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Can the GAA survive the Rugby onslaught

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Not when someone is estimating figures and saying they're giving their opinion. If someone was watching the Tyrone game tonight and tells their mate that they reckon there was about 30,000 at it but there was really 40,000 that doesn't make them anti-GAA does it? There are very few facts on this thread, mostly opinions."
there is lots of information on this thread, look at the viewership figures for camogie and ladies football...pretty easy to get these figures..its a bias when somebody goes to any lengths to defend rtes bias towards one womans sport over others and claim its in the national interest when that is not the reality..lot of people being disingenuous..again you arent comparing like with like..there is lots of information out there on the viewership for ladies and camogie on a much smaller irish language broadcaster

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 11/02/2017 19:41:07    1954837

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the GAA needs a national advertising campaign on RTE and TV3 and Radio. Especially for Gaelic football. Please send in your ideas on how to improve the marketing aspect of GAA to:
Padraic Duffy
GAA Hq
Croke park
Dublin 3.

galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2519 - 11/02/2017 19:55:39    1954845

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Theres currently GAA matches being played at the moment but this is what makes the top thread, #rugbyobsessed

rebelfan (Cork) - Posts: 70 - 11/02/2017 19:57:16    1954846

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Replying To rebelfan:  "Theres currently GAA matches being played at the moment but this is what makes the top thread, #rugbyobsessed"
on a subscription channel in fairness..not on the national broadcaster

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 11/02/2017 22:16:55    1954911

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Replying To Soma:  "Don't you be believing all the rugby propaganda pool, they were probably the ones who convinced you that only 80k would watch a camogie game - the actual number is 3 times that despite minimal promotion."
https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0913/816319-bumper-attendance-for-camogie-finals/
camogie finals got a high of 328k viewers with average of 216k -watched them myself good games -even saw limerick win in croke park which is bloddy rare

i note that nobody has commented on my ideas of potential camogie/hurling double headers or a midweek camogie/ladies football show but still thers rugby bashing ---goes to show where the main interest is!

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:04:46    1954956

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Replying To valley84:  "No live GAA games until June
Seriously"
sevven live games ontv this weekend- plus radio coverage plus you may be able to attend a game

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:06:07    1954958

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Replying To manfromdelmonte:  "when the camogie finals or ladies football finals are on the tv RTE don't run wall to wall advertisements for the coverage

but then again, when did RTE ever cover these finals?"
covered camogie intermediate finals and semis last years - been doing inter and senior camogie finals last few years since early 2000s i think

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:08:06    1954960

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was at young munster v terenure then got 2nd half of croke v corofins...oh the gooch the gooch ,got home and started watching the cork v clare game only to hear this instead of amhran nabhfiann

https://www.balls.ie/gaa/italian-anthem-plays-before-hurling-game-358910

social media says it was the italian anthem ---though myself it was the argentinian one ,, maybe this rugby thing is catching on

of course it the irfu made such a mistake i could imagine the sense of moral indignation that would descent uponthis thread.

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:15:19    1954963

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eplying To rebelfan: "Theres currently GAA matches being played at the moment but this is what makes the top thread, #rugbyobsessed"
on a subscription channel in fairness..not on the national broadcaster
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 22:16:55 1954911

you could A/listen to it onthe wireless B/ watch it in a pub c/ get one of those many contraptions that allow you access eir sport of you tv for a few quid or D/ being a "dublin supporter" living in dublin you couldactuallygo to the game- but no you are more interested in dissingrugby

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:16:58    1954965

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alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 17:33:11 
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 18:42:58   1
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 19:41:07 

i note alano has posted at the above times. At 17.33 dublin were playing the all ireland champions in a very attractive and important league fixtures in Dublin. Surely at 17.33 any tru blue dublin gaa supporter would be at the game, or as circumstances may dictate be watching on tv e.g work kids etc, surely any tru dublin supporter would be more interested in the game rather than posting anti rugby stuff wouldnt they. Unless of course they were more interesting in dissing rugby than gaa.

Possibly if you were a vincents supporter you would be en route from the north most probably going to catch the dublin v tyrone game. I very much doubt that at 19.41 any true blue die hard dubs supporter (at half time in a huge league game) would not be interested in posting on this site and would be more concerned with events on the field and would probably be at the game. That is of course assming the person is more interested in gaa than dissing rugby

Tomorrow you wont be hearing from me until well into the later evening as i will be cheering on my beloved limerick v westmeath and at half time i wont be one bit bothered with the anti rugby drivel that goes on here. If i wasnt coaching my kids rugby and hurling teams in the morning id probably have made the trek to wexford park

janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:27:52    1954969

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Replying To janesboro:  "alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 17:33:11 
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 18:42:58   1
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 19:41:07 

i note alano has posted at the above times. At 17.33 dublin were playing the all ireland champions in a very attractive and important league fixtures in Dublin. Surely at 17.33 any tru blue dublin gaa supporter would be at the game, or as circumstances may dictate be watching on tv e.g work kids etc, surely any tru dublin supporter would be more interested in the game rather than posting anti rugby stuff wouldnt they. Unless of course they were more interesting in dissing rugby than gaa.

Possibly if you were a vincents supporter you would be en route from the north most probably going to catch the dublin v tyrone game. I very much doubt that at 19.41 any true blue die hard dubs supporter (at half time in a huge league game) would not be interested in posting on this site and would be more concerned with events on the field and would probably be at the game. That is of course assming the person is more interested in gaa than dissing rugby

Tomorrow you wont be hearing from me until well into the later evening as i will be cheering on my beloved limerick v westmeath and at half time i wont be one bit bothered with the anti rugby drivel that goes on here. If i wasnt coaching my kids rugby and hurling teams in the morning id probably have made the trek to wexford park"
look at the sheer lengths you are going to to defend bias over and over..it isnt acceptable..unfortunately i am in the uk for the weekend so was unable to attend the tyrone game, im most certainly not a vincents man!

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 13:13:19    1955120

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Replying To janesboro:  "sevven live games ontv this weekend- plus radio coverage plus you may be able to attend a game"
but thats not what hes on about...rte is what is being discussed..stop being disingenuous yet again

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 13:14:05    1955121

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Replying To janesboro:  "alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 17:33:11 
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 18:42:58   1
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts:1622 - 11/02/2017 19:41:07 

i note alano has posted at the above times. At 17.33 dublin were playing the all ireland champions in a very attractive and important league fixtures in Dublin. Surely at 17.33 any tru blue dublin gaa supporter would be at the game, or as circumstances may dictate be watching on tv e.g work kids etc, surely any tru dublin supporter would be more interested in the game rather than posting anti rugby stuff wouldnt they. Unless of course they were more interesting in dissing rugby than gaa.

Possibly if you were a vincents supporter you would be en route from the north most probably going to catch the dublin v tyrone game. I very much doubt that at 19.41 any true blue die hard dubs supporter (at half time in a huge league game) would not be interested in posting on this site and would be more concerned with events on the field and would probably be at the game. That is of course assming the person is more interested in gaa than dissing rugby

Tomorrow you wont be hearing from me until well into the later evening as i will be cheering on my beloved limerick v westmeath and at half time i wont be one bit bothered with the anti rugby drivel that goes on here. If i wasnt coaching my kids rugby and hurling teams in the morning id probably have made the trek to wexford park"
and i didnt notice much anti rugby posting yesterday from me?..could you point it out?..pointing out that what you described as good viewership isnt good viewership isnt anti rugby its just calling a spade a spade

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 13:16:28    1955122

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Replying To janesboro:  "https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2016/0913/816319-bumper-attendance-for-camogie-finals/
camogie finals got a high of 328k viewers with average of 216k -watched them myself good games -even saw limerick win in croke park which is bloddy rare

i note that nobody has commented on my ideas of potential camogie/hurling double headers or a midweek camogie/ladies football show but still thers rugby bashing ---goes to show where the main interest is!"
i note you havent tried to even defend rte being biased to one womans sport over others despite it getting poor viewership?...you simply tried to attack other posters instead of the point

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 13:19:39    1955124

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Replying To alano12:  "i note you havent tried to even defend rte being biased to one womans sport over others despite it getting poor viewership?...you simply tried to attack other posters instead of the point"
Did you read Soma's post explaining that RTE are, according to the bould Nugent, broadcasting the rugby to promote the games? Why should any poster here, unless they decide on RTE programming schedules and policy, have anything to say about RTE broadcasting rugby games. If you're not happy with RTE complaining about someone's posts on Hoganstand is quite unlikely to result in a change in Donnybrook. Kudos to yourself if it does.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 12/02/2017 13:56:16    1955154

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Janesboro there was over 28thousand true blue Dublin supporters on one of the coldest and wettest nights of the year in croke park to watch the match last night that's impressive by any manner not mentioning the fact that Vincent's supporters wouldn't have been probably able to attend, no rugby obsession in the capital that's for sure

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 12/02/2017 14:07:38    1955164

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Replying To GreenandRed:  "Did you read Soma's post explaining that RTE are, according to the bould Nugent, broadcasting the rugby to promote the games? Why should any poster here, unless they decide on RTE programming schedules and policy, have anything to say about RTE broadcasting rugby games. If you're not happy with RTE complaining about someone's posts on Hoganstand is quite unlikely to result in a change in Donnybrook. Kudos to yourself if it does."
i saw what nugent said....i saw people trying to make the argument that the world cup is here hence why its receiving a push but lots of womens sports take place here and dont receive anything...people are on here claiming it gets good viewership..it doesnt...why should one sport received such biased treatment over others when the interest isnt there?...call out the bias for what it is..posters can say whatever they want but you have major issues with this and have gone to major lengths trying to defend the policy of rte on here

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 14:16:48    1955175

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Janesboro there was over 28thousand true blue Dublin supporters on one of the coldest and wettest nights of the year in croke park to watch the match last night that's impressive by any manner not mentioning the fact that Vincent's supporters wouldn't have been probably able to attend, no rugby obsession in the capital that's for sure"
in fairness there is but its concentrated into 1 particular area where the average income is quite high, and its much smaller than dublin gaa which covers most of the city

alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 12/02/2017 14:17:49    1955177

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Replying To hill16no1man:  "Janesboro there was over 28thousand true blue Dublin supporters on one of the coldest and wettest nights of the year in croke park to watch the match last night that's impressive by any manner not mentioning the fact that Vincent's supporters wouldn't have been probably able to attend, no rugby obsession in the capital that's for sure"
Should be 40,000+ on March 4th hopefully. Waterford in the hurling at 5, all for €12. Can't be beat for a sporting event anywhere.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 12/02/2017 16:33:43    1955300

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Replying To alano12:  "i saw what nugent said....i saw people trying to make the argument that the world cup is here hence why its receiving a push but lots of womens sports take place here and dont receive anything...people are on here claiming it gets good viewership..it doesnt...why should one sport received such biased treatment over others when the interest isnt there?...call out the bias for what it is..posters can say whatever they want but you have major issues with this and have gone to major lengths trying to defend the policy of rte on here"
Where have I gone on to defend RTE policy ? Giving my opinion on how RTE broadcast rugby or that IRFU are good marketeers means I am defending them?

Again if you actually do have a problem with RTE broadcasting rugby I can't help you. Probably no posters here can help you. Somehow I don't think you'll actually try to do something constructive and raise it with those that matter, just continue reacting to other posters.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7342 - 12/02/2017 16:45:51    1955317

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