Cian Healy was cited for striking with the knee GreenandRed . Lovren's tackle was ferocious but fair. I think the unsavoury incident Mediaman is talking about is Klopp's refusal to shake not just Pulis' hand but the hands of the West Brom coaching staff as well. One of them followed Klopp on to the field and Klopp relented.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 16/12/2015 18:06:23    1813195

Klopp is a header Greengrass but there's a difference between hating to lose and being a sore loser. As a Liverpool supporter I hope he can improve things. If he can channel his, alleged, anger to the players and get them to hate losing and start winning more games it's a good thing. But be sporting in victory and defeat.

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8179 - 16/12/2015 19:35:03    1813209

I agree with all that GreenandRed. By the way I'm a Baggies man. I do think Klopp has the ability to improve Liverpool. He will need some time though.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 16/12/2015 21:53:35    1813230

The last RTE category for November is the RTE Sport website. Over the 30 days of November the Top 20 Sports items at 10pm each evening totalled 600 posts in all.

1. Soccer - 233 of the 600 posts - 39%
2. Gaelic Games - 93 of the 600 posts - 15%
3. Rugby Union - 85 of the 600 posts - 14%

The figures confirm the upturn in coverage of Gaelic Games and a similar downturn in the fortunes of club Rugby Union.

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 18/12/2015 21:06:59    1813568

Mediaman you are playing a blinder. Perhaps the reason GAA coverage is up is that the RTE sports Dept. are reading Hoganstand. Once you place the facts out there the bias is very obvious. Well done.

mod (Mayo) - Posts: 859 - 19/12/2015 18:00:48    1813603

http://www.irishtimes.com/sport/long-goal-against-germany-most-memorable-moment-1.2470416
Maybe this is the reason, because gas is not the most popular sport

tinrylandman (Carlow) - Posts: 387 - 19/12/2015 19:27:42    1813616

In terms of attendance, facilities, competitions, it's importance to communities and it's relevance to Irish society The GAA is the only show in town.Tinryland. I would have voted for Shane Longs goal and. I am a GAA man through and through.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 19/12/2015 20:23:18    1813626

Two of our greatest ever players retired this week. Alan Brogan and Declan O'Sullivan. Alan Brogan as was his due received a 30 second tribute on the 6.01 News and Sport. Declan O'Sullivan didn't. In fact he didn't even get a mention. Someone in RTE definitely asleep at the wheel there.
Another media oddity this week. Despite the fact that Leinster Rugby Union have lost all 3 matches in Europe this season the Irish Independent yesterday included a special colour poster of the team. This must be the only example ever of a national newspaper celebrating a losing team in this way.

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 19/12/2015 21:32:36    1813631

So would I Greengrass.

So Mediaman, in answer to my question earlier, RTE are covering the Alan Brogan story really well ? Where would you rate him against the rest of the Dublin star players, past and present ?

GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 8179 - 19/12/2015 21:55:04    1813635

What more relevance has it to Irish society than any othr sport

tinrylandman (Carlow) - Posts: 387 - 20/12/2015 19:05:06    1813696

It's at the heart of every community . It's also the only show in town when it comes to attendances the length and breadth of the country .

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 20/12/2015 20:21:37    1813706

On the opening weekend of a new football and hurling season RTE 6.01 News and Sport seems to have had a New Year change of heart. There were 29 fixtures this weekend and unlike 2015 when viewers were directed to the website to find all the results this weekend's 6.01 Sport listed every single result. It took all of 1 minute and 25 seconds to do it. Hopefully this change of policy will not be reversed. Maybe someone in RTE is listening after all.

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 03/01/2016 19:35:23    1814304

I noticed that they gave a better run down of results than is normal at this time of year but also noticed the Tyrone result was the only one not name checked. It would be enough to give you a complex about RTÉ and their coverage of Tyrone..... If it wasn't for the fact that on the website the headline for the McKenna Cup coverage was "Tyrone of to winning start" I could of had the first " everyone is out to get us" thread up and going ;)

benched (Tyrone) - Posts: 534 - 03/01/2016 20:46:42    1814336

How long does it take to call out 10 football fixtures? Too long if it's RTE involved apparently. At the end of the Radio 1 Sports Bulletin at 5.50 this evening the presenter informed listeners that this evening's O'Byrne Cup fixtures could be viewed on line. It would have taken all of 25 seconds to read them out (including the 2 McKenna Cup matches) but no RTE decided that those games aren't important enough to be given air time. The same old lack of respect for our games. Can anyone give an example of any other sport being treated in similar fashion?

mediaman (Antrim) - Posts: 355 - 06/01/2016 20:47:05    1814965

06/01/2016 20:47:05 mediaman (Antrim) - Posts:260
How long does it take to call out 10 football fixtures? Too long if it's RTE involved apparently. At the end of the Radio 1 Sports Bulletin at 5.50 this evening the presenter informed listeners that this evening's O'Byrne Cup fixtures could be viewed on line. It would have taken all of 25 seconds to read them out (including the 2 McKenna Cup matches) but no RTE decided that those games aren't important enough to be given air time. The same old lack of respect for our games. Can anyone give an example of any other sport being treated in similar fashion?These are warm up pre season games with second string sides in many cases. Nothing wrong with RTE saying look elsewhere when talking about these games

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 06/01/2016 20:58:57    1814968

mediaman what is the fair coverage of GAA you want in an ideal world and what is the amount of coverage of GAA in comparison to all other sports?

ormondbannerman (Clare) - Posts: 13473 - 06/01/2016 21:54:16    1815002

Compared to LOI soccer the GAA should be very pleased with the amount of coverage it gets. LOI is practically non existant in the eyes of national news papers and RTE does a small bit but could do a lot more.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts: 1365 - 07/01/2016 10:30:15    1815034

I noticed for the end of year sports quiz RTE had 6 sports personalities take part. A jockey, a boxer, a soccer player, a hurler and a former rugby player made up the 5 male contestants. The female contestant was a woman's rugby player. Felt it summed up pretty well what Mediaman has been highlighting.

Soma (UK) - Posts: 2630 - 07/01/2016 12:19:38    1815063

Well said Soma . I felt the same. They also had a picture round. There were twelve photos, one for each month of the year. The November photo was a photo from the super eleven game of hurling between Galway and and Dublin in Fenway Park. It was a photo of the row that took place between the two teams. The question was, " The hurlers of Galway and Dublin made an exhibition of themselves in Fenway Park in November. Name the team that plays baseball in Fenway Park?" No other sport had a question of that ilk asked in relation to it all night.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6182 - 07/01/2016 15:46:07    1815119

Compared to LOI soccer the GAA should be very pleased with the amount of coverage it gets. LOI is practically non existant in the eyes of national news papers and RTE does a small bit but could do a lot more.

Spinx (Longford) - Posts:682 - 07/01/2016 10:30:15

Fair enough but the League of Ireland is one competition in the sport of soccer. The GAA is an organisation that is responsible for governing 2 sports (technically 4 but 2 for this argument). Soccer gets lots of coverage in the media (as it should as people are interested). Rightly or wrongly (I am neutral), the soccer supporting public in this country seem to gravitate toward the glamour of the premiership and all of our national newspapers seem to reflect that (and RTE used to and still cover champions league). The average attendance at League of Ireland matches is quite low. See the article below:

http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/14143/2015-league-of-ireland-attendances---the-story-so-far/

I am not sure what the average attendance at tertiary competitions in Gaelic Games in the month of January is but I would guess it would be on a par with that (please provide statistics if you have them that state otherwise). The LOI gets reasonable coverage on RTE (a few live games, a magazine show) yet as Mediaman says RTE could not spend 25 seconds simply listing the results. It is an irrelevance what types of competition the mcKenna cup, Walsh Cup are, if people are interested. It seems that there is broadly similar interest in the tertiary GAA competitions as there is in the League of Ireland but there is a significant disparity in coverage.

bennybunny (Cork) - Posts: 3917 - 07/01/2016 20:23:11    1815199