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    Top Sports Story on Q102

    The 9.30 sports news began (i.e. first item) that Ferguson has promised to cut his hair really short if Ronaldo scores 20 goals for him this season

    I despair. What will the media be like in another 20 years or is it an age thing? Do the teen members here or those in their early twenties think this is worth having at No. 1 in the sports bulletin or indeed mention it at all?
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    That's pathetic. They sound like a bunch all ready for a spot in the tabloids.
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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    The 9.30 sports news began (i.e. first item) that Ferguson has promised to cut his hair really short if Ronaldo scores 20 goals for him this season

    I despair. What will the media be like in another 20 years or is it an age thing? Do the teen members here or those in their early twenties think this is worth having at No. 1 in the sports bulletin or indeed mention it at all?
    Would have prefered to see the League Cup on, cant believe that sort of news made tele news, expect it on the sun though.
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    Quote Originally Posted by bellavistaman View Post
    expect it on the sun though.
    And the Herald.
    That question was less stupid, though you asked it in a profoundly stupid way.

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    Journalism in Ireland is dead. End of.

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    Don't worry lads.. I've applied for Journalism and Spanish in DIT. Hopefully in a few years time I can stop the downward spiral in Irish sports journalism.
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    Serves you right for listening to Q102
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    The trouble is Sports news is "dumbed down" for non sports people. Ever had a look at the sports section on Sky news at 8.20 by Jackie whatshername or on BB1 at 8.35 am by whatshisname Hollins (son of the famous Chelsea player I think). Nothing of substance; just pleasing soundbites and stuff about the presenter rather than NEWS. Heaven forbid during soccer season that you wanted to know about soccer outside of Ferguson, Wenger, Mourinho or Benitez or their clubs or what they had for breakfast.
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Dodge View Post
    Serves you right for listening to Q102
    They do "High School Hits" in the morning (should be "Secondary School Smashes" but we won't got in to the Americanisation of the language) and play hits from the 70s and 80s which I like. Better than listening to Gerry Ryan or Ray D'Arcy
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by superfrank View Post
    Don't worry lads.. I've applied for Journalism and Spanish in DIT. Hopefully in a few years time I can stop the downward spiral in Irish sports journalism.
    Yeh but none of us read the Spanish papers Frank

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    Quote Originally Posted by LeixlipRed View Post
    Yeh but none of us read the Spanish papers Frank

    reads (none = not one).

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    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Beckam's knee injury was the first item on the same sports bulletin this am, ahead of the Drogs in San Marino, St. Pats and the Irish at the golf
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Thinks thats bad, on the day Beckham touched down in LA recently that news 'story' was on the 24 hour news stations of CNN, Sky, BBC, and Fox as their main news story, what do we get when we hit the sports bulletin,the exact same story. Then I turn on the news broadcasts of RTE, Channel 4 and ITV at their respective times and get the same frigging story, and then again in the sports news. I'm not even going to talk about Sky Sports News round the clock Beckham watch.

    I ended up turning on TV3's news, having correctly assumed that they would wheel out their daily, 'a dog and a cat getting along' story instead of Beckham, and breathed a sigh of relief before vowing never to watch TV3's 'moment of nice' news bulletin ever again

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Beckam's knee injury was the first item on the same sports bulletin this am, ahead of the Drogs in San Marino, St. Pats and the Irish at the golf
    That's terrible. Is he going to be ok?
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    Quote Originally Posted by noby View Post
    That's terrible. Is he going to be ok?

    Not sure. I turned over to Ray D'Arcy's odd one out quiz.
    Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Not sure. I turned over to Ray D'Arcy's odd one out quiz.
    Let me guess, it was Beckham's knee as it was the only injured one?

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    The 9.30 sports news began (i.e. first item) that Ferguson has promised to cut his hair really short if Ronaldo scores 20 goals for him this season

    I despair. What will the media be like in another 20 years or is it an age thing? Do the teen members here or those in their early twenties think this is worth having at No. 1 in the sports bulletin or indeed mention it at all?
    The only way I'd hope Ronaldo scores 20 goals this season would be if Ferguson would cut his actual head off nevermind his hair.
    Bye bye Stan. Go off back to collecting cones you useless git.

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    Thing that annoys me is the phrase "meanwhile here at home" for some reason it sounds condescending , perhaps im just paranoid

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    Quote Originally Posted by OwlsFan View Post
    Not sure. I turned over to Ray D'Arcy's odd one out quiz.
    Love the Radio Roy skit of that:
    "Mars, Jupiter, Snickers"
    "Snickers, the others are planets"
    "No-oh [phonetic Langer is tricky], Jupiter, the others are bars"
    etc. for a couple of minutes, the contestant steadily going apoplectic.

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