Has anyone noticed in recent years, RTEs up for the final is not at all the programme it used to be...there is very little (if any) clips of old matches between the participants, or say the last final they won if its one or two of the teams arein the final for the first time. The show now is predominantly talk talk talk, (about tactics on how one team beat the other a year or 2 before in many of the games)with relatively modern day stars sporting cringy outfits and their witt (theres always one) seems to have everyone laughing at nothing really...the music bits are good in fairness, then the chance to win the trip to somefar off land...the panel now rarely have any decent chat with former players in the audience (if you can remember them you might be lucky to catch glimpses of them in the crowd)...clips of former games now only go back no more than 10 years or more, and the only time they literally never show a much older match , I dont know, up for the final has become, too modern and boring, and if you have the patience to sit through it you wont remember much if anything from it again...just an observation...

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 10/09/2019 16:32:23    2234154

It's always been brutal. I'd sooner chew nettles or watch repeats of trom agus eadrom than watch it.

ThePowerhouse (Leitrim) - Posts: 106 - 10/09/2019 16:45:01    2234156

Load of rubbish

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/09/2019 17:40:52    2234164

Very poor show in general and it's just more of the same old RTE safe bet stuff and no real imagination or talent involved. Musicians can sometimes be ok but having guys like AOM on who are about as interesting as, well, A O'Mahony doesn't help.
In fairness to the older guys they were more entertaining and didn't take themselves too seriously.
Jacqui Hurley does seem less uptight though as the co presenter and is more relaxed about the whole thing.
I hope it's not on again though before the replay.

Dubh_linn (Dublin) - Posts: 2312 - 10/09/2019 18:23:13    2234172

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/09/2019 19:26:07    2234180

Cringe programme, always was.

TheFlaker (Mayo) - Posts: 7904 - 10/09/2019 20:30:00    2234192

dung

kerryforsam19 (Kerry) - Posts: 95 - 10/09/2019 20:40:50    2234197

realdub (Dublin) - Posts: 8592 - 10/09/2019 21:02:45    2234214

Gaa equalivent of the rose of tralee. Cringworthy to say the least.

Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1911 - 11/09/2019 00:39:51    2234270

would love if wexford could be on it some year!

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 11/09/2019 09:03:16    2234293

Bring back Gráinne. This is the vital component for my happiness.

OGarmaile (Tyrone) - Posts: 248 - 11/09/2019 09:59:40    2234322

Absolute tripe.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 11/09/2019 11:56:00    2234363

Absolute tripe.

waynoI (Dublin) - Posts: 13650 - 11/09/2019 11:56:04    2234364

I always laugh at things like this. People going on about how it's rubbish etc That's your view others like it so what's the problem?

oneoff (UK) - Posts: 1380 - 11/09/2019 12:05:14    2234365

thankfully it wasnt just me by the posts I see in reply..God be with the days when they would show clips of games in 60's 70's and 80's etc. and decent clips too..one time you would put the feet up and watch it, now you have to just put up and watch it:)))

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 11/09/2019 12:12:45    2234371

Would have made a great background for a Fr Ted episode. Reminiscent of the lovely girls competition run by Ted.
Guaranteed to put insomniacs to sleep.

moc.dna (Galway) - Posts: 1212 - 11/09/2019 12:13:38    2234373

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 12/09/2019 10:45:54    2234674

should there not be up for the replay

perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 12/09/2019 11:29:37    2234692

Fairplayalways (Offaly) - Posts: 1034 - 12/09/2019 12:29:33    2234715

Tipptipp (Tipperary) - Posts: 62 - 12/09/2019 19:24:11    2234849