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Ol' Donie · 28-06-2017 06:36PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

So no discussion of the Pat Hickey interview on OTB??

I wonder was that part of the conditions of the interview.

Ah relax. That massive, massive scandal is small potatoes compared to Sky changing the names of their channels.

PeterTheNinth · 28-06-2017 06:41PM

Ol' Donie wrote: »

Ah relax. That massive, massive scandal is small potatoes compared to Sky changing the names of their channels.

From memory didnt they nearly have a Sky Sports OCI channel when the whole thing was happening.

What's your read of it Donie, strange that they are not making even a token comment about the interview. Seems like a decision has been made not to comment on it.

Ol' Donie · 28-06-2017 06:41PM

Jesus, the first hour of the show is effectively about what should have been a note at the end of any sports bulletin.

Ol' Donie · 28-06-2017 06:47PM

PeterTheNinth wrote: »

From memory didnt they nearly have a Sky Sports OCI channel when the whole thing was happening.

What's your read of it Donie, strange that they are not making even a token comment about the interview. Seems like a decision has been made not to comment on it.

Well, my lawyers have advised me to wait until the court case before commenting.

Now, as it happens, I missed the Paul Williams interview, partially because I thought the two hour sports show in the evening might cover it better than he would have conducted it.

I expect that Joe and the rest of them would refuse to cover it if they can't at least be honest about it, which is convenient, because they've probably been told not to cover it at all.

Bad luck for them trying to ignore it, as it happened on the slowest sports news day of the year.

Then again, they might find room for it after today's Lions laughs.

PeterTheNinth · 28-06-2017 07:00PM

Remember when OTB used to give out about all those journalists who shunned David Walsh because it was easier for them to be friends with Lance Armstrong and get the story. I think they have just crossed that line themselves.

I can't believe that there wasn't even a token reference, even just to hit off curmudgeons like me at the pass.

Ol' Donie · 28-06-2017 07:03PM

Given that the number one thing Newstalk does at every possible opportunity is talk about it's own shows - see OTB getting a mention on every single sports bulletin throughout the day - the decision not to cover it is undoubtedly deliberate.

CatFromHue · 28-06-2017 10:16PM

I wouldn't be surprised if Hickey stipulated that they can't talk about it. Hickey doing an interview with the breakfast show on newstalk is pretty strange as it is.

Edit: Having just read some of the reviews of the interview on the Newstalk Breakfast show on here I think there were a lot of stipulations by Pat put in place.

ballsymchugh · 29-06-2017 03:23PM

what's the big deal on telling Joe how great an interviewer he is lately?

he mentioned it himself that Barry Davies said he gave him a good interview, and the others are saying it about other ones he's done too. are they ripping the piss out of a fragile ego??

PeterTheNinth · 02-07-2017 11:57AM

Just wondering why they haven't uploaded the rugger love in that they were promoting the other night. They played a preview on the show on Friday (I think), by which stage they had bleeped the life out of all the curse words. They said that it would be up on the site but I cant see it.

monstermag · 02-07-2017 01:22PM

The paper review has gone down the toilet. Can someone tell Cliona Foley to let someone else speak, yes she knows her stuff but my goodness does she hog the microphone

humberklog · 02-07-2017 02:30PM

I think Cliona hogs the mic more when there's a straight forward sports journalist on with her but I find her less noisy and more interesting when the other guest is a columnist, physio, etc.

PeterTheNinth · 02-07-2017 02:34PM

monstermag wrote: »

The paper review has gone down the toilet.

It's really dependent on who is on the show. Not a fan of Cliona Foley either.

siblers · 02-07-2017 10:21PM

humberklog wrote: »

I think Cliona hogs the mic more when there's a straight forward sports journalist on with her but I find her less noisy and more interesting when the other guest is a columnist, physio, etc.

She was on with Kimmage a couple of times and wasn't so bad as she had to fight to get air time, listened to her a couple of other times with different panelists than Kimmage and she was dreadful imo

humberklog · 03-07-2017 12:05AM

siblers wrote: »

She was on with Kimmage a couple of times and wasn't so bad as she had to fight to get air time, listened to her a couple of other times with different panelists than Kimmage and she was dreadful imo

Yeah. I wanted to say "with Kimmage" but thought to keep it a bit broader.
When she's on with someone with something to say she's good at listening and asks good questions.
Unfortunately NT and {Off The Ball} Papers see her as a lead character.

Personally I'd like more of the occasional Rosenstock, Arthur Mathews et al but that knda fun is less and less these days. Or dare I say- it's because it's GAA season?

I don't want a comedic sideways look at sports all the time but it did (and can) add to the formula of The Papers.

Jayesdiem · 03-07-2017 12:38PM

I previously didn't mind her but she's even finishing people's sentences for them.

pc7 · 03-07-2017 01:28PM

She absolutely ruined it yday, talk about loving the sound of her own voice!

Badabing · 08-07-2017 01:40PM

Big black hole in otb today. No live gaa. Really shows up today when there is so many games on. Over doing the golf a bit.

CatFromHue · 08-07-2017 02:07PM

With the Lions series over now it's lean pickings for sports media for the next month or so.

Badabing · 08-07-2017 02:42PM

How? The games are over by 10.30 in the morning

CatFromHue · 08-07-2017 02:47PM

I'm fairly sure they would have had a few slots during the week and after the game today talking about the game. Monday is usually a review, Wednesday a preview, they would have had a review slot of the game today, and might have even had something on last night about it.

pc7 · 08-07-2017 06:03PM

Only got to listen to the paul kimmage special, have to say I really enjoyed it. Would like to see them do a few more shows like that with one guest.

gormdubhgorm · 09-07-2017 12:17PM

pc7 wrote: »

Only got to listen to the paul kimmage special, have to say I really enjoyed it. Would like to see them do a few more shows like that with one guest.

Is that the one where we learn that the teenage Mutant Ninjia Turtle Raphael was pronouncing his name incorrectly? :rolleyes:

It should have been pronounced Ray-fill apparently....

I actually tried to do an internet search on 'Rayfill Kimmage'

Nothing.

Then 'Rayfield Kimmage'.

A fella called Raphael Kimmage showed up, which confused me.

Paul Kimmage's wikipedia page finally put me on the right track....

It is even more amusing considering Paul Kimmage is great for pronouncing French words/names/placenames with a French accent, and the whole nine yards.

Domestique etc etc

dxhound2005 · 09-07-2017 01:27PM

I remember a Raphael Kimmage doing a bit of cycling years ago. Raphael is pronounced Ray fee el.

gormdubhgorm · 09-07-2017 02:44PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

I remember a Raphael Kimmage doing a bit of cycling years ago. Raphael is pronounced Ray fee el.

Not on the Podcast it wasn't!

PeterTheNinth · 10-07-2017 06:42AM

gormdubhgorm wrote: »

Not on the Podcast it wasn't!

I listened to the podcast and Paul pronounced his brother's name the same way that he always pronounces it Ray Fee All. I was very surprised when I first heard him say his brother's name on a documentary on the telly a few years ago, as I would have thought it would have been pronounced the same as the Ninja Turtle. But I'm sure Paul would know!!

siblers · 10-07-2017 10:08PM

Is Rough Ride north a rad? Listened to around half of the Kimmage interview and its really good, especially when his starts talking about the 87 tour

Tell me how · 10-07-2017 10:14PM

siblers wrote:

Is Rough Ride north a rad? Listened to around half of the Kimmage interview and its really good, especially when his starts talking about the 87 tour

Yes. Shows that Paul knows what he's talking about. Relatively small book, you'll read it in a week easy.

Can be hard reading if you like to believe dopers ultimately are small in number and the fight is being won against them.

CatFromHue · 10-07-2017 10:16PM

Yeah it's a very excellent book.

I've read it a few times over the years and every time I think it's great.

gormdubhgorm · 10-07-2017 10:23PM

CatFromHue wrote: »

Yeah it's a very excellent book.

I've read it a few times over the years and every time I think it's great.

Yeah, it's great you feel tired after just reading about all the physical barriers he pushed himself through.

You don't have to be into cycling to read it either.

ballsymchugh · 14-07-2017 10:24AM

screw that link, it's on the OTB facebook page, interview with Donal Og Cusack

they've managed to bring up the Martin O'Neill comments from last year again.

who'd have thunk it!

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