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With the GAA back with a bang tomorrow. footie16 (Mayo) - Posts: 222 - 16/05/2015 17:02:53 1724241 Link 0 |
the Offaly Longford game that I am going to tonight will probably be a decent match.Both teams are evenly matched and played decent football.This would be a decent watch for the neutral viewer. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 16/05/2015 17:24:49 1724250 Link 0 |
As a Mayo man. footie16 (Mayo) - Posts: 222 - 16/05/2015 19:16:41 1724279 Link 0 |
Not sure about that footie. joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 16/05/2015 20:41:16 1724301 Link 0 |
Well at least they were showing coverage. footie16 (Mayo) - Posts: 222 - 16/05/2015 21:08:16 1724315 Link 0 |
Close exciting game tonight which ebbed and flowed and a great comeback from Longford in the second half. Offaly nearly snatched a draw in the end but the Longford goalie made a brilliant save in the dying seconds of the game. uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 16/05/2015 21:19:43 1724321 Link 0 |
I agree with this post and think its a real shame these games are not on TV. I would watch any game, especially if they are evenly matched. The Longford v Offaly game sounded like a real cracker. Could TG4 not show these games? JimTheLegend (Donegal) - Posts: 247 - 16/05/2015 21:22:20 1724323 Link 0 |
The football championship began in earnest this evening but as far as RTE is concerned nothing has changed. Not one second of this evening's two games shown on the Nine News. Coverage of everything else but not Gaelic football. The sham continues. We were given lots of excuses for no coverage of the Subsidiary Competitions and the Leagues. What excuse has RTE now? mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 16/05/2015 21:40:49 1724336 Link 0 |
16/05/2015 21:40:49 ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/05/2015 11:20:08 1724392 Link 0 |
The time for excuses is over. Our so-called National Broadcaster's failure to provide coverage of last night's two LSFC matches on the main news was a blatant snub to the most prestigious sporting competition on the entire island. League of Ireland soccer and Pro 12 fore gone conclusions deemed more important than championship football. Putting the interests of subsidiary sports ahead of championship football seems to be what RTE is all about. A full 8 months without live action and now they won't even show us championship highlights. What are we paying our license fee for? mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 17/05/2015 13:59:06 1724449 Link 0 |
I remember last year BBC didn't deem Fermanagh v Antrim worthy of any coverage and it was probably the best game of the year in terms of scores from play, drama etc. RTE for all their whinging about the modern game being negative and their lust for attacking play gave it two minutes of coverage at the end of the evening show, called them all good boys for playing a nice game and never mentioned it again. If that's the respect it gets then is it any wonder most managers don't give a damn about ruffling the feathers of our delicate pundits with a modern and more effective system...and rightly so! Those who want respect, give respect. SaffronDon (Antrim) - Posts: 2385 - 17/05/2015 14:50:57 1724468 Link 0 |
That is poor form from RTE alrite.They should have done a report from both games.Tonight on Sunday Game we could nearly write the script already.Donegal v Tyrone,even though live at 4pm,will be given the vast majority of air time.Laois v Carlow,Longford v Offaly and Leitrim v Galway will each get but a few minutes.The pundits will say a few words.For the losing teams,thats just about it for the year.Full years training for maximum 5 minute coverage on RTE.Maybe another couple of minutes waffle for their next qualifier game. cuederocket (Dublin) - Posts: 5084 - 17/05/2015 15:01:52 1724472 Link 0 |
I don't think the GAA want those games televised as that affects attenances at the game and club games across the country valley84 (Westmeath) - Posts: 1890 - 17/05/2015 15:09:58 1724475 Link 0 |
i heard the news say eve.i was puzzled by lack of coverage on the sports bulletin. there was 10 times more of a crowd in tullamore than all the league of ireland put together? awful bias against gaa in the rte sports department i feel.. kavvie (Clare) - Posts: 504 - 17/05/2015 15:23:42 1724480 Link 0 |
Give TG4 a pick of the games that arent being shown every weekend, they put real effort and research into every match they show, I think they've better pundits than sky and RTE and it'll pro ye the Gaeilge Victorious87 (Wicklow) - Posts: 597 - 17/05/2015 15:38:19 1724488 Link 0 |
17/05/2015 13:59:06 mediaman ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 17/05/2015 21:28:58 1724752 Link 0 |
The time for excuses is over. Our so-called National Broadcaster's failure to provide coverage of last night's two LSFC matches on the main news was a blatant snub to the most prestigious sporting competition on the entire island. League of Ireland soccer and Pro 12 fore gone conclusions deemed more important than championship football. Putting the interests of subsidiary sports ahead of championship football seems to be what RTE is all about. A full 8 months without live action and now they won't even show us championship highlights. What are we paying our license fee for? GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7290 - 17/05/2015 21:47:22 1724765 Link 0 |
mediaman County: Antrim janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 18/05/2015 09:58:59 1724831 Link 0 |
interesting on sunday game last night that galway v leitrim and louth v westmeath only got shown via report format rather then a game with commentary- why is that surley all games should be done equally - Loved the overhead shots of the grounds too janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 18/05/2015 10:00:38 1724832 Link 0 |
Good point Janesboro. I was in Carrick on Shannon yesterday and while I admit it was an average game at best it was an insult to the Connacht Championship with the 3 minute report format particularly as it was not a live game from earlier. I know the mass media want the big game Donegal/Tyrone but the SG could at least give more emphasis to the non live game. I know a few people who turned away from the live game yesterday such was the antics and they certainly were not going to wait up for the SG particularly when the same live game is first in the highlights programme. Could they not have put Donegal/Tyrone last on the SG. kiloughter (Galway) - Posts: 1941 - 18/05/2015 10:27:45 1724850 Link 0 |