Where have all the live games gone ?

[Tony Soprano]

Not really, the 'Dublin derby' is usually a muck game anyway.

will be the the biggest LOI game in years

the country's most famous (and currently best supported) club going for their first title since 1994

probably a sell out, probably biggest TV audience for a LOI game in a long time

cracking derby atmosphere, potentially historic league decider etc etc

FAI should be bending over backwards to make sure it gets shown live on RTE

[total hoofball]

September 3 LOI Match
September 10 LOI Match
September 24 LOI Match
October 1 LOI Match
October 8 LOI Match
October 15 FAI Cup Semi-Final
October 17 FAI Cup Semi-Final
Ocotber 22 LOI Match
October 29 LOI Match
November 14 FAI Cup Final

games on sep 3rd and oct 8th will have to be shown on the saturday or sunday (international games being played on Fridays now)

big problem for Bohs v Rovers on October 15th - surely FAI need to ensure this game is shown live on RTE

would be crazy if it was played midweek and not on TV, or on the Friday while RTE showed a cup semi final instead

All the FAI had to do before they released the fixtures was to schedule the inevitably big Bohs vs Rovers game 4 a week before the cup semi-final weekend and this problem would be avoided. Easy. How ****ing stupid these clowns are when it comes to any sort of medium-term planning.

The only possibilty of that match being shown is if one of the sides reaches the semis (likely) with the match rescheduled for one of the mid-weeks in early October and RTÉ being willing to show a LOI game midweek which will be a push, even more so with their International and champions league coverage.

[Tony Soprano]

All the FAI had to do before they released the fixtures was to schedule the inevitably big Bohs vs Rovers game 4 a week before the cup semi-final weekend and this problem would be avoided. Easy. How ****ing stupid these clowns are when it comes to any sort of medium-term planning.

The only possibilty of that match being shown is if one of the sides reaches the semis (likely) with the match rescheduled for one of the mid-weeks in early October and RTÉ being willing to show a LOI game midweek which will be a push, even more so with their International and champions league coverage.

I agree the fixtures should be manipulated to some extent. this season Bohs Rovers games should have been scheduled to avoid cup semis. also the previous game shiould not have been after a european midweek. considering the garda issues, that scheduling meant a 12:30 KO on a Sunday. so the two biggest matches of the season and neither are friday night live games

why not switch the fixtures on October 15th with the games held on October 22nd (Rovers v Drogheda and Galway v Bohs) RTE will be showing a game that weekend. its two months away - minor inconvnience surely if they act now

as for midweek slots October 6th would be perfect - no internationals or any club games involving English sides that midweek

they have shown midweek games in the past I think. there was a cracking pats Bohs game a while ago (5-4 ? cup replay ?) that i think was midweek. important thing is to not leave this until the last minute. game should be rescheduled now, even before the cup quarterfinals. the LOI's highest profile game of the season

how about showing it on the Saturday night ? would mean three live games one weekend but only as a one off

[Charlie Darwin]

Not really, the 'Dublin derby' is usually a muck game anyway.

True, but Manchester United v Chelsea is usually awful too and that doesn't stop it being one of the biggest games on Sky Sports' calendar.

I know my Dad and brother - who are not LOI fans by any stretch - were glued to the TV for the match in Tallaght. People who have an interest but not enough to attend games tend to be attracted by big names, and in LOI terms Bohs v Rovers is as big as it gets.

edit: Manchester United v Liverpool is usually even worse but it's probably the most watched game

[peadar1987]

The last one was a cracking game (Shams-Bohs, not S**t-Scousers)

[TheBoss]

Next Live Match appears to be St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers on the 10th September as it is a 19:35 Kick-off

[Martinho II]

Next Live Match appears to be St Patrick's Athletic v Shamrock Rovers on the 10th September as it is a 19:35 Kick-off

whos showin that game does anyone know?

[Charlie Darwin]

It's all RTE until the end of the year, isn't it?

[monkey9]

Yeah, RTE showing the Pat's - Shams match, Sept 10th.

[TheBoss]

Dundalk v Shamrock Rovers is on Setanta according to their listings
http://www.setanta.com/ie/TV-Listings/

[londonhoop]

Rovers v Fingal also on Setanta Sports
Sat 3pm KO too.

[Charlie Darwin]

I thought Setanta's coverage had finished for the year. Good news but it's still annoying that the two channels' coverage has only started back up now that the Premier League and Magners League are back on.