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Have the Sunday game been told not to discuss any dangerous challenges in hurling??not a mention of sending off in Wexford match but highlighted the yellow card cooney shouldn't have got..not a mention of any of the dodgy challenges in tipp game and nothing about decisions made by refs..it is really gone so pc now it's unwatchable.

CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2362 - 05/05/2024 23:17:39    2543243

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Good programme tonight. Proper analysis of Connaught Final where Galway won in spite of everything. Incisive analysis of hurling games from Ursula.

19616609 (Louth) - Posts: 1634 - 05/05/2024 23:28:56    2543244

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Watched recording of the Saturday version last night.

McManus has several times in recent months basically slagged off Dublin as "going backwards" and probably not even as good as Antrim.

Now, on the basis of a demolition of a very poor Antrim team he seems to have decided that they are suddenly very good! Both he and Daly were talking about Dublin as being in "pole position" and almost assured of a third place and even a chance of making the final.

Reality is that if we lose to Cats and Galway and do so by margins of 7/8 then more likely finish fourth. Very much an internal competition between ourselves and Wexford assuming they beat Carlow, lose to Cats and that we lose to Cats and Galway.

That is the sober analysis. They prefer superficial comment, and of course if Dublin don't beat Cats and/or Galway they be back as losers and "unnatural hurler."!

BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3061 - 13/05/2024 08:38:00    2544401

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What is with everyone saying 'clutch score' on the programme? It is hilarious. I doubt half of them know what it means.

Yesterday I watched the Ulster final and it was the first time this season I watched the analysis before and at half time. It will be a while before I watch the analysis again.

eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 13/05/2024 10:43:06    2544429

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Even the Sunday night highlights show is being shortened this year

bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 195 - 19/05/2024 21:05:24    2545702

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Here's an idea now that we are approaching the intercounty off season.

Why don't RTE rerun the Sunday Game programmes from the 1980s?

bruffgael (Limerick) - Posts: 195 - 26/07/2024 18:30:47    2561848

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Replying To bruffgael:  "Here's an idea now that we are approaching the intercounty off season.

Why don't RTE rerun the Sunday Game programmes from the 1980s?"
Probably afraid it would totally show up the current dire state of county football….!!!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 2970 - 27/07/2024 16:37:34    2561959

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Replying To ForeverBlue2:  "Probably afraid it would totally show up the current dire state of county football….!!!"
Or maybe it would be the exact opposite and it would show up the rose-tinted glasses brigade as having a very distorted vision of the supposed glorious past.

CeachtPeile (Cavan) - Posts: 122 - 27/07/2024 21:59:38    2562024

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Replying To bruffgael:  "Here's an idea now that we are approaching the intercounty off season.

Why don't RTE rerun the Sunday Game programmes from the 1980s?"
Tg4 did a good job on that with their GAA Gold series. They also led the way with live broadcasts of club, school and Alliance league matches when no other channels were remotely interested.
RTE have become involved in very recent years after Tg4 paved the way.

Curlew66 (Roscommon) - Posts: 577 - 27/07/2024 22:27:03    2562027

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Replying To CeachtPeile:  "Or maybe it would be the exact opposite and it would show up the rose-tinted glasses brigade as having a very distorted vision of the supposed glorious past."
Not possible…. Nothing was worse than what's on show at present…

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 2970 - 27/07/2024 22:51:50    2562035

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Just watching the college football on ESPN and they do a great job. Really shows up rte. They are doing a live show in the middle of Dublin Infront of thousands of fans. Surly all Ireland final day should have these kind of events

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 97 - 24/08/2024 15:27:16    2566564

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Replying To Kew:  "Just watching the college football on ESPN and they do a great job. Really shows up rte. They are doing a live show in the middle of Dublin Infront of thousands of fans. Surly all Ireland final day should have these kind of events"
Thank Kew!

Onion_Sack (Dublin) - Posts: 256 - 25/08/2024 22:28:25    2566781

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Colm O'Rourke is after stepping down as Meath manager. Is he on his way back to the Sunday Game

Jack L (None) - Posts: 3138 - 26/08/2024 08:03:22    2566817

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Replying To Jack L:  "Colm O'Rourke is after stepping down as Meath manager. Is he on his way back to the Sunday Game"
I don't think any of the old crew would be allowed back…. RTE just wants nodding dummies who won't rock the boat… that's why the Sunday Game has turned into a terrible watch.,..!

ForeverBlue2 (Cavan) - Posts: 2970 - 26/08/2024 10:06:59    2566859

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Replying To bruffgael:  "Here's an idea now that we are approaching the intercounty off season.

Why don't RTE rerun the Sunday Game programmes from the 1980s?"
Have only seen this post now, but can answer it all the same. Believe it or not, about ten years ago, RTE lost the rights to all old match archives, and Eir Sport swooped in for them instead. There's a story about it here on the Irish Independent site, but it's behind a paywall, so you may not be able to read it all if you don't have a subscription:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/why-a-rights-issue-is-stopping-rte-from-showing-old-gaa-classic-games/39202172.html?
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I don't know where those rights sit now that Eir Sports no longer exists, but I'd say a high probability that they haven't gone back to RTE anyway.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2576 - 26/08/2024 10:35:38    2566874

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "Have only seen this post now, but can answer it all the same. Believe it or not, about ten years ago, RTE lost the rights to all old match archives, and Eir Sport swooped in for them instead. There's a story about it here on the Irish Independent site, but it's behind a paywall, so you may not be able to read it all if you don't have a subscription:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/why-a-rights-issue-is-stopping-rte-from-showing-old-gaa-classic-games/39202172.html?
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I don't know where those rights sit now that Eir Sports no longer exists, but I'd say a high probability that they haven't gone back to RTE anyway."
I have seen a few old games on premier sports recently the Armagh Kerry 02 final

jm25 (Galway) - Posts: 1264 - 26/08/2024 11:21:02    2566893

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Replying To Kew:  "Just watching the college football on ESPN and they do a great job. Really shows up rte. They are doing a live show in the middle of Dublin Infront of thousands of fans. Surly all Ireland final day should have these kind of events"
What benefit would it be to have something like that? They have an hour of it on the Saturday night before with fans on up for the match and it is atrocious.

eslinchickenmaryland (Leitrim) - Posts: 274 - 26/08/2024 16:01:51    2566979

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Replying To eslinchickenmaryland:  "What benefit would it be to have something like that? They have an hour of it on the Saturday night before with fans on up for the match and it is atrocious."
You are agreeing with him. RTE are not doing a good good in the build up to the finals

combo (Galway) - Posts: 10 - 26/08/2024 16:34:20    2566986

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Replying To jm25:  "
Replying To Pikeman96:  "Have only seen this post now, but can answer it all the same. Believe it or not, about ten years ago, RTE lost the rights to all old match archives, and Eir Sport swooped in for them instead. There's a story about it here on the Irish Independent site, but it's behind a paywall, so you may not be able to read it all if you don't have a subscription:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/why-a-rights-issue-is-stopping-rte-from-showing-old-gaa-classic-games/39202172.html?
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I don't know where those rights sit now that Eir Sports no longer exists, but I'd say a high probability that they haven't gone back to RTE anyway."
I have seen a few old games on premier sports recently the Armagh Kerry 02 final"
Maybe Premier Sports picked up those rights after Eir Sports folded, then.

Heard a story once from somebody who tends to know about these things (but I don't know how true this one is!) that apparently the archives got away from RTE at a time a regular broadcast rights deal was being renewed. The section that dealt with archives was left out of the contract (don't know if it was accidentally or on purpose), RTE didn't notice, but Eir Sports noticed sometime afterwards and jumped in for them.

Anyway, seems RTE don't have the rights, and haven't had them for quite a while.

Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2576 - 26/08/2024 16:41:30    2566989

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Replying To Pikeman96:  "
Replying To jm25:  "[quote=Pikeman96:  "Have only seen this post now, but can answer it all the same. Believe it or not, about ten years ago, RTE lost the rights to all old match archives, and Eir Sport swooped in for them instead. There's a story about it here on the Irish Independent site, but it's behind a paywall, so you may not be able to read it all if you don't have a subscription:
https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/why-a-rights-issue-is-stopping-rte-from-showing-old-gaa-classic-games/39202172.html?
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I don't know where those rights sit now that Eir Sports no longer exists, but I'd say a high probability that they haven't gone back to RTE anyway."
I have seen a few old games on premier sports recently the Armagh Kerry 02 final"
Maybe Premier Sports picked up those rights after Eir Sports folded, then.

Heard a story once from somebody who tends to know about these things (but I don't know how true this one is!) that apparently the archives got away from RTE at a time a regular broadcast rights deal was being renewed. The section that dealt with archives was left out of the contract (don't know if it was accidentally or on purpose), RTE didn't notice, but Eir Sports noticed sometime afterwards and jumped in for them.

Anyway, seems RTE don't have the rights, and haven't had them for quite a while."]Shur poor old RTE couldnt be paying out half a million per annum to a sackful of second rate presenters and still be able to hang on to sporting archives. Actually, that would be a good query to put to moaney Joe. The only man who can get answers.

Freethinker (Wicklow) - Posts: 1232 - 27/08/2024 09:25:22    2567077

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