TV3 must go!

**neville neville** · 08/02/2007, 12:07 PM

The commenmtator ( dont know his name) was awful as well. lost count of the times he said " good cross " and i turned out to be a **** ball cleared easily the San Marino

**green army** · 08/02/2007, 12:24 PM

trevor welch was hopeless. kerr excellent as usual and dave kelly asked staunton decent questions. bring back rte for the away matches.

**Wolfie** · 08/02/2007, 12:43 PM

TV3 have been a curse for years. Croatia Away, Yugoslavia Away, Cyprus Away, San Marino..............

If you're particularly superstitious - that white jersey is a curse as well!!!!

**neutrino** · 08/02/2007, 12:52 PM

Originally Posted by Dawn_Run

..if only...if only RTE had last nights match.

and why didnt they have it ? did TV3 secure the rights ? I've hated TV3 whenever I've seen it, they are basically UTV relay station with a minor Irish spin. They should leave things like live sport alone and stick to their reality 'Celeb Monkey's on Ice' rubbish they spew out.

**neville neville** · 08/02/2007, 12:56 PM

Originally Posted by neutrino

and why didnt they have it ? did TV3 secure the rights ? I've hated TV3 whenever I've seen it, they are basically UTV relay station with a minor Irish spin. They should leave things like live sport alone and stick to their reality 'Celeb Monkey's on Ice' rubbish they spew out.

Away games are sold by the Local TV Company to the highest bidder. RTE must have somebody working for them that can predict these kind of games and let TV3 win the rights.

**Brigader** · 08/02/2007, 12:58 PM

Originally Posted by Wolfie

If you're particularly superstitious - that white jersey is a curse as well!!!!

Fool I was, bought the white trainin top hrs before the game... was thinkin it gave us luck at the end & got us out of a pickle. I no wait actually.. no, it didn't...

... FAI... GET OUT TA FCUK

**DannyInvincible** · 08/02/2007, 1:01 PM

It's unfortunate that TV3, as opposed to RT�, covered both last night's and the Cyprus games.

At the beginning, I thought I heard portly Trevor refer to Henderson as 'Williamson'.

**scouser** · 08/02/2007, 3:41 PM

Apart from the obvious that we have an excuse for a manager and a footballing organisation in the country, there are 2 things i'd like answered:

1. How do tv3 dress up the crap that kevin moran, john aldridge and ronnie whealan had to say post match last night as analysis. For years these retired "heros" have been getting away with talking absolute nonsense and last night it just got to me. It was truly unsurprising to see that none of them thought Staunton should walk either, imagine that!

2. Why are the above idiots always the first people suggested for the job if it becomes vacant? Ive noticed on these threads an insularity in thinking that the next manager should be irish. Its that kind of talk that got steve mclaren the english job and its the same reason they're down **** creek aswell.

**osarusan** · 08/02/2007, 3:46 PM

Originally Posted by scouser

Apart from the obvious that we have an excuse for a manager and a footballing organisation in the country, there are 2 things i'd like answered:

1. How do tv3 dress up the crap that kevin moran, john aldridge and ronnie whealan had to say post match last night as analysis. For years these retired "heros" have been getting away with talking absolute nonsense and last night it just got to me. It was truly unsurprising to see that none of them thought Staunton should walk either, imagine that!

2. Why are the above idiots always the first people suggested for the job if it becomes vacant? Ive noticed on these threads an insularity in thinking that the next manager should be irish. Its that kind of talk that got steve mclaren the english job and its the same reason they're down **** creek aswell.

Mate good luck on this site with both your user name and signature.

I've never heard Moran or Whelan mentioned as possible managers.

**AidoM** · 09/02/2007, 7:26 PM

To get a bit of publicity for the foot.ie flag, it's maiden voyage unveiling etc. I made contact with TV3 about 2 weeks before the match. As they had the match I felt they would have a camera crew over in Rimini/San Marino and it might just get them a bit of very badly needed PR. I asked to be put through to their Sports Department

but was told I could leave a message with the receptionist.

I gave the details to the receptionist and left my mobile number with her but heard nothing from them. While in Rimini I was on the lookout for their camera crew but didn't see any.

I had done the same with RTE and was told they were sending a news crew out. I left my mobile number for Tony O'Donoghue but hadn't heard anything back from them either. However, in my shy way

I approached Tony O'Donoghue in the Bounty on Tuesday night and told him the story about the flag and the GT BUS. He said that he hadn't got the message but took my mobile phone number and said that he would be outside the Bounty to film the unveiling of the flag and the GT BUS on Wednesday evening. True to his word he rang me just before 4 o'clock and the results were on the 6 o'clock news on Wednesday evening.

The word I think that's missing from TV3's vocabulary is professional

**OwlsFan** · 09/02/2007, 8:48 PM

Originally Posted by mandrake

i know they are buddies of stan , but its something different..
how many times have we heard the rte crowd.......we know what dunphy and giles are gonna say and anyway dunphy and brady were on rte1 this morning, and dunphy is in the star , its not liek your gonna miss what they have to say...

Well said. As if Dunphy would have anything new to say anyway. He's attacked the last 4 Irish managers supported by Giles and I find nothing about him "hilarious". I didn't see the TV3 coverage but thank heavens it wasn't the same old biased stuff that RTE put out.