Quote"Soccer Republic". Crap name, bodes well.
It would have actually qualified as cryptic if they hadn't spelled it out in the caption. I assume they're legally required to change it to Monday Night/Tuesday Morning SoccerOriginally Posted by ger121
"Soccer Republic". Crap name, bodes well.
Upwards to the vanguard where the pressure is too high.
No more Monday nights it looks like to me.
Sunday nights maybe? Directly after The Sunday Game? 9pm slot? That'd be lovely.
The FAI Awards night is on this Sunday night at 8:30. Might give an indication of a slot available?
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
It's Monday at 11:05 pm
Founder, President and Sole Member of the Tipperary Galway United Supporters Club
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/irish...medium=twitter
Soccer Republic, a new series focusing on all aspects of Irish soccer, will begin on Monday 10 March at 11.05pm on RTÉ Two.
The series will cover all the action from the SSE Airtricity League, as well as the latest Republic of Ireland and Champions League fare.
Interviews with Ireland’s Premier League stars will also be a regular feature of the show.
Presented by Peter Collins, the show will feature top pundits, special guests and goals every Monday night.
Paul McGrath, Ray Houghton, Ronnie Whelan, Kenny Cunningham and Keith Gillespie will be among a host of special guests joining the regular panellists Richie Sadlier, Pat Fenlon, Brian Kerr and Tony McDonnell.
The first show on Monday week will hear from both Martin O'Neill and Roy Keane ahead of Ireland’s friendly with Serbia on 5 March.
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
Back to the Future !
Ah I'll be sending up Z's by that time anyway
Founder, President and Sole Member of the Tipperary Galway United Supporters Club
Silly decision.
https://kesslereffect.bandcamp.com/album/kepler - New music. It's not that bad.
While the new time slot for the show doesn't bother me, it's disappointing that there is no show focused solely on the league. I don't have any interest in hearing interviews from players in England as they are always uneventful and filled with cliches.
I'm also not sure what part of the champions league covers Irish aspects bar the couple of games involving our teams in the summer.
It seems to me RTE are just looking for a highlights show that covers the only rights the hold now in the champions league. We'll know better after the first show but I've a feeling the league of Ireland games will be relegated to a side issue. Hopefully I'm proved wrong.
It will definitely suffer while the premiership and champion leagues are on. Will miss MNS even though they reduced the coverage of games last year.
Wouldn't mind both. Highlights on Saturday of Friday and Saturday games. Round up Monday night if more games and even a preview of the next week.
Doesn't RTE already have a "Champions League Magazine" show at the weekends? Is than kaputt?
Author of Never Felt Better (History, Film Reviews).
I love the way they're trumpeting that they'll be showing "all the goals from the Premier Division". Presumably this translates as: "Coverage of the Premier Division will be reduced to only the goals, and we've finally decided to stop acknowledging the existence of Division One."
this station never fails to amaze me, 11.05 at night. ya thats great but what about the people who have to get up early for work. really pathetic from a pathetic broadcaster. you might as well put it on at 2am.
There's no way of dressing this up. It is a downgrade of the coverage of the league.
The change in the time slot will also affect the number of school kids who watch the programme.
Is there a house in the country that doesn't have the ability to record the show? Or watch it on the RTE player?
I'd say there are quite a few.
They are tagging everything with "Republic" these days. Breakfast Republic, Soccer Republic, Republic of Telly.
What's next?
The News at OneRepublic
Republic of Loose Women
New religous show called "Dominican Republic"
New Financial show - Bouncing Cheque Republic
In fairness this is lazy stuff from rté isn't it ? This show will be a ratings failure and be off the air in a year - the league needs to move to an internet / You tube based show with on Demand higlights etc - TV and RTÉ are just not interested.
Back to around the time of eircom league weekly so?
Jaysus lads, you might try and give it a chance. There will be no 'downgrading' of LOI coverage, it will be the same level as MNS. The difference is that there will be a holistic approach to Irish football which might, just might attract new viewers. In a new era where the national management team actually recognise that there's a national league surely it makes sense to treat all Irish football equally.
As for the timeslot, 7.00pm was a terrible slot - men simply don't watch TV at that time, hence the proliferation of soaps between 7 and 9 across all channels. Most of us are commuting, eating, putting the kids to bed, listening to Game On or Off The Ball, out training or bizarrely attending actual live Monday night LOI games - a situation that doesn't happen anywhere else, League games scheduled against the highlights programme.
I realise there's a reflex kick RTÉ attitude among LOI fans - much of it has been warranted at times - but Soccer Republic is made by LOI fans for LOI fans. Give it a chance.
No One Likes Us, We Don't Care
Posting Permissions
Bookmarks