Ryle Nugent steps down as RTE Head of Sport

[Jinxy]

https://www.independent.ie/sport/ryle-nugent-announces-departure-from-rte-after-24-years-with-broadcaster-36644387.html

How will he be remembered from the GAA perspective?
I will mostly remember him as the RTE Head of Sport who lost all the sport.
He will be replaced internally.
Would Darragh Maloney be in the running?

[Kuwabatake Sanjuro]

Good riddance

[Croí na hÉireann]

Great. Might see some positive changes now GAA wise on the box next year.

[Jinxy]

It's a sad day for women's rugby.

[Buckass]

U can't say he'd no interest in gaa. Made the phone call from upstairs for panel to change motm decision in 2015 after they selected Philly McMahon but uproar on social media about eye gouge of donaghmore

[An Fhairche Abu]

From a GAA perspective he's no loss at all, we'll see what the next person in will bring.

[Kuwabatake Sanjuro]

From a GAA perspective he's no loss at all, we'll see what the next person in will bring.

LOI soccer, boxing, motorsport and basketball all suffered under him too.

[Farrandeelin]

I for one am happy he's gone. Whether or not the next fella will have the budget to bring in more sports is another thing.

[DuffleKing]

Would it not be fair to say that RTE lost all of these sporting rights because of budget cuts? Surely RN would gladly have spent the full budget on retaining the 6 nations if it would have worked?

[tippabu]

Would it not be fair to say that RTE lost all of these sporting rights because of budget cuts? Surely RN would gladly have spent the full budget on retaining the 6 nations if it would have worked?

Thats my thinking, TG4 do a great job on the league and id hate to see rte getting it just from a sense of sharing the coverage around. RTE have good coverage of the championship, how would people like to see them improve on what we already have? the only thing I can really think of at the minute is id like to see a Monday night highlights show where they show extensive highlights of the action with less "analysis" from all the games theyve footage from. Could maybe do a video or audio podcast type show where they can discuss the games in detail or a radio show

[Captain Obvious]

Was Nugent that interesting that this topic needs two threads? http://gaaboard.com/board/index.php?topic=28486.0

[Jinxy]

Yes.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Would it not be fair to say that RTE lost all of these sporting rights because of budget cuts? Surely RN would gladly have spent the full budget on retaining the 6 nations if it would have worked?

Undoubtably. RTE actually pretty much lost all their rugby under him as well.

[trileacman]

Ryle was a favourite football for lads to kick on here. I never had much issue with him, an obvious rugby centric individual but very few else would have tackled the 3 stooges on TSG. Their  inane ramblings are box office gold for joe public.

[seafoid]

Under Ryle Nugent Meath became a shadow of its former self. Even women have no fear of Meath now.
The Nugent years also saw brutal tankings of the soul of Irish sport, the Republic of Oireland soccer team.