setanta sports coverage

unitedireland · February 21, 2011, 09:00:28 AM

I was watching the Donegal Tyrone match on Saturday night. The English commentator with Ross Carr really made a mess of it. Supposedly Jimmy McGuiness has an "all ireland, ulster, donegal winners medals and was voted Northern Ireland player of the year." Also "the weather in Northern Ireland and Ulster was very good today."
Obviously his background research leaves alot the be desired if he doesn't know that the GAA is an All Ireland association. Why would Setanta have an English commentator on GAA anyway if he has no background knowledge.

Sandy Hill · February 21, 2011, 09:49:40 AM

The tit doing the Dublin/Cork game was no great shakes either; such a boring delivery and usually away behind the play.

laoisgaa · February 22, 2011, 08:07:31 PM

The guy doing Donegal-Tyrone is Waterford native Will Downing who has a strong background in covering GAA

ross4life · February 22, 2011, 09:08:15 PM

Quote from: unitedireland on February 21, 2011, 09:00:28 AM
I was watching the Donegal Tyrone match on Saturday night. The English commentator with Ross Carr really made a mess of it. Supposedly Jimmy McGuiness has an "all ireland, ulster, donegal winners medals and was voted Northern Ireland player of the year." Also "the weather in Northern Ireland and Ulster was very good today."
Obviously his background research leaves alot the be desired if he doesn't know that the GAA is an All Ireland association. Why would Setanta have an English commentator on GAA anyway if he has no background knowledge.

Jim McGuinness was part of the Donegal panel in 1992 so he would have got both All Ireland & ulster medals not sure about the Northern Ireland player of the year thing or indeed the weather.

cloneman · February 22, 2011, 10:00:33 PM

Just a wee query. I took out setanta for the NL and recorded the Down & Mayo match on sky+. When I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

armaghniac · February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 PM

QuoteWhen I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

I had a similar problem with the Armagh - Dublin game the previous week, I got the first 5 minutes and then it cut out. A problem with the published timing perhaps?

cloneman · February 22, 2011, 10:50:59 PM

Quote from: armaghniac on February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 PM
QuoteWhen I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

I had a similar problem with the Armagh - Dublin game the previous week, I got the first 5 minutes and then it cut out. A problem with the published timing perhaps?

Could be, I'll maybe drop Setanta an email asking them. It would need to work this weekend!!

armaghniac · February 22, 2011, 11:22:25 PM

You could use the old fashioned VCR and just set the time manually!

lfdown2 · February 22, 2011, 11:31:07 PM

Quote from: armaghniac on February 22, 2011, 11:22:25 PM
You could use the old fashioned VCR and just set the time manually!

A what?

Quote from: cloneman on February 22, 2011, 10:00:33 PM
Just a wee query. I took out setanta for the NL and recorded the Down & Mayo match on sky+. When I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

Could ye not record every programme after it til get get home from the CC, just to be sure?

Muzz · February 23, 2011, 10:20:52 AM

Quote from: cloneman on February 22, 2011, 10:00:33 PM
Just a wee query. I took out setanta for the NL and recorded the Down & Mayo match on sky+. When I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

Have you taken the package out from northern ireland? If so it could be the viewing rights issue. Setanta Ireland and Setanta 1 can only broadcast certain events in the Republic - therefore if you are in Northern Ireland the broadcast cuts off. Same happens with the English Premier League games on Setanta on Saturdays.

mackers · February 23, 2011, 10:34:47 AM

Quote from: armaghniac on February 22, 2011, 10:31:35 PM
QuoteWhen I went to watch it the recording stopped just as the ball was thrown in. Did anyone else have this problem?

I had a similar problem with the Armagh - Dublin game the previous week, I got the first 5 minutes and then it cut out. A problem with the published timing perhaps?

The Dublin Armagh coverage was spilt into four programmes when I went to Sky+ it, I just recorded all four programmes and it worked OK.

mick999 · February 23, 2011, 10:50:34 AM

Watching setanta via UPC in Dublin, it was the exact same issue, The game was split into 4 or 5 different "programmes", but when all were recorded, it worked fine

armaghniac · February 23, 2011, 11:04:27 AM

QuoteThe Dublin Armagh coverage was spilt into four programmes when I went to Sky+ it, I just recorded all four programmes and it worked OK.

Probably I just recorded the first one, something to note for this week!

cloneman · February 23, 2011, 09:36:21 PM

Quote from: armaghniac on February 23, 2011, 11:04:27 AM
QuoteThe Dublin Armagh coverage was spilt into four programmes when I went to Sky+ it, I just recorded all four programmes and it worked OK.

Probably I just recorded the first one, something to note for this week!

I've just set sky+ for sat night but it just seems to be the one programme.

lfdown2 · February 25, 2011, 02:26:39 AM

Lads you think you have it bad, Setanta Australias first airing of the Down Armagh game is on the 4th March at 3:15am...wtf!?

It must be something the GAA could look into, surely it would pay to have a web channel for every game for oversees subscribers only, akin to Celtic and their online Channel 67?

In the meantime anyone got Skype that wants to point their camera at the tv while they're at the game sat night?