Bloody RTE

So there I was, sat on me couch last night, grabbing the last bit of TV before hitting for the scratcher.
Watching the late night news on RTE 2, usual stuff, gangland shooting here, funding cuts there, and then over to the Sports News, and after a bit about GAAAAAAHhhhhhhhh, it was time for soccer and the result from last night's game.
So congrats to Longford Town on beating Wexford Youths in the FA Cup, I knew the English fixtures were announced yesterday, but wasn't aware (A) the cup had already started; and (B) two of our clubs have jumped ship, leaving the LOI for across the water.
As for the graphic that appeared on screen when the result was given, it stated 'FAI FOR CUP'. Not sure the sponsors will be too happy with that.
Shockingly sloppy from RTE. Again.

Weeeeee're onnnnnn our way to Wembley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

So there I was, sat on me couch last night, grabbing the last bit of TV before hitting for the scratcher.
Watching the late night news on RTE 2, usual stuff, gangland shooting here, funding cuts there, and then over to the Sports News, and after a bit about GAAAAAAHhhhhhhhh, it was time for soccer and the result from last night's game.
So congrats to Longford Town on beating Wexford Youths in the FA Cup, I knew the English fixtures were announced yesterday, but wasn't aware (A) the cup had already started; and (B) two of our clubs have jumped ship, leaving the LOI for across the water.
As for the graphic that appeared on screen when the result was given, it stated 'FAI FOR CUP'. Not sure the sponsors will be too happy with that.
Shockingly sloppy from RTE. Again.

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Its a new inititive by the FAI to sly English premier fans into supporting Irish clubs! SSSHHHH!!! ;)

When are the FAI going to do something about this?

I would have thought the fact a sponsor was incorrectly named might lead them to make a call. Wouldn't expect them to make contact over the usual errors, but given the times we're in, they need to keep sponsors sweet, such as using their name correctly

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Originally Posted by Pauro 76

Weeeeee're onnnnnn our way to Wembley!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :cool:

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Safe journey!

They didn't even mention any result of the FAI cup last Friday night on their late news. Yet they talked about Gah, The Lions, Golf, Tennis etc. F*cking joke of a station. I wouldn't blame anyone for not paying their TV licence.

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

They didn't even mention any result of the FAI cup last Friday night on their late news. Yet they talked about Gah, The Lions, Golf, Tennis etc. F*cking joke of a station. I wouldn't blame anyone for not paying their TV licence.

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Im quoting you when the man comes to my door

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Originally Posted by passerrby

Im quoting you when the man comes to my door

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Haha! Probably won't take that as an excuse either though he never believed I was from Somalia.

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

They didn't even mention any result of the FAI cup last Friday night on their late news. Yet they talked about Gah, The Lions, Golf, Tennis etc. F*cking joke of a station. I wouldn't blame anyone for not paying their TV licence.

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I'll bet you they've already heard that excuse and it didn't work.

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

I wouldn't blame anyone for not paying their TV licence.

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Its true though, if they did any root cause analysis on the people not paying their licence then i'd imagine there are a fair few people would give an answer similar to that.

My biggest gripe is that they claim to be a National Broadcaster and they dont act as one. Its false advertising and as a result they dont deserve the licence fee.

Good Jesus Christ, it's a slow ****ing week around here!!!!

Does anyone else, anyone at all, find threads like this the height of pettiness and bull****? They spelt a sponsor wrong and called it the FA cup to quote Morrissey "what difference does it make?"

Cork and Limerick are up sh*t creek, The FAI have shown they are inept at running the league, rules are bent and broken to suit certain teams, Bohs have been slapped with a transfer embargo among other problems/genuine issues the league and it's clubs are facing at the moment and this gets a thread!!!!

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

They didn't even mention any result of the FAI cup last Friday night on their late news. Yet they talked about Gah, The Lions, Golf, Tennis etc. F*cking joke of a station. I wouldn't blame anyone for not paying their TV licence.

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Don't know why you lump "The Gah" in with all this, why would you have a problem with our national game being mentioned? I agree on the rest re. the Anglo sports of course.

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Good Jesus Christ, it's a slow ****ing week around here!!!!

Does anyone else, anyone at all, find threads like this the height of pettiness and bull****? They spelt a sponsor wrong and called it the FA cup to quote Morrissey "what difference does it make?"

Cork and Limerick are up sh*t creek, The FAI have shown they are inept at running the league, rules are bent and broken to suit certain teams, Bohs have been slapped with a transfer embargo among other problems/genuine issues the league and it's clubs are facing at the moment and this gets a thread!!!!

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Who ate your Cornflakes this morning? I'm sure if you asked Ford about it, it did make a difference. There is a big difference - the FA Cup is played under the auspices of the FA, the FAI Cup is the trophy played for here.
So given your argument, I'm sure you wouldn't mind, for example, Dáil Éireann being called the Houses of Commons, given the fact the Govt has been shown as being inept in running the country, and has blown a load of money? Or Derry City being called Londonderry City? Or Giovanni Trapattoni being called, oh, I don't know, Gerry Trappers?
Sure, what difference does it make?

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Good Jesus Christ, it's a slow ****ing week around here!!!!

Does anyone else, anyone at all, find threads like this the height of pettiness and bull****? They spelt a sponsor wrong and called it the FA cup to quote Morrissey "what difference does it make?"

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I'm sort of with you in that I don't care what they do, it just highlights how little they care about LOI football. They don't make the same mistakes elsewhere.

And by they I mean the media in general.

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Originally Posted by Scram

Don't know why you lump "The Gah" in with all this, why would you have a problem with our national game being mentioned? I agree on the rest re. the Anglo sports of course.

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That's not my point. If they are to mention GAA which is our national sport, then they should mention the FAI Cup because it is our national cup competition. Imagine if it was the other way round and the GAA didn't get a mention. There would be total uproar.

When was the referendum on making stick-fighting and throwy-ball our national sports? I didn't get that memo.

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Originally Posted by Sheridan

When was the referendum on making stick-fighting and throwy-ball our national sports? I didn't get that memo.

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Well, you were free to object when they were set up, "Oy, Cusack, your *******ised version of rugby isn't our national sport and that beard looks right ****!". Of course, they were good mates with the Fenians, so that might not have gone well.

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Originally Posted by MeathDrog

That's not my point. If they are to mention GAA which is our national sport, then they should mention the FAI Cup because it is our national cup competition. Imagine if it was the other way round and the GAA didn't get a mention. There would be total uproar.

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unfortunately, champions league is more likely our "national" football competition.
They certainly should give cup some coverage but i guess they base their coverage on audience interest. They higher the % of populace interested, the more coverage..gaa/lions etc have massive multiple in numbers of people looking for info. Early (and latter) results in cup doesn't register with 90% of the sporting public. (catch 22 I accept - no coverage due to minimal interest / minimal interest(maybe) due to coverage)

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Originally Posted by rebus2008

unfortunately, champions league is more likely our "national" football competition.
They certainly should give cup some coverage but i guess they base their coverage on audience interest. They higher the % of populace interested, the more coverage..gaa/lions etc have massive multiple in numbers of people looking for info. Early (and latter) results in cup doesn't register with 90% of the sporting public. (catch 22 I accept - no coverage due to minimal interest / minimal interest(maybe) due to coverage)

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But surely it warrents just 10-20 seconds of putting the results up on the screen?

RTE are a public service broadcaster they are meant to cover sports other than GAA. They shouldn't have to be paid by the FAI to produce MNS. They should cover GAA as part of the public saervice but they've got to realise that many people couldn't care less.

Anyway if you think you had it bad ask people who lived in 1 channel land in 1966. The worldcup was downgraded on RTE and barely mentioned. Philip Greene got a couple of minutes each night. 4 of the 5 goals in the FA Cup final were not shown thanks to some loony who thought RTE should be an extension of the Ban.

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Good Jesus Christ, it's a slow ****ing week around here!!!!

Does anyone else, anyone at all, find threads like this the height of pettiness and bull****? They spelt a sponsor wrong and called it the FA cup to quote Morrissey "what difference does it make?"

Cork and Limerick are up sh*t creek, The FAI have shown they are inept at running the league, rules are bent and broken to suit certain teams, Bohs have been slapped with a transfer embargo among other problems/genuine issues the league and it's clubs are facing at the moment and this gets a thread!!!!

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So? It's a LOI forum- there's nothing to say it only has to deal with the big issues. Since there's precious few places an ardent LOI fan can go online to talk about their interest, it's inevitable that all topics, big or small willl crop up here. Does every conversation you have with your friends revolve around events of earth-shattering importantance? If you don't like it, don't read it.

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Originally Posted by WoodquayBoy

Or Derry City being called Londonderry City?

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Not in the slightest, that is the name of the place after all isn't it?

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Or Giovanni Trapattoni being called, oh, I don't know, Gerry Trappers?

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No, you call him by his proper name, he's a genius. That man is milking the FAI and Oireland fans for all they're worth. I adore him.

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Originally Posted by thischarmingman

So? It's a LOI forum- there's nothing to say it only has to deal with the big issues. Since there's precious few places an ardent LOI fan can go online to talk about their interest, it's inevitable that all topics, big or small willl crop up here. Does every conversation you have with your friends revolve around events of earth-shattering importantance? If you don't like it, don't read it.

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Honest to God, i give up. Absolutely ridiculous. Some of you need to get a life!!

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Not in the slightest, that is the name of the place after all isn't it?

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Yawn.

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Originally Posted by thischarmingman

So? It's a LOI forum- there's nothing to say it only has to deal with the big issues. Since there's precious few places an ardent LOI fan can go online to talk about their interest, it's inevitable that all topics, big or small willl crop up here. Does every conversation you have with your friends revolve around events of earth-shattering importantance? If you don't like it, don't read it.

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Mods, could we move Hairy Bowsie's posts to the World Hunger thread please?

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Not in the slightest, that is the name of the place after all isn't it?

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Funny, there's not one signpost to Londonderry in the whole of the RoI :confused: The vast majority of people in NI, irrespective of their religion, refer to the city as Derry. You're just being a bit of a tit.

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Originally Posted by Hairy Bowsie

Not in the slightest, that is the name of the place after all isn't it?



No, you call him by his proper name, he's a genius. That man is milking the FAI and Oireland fans for all they're worth. I adore him.



Honest to God, i give up. Absolutely ridiculous. Some of you need to get a life!!

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I have to say I agree with HairyBowsie

It was a typo... get over it... There are far bigger issues. I do disagree with the line about the FAI's running of the league being a joke. The FAI's control has righted a lot of wrongs and we're seeing a lot less problems this year than last. It's not going to fix itself overnight. The clubs were not equipped to deal with the problems themselves.

also to GSpain... "they have to realise many people couldn't care less"

well, unfortunately for the likes of ourselves, if you substituted 'many' for 'most' you'd have the general populace's opinion of our league. A lot of people care about the GAA so it deserves the coverage. You shouldn't display the attitude so many of us give out about when it comes to our league about another Irish sport. And not one that captures such attention

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Originally Posted by MickeyEvans

I have to say I agree with HairyBowsie

It was a typo... get over it...

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Fair enough Mickey, but my point is there is ALWAYS a typo or some other excuse for the shoddy treatment the national broadcaster gives the domestic league. Anyway . . . . . .