Up For The Match 2024

Say Your Number

It's time of year again, presented by Des Cahill and Jacqui Hurley, before tomorrow's hurling decider.

Atlantic Dawn

Near 2 hours worth 😂

Say Your Number

Like listening to auld fellas down in the pub.

Say Your Number

They have the chauffeur again, wasn't it a fuel voucher last year?

C__MC

It still amazes me that we can't get a proper build up preview show for our national finals.

Breaston Plants

Des Cahill ( permanently flu ridden) and Jacqui Hurley ( Can't pronounce the letter t) have to be the most insufferable " presenters" on Aaarrrttteee. Pathetic.

martingriff

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405932#Comment_122405932

Anna Geary, Kathryn Thomas

callaway92

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405932#Comment_122405932

Surprised you don’t like Jacqui Hurley

She’s very good. Des is a miserable dose though alright

chrisd2019

Marty (Renault Lover), seems to think he is at the Rose of Tralee final!

Have you a boyfriend… great chatup line!

Itssoeasy

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And she’s from cork.

Itssoeasy

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405942#Comment_122405942

On the radio he sounds like he’s trying to finish a sandwich while on the air.

Itssoeasy

That was actual some good music.

Itssoeasy

What’s that clicking in the background.

Say Your Number

Hard to believe Micheal retired in 2010.

Itssoeasy

He deserved a standing ovation.

StevenToast

This sort of mucksavage programming should go the way of the Calor Housewife of the year....

Pìss off boggers with your ham sandwiches and supermacs....

Say Your Number

Was thinking Davy Fitz would be on.

Say Your Number

He called Cork fans bandwagoners there.

paddyisreal

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406026#Comment_122406026

The whole program is like a father ted sketch.

Say Your Number

It's alright when it's faces from the past chatting, the fan stuff is woeful though.

Say Your Number

Surely Saw Doctors will be on next week.

Say Your Number

Loved the fella in the blue Clare jersey with sour look on his face during that.

Galwayguy35

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406026#Comment_122406026

Salty Dub alert

siblers

You'd never think Des is 65

gigantic09

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406146#Comment_122406146

I'd have said no more than 34 definitely 😱.

squonk

I hail from a county involved in today’s match. No way would I have watched this. It’s an extension of the general cheap ass shíteness employed by the GAA for the All Ireland. Sits right in there with a brass band parading round the pitch like it’s 1924 and some country and Irish “star” singing the county songs at half time. I’m not saying we should have Usher at half time but there’s plenty of contemporary bands in all counties who could put on a decent half time show.
UFTM is the same brand of cheap, embarrassing crap. It’s not far from the Late Late valentines special. Fill a studio with excited fans, interview a few shîte talkers. Get, in fairness, some better music than will be at the actual final, some very cringey fan stuff and then wrap it up. I wonder does anyone much watch this? It’s certainly not relevant tv for 34 other counties and it’s too long at 2 hours. Also, get in some real presenters. Sports staff are general woeful at presentation.

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122405942#Comment_122405942

Biggest heifer working in Irish media

riddles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122406586#Comment_122406586

what’s the deal with Feakle not sure on the spelling but it seems to be the only place in Clare?

gym_imposter

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409883#Comment_122409883

It's rube central and that's saying something for a county like Clare

riddles

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122409937#Comment_122409937

what does rube mean?

squonk

No idea what rube means myself but I’m guessing it’s something meant to be derogatory which is uncalled for.

squonk

Not Up For The Match per se but an extension. I was watching the Sunday Game last night and wasn’t to unpressed with Joanne Cantwell. Overall both teams left it an on the pitch yesterday and, I think, should be showed have a dinner in peace without mics being stuck in their face. Worse still was Cantwell pushing Tony Kelly about the goal and 4 point he scored, looking for a soundbite and seemingly not being badly Tim he told her he was brilliant. Well done to him for digging the whole embarrassing round of questions. Next there was Marty laying into Shane O’Donnell wanting to know was he going to the states still and letting him for the “right” answer that he wasn’t. Very unfair on the lad. His personal life and career plans are his business.

Fairly much the sort of stuff you’d expect from the kind of donkeys RTE employ as sports presenters. I felt sorry for the lads overall. Fine, do a few interviews on arrival at the hotel but leave it at that. It really felt like RTE were rocking up to the hotel pushing the monkeys to dance for them.

Radio5

Marty shouldn't have been commentating on a Final that Clare were playing in, no more than Ger Canning on a Final involving Cork. Up for the Match is very well past its sell by date.

squonk

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122412313#Comment_122412313

Tjought that too but, while in not a fan of Mary at this stage, I think he did a decent job of remaining impartial.

Say Your Number

Football on tonight, nearly forgot about it because of the Olympics.

Say Your Number

Has the president ever appeared on this before.

rolling boh

Please people stop watching this dribble it's on a par with Joe Duffy's funny Friday in having no business being inflicted on people .

martingriff

Should he not be impartial and not on a match talking up armagh

Say Your Number

Seeing all that space in the full back line is a real novelty!

Say Your Number

Benny Tierney has really aged, remember when he used to look like Ronald Koeman.

C__MC

Ye enjoying it folks

gym_imposter

I remember when this show was presented by Liam o muruchu

Quitelife

worth turning on to hear Susan McCann singing “ The boys of the County Armagh “ … fair play to her 👍

Mr.Crinklewood

...the ice cream man was a bit scary..

Say Your Number

Kernan looks slimmer, he's nearly unrecognisable.

No Bills

https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/122434694#Comment_122434694

Don't talk such drivel !

Say Your Number

Kernan managed Galway about 15 years ago, forgot that had actually happened.

C__MC

Tamer than last week imo

Say Your Number

He has Spillane's mannerisms, just he retired two years ago.

Say Your Number

38 points scored in four finals.

I know everyone gives out about football being negative but it's not that bad!

cj maxx

I didn't know it was on and only caught the last few minutes, but up Armagh