Greatest League in the World 2024 [new thread available]

artanevilla · 05-08-2021 2:36pm

We need the national broadcaster on board promoting our game to help it grow. In house streaming etc. is great for people who are already fans but it doesn't help grow the game.

howiya · 05-08-2021 4:25pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117710515#Comment_117710515

It's not the national broadcaster's job to help the game grow. There has to be something in it for them. Free content isn't enough evidently as it was turned down during the week. I know McBennett has been on LOI podcasts before but I'd love to know more about the cost of broadcasting a game. I wouldn't say its cheap to hire those OB trucks and crews. At least with away European ties you'd only be broadcasting another company's feed but then you've studio coverage and guests. Live TV isn't cheap.

Imagine sitting in your office in Donnybrook and seeing the email come in from Lambert. "We won't charge you a fee to show us on TV, can you pick up the rest of the costs"

A bit of realism is needed.

artanevilla · 05-08-2021 5:12pm

They are tax payer funded, it's absolutely their job, and more importantly it's the job of the FAI to push them on this. What are RTE getting out of showing underage GAA games, I doubt there's much of an audience for that. Even something like women's rugby they show regularly, they can't be making any money off that.

It's just pure laziness, they'd rather syndicate reruns of second rate US sitcoms than support the arts in Ireland. They make fùck all homogenous programming, pay two bit presenters obscene amounts of cash to do a couple of hours a week, they paid for Daniel O'Donnell to go on holiday for Christ sake, using license payers money.

The fact their best show is literally just archive news footage set to music says it all.

You've to put the cart before the horse here to generate interest, LOI needs to be on free to air, national, tax payer funded TV, particularly if they are participating on the international stage, ie. Europe. It happens all over the world, the Irish League is on the BBC, Welsh league is on S4C.

LOI is of national interest both the men's and women's game it should be on the national broadcaster. Their job is to be a national broadcaster, not a commercial entity but we all know what this country is like.

beggars_bush · 05-08-2021 5:50pm

LOI clubs need to do a deal with TG4

Best sports coverage on the island

shanec1928 · 05-08-2021 6:17pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711626#Comment_117711626

They used to cover games. Coverage was good so it was.

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 6:18pm

Nervy moment with that corner from Vittek

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 6:38pm

Been killed on the counter attack by these. I'd be very worried when we start tiring later in the match

Guffy · 05-08-2021 6:42pm

Dundalk fm commentary pair are absolutely woeful.

howiya · 05-08-2021 6:51pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117711431#Comment_117711431

They're a public service broadcaster. That doesn't mean their job is to promote the league.

If that was the case it'd be their job to promote every sport in the country. How much golf/cycling do they show?

I'd argue that 17 games a year is decent and reflects the demand for league coverage and that if they're going to increase their sports coverage they should look at other sports. Maybe then they'd be the national broadcaster you crave.

How many Irish league European games were shown on the BBC this summer? BBC Scotland didn't show Rangers the other night.

RTE don't show many underage gaa games. I've seen them on TG4 a good bit. And what women's rugby do they show? The six nations. Five games a year? Maybe they're not making money from the women's rugby but they've a set budget at the start of the year and they know there's x amount of games so what they spend on it/lose is limited.

One thing I'll agree with you on is RTE is shite.

joeysoap · 05-08-2021 6:57pm

McEleney was very unlucky. Shades of St. Petersburg where he hit the bar too.

irelandrover · 05-08-2021 7:25pm

Great header. They've been better in the second half so far.

irelandrover · 05-08-2021 7:32pm

What a finish

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 7:33pm

What a goal

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 7:45pm

Feck sake Sonni

Tchaikovsky · 05-08-2021 7:56pm

Gutted to concede a late equalizer but an excellent performance by the lads and 2 brilliant brilliant goals from McEleney. Doing the league and the country proud once more.

What was the English commentator on about on watchloi? Going on about the game next week in Oriel Park, how we didn't have a shot on target before we scored and how that was a harsh red card.. it was a red all day long, the bastard kicked out at Stanton when he was on the ground.

joeysoap · 05-08-2021 8:03pm

straight red fully deserved. 2 great goals and one off the bar. Brilliant performance as the Dutch League is definately a notch up.

Tchaikovsky · 05-08-2021 8:06pm

Wouldn't it be great if we didn't have to pay €10 each time to watch these performances from our clubs? A ticket is €20 ffs

joeysoap · 05-08-2021 8:06pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712164#Comment_117712164

‘ in front of the Lily Army’ no less 😀

05-08-2021 8:38pm

Very impressive from Dundalk. Has a LOI team ever progressed against a Dutch team in Europe...

joeysoap · 05-08-2021 8:44pm

I meant to post that where the ‘english’ commentator sounding said that Dundalk were back to Oriel next week in front of ‘the Lilywhite Army’ 😀😀😀

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 8:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712359#Comment_117712359

Cork bet Nijmegen during the noughties in the old Intertoto Cup

artanevilla · 05-08-2021 9:00pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712431#Comment_117712431

Your ninja edit got me...

artanevilla · 05-08-2021 9:03pm

Some Czech team are having their own TNS moment.

Dillonb3 · 05-08-2021 9:20pm

4 Nil TNS now against Plzen. Play winners of CSKA Sofia or Osijek of Croatia in final round

Francie Barrett · 05-08-2021 9:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712458#Comment_117712458

Bonkers stuff. Plzen have made the Champions League group stages several times, they beat Roma and CSKA Moscow just three years ago.

Francie Barrett · 05-08-2021 9:53pm

Rovers bundle it in at the death. They controlled the game, but struggled to break down the Albanian team. Could be a key goal, it'll force the Albanians to open up in the next leg.

ben.schlomo · 05-08-2021 10:01pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712597#Comment_117712597

That ended 4-2 so Plzen still have a chance. A very controversial handball penalty decision for one of TNS goals. Either way they'll be dancing in the streets of Total Network Solutions tonight.

Congrats to Rovers on another solid win for the LOI.

Pawwed Rig · 05-08-2021 10:35pm

Some week for LOI clubs in Europe all the same.

hardybuck · 05-08-2021 11:36pm

Will these results make any tangible difference for the league's coefficient in the future?

Young and developing players (and managers) may start to take note of this.

I note Marc Bircham just signed a 2 year contract with Waterford as well which is a huge change from the previous regime. There's a lot of young coaches in the league.

dfx- · 05-08-2021 11:44pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117712709#Comment_117712709

They're easily the worst team I've seen in Tallaght in a long time. Teams have come to defend but have gone over the halfway line - even Flora Tallinn did. I genuinely think I could've kept a clean sheet for Rovers tonight. Galway were much better..

It might be a different game next week - an early goal/penalty/red card, but on that basis they were lucky to get nil.

Amirani · 05-08-2021 11:55pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117713117#Comment_117713117

Brings Ireland up to 39th in country rankings. To see any tangible difference I think would need to be inside top 30, which would mean skipping a round in the Conference League.

joeysoap · 06-08-2021 12:24am

Vinny Perth interview in he refers to Vitesse not owning the ground (which was magnificent) retractable roof too.( wasn’t used) but then they haven’t the bloodsuckers we have.

https://youtu.be/5gkVbgzaUD0

NIMAN · 06-08-2021 12:15pm

Is it not embarrassing that RTE has shown no ability to cover all the Irish teams great performances this year so far in Europe?

Too busy creaming themselves over the GAA and underperforming Irish athletes in Tokyo.

Tchaikovsky · 06-08-2021 2:30pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117714875#Comment_117714875

And rugby of course, always with the rugby as it's their preferred demographic.

Guffy · 06-08-2021 3:03pm

They offered to show the rovers game at 5pm but rovers, understandably, refused to move the game. They are locked into showing the olympics at that time slot.

Patrick2010 · 06-08-2021 3:11pm

PAOK fans match thread, they believe they're playing a team of Irish farmers.

https://forums.phantis.com/topic/16676-ecl-qr3-l1-bohemians-dublin-paok-03-08-21-2145-eest/page/3/

Amirani · 06-08-2021 3:23pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117715952#Comment_117715952

Weird stereotype. Dublin is 50% larger than little Thessaloniki, and Ireland has 4% of its population working in farming versus 11% in Greece.

artanevilla · 06-08-2021 3:48pm

They're freaked on social media it's fun to watch them have a meltdown. Anyway, that's enough from me, there's hay to be bailed.

Dr. Bre · 06-08-2021 4:05pm

Stephen Bradley linked to MKDons

ben.schlomo · 06-08-2021 4:10pm

First time back in Terryland since March 2020 tonight. Typical pre GUFC home game weather in full swing all day here too, wet and windy.

Ferris_Bueller · 06-08-2021 4:20pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716175#Comment_117716175

Would be incredibly difficult to replace him. In the end I don't think he will end up getting the MK Dons job, but it's inevitable that he is going to attract interest from teams in the UK eventually is Rovers success continues. He probably has ambitions of coaching abroad too. Hopefully don't lose him right now as this team has a serious chance of making the conference league group stages.

Mars Bar · 06-08-2021 4:33pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716186#Comment_117716186

My first live game at all since January 1st 2020

Which is mad because I don't even live in Ireland and I work full time in football. I'm so happy to have gotten this one game before returning to the Middle East on Sunday

Oat23 · 06-08-2021 4:34pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716000#Comment_117716000

It's a website that seems to be mainly Americans/Canadians with Greek ancestry so it's not surprising really. Most probably have never even been to Thessaloniki.

ben.schlomo · 06-08-2021 10:37pm

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/117716186#Comment_117716186

In typical GUFC fashion we lose on the night we have a crowd back. A combination of poor finishing from us, 3/4 great saves from McNulty and clinical Cork finishing gave them the win. Great to be back at a game all the same.