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#71

General discussion / Re: The Offical Glasgow Celtic...

Last post by Main Street - May 14, 2024, 07:05:41 PM

BR knows exactly how to wind up Clement

I'll watch Spurs v Man City not Rangers - Rodgers

Brendan was asked if he will be keeping an eye on the action at Ibrox, Rodgers said: "Not really, no. I'll watch Tottenham-Man City."

"Our only focus is on ourselves and preparing for the game. Outwith that, we can't control anything else."

#72

General discussion / Re: Time Travel

Last post by joemamas - May 14, 2024, 07:05:15 PM

#1. take a chance, if you fail, do it again, no shame.

#2 Maybe Marvin Hagler V Sugar Ray Leonard (and hopefully Hagler wins this time), Arsenal V Man Utd 1979 FA Cup final

#3  Tell the Mayo goalkeeper to run and catch the ball in the last seconds of 1996 all Ireland final, and not to let it hop on the 14 yard line and go over the bar.
wait #3 could take a while .......

#73

Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by Delgany 2nds - May 14, 2024, 07:02:59 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...

Draw is on 17th May

Hurling Round Robin dates
IHC/JHC  26 - 27 JULY
SHC/ IHC/JHC - 9 - 11 Aug
Then 23 - 25 Aug;6 - 8 Sept:
Qtrs 20- 22 Sept;Semis/JHCF- 4-6 Oct
SHC/IHC Finals 19 - 20 OCT


Football Round Robin dates
IFC 31 JULY
SFC/ IFC/JFC-2-4 Aug
Then 16- 18 Aug;30 Aug-1Sept:
Qtrs*13-16 Sept;Semis-27 - 30 Sept
 Finals 11- 13 OCT

#74

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

Last post by Norm-Peterson - May 14, 2024, 06:59:53 PM

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

https://ibb.co/xHtQMrC

#75

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

Last post by Truthsayer - May 14, 2024, 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

#76

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

Last post by armaghniac - May 14, 2024, 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.

#77

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

Last post by armaghniac - May 14, 2024, 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.

#78

Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by johnnycool - May 14, 2024, 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? 

#79

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

Last post by Cunny Funt - May 14, 2024, 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.

#80

Antrim / Re: Antrim Hurling

Last post by Milltown Row2 - May 14, 2024, 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