Antrim football manager Lenny Harbinson reckons there is no comparison between the analysis of the big GAA games on Sky Sports and RTE.

"If I had a choice of watching RTE or Sky Sports on a Sunday afternoon, I'll watch Sky because of their analysis," Harbinson told the Irish News.

"If I want banter and entertainment I'll watch RTE. They don't give the same depth of tactical analysis and there's not the same level of informing the public, although in the evening time the analysis is better on RTE.

"But, generally, it's sound-bites on one station and tactical analysis on the other.

"People are trying to understand what's going on in games and why are teams setting up the way they are. There is a lack of informed debate for the TV watcher - and I think there's a massive appetite out there for more in-depth analysis.

"I enjoy listening to [Peter] Canavan and [James] Horan and I think [Sky Sports presenter] Rachel Wyse allows the experts to have the debate. She's a very good facilitator and gives a bit of direction to it. It's very well managed.

"If you look at the detail Sky has got into regarding kick-outs and restarts is fabulous."

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