Television Coverage 2008

[A face]

Does anyone know if there are confirmed times and days yet for TV Coverage this year?

When is the Preview Show? Channel?
When is the Live Game? Channel?
When is the highlights programme? Channel?

Is it lightly that one or any of these will move around day and time wise (probably the live game to be fair) or are they set in stone and will not move.

[holidaysong]

Highlights on a Monday, 8pm - RTÉ 2.

[A face]

Highlights on a Monday, 8pm - RTÉ 2.

Confirmed 100% yeah?

[sligoman]

Confirmed 100% yeah?Yes..

[nijboyle]

Nice one, no more crappy TV3!! and Roddy Collins the ****

[sligoman]

Nice one, no more crappy TV3!! and Roddy Collins the ****Roddy Collins is an RTE man...I doubt he'll have gone away from our screens just yet;).

[gufct]

First Live Game saturday 8th Rovers -v- Drogheda RTE Immediately before the premiership so 6.00pm k.o. I presume.

[DmanDmythDledge]

I'm almost certain that it's a 5.30pm KO.

[holidaysong]

I'm almost certain that it's a 5.30pm KO.

It is. (http://www.soccerscene.ie/p3020.html)

[harry crumb]

Will TV3 have a preview programme?

[Bunny Kelly]

Will the highlights programme be streamed on the web for those in foreign lands?

[atfconline]

Will the highlights programme be streamed on the web for those in foreign lands?

Yes, and be available 'on-demand' by Tuesday afternoon.

[Con-Con]

How long is the highlights show?

[a.a.d]

The Highlights show will go out on Monday Nights between 8 and 9pm on RTE 2 and will be streamed live on rte.ie around the world, Starting on Monday the 10th of March.

The starting live games will be

Drogs V Rovers On Saturday 8th March
Bohemians V St Pats on Friday 14 March
Cork City V Derry City on Friday on Friday 21 March

All will be shown on RTE 2 as well as rte.ie

[The Longford!]

So what's the story on First Division coverage? Will it be included in the highlight program?

[SPXcyan]

Can't wait to see what they have for us! better not as lame as Eircom League Weekly! and hopefully some first division footie be shown too :)

The first 3 live games should be a good watch too :)

[Brendan]

anyone know if Setanta or TG4 will be showing many games, or have RTE taken over altogether?

[thischarmingman]

http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2008/0229/soccer_eloi.html

[holidaysong]

No first division then..

[Boo_Boy]

anyone know if Setanta or TG4 will be showing many games, or have RTE taken over altogether?

i really hope they have not taken over all together,10 matches is not enough for fans.

[gustavo]

I see Quasimodo blagged his way into a pundits job , I wonder how long he can last without mentioning his friend Steve Bruce

[Boo_Boy]

I see Quasimodo blagged his way into a pundits job , I wonder how long he can last without mentioning his friend Steve Bruce

haha i couldnt stop laughing when i read his name in the part about the biggest name in irish soccer.:eek::D

[a.a.d]

My understanding is that TG4 and Setanta will also have live games this season (around the same amount as last season) and that none of these games will clash with the "Monday Night Soccer"show, In other words the setanta games that were changed last year to be on Mondays will now go ahead during the weekend.

[holidaysong]

Why soccer? Do RTÉ not realise that the majority of people following the sport call it football?

[bray boy]

we finally get what is hopefully a more professional highlights programme at a prime time spot
.....................and people are complaining about the name jeez......

[holidaysong]

we finally get what is hopefully a more professional highlights programme at a prime time spot
.....................and people are complaining about the name jeez......

With a decent manager in charge of the senior international and the FAI doing a pretty good job of running the league what else am I going to complain about? :D

[finnpark]

Roddy Collins and Pat Morley are included :rolleyes:

Im swithching it off when they come on! Im sure Roddy will be on a lot since the plastering market is not as active as it was.

[kingdomkerry]

Why soccer? Do RTÉ not realise that the majority of people following the sport call it football?

false

[micls]

false


Really?
I'd agree with holiday song on this, most supporters would call it football. They are football clubs not soccer clubs

[4 in a row]

hopefully it will be good quality.
anything is better than listening to paul osam:(

[Dodge]

Sacrilige

Sounds like a good format. The same time every week, and every gmae covered is a huge leap forward

[a.a.d]

it looks like it will take a format similar to the premiership with One main game and a secondary game with the other four matches ina round up.

[forza rovers]

hopefully it will be good quality.
anything is better than listening to paul osam:(
if you call better quality listing to sean connor name droping and roddy collins going on about how i was going to sign him but things didnt work out but it will be an hour spent laughing:D

[Schumi]

The most important question has been ignored here. Will Sean Connor be wearing his stylish tracksuit bottoms?

[forza rovers]

his lovely red ones:D

[Raheny Red]

No first division then..

In fairness it's better off that way.

[LeixlipRed]

I'm sure Connor's baggy pants will be hidden beneath a specially designed table. Possibly designed by Steve Bruce :D

[oldyouth]

false

C'mon Kingdomkerry, If ever you leave your parish, you'll know that the majority who follow the sport, call it Football

[Dodge]

Lads, don't start this argument again

[Buller]

Why soccer? Do RTÉ not realise that the majority of people following the sport call it football?

They had to get the word "soccer" in, just in the event some bogger down in the bogs of thurles might become momentarily confused and think it was a Gaelic handball show... :rolleyes:

[NeilMcD]

Same slot as the Italian football from the 80s and the 90s which many teenagers around the country watched to get into Italian Football at the time rather than study etc. Hopefully many young guys around the country will watch the games highlights on a Monday night and get the bug.

[Bunny Kelly]

I remember those days, Maradona & Careca in those lovely Mars sponsored jerseys. Just what the sole needed after being in Buckley Park on a Sunday afternoon