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

generalgerry wrote: »

I think it just goes to show how silly it was for RTE not to make some attempt to compete a few years ago when McDevitt and Earley left. That was a real opportunity to get a foot in the door.

Is Donnacha O’Callaghan still on Game On? I always found him woeful when I happened to hear it

Off the ball celebrating a win by 200/1 horse, amazingly fixated. Horse racing and gambling is such a wonderful sport and a sport for everyone. Ger Gilroy the man of the people or, more to the point, the women, the oppressed, things that are all pure and good for society celebrating a 200/1 winner. That happens all the time right? I’m 16 stone and a fat piece of **** but looks like I might have a shot in this sport if I take it up.

Or it’s a load fixed bollocks and newstalk and that tosser gilroy will do whatever it takes to get a few quid be it promoting corrupt racing or virtue signaling ****e female Irish rugby. Awful stuff. Garbage.

Paul rouse talking bollocks on the paper review about some non existent moral quandary with regard to sports direct sponsoring Cork.

Felexicon wrote: »

Is it bollocks? There should he serious questions asked about why you would want to align yourself with with such a disgracefully run company.

Why are they disgracefully run? Rouse didn’t put forward actual examples.

Did you smash it wrote: »

Why are they disgracefully run? Rouse didn’t put forward actual examples.

Seeing as you cant be arsed Googling it

• Zero hour contracts
• Breaching minimum wage laws
• Declaring yourself an essential business and forcing employees to work against government guidelines
• Terrible working conditions where employees are treated like sh1t

deisedude wrote: »

Seeing as you cant be arsed Googling it

• Zero hour contracts
• Breaching minimum wage laws
• Declaring yourself an essential business and forcing employees to work against government guidelines
• Terrible working conditions where employees are treated like sh1t

If Paul rouse wants to make an argument it’s up to him to make that argument which he didn’t bring up any of examples of bad practices. That I heard anyway.

Some wrong on my side especially if rouse did address why sportsdirect are a “bad” company.

I heard them go on about the sportsdirect company directors being obese and one liking “blondes and Barbados” and then they waffled on about Nike not liking their products sold by online retailers which was frankly irrevalent. Later Dave challenged rouse on what was an acceptable sponsor, where do you draw the line, Rouse fudged the answer.

BPKS wrote: »

Was there uproar when AIG pumped their millions into Dublin GAA?

The same AIG that were bailed out by the US federal reserve to the tune of 170 billion dollars (12 short years ago) while at the same time hundreds of thousands of people in the same country were forced to hand back the keys to their house when they defaulted on their loans. T

Or when Bank of Ireland sponsored Munster and Leinster GAA.

I must say I was surprised that wasn't brought up in the conversation yesterday.

Irish bank sponsorship was discussed.

Jayesdiem wrote: »

For the last few months, I’ve started listening to the paper review again out of lockdown boredom. It’s been pretty good lately but yesterday it followed a sequential theme of one moral dilemma after another, each one more ghastly than the last. For just one week -all I ask is one- can OTB please just abstain from moralising and just talk about the fekin sport?

Absolutely. I said rouse was talking bollocks which was harsh but they spent so much time talking about sports direct and dog racing it just got me annoyed. It’s so easy to write outrage articles about these issues that are such tomorrows chip paper stories.

Was the vast uncertainty about the LoI a couple of weeks out from the season even mentioned?

Our print media focus on such bull****.

Felexicon wrote: »

They are reviewing articles from the papers. Those are ones that stood out for them. If them talking about it got you annoyed just turn it off.

I don't actually think you listened to the segment.

What paper/journalist wrote a LoI piece they could have covered?

I’m not sure you read my post because you missed the part where I criticized print journalism for not addressing the LoI issue.

Felexicon wrote: »

No you said it wasn't mentioned, as in talked about.

Then you said print media was poor

Yes the print media is poor for not mentioning it.

Also if you think that segment is used to only list out each article and what is said in them then you don’t listen too much yourself.

Contributors are free to bring up anything within the scope of sport even if it isn’t in the papers. They often mention stuff they feel isn’t getting the required attention.

Anyway happy to end this pissing contest now if you want.

Felexicon wrote: »

Ah I took it up wrong so.

This is just discussion not a pissing contest.

FWIW I thought yesterdays review was fairly poor. I don't think the format suits Rouse, who I think is exceptional in long form interviews. You could sense he wanted to dive in to the Charlton stuff but time didn't allow.
McIntyre is enjoyable to listen to on most topics but I always enjoy it more when they have a print journalist on. Just think it often provides a different angle.
At least it wasn't Hector!

For what’s it worth my point did tilt towards criticism of print journalism in Ireland from criticism of the contributions.

I get sick of everything being turned into a moral quandary in sport in Ireland by hand wringing journos, Twitter talking heads and OTB and others. The sports direct story is a tomorrow’s chip paper story, the jerseys will have sports direct, cork gaa will cash a Cheque and 95% of people will not give a fcuk and the other 5% can like it or lump it

Meanwhile the LoI is facing uncertainty and possibly turmoil and not a word is uttered or written.

The dog racing thing ..grand..give it 10 mins but overall greyhound racing is going to keep on going regardless of anything said in print or on radio. It’s it’s own successful industry and they couldn’t care less what is said about them.

As for Rouse, he is beloved by posters here. As far as GAA goes his views became twee and outdated once they started to sell corporate boxes in Croke park at the end of the 90s. It’s fine lamenting the move towards commercialism and professionalism but that ship has sailed long since. Anyone taking his views as their own, is just taking views that are stale and outdated.

Clonmel1000 wrote:

Is Kevin Kilbane no longer part of the show I haven’t heard him in ages. Thanks

Got married and moved to Canada