UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

Farrandeelin · April 30, 2019, 04:22:05 PM

They're doing a good job at promoting hurling in the so called weaker counties for sure.

armaghniac · April 30, 2019, 04:27:45 PM

Quote from: Farrandeelin on April 30, 2019, 04:22:05 PM
They're doing a good job at promoting hurling in the so called weaker counties for sure.

Is it the case the BBC do not cover Ulster games live if RTÉ have something else on at the same time, e.g. Munster hurling? Not much for them to do.

seafoid · April 30, 2019, 04:47:22 PM

Quote from: Boycey on April 30, 2019, 03:46:16 PM
The way the different codes are structured now this is always going happen? A lot of hurling early on with the two round robin provincial championships followed by a lot of football with back door games followed by the super 8s

They would have to increase the number of games in the contract to get the football provincial championships in

trailer · April 30, 2019, 05:17:12 PM

What a load of w**k.

Rossfan · April 30, 2019, 06:37:12 PM

I presume they want to show entertaining games

Not 45 throws followed by 55 more and so on and on and on....

seafoid · April 30, 2019, 07:08:49 PM

Maybe the GAA does want a 2 tier fuball championship.
Only the glamorous counties get televised.

Farrandeelin · April 30, 2019, 07:13:52 PM

Quote from: Rossfan on April 30, 2019, 06:37:12 PM
I presume they want to show entertaining games
Not 45 throws followed by 55 more and so on and on and on....

Perhaps I'm biased because Mayo actually won the bloody league, but I thought the football league final entertainment far exceeded the hurling counterpart.

tippabu · April 30, 2019, 07:52:07 PM

Quote from: Farrandeelin on April 30, 2019, 07:13:52 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on April 30, 2019, 06:37:12 PM
I presume they want to show entertaining games
Not 45 throws followed by 55 more and so on and on and on....

Perhaps I'm biased because Mayo actually won the bloody league, but I thought the football league final entertainment far exceeded the hurling counterpart.

First half was pretty cat, 2nd half was brilliant. Hurling was very tame that day. I'm a football first man but the Munster hurling championship is the best we have, once the sooper 8s kick in we will have loads of quality football on tv. Interesting to see by the end of the year if there's more football or hurling after being on tv. Let's call a spade a spade, in connacht you only have 2 games worth showing, Munster and Leinster non, Ulster you have competitive games but it's overhyped in my opinion. No complaints with the early season scedualing and can't wait for it all to throw in

marty34 · April 30, 2019, 08:52:49 PM

Good to see plenry of hurling.

Who wants to watch average 8pts to 6pts in the borefest football?

RedHand88 · April 30, 2019, 10:04:44 PM

April and the hurling snobbery has already started in 2019.

yellowcard · May 01, 2019, 05:53:08 AM

It's hard to argue with the TV scheduling and I say that as a football supporter. The hurling matches on offer are way more attractive, it's just not that interesting watching any of the countless turkey shoots in the provincial championships.

Redhand Santa · May 01, 2019, 08:13:12 AM

Quote from: marty34 on April 30, 2019, 08:52:49 PM
Good to see plenry of hurling.

Who wants to watch average 8pts to 6pts in the borefest football?

This is typical of the crap football has to put up, with hyped up by the media in recent years. I'd say the average points scored per game would be around 30 on average for the championship. Why don't you give 5 or 6 examples of these 8 6 games last year?

The football league was much superior to the hurling. But I can see why they focus on hurling more early in the year given its the top teams playing each other whereas in football most of the games between the top teams only happen later in the year. Still think one or two more football games could have made the tv though.

Redhand Santa · May 01, 2019, 08:19:15 AM

The ulster championship is criticised for being the most defensive and on average last year there was 34.5 points scored per game. That would be ahead of the average for most ulster championships for the last 100 years. Football is as high scoring as ever. Still not as high scoring as hurling where the ball is pumped 80 metres at a time with most players not involved.

trailer · May 01, 2019, 08:39:59 AM

Quote from: Redhand Santa on May 01, 2019, 08:19:15 AM
The ulster championship is criticised for being the most defensive and on average last year there was 34.5 points scored per game. That would be ahead of the average for most ulster championships for the last 100 years. Football is as high scoring as ever. Still not as high scoring as hurling where the ball is pumped 80 metres at a time with most players not involved.

Shots fired

RedHand88 · May 01, 2019, 09:58:27 AM

Quote from: Redhand Santa on May 01, 2019, 08:19:15 AM
The ulster championship is criticised for being the most defensive and on average last year there was 34.5 points scored per game. That would be ahead of the average for most ulster championships for the last 100 years. Football is as high scoring as ever. Still not as high scoring as hurling where the ball is pumped 80 metres at a time with most players not involved.

No fitness in hurling, sure the ball does all the work. What's the point of the full forward line when players are able to hit it over from midfield?
Pile of teams playing each other in a round robin, Galway favourites in the "Leinster" championship, and most of them qualify anyway!