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nigel-harps1954
11/08/2016, 5:24 PM
By my count, they've only done 3 live games this season so far. With the two announced, that'll be 5. 12 games left to do before November, which will no doubt include two cup semi finals and final. 9 league/cup games in 3 months?
legendz
11/08/2016, 5:25 PM
As I've said already, I'd like to see Eir Sport take on title sponsorship of the league and complete tv coverage.
Mr A
11/08/2016, 5:33 PM
That would mean a lot of Virgin Media (and possibly other) customers wouldn't be able to watch at all though. I do like how well they cover games though.
Philosophizer
11/08/2016, 5:37 PM
As I've said already, I'd like to see Eir Sport take on title sponsorship of the league and complete tv coverage.

I can see where you're coming from but there's no substitute for matches on free-to-air stations. To be fair to RTE, they're not totally obsessed with ratings. If they were, they certainly wouldn't show 17 matches so we should be glad for that. Imo, I'm happy for them to continue showing 17 games but Eir can also show as many games as they want.
gufcfan
11/08/2016, 5:52 PM
As I've said already, I'd like to see Eir Sport take on title sponsorship of the league and complete tv coverage.

No way. If it was on RTÉ people would have some chance of stumbling across it and maybe giving the league a go. As great as Eir Sport have been, it would be madness to do a deal with a station that a lot of people don't even have. Who do we think we are, the GAA?
GCdfc
12/08/2016, 8:12 AM
I'd love to see a deal that whoever shows the national team games has to show one LOI match a week plus the cup semis and final.
pineapple stu
12/08/2016, 8:21 AM
That's more or less what we have at present though, isn't it?

Though it's Soccer Republic instead of a match every single week, which I think is arguably better.
GCdfc
12/08/2016, 8:45 AM
I think a match every week would be better than Soccer Republic. It would force the TV station to show LOI at a time that people can watch, not 11pm. It would also normalise LOI football on TV. Soccer Republic struggled to get viewers when it was at an earlier time (or maybe it was the previous incarnation of the programme). I think that was because the majority of people were just not into LOI and a highlights show is not enough to get their attention. If it becomes normal to have a match on every week then I believe more people will become interested in LOI.
pineapple stu
12/08/2016, 8:57 AM
Soccer Republic's timing isn't great, for sure. Even allowing for it being available online afterwards.

But clubs give out about TV games because they hit crowds - so it seems that we should prioritise highlights to encourage people to go out to the games live.

Highlights have the advantage of cutting out the crap too, of course. Even a dull 0-0 can be made interesting, whereas a bad live match can just give the barstoolers ammunition.

I don't think a game a week is necessarily bad - and we're not far off. But I think what we have isn't bad in fairness.
GCdfc
12/08/2016, 9:08 AM
With 17 games that should be a game every two weeks. However, it doesn't pan out like that. They are shown too inconsistently. A couple at the start of the season, then a more in a few blocks throughout the season and finally a heap together at the end. People like consistency. They like to know that at 7.45 every Friday there is a match on TV. If it's not on then they get used to it not being on and then don't watch out for the next match that might be 5pm on a Sunday three weeks later.
pineapple stu
12/08/2016, 9:20 AM
People like consistency. They like to know that at 7.45 every Friday there is a match on TV.
True, but I'd rather they knew that at 7:45 every second Friday, there was a match in the Bowl/Oriel/Terryland/wherever.

TV is important, but it's not the be all and end all.
GCdfc
12/08/2016, 9:31 AM
Agree that it's not the be all and end all but it does create huge awareness possibly greater than any other medium as we are a nation glued to the box. It's up to the clubs then to entice people to the grounds once the awareness is there.
legendz
12/08/2016, 10:29 AM
The majority of Premier Division games are on Friday nights. Is there a better time for the weekly live game that does not clash with other games?
Dodge
12/08/2016, 11:09 AM
Live game on Saturday nights at 8pm. Programme starts at 7 and includes highlights from the Friday night and midweek games. No Monday night show but everything contained in one great 3 hour LOI block on Saturday night

Make the live game an event
nigel-harps1954
12/08/2016, 11:17 AM
Live game on Saturday nights at 8pm. Programme starts at 7 and includes highlights from the Friday night and midweek games. No Monday night show but everything contained in one great 3 hour LOI block on Saturday night

Make the live game an event

Away with your good ideas like that. Miriam is on Saturday nights. Can't have anything clashing with that.
IsMiseSean
12/08/2016, 5:10 PM
By my count, they've only done 3 live games this season so far. With the two announced, that'll be 5. 12 games left to do before November, which will no doubt include two cup semi finals and final. 9 league/cup games in 3 months?

I think they've done 4. Unless that last one was on Setanta, the memory isn't what it used to be.
Cork v Bohs
Dundalk v Derry
Pats v Sligo
Shamrock v Dundalk
TheBoss
12/08/2016, 5:59 PM
Live game on Saturday nights at 8pm. Programme starts at 7 and includes highlights from the Friday night and midweek games. No Monday night show but everything contained in one great 3 hour LOI block on Saturday night

Make the live game an event

By having matches at that time it clashes with La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 on Sky Sports & BT respectively, even the Belgian league is Eir Sports sometimes on a Sat night. Neutral fans will choose that over LOI in the majority of cases.
Dodge
13/08/2016, 10:24 AM
By having matches at that time it clashes with La Liga, Serie A and Ligue 1 on Sky Sports & BT respectively, even the Belgian league is Eir Sports sometimes on a Sat night. Neutral fans will choose that over LOI in the majority of cases.
friday nights might clash with the EPL or loads of others. I don't really care about neutrals either

LOI on TV's biggest market is LOI fans and at the moment most of them can't see a TV game as they're watching their own team at the same time
legendz
13/08/2016, 12:54 PM
Is 3pm on Saturday an option? Eir Sport aren't showing much of note at that time today. Can't avoid clashing with EPL continuously.
Titan
13/08/2016, 4:29 PM
Dundalk game against Legia being shown live on BT Sport.
Charlie Darwin
13/08/2016, 5:37 PM
Dundalk game against Legia being shown live on BT Sport.
And RTE.
nigel-harps1954
13/08/2016, 5:55 PM
Dundalk game against Legia being shown live on BT Sport.

BT Sport are showing every Champions League match.
legendz
14/08/2016, 1:13 PM
BT Sport are showing every Champions League match.
During their live game yesterday evening BT Sport put up a graphic a few times about showing Man City, Celtic and Dundalk in the coming week. The presenter commented on what a story it'll be should Dundalk go through. Great to see international interest in their progress.
nr637
18/08/2016, 10:12 AM
RTE announce they will not be covering the return leg of Legia Warszawa v Dundalk in Poland next Tuesday 23rd August.

Wait for it!

Instead they will have full coverage of the Man. City v Steaua Bucuresti with City 5-0 up from the first leg.

Thanks for the support RTE!
Philosophizer
18/08/2016, 10:32 AM
RTE announce they will not be covering the return leg of Legia Warszawa v Dundalk in Poland next Tuesday 23rd August.

Wait for it!

Instead they will have full coverage of the Man. City v Steaua Bucuresti with City 5-0 up from the first leg.

Thanks for the support RTE!

Wasn't it already decided that RTE would show the home leg while TV3 show the away leg.

I saw TV3 advertising the away leg a few days ago...
sullanefc
18/08/2016, 10:42 AM
RTE announce they will not be covering the return leg of Legia Warszawa v Dundalk in Poland next Tuesday 23rd August.

Wait for it!

Instead they will have full coverage of the Man. City v Steaua Bucuresti with City 5-0 up from the first leg.

Thanks for the support RTE!

RTÉ only show CL on Wednesdays. TV3 show CL on Tuesdays. Hence TV 3 are showing it.
Dodge
18/08/2016, 10:56 AM
RTE announce they will not be covering the return leg of Legia Warszawa v Dundalk in Poland next Tuesday 23rd August.

Wait for it!

Instead they will have full coverage of the Man. City v Steaua Bucuresti with City 5-0 up from the first leg.

Thanks for the support RTE!

Big fan of you wasting your anger on RTE not being allowed show the games that TV3 have rights to
Yossarian
18/08/2016, 11:24 AM
That's made me chuckle.

Are there any games on TV tomorrow. No game for us so wouldn't mind catching one on the box.
legendz
18/08/2016, 8:04 PM
In a non LoI county, my interest in the league came from Sports Stadium on a Saturday afternoon. They used to have highlights in the first half hour.

11pm seems a crazy time for the weekly round up. In terms of targeting a younger audience who might go to games in the future, I'd be interested to know do they watch Soccer Republic more during the summer?
passinginterest
25/08/2016, 9:24 AM
Limerick v UCD will be live on Youtube by FAI TV apparently. http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/7040-news-limerick-s-trip-to-ucd-to-be-broadcast-live-on-fai-tv
brendy_éire
25/08/2016, 9:56 AM
Limerick v UCD will be live on Youtube by FAI TV apparently. http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/7040-news-limerick-s-trip-to-ucd-to-be-broadcast-live-on-fai-tv

That's unusual, but a nice idea. Presumably it can be done very cheaply.
Dodge
25/08/2016, 11:17 AM
They did the Presidents Cup game earlier in the season (with no commentary). Worked well I though
Ashbohs
25/08/2016, 9:30 PM
Read something the other day about the relaunched Vanarama conference. I consider our league to be slightly ahead football wise but very similar when you consider infrastructure wages crowds etc with a few teams full time etc etc . Their clubs have a very good weekly highlights show which airs on BT sports and also last year the home club in a live fixture got 6000 sterling with the away team getting 1000.
Now with Eir Sport tied into the BT platform that is where we should be setting our sights re a TV deal
Trevor Carey
28/08/2016, 1:03 PM
Shamrock Rovers v Cork City FAI Cup 1/4 Final is live on RTÉ.
sbgawa
28/08/2016, 1:12 PM
[QUOTE=Trevor Carey;1887287]Shamrock Rovers v Cork City FAI Cup 1/4 Final is live on rte


Not good news for the gate money
patrickccfc
28/08/2016, 3:06 PM
[QUOTE=Trevor Carey;1887287]Shamrock Rovers v Cork City FAI Cup 1/4 Final is live on rte


Not good news for the gate money

Good news for those that can't travel though :cool:
NeverFeltBetter
28/08/2016, 5:11 PM
Limerick v UCD will be live on Youtube by FAI TV apparently. http://www.sseairtricityleague.ie/news/7040-news-limerick-s-trip-to-ucd-to-be-broadcast-live-on-fai-tv

Pretty much unwatchable. Two frames a second right now.
sbgawa
28/08/2016, 5:18 PM
[QUOTE=sbgawa;1887289]

Good news for those that can't travel though :cool:

Don't disagree with you there but with t he exception of dundalk every other team in the league can't afford to lose 10 or 15 thousand euros off the gate for what should be money spinner games.....the real solution is rte should be paying the club's a direct fee
nigel-harps1954
28/08/2016, 5:47 PM
That UCD v Limerick stream is absolutely dreadful. Trackchamp is like watching Sky Sports compared to this.
TheBoss
28/08/2016, 5:55 PM
Do the guys at the FAI ever heard of Test run to see any potential issues, cause that stream looks like they just set it up 5 mins before going live.
CraftyToePoke
28/08/2016, 6:07 PM
It really is poor, and I was really looking forward to this as I live away. You are right, there can't have been any trial or run through at all, its desperate in this day and age for a national association to present something as weak as this is.
White Horse
28/08/2016, 6:50 PM
Shambolic quality.
MeathDrog
28/08/2016, 8:46 PM
I'm glad someone else brought it up. Came on here to comment on the ****ty quality of that stream. My God...
nigel-harps1954
02/09/2016, 3:29 PM
Eir Sport showing all Dundalks Europa Group stage games free-to-air. Bravo.


http://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2459&stc=1
sbgawa
02/09/2016, 3:32 PM
Eir Sport showing all Dundalks Europa Group stage games free-to-air. Bravo.


http://foot.ie/attachment.php?attachmentid=2459&stc=1

Great to hear and their coverage is excellent imo
TheBoss
02/09/2016, 3:54 PM
I assume this a ploy to compete with the Manchester United games as they are playing at the same times as Dundalk.
EatYerGreens
02/09/2016, 4:26 PM
Who gives a fcuk if it is - it's still great to see ;)
NeverFeltBetter
03/09/2016, 10:08 AM
It really is poor, and I was really looking forward to this as I live away. You are right, there can't have been any trial or run through at all, its desperate in this day and age for a national association to present something as weak as this is.

FAI TV actually put up the whole stream, terrible quality and all, as a video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qaGDWly0ZAY

Comments disabled.
pineapple stu
03/09/2016, 10:14 AM
God, even the sound quality is appalling.

Whatever about there being issues with the internet speed on the day, there's no excuse for actually leaving this up online.

Ha! The commentary for the first goal says it's "almost in slow motion there"! Given the stream quality, you're not wrong there...
gufcfan
04/09/2016, 1:51 AM
Comments disabled.

Comments are always diabled on FAI videos. Nothing to do with the above video.

Can you imagine what they'd be like? I rarely look at YouTube comments, but for that, I would have made an exception.