personally, i reckon thats what swung it for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
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personally, i reckon thats what swung it for them.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
:D he he, ya 4k a game.....better show every game they play for the rest of the season
Setanta wouldn't know one club from the other. I believe we again see the slight hand here from the FAI. 10 games shown, Bohs shown 6 times, and 7 of the 10 games are from Dublin, yet only 3 of the clubs are from Dublin. That is shocking. So much for spreading the game.Quote:
Originally Posted by Rory H
Why would Setanta do that?Quote:
Originally Posted by Derry
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Originally Posted by sligoman
Sligo have been on tv 3 times this season. We've been on less.
Other clubs have to have a go.
Did I say I wanted Rovers on? I know how many times we've been on, I said in the email games outside Dublin, nothing about coming to our games.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
"We've been on less"
Eh so? Have Shamrock some right to be on more than everyone else or why did you single just them out?
Go on Sligoman, ya big looper!
With 40% of games in the PD schedule in Dublin every weekend, (not including Bray) chances are Dublin games will be the live game often.
And been honest, this is a "lets get more Sligo home games on" whinge under the cover of "wanting more games outside Dublin".
Games should be judged on quality of the players on show, how well the teams involved are doing and how significant it is. Setanta, as a private broadcaster, won't be showing anything bottom of the table clashes... why would they?! No one wants to watch it. All their games will involve at least one team up near the top.
Don't tell me what I'm thinking. I couldn't care less whether our games are shown as I'm at them anyway. I just dislike the Dublin bias Setanta have.Quote:
Originally Posted by mypost
We do, but the TV money isn't great and with the adverse effect it has on our gates (Usually not great but you can definitely notice a fall off for TV games) I'd prefer if they spread themselves around a bit too.Quote:
Originally Posted by pineapple stu
That was a joke. There really wasn't a need to answer it seriously!
IMHO D1 MUST be shown
Why??Quote:
Originally Posted by longfordjames
That's it. Ridden rock solid.Quote:
Originally Posted by Derry
If 3 teams are from Dublin, that means 55% of the games will involve at least one Dublin team. If Bray are counted as a Dublin team (which they aren't!) then 69% of the games will involve one of them. Having 70% of the games involving a Dublin team is a slight bias, but not as big a bias as you would actually think.
Inside Dublin
Bohs- champions
Rovers- have a nice new ground, and the ground is full most weeks.
Pats- they are funny to watch. like J Terry-falling-on-his-hole-taking-a-peno-funny
Outside Dublin
Sligo- $hithole
Derry- diiferent country
Bray- have a seagull for a mascot
drogs-not fit for televison viewing
dundalk- people from dundalk
cork- speak a foreign language
galway - speak a local dialect.
its fairly simple really.
Give.The.People.What.They.Want
Once again, yawn.Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Agreed. Instead we have games chosen on the basis of them being in Dublin, plain and simple.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Exhibit A : The 'biggest' fixture this weekend is City v Bohs. I'm not saying that as I'm a City fan - it would be difficult to credibly claim any other game is as big as that this weekend. But what do Setanta show ? Pats v Rovers.
Exhibit B : 23rd May, Setanta plan to show Bohs v Drogs. The team at the top versus at team so firmly rooted to the bottom they haven't even wonm a game yet, and may as well give up the ghost right now. Other games on that weekend include the Connacht derby (Sligo v Galway) City v Rovers. The Bohs game is the only one out of 5 that is being played in Dublin. Hmmm - are the two things connected, by any chance.
Let's face it - whether due to costs or laziness, Setanta appear extremely unwilling to show any games outside of Dublin. I don't buy this 'biggest population' bullsh!t, as clubs outsside the capital regularly register the biggest attendances at LOI games (e.g. City and Cork). I've no doubt the average number of fans of non-Dub PD clubs exceeds that of the Dub PD clubs. So that's a bullsh!t arguement.
If Setanta rarely intend to leave the Pale they should at least say so so that people like me can cancel our subs.
It should always be the the biggest game of the week that is shown.
I'm almost glad though that City V Bohs isn't on live as we will get a bigger attendance (it will rightly p1ss of Steve) but for the league's sake and attractivness to the viewer our game should be the live game.
The biggest derby in LOI, Derry V Harps has only been shown live once (I think) while Dublin derbies are on every other week live.
Still, when TG4 games start they usually come outside the Pale more than average.
I would prefer our away games to be shown live as I always be at the home games.
:o......Quote:
Originally Posted by placid casual
Just a slight correction, they're showing Pats vs us.Quote:
Originally Posted by dcfcsteve
I'd imagine they'll get a decent audience in Cork for it, and it's probably their second biggest catchment area after Dublin for LOI games.
Laughing quietly at the fact someone here thinks that Derry City vs. Finn Harps is the biggest derby in the whole League.
A derby in which Harps have won something like 1 out of the last 49 meetings in.
Every sane person knows that the biggest derby game in this country is Bohs vs. Rovers - always has been (since the demise of Bertie's Boys in Drumcondra) - always will be.
Setanta are giving the league good coverage.
Here's a review of Dundalk's match against Shamrock Rovers on Friday in Oriel!!!
http://www.setanta.com/uk/Articles/F...es/gnid-51842/
God almighty BOHS AGAIN, and playing the team bottom of the league as well, THE BEST game that weekend is Shamrock Rovers Derry but they wouldnt take their cameras north, Setanta r a joke the leagues a joke the refs are a joke ( again another Ref doing the Derry Bohs game tomorrow night ) This wouldnt happen in any other league can you imagine a ref from manchester doing the Mancs v Liverpool u bloody wouldnt so why in our leagueQuote:
Originally Posted by Danny
I agree. Derry v Harps probably has a bigger attendance though.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
Mark Gough, I think, is the only Limerick ref. He has only done two games in the First Division and both of them have been Limerick home games. Not that its done them any good as they drew 0-0 and lost 2-0.Quote:
Can you imagine a ref from manchester doing the Mancs v Liverpool u bloody wouldnt so why in our league
I can't help but wonder if you are being a little bombastic here - every sane person knows that Bohs are in deep financial mire. While I don't wish it upon Bohs, Padraig Smiths interview in todays Indo raises the interesting possibility of Bohs playing against Mervue, Monaghan and Kildare next season.Quote:
Originally Posted by Réiteoir
It's not to long ago that Bohs supporters were complaining that a ref from Derry's neighbouring county Donegal should not be allowed to ref a Bohs Derry game, even though the said ref was living in Meath. But their complaining worked as he didn't get to ref the game. By the way did you watch last years cup final.Quote:
Originally Posted by Gaillimh Al
Still not the biggest game of the weekend though, which is the point. And it's a game in Dublin instead, which is also the point.....Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
I would agree totally - the biggest game of the weekend is Derry vs Bohs.
However, if they showed that, they'd be showing Bohs 3 times in a row. Perhaps they should have shown us at home to Sligo last week instead of Bohs/Dundalk but again, as a private broadcaster, they'll do whatever's most financially viable for themselves.
They only show Bohs so often because, again, they're Dublin based. If they showed the biggest game every week, then Bohs obviously wouldn't be on do often.Quote:
Originally Posted by adamd164
Given the fact that Setanta will be lucky to see the calendar year through without going 'pop', they'll do the short-sighted thing of whatever costs the least, rather than what is most finnacially viable. There is a big difference between the two approaches (mostly in terms of timescale of return versus outlay).
http://www.setanta.com//uk/Articles/...es/gnid-52551/
Setanta Sports has confirmed that it will broadcast live coverage of the game between St. Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians on June 5th.
The meeting of St. Patrick’s Athletic and Bohemians will be the fifth Premier Division match to be broadcast live on Setanta Ireland this season.
Setanta Sports will screen a total of twelve live League of Ireland fixtures, as well as the EA Sports Cup Final.
You mean Bohemians TV will show Pats-Bohs. Its an absolute joke that Bohs are broadcast almost every weekQuote:
Originally Posted by Dunny
FAI should have pushed for games to be more spread out. On anyones planet, Bohs to be shown 4/5 games between may1 and june5. give me a break.
Every club needs the money, why are Bohs so special?
Because they really, really need the money.Quote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
How much do they get though?
Setanta aren't a charity. They show whatever gets them the most viewers, most subscribers, and most advertisersQuote:
Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.
How do people not understand this?
Also how many people outside of Dublin have Setanta? I think it's only available to people who have digital.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dodge
They show what incurs the least expense, no team in Ireland has any particular pull with advertisers (or subscribers for that matter.)