Why are RTE showing Derry's games?

**WeAreRovers** · 19/07/2007, 1:30 PM

Originally Posted by StarandCrescent

Simple as that really, i've paid my licence fee, derry fans haven't yet they are getting a service from RTE.

Incorrect, Irish football fans are getting a service from RT�. The CL is a bigger competition than the UEFA cup, simple as that. There's no anti-Drogheda conspiracy (that's reserved for all things Corkie

).

KOH

**Steve Bruce** · 19/07/2007, 1:35 PM

Can I also say, I am sure their are plenty of Derry City fans outside the city who live in Donegal and other Irish Republic counties. So some Derry City fans are paying the RTE licence fee.

**paul_oshea** · 19/07/2007, 1:46 PM

So some Derry City fans are paying the RTE licence fee.

good point. loads of muff based supporters and what not.

**sfc red** · 19/07/2007, 1:53 PM

In fairness I think his point was that RTE should be showing Drogheda and/or Pats as well as Derry.

**CJTheGull** · 19/07/2007, 1:54 PM

Good job RTE showing the game it was a cracker. Derry were brilliant and their performance and attitude were what should be expected of Ireland's representitive in the CL. Without stating the obvious it's going to be really hard out in Kazakhstan, eh..I mean Armenia but on last night's performance they can beat them! I hope some of the usually ManUre / L'pool couch potatoes choked on their TV dinners!

**galwayhoop** · 19/07/2007, 2:09 PM

I'm just surprised they didn't show the Pats game.... oh sorry it was on RTE not Setanta

**dcfc_1928** · 19/07/2007, 3:34 PM

I get RTE in the North as part of my Sky package - which I pay for.

Therefore I do actually pay for RTE indirectly.

**Block G Raptor** · 19/07/2007, 6:50 PM

Originally Posted by R�iteoir

They didn't even bother showing the away leg from Trondheim - even though it was offered to them by Norwegian TV

I think you'll find they did show it
got the folks to record it for me as I was at the game

**R�iteoir** · 19/07/2007, 7:28 PM

fair enough - I wasn't in the country - and saw no mention of it being shown.

**SolitudeRed** · 19/07/2007, 8:01 PM

Originally Posted by StarandCrescent

My main gripe is that people in that part of the United Kingdom don't pay the RTE tv licence whilst those of us in Dublin and Drogheda do. Surely with RTE's public service remit they should be catering for those of us that pay their wages.

Seems like a strange argument as if you follow this logic to its extreme then they should show mostly Celtic games and the matches involving the big english premiership clubs!

**dcfcsteve** · 20/07/2007, 1:48 AM

Originally Posted by StarandCrescent

Exactly my point BBC NI wouldn't show the Drogheda game so why should RTE do so for a club outside the licence paying area.

re the phone numbers thingy - purely a money thing coz they know rte will be watched in the north.

In my opinion RTE are not fulfilling their public service remit.

Grow up......

**Macy** · 20/07/2007, 7:11 AM

Originally Posted by Dodge

Not for free we don't. It would be part of a cable or satellite package.

BBC and ITV/ UTV channels are Free To Air on Satellite. Proper free to air as well, not the RTE lying version of free to air either (i.e. not actually free to air at all).

**Dodge** · 20/07/2007, 7:15 AM

So you agree, Satellite

;D

**paudie** · 20/07/2007, 7:57 AM

Originally Posted by StarandCrescent

My moan is about having to watch the drogs tonight on a tiny little box on my screen via a live stream from San Marino TV, it'll probably fail several times as well. All this while Derry fans not traveling to Armenia next week will get the game served up to them while they haven't paid for it. Simple as that really, i've paid my licence fee, derry fans haven't yet they are getting a service from RTE. I know of course that it's not just fans of the particular club that will watch the game but i'm still pi ssed off that i'm stuck here instead of sunny Italy.

I've paid my licence fee as well and I'd love if RTE showed reruns of The Fall Guy cos the blonde in it was a babe.

But it's still not going to happen

**dcfcsteve** · 20/07/2007, 2:29 PM

Originally Posted by paudie

I've paid my licence fee as well and I'd love if RTE showed reruns of The Fall Guy cos the blonde in it was a babe.

But it's still not going to happen

Were you lookin' at my bird......?

**paul_oshea** · 20/07/2007, 3:06 PM

keep dreaming steve....

**dcfc_1928** · 21/07/2007, 12:15 PM

Just listening to BBC Radio Foyle, and they have spent the last 5/10 minutes talking in detail about Finn Harps and including interviews with Paul Hegarty and Dermot Keely.

The BBC covering sport from County Donegal? How dare they!!!