Cup semi final replay - TV coverage?

**nigel-harps1954** · 09/10/2012, 12:50 PM

In fairness to RTE, they just showed 2 live games at the weekend, and they're showing another live game this weekend coming as well as a highlights package last night.
What more do people want from them? They're not exactly sky sports. Cop yourselves on.

**gufc2000** · 09/10/2012, 1:07 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

How do they do their best? It would be simple for them to show the replay they are not,hardly their best is it?

What is it, 24 live games a year? An hourly highlights package a week, granted it's not all star coverage, but it's far better than Eircom League weekly, and the old practice of 10 live games a year.

FAI Cup action from 1.30-6pm last Sunday, not bad going either

**marinobohs** · 09/10/2012, 2:32 PM

Originally Posted by bluewhitearmy

How do they do their best? It would be simple for them to show the replay they are not,hardly their best is it?

Additional expence (at a very cash strapped company) and the necessary logistical arrangements for a match that will hardly draw a huge audience. While we slag off current RTE coverage it is by far the best I can ever remember by a very long way.

**redobit** · 09/10/2012, 2:52 PM

They are doing it because they have to, not because they want to.

**Dodge** · 09/10/2012, 3:10 PM

Originally Posted by redobit

They are doing it because they have to, not because they want to.

And they don't want to, because advertisers have no interest. Its a business decision

**Charlie Darwin** · 09/10/2012, 3:10 PM

Am I right in thinking RTE are committed to 33 live games next season or has that changed?

**Martinho II** · 09/10/2012, 4:21 PM

Originally Posted by Charlie Darwin

Am I right in thinking RTE are committed to 33 live games next season or has that changed?

that seems right. according to memory the last time a FAI Cup semi final replay was televised was the famous Bohs Pats replay in 2003 where Pats won 4-3!

**A N Mouse** · 09/10/2012, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by marinobohs

jeeeeez no way are we 'missing' a 30+ year old repeat of Only Fools and Horses for some football match that is not even rugger or bogball

I have some interest in this fixture, and would indeed rather reruns of del boy and rodney were broadcast than this match.

**Nah Nah Nah Nah** · 09/10/2012, 5:54 PM

Wonder how many people watched the games on Sunday

**BonnieShels** · 09/10/2012, 6:13 PM

Originally Posted by nigel-harps1954

In fairness to RTE, they just showed 2 live games at the weekend, and they're showing another live game this weekend coming as well as a highlights package last night.
What more do people want from them? They're not exactly sky sports. Cop yourselves on.

Couple that with them being host broadcaster at Lansdowne Road on Friday I reckon that that wouldn't be helping as well.

Anyway, I'll be in Tolka. WHOOP!

**L.T.F.C.** · 10/10/2012, 12:14 AM

Originally Posted by Martinho II

that seems right. according to memory the last time a FAI Cup semi final replay was televised was the famous Bohs Pats replay in 2003 where Pats won 4-3!

And then got slaughtered in the final!

**horton** · 10/10/2012, 8:24 PM

Sounds like it would of been a good match to be on tv

Derry up 3 - 0.

**redarmyfaction** · 10/10/2012, 10:56 PM

Extratime was its usual inscrutable self when I tried to get the result on my phone a few minutes ago, and why they can't have recent results and match reports on their front Page I will never know and a results tab as well please.

**DannyInvincible** · 11/10/2012, 8:24 AM

Derry's goals from last night:

**harry crumb** · 11/10/2012, 8:54 AM

Why only 1,500 for the semi-final of the Cup.

**Dodge** · 11/10/2012, 9:13 AM

Originally Posted by harry crumb

Why only 1,500 for the semi-final of the Cup.

Wednesday night, and its double what they get for normal games. Shels have had a poor enough season, and their manager is botha ****, and plays disgusting football. Neither of which help bring in crowds

**A face** · 11/10/2012, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by harry crumb

Why only 1,500 for the semi-final of the Cup.

For the replay you mean? Was that the attendance yeah?

**Straightstory** · 11/10/2012, 9:25 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Wednesday night, and its double what they get for normal games. Shels have had a poor enough season, and their manager is botha ****, and plays disgusting football. Neither of which help bring in crowds

Pleased Derry won. Shels are miserable hoofballers, and I think I'm right in saying that Derry will bring a lot more to the final...?

**mypost** · 11/10/2012, 9:29 AM

RTE are contracted to show the cup semi-finals. They're not obliged to show replays of this or any round, and don't.

RTE now devote a highlights package of 5 games a week and 30 minutes of waffle on Monday nights. That is not very different to TV3's 5 games a week and 30 minutes of waffle on Monday nights, when they had the rights. The only difference is a couple of hours in the timing.