Jayop wrote: » I would like Parkinson actually but having listened to him having Brolly on the podcast last week he simply couldn't shut him up. My preference would be a wholesale clear out. There's so many good pundits and analysts out there now if you listen to GAA podcasts that won't get their shot on RTE but they provide much better analysis than the old gang on the sunday game.
Jayop wrote: » Vogue Williams?
pjohnson wrote: » Jacqui wrecks my head so hopefully not.
grbear wrote: » I felt bad for Parkinson listening to that Brolly interview. Brolly didn't give a damn about what Parkinson was saying and just kept droning on as if he was reciting a script. It didn't even come across as Brolly being passionate about the subject, just bad manners on his part. I wouldn't mind seeing him follow Lyster out the door. O'Cinneide Is probably the best candidate out there. Alternatively get John Mullane to present coverage of the football matches just to see his reaction to being stuck watching something like Meath-Laois while Waterford are playing a Munster Championship match.
Tigerandahalf wrote: » Michéal Ó Domhnall the current TG4 presenter I am sure is well admired.
ArielAtom wrote: » Please not Wooly, utter cock. Would not mind Evanne though. Probably between Cantwell, Cahill and O'Cinnede. Each would have both positives and negatives. The TG man would be a great outside bet though.
ProudDUB wrote: » I'm for mixing it up a bit. Freshen things up. Rotate the host, on a weekly basis. Rotate the panelists, on a weekly basis. They do it early in the summer, but not enough from the quarter finals onwards, when the usual faces get the really big games. Have more recently retired players on, from all counties, not just the high profile ones. Enforce a policy that no one from a county competing in that days games, can be on the show. There is no way in hell they can be fair & impartial. It's a very stale format as it is.
mickmackey1 wrote: » Cahill is as old as Lyster so he wont get it.
charlie14 wrote: » I would say Lyster leaving is more to do with his health than his age.
Jayop wrote: » I don't mind someone from the county participating being on so long as there's a balance and someone from the other county is on too so as not to allow them to run away with themselves with personal abuse and way OTT attacks.
charlie14 wrote: » I`m not sure on that, you may be right , but Des Cahill only turned 58 in December faik. If Dara O Cinneide or Tomas O Se get the job then Pat Spillane will have to go. As is he has to mention Kerry every second word. With another of his county men presenting they might as well just call it the Kerry Show.
mickmackey1 wrote: » I read there's a requirement they leave when they're 65, but that could be fake news.
ProudDUB wrote: » You rarely see the pundits call each other out. They are there to give their own opinions, not police each other. Outside of the Brolly/Spillane bickering, you don't really see it else where. Seriously. This years AI final had one Kerryman on the live show, another one on the evening show & Colm Cooper doing the bit from the sideline. Give the hosting gig to DO'C (who I think is very, very good btw) and they may as well rename it Terrace Talk On Tour. Good luck getting fair, impartial commentary on games that Kerry are playing in, with 4 feckin' Kerrymen on the show. :rolleyes:
Mossy Monk wrote: » It's true. Michael Lyster is hired directly by RTE so is seen as a public servant and must retire at 65. Others in RTE are contracted in so aren't RTE employees so don't have to retire at 65. It's a stupid rule but hey what can you do. So if Des Cahill is the latter then there is no reason why he couldn't host it until he is 99.
mickmackey1 wrote: » So what's the difference between 'hired directly' and 'contracted'? Crazy stuff.
big_drive wrote: » The same as any other sector. Hired directly is going to be more secure long term but with more strict conditions attached Like in any other area of employment, contracted employment might be for busy periods only, if the structure of a company changes etc. It’s fairly straightforward I would have thought
