MNS 14 April discussion

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That post by Con Murphy is deliberately shifting the subject so that he can defend Collins. Of course it is reasonable to suggest that there are no eL players currently good enough for inclusion in the Ireland squad. We could argue about it, it's wholly misinformed, but it is a valid point of view.

The objection, as you well know Con, since you read this forum, is to the utterly dismissive and nakedly hostile manner in which it was made, and allowed to be made unchallenged, by someone to whose anti-eL agenda is clear to everyone, it seems, other than broadcast producers.

MNS may not be there to promote the league, but you are not there to facilitate a sustained one-man campaign against it either.

Otherwise, and with all that out of the way, a huge well done on the programme. Bigger studios and smaller egos please.

Perfectly worded there BD. I wonder will there be anything done about it though. We are all watching anyway so we'll soon enough what the policies are.

And as for the rant going unchallenged, did you see the other panellists faces when he was saying it .... disbelief and horror knowing they had spoken just before him and wouldn't be able to contest it. And also knowing it was Roddy and was there any point in saying something

If he features regularly on it i dont think i watch it as regularly to be honest. If i was a balance argument/rant i'd stomach it a bit more but Con just left have the run of himself.

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Personally I think Collins should be removed from the panel at all costs for the good of a very well thought out and put-together programme. What little contribution he makes is usually worthless garbage anyway and I agree that he does come across very much Anti-EL. Personally I believe that he's very very bitter with life and needs a little reflection time.

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Agreed, they have to make a choice. Either they put up with his drivel that with turn viewers away just to have the comedy factor he brings to the show or they pick someone who would make a meaningful contribution to the show and give it some credibility.

I think the choice is simple, its not rocket science.