The GAA has defended its decision to charge €60 for stand tickets and price terrace tickets at €30 for the All-Ireland football final replay on Saturday, 1 October.
This is the fourth All-Ireland final replay in five years, with the hurling deciders having gone to a second date in 2012, ’13 and ’14.
On those occasions the GAA charged €50 for the stand and €25 for Hill 16, a move which drew praise.
This year those prices have increased and the association insists that the game still represents value for money for fans.
“The decision to charge those prices was taken in 2012, this is four years on and we review our ticket prices every year,” said GAA spokesman Alan Milton.
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“We don't feel that €60 is an exorbitant price to ask for the privilege of watching an All-Ireland final replay.
“Our prices compare very favourably with other sports and events, particularly when you consider tickets for a friendly game between Celtic and Barcelona at the Aviva Stadium this year cost €60.”
The association was also quick to point out that it will be releasing thousands of €10 tickets for Under-16s.
This is likely to see far more children attending the game as families often leave youngsters at home for All-Irelands due to the cost involved.
The GAA has also explained that, as usual for a final, no tickets will go on general sale and that they will be distributed through the nationwide network of clubs. Every club gets an allocation, with the majority going to the competing counties.
Croke Park holds 82,300 fans, which includes 13,000 corporate and long-term ticket holders.
That mean’s there are 69,000 tickets up for grabs amongst the public, with 6,700, including more than a thousand juveniles, going to season ticket holders in Mayo and Dublin.
But Milton admitted he is expecting another huge clamour that will leave many fans disappointed.
"The clamour for tickets last weekend was such that we could have sold Croke Park out twice (on Sunday). I think we can brace ourselves for a similar clamour," he told 2fm's Game On.
"Non-competing counties have already been in touch expressing an interest in retaining their allocation, so I would expect things to be every bit as tough.
"The only silver lining for supporters of Dublin and Mayo would be that there is no minor game in advance so there will be a carve up of the allocation that Kerry and Galway received for yesterday that will now go to the competing counties.
"While it won't be enough to alleviate demand fully, it should help in some way."
It's the first time in 16 years the football showpiece has gone to a replay. Kerry needed two bites at the cherry to see off Galway in 2000.
Thanks to Cillian O'Connor's 77th-minute point yesterday afternoon, Mayo and Dublin fans will now also get to endure another evening of nerve-shredding excitement.
