Scotty # wrote: » After someone contradicted my earlier comment I happened to be in the car Friday evening and decided to stick OTB on to see if anything had changed. Low and behold, it's Brian O'Driscoll rabbiting on about some Lion's game he played against South Africa years ago. Even Brian himself sounded bored by it. Thankfully it was the end of the interview but the presenter thanked him for the last HOUR of chat! Seriously, is there nothing more current they could talk about! Needless to say, I won't be tuning in again any time soon.
Tell me how wrote: » #thoughtsandprayers What were they thinking? You'd swear the Lions were about to play South Africa again or something crazy like that. Lucky you were able to concentrate enough to stay on road while listening to such nonsense on a sports show the day before the Lions first game.
MrMusician18 wrote: » OTB descends far too often into this nostalgia. The football show could be looking forward to the championship league final and somehow, inexplicably, they end up talking about Billy Bremner and 1970's Leeds United?
Faugheen wrote: » They descend far too often into nostalgia. They cover political issues in a sporting context. Both you don’t like What is it you actually want them to do? Read out the scores?
Jayesdiem wrote: » That’s what I want. “Queen of the South 1, Cowdenbeath 2” “Raith Rovers and Greenock Morton was postponed”
Deleted User wrote: » You proved your point that it's "90 per cent" rugby on OTB by turning on the show once and hearing rugby? I'm not sure your research would stand up to much scrutiny. If you turn it on again and they are discussing another sport, would that make it 50 per cent rugby?
Scotty # wrote: » I never claimed to prove my point. Do you think I proved my point? It was more opinion than scientific analysis to be honest but I'm sure you know that. Look, there's obviously a market for people who want to listen to O'Driscoll & Co. extensively review games that were played several years ago. It doesn't do it for me.
Deleted User wrote: » Not a huge rugby fan, but have to totally disagree with the post that claims it's mostly rugby.
Scotty # wrote: » Thanks for the info. OTB have three verified twitter accounts, one general @offtheball, one for the morning show @OffTheBallAM, and one for...... you've guessed it, RUGBY!! @offtheballrugby. "Not mostly Rugby".... are you sure you're listening to the right show?
Deleted User wrote: » Good for you. That's what the off switch is for.
Deleted User wrote: » Another case cracked by inspector Scotty.
Scotty # wrote: » What's with all the personal digs? It's a discussion about a radio show is all. Calm down. I'll bow out here! Happy listening.
Tell me how wrote: » I know you're joking, but I reckon some here thought page 220 on Aertel was just enough sporting information. Date of fixture, teams, line ups, scores and scorers and time elapsed.
Patrick2010 wrote: » Any idea when the interview with Stephen Kenny is on, just loads of talk about Dermot and Dave now for some reason
ReginaldSmythV wrote: » Listened to the soccer show for the first time in ages because of the Kenny interview. As interested as I was it was hard to get through it all because of how atrocious the interviewer was. Wanted nothing but a headline.
Faugheen wrote: » Journalist looks for story in interview shocker.
Listened to a big chunk of the Saturday show with John Duggan today, he was fine on Today FM but he really isn't cut out as a presenter. Find it an awful struggle to listen to him, I'd usually be a fan of Dan McDonnell who was on too but even found myself struggling to keep interest with him too.
Teletext
Wolves 1 Nothingham Forrset 0
Manchecter United : Luton Town: Score Draw
And this zombie rises from the dead!
I had never listened to Duggan before his move to OTB, but I find his hosting of the Saturday show to be very poor. He just can't seem to control a conversation between multiple participants. He also has an awful habit of failing to direct his question to one person when they are on phone lines and can't read his body language which leads to confusion and multiple guests talking over each other.
His interview with Brian Dooher a few weeks ago when Tyrone withdrew from the Championship was funny. He took it all at face value and asked the most earnest questions and was heaping pity on Tyrone for their plight. Not once did he think that it was a cynical ploy by Tyrone.
On a positive note, Damien Delaney continues to be the best football pundit in the Irish media at the moment. His contributions to OTB are second to none.
What's up with ads on their podcasts? Someone will literally be in the middle of a sentence and it cuts to an ad. At first I thouhgt it was just a glitch but it's being going on for months now. Christ lads wait till a change of topic or at least wait until the sentence is finished. Really annoying.
Who is the lad on today’s Sunday paper review. Loves his own voice and keeps talking over the other guest. Also some inappropriate phrase used about a town in west Cork. Needs to think before spouting out stuff really
some good conversation ruined by this fella
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