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BPKS

This interview with Kilbane would be better suited to one of those TV shows that are on in the morning.

BPKS

BPKS wrote: »

This interview with Kilbane would be better suited to one of those TV shows that are on in the morning.

Brutal stuff. Someone should tell them that nobody cares about their in jokes. The obsession with Kilbane and Dancing on Ice is bordering on weird.

rrs

Kilbane doesn't hang about, 2 months.

Higgins5473

Cue 'Tell Me How' to let us all know what a vital and important cog Kilbane is in the machine of top quality sports journalism that Off The Ball offers and that Ice and dancing with some tart is a valuable contribution to a holistic sporting listenership experience. ***REPORT POST. REPORT POST***

I always thought Kilbane was useless in many respects but he's outdone himself, dancing on ice and getting engaged in a month, he's an absolute twat.

car_radio19834

BPKS wrote: »

This interview with Kilbane would be better suited to one of those TV shows that are on in the morning.

Was driving along and heard the intro to the show about interviewing him on the engagement. Switched over.

No one tunes into off the ball to hear about kilbanes dancing rubbish. It's a convo they should have at the dinner table.

Tell me how

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Cue 'Tell Me How' to let us all know what a vital and important cog Kilbane is in the machine of top quality sports journalism that Off The Ball offers and that Ice and dancing with some tart is a valuable contribution to a holistic sporting listenership experience. ***REPORT POST. REPORT POST***

I always thought Kilbane was useless in many respects but he's outdone himself, dancing on ice and getting engaged in a month, he's an absolute twat.

Kilbane was excellent when he joined the show and then for at least 12 months.
His involvement this year has dropped way off.

Strange some people think getting engaged after a month indicates a twat but they think sending d*ck pics is ok. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

generalgerry

A load of lads spending an hour talking about his engagement. I wonder will we get a full show on Kilbane's wedding dress as well.

Given the usual longevity of the Dancing On *.* couples, you would think that Kilbane would have been far more discreet. It's all fun and games until the music stops.

Higgins5473

Tell me how wrote: »

Kilbane was excellent when he joined the show and then for at least 12 months.
His involvement this year has dropped way off.

Strange some people think getting engaged after a month indicates a twat but they think sending d*ck pics is ok. :rolleyes: :rolleyes:

Not sure what’s more pathetic, the fact that you trawl through people’s posting history looking for anything, no matter how irrelevant, to comeback with or the fact that you are really that naive and inept at identifying when someone is taking the piss.

Higgins5473

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Cue 'Tell Me How' to let us all know what a vital and important cog Kilbane is in the machine of top quality sports journalism that Off The Ball offers and that Ice and dancing with some tart is a valuable contribution to a holistic sporting listenership experience. ***REPORT POST. REPORT POST***

I always thought Kilbane was useless in many respects but he's outdone himself, dancing on ice and getting engaged in a month, he's an absolute twat.

Charming. But of course you were only taking the piss so it's grand.

Why not just critique the show/hosts without resorting to insulting people?

rrs

I read she dated 3 dancers from Strictly in the past. Seems a quick proposal, is that Kilbane finished on OTB now.?

dr.kenneth noisewater

The Paddy Agnew chat was great

cmac2009

rrs wrote: »

I read she dated 3 dancers from Strictly in the past. Seems a quick proposal, is that Kilbane finished on OTB now.?

He very much hinted that way last night. Mentioning the he needs to come in and have a chat about his future plans etc. No real loss to the show.

RugbyLover123

Tell me how wrote: »

Kilbane was excellent when he joined the show and then for at least 12 months.
His involvement this year has dropped way off

I would say you’ll find it difficult enough to find someone who listens to OTB that thinks Kilbane was excellent judging by this thread. Kenny & Delaney are both far superior and better additions to the show then he has ever been.

gormdubhgorm

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Cue 'Tell Me How' to let us all know what a vital and important cog Kilbane is in the machine of top quality sports journalism that Off The Ball offers and that Ice and dancing with some tart is a valuable contribution to a holistic sporting listenership experience. ***REPORT POST. REPORT POST***

I always thought Kilbane was useless in many respects but he's outdone himself, dancing on ice and getting engaged in a month, he's an absolute twat.

I dunno OTB could bring in the female demographic by giving updates on the upcoming wedding, location, style of dress etc. The majority of women listeners would have much more interest in that instead of the 20/20 lipservice stuff!

gormdubhgorm

rrs wrote: »

Kilbane doesn't hang about, 2 months.

Shot gun wedding?

car_radio19834

rrs wrote: »

I read she dated 3 dancers from Strictly in the past. Seems a quick proposal, is that Kilbane finished on OTB now.?

Cocked more times than John Wayne's gun then.

Murdoc90

Delighted Kilbane is leaving. Nice guy and all but as a pundit, he is brutal. Must have an unbelievable agent! Wonder who he will be replaced with? Is David Meyler considered one of the 'team'? Perhaps more Delaney.

Tell me how

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Not sure what’s more pathetic, the fact that you trawl through people’s posting history looking for anything, no matter how irrelevant, to comeback with or the fact that you are really that naive and inept at identifying when someone is taking the piss.

Sorry to be disappoint but I didn't trawl through anything. You're not that important. People can see what you post when you post it. That's how boards work...

BPKS

car_radio19834 wrote: »

Was driving along and heard the intro to the show about interviewing him on the engagement. Switched over.

No one tunes into off the ball to hear about kilbanes dancing rubbish. It's a convo they should have at the dinner table.

It's a reflection of how far the show has fallen in quality from the heady days of a decade ago.

And I suppose what a lot of that comes down to is that they have spread themselves too thin.

Almost 2 hours of OTB AM weekdays, 3 hours of OTB weekday evenings and then 8 or so hours I think of weekend OTB.

It's been diluted down so much that now I am now happy if I hear one good piece anytime I tune in. Years ago I felt it was unlucky if I heard one dross piece anytime I tuned in.

Could be looking through rose tinted glasses but I'm not sure.

Pauliedragon

BPKS wrote: »

It's a reflection of how far the show has fallen in quality from the heady days of a decade ago.

And I suppose what a lot of that comes down to is that they have spread themselves too thin.

Almost 2 hours of OTB AM weekdays, 3 hours of OTB weekday evenings and then 8 or so hours I think of weekend OTB.

It's been diluted down so much that now I am now happy if I hear one good piece anytime I tune in. Years ago I felt it was unlucky if I heard one dross piece anytime I tuned in.

Could be looking through rose tinted glasses but I'm not sure.

I agree fully with that and I'm a big OTB fan. I still like the AM show but in the last few weeks the news round has been bad. Eating raw eggs, rating rugby anthems etc. It's either a newsround or it isnt. I get having the banter at the start for a few mins but now its 90% banter 10% news. I like Kilbane but I knew last night would be all about his engagement no football show. Tidy it up lads.

rrs

You wouldn't have Kilbane down as the type, who spends over 50k on engagement ring and starts singing as he's proposing in a restaurant.
I could just imagine him if was on OTB, and he heard someone else doing that, he'd be going 'I'm not having that, Joe'... In his Preston accent

Tell me how

BPKS wrote: »

It's a reflection of how far the show has fallen in quality from the heady days of a decade ago.

And I suppose what a lot of that comes down to is that they have spread themselves too thin.

Almost 2 hours of OTB AM weekdays, 3 hours of OTB weekday evenings and then 8 or so hours I think of weekend OTB.

It's been diluted down so much that now I am now happy if I hear one good piece anytime I tune in. Years ago I felt it was unlucky if I heard one dross piece anytime I tuned in.

Could be looking through rose tinted glasses but I'm not sure.

Give it another 10 years and it might pick up a bit, if it doesn't maybe might be time to have a look at other options.

BPKS

BPKS wrote: »

It's a reflection of how far the show has fallen in quality from the heady days of a decade ago.

And I suppose what a lot of that comes down to is that they have spread themselves too thin.

Almost 2 hours of OTB AM weekdays, 3 hours of OTB weekday evenings and then 8 or so hours I think of weekend OTB.

It's been diluted down so much that now I am now happy if I hear one good piece anytime I tune in. Years ago I felt it was unlucky if I heard one dross piece anytime I tuned in.

Could be looking through rose tinted glasses but I'm not sure.

I think that's bang on the money. I was thinking the same thing. I was trawling through a week's worth of pods last night for something to listen to and couldn't find anything. I was defending the show up until a few weeks ago but I've had more time to listen to the show live since Xmas and it's been so disappointing.

Nathan went on the defensive pretty early tonight as they have obviously been taking a bit of heat and had a bite at people texting in about it being a sports show, but it was clear that the bottom line is listeners and the Kilbane piece was a winner so that's all that matters.

Can't help but feel that they are selling out their loyal listeners.

On the plus side, Dan is a great contributor and is not much of a banter merchant so it's always a plus when he's on.

Higgins5473

Tell me how wrote: »

Sorry to be disappoint but I didn't trawl through anything. You're not that important. People can see what you post when you post it. That's how boards work...

Right...that's why you are visiting my profile and reading my post history. Guess, you didn't realise this was a thing. Pathetic and found out.

Tell me how

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Right...that's why you are visiting my profile and reading my post history. Guess, you didn't realise this was a thing. Pathetic and found out.

:D

Nope. I saw your original post, and checked to make sure it was still there before I called you out on it.

Well done on calling attention to it once again.

Dots1982

Higgins5473 wrote: »

Right...that's why you are visiting my profile and reading my post history. Guess, you didn't realise this was a thing. Pathetic and found out.

It was .... Tell me how’s account.

Higgins5473

Tell me how wrote: »

:D

Nope. I saw your original post, and checked to make sure it was still there before I called you out on it.

Well done on calling attention to it once again.

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok.:rolleyes:

Tell me how

Higgins5473 wrote: »

yeahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh ok.:rolleyes:

I'm just glad you are posting pictures of your profile page instead of, you know, any other pictures you like to send.

Can we get back on topic and discuss the show instead of this rubbish...

BPKS

[Deleted User] wrote: »

Can we get back on topic and discuss the show instead of this rubbish...

After listening to John Giles I really think its time they pulled the plug on him.

He's a nice man and all but you don't hear any GAA or rugby players from the 60s being asked to regularly analyse those sports today because they are totally alien to the game thats played today. Giles last managed over 30 years ago too so I'm not sure what they think he can bring to the table.

Grand being him in for the odd nostalgia piece but he really isn't up to a weekly half hour spot of talking about the weekends football.

BPKS

BPKS wrote: »

After listening to John Giles I really think its time they pulled the plug on him.

He's a nice man and all but you don't hear any GAA or rugby players from the 60s being asked to regularly analyse those sports today because they are totally alien to the game thats played today. Giles last managed over 30 years ago too so I'm not sure what they think he can bring to the table.

Grand being him in for the odd nostalgia piece but he really isn't up to a weekly half hour spot of talking about the weekends football.

Having him talk about football today is pointless. He was very interesting on Brady.

Dots1982

dr.kenneth noisewater wrote: »

The Paddy Agnew chat was great

Can’t say I found it that great. Joe struggled to fake laugh at Agnew’s fairly boring anecdotes. Didn’t think Agnew had that deep a knowledge of Italian football really.

car_radio19834

Spending time talking about lads who buy roses for valentines day.

The show is getting unbearable to listen to on a regular basis.

BPKS

There was just a really good piece with Damien Delaney.

I really like what he brings to the table and I thought Joe and Nathan kept the interview moving along well.

Compare that 20 minutes to the John Giles slot and it's like chalk and cheese.

Worth a listen back if you missed it IMO.

BPKS

BPKS wrote: »

There was just a really good piece with Damien Delaney.

I really like what he brings to the table and I thought Joe and Nathan kept the interview moving along well.

Compare that 20 minutes to the John Giles slot and it's like chalk and cheese.

Worth a listen back if you missed it IMO.

Really excellent stuff on a topic that didn't promise much. Real insight into the life of a footballer. Delaney is a huge asset to the show.

Chalk McHugh

Good to find this thread as i thought i was the only one tuning out over this muppet Kilbanne and his poxy dancing and engagement. It was cringe from the get go. Grown men waffling on live radio about his dancing exploits was the final straw for me.

I now rarely listen to OTB live but check the podcast every few days for any good football or GAA pieces. Like Dan McDonnel, Giles, Delaney and Kenny on the football. Johny Ward seems a complete fruitcake. Listen to anyone on the GAA, Tommy Walsh is class. Always catch up on Sunday Paper Review.

This Sunday Live Premier League is a waste of time. I couldn't listen to 90 minutes soccer on radio especially with Nathan Murphy nearly bursting your ear drums with the slightest bit of non excitement.


I'm long gone off the live show each evening. Molloy is boring. Richie McCormack tries to be too cool. Nathan is a headwreck and Gilroy is a bellend.

As other poster has said there's too much of it on now with OTB AM so the quality is further diluted but you can still get a few nuggets on the podcast.

Last point i hope Kilbanne is never heard of again.

generalgerry

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Good to find this thread as i thought i was the only one tuning out over this muppet Kilbanne and his poxy dancing and engagement. It was cringe from the get go. Grown men waffling on live radio about his dancing exploits was the final straw for me.

I now rarely listen to OTB live but check the podcast every few days for any good football or GAA pieces. Like Dan McDonnel, Giles, Delaney and Kenny on the football. Johny Ward seems a complete fruitcake. Listen to anyone on the GAA, Tommy Walsh is class. Always catch up on Sunday Paper Review.

This Sunday Live Premier League is a waste of time. I couldn't listen to 90 minutes soccer on radio especially with Nathan Murphy nearly bursting your ear drums with the slightest bit of non excitement.


I'm long gone off the live show each evening. Molloy is boring. Richie McCormack tries to be too cool. Nathan is a headwreck and Gilroy is a bellend.

As other poster has said there's too much of it on now with OTB AM so the quality is further diluted but you can still get a few nuggets on the podcast.

Last point i hope Kilbanne is never heard of again.

Ah here, I'm not having that. Joe Molloy is not that boring. I agree with you completely on the rest though

Tell me how

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Good to find this thread as i thought i was the only one tuning out over this muppet Kilbanne and his poxy dancing and engagement. It was cringe from the get go. Grown men waffling on live radio about his dancing exploits was the final straw for me.

I now rarely listen to OTB live but check the podcast every few days for any good football or GAA pieces. Like Dan McDonnel, Giles, Delaney and Kenny on the football. Johny Ward seems a complete fruitcake. Listen to anyone on the GAA, Tommy Walsh is class. Always catch up on Sunday Paper Review.

This Sunday Live Premier League is a waste of time. I couldn't listen to 90 minutes soccer on radio especially with Nathan Murphy nearly bursting your ear drums with the slightest bit of non excitement.


I'm long gone off the live show each evening. Molloy is boring. Richie McCormack tries to be too cool. Nathan is a headwreck and Gilroy is a bellend.

As other poster has said there's too much of it on now with OTB AM so the quality is further diluted but you can still get a few nuggets on the podcast.

Last point i hope Kilbanne is never heard of again.

Is your real name Colm Parkinson?

generalgerry

BPKS wrote: »

After listening to John Giles I really think its time they pulled the plug on him.

Ah I think just leave him on for the comedy alone.

I heard them on last week I think it was. Nathan was saying about how good a player Bruno Fernandes was and speaking about the characteristics that make him a good player. He throws a question to Giles - "Do you think he will improve the United midfield?". Giles says "Well, I haven't seen much of him Nathan to be honest, but if he's as good a player as you say he is, then I'd say he will improve their midfield"

generalgerry

Tell me how wrote: »

Is your real name Colm Parkinson?

I still want to know what happened there. Did he just not get on with Gilroy? Anybody know any gossip about what happened?

Tell me how

generalgerry wrote: »

I still want to know what happened there. Did he just not get on with Gilroy? Anybody know any gossip about what happened?

I wouldn't be surprised if he was approached by JOE and announced he was leaving and given that he was going to front his own show, they decided to put him on gardening leave for the duration of his notice.

Suspect he also didn't get on with Gilroy as he commented that the station didn't care about live GAA on a Sunday and given Gilroy's role, that must have come from him.

generalgerry

Tell me how wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if he was approached by JOE and announced he was leaving and given that he was going to front his own show, they decided to put him on gardening leave for the duration of his notice.

Hmmm, interesting. I would have thought he was a contractor though?
I like his show though, doesn't have the PC shackles that OTB has. It's a bit of craic.

Tell me how

generalgerry wrote: »

Hmmm, interesting. I would have thought he was a contractor though?
I like his show though, doesn't have the PC shackles that OTB has. It's a bit of craic.

Horses for courses.

I find it too one track. Obviously it's focus is GAA which is narrower than OTB but even within that, I find it's fairly predictable what is being discussed. Colm is entertaining, Crappy quiz was genuinely funny when he was on it) but he has his hobby horse as much as anyone on OTB does.

He was very annoyed last year that the GAA didn't opt for a fixtures solution like he was proposing.

Chalk McHugh

As a big GAA fan i really enjoy The GAA HOUR on a Monday and Thursday . I enjoy football and hurling just about in equal measure so its 4 hours of good GAA chatter. Parkinson does his job well and the guests are all pretty knowledgable and have bit of craic too.

Higgins5473

Tell me how wrote: »

I wouldn't be surprised if he was approached by JOE and announced he was leaving and given that he was going to front his own show, they decided to put him on gardening leave for the duration of his notice.

:D:D:D "Approached" by an exposed click farm.

generalgerry

Tell me how wrote: »

Horses for courses. I find it too one track. Obviously it's focus is GAA which is narrower than OTB but even within that, I find it's fairly predictable what is being discussed..

Yeah a lot of it is too focused for me too. Especially the hurling stuff. But I enjoy him after the big football games. I think a problem with his podcast is that there are only a few matches during the year when the casuals (like me) will find that they have to download his product.

rrs

A few are a bit harsh on Giles. The man is nearly 80, he's not really up to date with stuff anymore, and a bit sad as it's tough to listen to him now.
OTB probaly don't want to remove him out of respect, but are probaly aware he's not really a good analyst anymore. He's repetitive in what he says, too much of talking about the Leeds days.

Chalk McHugh

Giles still top man for me.

Howitzer the 5th

Chalk McHugh wrote: »

Good to find this thread as i thought i was the only one tuning out over this muppet Kilbanne and his poxy dancing and engagement. It was cringe from the get go. Grown men waffling on live radio about his dancing exploits was the final straw for me.

I now rarely listen to OTB live but check the podcast every few days for any good football or GAA pieces. Like Dan McDonnel, Giles, Delaney and Kenny on the football. Johny Ward seems a complete fruitcake. Listen to anyone on the GAA, Tommy Walsh is class. Always catch up on Sunday Paper Review.

This Sunday Live Premier League is a waste of time. I couldn't listen to 90 minutes soccer on radio especially with Nathan Murphy nearly bursting your ear drums with the slightest bit of non excitement.


I'm long gone off the live show each evening. Molloy is boring. Richie McCormack tries to be too cool. Nathan is a headwreck and Gilroy is a bellend.

As other poster has said there's too much of it on now with OTB AM so the quality is further diluted but you can still get a few nuggets on the podcast.

Last point i hope Kilbanne is never heard of again.

So tell us how you really feel etc? The reason that they are there in their positions is that they have show competency in sports journalism/broadcasting/production to a quality deemed acceptable and more by Communicorp having cut their teeth somewhere else in radio. This is straightforward. if radio stations were to shrink at the whim of some forum poster because of a slew of ill conceived stream of conscious and invective posted here than there would be changes made every other day. All of this is subjective nonsense. They are far from perfect and yet try to and often do succeed in putting together good programming and content. They have to spread themselves very thinly in covering a lot of matierial and occasionally come short but by and large they are producing interesting high quality output.

ballsymchugh

Friday night's OTB is a complete waste of time. 2 hours of pre-recorded slots with nothing up to date at all mentioned. Man City being banned from European competition for 2 years only getting a brief mention on the news was laughable, and on the night the league of Ireland started again.
the Rugby and Horse racing seem so forced too, taking 30 minutes of content and stretching it out to and hour is not great radio.

it would be better to give the first hour to Team 33 if the lads want their Friday evenings off, and have shorter, more to the point rugby and racing in the second hour.

since it was clearly obvious that it was all pre recorded, how were they still advertising a competition too??