Ollie Byrne in the media

[Aaron]

The guy wouldnt talk about Dillon situation or wages, sounds like a crabbnit fellow. Has he got a lisp? BTW whose idea was it to put an "s" in the word lisp?

[Aaron]

"the amount of young children attending games". He meant Skooligans. He's nearly crying!! HA HA HA HA

[SligoBrewer]

he lost the biscuit once players were mentioned!!!

[The Sheliban]

Reading between the lines, I thought it was fairly obvious that he'd agreed with Newstalk in advance what the subject of the interview would be, and then the interviewer ignored it and asked taboo questions anyway.

Two points - Newstalk presenters are too smug for their own good and Ollie just comes across bad in interviews.

[SligoBrewer]

what did ollie come on to talk about so?

investors? lol...

[OneRedArmy]

Ollie just comes across bad in interviews.

and in the rest of his life.

[Mr A]

Fair play to Ollie but then they had Daniel McDonnell on again spouting his opinion on all of this.

The station is called Newstalk

Jeez, slight grudge going on there.....

[A face]

Fair play to Ollie but then they had Daniel McDonnell on again spouting his opinion on all of this.

The station is called Newstalk

To be fair he is only doing his job. It could be called 'investigative' reporting if anything. He had to expect he was going to be needled to some extent, if anything he got off lightly.

[JC_GUFC]

To be fair he is only doing his job. It could be called 'investigative' reporting if anything. He had to expect he was going to be needled to some extent, if anything he got off lightly.

I think I'll email them about it. It's blatant false advertising the station is called Newstalk and they've someone on giving opinion - won't someone please think of the children who can't tell the difference.

You seem to have a good list of contacts face - info@fai.ie, imawhinginglanger@cork.ck etc etc

[A face]

I think I'll email them about it. It's blatant false advertising the station is called Newstalk and they've someone on giving opinion - won't someone please think of the children who can't tell the difference.

You seem to have a good list of contacts face - info@fai.ie, imawhinginglanger@cork.ck etc etc

What say what now ??

Or was Galway Harps right when he said "Jeez, slight grudge going on there....." .... i mean if that is the case then i take back what i said and i'm staying out of it.

[pete]

The 'bad financial year' stuff was pathetic. Shels won the league.

Had to laugh when interviewer (clearly prompted from someone else as he wouldn't have a clue about the eL) started to ask about the wages situation. Oilys 'right now that wasn't our agreement for puff piece' attempts were classic Oily

I don't want Shels to go bust but would nice to see them wounded & struggle in bottom half of gthe Premier.

[Schumi]

He's always ratty to some degree..
I half-feel for him..

'He's always kind-of mad'

[swano]

Reading between the lines, I thought it was fairly obvious that he'd agreed with Newstalk in advance what the subject of the interview would be, and then the interviewer ignored it and asked taboo questions anyway.

Two points - Newstalk presenters are too smug for their own good and Ollie just comes across bad in interviews.

Don't see any point in interviewing Ollie unless you're going to ask him pertinent questions so I'd say fair play to the lads for asking the questions they did. I'd say it often happens that interviewers ask questions they've agreed not to ask but sometimes it's the only way to get an answer to the questions you want answered.

[The Sheliban]

Fair enough, but if you go ahead and ask those questions anyway, don't be surprised if the interviewee gets tetchy.
To be honest though, I found it all very vague and aspirational, nothing new and did little to inspire confidence.

[wws]

in fairness Ollie successfully assured us all of whats goin on

the final negotians on the death of shelbourne is the size of the pay off for Mr Byrne from his "investors" (ie the ppl doing the land deal out there- which he calls investors!) - they obviously wont budge

he wont budge


he'll be gone soon enough

[dcfcsteve]

in fairness Ollie successfully assured us all of whats goin on

the final negotians on the death of shelbourne is the size of the pay off for Mr Byrne from his "investors" (ie the ppl doing the land deal out there- which he calls investors!) - they obviously wont budge

he wont budge


he'll be gone soon enough

I'm not so sure.

Ollie has nothing else in his life except Shelbourne. No wife, kids or grandkids to divert his energies to. No discernible hobbies outside of the game, and seemingly very few friends. He is therefore psychologically dependent upon Shelbourne FC to give his existence on earth some vague sort of meaning. If he loses Shelborune, he loses the only life he has. What is he supposed to spend his time on instead ?

Ollie is dependent upon Shelbourne like a drug, and it is that dependency that will see him destroy the very thing he needs....

[Jerry The Saint]

Ollie is dependent upon Shelbourne like a drug, and it is that dependency that will see him destroy the very thing he needs....

Would he say that Shelbourne FC is his precioussssss? He does have a history of working with hobbits.

[Réiteoir]

Ollie is dependent upon Shelbourne like a drug, and it is that dependency that will see him destroy the very thing he needs....

Have to agree there - like a drug addict needs his heroin

or a smoker needs his cigarettes...

[TonyD]

I don't want Shels to go bust but would nice to see them wounded & struggle in bottom half of gthe Premier.

Sounds good to me A relegation struggle would do them the world of good.

[Dodge]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dXyLx9gfvP8

Ollie on TV3. Thanks to Raheny Red on the Shels forum

"We might have to look at going part time..."

Nothing really new.