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Replying To Thelonesomegoose: "Third hurling game in as many weeks RTE have inflicted on us that is absolutely atrocious. And football is the bad game?" Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 02/06/2019 18:09:59 2189858 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map." Hear hear! PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 02/06/2019 18:15:58 2189865 Link
Replying To Thelonesomegoose: "Third hurling game in as many weeks RTE have inflicted on us that is absolutely atrocious. And football is the bad game?" Rte need to ctf on next year. Two dreadful awful whack it anywhere games shown today while two excellent football matches (one a semifinal) been overlooked . Shame on both rte and the gaa. royaldunne (Meath) - Posts: 19449 - 02/06/2019 18:21:12 2189867 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map." No, a bad hurling game is just that, nonsence to claim otherwise. seadog54 (Meath) - Posts: 2217 - 02/06/2019 18:34:37 2189874 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map." We'll see how the viewing figures are if the hurling continues to stink out the place like it has been doing this past month. Nice cheap shot about population too, fair play to ya Thelonesomegoose (Leitrim) - Posts: 204 - 02/06/2019 18:35:41 2189875 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map." The tripe we saw in Wexford last week or in Waterford today was not better than the Longford v Kildare drawn match last weekend in my opinion, so I don't agree that a bad hurling match is still better than a good football one. Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 02/06/2019 18:39:09 2189877 Link
Replying To PyatPree: "Hear hear!" Football has been the better Championship so far, another cracking game in Clones today. sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 02/06/2019 18:39:12 2189878 Link
Replying To sam1884: "Football has been the better Championship so far, another cracking game in Clones today." agree football has been great this year. but you can't be going around saying things like "theres no game in the world like football"......only hurling people are allowed say things like that perfect10 (Wexford) - Posts: 3929 - 02/06/2019 18:46:58 2189885 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "Yes that's basically it. A bad hurling game is still better than a good football one. And television viewership is way higher because the hurling counties are all big population centres...unlike your own dot on the map." Cavan and Armagh today too despite the poor conditions. Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 02/06/2019 18:52:41 2189891 Link
Replying To sam1884: "Football has been the better Championship so far, another cracking game in Clones today." No point telling the hurling snobs that. Their whack the ball as far as you can with no accuracy and repeat and repeat has been riveting this year. Thelonesomegoose (Leitrim) - Posts: 204 - 02/06/2019 18:57:21 2189893 Link
Replying To sam1884: "Football has been the better Championship so far, another cracking game in Clones today." I didn't see it, RTE choose to show the better sport PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 02/06/2019 19:05:43 2189897 Link
Replying To PyatPree: "I didn't see it, RTE choose to show the better sport" It's hasn't been better so far this season for the most part to be fair Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 02/06/2019 19:21:19 2189906 Link
You can't say a bad word about hurling, did everyone not realise know that? Dubsfan28 (Dublin) - Posts: 2509 - 02/06/2019 19:23:00 2189909 Link
Replying To PyatPree: "I didn't see it, RTE choose to show the better sport" Thank you for proving my point! Two games shown live, one a 20 point win and the other 13. Whilst football had a draw after extra time. Football hasn't even got to their finals/super 8's yet. Great to have a good football year hopefully this will impact RTE going forward. Hurling has been brutal! sam1884 (UK) - Posts: 999 - 02/06/2019 19:32:55 2189914 Link
Replying To sam1884: "Thank you for proving my point! Two games shown live, one a 20 point win and the other 13. Whilst football had a draw after extra time. Football hasn't even got to their finals/super 8's yet. Great to have a good football year hopefully this will impact RTE going forward. Hurling has been brutal!" RTE are saturating the schedule with too many hurling matches just like they did with the football for years, familiarity breeds contempt. Should be one of each every week. Keep both sides happy. Or have football shown on a Saturday and hurling on a Sunday and vice versa Thelonesomegoose (Leitrim) - Posts: 204 - 02/06/2019 19:48:31 2189924 Link
It's as if theres a choice. If we are making comparisons...being a good footballer is like being good at Pool. Being a good hurler is like being a good snooker player. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 02/06/2019 19:55:37 2189936 Link
In fairness both of those hurling games today would have been expected to be much closer and they were played in the two smallest grounds in Munster so I can understand the rational in showing them, the football has had some surprises and some closer than expected games but a fair few wipe outs too, it's hard to get the balance right although they could have arranged showing Cavan/Armagh online or something like that. Richieq (Meath) - Posts: 3748 - 02/06/2019 19:57:18 2189939 Link
Replying To Dubsfan28: "Cavan and Armagh today too despite the poor conditions." Remember two of the teams on show to day won Supreme Honours in the past three years and over the decades have enchanted hundreds of thousands with the skill, athleticism, artisty and courage. When have Cavan or Armagh won anything Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4496 - 02/06/2019 20:01:05 2189944 Link
Replying To sam1884: "Thank you for proving my point! Two games shown live, one a 20 point win and the other 13. Whilst football had a draw after extra time. Football hasn't even got to their finals/super 8's yet. Great to have a good football year hopefully this will impact RTE going forward. Hurling has been brutal!" The coverage is about 50/50 now, why do football fans think you should get the majority coverage, they'll be more football when super 8s come around so stop crying PyatPree (Cork) - Posts: 376 - 02/06/2019 20:42:12 2189966 Link
Replying To Oldtourman: "Remember two of the teams on show to day won Supreme Honours in the past three years and over the decades have enchanted hundreds of thousands with the skill, athleticism, artisty and courage. When have Cavan or Armagh won anything" Tipperary and Clare? Thelonesomegoose (Leitrim) - Posts: 204 - 02/06/2019 20:58:55 2189977 Link