THE FAI WILL review the ticket situation around women’s international matches after last night’s historic World Cup qualifier win against Finland fell short of a capacity crowd.
Tickets on general sale sold out in 30 minutes when they were made available in July, but while the game attracted a record crowd of 6,952, it was short of Tallaght’s 8,000 capacity.
The empty seats were a result of ticket-holders not turning up on the day, a fact which has disappointed the FAI, who could have otherwise redistributed the tickets to fans who could attend. The Association expect that 5-10% of tickets holders won’t attend a game, be it a men’s or women’s international, though the number of empty seats at last night’s game exceeded that threshold.
The FAI will review the issue at the end of the window as part of their standard reviews of every international fixture.
A discussion of the price of tickets for the next qualification campaign may be part of that review. Tickets are currently priced at €10 for adults and €5 for kids, but an increase in price may incentivise ticket-holders to turn up on the day.
2,000 match tickets were set aside for 91 grassroots clubs, from whom the FAI received requests for more than 4,000 tickets. Images of clusters of empty seats caused frustration to fans at home who wanted to buy tickets but couldn’t.
Manager Vera Pauw and captain Katie McCabe led pre-game messaging on the importance of ticket-holders turning up on the day, and in a radio interview this morning, Pauw said those ticket-holders who didn’t show would be feeling “silly” after Ireland secured a World Cup play-off for the very first time by beating Finland 1-0.
One would be forgiven for thinking it was an image of Des Kelly.
Not a Bohs fan but that’s a beautiful jersey. Well done to all involved.
Proud to say I was at that Bob Marley gig in Dalymount….. God am I really that old?
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Yes. Yes you are.
@Fr. Fintan Stack: me too
@Fr. Fintan Stack: Me too! I was only 4 and my folks brought me because they could get a baby sitter, my Ma always says it was a great gig, my Da always says it was so good he doesn’t remember it ;)
Plenty of Wailers in thst kip all year.
@Wayne Scales: nob
@Brian Dunne: Knob
@Criostóir McCormack: nob
@Criostóir McCormack: Door?
Most charismatic man I’ve ever seen. He should be remembered often.
I’m not a football fan but that’s a seriously cool Jersey, I’d happily wear one.
Yep everyone was at that gig!
@Jay Kearney: I wasn’t, had a ticket though.
Bob marley is of irish dna.. Mind you a good third of the carribbea6 do, 37 percent of african americans have, nice to know how well we look after them.
A generation of kids will grow up thinking this is Des Kelly. Legend.
I was at this concert and still have the original ticket stub. I put it on Done Deal for sale and got a wrap on the buckles from my daughter. I had to withdraw it and now its in a picture frame in my daughters house. Glad I withdrew it now.
I’m buying one yes looks lush not even from Dublin but be whopper wit nice pair blue jeans bob u will live for ever. ya Mon…