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Off The Ball Official Thread <Mod Note - Post #1, #533, #6651>

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  • #3932
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    Like him or not, Joe Brolly is great entertainment.


  • #3933
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    "There's a danger of there being too much political correctness..... That's why I like coming on newstalk, cos I can say what I want."

    Joe obviously doesn't listen to too much Newstalk I guess.

    I dont know why he's been given the whole first half hour to himself here. I thought the show was meant to be about Cross?


  • #3934
    Jayesdiem
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 908 ✭✭✭Jayesdiem


    I don't get to listen live but have unsubscribed to their podcasts. They've just gone too far with the naivety and self-indulgence for me to listen to any more. I can't deal with Kimmage. I can't deal with more pontificating about drugs in sport: it's a fact get over it lads. I can't deal with Joe and Ger's naivety/sanctimonious nature, nor the way they can suck up to any guest in a patronising way. That's difficult to achieve. I used to love the rugby coverage also but I'm afraid Gerry and Keith are just too close to the players to say anything that is truly honest. I get it though. Criticism would kill the golden goose and cause excommunication. Goodbye Ger. Goodbye Joe. I'll listen every so often but I certainly won't miss you.


  • #3935
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,470 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    dominatinMC wrote: »
    I used to be an avid listener (even after the original team left) but am listening to OTB less and less these days - mainly because I've subscribed to the Second Captains World Service (highly recommend), which gives me my daily dose of sport. However, even when I'm travelling in the car in the evening, I find myself listening to Game On more regularly than OTB. Never thought I'd see that happening! Maybe the more condensed formula of Game On means the presenters have less time for political ramblings/self-indulgent soliloquies, which the OTB team are prone to these days.

    OTB for the first half hour is just the news which you probably know already. Game On is more opinion so it's better for that bit.


  • #3936
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    So they are going to bring in a panel of guests.. record the Sunday Newspaper panel while the Premiership football commentary is on the live broadcast... And then give us the URL of the podcast .. And they will be "trying this for a couple of weeks" to see if there is much interest..

    And this the best hour of radio on the whole station. I just dont get it.


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  • #3937
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Why does Joe KEEP announcing that they have the people in to review the papers... What other items that are NOT on the live show does he want to promote?


  • #3938
    delaad
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,435 ✭✭✭delaad


    PeterTheNinth wrote: »
    Why does Joe KEEP announcing that they have the people in to review the papers... What other items that are NOT on the live show does he want to promote?

    Time-filling. He's good at it.


  • #3939
    ziggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • #3940
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    ziggy wrote: »
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    They had commentary of Swansea vs Middlesborough instead.. I dont know how that makes sense.


  • #3941
    siblers
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,001 ✭✭✭✭siblers


    PeterTheNinth wrote: »
    They had commentary of Swansea vs Middlesborough instead.. I dont know how that makes sense.

    Because it's part of their contract and they must fulfill it?


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  • #3942
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,367 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    ziggy wrote: »
    Jesus lads, just buy the papers if you want to know what's in them!

    It's not about that for me, it's the discussion on the various items discussed I like. But there are times I'll search out articles I wouldn't normally be drawn too based on said discussion. It can be fantastic radio.


  • #3943
    ziggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • #3944
    jam83
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 341 ✭✭jam83


    ziggy wrote: »
    It's a sports show.

    It is perfectly sensible to cover a live sport over a newspaper review.

    You know it's the sports sections they review, and not the articles on the bus eireann strikes?


  • #3945
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    ziggy wrote: »
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    Maybe perfectly sensible if you're a fan of the live sport, or even one of the teams involved.

    It's an immediate reason to change stations otherwise and the show or channel is no longer on your radio on a Sunday anymore. Live soccer on the radio is my version of being in Guantanamo having extremely heavy metal pumped into your cell 24 hours a day.


  • #3946
    robo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,834 ✭✭✭robo


    Still can't fathom why they don't have Ivan on from 10am to 12pm - he gets in before MF on RTE and perhaps keeps his audience and then we have the best bit of radio all week at 12pm...newspaper review. I


  • #3947
    ziggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • #3948
    ziggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • #3949
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    ziggy wrote: »
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    Doesn't mean it's correct. How many regular Sunday morning listeners would tune in for whatever that live game was on yesterday?


  • #3950
    Tell me how
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 23,524 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    robo wrote:
    Still can't fathom why they don't have Ivan on from 10am to 12pm - he gets in before MF on RTE and perhaps keeps his audience and then we have the best bit of radio all week at 12pm...newspaper review. I

    My feelings also. Think Bobby Kerr could have been left with Saturday, J Healy 9 to 10 on Sunday, then Ivan 10 to 12 and newspaper review in its usual time.


  • #3951
    ziggy
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,681 ✭✭✭ziggy


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  • #3952
    humberklog
    Moderators, Music Moderators Posts: 11,028 Mod ✭✭✭✭humberklog


    Ooch, he blogged about it. That's gotta smart!

    Wrong thread...nothing to see here.


  • #3953
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    ziggy wrote: »
    I have no idea TBH but i would have thought that as English football is very popular and the paper review would be more niche then the live football would attract more listeners.

    Do you have any figures?

    The paper review would attract a wider range of listeners, such a live soccer match I don't think would even be that big a draw on the TV.

    The guys opening the show this today promised they wouldn't even mention it anymore this evening.


  • #3954
    Ursus Horribilis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,168 ✭✭✭Ursus Horribilis


    I'd much rather listen to the paper review than a match. They probably don't have much say in it though. I know nothing about how Newstalk buys the rights to the games it airs but I'll hazard a guess anyway. They probably have to buy a bundle of games, which includes matches Irish listeners will be interested in. It'll also include games such as Middlesboro v Burnley or West Brom v Stoke. Maybe Newstalk aren't all that interested in airing these sorts of games either but they have to as part of the deal.

    Hopefully people will support the podcast and that they'll keep doing it until the summer when the decks are cleared again. I enjoyed yesterday's show on podcast and would be sorry to see it go.


  • #3955
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Oh My God...

    The social justice warriors that are now at the helm of OTB are gonna get the week out of those David Moyes comments, are they.. He was joking ffs, they were laughing...

    And I'm losing all respect for Kilbane, jumping on board with the "outrage". You would have thought that he would have brought some common sense to the whole thing.


  • #3956
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    Kilbane wasn't outraged, he said it was a dumb thing to say.


  • #3957
    tcooley
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 136 ✭✭tcooley


    Anyone read Gilroy's piece in the Sunday Independent about Seamus Coleman. First third was about Daniel Pearlman and US foreign policy and how he struggled to come to terms with it. I couldn't finish the piece after that. Really pathetic article. Can he not just write about sport for once?


  • #3958
    Dots1982
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,957 ✭✭✭Dots1982


    tcooley wrote: »
    Anyone read Gilroy's piece in the Sunday Independent about Seamus Coleman. First third was about Daniel Pearlman and US foreign policy and how he struggled to come to terms with it. I couldn't finish the piece after that. Really pathetic article. Can he not just write about sport for once?

    Did he relate that to Coleman or just use his article to write about 2 different things? Please be the first option..


  • #3959
    CatFromHue
    Moderators, Science, Health & Environment Moderators Posts: 18,470 Mod ✭✭✭✭CatFromHue


    tcooley wrote: »
    Anyone read Gilroy's piece in the Sunday Independent about Seamus Coleman. First third was about Daniel Pearlman and US foreign policy and how he struggled to come to terms with it. I couldn't finish the piece after that. Really pathetic article. Can he not just write about sport for once?

    I've a read a couple of his piece's now and they're not great, not great at all.


  • #3960
    Utopia Parkway
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,207 ✭✭✭✭Utopia Parkway


    PeterTheNinth wrote: »
    Oh My God...

    The social justice warriors that are now at the helm of OTB are gonna get the week out of those David Moyes comments, are they.. He was joking ffs, they were laughing...

    And I'm losing all respect for Kilbane, jumping on board with the "outrage". You would have thought that he would have brought some common sense to the whole thing.

    I saw on twitter alright that someone had a go at them for their self-righteous preaching.

    Bit of a stupid thing to say from Moyes but as ever on OTB they tear the arse out of it. Guess they have hours of airtime to fill.


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  • #3961
    PeterTheNinth
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,869 ✭✭✭PeterTheNinth


    Another great social issue of inequality for the lads to get their teeth in to tonight. Another populist cause for them to jump on board. And OTB do their usual trick of pre recording the person representing the other side of the argument, so that they can then bring somebody on air to help them tear apart every point of the other side of the argument. And Kilbane is just a yes man for everything that Joe Molloy says, there's no need to have him on the show.

    I'm close to just switching off at this stage. They need to bring back Parkinson. The show is just vanilla since he left. Plus they got rid of the paper review on me, the one segment during which Joe usually redeemed himself for the sins of the earlier part of the week.


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