TV Coverage

Marty is becoming a parody of himself. I don't remember him being as sensationalist a few years ago.

On a different topic, RTE really need to start utilising a split screen when they are showing replays of scores. It's getting really annoying missing live action and sometimes nearly missing the next score because of the replays!

busy days coming up on GAAGO (except where mentioned )

Sat June 17

3pm - Limerick v Laois (Football, Tailteann, quarters)

4pm - Offaly v Tipp (Hurling, quarters )

5.15pm - Cavan v Down (Football, Tailteann, quarters)

6pm - Monaghan v Donegal (Football, Sam, round robin)

Sun June 18

1.45pm - Dublin v Sligo (Football, Sam, round robin)

1.45pm - Roscommon v Kildare (Football, Sam, round robin) RTE!!

2pm - Cork v Mayo (Football, Sam, round robin)

4pm - Galway v Armagh (Football, Sam, round robin) RTE!!

4pm - Tyrone v Westmeath (Football, Sam, round robin)

Ya totally agree, this indepth analysis and freeze framing is best left to the many podcasts etc. Show the bleeding game for 10-15 mins, talk for 2 minutes about it, a few interviews and onto the next game..

They’ve been using 3rd party camera operators for the single camera games.

I wonder why they haven’t looked at the Soccer National League model in the UK. Non-TV matches are recorded/streamed by the home team and that’s subsidised by the FA then.

Could be a model worth looking at.

They don't have the rights. They have a deal to show ~34 games.

They can't just willy nilly decide to ignore thar contract and show extra games. So yes, it is 'too much to ask'.

I doubt that as if GAA wanted more games to be shown and RTE couldnt then theyd give the games to other channels who wanted to bid.

I don't know what great infrastructure or equipment is being used in the GAA Go games.

I've been hugely disappointed, generally one camera and zero replays or anything. During lock down, I've several clubs and Co boards with better coverage on Facebook with basic camera set hos, and an automated short replay gizmo and everything. No great cost involved I'm sure.

It's one thing being charged to access ttese games, but it's the most amateur of amateur coverage provided. A lad with a phone on a stand would be no worse to be honest.

Cavan v Down off for several minutes, comes back with no sound, and now commentator sounds like he's covering a soccer game from Bulgaria or Yugoslavia in 1981.

Tremendous stuff, excellent value for money...... Amateur hour.

Commentators at end of Mayo Cork game hadn't a clue of the final finishing positions, talking about getting the abacus out etc, jeez its not rocket science, they should have that info straight away

Paul Flynn and Canavan are excellent, Flynn explaining what Mayo need to do to improve against packed defences was really good.

It was similar for the Armagh match, commentators didn't give any updates on the Tyrone match despite it having a massive impact on how the group would finish. You'd think someone could be in their ear with an occasional update

A lot of mistakes on various programs. The nine o'clock news had Roscommon finishing second in their group with a home quarter final, even though Kildare finished ahead of them on head-to-head.

Sunday Game also don't have to have any consistent policy on spoilers.

for the first games it was just "let's see how it all unfolded", so all good if you don't know the result

for the third games they just said "and now footage of Dublin beating Sligo and Kildare beating Roscommon"

and sometimes the pundits reference the result of a game that hasn't been shown yet.