Listen.. in the TV world it's about attracting subscriptions or viewership

Can't blame Setanta for going with a lot of Dublin games

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Setanta Sports will broadcast all bar one of Dublin's seven Allianz Football League Division 1 games lives next year, starting with a repeat of the All-Ireland final against Kerry at Croke Park on January 30.

The satellite sports broadcaster today announced details of 17 exclusively live games for the 2016 Allianz Leagues, which also includes six pivotal fixtures from the Allianz Hurling Leagues featuring Kilkenny, Tipperary, Galway, Cork, Waterford, Limerick and Dublin.

Setanta will also screen a triple-header on March 5 featuring Dublin v Cork in hurling and the Dublin-Cork and Tyrone-Derry football ties.

The 2016 Setanta Sports Allianz League schedule is as follows:

30 January:
Dublin v Kerry (Football) 7pm
Down v Donegal (Football) 7pm

6 February:
Mayo v Dublin (Football) 7pm
Armagh v Laois (Football) 7pm

13 February:
Tipperary v Dublin (Hurling) 7pm
Limerick v Wexford (Hurling) 7pm

20 February:
Cork v Waterford (Hurling) 7pm
Dublin v Galway (Hurling) 7pm

27 February:
Dublin v Monaghan (Football) 7pm
Armagh v Fermanagh (Football) 7pm

5 March:
Dublin v Cork (Hurling) 5pm
Dublin v Cork (Football) 7pm
Tyrone v Derry (Football) 7pm

12 March:
Cork v Kilkenny (Hurling) 7pm
Down v Dublin (Football) 7pm

26 March:
Dublin v Donegal (Football) 7pm
Tyrone v Armagh (Football) 7pm

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 23/11/2015 17:16:29    1809308

Only normal Jim, they want to be be able to show quality football!

witnof (Dublin) - Posts: 1604 - 23/11/2015 17:33:09    1809312

Croke Park is half full for a lot of Dublin league games, that will hardly help the attendance.

FoolsGold (Cavan) - Posts: 2763 - 23/11/2015 17:37:48    1809314

Dubs TV alright.

You would think the GAA would make them show a few more matches. Even sky show the odd premier league match without Man Utd.

Kerry v Mayo
Mayo v Donegal
Cork v Anyone
Have been good matches for the past few years.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1103 - 23/11/2015 17:43:12    1809317

Doesn't seem fair especially when you consider the small crowds that have been in Croker for league matches in recent years. If all

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 23/11/2015 18:10:18    1809329

Richieq
County: Meath
Posts: 2308

1809329
Doesn't seem fair especially when you consider the small crowds that have been in Croker for league matches in recent years. If all


Ha Ha, think you should worry about your own counties problems, before commenting on the big boys,

haggen (Dublin) - Posts: 6 - 23/11/2015 18:34:27    1809340

tirawleybaron
County: Mayo
Posts: 563

1809317 Dubs TV alright.

You would think the GAA would make them show a few more matches. Even sky show the odd premier league match without Man Utd.

Kerry v Mayo
Mayo v Donegal
Cork v Anyone
Have been good matches for the past few years.

Setanta only have the rights to show games that are being played on Saturday evenings. All the games you listed are fixed for Sundays which means that more than likely TG4 will be covering them. But don't worry, when TG4 release their schedule for 2016 I've no doubt someone will start a 'TG4 anti Dubs' thread too so everybody can feel equally aggrieved.

AHP (Dublin) - Posts: 323 - 23/11/2015 18:52:46    1809343

23/11/2015 18:34:27
haggen
County: Dublin
Posts: 5

1809340
Richieq
County: Meath
Posts: 2308

1809329
Doesn't seem fair especially when you consider the small crowds that have been in Croker for league matches in recent years. If all


Ha Ha, think you should worry about your own counties problems, before commenting on the big boys,


Ok I can see your going to be an invaluable addition to the scene here, I'm really really hurt, ouch.....

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 23/11/2015 20:10:57    1809366

Richieq
County: Meath
Posts: 2310

1809329
Doesn't seem fair especially when you consider the small crowds that have been in Croker for league matches in recent years.

I think 20k was the lowest attendance for Dublin's regulation league matches last year. Pretty good for the National League I'd imagine.

Is 20k considered small for a league match nowadays?

MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13704 - 23/11/2015 20:33:15    1809376

Richie

The Dub games last year in CP were all 20,000 +

No other league games had a higher attendance

Anyway how many 10's of thousands watched the games on TV

That's the whole point... What has crowd attendance got to do with it?

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 23/11/2015 20:37:39    1809377

This is the direction things are going in. Dublin have the biggest population and the largest number of fans. Their's is the biggest market to be satisfied.

The Dublin machine is growing and this will feed back into the funds available. As long as they keep appointing good Managers the Dubs can expect Sam every second year.

slayer (Limerick) - Posts: 6480 - 24/11/2015 08:23:23    1809406

Won't someone please think of the children...

Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 24/11/2015 09:23:13    1809413

Just shows how superficial our society has become when they only show the games of the most handsome team.

Must have something to do with HD that they cant show the other counties games.

HenryHill16 (Dublin) - Posts: 249 - 24/11/2015 09:30:49    1809415

As a dub Im delighted obviously , as a GAA fan looking a bit further than the colour blue Id be a bit miffed if Im honest , equally our stay at home summer fan is most pleased with this , I like to watch how the opposition is shaping up so it wouldn't have bothered me if we were on less .

Damothedub (Dublin) - Posts: 5193 - 24/11/2015 10:09:23    1809431

What I want know is are all those games listed exclusively setanta or will they also be on rte/t na g?

JeremyWendell (Limerick) - Posts: 232 - 24/11/2015 10:37:47    1809435

23/11/2015 20:37:39
jimbodub
County: Dublin
Posts: 14648

1809377
Richie

The Dub games last year in CP were all 20,000 +

No other league games had a higher attendance

Anyway how many 10's of thousands watched the games on TV

That's the whole point... What has crowd attendance got to do with it?


Lads cop on, 20'000 odd in a stadium fit to hold 82'300!!! that's the point I make as I have made numerous times before, no harm to Dublin but league matches should not be played on a regular basis in Croke Park and I have been consistant in that view, save for special once off games that might draw big attention. I acknowledge that Dublin have tried to establish a new ground and their shameful treatment in relation to proposed land purchase at Spawell was rightly highlighted as how neglectful our country has become to deserving causes. If all Dublin's home games are being screened live on Setanta then I would suggest that Parnell Park be utilised as a home venue for the League in all fairness lads you can't have it every way all the time and that's not a criticism of Dublin its just my opinion on the matter

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 24/11/2015 10:47:01    1809441

24/11/2015 09:30:49
HenryHill16
County: Dublin
Posts: 206

1809415
Just shows how superficial our society has become when they only show the games of the most handsome team.

Must have something to do with HD that they cant show the other counties games.

:-) a high definition Dub is a cut above a standard definition Dub alright

Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3734 - 24/11/2015 10:50:09    1809446

AHP

Setanta only have the rights to show games that are being played on Saturday evenings. All the games you listed are fixed for Sundays which means that more than likely TG4 will be covering them. But don't worry, when TG4 release their schedule for 2016 I've no doubt someone will start a 'TG4 anti Dubs' thread too so everybody can feel equally aggrieved.

Do you not think the reason those matches are fixed for Saturday night is because setanta paid for the rights to show them. Fixtures were drawn up to suit the tv rights.

TG4 wouldn't be allowed show a Dublin match on account of no one in Dublin being able to speak Irish except those wealthy enough to go to a Gaelschoil. Commentary might as well be in Russian as Irish for your average Dub.

tirawleybaron (Mayo) - Posts: 1103 - 24/11/2015 11:18:27    1809456

Jeremy Wendell,

They are all saturday evening games on Setanta as they have exclusive rights to all Saturday evening games, TG4 have Sunday afternoon games and haven't released their schedule as far as I know.

Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 24/11/2015 11:36:23    1809463

20,000 + at league games is very good

Some Spring Series games has gone up to 35,000+

Again massive turn out for a league game

As long as 20-30 Thousand show up

The games should be in CP... If they start falling to PP numbers or below

Then the question has to be asked

There's some big games this year - Dublin v Kerry will do 30,000+

jimbodub (Dublin) - Posts: 20598 - 24/11/2015 11:44:09    1809465