating is at the venue. If there are capacity issues, then bring a friend is not available.

iDave

spur wrote: »

I think one of the factors that determines "Bring a Friend" is how much seating is at the venue. If there are capacity issues, then bring a friend is not available.

It wasn't available for the Leinster semi double header though which didn't exactly test CPs capacity.

VONSHIRACH

good seats for Dublin vs Meath. 305 Row V

glack

The GAA seriously need to make sure their staff at the grounds are informed properly about season tickets. My sister went through the wrong gate yesterday (her own fault!!) and the bottom of her ticket was just torn off. I pointed out her mistake and that her attendance wouldn't be updated because it wasn't scanned so I headed back to the gate with it. I spoke to 3 different people and none of them could understand what was wrong with me - I just wanted someone to scan her ticket but they didn't know why I wanted them to do that. They just kept saying its fine, you're inside now, sure it doesn't matter. Anyone who is unsure would have believed them and if my sister had gone back to the gate with it herself she would have just left it. I was eventually let outside so I could re-enter getting the ticket scanned on the way. Will be keeping a close eye to make sure the attendance is updated.

TouchingVirus

VONSHIRACH wrote: »

good seats for Dublin vs Meath. 305 Row V

Must be a few ST holder so because I'm in 307 Row O

yop

Plenty of us not happy yesterday, ticket prices up and then they lumped us into the 2nd last section to the left, i was sitting just inside the 21 yard line, without doubt the worst ticket I have got for a match since we took them up 5 years ago. Wondering are other counties experiencing this now also? I saw a lot of the "regulars" all around me so it was the majority of ST holders who were kicked sideways.

km79

yop wrote: »

Plenty of us not happy yesterday, ticket prices up and then they lumped us into the 2nd last section to the left, i was sitting just inside the 21 yard line, without doubt the worst ticket I have got for a match since we took them up 5 years ago. Wondering are other counties experiencing this now also? I saw a lot of the "regulars" all around me so it was the majority of ST holders who were kicked sideways.

yeah I was similar but slightly closer to halfway. Just to your right if say
Section107 row bb

yop

km79 wrote: »

yeah I was similar but slightly closer to halfway. Just to your right if say
Section107 row bb

Ah ye got the good seat so

Cosmo Kramer

The thing at McHale Park is that if you don't like your seat you can always wander across the other side of the field and sit near the half way line (as long as you are in in good time). It was warmer over there than it was in the stand yesterday as well.

spur

It does seem to be happening! We were in uncovered stand in Cork yesterday - and a good bit off to the side as well. Very disappointed and annoyed - and e-mailed them to express this. I haven't had a response. I'm pretty sure they will blame the reduced capacity - but our football ticket the previous week wasn't exactly great either, row 3 - and capacity wasn't an issue - nor was ever going to be at that fixture.

As for the scanning issue. My understanding was that once you had a printed ticket you could go in any turnstile and that it would be scanned. But the issue I encountered was in Cork last week (football) where the scanners were broken. I queried why my ticket was torn, not scanned and I was told this and there wasn't anything they could do, but it would be updated later - over a week later and it hasn't been updated. I've contacted them twice, first time told to check back on Friday as they're depending on local volunteers and they're often updated on Thursday - checked back on Friday and same thing and contacted them to be told they were still updating them and to bear with them. This went on with a fixture last year and no matter how often I contacted them I was told they were working on it - and it went on like that until Cork were thrown out of the championship!

The scanners were working in Cork yesterday (hurling) and our attendance is up to date this morning. So I'm less confident that the previous week will be updated without me going back and back!

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

Plenty of us not happy yesterday, ticket prices up and then they lumped us into the 2nd last section to the left, i was sitting just inside the 21 yard line, without doubt the worst ticket I have got for a match since we took them up 5 years ago. Wondering are other counties experiencing this now also? I saw a lot of the "regulars" all around me so it was the majority of ST holders who were kicked sideways.

I refused to go to where we were shoved into section 108, we were heading to the terrace anyway flying flags! Got a fair burning too! Lot of people saying they were frozen too in the stand

Did all the season ticket holders remember to scan the QR code inside the gate? Worked perfect too, only took a second,

km79

yeah there was actually a few empty seats around us.
i was happy enuf with the view

Ace of Hearts

Got 305 for croker aswell, 100% attendance prior to this. It seems that your attendance record affects seating location. TouchingVirus, VONSHIRACH, as a matter of interest have you both 100% attendance thus far?

C.O.Y.B.I.B

SportsMad1 wrote: »

Got 305 for croker aswell, 100% attendance prior to this. It seems that your attendance record affects seating location. TouchingVirus, VONSHIRACH, as a matter of interest have you both 100% attendance thus far?

305 aswell, but missed 2 away games in LG.
Original ST holders if that might make a difference.

VONSHIRACH

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

305 aswell, but missed 2 away games in LG.
Original ST holders if that might make a difference.

same as myself. 9/11 and original ST holder. I have never had 100% since it started, due to a combination of illness, bereavements, holidays, finances etc

spur

That's interesting!

We're original ST holders for football. 100% attendance this year - if they ever get to update PUC for last weekend! 90%+ in every other year bar the very first year. Have always had good tickets in CP - hopefully we'll see it this year!

lukin

I wanted to use the opt-out for the Sligo v Cork game because I can't go but I didn't get the email in time. It was sent yesterday morning but said I only had until midday to do it. I didn't get to read it properly until today because I was busy at work so I missed it and am now going to be charged €30 for a game I am not going to be at. It seems a ridiculusly long time before the match to make you decide whether you are going to opt out or not (Tuesday when the match is on a Saturday).
Fairly annoyed but there is nothing I can do about it.

copacetic

Don't think that's ridiculous at all, they don't want spaces everywhere, so they want you to decide before they start allocating the tickets, to give people the best seats available. Difficult to see how they could run opt out in parallel with people printing out their tickets etc..

Print out your tickets and pass them on to someone at a good price?

lukin

copacetic wrote: »

Don't think that's ridiculous at all, they don't want spaces everywhere, so they want you to decide before they start allocating the tickets, to give people the best seats available. Difficult to see how they could run opt out in parallel with people printing out their tickets etc..

Print out your tickets and pass them on to someone at a good price?

I can't because for this game you don't require a printed ticket (just the season ticket card). I don't fancy giving my season ticket card to somebody (even if it is just for one day).

km79

lukin wrote: »

I can't because for this game you don't require a printed ticket (just the season ticket card). I don't fancy giving my season ticket card to somebody (even if it is just for one day).

This is the last time you will need the season ticket this year ?
I assume for croker you have to print out tickets as it's assigned seating .....

lukin

km79 wrote: »

This is the last time you will need the season ticket this year ?
I assume for croker you have to print out tickets as it's assigned seating .....

Yeah, it could be a draw though. It's the first time I have ever wanted to use the opt-out option, I wasn't aware they asked so far in advance of the match.

Rightlad91

I have stand tickets available for the hurling sunday in mid section on the 45 yrd line.. pm if interested

statto25

Anyone have any experience in getting a refund from the season ticket office? The website was acting up in March when I was trying to book a Bring a Friend and I ended up being charged four times for one ticket. I emailed earlier but didn't get a response.

mackattack

statto25 wrote: »

Anyone have any experience in getting a refund from the season ticket office? The website was acting up in March when I was trying to book a Bring a Friend and I ended up being charged four times for one ticket. I emailed earlier but didn't get a response.

I emailed them last week with the same issue, I called first and was told to email them, I have yet to receive notice from them that the mail was acknowledged. The match I bought the additional adult and juvenile tickets for was Dublin v Laois. I noticed the credit card was charged twice.

yop

What is the story with bringing my 3 old to a match when I have a season ticket and am part of a group? Might bring the young lad to Croker for the Cork/Sligo match.

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

What is the story with bringing my 3 old to a match when I have a season ticket and am part of a group? Might bring the young lad to Croker for the Cork/Sligo match.

Isn't that match being played in Tullamore??

http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/

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statto25

mayo.mick wrote: »

Isn't that match being played in Tullamore??

http://www.gaa.ie/fixtures-and-results/

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I think Yop means the winner of the Cork/Sligo v Mayo. I think you can bring a friend but you are relocated to another part of the stand and the seats aren't as good.

Nidgeweasel

yop wrote: »

What is the story with bringing my 3 old to a match when I have a season ticket and am part of a group? Might bring the young lad to Croker for the Cork/Sligo match.

Under the jacket!

yop

statto25 wrote: »

I think Yop means the winner of the Cork/Sligo v Mayo. I think you can bring a friend but you are relocated to another part of the stand and the seats aren't as good.

Sorry yes I should have stated it better

Nidgeweasel wrote: »

Under the jacket!

Stop, it will be 30 degrees, I will be a like sweating like a pig!

Nidgeweasel

yop wrote: »

Stop, it will be 30 degrees, I will be a like sweating like a pig!

You can take it off once you've gone through the gate

mayo.mick

Sorry Yop, should have known that's what ya meant This heat is frying me brain :pac:
I think even toddlers/babies need tickets for Croke Park, could you get him a juvenile for him in Cusack and just sit/squeese him in your group? I'm sure there will be plenty of empty seats around on the day.

yop

mayo.mick wrote: »

Sorry Yop, should have known that's what ya meant This heat is frying me brain :pac:
I think even toddlers/babies need tickets for Croke Park, could you get him a juvenile for him in Cusack and just sit/squeese him in your group? I'm sure there will be plenty of empty seats around on the day.

Good idea, I might just do that.

C.O.Y.B.I.B

yop wrote: »

Good idea, I might just do that.

Weve a group of 4 ST's and this is what we do if someone wants to bring a child. I find the 4-5 year olds generally end up on your lap anyway seat or not !!!!
Ive been told that if you use bring a friend , the whole group gets moved , but have never put it to the test .
If we have 2 or more , we but 2 child tickets and draw straws for sitting in the "bad" seats.

yop

C.O.Y.B.I.B wrote: »

Weve a group of 4 ST's and this is what we do if someone wants to bring a child. I find the 4-5 year olds generally end up on your lap anyway seat or not !!!!
Ive been told that if you use bring a friend , the whole group gets moved , but have never put it to the test .
If we have 2 or more , we but 2 child tickets and draw straws for sitting in the "bad" seats.

Great advice, thanks for that.

km79

when will we see our seats for Sunday ?

statto25

km79 wrote: »

when will we see our seats for Sunday ?

Should get the mail tomorrow I'd say.

TouchingVirus

yop wrote: »

Great advice, thanks for that.

It's incorrect though, only the bring a friend member will be removed from the group - see here

One thing to note if you are a member of a Seating Group, once you purchase a ‘Bring-a-Friend’ ticket
you will not be seated with your Seating Group.

km79

season ticket seats
304 row N

mayo.mick

km79 wrote: »

season ticket seats
304 row N

306 G for our group. Brilliant seats! Hope its a fine day.

Padkir

km79 wrote: »

season ticket seats
304 row N

304 row O!

Howdy neighbour!

yop

mayo.mick wrote: »

306 G for our group. Brilliant seats! Hope its a fine day.

306 F, I guess you will be one with the camera!

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

306 F, I guess you will be one with the camera!

That'll be me! Make sure to give me a shout

yop

mayo.mick wrote: »

That'll be me! Make sure to give me a shout

Can I give u a slap

I will actually, I'd know u from seen you there for the last 3 or 4 years as we would be sitting close, so i will give u a shout.
Well I hope its u!

mayo.mick

yop wrote: »

Can I give u a slap

I will actually, I'd know u from seen you there for the last 3 or 4 years as we would be sitting close, so i will give u a shout.
Well I hope its u!

I'll have my new flag with me too (if I remember to bring it!) Yeah it's always the same face's you see in the season ticket section, though it doe's get changed around sometimes for some reason.

km79

what did I do wrong p)

Dothehustle

lads does any one know when they take the money for the Dublin quarter final
had to cancel my card and waiting on the new one

copacetic

They'll take it on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Redsoxfan

Dothehustle wrote: »

lads does any one know when they take the money for the Dublin quarter final
had to cancel my card and waiting on the new one

Email today says that they will begin processing payments and allocating seats on Wednesday.

TouchingVirus

Dothehustle wrote: »

lads does any one know when they take the money for the Dublin quarter final
had to cancel my card and waiting on the new one

Sometimes banks take 4-5 days to send out news cards. To be safe, I'd get a friend to add their card to your account. You can remove it afterwards.

Just for your information: If you miss the first allocation run on Wednesday then when you receive the mail that says your tickets are available you won't see them in your account. In previous mails this year it said if that happens then make sure you update your card details by X day and X time to get included in the second run.

That happened to me for the Leinster hurling final with Kilkenny and I ended up surrounded by Kilkenny fans on my own with the other ST holders another stand over.