The Sunday Game

[Jinxy]

He actually is made of chocolate.

[Aristo 60]

L'Oreal shade 515 Chocolate Truffle to be precise.

[AZOffaly]

L'Oreal shade 515 Chocolate Truffle to be precise.

Yeah, I'd have said Caramel more than chocolate.

[rosnarun]

Let Joanne Cantwell present it.
Did a great job on the Olympics and knows her GAA.
Sick of Des Cahill and the 'banter' he tries (and fails) to get going with the panel.

I thought she was very good on the Olympics as well, takes no crap. Cahill, whilst harmless enough, is a bit too sweet and if he was made of chocolate he would eat himself.

Her failure to question Sonia the Great is a major black mark against her . It was the Issue once the o donovan brothers were finished and never as a major player sitting beside her about if.

[shark]

Let Joanne Cantwell present it.
Did a great job on the Olympics and knows her GAA.
Sick of Des Cahill and the 'banter' he tries (and fails) to get going with the panel.

I thought she was very good on the Olympics as well, takes no crap. Cahill, whilst harmless enough, is a bit too sweet and if he was made of chocolate he would eat himself.

Her failure to question Sonia the Great is a major black mark against her . It was the Issue once the o donovan brothers were finished and never as a major player sitting beside her about if.

I imagine that was an editorial decision made well above her head.

[Jinxy]

Let Joanne Cantwell present it.
Did a great job on the Olympics and knows her GAA.
Sick of Des Cahill and the 'banter' he tries (and fails) to get going with the panel.

I thought she was very good on the Olympics as well, takes no crap. Cahill, whilst harmless enough, is a bit too sweet and if he was made of chocolate he would eat himself.

Her failure to question Sonia the Great is a major black mark against her . It was the Issue once the o donovan brothers were finished and never as a major player sitting beside her about if.

Yeah, I'm sure Sonia would have spilled the beans on the ongoing criminal investigation in Rio.

[square_ball]

Jarlath, ever the politician, giving his opinion on U-21 hurling last night was funny.

In fairness he was 100% right.

[LilySavage]

Used to look forward to watching TSG up until this year. Cant be arsed with it either way now. The afternoon shows and the evening show both need a shakeup. Dont think RTE care too much for quality GAA coverage though.If they did surely theyd have a midweek show midweek in high season . They ignore the league. They had that camogie doubleheader live a few weeks back was cos the Camogie Association paid them.

[seafoid]

I don't know why they have to dress up in the suits. They look like fellas hanging around at a wedding.

[5 Sams]

I don't know why they have to dress up in the suits. They look like fellas hanging around at a wedding.

They get the suits for nothing so I'm sure they feel sort of obliged to give them an airing on the telly.

[iorras]

The Sunday Game is beyond pathetic at this stage as is the actual live commentary and punditry. How can fellas who played over 30 years ago be anyway relevant to what is happening. Its a microcosm of Irish life and is why we see all these issues with the boards of charities, sports governing bodies, committees and the like. Get a job, don't make any waves and you can do what the f**k you like for as long as you like and no-one will hold you accountable.
The irony of it when those clowns get paid on RTE GAA coverage get to be judge, jury and executioner on players, coaches and manager with no right of reply.
The difference between sky and rte is incredible, with sky you have guys who have actually competed and won at the highest level giving their professional opinions on what has just happened and what might be about to happen rather than the rte made up owl shite ranging from outrage to gushing depending on the mood and how well the sleeping tablets and laxatives worked the night before in the nursing home.

And its not like you can get away from it on radio either, the f**king Marty Squad? Seriously.

[Applesisapples]

The age of the pundits or when they played is not relevant. Cyril Farrell no spring chicken is worth listening to on the hurling. It's the content that's at issue. RTE guys just guess what's going on often incorrectly. On Sky they looked at the black card and felt on balance it was a yellow but could see why the ref gave it. I am fed up with RTE co commentators and commentators not even getting the offence right in spite of several replays just pure lazy.

[Jinxy]

In general, there is significant confirmation bias in the RTE 'analysis'.
Brolly is a classic example of someone who will only present data which supports his pre-existing agenda, however unrepresentative that data may be, and ignore the overwhelming amount of data which doesn't support it.
Spillane does the same.
Colm is more objective, but then again, that could be my own confirmation bias talking.

[iorras]

The age of the pundits or when they played is not relevant. Cyril Farrell no spring chicken is worth listening to on the hurling. It's the content that's at issue. RTE guys just guess what's going on often incorrectly. On Sky they looked at the black card and felt on balance it was a yellow but could see why the ref gave it. I am fed up with RTE co commentators and commentators not even getting the offence right in spite of several replays just pure lazy.

I didn't mention age, although its a fair conclusion to draw, I was referring to recent involvement with the game at a high level. I think Cyril is an exception to the case but that maybe more to do with the passion the man has for the game and perhaps he has the kind of guy that is just good at it. The others just seem to hate the game and don't have any recent relevance to Gaelic football as it is now. For whatever reason, the hurling package is infinitely more superior than the football and its been that way for quiet a long time.

[rosnarun]

Let Joanne Cantwell present it.
Did a great job on the Olympics and knows her GAA.
Sick of Des Cahill and the 'banter' he tries (and fails) to get going with the panel.

I thought she was very good on the Olympics as well, takes no crap. Cahill, whilst harmless enough, is a bit too sweet and if he was made of chocolate he would eat himself.

Her failure to question Sonia the Great is a major black mark against her . It was the Issue once the o donovan brothers were finished and never as a major player sitting beside her about if.

Yeah, I'm sure Sonia would have spilled the beans on the ongoing criminal investigation in Rio.

so you ignore the big issue of the day with one of the main protagonists  just because she may not give a full and frank answer,
i don's buy editorial decision either . Is cantwell just a pretty face , gender equalizer, or a genuine Journalist?
its cowardly journalism.