The Sunday Game

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

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Rossfan

And if a hurler kicks the ball.." they can play football in ..."
Davy's given us a dream to cling to
We're going to bring home the SAM

BennyCake

Quote from: Keyser soze on May 21, 2019, 03:19:27 PM
EVERY time a player gets a goal Ger intones 'his **th ever championship goal'!! Wtaf.

Also, "and it's 3 points to 2 with 12 minutes gone". Commentary by numbers. Brutal. I actually mute the action now if Canning is on.

BennyCake

Quote from: Hoof Hearted on May 21, 2019, 03:33:34 PM
Quote from: Antrim Coaster on May 21, 2019, 02:37:15 PM
Quote from: Main Street on May 20, 2019, 08:10:19 PM
BBC's deferred coverage of Down v Armagh was good. The post match on-pitch chat between Oisin, Mark and Marty was entertaining.
The commentator's gaffes during the game just add to the enjoyment. McHugh? what can you say?  he's unique, the lack of coordination between thought, language, expression and time, is endearing.

Despite the sunday game going into extra time, BBC still rendered a full highlights edition of the Cavan Monaghan game.
Thomas Niblock's commentary was refreshing and a damn sight better than Ger 'Bollix' Canning who couldn't commentate on a pillow fight.

The Sunday Game needs an overhaul - more action and less talk.

Why spend the guts of an hour yapping about 2 live matches that were shown a few hours previously and show longer highlights of the matches that weren't shown live.

Time to jettison the attention seeking Brolly and Spillane combination and get shot of Canning at the same time.

The best RTE football pundit I thought was Anthony Tohill and they didn't keep him in the seat for too long for some reason.

Cause big Tohill said it as it was and it didn't go down to well
A lot of people don't like the truth

Was Tohill used on TSG up until his accident which left him with a facial scar? Maybe it's a coincidence, but I haven't really seen Tohill being interviewed or on TV since. Maybe he's self conscious about appearances?

Farrandeelin

Quote from: Rossfan on May 21, 2019, 05:00:09 PM
And if a hurler kicks the ball.." they can play football in ..."

If a defender scores, "and he has number 4 on his back"...
Inaugural Football Championship Prediction Winner.

magpie seanie

The problem with TV sports though is they're not interested (RTE in particular) in the likes of us - people who are that interested (some even knowledgeable) we'd post on a discussion board. We'll watch regardless.

They want to attract the guys who don't have a clue and get them talking in the office, factory floor, in the vans etc to their similarly mildly interested mates about "what yer man said...jazes it was gas...". Its about ratings and despite the crap fare on offer the committed fans are in the bag.

oakleaflad

Quote from: BennyCake on May 21, 2019, 05:33:59 PM
Quote from: Hoof Hearted on May 21, 2019, 03:33:34 PM
Quote from: Antrim Coaster on May 21, 2019, 02:37:15 PM
Quote from: Main Street on May 20, 2019, 08:10:19 PM
BBC's deferred coverage of Down v Armagh was good. The post match on-pitch chat between Oisin, Mark and Marty was entertaining.
The commentator's gaffes during the game just add to the enjoyment. McHugh? what can you say?  he's unique, the lack of coordination between thought, language, expression and time, is endearing.

Despite the sunday game going into extra time, BBC still rendered a full highlights edition of the Cavan Monaghan game.
Thomas Niblock's commentary was refreshing and a damn sight better than Ger 'Bollix' Canning who couldn't commentate on a pillow fight.

The Sunday Game needs an overhaul - more action and less talk.

Why spend the guts of an hour yapping about 2 live matches that were shown a few hours previously and show longer highlights of the matches that weren't shown live.

Time to jettison the attention seeking Brolly and Spillane combination and get shot of Canning at the same time.

The best RTE football pundit I thought was Anthony Tohill and they didn't keep him in the seat for too long for some reason.

Cause big Tohill said it as it was and it didn't go down to well
A lot of people don't like the truth

Was Tohill used on TSG up until his accident which left him with a facial scar? Maybe it's a coincidence, but I haven't really seen Tohill being interviewed or on TV since. Maybe he's self conscious about appearances?
Nah, he hadn't been on TSG for a few years before the accident. Also thought Tohill was the best pundit on RTE, probably spoke too much sense for them though.

magpie seanie

Quote from: oakleaflad on May 22, 2019, 12:22:45 PM
Quote from: BennyCake on May 21, 2019, 05:33:59 PM
Quote from: Hoof Hearted on May 21, 2019, 03:33:34 PM
Quote from: Antrim Coaster on May 21, 2019, 02:37:15 PM
Quote from: Main Street on May 20, 2019, 08:10:19 PM
BBC's deferred coverage of Down v Armagh was good. The post match on-pitch chat between Oisin, Mark and Marty was entertaining.
The commentator's gaffes during the game just add to the enjoyment. McHugh? what can you say?  he's unique, the lack of coordination between thought, language, expression and time, is endearing.

Despite the sunday game going into extra time, BBC still rendered a full highlights edition of the Cavan Monaghan game.
Thomas Niblock's commentary was refreshing and a damn sight better than Ger 'Bollix' Canning who couldn't commentate on a pillow fight.

The Sunday Game needs an overhaul - more action and less talk.

Why spend the guts of an hour yapping about 2 live matches that were shown a few hours previously and show longer highlights of the matches that weren't shown live.

Time to jettison the attention seeking Brolly and Spillane combination and get shot of Canning at the same time.

The best RTE football pundit I thought was Anthony Tohill and they didn't keep him in the seat for too long for some reason.

Cause big Tohill said it as it was and it didn't go down to well
A lot of people don't like the truth

Was Tohill used on TSG up until his accident which left him with a facial scar? Maybe it's a coincidence, but I haven't really seen Tohill being interviewed or on TV since. Maybe he's self conscious about appearances?
Nah, he hadn't been on TSG for a few years before the accident. Also thought Tohill was the best pundit on RTE, probably spoke too much sense for them though.

Didn't talk shite.

omaghjoe

Just got round to watching it yesterday and have to say Kevin McStay's analysis was shocking. He was like a cub that forgot to do his homework and was just winging it in front of the class.

Firstly he started out by claiming Cavan's penalty was a defo penalty and proceeded to convince no one, then he had some shitty graphic and took 3 mintues to explain to us that if you win a long kickout you have less distance to go up the field (WTF!) and then the rest of his time was consumed by pointing out were Cavan maybe could have had a goal and had the game wrapped up at half time.

He made Sean look like an expert....terrible stuff altogether

Hound

Quote from: Farrandeelin on May 21, 2019, 09:07:31 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on May 21, 2019, 05:00:09 PM
And if a hurler kicks the ball.." they can play football in ..."

If a defender scores, "and he has number 4 on his back"...
"....and O'Connor send its over the bar. It's 6 points to 3.
DOUBLE SCORES!"

Woopidity-do, it's just a 3 point lead chap!


An Fhairche Abu

Quote from: magpie seanie on May 22, 2019, 12:06:38 PM
The problem with TV sports though is they're not interested (RTE in particular) in the likes of us - people who are that interested (some even knowledgeable) we'd post on a discussion board. We'll watch regardless.

They want to attract the guys who don't have a clue and get them talking in the office, factory floor, in the vans etc to their similarly mildly interested mates about "what yer man said...jazes it was gas...". Its about ratings and despite the crap fare on offer the committed fans are in the bag.

Sadly you are completely correct here.

oneflewoverthecuckoonest

rte radio sport has gone downhill big time in their gaa live broadcasts....more of the bloody pc rubbish of having a female co-commentator....on the radio this evening for the meath-carlow game, the "female voice" was briege corkery who clearly had no clue about the meath players and even less about the Carlow lads....she started out with a lovely gem, describing the meath-carlow game  as a big local derby  ::) ::) ::).....at 600 euro a pop, you would expect some degree of research.

Main Street

Quote from: Hound on May 22, 2019, 04:34:28 PM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on May 21, 2019, 09:07:31 PM
Quote from: Rossfan on May 21, 2019, 05:00:09 PM
And if a hurler kicks the ball.." they can play football in ..."

If a defender scores, "and he has number 4 on his back"...
"....and O'Connor send its over the bar. It's 6 points to 3.
DOUBLE SCORES!"

Woopidity-do, it's just a 3 point lead chap!
It's a one score game.

Sportacus

The All Ireland Hurling tickets competition is open to RoI entrants only.  Seriously.

J70

Quote from: oneflewoverthecuckoonest on May 26, 2019, 01:47:59 AM
rte radio sport has gone downhill big time in their gaa live broadcasts....more of the bloody pc rubbish of having a female co-commentator....on the radio this evening for the meath-carlow game, the "female voice" was briege corkery who clearly had no clue about the meath players and even less about the Carlow lads....she started out with a lovely gem, describing the meath-carlow game  as a big local derby  ::) ::) ::).....at 600 euro a pop, you would expect some degree of research.

So what's the issue?

That she was female or, in your opinion, ill-informed?

thebar

#5744
Quote from: J70 on May 26, 2019, 05:15:51 PM
Quote from: oneflewoverthecuckoonest on May 26, 2019, 01:47:59 AM
rte radio sport has gone downhill big time in their gaa live broadcasts....more of the bloody pc rubbish of having a female co-commentator....on the radio this evening for the meath-carlow game, the "female voice" was briege corkery who clearly had no clue about the meath players and even less about the Carlow lads....she started out with a lovely gem, describing the meath-carlow game  as a big local derby  ::) ::) ::).....at 600 euro a pop, you would expect some degree of research.

So what's the issue?

That she was female or, in your opinion, ill-informed?


Meath Carlow is not a local derby. Thats a fact not opinion.