QuoteFFS! Even as bad the coverage of EL was. Now we have nothing!
its true, its brown bread until the clubs get heir act together, one club actually told tv3 ( as bad as they are ) to get their one ladder, thats just not on......
it was a member of staff in tv3 who confirmed the above to me, so this is not gossip
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FFS! Even as bad the coverage of EL was. Now we have nothing!
Which will have to be City and Longford, as no cameras at Richmond park and no other games...Originally Posted by xtreme rebel
To be honest, I think TV3 don't give a toss anyway.
i dont see why even if they can only cover just one match they just dont do that that. 25 mins highlights followed by interviews, match reactions, previews, talk with pannelists and showing of tables ,future fixtures etc.
whats wrong with that? at least until they solve this
crap.
they would still get their audience
Its a balls.
Unbelievable to think that our national league isn't going to be on telly, once again.
I think TV3 made a great job of it considering the budget they had for it, which was basically nothing.
RTE Ba***rds gave no coverage for years apart from the cup semis, final and one or two Shels and Pats games and they had the money to do it.
Is there any way TG4 can/will want to step into the breach here? TV3 never really cared, in my opinion, and were probably happy to get a way out. TG4 seem to have some interest in promoting local sport. And if TV3 have any exclusivity rights to the eL, surely they have to forfeit them now?
Lads, all anger should not be vented at TV3. Safety standards in the TV gantries is bog standard stuff, it is the least they could ask for. It is not over the top at all in my opinion. eL clubs should of had it sorted ages ago. The coverage is invaluable, the clubs in question need to sort it out. Showing the programme with just 1-2 games footage is just not on, it is too much to ask of them to get them to fill in the time for another 20+ mins after they show the goals.
The buck stops with the clubs.
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The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Exactly what clubs are they?
Well i didn't want to point the finger but the grounds that are in the middle of the debate are Tolka and Richmond. So is it Shels and Pats that are holding it up for everyone else .... i dunno ... we'll have to ask them.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
Jesus christ what a stupid post, how long are you following the league ?
I'm not sure about the circumstances, I'm very sceptical of TV3's current intentions but if they have got a problem with Tolka and Richmond then thats 70 out of 180 games that they can't show.
EL grounds are like good episodes of The Simpsons, no matter how many times you see them they're still funny
I have to agree ... there were days alot dark than these, them putting it on hold for a bit till things are sorted is fine by me, just as long as they come back. In all fairness .... there is no harm in Tolka/Richmond providing good facilities. It is a good thing.
That is a high ratio of games there, very hard to put a programme together without them, you can fill/pad out the programme for a while but not every week.
The solution ... fix the gantries ..... what is involved. They cant be that bad if they are talking about putting in a stairs, thats all i have heard anyway.
The SFAI are the governing body for grassroots football in Ireland, not the FAI. Its success or the lack of is all down to them.
This is a serious farce, I don't blame TV3, but I dont really watch Sports Tonight so can some1 tell what nights there will be EL matches on it- and will there be proper highlights or just goals from the top 2 games?
Ridicoulos, what kind of League would this look like to a foreign person on holliday in Ireland......`` Yeah thats right we do have a decent league but we are just too unprofessionall to have it on TV....at ALL!!``
Personally I feel that RTE have to shoulder a lot of the blame for our angeras they should really be running a weekly show.
More than likely Monday! at the same time as EL weekly!
Why is this gantry issue suddenly an issue now?
TV3 are looking for a way out, it's that simple. Shels for one tape their own matches digitally and these are reshown in the bar later on. TV3 have on occasion used this footage in the past, why can't they do that now?
I've said it before, but the FAI have a powerful bargaining tool in the rights to show Irish international matches. If they had backbone, with the rights for those matches up for discussion again very soon, they would tell sky that if they want to keep showing Irish home matches they have to give the EL a highlights package and the odd live game, even if only on one of their Irish only channels they're launching. I can't see it putting Sky off showing Irish matches too much, considering the garbage they have on during the summer they'll be delighted to show some live footie and they show the confrence so standard of football wont really be an issue for them. They've even previously given the league a suprising amount of coverage really, reports on Sky Sports News, interviews with managers and Kevin Hunt, highlights of European matches and even a half an hour highlights package of last years FAI cup final, shown a fair few times on their ordinary sports channels. I'm sure they wouldn't mind sticking a highlights package and a few live games during the summer on there.
TV3 don't care, and I've a feeling even if this gantry/ladder thing is sorted out they'll still be looking for a way out.
Eh...my point was that they could be exaggerating the problem with Tolka and Richmond to get out of showing the programme, which would go with their continuously poorer efforts at showing it. They've never complained about it before as Slash/Ed pointed out, and RTÉ never had problems before (that have been voiced), so why are they bringing it to a head now? Possibly to get a way out of the show.
TV3's coverage has never taken off, they've never put anything into it (RTÉ's efforts, when they wanted to, were far far superior) and I for one have long stopped watching eL Weekly. If they don't want to do it, then why not consider TG4? Or, as mentioned, Sky?
What's in the UEFA Licencing requirements for the gantries? There's space for so many cameras and reporters, number of phone lines and everything, but is there any minimum access requirement?
And what the hell has how long I'm following the league for got anything to do with it? I'm following it long enough to remember seeing proper highlights shows with proper recording equipment on at a decent hour, not TV3's half-assed stuff!
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.tonight mon between 8 & 9 for e/l action.(it takes over channell 10 for an hour)its repeated later in the week, not sure what night
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When TG4 was launched, they had the option of showing the eL but they choose to show a Spanish footie show instead.
Ironic, considering that the station is supposed to promote all things Irish.
Good point about the FAI using the International games as a bargaining tool but they care about the domestic game as much as the rest of them.
I blame RTE the most......thats who we pay our over-priced TV licenses to.
Hopefully something is sorted soon though, its a joke that the league isn't going to be on telly.
Its very disappointing news and I'd share the suspicion that tv3 were looking for a way out.Why have the gantries that were ok up to now suddenly become unsafe.The Eircom League and FAI should be trying to get RTE,TG4 and Sky sports involved to get some tv coverage back.Its a joke!I don't have chorus in my area either.How can the league promote itself with no tv coverage.It needs to be sorted out.
ok there is 1 major point in my post that is being missed, the fact that a club told tv 3 in fcuk off and get their own ladder, they weren't willing to sort the problem at THEIR ground....
bring up a 5k camera and a 30k camera is a different point and the fact that from a safety point of view tv 3 have to keep the safety of their staff in mind at all times...
there were comments made about certain gantrees last season but tv 3 were told they would be up graded during the close season, which hasn't happened....
we need answers from certain dublin clubs about their attitude to a national broadcaster who were the ONLY ONES SHOWIING EL ON A WEEKLY BASIS, as bad as it was....was...past tense
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