Live TV games

wirelessdude01

No win scenario for them really. Agree that extra time always takes precedence over start of new game.

theoneeyedman

theoneeyedman wrote: »

Sky blah blah, great coverage blah blah, much better than FTA blah blah,.....

Monumental fcuk up not showing the hurling, and showing the dregs of the football qualifier and it a dead game once extra time started.

Imagine the furore if it was RTE???

A right mess IMO. In scheduling the 2 fixtures for live tv with both on the same Sky channel surely Sky and/or the GAA should have known the football fixture could have gone to extra time? What if the football had gone all the way to the kicking competition? Even less hurling would have been shown. Would it have happened with the Premier League in England? Would it f**k. Couldn't Sky have provided red button coverage of the hurling so hurling fans didn't have to miss anything?

irishfeen

Sky deserve an absolute bollocking over missing the hurling yesterday, they knew 20min or more that extra time was to be played. They have many red button streams available running in the background - they could simply have announced that all sky customers who want to see the hurling hit the red button like they do with every other sport.

The reason they didn't do it is they couldn't be bothered because its only GAA, if this was rugby, soccer even lower level Spanish league games they would have used the red button.

There was an easy solution if they didnt want to change the times to accommodate ET and that would have been to put the game that couldn't go to ET on first.

feargale

Patww79 wrote: »

The end of a close game in progress should always take precedence over the start of one. Sky were dead right, but they couldn't win in the scenario anyway.

Yes they could. They could have delayed transmission of the hurling.

zetecescort

Pity rte dont show Limerick v Waterford online. I'm sure they'll manage it in the world cup when 2 games clash

dr.kenneth noisewater

zetecescort wrote:

Pity rte dont show Limerick v Waterford online. I'm sure they'll manage it in the world cup when 2 games clash

They're not allowed

threeball

irishfeen wrote: »

Sky deserve an absolute bollocking over missing the hurling yesterday, they knew 20min or more that extra time was to be played. They have many red button streams available running in the background - they could simply have announced that all sky customers who want to see the hurling hit the red button like they do with every other sport.

The reason they didn't do it is they couldn't be bothered because its only GAA, if this was rugby, soccer even lower level Spanish league games they would have used the red button.

In fairness this one is completely on the gaa and their shambollic fixtures arrangements. Either leave space between games or give one Saturday game to rte and the other to sky. Then do the same on Sunday. Everyone can choose what to watch then.
The boardroom levels of the gaa are a joke. No real vision or foresight with any of them.

howiya

irishfeen wrote: »

Sky deserve an absolute bollocking over missing the hurling yesterday, they knew 20min or more that extra time was to be played. They have many red button streams available running in the background - they could simply have announced that all sky customers who want to see the hurling hit the red button like they do with every other sport.

The reason they didn't do it is they couldn't be bothered because its only GAA, if this was rugby, soccer even lower level Spanish league games they would have used the red button.

I agree they deserve a bollicking but the reason they didn't do it is not because it's only the GAA as you say

They are often not producing the pictures for the sports you have mentioned so it's straightforward to say its over here on the red button. They are producing the pictures for their GAA coverage.

At the start of the season, they announced they were going to show the two hurling games last night. As they were on at the same time they would have required two production teams.

When they changed their mind and went with the football at 5 instead of the Dublin match they obviously felt they could get away with one production team producing both games. This backfired on them hugely and thats why they should get a bollicking

ArmaniJeanss

howiya wrote: »

At the start of the season, they announced they were going to show the two hurling games last night. As they were on at the same time they would have required two production teams.

When they changed their mind and went with the football at 5 instead of the Dublin match they obviously felt they could get away with one production team producing both games. This backfired on them hugely and thats why they should get a bollicking

I wonder did they ever genuinely want to show both hurling games. It seems to be a move that would cannibalize the audience a lot and is contrary to their scheduling m.o. in other sports. When you've only got 14(?) exclusive fixtures it would seem a waste to show two at the same time.

I suspect they would have always had the plan of saying to the GAA that one game was 'dead' and it would be better for everyone to swap to the most attractive football qualifier. After that it becomes a question of who decides the start times, who decides that the possibility of a draw doesn't matter even though its somewhere around a 12% chance. And a 12% chance that is going to cause a mess.

howiya

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I wonder did they ever genuinely want to show both hurling games. It seems to be a move that would cannibalize the audience a lot and is contrary to their scheduling m.o. in other sports. When you've only got 14(?) exclusive fixtures it would seem a waste to show two at the same time.

I suspect they would have always had the plan of saying to the GAA that one game was 'dead' and it would be better for everyone to swap to the most attractive football qualifier. After that it becomes a question of who decides the start times, who decides that the possibility of a draw doesn't matter even though its somewhere around a 12% chance. And a 12% chance that is going to cause a mess.

I don't think so to be honest. They've listed qualifiers in the list of games they originally published so there was nothing to stop them listing a qualifier for Saturday night.

The "shocks" in Leinster added a couple of big names to the first round. Even at that the most appealing tie was Tyrone v Meath. I suspect they had their football analysts go through the possible football fixtures for this weekend and they originally came to the conclusion that there was nothing worth showing. Canavan would obviously have been hoping Tyrone wouldn't be in the qualifiers for example.

ProudDUB

Patww79 wrote: »

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Damm right. The sense of entitlement from the hurling crowd is ridiculous, given how they have been spolit with TV coverage so far this year. Even if the coverage was split 50/50, the hurling game wasn't a knock out one. The football was. Of course it should take precedent.

zetecescort

Leinster u21 Galway v Offaly on tg4 tonight at 7:30

Kristopherus

Clare v Limerick is on rte 1 next Sunday.

OldMrBrennan83

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Bonniedog

zetecescort wrote: »

Leinster u21 Galway v Offaly on tg4 tonight at 7:30

21s games on TG4 are usually excellent. This was probably the worst they have shown. No fault to Galway, just another reflection of how poor Offaly are at all levels. Interesting to see another Canning - Jack - come on as a sub. Did well too.

IanVW

Any way of watching the Waterford v cork match today?

KevIRL

IanVW wrote: »

Any way of watching the Waterford v cork match today?

Not on TV. Only way is by being in semple stadium

IanVW

KevIRL wrote: »

Not on TV. Only way is by being in semple stadium

Couldnt make it up today.only one im missing:P

OldMrBrennan83

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kala85

What matches are live this weekend?

OldMrBrennan83

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Comic Book Guy

kala85 wrote: »

What matches are live this weekend?

Munster football final is on Rte1 on Saturday evening with 7pm throw in.
Ulster football final at 2 followed by leinster final at 4 the following day on Rte1.

Mayo v Tipp on Sky Sports Arena on Saturday evening with 5pm throw in.

Bonniedog

Two under 21 games on tonight but not clear from TV text which one they are showing. Says Leinster in the Irish version and Munster in the English!

Brian017

Bonniedog wrote: »

Two under 21 games on tonight but not clear from TV text which one they are showing. Says Leinster in the Irish version and Munster in the English!

Leinster live, Munster deferred

Bonniedog

I had thought that it would be Dublin/Wexford. Had forgotten that Galway and Kilkenny are also playing today.

Coillte_Bhoy

Is Cavan Tyrone not on Sky? Dont see it listed

Brian017

Coillte_Bhoy wrote: »

Is Cavan Tyrone not on Sky? Dont see it listed

Sky Sports Arena from 4pm

zetecescort

BGE U21 Munster Hurling Championship Final – LIVE
Cork v Tipperary

BGE U21 Leinster Hurling Championship Final – DEFERRED
Galway v Wexford

Wednesday @ 7.15pm on TG4

zetecescort