RTE to screen another EL match live!

**noby** · 04/10/2004, 9:19 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Where were they in the first third to a half pray tell?

Uhm, Portugal & Greece?

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

And why have there been no matches shown at the top end of the First Division ?

Sadly the truth is, (even though we've spent plenty of the last 10 years in div.1), the Prem div. has to get priority

**Slash/ED** · 04/10/2004, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by CollegeTillIDie

Most of those games have been in the second half of the season.
Where were they in the first third to a half pray tell?
And why have there been no matches shown at the top end of the First Division ?

ye remember the First Division lads the one that the Irish Times forgets on a regular basis

Is it a rule that no matter how good things are going we have to have something to moan about?

**patsh** · 04/10/2004, 11:47 AM

No matter what the reasoning behind it, RTE must be congratulated on this. They do make a proper hand of showing games, and they have put the so-called TV station that said it was going to show 18 games over two seasons to shame. As soon as the FAI take over the league, they should get rid of ITV 3 1/2 straight away, and only deal with proper TV stations.

**Slash/ED** · 04/10/2004, 11:49 AM

Rumour has it, I'm not sure if this is true, but one of the upcoming Shels V Bohs matches will be on RTE 2 aswell. Thought this might happen. Again, well done RTE.

**A face** · 04/10/2004, 12:02 PM

Originally Posted by patsh

and only deal with proper TV stations.

I know what you're saying but they have hardly behaved like a proper TV station in recent years. Very very shoddy is the way i#d describe it to be honest.

**Colm** · 04/10/2004, 12:20 PM

TV3 showed a game on the last day of the season last year and will probably do so again this year.
Hopefully the City v Bohs game will be a big and meaningful game for both clubs so that would be the obvious one for them to show.

**patsh** · 04/10/2004, 12:46 PM

Originally Posted by Colm

TV3 showed a game on the last day of the season last year and will probably do so again this year.
Hopefully the City v Bohs game will be a big and meaningful game for both clubs so that would be the obvious one for them to show.

NO, NO, NO!
Keep the TV cameras as FAR AWAY AS POSSIBLE from City games......

**Pablo** · 04/10/2004, 4:18 PM

a shame the audience at home will have to watch a game at the worst premier division 'stadium'

perception is a big thing lads

**Colm** · 04/10/2004, 4:45 PM

Originally Posted by Pablo

a shame the audience at home will have to watch a game at the worst premier division 'stadium'

perception is a big thing lads

Yeah, perception is reality or so they say!

I thought the Longford game looked terrible on TV yesterday and United Park will look even worse.
I think there are only 4 grounds which look good on TV.... Tolka, Turners Cross, Dalymount and surprisingly Inchicore.

**Slash/ED** · 04/10/2004, 5:38 PM

Originally Posted by Colm

I think there are only 4 grounds which look good on TV.... Tolka, Turners Cross, Dalymount and surprisingly Inchicore.

Yeah, Inchicore looks good because the camera faces onto the only decent part of the ground.

And you're right too, perception is a big team and unfortunately, a poor looking stadium on TV will only make the game itself look bad, no matter how good the game actually is. It's unfortunate but at least Drogheda have are planning to build up a new ground, aren't they?

**pete** · 04/10/2004, 6:40 PM

I need something to complain about.

Does RTE not realise the harm its doing by showing all these eL games? People gonna expect PEPL quality football on tv which we can't deliver!

Why all the live games? whats changed?

I notice even the homr Lille game got 178k for RTE2