Ah Joxer, give us some credit. Two all-ireland semi's in 3 years ain't the form of a poor team!

Diego (Meath) - Posts: 1205 - 16/02/2010 11:20:13    562723

sam02 will ya be headin over 2 it?

The grounds up there are top class

Lofty (Monaghan) - Posts: 727 - 16/02/2010 11:52:08    562771

I have given up on RTE in terms of fair coverage for Monaghan especially after their pathetic attempt at fair analysis last year in the wake of that match in Celtic Park. Joe Brolly who was representing one of the players in the wake of it was chief pundit. A lot of their pundits have history with ourselves from years gone by and have no love of us. Colm O'Rourke to be fair to him is the only fair minded pundit they have and is not on it with an axe to grind.They have never given us much coverage down through the years. Alright we sometimes dont play the prettiest football but any match we are involved in is always competitive and never boring. I guarantee you if Wicklow were in the top flight there would be wall to wall coverage of them as they are a Leinster team with the darling of RTE Micko in charge.

Its just in keeping with RTE's overall approach to GAA the same teams week in week out poor fare really. Setanta is much better in fairness and are showing the Dubs against ourselves which I guarantee you will be a cracker.

seanie08 (Monaghan) - Posts: 1880 - 16/02/2010 12:18:38    562810

http://www.rte.ie/about/currann.html

This guy maybe able to help!!!!!.

In relation to Noel being a native of Co.Monaghan this is incorrect. He may reside there now and may also have attended school there as a youngster but Noel along with his brother Richard (Dragons Den)and indeed his other brother and sister were in fact all born and raised in a place called Lagan in Co. Louth not far from Reaghstown in the County of Louth.

Squid

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 16/02/2010 12:54:05    562889

Aside from all the petty squabbles about Monaghans style of play the basic fact is that Monaghan have been involved in 2 of the most excitin high scoring games in the past 2 weeks in Div.1 and havent been given even a snippet of air time and this is completely wrong an unfair on RTEs part and no one can reasonably argue against this

anbhoth15 (Monaghan) - Posts: 103 - 16/02/2010 13:15:33    562921

Could they not show Monaghan instead of Tyrone and everyone would be happy.... but just wait until after the next round in Inniskeen.

Pity P Kavanagh not around as he could write an ode !!!!!

BIG SACKS (Tyrone) - Posts: 1681 - 16/02/2010 13:28:49    562947

true enough squid.lagan is close to monaghan and meath borders.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 16/02/2010 13:32:29    562950

JOXER,eight teams in div1 only one of them is from leinster,three from ulster.its bad when you have to turn to meaths record, doesnt say much for dublins!

hardcore (Monaghan) - Posts: 1366 - 16/02/2010 13:53:12    562989

With Tyrone proposing banning the cameras from Omagh, they might now pitch tent in Clones.

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3149 - 16/02/2010 14:15:46    563014

OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 1865

true enough squid.lagan is close to monaghan and meath borders.


OLLIE,

Flowery Cross and Flowery Hill

Squid

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 16/02/2010 14:43:18    563079

squidword
County: Louth
Posts: 1706

563079 OLLIE
County: Louth
Posts: 1865

true enough squid.lagan is close to monaghan and meath borders.


OLLIE,

Flowery Cross and Flowery Hill

Squid


is it not called squid cross and squid hill?

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 16/02/2010 17:40:58    563381

OLLIE,

Do you know that area anyway well?

Squid

squidword (Louth) - Posts: 2897 - 16/02/2010 20:27:40    563594

Indeed Hardcore and just look at the Division 1 table. Must really stick in your craw. As for Parnell Park, your home matches would be played in a cow shed if it wasn't for the GAA's ground redevelopment plans paid for, in the majority, by turnstile figures generated by 65,000+ dubs attending Croke Park for championship games. Again I am sure that this sticks in your craw but it's a fact. So too is our trophy cabinet containing 22 AI senior football Sams. If you're going to throw out accusations about Leinster football (which province, county even, hosts the teams that won the last two club championships?) or Dublin's ground then at least make sure that your own county's shop is in order first.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4737 - 16/02/2010 21:03:25    563644

Indeed Diego and I wasn't slagging Meath (well trying not too) just pointing out Meath's excellent record against Ulster teams to those who cannot admit that Ulster is not as strong as they themselves believe. In fact Leinster teams have a very good record against Ulster teams in the championship of late.

Joxer (Dublin) - Posts: 4737 - 16/02/2010 21:05:53    563650

joxer i would love you to take a trip to any club ground in monaghan. we have bout 8 pitches atleast cabable of holding county games. we have the best club grounds in the country. what have the dubs got a small 12,000 stadium to call there own. God only for the the council pitches in dublin clubs would be screwed

shaggylegend (Monaghan) - Posts: 1948 - 16/02/2010 21:53:07    563743

JOXER,are you saying 65,000 dubs are paying for the redevelopment of st tiernachs park clones,your full of you know what,the ulster council,monaghan co board and the gaa will fund this project not the dubs.dublins home ground is parnell park nearest thing to a cows shed ive seen for a while,as for croke park,no point opening it up till the soccer is over three to five thousand dubs at league matches.As for your 22 all irelands well done,but with size of the county and population should you not have more?now the club champions were back boned by outsiders,the vincents team had kerry men on it and the crokes had longford and fermanagh men on it aswell so it makes it a little easier to win when you have that sort of a pick.AS for our shop been in order, its running well voc school all ireland champions 2009,ulster champions (3in a row)2010,minors are getting closer too, the future looks good,we will see in a few weeks how both of our teams a fairing out.

hardcore (Monaghan) - Posts: 1366 - 16/02/2010 21:57:36    563755

ha ha joxer you must have hit a nerve with some of the monaghan boyos

Dubsfan08 (Dublin) - Posts: 619 - 16/02/2010 21:58:52    563760

Monaghan should be glad that their games are not shown on tv. If they were, most of their team would end up suspended for the next game, as the CCCC would use the tv coverage to punish them for all their nasty fouls and off the ball play that Monaghan do. So ye should be glad.

JPM1981 (Kildare) - Posts: 825 - 17/02/2010 09:58:56    563834

Look lads it's very simple...RTE can't possibly show any Monaghan matches because Sunday Sport is on before 10pm-they can't show that sort of violence at that hour in the evening. Everyone in the country would have nightmares after watching it!

Blue.Steel (Longford) - Posts: 138 - 17/02/2010 10:55:16    563894

Monaghan are not shown because these are football programmes and they dont do football,

2leftfeet (None) - Posts: 130 - 17/02/2010 10:57:33    563899