Limerick GAA Discussion Part 2

Why is it a joke to not show a dead rubber ?

The GAA have to sell their TV rights and they basically only have RTE to sell to so damaging the price of those rights by under mining RTE with your streaming service for a nothing match isn't good business.

They are right not to show it. Dead games don't sell advertising.. advertising pays for coverage not some social idea that a match that means nothing has 'local interest' on a national station. If people want to see there will be loads of tickets.

Yes, it’s a “dead rubber” in terms of the championship, but Limerick v Clare is a fixture fans care about, and there’s value in keeping that engagement, even beyond pure advertising revenue. Tickets might be available, but not everyone can make it in person, and if the GAA wants to build loyalty, it can’t just prioritise short-term ad sales over long-term fan connection. It’s a balancing act and I think missing the chance to showcase a big rivalry is a mistake. Don't tell me more would buy the Offaly V Antrim match over this game today

Cork and Waterford have something to play for. We don't.

If those fans are going to drift away because a single match isn't on telly then they were never candidates of "long term fan connection" anyway. Today won't move the needle in either direction.

It always annoys me the way GAA fans talk like the game is constantly on the brink of collapse.

I actually said the exact opposite.

I said if missing this one game is what turns them off the sport they were never candidates for growing or maintaining the fan base.

If you want to make an argument that we need to "tell the suits" then I agree some games not on telly should have been. Like the Joe McDonagh should have been. But there are 5 games on today and "the suits" picked the correct 3.

No. I was there today. O'Donnell was fouled probably 5 times on the ball. He has mastered the art of dealing with a back hanging onto him by pushing back and then pulling in the back on him. A corner back hanging on O'Donnell gets caught in a double movement, he moves the body in, and then away, he pushes back with the free arm and draws the back into the foul.

Kelly was nearly clothes lined in the second half.

I think it wss Taylor that was tackled after the ball today resulting in another close free for Rogers.

Hegarty goes in high with the arm regularly and it's going to cost him eventually. Limerick used to complain about KK flick backs,. Limerick have a different type way of dealing with forwards coming through. Every team has it's way.

Ye will beat Cork 10 points and deserve the Championship. Can only see KK putting up a real challenge to LK in the AL Final.