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Paying the english to watch Ireland play!

  • 02-06-2013 07:05PM
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    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭


    I'd assume for the 160 quid TV licence we wouldn't have to pay the english (Sky) to watch our country play? Surely this is one thing they can't sell off ?

    Just seems wrong.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 14,134 ✭✭✭✭Rayne Wooney


    Competitive games are shown on RTE.

    Friendlys are shown on Sky.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,820 ✭✭✭Vorsprung


    It was on ITV, the FA sold the rights to them and RTE decided not to buy them.

    Wasn't "sold off", it was a home match for England and the TV rights were theirs to sell.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 15,238 ✭✭✭✭Diabhal Beag


    Boo Sky etc


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    Vorsprung wrote: »
    It was on ITV, the FA sold the rights to them and RTE decided not to buy them.

    Wasn't "sold off", it was a home match for England and the TV rights were theirs to sell.

    And the Georgia game thats on Sky Sports 2 now?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,818 ✭✭✭donvito99


    Murdoch, hiss. Etc.


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  • Closed Accounts Posts: 10,076 ✭✭✭✭Czarcasm


    gutteruu wrote: »
    I'd assume for the 160 quid TV licence we wouldn't have to pay the english (Sky) to watch our country play? Surely this is one thing they can't sell off ?

    Just seems wrong.


    Eh? You have a choice to pay a subsidiary (Sky Ireland) of a British company (BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting) for a service that they provide.

    Honestly, some people will use any excuse to get a dig, but this is just ridiculous.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 73,608 ✭✭✭✭L1011


    gutteruu wrote: »
    And the Georgia game thats on Sky Sports 2 now?

    Home nation sells the rights. FA sold that game to ITV/Setanta for here; FAI sold this and all home friendlies to Sky.

    Forgot this was even on - and I have tickets for it. Seriously cannot be bothered going to see the negative football we're playing now.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,922 ✭✭✭✭ArmaniJeanss


    gutteruu wrote: »
    And the Georgia game thats on Sky Sports 2 now?

    Sky bid substantially more for rights to our home friendlies, what ya expect RTE to do?
    Theres far better things for RTE to be spending their limited sports budget on.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,541 ✭✭✭RichT


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Paying the english to watch Ireland play!

    I'm English, and watching.......

    When can I expect the monies to be paid?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    Czarcasm wrote: »
    Eh? You have a choice to pay a subsidiary (Sky Ireland) of a British company (BSkyB, British Sky Broadcasting) for a service that they provide.

    Honestly, some people will use any excuse to get a dig, but this is just ridiculous.

    I shouldn't have to pay anyone more money to watch my country play. I'm not getting a dig at the english. Its the point of paying a private company to watch my country.


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,947 ✭✭✭cml387


    gutteruu wrote: »
    I shouldn't have to pay anyone more money to watch my country play. I'm not getting a dig at the english. Its the point of paying a private company to watch my country.
    Emm.. you could always actually go to the match


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    cml387 wrote: »
    Emm.. you could always actually go to the match

    Can't afford it. Can't afford the 62 quid a month to sky either.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 9,972 ✭✭✭orestes


    gutteruu wrote: »
    I shouldn't have to pay anyone more money to watch my country play. I'm not getting a dig at the english. Its the point of paying a private company to watch my country.

    It's not your country, it's a team of people representing a country at a sport. Sport is a business, so is television.

    Do you think tickets to international sporting events should be free too?


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 2,207 ✭✭✭jaffacakesyum


    orestes wrote: »
    It's not your country, it's a team of people representing a country at a sport. Sport is a business, so is television.

    Do you think tickets to international sporting events should be free too?

    And the "a country" in question is Ireland, which is presumably where the OP is from. Hence it is his country playing football right now. Talk about pedantics :rolleyes:

    I have sky so I don't really care but if I didn't I'd be píssed off if my national broadcasting channel didn't show the nations football matches. So too would the Irish rugby fans.

    But they sold the rights. At least it's only the friendlies.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,064 ✭✭✭gutteruu


    orestes wrote: »
    Do you think tickets to international sporting events should be free too?

    Sure, seeing as your offering. We paid for most of the stadium. We pay for a lot of the team costs. Why not?


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,574 ✭✭✭✭dsmythy


    Sky aren't "the English". They're a broadcasting company from the UK.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 419 ✭✭EireIceMan


    Id have to agree with the OP.
    We cant afford sky so watching the highlights now. Sky is great but i cant stand them buying every sport etc. Eventually to watch any sport you'll need sky sports. Look at F1. They bought the rights from BBC for 2012/13 yet BBC only have ten races live and sky have a dedicated F1 channel. My bollix after this year F1 will be Free to Air in ireland or england. So a dedicated F1 fan who hasnt missed race in years now has to pay, what, 60+ quid a month to follow the sport they love. Bollixs


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 1,405 ✭✭✭Lightbulb Sun


    Just stream it online OP.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭Meritocracy Wins


    I am watching England/ Brazil on ITV, it's a fair trade off.

    Sh!t game though.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    Is this about The Lions?


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  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,463 ✭✭✭✭MrStuffins


    It's a friendly. A game of very little consequence.

    You get to watch the games that matter on RTE. If you wanna watch the friendlies, get Sky. Simple.

    You're obviously not much of a football fan in the first place as you don't already have Sky.

    I think this thread is just an excuse for you to be Anti "English" if you ask me.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭Meritocracy Wins


    OP, you always had the option of going to the match and pay the FAI directly.


  • Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 103 ✭✭Carnegie


    I am watching England/ Brazil on ITV, it's a fair trade off.

    Sh!t game though.

    whats with the orange yellow green blue ball they're using? looks awesome


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭Meritocracy Wins


    Carnegie wrote: »
    whats with the orange yellow green blue ball they're using? looks awesome

    No clue. I think they thought it might snow.


  • Moderators, Computer Games Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 8,583 Mod ✭✭✭✭Wilberto


    OP, you always had the option of going to the match and pay the FAI directly.


    You mean pay John Delaney directly!! :D:D:P:P (:mad:)


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 17,730 ✭✭✭✭corktina


    i wouldn't bother watching it if they really did pay me!


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 205 ✭✭Meritocracy Wins


    Wilberto wrote: »
    You mean pay John Delaney directly!! :D:D:P:P (:mad:)

    Sure he'll get a round in.


  • Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 12,563 Mod ✭✭✭✭Amirani


    Carnegie wrote: »
    whats with the orange yellow green blue ball they're using? looks awesome

    They're using that in domestic games in Brazil at the moment too.


  • Closed Accounts Posts: 12,069 ✭✭✭✭LordSutch


    gutteruu wrote: »
    Paying the english to watch Ireland play!

    I paid the Japanese for a Television to watch Ireland play! well actually I paid Power City (an Irish company),
    but the TV was made in Japan. i have also been paying my TV licence fee, but not to the English.

    Hope this helps


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  • Moderators, Education Moderators Posts: 26,409 Mod ✭✭✭✭Peregrine


    Is this about The Lions?

    Nah it's about football.

    The Lions matches are only available on Sky Sports in the UK and Ireland. It's unfortunate but hey, it's business. RTE losing broadcasting rights for Ireland matches to Sky in NI, now that's unforgivable.


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