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GAA Discussion / Re: Ulster Senior football cha...

Last post by Norm-Peterson - Today at 06:59:53 PM

Donegal must not be a very Irish nationalist people. Now you can understand why I would never support an ROI county in football. Maybe they can go play in Connaught.

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GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by Truthsayer - Today at 06:45:55 PM

You mean not providing free entertainment to casual armchair followers of gaelic games ?

No I mean there's elderly people, gave their life to GAA, not well enough to go to games that can't afford to pay and families can't afford it or to take crowd kids to a local pub.

What size do you think that very specific demographic is?

I don't known. Even a few is too many.

Is it really though?

Not to you obviously

#3

GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 4 -...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 06:29:58 PM

Saturday 25th Louth v Meath, Grattan Park, Inniskeen, 5.30pm

There might be a right few Louth people going to that, having put on a decent show at the weekend. They might have fitted in a few more had they used Crossmaglen or Newry, but I suppose the latter is needed for Down games.

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GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by armaghniac - Today at 06:25:45 PM

Really not a fan of the "elderly person with no broadband" argument. This demographic got through 80% of their lives with knockout championships and minimal tv coverage. They're not losing out on something if they never really had it. And even if they did have it, their parents didn't, so why should they? It's a futile, nonsense attempt to tug on heartstrings, most commonly chorused by stay at home supporters who like to watch soccer and whatever is on YouTube at the same time.

I'll always say that GAA Go went about things arse faced. Had they done the Netflix / Now TV route and made the software easy to use and access first, then more secure later, it would now only be a year or two from being a staple purchase that just floats out of almost every bank account in Ireland every month.

But they've invested all their tech time to date in making it difficult to steal. Which means they're picking up customers only because they're forced into it, rather than because they're curious. Which is not the right way to start up, and is the fundamental driver of the current angst.

Absolutely. Say they provided an easy to use setup and showed free games midweek that had been on the previous week, then people would use it and then perhaps pay the required fee to upgrade to see the games live. Say they had a game of the week free from Tuesday, that could be Cork v Limerick this week.

A bit of care with the app should ensure that pretty much anyone can use it and there is a suggestion that clubs might have a few techie volunteers to help club stalwarts.

Also the GAA should better integrate the different streaming options, so that if you get it working then it all works, so that you don't have different issues with ArmaghTV, UlsterGAATV and GAAGo. You need a technical platform that different providers can feed into. Then you have the ridiculous situation in the autumn that TG4 shows the club games, but are prohibited from showing these outside Ireland, but GAAGo don't bother their arse showing them outside Ireland although the video feed is already available.

Somebody needs to have good look at the whole thing.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by johnnycool - Today at 06:16:56 PM

anyone know why the county football and hurling championship draws haven't been done - this lad (and the mrs) looking to book holidays! i don't want to miss the craic. are the dates even available...

Tell them to book early July, they'll be grand.

Some will be screened too, hopefully, I watched a match in London last year, fantastic job

Did you have to pay for it? 

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GAA Discussion / Re: Sam Maguire 2024 Group 2 ...

Last post by Cunny Funt - Today at 06:12:56 PM

I'm happy to put on a small bet the game will not throw at 5pm !

You'll lose that bet as HQ are not known for changing set throw in times for other sports.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by Milltown Row2 - Today at 06:12:41 PM

anyone know why the county football and hurling championship draws haven't been done - this lad (and the mrs) looking to book holidays! i don't want to miss the craic. are the dates even available...

Tell them to book early July, they'll be grand.

Some will be screened too, hopefully, I watched a match in London last year, fantastic job

#8

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by RedHand88 - Today at 06:08:24 PM

You mean not providing free entertainment to casual armchair followers of gaelic games ?

No I mean there's elderly people, gave their life to GAA, not well enough to go to games that can't afford to pay and families can't afford it or to take crowd kids to a local pub.

What size do you think that very specific demographic is?

I don't known. Even a few is too many.

Is it really though?

#9

GAA Discussion / Re: GAA moneybags and Sean Cav...

Last post by imtommygunn - Today at 06:07:30 PM

Worse than anyone.

I'd have to toss a coin between him and Cora.

At least she comes across as a genuine sort though.

This is being overplayed just because a good match wasn't live on RTE. There were a goo few other ones - e.g. when Wexford beat Galway which was massive and was on GAA GO no one was saying much. There is a load on tv. My da falls into the older person bracket who doesn't get GAA GO (I could get him it but he would torture me on it) and my Ma says he does nothing but watch football or hurling all weekend and that's without GAA GO so just shows you. There is GAA flat out.

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Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by JonnyD_ - Today at 06:05:10 PM

anyone know why the county football and hurling championship draws haven't been done - this lad (and the mrs) looking to book holidays! i don't want to miss the craic. are the dates even available...