14/02/2012 18:15:05
hill16no1man
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1111670 dhorse
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hill16no1man
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1111095 once again newspapers after the weekend only comment on the argy bargy in clones between monaghan and kildare,yet there headlines on rugby are all about irelands match not being on,mayo v dublin was also called off but got no coverage what so ever in the same regard

Do you honestly think these 2 games are of the same magnitude on a news level?

am yes i do why wouldnt they be? dublin pull in more viewers then the rugby teams so i dont see why if both games were abandoned that they dont update when both games were to be replayed i guarantee if there was big fight in castlebar instead of fog it would certainly have got more coverage theh the rugby

Ah now, an irish international rugby game will always be more important and higher up the bill on the news than a national league gaelic football game
Do you have proof that dublin pulls in more viewers than the rugby teams, other than using the all ireland final

Baltra (UK) - Posts: 49 - 14/02/2012 18:20:35    1111673

Re Ormandbannerman How does that link prove your case. It does not exhonerate the team. Did you read the link? I will underline the important parts.
The Meath club cited a Highfield player for gouging former Leinster junior inter-provincial captain and back row Eoin Collins' right eye during an AIL Division Two clash on December 12.

However the club now accept there was not sufficient evidence to show the incident took place.

"While Boyne RFC originally believed there was sufficient evidence for the citing of a Highfield player, it now confirms in the intervening period a review has taken place of additional evidence, including a high definition video provided by Highfield RFC, as a result of which Boyne RFC are satisfied that the Highfield player cited did not contribute in any way to the serious injury suffered by its player, Mr Eoin Collins," a club statement read.
Clearly it does not exhonerate the entire team? It is specific to one player.
This is the trouble with the rugby image, they are despite what the media would have us believe the same as the rest of us no better no worse. They have their bust ups; refereeing errors etc. What annoys the GAA follower is the sinester effort in our national media to portray one sport as being populated by knights in shining armour while the other is played/supported as wild dim witted nethandals.

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 14/02/2012 21:53:04    1111838

ULSTERMAN.FAIR PLAY TO YOU FOR YOUR CORRECT ANALYSIS.

yankee (Clare) - Posts: 134 - 15/02/2012 09:27:35    1111869

hill16no1man
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1111670 dhorse
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hill16no1man
County: Dublin
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1111095 once again newspapers after the weekend only comment on the argy bargy in clones between monaghan and kildare,yet there headlines on rugby are all about irelands match not being on,mayo v dublin was also called off but got no coverage what so ever in the same regard

Do you honestly think these 2 games are of the same magnitude on a news level?

am yes i do why wouldnt they be? dublin pull in more viewers then the rugby teams so i dont see why if both games were abandoned that they dont update when both games were to be replayed i guarantee if there was big fight in castlebar instead of fog it would certainly have got more coverage theh the rugby

You are incorrect. As for the reasons why, thats a different theme. As a yardstick to go by , get a quote for a 30 second TV commercial at halftime for a rugby international and a NFL game featuring Dublin

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/02/2012 11:55:00    1112020

I see Irish Rugby International found guilty of serious assault, rugby player loses eye through gouging and Bruff 15 year old assaulted by spectator which resulted in he being hospitalised. Just three of the many 'incidents' which RTE especially choose to ignore.

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 15/02/2012 13:50:00    1112173

All you have to do is look at the back page of the indo for the last two weeks, all rugby or soccer except for one day when had the huge headline BLACK DAY FOR THE GAA alongside a photo of an Irish rugby player. I believe there are people working for the indo who would like to give more coverage to cricket than the GAA.

Louth Gael (Louth) - Posts: 1227 - 15/02/2012 14:41:56    1112240

Baltra
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yes dublin v donegal portrayed as the most ugly and worst match of the gaa season of 2011 was the 3rd most watched sports event in ireland in 2011 the top two were the all ireland finals.
tg4 two highest ratings for 2011 were dublin v cork and dublin v kilkenny in football and hurling

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/02/2012 14:55:47    1112265

dhorse

You are incorrect. As for the reasons why, thats a different theme. As a yardstick to go by , get a quote for a 30 second TV commercial at halftime for a rugby international and a NFL game featuring Dublin

so how does a rugby commercial costing more money mean more people watch it tg4 or setanta dont charge as much so that means rugby is more important then gaa
like i said tg4 highest viewings for 2011 were both dublin nfl matches and this station shows rugby matches aswell throughout the year.

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/02/2012 15:01:24    1112273

Mod please drop the rubbish, you do not know the incident, I can assure you that you have the wrong end of the stick.

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 15/02/2012 15:05:24    1112275

hill16no1man
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1112273 dhorse

You are incorrect. As for the reasons why, thats a different theme. As a yardstick to go by , get a quote for a 30 second TV commercial at halftime for a rugby international and a NFL game featuring Dublin

so how does a rugby commercial costing more money mean more people watch it tg4 or setanta dont charge as much so that means rugby is more important then gaa
like i said tg4 highest viewings for 2011 were both dublin nfl matches and this station shows rugby matches aswell throughout the year.

I never said rugby was more important than GAA, or vice versa for that matter. It depends on one's personal choice reall, We're all for that aren't we.

The charges for TV commercials are based on the Viewing audience so the cost of same is very relevant if you want an insight into the popularity of a televised event.

You compared TG4s figures for dublin NFL games and the rugby that TG4 show, club/provincial I assume, whereas the initial subject was whether last saturdays NFL game's abandonment was as news worthy as the cancellation of the International game in Paris. Comparisions need to be made on a like for like basis.

I am not a rugby fan by the way, in fact i think it is an affront to field games, but i'm sure some rugby folk have the same opinion of GAA. live and let live I say.

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/02/2012 16:35:12    1112367

the point is they are both major games and one is in the island of ireland so it should get the same attention considering people paid in and travelled to it it also was a freak situation of a fog covering all ends of the pitch surely that should be big enough news but yet the media choose to focus on a minor scuffle as the only gaa headlines for a weekend of nearly 25 matches played across the island

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/02/2012 20:46:40    1112600

hill16no1man
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1112600 the point is they are both major games and one is in the island of ireland so it should get the same attention considering people paid in and travelled to it it also was a freak situation of a fog covering all ends of the pitch surely that should be big enough news but yet the media choose to focus on a minor scuffle as the only gaa headlines for a weekend of nearly 25 matches played across the island

You've changed tack again. THE ONLY GAA HEADLINE. The games were covered in the sports section.

Why do so many GAA fans suffere from victim syndrome

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 15/02/2012 21:02:28    1112614

15/02/2012 13:50:00
Real Kerry Fan
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1112173 I see Irish Rugby International found guilty of serious assault, rugby player loses eye through gouging and Bruff 15 year old assaulted by spectator which resulted in he being hospitalised. Just three of the many 'incidents' which RTE especially choose to ignore.

1. He didnt lose the sight in his eye through a gouging, accused players club had video evidence he (and none of his teammates) didnt cause his injury and if there was proof of another players role in the accident he would also have been brought through the disciplinary process

2. The Bruff incident wasnt great but have a look at the munsterfans website if you want to know the truth of that story which you dont seem to know.

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 15/02/2012 21:04:03    1112615

dhorse
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hill16no1man
County: Dublin
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1112600 the point is they are both major games and one is in the island of ireland so it should get the same attention considering people paid in and travelled to it it also was a freak situation of a fog covering all ends of the pitch surely that should be big enough news but yet the media choose to focus on a minor scuffle as the only gaa headlines for a weekend of nearly 25 matches played across the island

You've changed tack again. THE ONLY GAA HEADLINE. The games were covered in the sports section.

Why do so many GAA fans suffere from victim syndrome

HEADLINE means the back pages not inside the paper the HEADLINES were of a scuffle in clones.I think your the one who has suffere victim syndrome.
how am i changing tack i noticed that you what i was telling you was not sinking into your head so i made it simple for you

hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 15/02/2012 21:10:52    1112620

Yawn. Bruff youngster never ended up concussed and in hospital! also the player who has lost the sight of one eye knows he was gouged and picking the wrong player from the opposition does not mean it did not happen. Deny and all is fine.

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 16/02/2012 10:26:17    1112710

Realkerry as I have already stated to another poster, you do not know what you are talking about in relation to the Boyne incident. I urge you lads to stop bringing it up.

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 16/02/2012 10:44:13    1112719

jonny1951
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1112719 Realkerry as I have already stated to another poster, you do not know what you are talking about in relation to the Boyne incident. I urge you lads to stop bringing it up.

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 16/02/2012 12:42:21    1112812

hill16no1man
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1112620 dhorse
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hill16no1man
County: Dublin
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1112600 the point is they are both major games and one is in the island of ireland so it should get the same attention considering people paid in and travelled to it it also was a freak situation of a fog covering all ends of the pitch surely that should be big enough news but yet the media choose to focus on a minor scuffle as the only gaa headlines for a weekend of nearly 25 matches played across the island

You've changed tack again. THE ONLY GAA HEADLINE. The games were covered in the sports section.

Why do so many GAA fans suffere from victim syndrome

HEADLINE means the back pages not inside the paper the HEADLINES were of a scuffle in clones.I think your the one who has suffere victim syndrome.
how am i changing tack i noticed that you what i was telling you was not sinking into your head so i made it simple for you

Simple is right

dhorse (Laois) - Posts: 11374 - 16/02/2012 13:13:39    1112833

jonny1951
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1112719 Realkerry as I have already stated to another poster, you do not know what you are talking about in relation to the Boyne incident. I urge you lads to stop bringing it up.

Embarrassing?

Real Kerry Fan (None) - Posts: 2957 - 16/02/2012 14:17:59    1112888

Realkerry what do you mean?

jonny1951 (Mayo) - Posts: 1431 - 16/02/2012 14:47:36    1112911