Seanie Johnston Switch and outside managers

[Armaghgeddon]

Heard he played a game and scored 5 points

[Donnellys Hollow]

He played County League Div 2. He cannot play for Kildare until he has played county championship which will not take place until the county team's campaign is over. The boys on the Sunday Game completely jumping the gun.

[Armaghgeddon]

He played County League Div 2. He cannot play for Kildare until he has played county championship which will not take place until the county team's campaign is over. The boys on the Sunday Game completely jumping the gun.

Ah, so still no Seanie for this year then?

[Ohtoohtobe]

He played County League Div 2. He cannot play for Kildare until he has played county championship which will not take place until the county team's campaign is over. The boys on the Sunday Game completely jumping the gun.

Ah, so still no Seanie for this year then?

Hard to see when he's going to get the chance to become eligible. Unbelievable incompetence from The Sunday Game and they should make a correction.

[orangeman]

He played County League Div 2. He cannot play for Kildare until he has played county championship which will not take place until the county team's campaign is over. The boys on the Sunday Game completely jumping the gun.

Ah, so still no Seanie for this year then?

Hard to see when he's going to get the chance to become eligible. Unbelievable incompetence from The Sunday Game and they should make a correction.

They did say after the break that it was only league and that league didn't qualify.

Somebody must have phoned in.

[Ohtoohtobe]

He played County League Div 2. He cannot play for Kildare until he has played county championship which will not take place until the county team's campaign is over. The boys on the Sunday Game completely jumping the gun.

Ah, so still no Seanie for this year then?

Hard to see when he's going to get the chance to become eligible. Unbelievable incompetence from The Sunday Game and they should make a correction.

They did say after the break that it was only league and that league didn't qualify.

Somebody must have phoned in.

Well that's something (I didn't see the show, was told about it) but to accuse Kildare county board of 'manipulating' fixtures when that's a run of the mill game that would have been scheduled months ago is still extremely shoddy...

[LilySavage]

They presented it as if a last minute decision had been made to squeeze a club championship game in in order to make Seanie eligible. Whelan actually said the Kildare CB had manipulated the fixture to do so. What planet are they on, I know they are Dubs but did they honestly think a club championship knockout game like that can be pushed through just like that? Either way, in going out of their way to report on this particular matter, they should have at least gotten their facts right. Shoddy for sure.

[heffo]

Either way, in going out of their way to report on this particular matter, they should have at least gotten their facts right. Shoddy for sure.

Thats the only concern you have surrounding this saga?

Christ weeps...

[orangeman]

Shoddy for sure ! 

[cornafean]

The confusion over Johnston made the Sunday Game presenter and panellists look ridiculous the other night. Its about time that they abandoned the tradition of having amateur volunteers panellists on the Sunday Game. I think it would improve the programme if they hired professional panellists who would be paid a decent wage and expenses. At least they would have an incentive to get their facts right unlike the poor volunteers who are there now, doing their best but sadly making a bit of a hames of it.

[Hardy]

It was the "professional" presenter who made a hames of it. What do you mean by "professional panellists"? I'm sure they get paid as it is. That makes them professionals in this context.

[Give and Go]

Being a panellist is a good number. They are not volunteers!

[cornafean]

Being a panellist is a good number. They are not volunteers!

That was my point - my career in the irony business is in doubt.  The Sunday Game presenter and panellists are extremely well paid but their uninformed, ill-prepared opinions are only as useful as an average pub bore.

[heffo]

The confusion over Johnston made the Sunday Game presenter and panellists look ridiculous the other night. Its about time that they abandoned the tradition of having amateur volunteers panellists on the Sunday Game. I think it would improve the programme if they hired professional panellists who would be paid a decent wage and expenses. At least they would have an incentive to get their facts right unlike the poor volunteers who are there now, doing their best but sadly making a bit of a hames of it.

They are paid handsomely for their services and are also provided a hotel room to prepare and rest before the broadcast. They also have the services of a renowned rule book expert at their disposal.

Clearly some of them are more prepared than others.

[Donnellys Hollow]

Surely they have a researcher who could have checked it out beforehand. A quick glance at the fixtures on the Kildare website or even on here would have confirmed that it was a county league game and not championship.