Newstalk: Off The Ball

Literally the exact same conversation happened on Joe's new podcast…but its alright because its not Ger (who I have no time for).

Robbie Keane took 250k salary from the FAI at a time when they were laying off admin staff and having pay cuts for everybody else. Sometimes, it is the optics regardless of the legalities of the contract.

I think its time for a new hobby, it can't be good for your health ranting so routinely about a show and people you clearly hate.

If its bothering you so much then I'd suggest a new show or something might help you enjoy what you listen to more.

You're welcome

I listen when I can and its grand - I have hardly ever listened to OTB AM but the PM show is good and Eoin is doing fine, Will is grand also. I have never warmed to Nathan but meh, I hardly ever listen on Thursday's or over the weekend.

But I know one thing, I wouldn't give my life (as a man in my 30's like sub3wannabe…) ranting and raving about a show and people I don't like.

There is a world of podcasts, on demand TV, etc to keep me happy if I don't like the content, or the guest, or the presenter. Live and let live - I will never get the logic behind anybody who gives their life in pseudo-martyrdom listening to a show they can't stand. But maybe some people like the misery…

Keane knew very well what the reprecussions of taking that job were, yet he went and took it anyway.

Everybody and their dog pointed it out at the time, yet he chose not to listen.

To try and play dumb to the whole thing now is laughable. While I don't really engage in the whole Israel debate, he is simply suffering the obvious consequences of his actions.

The total lack of judgement and faux naivity on his behalf is hard to listen to.

There were no reprecussions at the time.He took the job long before the war started and he left at the end of the season, you could argue he kept going during the season because he'd committed to the job and didn't want to let the players down.

I'm no fan of Israel (what they are doing at the moment is disgraceful) but it's just another scummy country amongst many in the world.Truth is if he took a job in the Saudi League nobody would have had anywhere near as big a problem with him taking it despite the Saudi's being scum aswell.

The Palestinian cause is just a favoured cause of lefties in Ireland so any betrayal to them is seen as a much bigger deal than a betrayal to any other group of people.For example some of our political candidates seem to care more about Palestine than they do about this country.

BTW I'd argue a much bigger indictment against Keane from an Irish football point of view was him insisting on getting the money from the FAI when they were in financial dire straits he should have had a bit of cop on and worked a deal where they could pay him in installments over a period of time rather than insist on get his ridiculously overpaid salary.It was just pure greed from him at that stage simple as that, it's not like taking money from a club you're supposed to actually care about football in your country not want to leech off it.

The watering down of the presenters quality is really starting to show. There's only so much of a Joe Molloy being replaced by the next chatty lad in the office a show can take.

Eoin moving to the evening is all fine and good but it's very much robbing Peter to pay Paul stuff.

as I said earlier in the thread it’s not just the presenters but also the guests especially the football ones. Hope we get a break now from the LOI centered guests during the off season.

Regardless Of how sh1t you feel it gets you will still keep listening. It's really strange behaviour

I would not consider myself a leftie by any stretch of the imagination and I am absolutely disgusted by what I am seeing on a daily basis in Palestine and to me "its just one of many scummy countries" doesn't cut it. We can't fix the world but what we can at least do is show some solidarity where appalling human rights abuses are happening and right before our eyes - Robbie staying in that job showed him up for what he is.

The last paragraph, I agree with every word. The FAI had not a pot to p1ss in and were laying staff off and giving people huge pay cuts, Robbie just took his salary and shrugged his shoulders. How you could do that as a multi-millionaire and not think "somebody inside these 4 walls might not be able to feed their family tonight" is just beyond me. As you say, work it out over a longer period, or whatever. But at very least, show some level of altruism towards people who might need the money worse than you do.

I am very slow to say this about anybody but he deserves all the abuse he gets.