What do the Mayo people on here think of Mid West Radio?
Heard Paul Claffey's show a few times recently and couldn't believe the amount of self promotion he indulged in.
He only seems to mainly play songs by 'singers' who are going on one of his music weekends away, and seems to continually push the likes of Mike Denver, John Mc Nicholl and anyone going on his weekedns away.
He never shuts his mouth about the Royal Theatre in Castlebar, and sometimes MWR sounds like nothing more than a promotional vehicle for the above venue.
The sports department was never the same since the passing of Willie 'The Shoe' and is a pale shadow of what it once was.
Any other opinions?
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 26, 2010, 08:09:16 PM
What do the Mayo people on here think of Mid West Radio?
Heard Paul Claffey's show a few times recently and couldn't believe the amount of self promotion he indulged in.
He only seems to mainly play songs by 'singers' who are going on one of his music weekends away, and seems to continually push the likes of Mike Denver, John Mc Nicholl and anyone going on his weekedns away.
He never shuts his mouth about the Royal Theatre in Castlebar, and sometimes MWR sounds like nothing more than a promotional vehicle for the above venue.
The sports department was never the same since the passing of Willie 'The Shoe' and is a pale shadow of what it once was.
Any other opinions?
Not a Mayo person but tune in occasionally for GAA commentaries. Even if things have declined in the sports section just be glad you're not "served" by Ocean FM. The sports coverage is a complete joke.
Can't stand it. Country and western jamboree round the clock followed by the death has occurred, the death has occurred, the death has occurred...etc. It has it's niche market of the 50+ and thats it.
I'd listen to it for a Mayo match and that would be about it.
Thanks for putting MWR in brackets in the title. It has helped significantly with my understanding of the situation.
MWR is a local radio station doing the same as all the other local stations. Don't see what the problem is.
Quote from: ballinaman on January 26, 2010, 08:39:42 PM
Can't stand it. Country and western jamboree round the clock followed by the death has occurred, the death has occurred, the death has occurred...etc. It has it's niche market of the 50+ and thats it.
I'd listen to it for a Mayo match and that would be about it.
This exactly sums up my own thoughts on it in general. A lot of the so called news seems to be read directly from that day's newspapers, and as i mentioned earlier, the presenter from 11am to 1pm shoves crappy country singers, and his own business interests down people's throats for the full 2 hours.
Lets hope when their licence is up for renewal that a new consortium emerges from somewhere and gets rid of the current incumbants.
QuoteCan't stand it. Country and western jamboree round the clock followed by the death has occurred, the death has occurred, the death has occurred...etc. It has it's niche market of the 50+ and thats it.
I'd listen to it for a Mayo match and that would be about it.
Couldn't have put it better myself
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 26, 2010, 08:09:16 PM
What do the Mayo people on here think of Mid West Radio?
Heard Paul Claffey's show a few times recently and couldn't believe the amount of self promotion he indulged in.
He only seems to mainly play songs by 'singers' who are going on one of his music weekends away, and seems to continually push the likes of Mike Denver, John Mc Nicholl and anyone going on his weekedns away.
He never shuts his mouth about the Royal Theatre in Castlebar, and sometimes MWR sounds like nothing more than a promotional vehicle for the above venue.
The sports department was never the same since the passing of Willie 'The Shoe' and is a pale shadow of what it once was.
Any other opinions?
f**k me, I was going to refrain from posting for another week, but you've hit the nail on the head. Angelina whatsername Lord Jesus Christ, I cannot suffer her for the sports. Criticise at your peril and the text won't be read out!!! As for Claffey, nothing but a moaning whingebag who depresses me any time I listen to him. I like Tommy Marren though, he's the best of them - he does his job well.
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 26, 2010, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on January 26, 2010, 08:39:42 PM
Can't stand it. Country and western jamboree round the clock followed by the death has occurred, the death has occurred, the death has occurred...etc. It has it's niche market of the 50+ and thats it.
I'd listen to it for a Mayo match and that would be about it.
This exactly sums up my own thoughts on it in general. A lot of the so called news seems to be read directly from that day's newspapers, and as i mentioned earlier, the presenter from 11am to 1pm shoves crappy country singers, and his own business interests down people's throats for the full 2 hours.
Lets hope when their licence is up for renewal that a new consortium emerges from somewhere and gets rid of the current incumbants.
Dont mean to pick on one poster, but couldn't agree at all.
I personally don't like the music they play, and they do use a lot of advertisement, but there's a hell of a lot of people (round rural areas anyway) who listen for exactly the same reasons that most people have complained about here.
I hope whenever my death occurs that it will be on it!!!
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 26, 2010, 08:48:25 PM
Quote from: ballinaman on January 26, 2010, 08:39:42 PM
Can't stand it. Country and western jamboree round the clock followed by the death has occurred, the death has occurred, the death has occurred...etc. It has it's niche market of the 50+ and thats it.
I'd listen to it for a Mayo match and that would be about it.
This exactly sums up my own thoughts on it in general. A lot of the so called news seems to be read directly from that day's newspapers, and as i mentioned earlier, the presenter from 11am to 1pm shoves crappy country singers, and his own business interests down people's throats for the full 2 hours.
Lets hope when their licence is up for renewal that a new consortium emerges from somewhere and gets rid of the current incumbants.
As I alluded to above - be careful what you wish for. I was delighted when their sister station NWR lost the licence to Ocean FM. Little did I realise that Ocean would be significantly worse.
Paul Claffey was outraged at the time! What's wrong with Ocean seánie?
"A red short horned heifer is missing in the knock area, contact the staff of the butcher shop in ballyhaunis if you spot her."
"Now, billy fitzpatrick is standing by in the "stadium of no light" with angelina mchugh as mayo have just kicked off this years adventure, where will it end this year you may ask, well here to answer that is billy."
"TH,TH,Thank you there Adrian, I think conor took the wrong option there, he had 12 men lining up unmarked to take a pot and what does he do but take a goal with a point at his beckoning, this is classic end to end stuff, am I making sense there, Angelina? do I sound like I really want Mayo to lose even if they are winning?"
the death has occurred of roger milla aged 97 of frankfurt , germany formerly of ********* Co. Mayo , the body will be removed to the chuch at ********* , he leaves behind a 19 year old mistress ,10 sons and a daughter who is currently Goalkeeper for the Mayo Ladies. His dying words were " at least i lived to see johhno deliver the three in a row..."
MWR is utter shite by the way but it serves its own demographic well.
Quote from: RogerMilla on January 27, 2010, 08:24:26 AM
the death has occurred of roger milla aged 97 of frankfurt , germany formerly of ********* Co. Mayo , the body will be removed to the chuch at ********* , he leaves behind a 19 year old mistress ,10 sons and a daughter who is currently Goalkeeper for the Mayo Ladies. His dying words were " at least i lived to see johhno deliver the three in a row..."
MWR is utter shite by the way but it serves its own demographic well.
exactly. its utter tripe but there is a market for that out there. to be fair it keeps a lot of older people company all day long. if it does nothing more than that, it can be regarded as a success.
i cant stand it, but i wont begrudge it to those who do
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 26, 2010, 11:46:20 PM
Paul Claffey was outraged at the time! What's wrong with Ocean seánie?
The sports coverage is simply atrocious. You don't even get club GAA results on it most of the time - NWR used to have reports from senior league games. If you listen to a live commentary its really hard to know what the score is. what's going on - terrible altogether. Only thing you would know is if its a point cos the regualr commentator nealry every time a point is scored says "put up the white flag" to display his in depth knowledge of gaelic games. Bad and all as that is you should hear him commentating on Sligo Rovers! I wouldn't have much interest but someone rang me and told me to tune in for the laugh - it was a scream. I know Owenmoresider will back me up on this appraisal of Ocean.
I will say that the music is more to my taste than with NWR but if I want music I'll listen to 2FM, i102-104 or Today FM.
a few years ago i was traveling back from Dublin on the day ballina were playing curry in the connaught club championship. anxious to hear how ballina were getting on i managed to pick up NWR around longford, to my horror the happy sligo commentator informed me that ballina were on the receiving end of a bit of a pasting. Then his co commentator chimed in with his take on the demeanor of the Ballina team and i swear to god this was what he said'' Ballina look as shook as Louise woodward's baby''.
that was the NWR sports department, a sad,sad loss.
Quote from: mannix on January 27, 2010, 04:27:22 AM
"A red short horned heifer is missing in the knock area, contact the staff of the butcher shop in ballyhaunis if you spot her."
"Now, billy fitzpatrick is standing by in the "stadium of no light" with angelina mchugh as mayo have just kicked off this years adventure, where will it end this year you may ask, well here to answer that is billy."
"TH,TH,Thank you there Adrian, I think conor took the wrong option there, he had 12 men lining up unmarked to take a pot and what does he do but take a goal with a point at his beckoning, this is classic end to end stuff, am I making sense there, Angelina? do I sound like I really want Mayo to lose even if they are winning?"
Quote from: magpie seanie on January 27, 2010, 11:16:49 AM
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 26, 2010, 11:46:20 PM
Paul Claffey was outraged at the time! What's wrong with Ocean seánie?
The sports coverage is simply atrocious. You don't even get club GAA results on it most of the time - NWR used to have reports from senior league games. If you listen to a live commentary its really hard to know what the score is. what's going on - terrible altogether. Only thing you would know is if its a point cos the regualr commentator nealry every time a point is scored says "put up the white flag" to display his in depth knowledge of gaelic games. Bad and all as that is you should hear him commentating on Sligo Rovers! I wouldn't have much interest but someone rang me and told me to tune in for the laugh - it was a scream. I know Owenmoresider will back me up on this appraisal of Ocean.
I will say that the music is more to my taste than with NWR but if I want music I'll listen to 2FM, i102-104 or Today FM.
MWR has its place among older generations but for the most part its pure tripe.
The Death Notices, Local News etc are a good service to the region (and to older people) but the music shows, talk shows and some sports coverage are woeful.
What really irks me though is that they make EVERY Mayo game sound like fantastic, champagne football when the opposite is often the case. I have often been at matches that are not pleasing to the eye or remotely exciting but Mad Whest make it out to be unreal stuff. Billy Fitz has to take a lot of blame for this. They create hype over younger players who have won nothing and talk them up, no more than the local players but anyway.
Even when choosing the man of the match on MWR he will name EVERY player on the team and say they had a "good game" or "looked sharp" only to name Trevor Mortimor or someone who didnt stand out in footballing terms or any other terms for that matter. You could be talking to people listening to a game that would have a total different account than me having been there and seen what was in front of me.
Mike Finnerty isn't bad at the commentary when he is left at it. He comes out with some good stuff when your listening to the game but the analysis is daft from Billy Fitz...
Mike Finnerty
"Its 12 points all the referee looks at his watch..."
"but here come James Nallen"
"Nallen takes a bit hit"
""Fair shoulder" says John Bannon"
"Nallen into Mortimor"
"This Mayo team is moving well now, can they work a score?"
"Mortimer tries to give it to Dillon, but checks back and feeds it to Harte"
"Harte now with the ball looking for options"
etc
Ya I have often come home from a Mayo FBD or an away Mayo League game and Dad has listened to the match on MWR, when I arrive in home, he tells me it was a great game all together, to which I usually respond "it was utter shite". He heard a totally different game to the one I watched, yet it was between the same teams, at the same venue, on the same day at the same time.
Its a lot better than what the Rossies have, I have listened to Under-age games between Mayo & Roscommon and switch between the two, on MWR its all mono-tone, Mayo playing good football, the lads doing well, or Roscommon is going through a Purple patch, on Shannonside (I think) its a lad having a fit, bursten the eardrums, going the ref. is against us, the Mayo lads are up to awful tricks, those cheating so-in-sos, its all Roscommon we are playing great stuff, they are only losing because the weathers terrible, Mayo are fielding 15 players and the Mayo fans are putting them off cheering for Mayo, the cheating so-in-sos its totally against the ethos of the GAA, bla bla bla bla, big yelp, bla bla bla, they are being robbed, bla bla bla, yelp, moan, moan, moan.
Then again the local station down in Kerry is unbearable, "a sure we're greeeeeeeeat all together sure we areeeeeee"
or Dublin "come on the boys in blue, they going to win the All-Ireland, sure what would those boggers know about football, they all live in barns and rhoide sheep"
Generic Ulster local radio "typical Free-Staters they all against us, its a conspiracy" or "well Ulster had been the dominant force in the GAA scince it was invented in 1991 or 1992 or 1993, 2002 or 2003"
Galway Bay FM "We the only real Dual County, its a lot tougher on Galway, if we hadn't to worry about being so good, because we are really and we have the Races, and the festivals, and the Spanish Arch & Micheal D. and Macnas we invented the craic, and we are a student City. If we didn't have all that other stuff we would be winning All-Ireland's every year like Kerry or Kilkenny, more to be honest because we are the Tribesmen and we're brilliant sure"
Yes, i fully acknowledge that MWR provides a very crucial service to many people, especially the elderly, but surely this should be their most basic function anyway.
During a midweek, the sports news often consists of a reading of the following weekend's fixture lists, full stop. Lazy journalism at it's worst.
Gerry Glennon won't let anyone who he is interviewing get a word in. He asks the questions, and also answers them. The actual question is so long winded, it takes longer than the answer. There's no doubt he likes the sound of his own voice.
It really is pure shite to listen to but i find when i travel home to Mayo for a weekend i start to think maybe i should move home and settel down and go fishing and feed a few cows and run around the fields and that! Then i stick on midwest and it all becomes clear... Mayo isn't a place for a young fella thats looking for a bit of hole, get ur ass up to dublin asap and go on the lash!
Anyone remember when it closed for some reason in the 80's for a few weeks and everyone went mad!
090730169 Jais that number has been burned into my mind forever and then they change the fcukin number.... aaaagggg
I won cinema tickets for ballyhaunis cinema once from paul claffey... he's some boyooo...
I'd miss it if it went off the air, and i'd probably end up moving home........ :-\
Teresa O'Malleys voice... aaaggggggggggggg
Sure Claffey and Glennon are both Rossies! No wonder we are complaining. :D I think glennon may be a bit of a f**got tbh.
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on January 27, 2010, 04:42:19 PM
Then again the local station down in Kerry is unbearable, "a sure we're greeeeeeeeat all together sure we areeeeeee"
Weeshie Fogarty is a legend of the airwaves. You could listen to that man talk football till the cows come home.
Quote from: Donnellys Hollow on January 28, 2010, 11:59:43 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on January 27, 2010, 04:42:19 PM
Then again the local station down in Kerry is unbearable, "a sure we're greeeeeeeeat all together sure we areeeeeee"
Weeshie Fogarty is a legend of the airwaves. You could listen to that man talk football till the cows come home.
I said unbearable, I didn't say bad.
Was listening to Midwest there over the Christmas and one of the DJs was thanking all his staff at the end of the show, and sez he live on radio: "well they've worked like n#####s". If once wasn't bad enough, he even went and said it twice.
Quote from: Farrandeelin on January 28, 2010, 11:29:29 PM
Sure Claffey and Glennon are both Rossies! No wonder we are complaining. :D I think glennon may be a bit of a f**got tbh.
i can't stand them either & sometimes i wonder is Claffey only on the Roscommon Team because of his daddy?
Actually, quite a few of the leading lights in MWR are Rossies.Claffey, Chris Carroll, Padraig Walsh and Paula Donlon are all from Castlerea, with Walsh and Donlon being brother and sister as far as i know.
Gerry Glennon is from around Granlahan i think, and Michael Neary could be from around Elphin.
Seamus Duke is another Rossie on board. When you consider that Tommy Marren is a Sligo man, it makes you wonder if there's any broadcasting talent in Mayo at all :o
whereabouts is MWR studio ballyhaunis? if so it's quiet close to Castlerea & may Explain why so many people from Castlerea are working there,
Speaking of Seamus Duke when it's come To Gaa is he has great Knowledge on the Game, but when he tries his hand at writing about Fooball/soccer on the Roscommon People he's worse than even Eamon Dunphy
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 29, 2010, 06:22:25 PM
Actually, quite a few of the leading lights in MWR are Rossies.Claffey, Chris Carroll, Padraig Walsh and Paula Donlon are all from Castlerea, with Walsh and Donlon being brother and sister as far as i know.
Gerry Glennon is from around Granlahan i think, and Michael Neary could be from around Elphin.
Seamus Duke is another Rossie on board. When you consider that Tommy Marren is a Sligo man, it makes you wonder if there's any broadcasting talent in Mayo at all :o
We should storm the building!!!
A cautionary word before you storm the fortress Farrandeelin. ;)
From what I can make out, the plain people of Mayo won't hear a bad word said against Mid-Wesht because by Gawd but most of them do love it with a passion and will defend it to the death.
From Bangor Erris to Ballyhaunis, Ballinrobe to Ballina - and all points inbetween - everywhere you go it's sure to be blaring out at you.
Whether it's some oul wan ringing in regaling all with the exploits of her talented performing turkey, or a plea to find a flea-ridden mutt gone astray on The Mullet, I always think of MWR as a station uniquely 'Mayo.'
Some local stations try to sound sophisticated and be something they aren't, but that sort of phoney clap-trap doesn't pass muster at Mid-Wesht and signs on it, as they enjoy a huge loyal listenership both locally and even internationally on the web.
As someone said earlier, busloads of irate senior citizens descended on the Midas nightclub in the late ' 80s demanding they go back on air immediately, when the station closed for a few weeks while making the transition from pirate to legit. Make no mistake, many Mayoites remain loolah about Mid-Wesht to this very day and are determined to never let it go off air ever again.
That Paul Claffey is some buck. If he isn't getting the great unwashed out in their thousands to 'Beat on the Peat' atop the mountain at Knock, he's flying them off in planeloads to hear some Irish Country & Western singer out in The Algarve or The Caribbean.
I'll tell you one thing for nothing - I wouldn't like to be the one trying to take the franchise off of him ...
http://www.midwestradio.ie/Rss/PaulClaffeySurpriseCalls.xml
Quote from: Shrewdness on January 29, 2010, 06:22:25 PM
Actually, quite a few of the leading lights in MWR are Rossies.Claffey, Chris Carroll, Padraig Walsh and Paula Donlon are all from Castlerea, with Walsh and Donlon being brother and sister as far as i know.
Gerry Glennon is from around Granlahan i think, and Michael Neary could be from around Elphin.
Seamus Duke is another Rossie on board. When you consider that Tommy Marren is a Sligo man, it makes you wonder if there's any broadcasting talent in Mayo at all :o
Sure the Mayo lads are on i-radio and today fm.
i hope to fook you are not bragging about that gimp Foley!
Or any of those idiots who love to hear themselves talk on i102104. It would be a great station if they could just shut up and play music.
i was on mid west twice
sirst time in a quiz . it was meant to be a new venture a studio based team quiz. we Got there with and the only person there was the quizmaster. every one else was at a live gig in bohola where the star of the night was a singing sheepdog and thery were so enraoutured by the dog they extended the show by half anhour and never came back to the studio for the quiz . end of program.
next was a debate on masstricht i was severly out gunned with me amd W binchy on one side ross td JOhn connor ,tom parlon and the mighty Then Minister P Flynn on the other .
Well me self and the boys were waith for the minter to turn up we were given mugs of tea and marrietta biscuits but when Flynn came out comes the China Teapot, cup and Fancy Buns .
No one else got a word in for the next hour
Ye gotta love them
Happened to be in a house a few weeks ago on a Sunday evening which had MWR on. Seamus Duffy's traditional music programme was on at the time.
I guess this guy is of the old school type from what followed. He was closing up the show and started to thank the staff for their assistance producing the programme. Then he proceeded to thank the sound guy by saying that he "worked like a nigger all night!" i nearly fell off my chair laughing with disbelief and then he said it against as to reiterate the point! Gas stuff I tell ya. ;D
Sorry just noticed that somebody already posted about this story.
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on January 27, 2010, 04:42:19 PM
Ya I have often come home from a Mayo FBD or an away Mayo League game and Dad has listened to the match on MWR, when I arrive in home, he tells me it was a great game all together, to which I usually respond "it was utter shite". He heard a totally different game to the one I watched, yet it was between the same teams, at the same venue, on the same day at the same time.
Its a lot better than what the Rossies have, I have listened to Under-age games between Mayo & Roscommon and switch between the two, on MWR its all mono-tone, Mayo playing good football, the lads doing well, or Roscommon is going through a Purple patch, on Shannonside (I think) its a lad having a fit, bursten the eardrums, going the ref. is against us, the Mayo lads are up to awful tricks, those cheating so-in-sos, its all Roscommon we are playing great stuff, they are only losing because the weathers terrible, Mayo are fielding 15 players and the Mayo fans are putting them off cheering for Mayo, the cheating so-in-sos its totally against the ethos of the GAA, bla bla bla bla, big yelp, bla bla bla, they are being robbed, bla bla bla, yelp, moan, moan, moan.
Then again the local station down in Kerry is unbearable, "a sure we're greeeeeeeeat all together sure we areeeeeee"
or Dublin "come on the boys in blue, they going to win the All-Ireland, sure what would those boggers know about football, they all live in barns and rhoide sheep"
Generic Ulster local radio "typical Free-Staters they all against us, its a conspiracy" or "well Ulster had been the dominant force in the GAA scince it was invented in 1991 or 1992 or 1993, 2002 or 2003"
Galway Bay FM "We the only real Dual County, its a lot tougher on Galway, if we hadn't to worry about being so good, because we are really and we have the Races, and the festivals, and the Spanish Arch & Micheal D. and Macnas we invented the craic, and we are a student City. If we didn't have all that other stuff we would be winning All-Ireland's every year like Kerry or Kilkenny, more to be honest because we are the Tribesmen and we're brilliant sure"
Either you have a serious chip on your shoulder or a bit WUM, possibly a bit of both. You are taking on too much on trying to listen to all the different radio stations, stick with dat foley lad on today fm, say he would be more your cup of tea alright ;)
Quote from: heineken_on_tap on February 01, 2010, 03:21:26 PM
Either you have a serious chip on your shoulder or a bit WUM, possibly a bit of both. You are taking on too much on trying to listen to all the different radio stations, stick with dat foley lad on today fm, say he would be more your cup of tea alright ;)
Eh! We have things called Cars with things called radios in them in Mayo (we also have an invention called the wheel) when we drive these cars to other locations (that exist outside of Roscommon) we listen to these radios.
Chip about radio stations! I don't think I do, well not about this anyways, probably have a West V the Rest Chip, but sure I wouldn't be slagging the Rossies in that case would I.
Quote from: heineken_on_tap on February 01, 2010, 03:21:26 PM
Either you have a serious chip on your shoulder or a bit WUM, possibly a bit of both. You are taking on too much on trying to listen to all the different radio stations, stick with dat foley lad on today fm, say he would be more your cup of tea alright ;)
I think you the one being a WUM, typical sheepstealer antagonistic statement
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 11:23:05 AM
Quote from: heineken_on_tap on February 01, 2010, 03:21:26 PM
Either you have a serious chip on your shoulder or a bit WUM, possibly a bit of both. You are taking on too much on trying to listen to all the different radio stations, stick with dat foley lad on today fm, say he would be more your cup of tea alright ;)
Eh! We have things called Cars with things called radios in them in Mayo (we also have an invention called the wheel) when we drive these cars to other locations (that exist outside of Roscommon) we listen to these radios.
Chip about radio stations! I don't think I do, well not about this anyways, probably have a West V the Rest Chip, but sure I wouldn't be slagging the Rossies in that case would I.
Good man, and if you have the internet you can listen to most of them that way too ;D Ah no, I see at home how much my parents, neighbours rely on the local radio stations and while they may be a bit biased now and then in their views sure that is normal as unlike the national stations they are there solely to cater for the local community.
While I can see how Willie Hegarty from Shannonside would annoy you listening to a mayo-ros match as he can be extremly pro Ros(and go on ridiculous rants) but sure da lads in mid west/galway bay are no better. I don't have any issue with that myself.
Quote from: heineken_on_tap on February 02, 2010, 02:39:42 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 11:23:05 AM
Quote from: heineken_on_tap on February 01, 2010, 03:21:26 PM
Either you have a serious chip on your shoulder or a bit WUM, possibly a bit of both. You are taking on too much on trying to listen to all the different radio stations, stick with dat foley lad on today fm, say he would be more your cup of tea alright ;)
Eh! We have things called Cars with things called radios in them in Mayo (we also have an invention called the wheel) when we drive these cars to other locations (that exist outside of Roscommon) we listen to these radios.
Chip about radio stations! I don't think I do, well not about this anyways, probably have a West V the Rest Chip, but sure I wouldn't be slagging the Rossies in that case would I.
Good man, and if you have the internet you can listen to most of them that way too ;D Ah no, I see at home how much my parents, neighbours rely on the local radio stations and while they may be a bit biased now and then in their views sure that is normal as unlike the national stations they are there solely to cater for the local community.
While I can see how Willie Hegarty from Shannonside would annoy you listening to a mayo-ros match as he can be extremly pro Ros(and go on ridiculous rants) but sure da lads in mid west/galway bay are no better. I don't have any issue with that myself.
Have to say Willie Hegarty is passionate if anything, but the amount of times I have heard him say during games (Under-age because its been a long time since Roscommon gave Mayo a proper National League or Championship game, 2001 when ye beat us at the death if I remember) that Roscommon where all over Mayo and beating them up a stick but 9 out of 10 times its usually Mayo that win. The lads on Mid West seem to be on Morphine in comparison. I have tried to listen to either or both stations while at under-age or senior games but usually get sick of listening after 15 minutes, not because of the coverage but because sure when your at the game its hard to enjoy the atmosphere with an earphone in your ear.
I have absolutely no problem with Roscommon other than when the Ballaghaderreen argument comes up, and then ye annoy the Holy Fck out of me. As I said am 1/4 Rossie myself and one of my best mates is a Rossie, and I spent as late as 2008 telling anyone who would listen that Roscommon would be back, that they would put up a good fight this year, that they one of the few counties I know that have fans as loyal as Mayo's, but bar the bit about loyal fans, I have lost all faith in Roscommon football.
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 09:43:42 PM
I have absolutely no problem with Roscommon other than when the Ballaghaderreen argument comes up, and then ye annoy the Holy Fck out of me. As I said am 1/4 Rossie myself and one of my best mates is a Rossie, and I spent as late as 2008 telling anyone who would listen that Roscommon would be back, that they would put up a good fight this year, that they one of the few counties I know that have fans as loyal as Mayo's, but bar the bit about loyal fans, I have lost all faith in Roscommon football.
AH HA!! Its all become clear now.
Quote from: ludermor on February 02, 2010, 10:23:00 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 09:43:42 PM
I have absolutely no problem with Roscommon other than when the Ballaghaderreen argument comes up, and then ye annoy the Holy Fck out of me. As I said am 1/4 Rossie myself and one of my best mates is a Rossie, and I spent as late as 2008 telling anyone who would listen that Roscommon would be back, that they would put up a good fight this year, that they one of the few counties I know that have fans as loyal as Mayo's, but bar the bit about loyal fans, I have lost all faith in Roscommon football.
AH HA!! Its all become clear now.
I think that Rossie bit might be 1/4 Kerry too. So thats 1/16'th Kerry if my maths are correct!!!!!!!!!!!
The kerry bit got diluted fairly quickly but by f**k the Rossie part expanded.
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 09:43:42 PM
I have absolutely no problem with Roscommon other than when the Ballaghaderreen argument comes up, and then ye annoy the Holy Fck out of me. As I said am 1/4 Rossie myself and one of my best mates is a Rossie, and I spent as late as 2008 telling anyone who would listen that Roscommon would be back, that they would put up a good fight this year, that they one of the few counties I know that have fans as loyal as Mayo's, but bar the bit about loyal fans, I have lost all faith in Roscommon football.
Traitor
:P
You have a 1/4 of good pedigree so ;) I won't say anything about Ballaghaderreen or problems with Ros football, we could go for hundreds of pages and still not solve it. Anyways long live da local radio stations :)
Quote from: AbbeySider on February 03, 2010, 10:07:21 AM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 02, 2010, 09:43:42 PM
I have absolutely no problem with Roscommon other than when the Ballaghaderreen argument comes up, and then ye annoy the Holy Fck out of me. As I said am 1/4 Rossie myself and one of my best mates is a Rossie, and I spent as late as 2008 telling anyone who would listen that Roscommon would be back, that they would put up a good fight this year, that they one of the few counties I know that have fans as loyal as Mayo's, but bar the bit about loyal fans, I have lost all faith in Roscommon football.
Traitor
:P
Feck off, Mayo to the core, I would just like to see Roscommon football back up at Mayo & Galways level, with Mayo and Galway at the top table and Mayo King of the Hill, would like to see Leitrim and Sligo strong too, and New York & London providing a degree of greater challenge, a strong Connacht would hopefully result in a Mayo that would eat Kerry for breakfast and Shite out their best and boldest, dusters and all (have a lot of respect for the player I hinted at just there by the way)
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 03, 2010, 10:18:32 PM
a Mayo that would eat Kerry for breakfast and Shite out their best and boldest, dusters and all
Any chance of gettin a few o' them oul' tablets off ya ;D ;D ;D
By the way Ballagh is in Roscommon ;)
Quote from: Rossfan on February 03, 2010, 10:26:28 PM
Quote from: mayogodhelpus@gmail.com on February 03, 2010, 10:18:32 PM
a Mayo that would eat Kerry for breakfast and Shite out their best and boldest, dusters and all
Any chance of gettin a few o' them oul' tablets off ya ;D ;D ;D
By the way Ballagh is in Roscommon ;)
Westmeath Co.Co. has annexed the Western Shore of Athlone ;D
I see where MWR won 2 national advertising awards, for 2 ads done by Padraig Walsh.
One was adjudicated by a judging panel, the other by public vote, where the public logged on to some obscure website to log their vote.
This is the good bit. Padraig Walsh spent the entire week leading up to the awards, literally pleading with listeners on his radio show, to log on to this website, and cast their votes for him and the ad that he did.
Then , when he actually manages to win it, MWR crack open the champagne and spend the whole day announcing their great achievement :o
One of their other presenters (Tim Norton),,for want of a better word, recently announced that someone had left their purse in a taxi the previous night, and then asked any taxi drivers in that area to check if anyone had left a ''taxi in their purse'' :D
You couldn't script some of the shit these people come out with.
And the bloody friggers didn't have the match on the radio yesterday. >:(
I would have said the death notices are one of the best things on it, the only way for lots of people to hear news if they're not out & about