The Sunday game came back for its 40th anniversary last night and yet again, the coverage was poor. They spend the day covering Hurling and on my way back from Wexford park, all i heard on the radio was Hurling. Surely, football should get first billing in the evening show. Then when the football was shown, every game was rushed through with little or no analysis. From a Louth perspective, our game received a 2 minute report and not even a mention by the panel. Anyone who hasn't seen the report on the Louth game, should watch it for the comically bad reporter, who i seen on social media likened to Father Stone (from Father Ted) such was the lack of interest he showed in the game. You have Joe Brolly screaming about weaker counties being disrespected by the GAA but it never dawns on him that this is exactly what the TSG is doing.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1653 - 13/05/2019 07:56:22    2183486

LohansRedHelmet (Clare) - Posts: 2479 - 13/05/2019 09:35:04    2183505

I'd imagine RTE thought the interest in watching the football matches by the general public would be similar to the attendance at these matches.
If the football was on first last night, I would have turned it off.

Ban (Westmeath) - Posts: 1415 - 13/05/2019 09:40:29    2183511

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 13/05/2019 10:13:07    2183525

Im not a fan of TSG or RTE's coverage of GAA generally speaking but in fairness TSG is in a prime time slot so they can't show extended highlights of every game. I think there is an opening for a good video podcast with extended match highlights, it needn't come out until Monday or Tuesday. The issue with that of course is broadcasting rights which are already sewn up. What we are getting at the moment is doing a disservice to the game though, particularly outside the top counties.

GeniusGerry (Kerry) - Posts: 2105 - 13/05/2019 10:25:36    2183531

How many times does this have to be explained. People who didn't get to see the live games will tune in to see them that night. There is always a bigger demand for those games to be shown first. They don't just randomly select the games for the craic. Bizarre that this keeps being brought up as a topic for debate.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7889 - 13/05/2019 10:30:44    2183538

meath1977 (Meath) - Posts: 534 - 13/05/2019 10:46:28    2183544

In fairness, 8 of the top 10 hurling teams were playing against each other.
In football, only 3 of the top 10 teams were in action against lower ranked teams.
If you're not going to give priority to hurling on a weekend like that, when do you?

extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 13/05/2019 10:58:50    2183549

2 mins for the Louth game and no comment on the game, the finish was top class from Louth with 8 pts in the last 10 mins. Joe going nuts about 3 Tiers and then they do this!

MR (Louth) - Posts: 2570 - 13/05/2019 11:05:50    2183554

With the passes exception of Derry vs Tyrone what football match was on to get people interested, I'm sure most people were more interested in the hurling this weekend

PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 13/05/2019 11:12:13    2183558

Coverage has always been rubbish, if you think about it, it makes no sense to show extended coverage of 2 games you've already shown live, why not show a couple of games you didn't have on in the afternoon!

Htaem (Meath) - Posts: 8657 - 13/05/2019 11:18:22    2183562

thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1741 - 13/05/2019 11:20:08    2183563

extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 13/05/2019 11:23:27    2183568

There is no need to show a game they have shown and analysed a few hours earlier. Everybody who wants to see it either saw it live or was there.
No need for the repeats

StoreysTash (Wexford) - Posts: 1732 - 13/05/2019 11:43:38    2183578

expe (UK) - Posts: 31 - 13/05/2019 11:50:21    2183584

My criticism of it was that they spend the majority of the time
showing the same matches they had showed live that afternoon.

Plus im bitter that Carlow are the only senior hurling team that don't
have one live match.

The 5 minute bit at the start showing the RTE "celebrities" talking about the
last 40 years was a waste of time as well.

Why not have 5 minutes of the sporting highlights from
the last 40 years instead.

carlovia (None) - Posts: 1517 - 13/05/2019 12:11:29    2183598

It always bothers me when the hurling is on first. I understand that some people love hurling but i have little interest in it until semi final stage...

Football and hurling are two separate sports and should't have to share a program..

MalsBalls (Monaghan) - Posts: 180 - 13/05/2019 12:14:31    2183600

It's laughable to see some people defending TSG. I'm not silly enough to suggest that a game like Wexford v Louth deserves some sort of high billing but this is how the game was covered, a 2 minute report, by a reporter who was comically bad, and acted like he had been handed the graveyard shift by being forced to cover the game. Then back in the studio, not even one sentence from either analyst on the game. 5 minutes before that you have Joe Brolly screaming about the weaker counties being disrespected but doesn't see this as a problem. If the show is only about the elite sides then fine but don't have analysts on the show screaming about unfairness then.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1653 - 13/05/2019 12:29:13    2183608

Another year, another uninspired Sunday Game!

I've given up on the evening show a long time ago, record it and watch whatever highlights they decide to show us, usually badly edited and often from a what seems like a pitch level camera.

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13707 - 13/05/2019 12:33:51    2183609

extranjero (Wexford) - Posts: 375 - 13/05/2019 12:39:56    2183613