The Sunday Game

Started by Jinxy, May 11, 2008, 10:47:55 PM

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highorlow

Probably in the Oval in Cork or some other pub down dere
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imtommygunn

Was there any Joe McDonagh cup shown at all?

square_ball

Quote from: imtommygunn on May 13, 2019, 12:20:37 PM
Was there any Joe McDonagh cup shown at all?

The BBC sport website have 2 minutes highlights of the Antrim-Kerry match which is 2 minutes more coverage than the Sunday game showed.

mrdeeds

Tomas O Se analysis in Limerick Tipperary was pathetic. Just showed scores and described what was happening. Jesus wept.

Farrandeelin

As well as that, the way they introduced the 40 years of it, the current RTÉ version looks absolutely crap. I know all the sports logos are the same, but it looks very dumbed down in comparison to the 90s.
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seafoid

The Irish times has zero coverage of the Joe McDonagh.
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

johnnycool

Quote from: seafoid on May 13, 2019, 01:23:39 PM
The Irish times has zero coverage of the Joe McDonagh.

Independent is the only paper that seems to delve into the lower tiers of hurling at all.


seafoid

Quote from: johnnycool on May 13, 2019, 02:32:16 PM
Quote from: seafoid on May 13, 2019, 01:23:39 PM
The Irish times has zero coverage of the Joe McDonagh.

Independent is the only paper that seems to delve into the lower tiers of hurling at all.
I don't think the IT has the money , actually
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

imtommygunn

The Joe McDonagh is a great tournament. It's as tight as division 1 of the hurling league where you could go from winning to relegation prospect very quickly.  The GAA have never really cared with the hurling though and how they treat hurling is a solid argument with why football maybe shouldn't be tiered as no one would ever see about half the counties in Ireland playing on tv at all.

seafoid

Quote from: imtommygunn on May 13, 2019, 04:59:27 PM
The Joe McDonagh is a great tournament. It's as tight as division 1 of the hurling league where you could go from winning to relegation prospect very quickly.  The GAA have never really cared with the hurling though and how they treat hurling is a solid argument with why football maybe shouldn't be tiered as no one would ever see about half the counties in Ireland playing on tv at all.

It's a real pity because it is really good

But I don't think you can use hurling to argue about football and tiering
Hurling is very much a minority sport in about 2/3 of counties .
"f**k it, just score"- Donaghy   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IbxG2WwVRjU

From the Bunker

No body cares about the McDonagh Cup, The Nicky Rachard, The Lori Meagher, The Christy Ring. Nobody care about the tiered Womens championships (Senior, Junior and Intermediate).

Only a handful of people attend the semi finals of these competitions. Mostly family, friends and clubmates. Tiering competitions does not make them any more popular. The Ladies Market the finals well and horse out free tickets for a triple header day out.

Using the Ladies game as a good example, is a false flag. The Ladies game has very poor attendances and coverage!

The Boy Wonder

Quote from: From the Bunker on May 13, 2019, 07:59:21 PM
No body cares about the McDonagh Cup, The Nicky Rachard, The Lori Meagher, The Christy Ring. Nobody care about the tiered Womens championships (Senior, Junior and Intermediate).


Between 4,000 and 5,000 were in attendance at the Joe McDonagh Cup match between Offaly and Laois in Tullamore on Saturday evening - more than attended some of the SFC matches over the weekend.

marty34

Quote from: From the Bunker on May 13, 2019, 07:59:21 PM
No body cares about the McDonagh Cup, The Nicky Rachard, The Lori Meagher, The Christy Ring. Nobody care about the tiered Womens championships (Senior, Junior and Intermediate).

Only a handful of people attend the semi finals of these competitions. Mostly family, friends and clubmates. Tiering competitions does not make them any more popular. The Ladies Market the finals well and horse out free tickets for a triple header day out.

Using the Ladies game as a good example, is a false flag. The Ladies game has very poor attendances and coverage!

The Joe McDonagh is a super competition - TG4 should be allowed to cover it.

marty34

Quote from: seafoid on May 13, 2019, 06:57:58 PM
Quote from: imtommygunn on May 13, 2019, 04:59:27 PM
The Joe McDonagh is a great tournament. It's as tight as division 1 of the hurling league where you could go from winning to relegation prospect very quickly.  The GAA have never really cared with the hurling though and how they treat hurling is a solid argument with why football maybe shouldn't be tiered as no one would ever see about half the counties in Ireland playing on tv at all.

It's a real pity because it is really good

But I don't think you can use hurling to argue about football and tiering
Hurling is very much a minority sport in about 2/3 of counties .

Hurling is such a success because it's tirered!  Look at Liam McCarthy and Joe Mc Donagh.  Look at the Christy Ring - teams who are at their own level.  Hurling people bought into the tiered system because they understand their is an opportunity to progress. 

Football counties don't get it.