Live Game on TV This Weekend?

**Dillonman** · 15/03/2010, 12:57 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Watched the last half an hour or so of this. I loved the way they went down to Tony O'Donoghue to interview the managers during the game. Nice little innovation. Maybe they do it in Italy/Spain but its definitely something I haven't seen before.

They did it last week for the Bohs/Fingal game.

Next live match is next Sunday afternoon from Tallaght, Rovers v us.

**Martinho II** · 15/03/2010, 5:34 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Watched the last half an hour or so of this. I loved the way they went down to Tony O'Donoghue to interview the managers during the game. Nice little innovation. Maybe they do it in Italy/Spain but its definitely something I haven't seen before.

it was even better when the cameras were allowed into the dundalk changin room strangely enough AM wouldnt allow them into Drogs ...

**Longfordian** · 15/03/2010, 6:38 PM

Doesn't surprise me AM is very protective of his dressing room. One former chairman of ours made the mistake of wandering into the Town dressing room at half time, ostensibly to use the toilet he was really just being nosy, he got such a going over he never made the same mistake again. Proper order too.

**Martinho II** · 16/03/2010, 5:17 PM

Originally Posted by Longfordian

Doesn't surprise me AM is very protective of his dressing room. One former chairman of ours made the mistake of wandering into the Town dressing room at half time, ostensibly to use the toilet he was really just being nosy, he got such a going over he never made the same mistake again. Proper order too.

and this former chairman of ours never came back to ltfc matches again! heard that story before!! AM is dead right...

**marinobohs** · 18/03/2010, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

it was even better when the cameras were allowed into the dundalk changin room strangely enough AM wouldnt allow them into Drogs ...

Not too convinced about this facet of RTE coverage (pitch side interviews and dressing room invasion) - cant wait to see some manager lose it completely over some decision given against them ! think it better to give a little time after the game to allow managers get things in perspective (insofar as it happens) before poking a camera in their faces.

**Dodge** · 18/03/2010, 11:58 AM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

Not too convinced about this facet of RTE coverage (pitch side interviews and dressing room invasion) - cant wait to see some manager lose it completely over some decision given against them ! think it better to give a little time after the game to allow managers get things in perspective (insofar as it happens) before poking a camera in their faces.

So you can't wait until it happens, but don't think it should? I think it'd be great TV to be honest, and it definitely added to my enjoyment on Sunday listening to Matthews have a little moan at the ref.

**dong** · 18/03/2010, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by Dodge

So you can't wait until it happens, but don't think it should? I think it'd be great TV to be honest, and it definitely added to my enjoyment on Sunday listening to Matthews have a little moan at the ref.

Agree Dodge. I think it's a great idea. Foster didn't seem too happy to have a mic in his face in the first half. It is definitely only a matter of time before it goes horribly wrong though!
Will be some craic when Paul Cook gets asked for his measured reaction during the heat of battle.

**TonyD** · 18/03/2010, 8:17 PM

Yeah, definitely only a matter of time before some under pressure boss tells TO'D exactly where to stick his microphone.

**Mayo Red** · 19/03/2010, 8:42 AM

Originally Posted by TonyD

Yeah, definitely only a matter of time before some under pressure boss tells TO'D exactly where to stick his microphone.

Now that'd make for cracking reality tv alright, and what about the follow-up live from A&E!!

**the-blue-harp** · 22/03/2010, 4:29 PM

the pitch side interviewing during the flipping game is the cheesiest bullcrap ive ever seen from rte, and that takes some doing.

the manager is working, interview him after when his work is done. tony o donoghue is looking for something to do. If I was a manager id tell them to take the bloody camera out of my face because I'm trying to do my job here, talking to the press comes before and after games not during them!

**SkStu** · 22/03/2010, 4:35 PM

have to agree on interviewing managers during the games - its all a bit too GAA/Marty Morrissey-esque for my liking...

**Dodge** · 22/03/2010, 5:20 PM

I'd actually have no problem at all about managers not being interviewed after the game. I've yet to hear one interview where the manager says something we don't know. Nothing but cliches.

At least the in-game interviews catch them off guard