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Off the ball is an excellent sports program, covering all sports, with a large listenership from a demographic group the GAA should be looking to engage with (relatively young, urban, open to various sports, and probably would never tune into RTE radio 1). OTB are bound to reduce their pre and post match analysis of GAA games now that they don't have live coverage. Reducing coverage of our sport from the primary sports broadcast in the country is huge mistake.
People may say that they have favourite sports, but overall that does not matter. They cover a huge range of sports, and GAA should be working to increase their presence on that program rather than potentially reducing. Even if they came in with a low ball offer, something should have been worked out.
himachechy (Donegal) - Posts: 293 - 13/12/2016 16:06:38
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Just watched the sky sports piece where some Mayo lads were being interviewed at a Man Utd game (God help them) and Mayo player Colm Boyle was with them, the interviewer didn't recognise him, this exactly proves why a lot of people complain about the sky sports tv deal, who are the GAA suppose to be aiming our game at when a member of the TV company staff (sky) doesn't recognise or know a big name player from our games, I bet you if a cleaner from a soccer players house turned up for a game the interviewer would know who they were
riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 15/12/2016 12:26:01
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Replying To himachechy: "Off the ball is an excellent sports program, covering all sports, with a large listenership from a demographic group the GAA should be looking to engage with (relatively young, urban, open to various sports, and probably would never tune into RTE radio 1). OTB are bound to reduce their pre and post match analysis of GAA games now that they don't have live coverage. Reducing coverage of our sport from the primary sports broadcast in the country is huge mistake.
People may say that they have favourite sports, but overall that does not matter. They cover a huge range of sports, and GAA should be working to increase their presence on that program rather than potentially reducing. Even if they came in with a low ball offer, something should have been worked out." they clearly werent interested in covering the gaa truly by the sounds of things though
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 15/12/2016 15:14:05
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Replying To riverboys: "Just watched the sky sports piece where some Mayo lads were being interviewed at a Man Utd game (God help them) and Mayo player Colm Boyle was with them, the interviewer didn't recognise him, this exactly proves why a lot of people complain about the sky sports tv deal, who are the GAA suppose to be aiming our game at when a member of the TV company staff (sky) doesn't recognise or know a big name player from our games, I bet you if a cleaner from a soccer players house turned up for a game the interviewer would know who they were" yeah they probably need to hire more staff from a gaa background to improve it as a product but its still in its infancy in fairness as a product on their channel
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 15/12/2016 15:15:16
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Replying To himachechy: "Off the ball is an excellent sports program, covering all sports, with a large listenership from a demographic group the GAA should be looking to engage with (relatively young, urban, open to various sports, and probably would never tune into RTE radio 1). OTB are bound to reduce their pre and post match analysis of GAA games now that they don't have live coverage. Reducing coverage of our sport from the primary sports broadcast in the country is huge mistake.
People may say that they have favourite sports, but overall that does not matter. They cover a huge range of sports, and GAA should be working to increase their presence on that program rather than potentially reducing. Even if they came in with a low ball offer, something should have been worked out." look at what colm parkinson said about them
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 15/12/2016 15:21:04
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Replying To riverboys: "Just watched the sky sports piece where some Mayo lads were being interviewed at a Man Utd game (God help them) and Mayo player Colm Boyle was with them, the interviewer didn't recognise him, this exactly proves why a lot of people complain about the sky sports tv deal, who are the GAA suppose to be aiming our game at when a member of the TV company staff (sky) doesn't recognise or know a big name player from our games, I bet you if a cleaner from a soccer players house turned up for a game the interviewer would know who they were" How would he have a clue who any Gaelic Footballer is ? He's a soccer man and unless he has some Irish connections he's probably never heard of hurling or gaelic football. Do you think that every reporter on Sky Sports knows every sports star from all of the sports that Sky Sports cover other than their own sport?
You can be fairly sure that a GAA reporter here would be able to identify a Premier League player if he was at one of our games.
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7362 - 15/12/2016 20:33:15
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Replying To GreenandRed: "How would he have a clue who any Gaelic Footballer is ? He's a soccer man and unless he has some Irish connections he's probably never heard of hurling or gaelic football. Do you think that every reporter on Sky Sports knows every sports star from all of the sports that Sky Sports cover other than their own sport?
You can be fairly sure that a GAA reporter here would be able to identify a Premier League player if he was at one of our games." people seem to constantly seek offence when it comes to sky..it seems lost on them that to an english person gaa is a tiny sport so obviously they arent going to know all the players...and colm boyle is hardly a huge name outside of gaa fans now is he
alano12 (Dublin) - Posts: 2208 - 15/12/2016 20:59:12
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Replying To riverboys: "Just watched the sky sports piece where some Mayo lads were being interviewed at a Man Utd game (God help them) and Mayo player Colm Boyle was with them, the interviewer didn't recognise him, this exactly proves why a lot of people complain about the sky sports tv deal, who are the GAA suppose to be aiming our game at when a member of the TV company staff (sky) doesn't recognise or know a big name player from our games, I bet you if a cleaner from a soccer players house turned up for a game the interviewer would know who they were" Really??? I wouldn't know Colm Boyle if he was standing in front of me, would you know Graham Reilly or Donal Keogan? I would. Jesus man that's the worst attempt at why sky shouldn't get rights I have ever heard. Honestly, could do better
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 15/12/2016 23:02:24
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Replying To royaldunne: "Really??? I wouldn't know Colm Boyle if he was standing in front of me, would you know Graham Reilly or Donal Keogan? I would. Jesus man that's the worst attempt at why sky shouldn't get rights I have ever heard. Honestly, could do better" Sure I was talking to a Meath player a few weeks ago and didn't even recognise him. A sound man, zero bullshit, but unrecognisable to me after he shaved the beard!
GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7362 - 16/12/2016 17:15:14
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Replying To GreenandRed: "Sure I was talking to a Meath player a few weeks ago and didn't even recognise him. A sound man, zero bullshit, but unrecognisable to me after he shaved the beard!" Exactly
royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 16/12/2016 20:08:16
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