RTE next season

[Sheridan]

Don't get the RTÉ apologetics. Seems to be the worst of both worlds; highlights shunted into a graveyard slot and LOI content watered down. In other words, after five years on the national broadcaster, we're getting a sub-eircom League Weekly product, designed to appeal to a casual, non-LOI fan who has no incentive to tune in at that hour anyway.

Another great shout, Sheridan.

Thanks!

[legendz]

Can't say I'm bothered if the show gets dropped. I'm sure LoI highlights will be available through some platform be it club websites or YouTube.

[disgruntled]

Thankfully I don't watch this show live.
I just zip through it a few days later to get the League of Ireland stuff.
This show is only useful to a casual viewer with a general interest in Soccer & who may have been on Mars for the week preceding it & missed any Soccer they might be interested in.

[Dodge]

Can't say I'm bothered if the show gets dropped. I'm sure LoI highlights will be available through some platform be it club websites or YouTube.

I don't know why you'd presume this. Clubs can put highlights on their websites/media channels now and don't. I'd guess maybe half the top divison would

[ger121]

Wouldn't mind a show like the bbc do online for the IPL.

[WoodquayBoy]

I don't know why you'd presume this. Clubs can put highlights on their websites/media channels now and don't. I'd guess maybe half the top divison would

Unless you're a Galway FC fan - manager has banned any game footage from being uploaded by club on to YouTube. Go figure

[NeverFeltBetter]

Ha, did he give a reason?

[WoodquayBoy]

Haven't heard anything official, but guessing he doesn't want anyone to know our tactics or set-piece moves. Which so far consist of, wait for it, crossing ball into penalty area. Trailblazing stuff

[Dodge]

Haven't heard anything official, but guessing he doesn't want anyone to know our tactics or set-piece moves. Which so far consist of, wait for it, crossing ball into penalty area. Trailblazing stuff

That is absolutely hilarious.

[atfconline]

One of our lads did the same, think it was Place.

[adamd164]

It's a bit odd that RTE are showing Pats v Limerick next weekend, because you'd expect a routine enough win for Pats there.. although you never know.

I'd have thought one of the Rovers/Bohs or Sligo/Dundalk games would be on.

[Charlie Darwin]

It's a bit odd that RTE are showing Pats v Limerick next weekend, because you'd expect a routine enough win for Pats there.

I'd have thought one of the Rovers/Bohs or Sligo/Dundalk games would be on.

I don't think RTE have shown Rovers/Bohs at Dalymount for a couple of years now.

[Bray Head]

It's a bit odd that RTE are showing Pats v Limerick next weekend, because you'd expect a routine enough win for Pats there.. although you never know.

I'd have thought one of the Rovers/Bohs or Sligo/Dundalk games would be on.

Was it RTE that picked the 3.15 Saturday kick off ? Pat's will lose a lot of gate money on this and no compensation.

[nigel-harps1954]

Desperate show. Desperately backed up on twitter with "Just to clarify, this is a FOOTBALL show, and we look at football from across Europe and not just in Ireland. #soccerrepublic"

Their shambolic replies to anyone who points out how poor it is on their Twitter page is even more desperate. Wholly unprofessional behaviour. I'd love to know who is behind their twitter page.


As stated in this article;
http://www.rte.ie/presspack/2014/02/...ch-on-rte-two/

"Soccer Republic, the new Irish soccer show"

and,

"Soccer Republic will be the place to see all the SSE Airtricity League Premier Division goals every week with the best analysis using the latest technology, on all the major talking points in the League."


I've yet to see any sort of 'best analysis using the latest technology', aside from about twenty seconds on one match.

I kept a close eye on MNS the past few years. I've absolutely zero interest in this feeble attempt at a football show.

[Martinho II]

I like Jimmy McGees piece on all time loi teams and I think the analysis on the main game is superb. But for the rest of it it is shockin.. I found it hard watchin the rest of the non loi segments and like others will skip through the rest.

[Dodge]

It's a bit odd that RTE are showing Pats v Limerick next weekend, because you'd expect a routine enough win for Pats there.. although you never know.

I'd have thought one of the Rovers/Bohs or Sligo/Dundalk games would be on.

I think it was a case of them feeling like they had to show Pats as champions. Cork wouldn't budge for 1st game, UCD aren't going to be shown, so Limerick was next available game

Agree that Sligo/Dundalk and Bohs/Rovers would have more intrigue for most

[gormacha]

I think it was a case of them feeling like they had to show Pats as champions.

That's almost certainly true, and I guess when they were scheduling no-one would have suspected that Limerick would look quite this toothless. They may confound that of course.

[El-Pietro]

I think it was a case of them feeling like they had to show Pats as champions. Cork wouldn't budge for 1st game, UCD aren't going to be shown, so Limerick was next available game

Agree that Sligo/Dundalk and Bohs/Rovers would have more intrigue for most

We don't have a choice in terms of not budging. The club was trying to get confirmation for weeks from the FAI and RTÉ as to whether that game was going to be moved or no so they could go ahead with the billboard campaign.

[Jofspring]

It's probably going to hit travelling fans as well. We have a train carriage organised to go up but outside of that a lot that would normally drive will just watch it on telly. Bit of novelty in it for Limerick fans to be actually able to sit at home and watch an away match on the box.

[Jofspring]

Just got around to watching it now. If they are going to add in the champions league and English football that's fine but Jesus the structure is awful. Derry vs Cork, followed by Liverpools chances at the premiership, followed by champions league and then back to LOI. All over the place.

Goal cam is actually pretty good. You could nearly stick a go pro on each goal for all games and clubs could have something similar for their own highlights if they where to do it.