UTV & BBC & RTE & TV3

[stiffler]

Maguire you seem to defend the BBC at every opportunity. Are you an employee?!

[ziggysego]

Couple of days ago we were saying the bubble might have burst and now we are All-Ireland contenders. Don't get ahead of ourselves fellas.

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Oops, I guess I posted this in the wrong thread. Jeezs, I'm all over the shop today.

[Maguire01]

Maguire you seem to defend the BBC at every opportunity. Are you an employee?!

Not at all. I just find the constant moaning for the sake of it a bit tiring.

I have no problem saying that there's room for improvement, especially with the Newsline content, where they like a bit of scandal above the standard match previews and reports - although that's probably what 'sells' for a mainstream audience. But I don't really see who's doing a better job. I know whenever I'm looking for results/team announcements etc, i'll go to the BBC site before most others.

[ziggysego]

I personally think the BBC's coverage has improved loads in the past year or so, especially it's online coverage. Sure on Saturday night, Aertel had the result of the Tyrone v Cork game as Tyrone 0-16 Cork 3-09 for a while.

[never kickt a ball]

Maguire you seem to defend the BBC at every opportunity. Are you an employee?!

Not at all. I just find the constant moaning for the sake of it a bit tiring.

I have no problem saying that there's room for improvement, especially with the Newsline content, where they like a bit of scandal above the standard match previews and reports - although that's probably what 'sells' for a mainstream audience. But I don't really see who's doing a better job. I know whenever I'm looking for results/team announcements etc, i'll go to the BBC site before most others.

So you're moaning about me moaning. Fair enough!

[omagh_gael]

Unbelievable! Did anyone see BBC newsline preview of Mac Rory cup? Thirty seconds basically laughing at the fact the the CBS's principal won't be able to enter the pitch if they win because he's suspended for 48 weeks for abusing a referee!!

Not one mention of anything to do with the match!!

[Shortso79]

and not a mention of st galls either

[Orior]

and not a mention of st galls either

Yet UTV did a good bit on it

[stiffler]

and not a mention of st galls either

Yet UTV did a good bit on it

sure bbc do the best gaa reporting 

[never kickt a ball]

Unbelievable! Did anyone see BBC newsline preview of Mac Rory cup? Thirty seconds basically laughing at the fact the the CBS's principal won't be able to enter the pitch if they win because he's suspended for 48 weeks for abusing a referee!!

Not one mention of anything to do with the match!!

According to Mr Sidebottom they were following up a story generated from a call to the newsdesk at BBC Ulster which informed them about a ban that the Principal was serving and would finish in 5 weeks time.

Right guys/girls ring in your stories and results from now on.

[ardmhachaabu]

Unbelievable! Did anyone see BBC newsline preview of Mac Rory cup? Thirty seconds basically laughing at the fact the the CBS's principal won't be able to enter the pitch if they win because he's suspended for 48 weeks for abusing a referee!!

Not one mention of anything to do with the match!!

According to Mr Sidebottom they were following up a story generated from a call to the newsdesk at BBC Ulster which informed them about a ban that the Principal was serving and would finish in 5 weeks time.

Disgraceful

[Jimmy ONeill]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/northern_ireland/default.stm - no sign of a mention never mind an update or a result about any of the four U-21 games tonight. Combined attendance in the thousands.

[ziggysego]

Talking Balls has learned that the BBC has sent a camera crew to Kiltegan in Co Carlow to film a television documentary about the local GAA club.

It is understood that despite the presence in Ulster of 580 GAA clubs, the BBC decided to go south for their feature.

That's the sort of community focused approach that makes the BBC the organisation it is today. Maybe it made so much money out of Iris Robinson that it wants to spread
its wings and head for pastures anew. I wonder how many people in Kiltegan pay their licence fee?.

A BBBC spokesman confirmed: "Every time we feature a local club we show them in a  fight of some description. Noel Thompson loves nothing better than to lead the news on a Monday night with exclusive footage of two sets of GAA boys batin the shite out of one another. This sort of coverage will be different. Southern clubs are that bit more respectable."

The Kiltegan GAA club was apparently picked because the club doesn't have the facilities of other clubs and therefore made a better story. This is the same BBC that wouldn't venture south of the border to cover matches involving Ulster teams in Croke Park. Shower of hoors.

But, then again maybe this is the start of something big.

Meanwhile over in Havelock House,  news has emerged that UTV and Logie have settled their difference, or rather have settled something. Some of you will remember that amidst its cutbacks last year and, in a bid to make it easier for the tumbleweeds to blow up and down the corridors of power at UTV, they terminated Logie. For many he is the face of GAA in the Nort. With him and Jerome out of the picture, things are different to say the least!

We don't know whether it was because Logie wanted to go and make a programme about Kiltegan GAA club. But perhaps if they hadn't been so quick to get rid of the resident GAA expert their 125 coverage wouldn't have been as bad.

Anyway, here's to the BBC and all who sail in her. And here's to UTV and especially Jackie Fullerton, the worst and worst made up sports reporter we've ever seen.

Sourced Squareball.com

[spiritof91and94]

On Monday night UTV - spent more air time on Rangers winning the League Cup in Scotland than the entire National League round up.

Why do they show scottish soccer during sports reports on local news??

[5 Sams]

Radio Ulster did a feature on great sports commentators the other morning in the wake (NPI) of Harry Carpenter's death. The usual names were mentioned but did anyone else hear yer man Carruthers attempting to pronounce MÓM's name?