Mns 28/3/11

**ped_ped** · 28/03/2011, 6:14 PM

. . . odds on McGeady vs Macedonia for MNS Goal of the Month?

**born2bwild** · 28/03/2011, 6:39 PM

Retarded. What is that sh1t with the girl? The show is for morons.

**PartySaint** · 28/03/2011, 6:58 PM

In fairness the last 30 seconds was probably they best thing the show has ever done

**D.24saint** · 28/03/2011, 7:10 PM

its getting better but the a-z thing is like something off the Den cant understand why they have to keep putting idiotic gimmicks into the show.

**Macy** · 28/03/2011, 7:40 PM

Didn't bother this week after seeing them start with the international crap. Flicked on to Nationwide, who had two League of Ireland features, flicked back after it was over, and they were still talking International football.

More to promote the league on a show that isn't even out of the sport department, ffs.

**Charlie Darwin** · 28/03/2011, 7:58 PM

Originally Posted by D.24saint

its getting better but the a-z thing is like something off the Den cant understand why they have to keep putting idiotic gimmicks into the show.

It was worth it just for the WTF moment of Foster walking up behind her, saying "hello," and then walking off.

Originally Posted by Macy

Didn't bother this week after seeing them start with the international crap. Flicked on to Nationwide, who had two League of Ireland features, flicked back after it was over, and they were still talking International football.

More to promote the league on a show that isn't even out of the sport department, ffs.

That would be because they didn't start with international football. They did a 5 minute or so international segment at the beginning of part two and the rest was all LOI.

**A face** · 28/03/2011, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Didn't bother this week after seeing them start with the international crap. Flicked on to Nationwide, who had two League of Ireland features, flicked back after it was over, and they were still talking International football.

You can see that here.

**A face** · 28/03/2011, 10:04 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Didn't bother this week after seeing them start with the international crap. Flicked on to Nationwide, who had two League of Ireland features, flicked back after it was over, and they were still talking International football.

You can see that here.

**CuanaD** · 29/03/2011, 10:18 AM

Originally Posted by A face

You can see that here.

That was quite a good program - the Cork article was good (& even the Cricket one was very interesting), but I thought the Bray one was top class

**Macy** · 29/03/2011, 10:24 AM

Regardless of the ongoing failings of MNS, you'd have to wonder what was going through RTE's minds to put that Nationwide up against MNS in the first place. Could hardly have helped either show.

**bennocelt** · 29/03/2011, 3:14 PM

That A-z thing looks like it was set up just to showcase that dollybird
More LOI football less gimmicks please....................

**Spudulika** · 29/03/2011, 3:54 PM

Originally Posted by Macy

Regardless of the ongoing failings of MNS, you'd have to wonder what was going through RTE's minds to put that Nationwide up against MNS in the first place. Could hardly have helped either show.

Apart from this weeks Nationwide there is very little crossover. Plus anyone who is interested in either will watch on RTE player. Unless Nationwide has cooked up a dastardly plan to win over floating LOI supporters :-)

**Dodge** · 29/03/2011, 4:05 PM

Don't mind them trying gimmicks. Some work, some don't.

MNS can't be blamed for nationawide's decision to screen the LOI bits against it.

Watched most of the Ireland game on Saturday on RTE. Gave a decent plug to both MNS and this week's live game on Friday (Pats v Bohs), so at least the sports department is trying

**dfx-** · 29/03/2011, 6:05 PM

Really don't see the problem with the gimmicks except Paper Talk and the Ireland talk. If a 'gimmick' means we don't have 20 minutes of footage from, for example, UCD v Bray (no offence meant) which seemed to be a poor poor game then that can only be good.

I can remember the sixty second interview gimmick moreso than the games it 'impacted' on that we all missed out on.

**Stevo Da Gull** · 29/03/2011, 7:57 PM

Originally Posted by A face

You can see that here.

Cheers. Really enjoyed those segments. Very well put together.

**A face** · 30/03/2011, 6:52 AM

Originally Posted by dfx-

Really don't see the problem with the gimmicks except Paper Talk and the Ireland talk. If a 'gimmick' means we don't have 20 minutes of footage from, for example, UCD v Bray (no offence meant) which seemed to be a poor poor game then that can only be good.

I can remember the sixty second interview gimmick moreso than the games it 'impacted' on that we all missed out on.

You have a point there to an extent. If the game play was better over all then it would make it harder to cut some of it out and replace it with 'gimmicks'. Its far easier to edit and show end to end football with chances and incident than try and come up with a gimmick to make up the time.

**TenaciousDee** · 30/03/2011, 8:31 AM

I haven't watched MNS since the first episode of the season as I find there is not enough time set aside for Highlights of games. As far as the features are concerned I wish they would either cut them down to one per programme or try for a Saturday morning slot and have an Airtricity League Magazine programme much like the Champions League Magazine and there they can put all the features and silly games on that. What also ****ed me off about the first programme this year was that the cricket and Stephen Ireland received more discussion time than some of the clubs who featured on the show. Ridiculous.

**Macy** · 30/03/2011, 8:49 AM

Originally Posted by Spudulika

Apart from this weeks Nationwide there is very little crossover. Plus anyone who is interested in either will watch on RTE player. Unless Nationwide has cooked up a dastardly plan to win over floating LOI supporters :-)

My point was Nationwide is on 3 or 4 nights a week at least - RTE didn't need to put that Nationwide on at the same time as MNS.

It wasn't a pop at MNS Dodge, it was a pop at RTE.

**pineapple stu** · 30/03/2011, 9:12 AM

Originally Posted by dfx-

Really don't see the problem with the gimmicks except Paper Talk and the Ireland talk. If a 'gimmick' means we don't have 20 minutes of footage from, for example, UCD v Bray (no offence meant) which seemed to be a poor poor game then that can only be good.

I don't be around on Mondays, so I only catch MNS very occasionally. However, while acknowledging that UCD-Bray wasn't a great game (though it picked up a lot after they scored), there'll always be poor games. So yeah, show short highlights of them, but you can easily make up for that with 6-7 minutes from the good games (and there'll always be good games too). Two minutes of each game is a bit silly though. I think it's interesting that some clubs see value in doing their own highlights even when MNS has an excellent online archive; there's no reason MNS couldn't extend their highlights to the length of the club highlights and still have plenty of other features in the show.