Bit surprised at this, was looking forward to a bit of Saturday afternoon entertainment. Anyone else disappointed?

benjyyy (Donegal) - Posts: 1422 - 06/07/2015 21:57:08    1748916

Very benji, especially for us exiles.

brendtheredhand (Tyrone) - Posts: 10897 - 07/07/2015 08:01:51    1748926

Nope, rather watch the hurling any day!

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 07/07/2015 08:03:01    1748927

Yeah very disappointing,especially for me!

I rarely miss a chmapionship game,but will not be able to travel to Omagh,to not even be able to see it on tv is a sickener to be honest..

ziggy32001 (Meath) - Posts: 8354 - 07/07/2015 08:49:12    1748940

I would be if I wasnt going to a game. feel free to come down to Owenbeg and support your fellow ulster men :)

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 07/07/2015 08:56:10    1748945

Yes its not great. I would like to have seen Tyrone and Meath.

Donegalman (None) - Posts: 3830 - 07/07/2015 09:02:14    1748950

Yes it is a real shame that none of them are on TV. Some very good games like Tyrone v Meath and Armagh v Galway. I really enjoyed the Cavan v Roscommon match last weekend. Why can't Sky show these qualifier matches that RTE don't want to show? Or give them to TV3.

JimTheLegend (Donegal) - Posts: 247 - 07/07/2015 09:24:39    1748962

Yeah pity the Tyrone v Meath game isn't on TV I'd of liked to have seen that one.

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 07/07/2015 09:51:50    1748982

At least we can see 60 seconds of the matches on the sunday game!

BigBallerSize5 (Fermanagh) - Posts: 61 - 07/07/2015 10:06:55    1748994

I see sky are due to show both qualifiers from 3b next weekend, I'd imagine one will be dropped though with cork kerry being on again that day

tipp11 (Tipperary) - Posts: 353 - 07/07/2015 10:59:22    1749041

Surely this was sky's chance to flex their muscles and show what they can offer that's different to rte or tv3.
They have 5 channels and f all live sport at 2 and 3 on Saturday. Throw a couple of games on rather than 're-runs of cricket, hockey, tennis and golf from a decade ago.

Otherwise they offer nothing more than we had before when tv3 had these games and we weren't paying for that.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6342 - 07/07/2015 11:00:45    1749046

I really wanted to see Tyrone v Meath so I'm going now instead!!

Tir Conaill Abu (Donegal) - Posts: 1671 - 07/07/2015 11:01:10    1749047

I havent checked by BBC might be showing a game and if so you can get that on sky

DoireCityFC (Derry) - Posts: 1580 - 07/07/2015 11:14:47    1749062

As far as I know BBC only show Ulster matches but not qualifiers am I right?

clondalkindub (Dublin) - Posts: 9926 - 07/07/2015 11:18:09    1749066

07/07/2015 11:00:45 Jinxie
Surely this was sky's chance to flex their muscles and show what they can offer that's different to rte or tv3.
They have 5 channels and f all live sport at 2 and 3 on Saturday. Throw a couple of games on rather than 're-runs of cricket, hockey, tennis and golf from a decade ago.

Otherwise they offer nothing more than we had before when tv3 had these games and we weren't paying for that. Why would Sky show more games when the majority of their viewers wont have any real interest in Gaelic games and while some will watch if flicking over the numbers watching wont be so big they should show more

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 07/07/2015 11:19:12    1749070

Obm
Surely live sport is better than repeats. I'm not suggesting they put other live stuff off, but it's hardly a prime time slot.

Jinxie (Meath) - Posts: 6342 - 07/07/2015 11:33:30    1749086

The hurling qualifiers this weekend deserve top billing considering the quality of the games that are on. There'll be plenty of football on TV next weekend. 2 football qualifiers, the Munster Final replay, the Ulster Final and Connacht Final.

Curly Wurly (Tyrone) - Posts: 148 - 07/07/2015 11:37:33    1749089

Don't be relying on Sky to show games, hopefully that contract will be scrapped after next year, it's a complete disaster, majority of Irish people don't even know what games are on since Sky got involved

riverboys (Mayo) - Posts: 1389 - 07/07/2015 11:46:13    1749099

Interesting to see how next weekend will work. Sky have both qualifiers and kerry cork Saturday evening. Surely sky to try to win over some of us by moving qualifiers to 3 and 5 to allow Rte show kerry cork and not deny the people seeing this game?

tipp11 (Tipperary) - Posts: 353 - 07/07/2015 12:35:50    1749148

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1749099 Don't be relying on Sky to show games, hopefully that contract will be scrapped after next year, it's a complete disaster, majority of Irish people don't even know what games are on since Sky got involved

When skys time is up there will probably be even less games on TV and the matches they were showing will probably be dropped altogether.There has been a massive push by the GAA hierarchy to get riud of alot of telvised games.

Sky are doing an excellent job and I wouldn't mind them getting a few more matches.

uibhfhaili1986 (Offaly) - Posts: 1296 - 07/07/2015 13:43:52    1749204