Newstalk: Off The Ball

The newsround back on YouTube this evening.there starting to break.obviously the amount of 7000 subscribers mentioned here hasn’t really materialised.

Nathan is the main host on Thursday, that's right isn't it?

I sometimes catch bits of the Thursday show, it always seem to be prerecorded interviews, is that right? Maybe the newsround is live?

Depends on the platform, his interview last week with Jim Hamilton was brilliant.

I looked up Boohig (never watched or listened to him to be honest) but I was curious to see who he was

But his educational background is Political Science and Arts!

https://ie.linkedin.com/in/colm-boohig-09373247

Apparently his strengths are being a 'thinking agent' so there is that.

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Is the problem with OTB that it is full of people with degrees in Arts and English etc? Trained wafflers, that use a lot of words to say nothing of note.

Cant stand him tbh, would start an argument in an empty room.

Paul Kimmage is no loss to OTB whatsoever. Its unfair to call OTB populist sh*te, the problem is there is too much content and too much of it is just average joes talking. Lets be real - what qualifications do you really need to be a sports presenter? Its pretty much whatever your having yourself, show a bit of knowledge of some sport and come on in.

I heard Joe Molloy trying to promote the join effort - it definitely sounds like he is doing it through gritted teeth. It sounds like he was not a supporter, but maybe that is just my perception. I bet the figures are bombing entirely - I swore once Ger Gilroy uttered the words "Its only a tenner a month" I was not signing up. I have that tenner, I'm just not giving it to him.

From being in the pub at the rugby and surrounded by 15-16 ardent sports fans, not one had signed up.

To be fair there is still a few hundred each morning on the OTB AM youtube stream, i usually put it on around 8:45 and then scroll back to whatever guest is of interest to me. In the past I would have listened/watched a handful of segments a week across the morning and evening shows, but now I can't and to be honest i don't really miss it. The odd morning segment is enough for me.

I find myself being a much more critical listener now, given the expectation from OTB HQ that they are worth "a tenner a month" and to be honest for me they are definitely not worth that, almost all of the presenters are found wanting...

Ger: Too smug and disparaging of any opinion that he doesn't share

Vinny Perth: Supposed to talks about LOI but instead turns it into the Shamrock Rovers or "I used to work with Stephen Kenny" segment

Johnny Ward: How many times can i say Galway United in the show

Shane Hannon: Does everyone know I'm from Monaghan, I better remind them again just in case....

Am I right in saying that the COYGIG content is not behind the paywall?

If the interest was there it surely would have been included!

I note on Newstalk at the end of sports bulletins in recent days they are really pushing for people to join the "OTB club"

There is a smell of desperation about it all

I cannot wait until “woke” leaves the vernacular.

Not in Ireland. Anyone can play or show an interest.

Agreed. Listened quite a bit while doing stuff around the house previously, but interest has definitely waned. They always seem to have one woeful pundit as part of the 3 - and have been rotating between David Connelly and Shane Keegan recently. Both are complete wafflers and fairly irritating imo.

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