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It's unlikely though that TV3 will bid for GAA rights now that they have the 6 Nations. In my worst-case scenario I'd be more annoyed with the GAA for their Super 8 plan and proposals for a B championship. Worst-case scenario because I think they're condescending to so-called weaker counties. There will be little or no chance that these counties will get national media attention, the GAA milking the Super 8 for the anticipated windfall. Already young players are experiencing burnout on the club, college, underage county, senior county treadmill. The U17 /U20 plan might ease but not fix that problem . If the 2023 World Cup bid is successful I think potential GAA players in B championship counties will see the GAA aren't interested in improving their standards and choose rugby. A bleak prospect I know but I could see that happening."]I am not on principle against the Sky deal. It's just not as cut and dry as some on here would consider it. At the end of the day it was debated at Congress after Dublin tabled a motion that all GAA should be on free to air. That motion was overwhelming defeated, you've got to trust that delegates at Central council are better informed than the likes of me on this and I hope this is better for the association. I take real issue with people describing dissent of the TV deal as being a case of typical Irish entitlement. I hate that phrase in general. In my experience us Irish aren't particularly entitled whatsoever. Country people and GAA folks even less so. We tend to get on with it. As for the super 8, I share your concerns over it. The gap between the have and the have nots is possibly the biggest issue right now. Whammo86 (Antrim) - Posts: 4226 - 13/07/2017 11:55:11 2016023 Link 0 |
last few sat night sky games have been available on youtube with few seconds delay - no need for pub if you have internet janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 13/07/2017 12:17:28 2016037 Link 0 |
I don't know where them figures are from but there is no way Premier Sports has 11 million subscribers. From what I can see there are more youngsters staying involved in Gaelic football over here and having games shown on Sky Sports has definitely helped with that. No longer are they playing an obscure sport, now their mates can see a big game on their tv and it's given the overall profile a bit of a boost. Whether this small benefit outweighs the negatives is debatable though.
Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 13/07/2017 13:45:52 2016086 Link 0 |
In my opinion, the Super 8s is the result of a lack of vision and strategy from the upper echelons of the GAA. Has anyone seen a 5-year or 10-year plan? I also believe the Super 8s are closely tied into the Sky deal - any idea how many of the 12 Super 8 games Sky will have? opa01 (Cavan) - Posts: 503 - 13/07/2017 13:53:27 2016088 Link 1 |
It's not because Carlow is playing Monaghan that sky is televising the game, that could have been a London v Monaghan game, neither was it because Carlow played Dublin, that too could have been a Wexford v Dublin game, if sky wasn't here, TG4, TV3, or RTE would beam it out, what surprises me is that the game, by insistence isn't being played in Portlaoise.?
supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 2907 - 13/07/2017 14:22:51 2016103 Link 0 |
You clearly have absolutely no idea what you're talking about. Do your homework. Start with a copy of the GAA Annual Report and rely on such sources of information rather than wherever it is you're getting it.
Sindar (Roscommon) - Posts: 348 - 13/07/2017 15:09:44 2016130 Link 0 |
I see both football qualifiers on SKY sat evening.. Inaroundehouse (Cavan) - Posts: 975 - 13/07/2017 15:58:58 2016153 Link 1 |
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