RTE next season

[legendz]

With 11pm, why wait til Monday? Show it on saturday, allows Sunday then to watch the play back.

[Neish]

With 11pm, why wait til Monday? Show it on saturday, allows Sunday then to watch the play back.

Their not going to give up Saturday night time slot of the LOI TBH. It would also take soem time to put the program together(I know they do this for GAA but it is far more popular then LOI)

[adamd164]

11pm Monday is a disastrous timeslot to be fair. Most people will end up watching Friday night's games the following Tuesday.

Still better than nothing but very disappointing.

[legendz]

Clubs should be allowed to show highlights on their own websites, even if through a fee paying service to see highlights prior to being shown on rte.

[nigel-harps1954]

Clubs should be allowed to show highlights on their own websites, even if through a fee paying service to see highlights prior to being shown on rte.

If RTÉ don't pay the clubs anything to show the games, why should the clubs pay RTÉ?

[oriel]

11pm Monday is a disastrous timeslot to be fair. Most people will end up watching Friday night's games the following Tuesday.

Still better than nothing but very disappointing.

I would agree, I would rarely ever get a chance to watch it live due to travel/family etc so dont generally get a chance to sit down until around 9pm and watch it back, if it moves to 11pm, this means anyone recording it will probably have to wait another day (Tues), this is far too late to be looking at games from the previous Friday.

[legendz]

If RTÉ don't pay the clubs anything to show the games, why should the clubs pay RTÉ?
I don't mean pay RTE!

Clubs should be able to show highlights of their own games on their own websites within a few hours of their game being complete. I'm not sure they'd do it for free. It could be part of a premium service on their websites for something like €5 a month.

[Jofspring]

I don't mean pay RTE!

Clubs should be able to show highlights of their own games on their own websites within a few hours of their game being complete. I'm not sure they'd do it for free. It could be part of a premium service on their websites for something like €5 a month.

I'd certainly pay that but would enough people pay it to cover the costs I'm not sure.

[adamd164]

Bump... is 11pm Mondays confirmed? Less than 2 weeks to when the first episode would be due... can't see anything on the RTE site.

[nigel-harps1954]

It's not confirmed anywhere officially, but my understanding is that 11pm has been given the go-ahead due to Against The Head being shown in MNS regular time slot. Shocking really. 73 hours after most matches have finished.

[Jofspring]

I don't mind 11pm but would expect maybe with the extra time that better highlights could be put together.

[CrowdedHouse]

11pm is way too late

[Charlie Darwin]

11pm on a Saturday wouldn't be too bad. Monday is just silly. How is the league supposed to attract a younger audience when they're in bed for the highlights show?

[PartySaint]

11pm on a Saturday wouldn't be too bad. Monday is just silly. How is the league supposed to attract a younger audience when they're in bed for the highlights show?

I'd like that but then they'd be in direct competition with MOTD and also wouldn't have highlights of Saturday nigh games presumably

[Jofspring]

It looks like MNS will be making an announcement today going by their twitter.

[Charlie Darwin]

I'd like that but then they'd be in direct competition with MOTD and also wouldn't have highlights of Saturday nigh games presumably
Simple, we move all of Sligo's games to 3.30pm on Saturday for live broadcast. They love that :)

[PartySaint]

On Saturday matches, are Limerick not playing on Saturdays this season?

[Jofspring]

On Saturday matches, are Limerick not playing on Saturdays this season?

Fridays, but like last season we could potentially be on any night of the week due to Munster games, concerts etc...

[Fivesilver]

Simple, we move all of Sligo's games to 3.30pm on Saturday for live broadcast. They love that :)

Will somebody please think of the housewives? And the farmers. And the kids making their Holy Communion. And... er... Twink...or someone.

[ger121]

This is their cryptic clue on their facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/mondaynightsoccer/photos/a.378190253924.158421.259879838924/10152024237978925/?type=1&relevant_count=1

[Charlie Darwin]

This is their cryptic clue on their facebook page

https://www.facebook.com/mondaynightsoccer/photos/a.378190253924.158421.259879838924/10152024237978925/?type=1&relevant_count=1
It would have actually qualified as cryptic if they hadn't spelled it out in the caption. I assume they're legally required to change it to Monday Night/Tuesday Morning Soccer

[Longfordian]

"Soccer Republic". Crap name, bodes well.

[gufcfan]

No more Monday nights it looks like to me.

[nigel-harps1954]

Sunday nights maybe? Directly after The Sunday Game? 9pm slot? That'd be lovely.

The FAI Awards night is on this Sunday night at 8:30. Might give an indication of a slot available?

[CrowdedHouse]

It's Monday at 11:05 pm

[NeverFeltBetter]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2014/0226/506830-soccer-republic-programme-kicks-off-in-march/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Soccer Republic, a new series focusing on all aspects of Irish soccer, will begin on Monday 10 March at 11.05pm on RTÉ Two.
The series will cover all the action from the SSE Airtricity League, as well as the latest Republic of Ireland and Champions League fare.
Interviews with Ireland’s Premier League stars will also be a regular feature of the show.
Presented by Peter Collins, the show will feature top pundits, special guests and goals every Monday night.
Paul McGrath, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan, Kenny Cunningham and Keith Gillespie will be among a host of special guests joining the regular panellists Richie Sadlier, Pat Fenlon, Brian Kerr and Tony McDonnell.
The first show on Monday week will hear from both Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane ahead of Ireland’s friendly with Serbia on 5 March.

[CrowdedHouse]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish/2014/0226/506830-soccer-republic-programme-kicks-off-in-march/?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter

Soccer Republic, a new series focusing on all aspects of Irish soccer, will begin on Monday 10 March at 11.05pm on RTÉ Two.

The first show on Monday week will hear from both Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane ahead of Ireland’s friendly with Serbia on 5 March.



Back to the Future !

Ah I'll be sending up Z's by that time anyway

[nigel-harps1954]

Silly decision.

[Yossarian]

While the new time slot for the show doesn't bother me, it's disappointing that there is no show focused solely on the league. I don't have any interest in hearing interviews from players in England as they are always uneventful and filled with cliches.
I'm also not sure what part of the champions league covers Irish aspects bar the couple of games involving our teams in the summer.
It seems to me RTE are just looking for a highlights show that covers the only rights the hold now in the champions league. We'll know better after the first show but I've a feeling the league of Ireland games will be relegated to a side issue. Hopefully I'm proved wrong.

[OldNassau]

I've a feeling the league of Ireland games will be relegated to a side issue.
It will definitely suffer while the premiership and champion leagues are on. Will miss MNS even though they reduced the coverage of games last year.

[legendz]

11pm on a Saturday wouldn't be too bad. Monday is just silly. How is the league supposed to attract a younger audience when they're in bed for the highlights show?

Wouldn't mind both. Highlights on Saturday of Friday and Saturday games. Round up Monday night if more games and even a preview of the next week.

[NeverFeltBetter]

Doesn't RTE already have a "Champions League Magazine" show at the weekends? Is than kaputt?

[Fivesilver]

I love the way they're trumpeting that they'll be showing "all the goals from the Premier Division". Presumably this translates as: "Coverage of the Premier Division will be reduced to only the goals, and we've finally decided to stop acknowledging the existence of Division One."

[Duggie]

this station never fails to amaze me, 11.05 at night. ya thats great but what about the people who have to get up early for work. really pathetic from a pathetic broadcaster. you might as well put it on at 2am.

[White Horse]

There's no way of dressing this up. It is a downgrade of the coverage of the league.

The change in the time slot will also affect the number of school kids who watch the programme.

[Nah Nah Nah Nah]

Is there a house in the country that doesn't have the ability to record the show? Or watch it on the RTE player?

[White Horse]

Is there a house in the country that doesn't have the ability to record the show? Or watch it on the RTE player?

I'd say there are quite a few.

[Real ale Madrid]

They are tagging everything with "Republic" these days. Breakfast Republic, Soccer Republic, Republic of Telly.

What's next?

The News at OneRepublic
Republic of Loose Women
New religous show called "Dominican Republic"
New Financial show - Bouncing Cheque Republic

In fairness this is lazy stuff from rté isn't it ? This show will be a ratings failure and be off the air in a year - the league needs to move to an internet / You tube based show with on Demand higlights etc - TV and RTÉ are just not interested.

[legendz]

Back to around the time of eircom league weekly so?

[WeAreRovers]

Jaysus lads, you might try and give it a chance. There will be no 'downgrading' of LOI coverage, it will be the same level as MNS. The difference is that there will be a holistic approach to Irish football which might, just might attract new viewers. In a new era where the national management team actually recognise that there's a national league surely it makes sense to treat all Irish football equally.

As for the timeslot, 7.00pm was a terrible slot - men simply don't watch TV at that time, hence the proliferation of soaps between 7 and 9 across all channels. Most of us are commuting, eating, putting the kids to bed, listening to Game On or Off The Ball, out training or bizarrely attending actual live Monday night LOI games - a situation that doesn't happen anywhere else, League games scheduled against the highlights programme.

I realise there's a reflex kick RTÉ attitude among LOI fans - much of it has been warranted at times - but Soccer Republic is made by LOI fans for LOI fans. Give it a chance.

[adamd164]

Good to hear that it'll be mainly focused on LOI.

The Irish national team bit is fine, even if the players are based in England at least it's still Irish football.

But I'm less enthused at the prospect of the Champions League being thrown in... for instance, will it focus only on rounds involving Irish clubs? Will it be broad Champions League coverage, offering insight on games involving teams outside of England? Someone like Richie Sadlier would be well capable of providing decent insight, the likes of Ray Houghton I'd be less convinced of.

[Mr A]

I have never heard Sadlier provide insight on anything other than the art of advanced whinging.

[Real ale Madrid]

As for the timeslot, 7.00pm was a terrible slot - men simply don't watch TV at that time, hence the proliferation of soaps between 7 and 9 across all channels. Most of us are commuting, eating, putting the kids to bed, listening to Game On or Off The Ball, out training or bizarrely attending actual live Monday night LOI games - a situation that doesn't happen anywhere else, League games scheduled against the highlights programme.


If you can provide 1 piece of evidence to prove that more men ( sexist anyway ) watch TV at 11 o clock at night than at 7 o clock in the evening I'll be happy to eat my words, but this is head in the sand posting. Its called Primetime for a reason. I'll probably watch anyway - most followers of the LOI will watch, but some that watched at 7 will not be able to watch at 11, and you can say with a fair degree of certainty that you won't introduce any new fans to the league with this new timeslot ( Although the number of new fans introduced at the 7 slot is debatable - the probabilty drops at 11pm )

This is a categoric downgrading in LOI coverage and in my opinion it will disappear in a year.

[Dodge]

If you can provide 1 piece of evidence to prove that more men ( sexist anyway ) watch TV at 11 o clock at night than at 7 o clock in the evening I'll be happy to eat my words, but this is head in the sand posting. Its called Primetime for a reason.
7pm isn't primetime, and that hour is absolutely aimed at female demographics


This is a categoric downgrading in LOI coverage and in my opinion it will disappear in a year.

Why's that? There's zero pressure to produce ratings at 11pm, so it should be safe enough.

I think people are getting too hung up about the CL aspect. There's maybe 6 weeks left this season. It'll be 15 minutes or so previewing the games involving English teams (and maybe Barca/Real). That's it.

International weeks will focus on the national team.

Other than that the only football RTE can show is LOI. They won't be talking about any football they don't have the rights to

[Jofspring]

I'd tend to agree later is better than 7 even though it's very late. 10pm would have been a better time but beggars can't be choosers. For one reason or another I always found I had to record MNS and watch it later or online.

[legendz]

I used to miss it the majority of the time at 7pm. I should be able to watch it the majority of the time at 11pm. It won't clash with Monday games anymore. The question is will they include Monday games?

[adamd164]

The question is will they include Monday games?

Maybe if they're on in Dublin, beyond that I would doubt it. It may well be recorded earlier in the day too.

[legendz]

Maybe if they're on in Dublin, beyond that I would doubt it. It may well be recorded earlier in the day too.That'll be the success or fail of the new time for me.

[Real ale Madrid]

7pm isn't primetime, and that hour is absolutely aimed at female demographics


Ok not Primtime but the overall point is you get more viewers at 7 than 11 at night. Thus any shift like that is a downgrade. You don't see "Against the Head" going out at 11pm. If you can provide evidence to the contrary then I'll happily eat my words. Perhaps its tougher to compete with Emmerdale etc then whatever is on TV at 11 o clock at night I concede that may be a plus point but I cannot fathom how this can be percieved as anything other than a downgrading of the coverage.

Now I just hope that there is less chat and more highlights.

[Dodge]

Ok not Primtime but the overall point is you get more viewers at 7 than 11 at night. Thus any shift like that is a downgrade. You don't see "Against the Head" going out at 11pm. If you can provide evidence to the contrary then I'll happily eat my words.

I think MNS, and this new version, are kinda specialised programming so will likely not lose too much, if any, of their core audience. By all accounts, the viewing figures were horrible for MNS so it seems unlikely that they got too many casual viewers. The timeslot won't matter to their hardcore audience, and that's all they had

TV viewing has changed dramatically in the last 5 years. More and more TV is watched through DVR and other playback platforms.

The bottom line for me is that the LOI games will continue to be covered and I'll get to see the goals. MNS was always more than LOI crowds deserved