Derry v Sligo

**Aaron** · 31/10/2006, 10:19 PM

Ended 5-0. Great performance and Farren's 2nd was a cracker!! Also a an apperance from Superman and Santa Claus.

**Mr A** · 31/10/2006, 11:46 PM

Also a an apperance from Superman and Santa Claus

It's the fight everyone wants to see.

**BohDiddley** · 01/11/2006, 9:57 AM

Originally Posted by bohs til i die

... you cannot blame RTE for showing a top class CL games that was more likely to provide top quality entertainment.

Absolutely not. I'm not suggesting for a minute that it shouldn't be shown.
But they have three channels.
What's galling is that not one channel on the island saw fit to show the semi-final.

**bohs til i die** · 01/11/2006, 10:01 AM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

What's galling is that not one channel on the island saw fit to show the semi-final.

not really, the first game was live and I dont think TV schedules would be changed at such short notice

**Maynard** · 01/11/2006, 11:15 AM

Originally Posted by BohDiddley

Absolutely not. I'm not suggesting for a minute that it shouldn't be shown.
But they have three channels.
What's galling is that not one channel on the island saw fit to show the semi-final.

Exactly. RTE 1 and TG4 could really have done with some livening up last night, tripe pure and simple. Also with the CUP SEMI FINAL (lest we forget) not kicking off till 9 there would've been an arguement that people would flick between the two - and watch the 2nd half of the Derry game. Some people (I'm looking at you Mr "Ledge") would want to chill the f*ck out and not be so hostile to those wishing for coverage of the league to improve.

By the way I hope you enjoyed the game

**Rory H** · 01/11/2006, 11:26 AM

Originally Posted by City till I Die

Ended 5-0. Great performance and Farren's 2nd was a cracker!! Also a an apperance from Superman and Santa Claus.

it wasnt a fair fight..there were 4 santas!

**gspain** · 01/11/2006, 11:34 AM

Originally Posted by Maynard

Exactly. RTE 1 and TG4 could really have done with some livening up last night, tripe pure and simple. Also with the CUP SEMI FINAL (lest we forget) not kicking off till 9 there would've been an arguement that people would flick between the two - and watch the 2nd half of the Derry game. Some people (I'm looking at you Mr "Ledge") would want to chill the f*ck out and not be so hostile to those wishing for coverage of the league to improve.

By the way I hope you enjoyed the game

You are not allowed show live football othe rthan the Champions League on a champions League night.

Of course this will cause a huge issue for RTE should an EL club reach the group stages as RTE will have to show their games rather than Celtic or Man utd.

**dcfcsteve** · 01/11/2006, 11:45 AM

Originally Posted by wild rover

it wasnt a fair fight..there were 4 santas!

T'ah ! More than enough for Superman to handle....

**dcfcsteve** · 01/11/2006, 11:46 AM

Originally Posted by gspain

You are not allowed show live football othe rthan the Champions League on a champions League night.

Is that a UEFA rule Gary ?

**Rory H** · 01/11/2006, 11:46 AM

thats why the lad in the white jumpsuit ran on..he was a really crappy elf..made a fool of the steward

**Jerry The Saint** · 01/11/2006, 12:45 PM

I think we're getting a little carried away with live matches on TV. It would have been perfect for RTE to show extended highlights of Derry/Rovers during their CL highlights show. Shame it was probably never even considered by the various TV stations...

**Da Real Rover** · 01/11/2006, 2:23 PM

Originally Posted by dcfcsteve

T'ah ! More than enough for Superman to handle....

but these arnt your regular santas, these are sligo santas, fed on a diet of shtones, nd lik your superman thought he was all flash with his dives and all but our santas wer running rings around your stewards, it was an embaressing display by the stewards to be honest.

also was that ment to be Lous Layne that ran on with superman?????

**lofty9** · 01/11/2006, 2:39 PM

Louis Lane.... I thought it was some bloke dressed as a fat half naked woman, to be told it was really a woman!!

**Paraic** · 01/11/2006, 3:32 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

Louis Lane.... I thought it was some bloke dressed as a fat half naked woman, to be told it was really a woman!!

Same as that ! Will have to get my glasses checked.

Compliments to the match programme team last night - a quality production with very little notice for whomever put it together - pity the TV people couldn't have had similar contingency planning for a highlights feature -

Having said that, realistically it would have meant an awful lot of time and money for a highlights package (because of the CL coverage - which I think has the exclusivity clause that Gary is referring to earlier)

**Fivesilver** · 01/11/2006, 4:23 PM

Originally Posted by Paraic

the CL coverage - which I think has the exclusivity clause that Gary is referring to earlier

Funny though - I imagine Uefa would be quaking in their boots that the CL would suffer in comparison.

**Da Real Rover** · 01/11/2006, 9:47 PM

Originally Posted by lofty9

Louis Lane.... I thought it was some bloke dressed as a fat half naked woman, to be told it was really a woman!!

every superman must have a Louis Lane, i think that maybe she has just let herself go, it has been a while.

**DmanDmythDledge** · 01/11/2006, 11:07 PM

Originally Posted by Maynard

Exactly. RTE 1 and TG4 could really have done with some livening up last night, tripe pure and simple. Also with the CUP SEMI FINAL (lest we forget) not kicking off till 9 there would've been an arguement that people would flick between the two - and watch the 2nd half of the Derry game.

RT� 1 never shows sport- it never will either. RT� 1 is aimed at a different audience than RT� 2. RT� weren't going to alter their schedule at the last minute for a minority audience anyway. CL gets around 6 times more viewers than EL- I wonder how many people would flick between the two games?

Also it was Halloween night- viewing figures would have suffered as a result.

Some people (I'm looking at you Mr "Ledge") would want to chill the f*ck out and not be so hostile to those wishing for coverage of the league to improve.

You're the only one that needs to "chill the f*ck out". Talk about a knee-jerk reaction.