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**Raheny Red** · 14/03/2006, 9:55 AM

I missed it last night as we had to endure Shels playing live footie last night

, was it any good and how many games did they show?

**sonofstan** · 14/03/2006, 10:05 AM

Osam starts as he means to go on; referring to Dean Delaney's boo- boo for Bray's second, the master goes 'that's a bread and butter catch' dramatic pause 'butterfingers more like ...'

**Ash** · 14/03/2006, 10:10 AM

I thought Osam looked like he'd rather be anywhere else than in the studio.

What do the Shams (or Division 1 Rovers) fans think of Scully practicially
saying if they finished top of the league, but the stadium wasnt finished,
they wouldn't be complaining about not getting promoted!

**Rory H** · 14/03/2006, 10:23 AM

finally the tv licence is justified.....paul osam cures 26% of cases of insomnia in ireland last night...

**A face** · 14/03/2006, 10:30 AM

Originally Posted by wild rover

finally the tv licence is justified....

I dunno about that??

TV3 dont get a bean from the licence fee and RTE, because they are meant to be fufilling the role of a national broadcaster, get it all. Hardly fair i know but that is the way it is.

**Rory H** · 14/03/2006, 10:32 AM

ah.....thanks

**Aaron** · 14/03/2006, 11:14 AM

I was rather annoyed that it hasnt changed one bit. In any programme like this u try and improve but everything was the same bar taking off harps and rovers name at the intro and putting in sligo and dublin c. Music was the same and studio was same. Expected a little better aswell in the highlights package.

**WeAreRovers** · 14/03/2006, 11:25 AM

Originally Posted by A face

TV3 dont get a bean from the licence fee

Not true, there's a percentage of the fee which goes into an independent fund. Setanta and TG4 got money but TV3's submission lacked "quality and good programme ideas" according to the BCI.

TV3 are rubbish and no amount if bleating by them about the licence fee will change that.

As for Scully, his general point about clubs being ready for the new league is one that we accept. But, it was a general point.

KOH

**A face** · 14/03/2006, 11:38 AM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

there's a percentage of the fee which goes into an independent fund.

How do you qualify for a portion of that fund? Do Chorus get some of it?

**Poor Student** · 14/03/2006, 11:49 AM

They showed 4 games out of the 5 from last week's Premier programme. The one left out was Pat's v Waterford. Was it due to the renovations or the fact there were no goals? Osam remains very sceptical about the new changes whereas Scully seems very excited and certain they'll work. Osam raised the point that if a club does well on the field and is denied promotion then how the hell are they to raise the funding to turn it around in the future? The programme followed its exact same format. There were also highlights of the Shamrock Rovers game.

**WeAreRovers** · 14/03/2006, 12:03 PM

Originally Posted by A face

How do you qualify for a portion of that fund? Do Chorus get some of it?

Here you go -

http://www.bci.ie/broadcast_funding_scheme/index.html

KOH

**A face** · 14/03/2006, 2:14 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

Here you go -

http://www.bci.ie/broadcast_funding_scheme/index.html

KOH

Nice one WAR, just wondering though (it really not clear) does your programme have to be broadcasted/broadcasting to get the money but that i mean, if you are developing a programme and need to look at your budget, do you go ahead and factor in the money that you dont have yet, if you know what i mean.
Do you need something in writing saying you have an agreement with a station to have it aired and you then get the money on the strength of that?

**WeAreRovers** · 14/03/2006, 2:24 PM

A Face - I know this is going way off-topic but the simple answer is I don't know. I suspect that you'd have to get your programme commissioned first but if you had a proposal that might qualify for this funding then you'd have a better chance of getting commissioned. Maybe.......

KOH

**A face** · 14/03/2006, 2:44 PM

Originally Posted by WeAreRovers

A Face - I know this is going way off-topic but the simple answer is I don't know. I suspect that you'd have to get your programme commissioned first but if you had a proposal that might qualify for this funding then you'd have a better chance of getting commissioned. Maybe.......

KOH

No worries fella ... i'll bounce an email off them when i get a chance. You're probably right though.