RTE Petition

**martin_rules_ie** · 16/07/2004, 8:11 PM

theres been some developments. aswell as bray supporters club, now the programme editor of the UCD match programme has given his support and intends to get the petition signed while he is selling programmes (thanks for the tip, tiktok!).
also the creator of the online petition for el coverage, who is located in derry, will petition at the brandywell. he said he is in support of this petition. i am working on getting another guy petitioning at the pike rovers ground in limerick.
things are beginning to take shape!! any1 interested in petitioning, just pm me or email me martin_rules_ie@hotmail.com
this will work with support and effort

**pineapple stu** · 16/07/2004, 8:54 PM

Originally Posted by martin_rules_ie

now the programme editor of the UCD match programme has given his support and intends to get the petition signed while he is selling programmes (thanks for the tip, tiktok!).

News to me...

**martin_rules_ie** · 16/07/2004, 9:03 PM

i was told by tiktok that schumi was the UCD programme editor. i pm-ed schumi and he said he'll get the petitioned signed while sellin programmes. is he not the editor?

**dynamo kerry** · 16/07/2004, 10:04 PM

An unfortunate thought has occured to me and I'd like to put it out there for debate.

Even 15,000 EL fans signs a petition about getting it on tv- there's a problem

these are the people going to the games, ergo there's no one at home to watch them.

if the games were actually full every week then there'd be a case- - supply and demand

I have a feeling something someone here said yesterday is the best

keep bringing people to games , grassroots will do this. not magical tv coverage

**Slash/ED** · 16/07/2004, 10:09 PM

Just change the televised matches to a different time to all the other matches like what they do in England.

**dynamo kerry** · 16/07/2004, 10:13 PM

ah- you spotted a flaw in my flaw

but stil you see my point regarding how there's not a huge demand if the games are barely getting more than 4 or 5K in crowds

**Slash/ED** · 16/07/2004, 10:44 PM

Well people who don't goto matches still watch EL footie on the TV, the ratings figures for matches last year were very impressive, iirc some of the matches RTE showed beat their premiership and champions league coverage.

**martin_rules_ie** · 16/07/2004, 10:53 PM

barstoolers and the like could not be bothered there arses to go to an el ground. it would be less of an effort to fly to a manu game for them. so televised games might appeal to them and with luck convert them! also the extra income for the clubs from tv rights is a major reason to petition

**A face** · 16/07/2004, 10:56 PM

Originally Posted by Slash/ED

Well people who don't goto matches still watch EL footie on the TV, the ratings figures for matches last year were very impressive, iirc some of the matches RTE showed beat their premiership and champions league coverage.

And those figures were their own ..... they cant hide it, it is nearly a cert that if they showed a game a week it would take off. Even if they just tried out a game a month to start.

**martin_rules_ie** · 16/07/2004, 11:01 PM

theres seems to be alot of positive response to this petition. does any1 want to help out at their local ground, and make this a reality?
pm me if you like

**dynamo kerry** · 16/07/2004, 11:25 PM

well- I'm convinced !!!

**pineapple stu** · 17/07/2004, 7:42 AM

Ah...he kind of prints it I suppose...

**ger121** · 17/07/2004, 1:22 PM

The Indo had a big article on the shels game plus colour pictures in the piece and on the next page. They also had two good previews of Bohs and Longfords games.

**martin_rules_ie** · 17/07/2004, 3:07 PM

well its support from ucd. thats what matters.

**axylos** · 17/07/2004, 7:18 PM

martin, have u set up an online petition already? if so where is it and i'll sign it?

if not then you should set one up at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/create_petition.html

**adamcarr** · 17/07/2004, 7:25 PM

Originally Posted by axylos

martin, have u set up an online petition already? if so where is it and i'll sign it?

if not then you should set one up at:
http://www.petitiononline.com/create_petition.html

See Here

**tiktok** · 17/07/2004, 7:28 PM

Originally Posted by martin_rules_ie

i was told by tiktok that schumi was the UCD programme editor.

for the record I said I 'thought' he was

, guess I was wrong
No offence intended p_stu

**pineapple stu** · 17/07/2004, 11:16 PM

Nah - don't mind...just wondering if the massive drawing power of the UCD programme was being used incorrectly!

**gspain** · 18/07/2004, 8:58 PM

Papers vary in coverage - some are excellent eg Star and Sun.

However my main gripe is that you can choose not to buy the papers that hardly cover the league. You cannot choose to not pay your licence fee for public service broadcasting.

Cork City were playing in Nantes tonight in the biggest sporting event ever for Cork. The result was added as an afterthought at the end of the RTE News.

Back in the dark days of the 60's when a GAA bigot ruled RTE Sport and the 66 World Cup was blanked from our screens (final was eventually shown in September I believe) and the FA Cup final was interrupted for horse racing I thought things would neveer be worse but........ Now RTE do give decent coverage to the national team but then have no choice due to the viewing audience however domestic football is still ignored.

**pete** · 20/07/2004, 10:46 AM

I think as part of their licence fee increases RTE have to now set out a plan of action for the year justifying their licence fee. Don't know when they next have to do this but that would be perfect time to challenge RTE publically cos they can't use foreign football as reason for licence fee increase.