Everyone ready for the latest installment of Championship Matters? :)

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 06/06/2013 20:32:34    1400732

No preview of either Monaghan v Antrim or Louth v Wexford games,very belittling to all these counties.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1664 - 06/06/2013 20:57:17    1400753

It was brutal tonight! Marty wasted best part of 10 minutes asking John Tennyson if he'll ever return to the KK team. And then we just had a few minutes previewing the Offaly v KK and Wexford v Dublin hurling matches. And nothing about the football matches this coming weekend!

Goatsucker (Offaly) - Posts: 265 - 06/06/2013 20:59:25    1400755

Holy jaysus, how boring was that. That's half an hour of my life I will never get back.

MourneArmy (Down) - Posts: 1787 - 06/06/2013 21:14:57    1400767

This was unbelievably bland. Sat down with my father and watched it there. Both looked at each other in disbelief afterwards. Lasted a mere 20 minutes, a break in the middle of that. A look at how people in Croke Park were coming to terms with Hawkeye, a technological product which is designed to work anyway and hardly merits the kind of cringeworthy trepidation over its effectiveness. You would swear they were watching a 16 year old lad coming into a senior team hoping it would pan out ok. Box office stuff! Marty's pointless questioning of John Tennyson...if you got asked to play for another county John.. Holy God.

Championship Matters, a very misleading title for a programme!

Donegal_abroad (Donegal) - Posts: 1478 - 06/06/2013 21:32:06    1400785

Its a chat show where people discuss gaelic games.What do ye want? Perhaps Marty could do a few magic tricks to liven up the show,or how about having a few half naked pole dancers in the background while the guests are talking.
On a serious note though,is anyone else getting annoyed at the way Gaa players use the words "y'know" and "I suppose" every two seconds?

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 07/06/2013 10:15:02    1400881

Last night had to be the worst ever program of championship matters, usually I don't mind it but last night was terrible.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 07/06/2013 10:45:34    1400929

joncarter
County: Galway
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Its a chat show where people discuss gaelic games.What do ye want?

Thats the thing. The Louth/Wexford and Antrim/Monaghan games where not discussed. Half an hour is too short. It should be an hour.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/06/2013 10:58:05    1400946

joncarter

he spent most the night asking a kilkenny player would he evr play for any other team.
they showed hawkeye thing for another lengthy period and didnt even preview the weekends football games?
its awful they should simply concentrate on the games,just look at seo spoirt hey manage to talk about things and give lengthy previews on each match.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 07/06/2013 10:59:11    1400948

He didn't spend "most of the night' talking to Tennyson about playing for another county. It lasted about 30 seconds really. They talked a bit about the weekends hurling games in fairness to them.

joncarter (Galway) - Posts: 2692 - 07/06/2013 11:05:05    1400954

OLLIE
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Bring back the road to Croker with Des Cahill.

+1

Jack_Goff (Meath) - Posts: 2920 - 07/06/2013 11:11:35    1400961

In fairness now lads, How could you not be on the bog these evening.

maroon2gold (Westmeath) - Posts: 551 - 07/06/2013 11:18:13    1400966

Jack_Goff
County: Meath
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OLLIE
County: Louth
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Bring back the road to Croker with Des Cahill.

+1

The first series was great when it came out in 2007.

OLLIE (Louth) - Posts: 12224 - 07/06/2013 11:21:26    1400967

Joncarter, you seem to be content with the show, because he talked about hurling. The footballers of Antrim,Monaghan,Louth and Wexford deserve more than what they got last night. As Ollie said, the show is too short, but all games could of been discussed, if we didnt have that pointless report on Hawk eye.

PK57 (Louth) - Posts: 1664 - 07/06/2013 11:21:34    1400968

joncarter

the show is supposed to be previewing games not waffle.
they previewd 3 games,what about the hurling finals in croker on saturday or the football championship matches?

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 07/06/2013 11:24:09    1400972

01/06/2013 13:05:25
DL17
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Would have to agree with 97Cavans

Seó Spóirt on TG4 is probably the best match review, preview & discussion show that we have on our screens at the minute.

Totally agree , have been watching for some time , not looking to be sensational just Honest punditry other shows need to take a leaf , stunned that very few tune in .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 07/06/2013 11:36:13    1400993

Bring back Breaking Ball! Very good magazine type show in late 90s/early 00s.

Cute_Kerry_Hoor (Kerry) - Posts: 2518 - 07/06/2013 11:46:45    1401009

Championship Matters is a sad sad effort of a program. Dull, boring and bland. No life or real discussion to the program. Problem is RTE have no real journalists.

Marty spent the program trying to get John Tennyson to say he retired because of a row with Cody, and then asks would he hurl for another county. Just trying to stir things because they really have no clue!!

Hire some gives over from SKY they know how to push and promote a sport on TV

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 07/06/2013 12:01:29    1401036

Actually the Committee Room was a helluva lot better during its solitary season run.

keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4105 - 07/06/2013 13:12:16    1401113

Breaking Ball was good Cute Kerry Hoor - and that was even shown on Sky so those who were outside of Ireland had a chance to see some kind of highlights of the games.

tribeinbrum (Galway) - Posts: 4155 - 07/06/2013 13:35:07    1401146