Setanta Announces Live Games

**Rovers1** · 07/05/2009, 5:30 PM

Originally Posted by placid casual

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

......

**adamd164** · 07/05/2009, 5:50 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

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.

Just a slight correction, they're showing Pats vs us.

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.

**Réiteoir** · 07/05/2009, 6:21 PM

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.

**SMorgan** · 07/05/2009, 6:22 PM

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/

**Flexy** · 07/05/2009, 8:13 PM

Originally Posted by Danny

http://www.setanta.com//uk/Articles/...ame/gnid-50753

Bohs v Drogs on 22nd May on Setanta

12 league games in total on setanta + EA cup final

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 league

**pól-dcfc** · 07/05/2009, 8:33 PM

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

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.

I agree. Derry v Harps probably has a bigger attendance though.

**Gaillimh Al** · 07/05/2009, 8:33 PM

Can you imagine a ref from manchester doing the Mancs v Liverpool u bloody wouldnt so why in our league

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.

**Ezeikial** · 07/05/2009, 8:35 PM

Originally Posted by Réiteoir

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.

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.

**Derry** · 07/05/2009, 8:48 PM

Originally Posted by Gaillimh Al

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.

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.

**dcfcsteve** · 08/05/2009, 12:39 AM

Originally Posted by adamd164

Just a slight correction, they're showing Pats vs us.

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.

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.....

**adamd164** · 08/05/2009, 8:18 AM

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.

**dcfcsteve** · 08/05/2009, 11:10 AM

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.

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).

**Dunny** · 12/05/2009, 6:00 PM

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.

**gufc2000** · 12/05/2009, 6:56 PM

Originally Posted by Dunny

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 week

**L.T.F.C.** · 12/05/2009, 7:45 PM

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?

**Mr A** · 12/05/2009, 8:29 PM

Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.

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.

**Dunny** · 12/05/2009, 9:03 PM

How much do they get though?

**Dodge** · 12/05/2009, 9:05 PM

Originally Posted by L.T.F.C.

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?

Setanta aren't a charity. They show whatever gets them the most viewers, most subscribers, and most advertisers

How do people not understand this?