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Excellent point, my wife couldn't attend a thrilling game in pt as our little boy wasn't well, she did get to see 5 mins of highlight that didn't show disallowed goal or the call for free at the death them had mealy mouth bs for pundits afterwards from people who obviously hadn't even watched the match, last week we had ose saying Sligo had a chance to win game at end when they missed a goal chance , factually incorrect as it was 3 point lead at time at the point came instead of the goal. But the worst was his blatent lies in saying Meath fans booed team after game, it was a disgusting comment and total lies on his and rte part. I will gladly pay sky for accurate analysis of games rather than made up bs of useless washed up players. Rant over royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/07/2017 19:38:21 2014424 Link 3 |
Just to clarify you do not need broadband for sky. Those dishes at side of house you see, there all you need, what's more is they are free with your install
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/07/2017 19:46:43 2014426 Link 1 |
100% agreement
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/07/2017 19:49:05 2014428 Link 1 |
Thats what GAA go is for.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 10/07/2017 19:50:41 2014429 Link 0 |
Rugby games are still FTA.
gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 10/07/2017 19:59:11 2014433 Link 1 |
I'm just curious if those who are in favour of the sky deal could give me a rough estimate of their annual income, what age they are and if they have any dependants? gotmilk (Fermanagh) - Posts: 4971 - 10/07/2017 20:07:20 2014438 Link 1 |
Yes i stand corrected it was braoadcast on a sunny Saturday afternoon, the first Sat in July, on Sports Stadium in 1991 :) It wasn't the first match before the all-ireland semi final stage to be broadcast live on RTE. The 100th Muster Final between Waterford and Tipp was broadcast live in July 1989. Waterford had a player sent off if memory serves me correctly.
Laois76 (Laois) - Posts: 1270 - 10/07/2017 20:24:54 2014455 Link 28 |
No the 1989 Munster Final was the first before the all ireland semis. See bottom of page below. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1989_All-Ireland_Senior_Hurling_Championship KK1926 (Kilkenny) - Posts: 175 - 10/07/2017 20:31:18 2014460 Link 25 |
How about the crazy idea that the GAA don't sell exclusive rights to games to companies that are looking to rip people off. You know as the direct general explicitly said they wouldn't do about 6 months before they bloody did. If also stated why it's unfair on people. It's been shown that pay tv adversely hits those in lower socioeconomic classes. People in rural areas who have less access to other forms of entertainment. The heartlands of our association. I've genuine concerns about the benefits of commercialisation within the association. Is it becoming a necessity that we are doing all we can to bleed money out of our membership to fund the projects we're committed to. Is the association losing its financial freedom. That can very easily happen when the money is flowing you loosen your belt. It's much harder to tighten it then. There's evidence to suggest this sort of thing is happening. The push towards the Super 8s to abate the reduced crowds at intercounty championship. The pay tv is harder on the South and West of the country also, continuing the trend of the GAA not giving much of a Damn about the association outside of Leinster. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 20:39:31 2014465 Link 1 |
The cost of watching GAA on television has gone up. The GAA have allowed this to happen. It's not exactly rocket science what I meant by that. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 20:40:50 2014466 Link 1 |
Usually I find you a more reasoned poster but I hate your attitude here. If you can't afford the to pay you are excluded from being able to watch these games. I really do not think that's in keeping with the ethos of the game. I really want our games to be as open as possible. Long term I really don't see how having fewer people watching GAA is good for the health of the game. Just because other sports do something doesn't mean we have to. Our sport is very different. Our rights are not owned by companies such as the premier league or six nations. Our rights our owned by our governing body whose mandate is to promote the games not to maximise profit. I really wish some people thought a little bit more about that. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 20:46:30 2014470 Link 2 |
So when they sell the rights to Sky they should tell them what price to charge Sky subsciptions to GAA members based on the massive 14 per year they broadcast from their multi-channel network?
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 10/07/2017 20:51:39 2014473 Link 0 |
I have doubts over the prudence of the GAA going down the route of pay tv, but you know maybe it is still the right thing to do. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 20:53:17 2014475 Link 1 |
48, six children, two adult ones both in colleges, lots of expenses with them, youngest is my little boy, born last year very premature ,who has unfortunately a few health problems, no medical card, (thankfully he has under 6 gp card) one thing I will always be thankful to last government for, but pay 170 per month on medication, modest income , herself can't work due to our son. Mortgage, car and all expenses that go with that. The saving grace, we don't drink (apart from glass or two of wine at Xmas and special occasion, gave up smoking few years ago, I get sky in for the gaa, then let it go in January after the darts, I have little or no interest in soccer , I still watch a bit of f1 but the days of senna prost, or Schumacher are over, its too sanitized these days. I like national hunt racing, and if possible I will try to get to Cheltenham, however not been for couple years royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 10/07/2017 20:57:21 2014476 Link 3 |
I don't know who you're replying to there. If people can't afford Sky Sports, they shouldn't buy Sky Sports. The GAA are not making them buy Sky Sports subscriptions because some GAA games are on Sky Sports.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 10/07/2017 20:58:54 2014478 Link 1 |
The GAA isn't a charity. While I'd prefer the games to be live to air, attendances were dropping due to too many games being free to air. legendzxix (Kerry) - Posts: 7853 - 10/07/2017 20:59:01 2014479 Link 1 |
All comes down to whether you think sports games are a commodity which should be sold or not. I have terrestrial tv. There's v little sport left on it. GAA coverage on TG4 is brilliant. GAA on RTE is poor but at least I can see the games. There's some horse racing (which I don't follow), some tennis for Wimbledon (again, like watching paint dry), Formula 1 (not a sport at all) and a few other bits and pieces. The joke of a Pro12 rugby too is on. That's about it. GAA is meant to be for everybody. It's not a professional game. It's a game for Irish people from all parts of Ireland. But the suits in the GAA are turning it into a commodity the same as every other sport has done. I think that's wrong. I think this push for tv money, limiting who can watch big matches, ever increasing sponsorship, showing the same big teams every week to boost their marketability... its wrong. A big game like Kilkenny v Waterford should be there to be watched for everyone. That's what the GAA should be about. Not the highest bidder. icehonesty (Wexford) - Posts: 2550 - 10/07/2017 21:07:34 2014485 Link 0 |
So when they sell the rights to Sky they should tell them what price to charge Sky subsciptions to GAA members based on the massive 14 per year they broadcast from their multi-channel network?"]No they shouldn't sell them to Sky.
Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 21:12:40 2014488 Link 0 |
No but the GAA could have allowed those games to be shown by TV3 and they would have been free. So overall the cost of watching games on tv has gone up. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 10/07/2017 21:14:49 2014492 Link 0 |
Look it Whammo, I just don't agree that the GAA are responsible for making people sign up to Sky Sports when they don't need to, that's all. People have a choice. I'm cynical about where their money is going. Super 8 and B All Ireland plans will kill inter-county GAA within 10 years. Sky Sports deal is probably more attractive to sponsorrs like Littlewoods, they'd probably think a Sky audience is more affluent than free-to-air on RTE or TV3. I suggested this when Sky Sports deal started: they could give older GAA members a type of free Sky Go / Now TV access to GAA games on Sky sports as a goodwill gesture. Could be accessed on most phones through mobile data where broadband is poor or non-existent. Could cast from phone to TV. I'll remain cynical about Duignan because he's years out of date with those remarks and the Sunday game loves some controversy. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7346 - 10/07/2017 21:38:16 2014518 Link 0 |