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Hector's Gone

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  • #32
    forgotten password
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,094 ✭✭✭forgotten password


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    Doing what exactly?

    how many countries have u been to?


  • #33
    Harry Angstrom
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 19,351 ✭✭✭✭Harry Angstrom


    spank_inferno wrote: »
    Doing what exactly?

    I suspect it was a tongue in cheek remark.


    (At least I hope it was :D)


  • #34
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,329 ✭✭✭prunudo


    Is it possible he left himself, the press release isn't very clear, especially after Healy saying his job was safe only last month.


  • #35
    Sir Arthur Daley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,720 ✭✭✭Sir Arthur Daley


    They could axe more than Hector, bring in some fresh blood.


  • #36
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,410 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    No loss, there was only so many times he could say "Soldiers of the Dawn" and get away with it.


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  • #37
    Hitchens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,126 ✭✭✭Hitchens


    Harry Angstrom wrote: »
    I suspect it was a tongue in cheek remark.


    (At least I hope it was :D)

    every single day it gets.........a little bit harder to handle, and yet......:D

    endeavour to persevere


  • #38
    soc160
    Closed Accounts Posts: 522 ✭✭✭soc160


    Pen.Island wrote: »
    Pity. It was either him or Ray and JP.

    He was different. Ray and JP have the same segments eveeery day.

    "News me up Ray!"
    "Hey.....how ya doin'"

    And what's 98fms obsession with playing Kodaline, Lily Allen and Bruno Mars??

    There are plenty more options out there not just those two, have a flick around. As for the music they are a Hot Adult Contemporary so that music fits there playlist, whatever is popular with the mass will get played. Kodaline because they are Irish and Lily Allen because she is a female, certain requirements with the BAI.

    brinty wrote: »
    Keep it in house and give Damian Farrelly a proper bloody show, he's brilliant on the 6-7 slot every morning, extend him from 6-9 i'd say. I always have him on from 6-7 in the car and switch over to Dempsey, i can't frigging abide by Hector and his soldiers of the dawn..makes my skin crawl....

    I thought RTE's problem was that they do keep it in house all the time and never give others a chance?
    Seren_ wrote: »
    So one of the rumours from this forum actually turned out to be true for once :P

    Broken clock and all that.


  • #39
    patrickc
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 8,132 ✭✭✭patrickc


    I for one will miss Hector, he was light hearted and didnt take himself too seriously.

    to beatfm now I'd imagine


  • #40
    billie1b
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,887 ✭✭✭billie1b


    Hitchens wrote: »
    idiots up there in RTE.......he'll go to the USA now and make big dollars

    Ha ha, best joke ever


  • #41
    Hitchens
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,126 ✭✭✭Hitchens


    Hecthor would be hyper .......if we could calm him down a bit :P


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  • #42
    lufties
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,507 ✭✭✭lufties


    Hopefully Ruth "MGMT' Scott won't take over...sheesh, does she play any music thats' not from 2004-2008? :confused:


  • #43
    Aestivalis
    Closed Accounts Posts: 202 ✭✭Aestivalis


    Thank jaysus for that. Most irritating man ever.

    *turns on radio*

    AAHUEHAEAUHUE and now its time 4 GUESS WHICH CAR ENGINE THIS IS!!1"

    "vroooooooooom"
    "vrooooooooooooooooooooooom"
    "vroooooom"

    OH BAI JAYSUS SHE'S A FINE ONE I TELL YA! CAN YOU GUESS WHAT CAR THAT IS?

    /drives off bridge.


  • #44
    Cuddled
    Site Banned Posts: 53 ✭✭Cuddled


    The poor daft sod has obviously been sacked given what he's said this morning


  • #45
    prunudo
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,329 ✭✭✭prunudo


    Cuddled wrote: »
    The poor daft sod has obviously been sacked given what he's said this morning

    What did he say?


  • #46
    blue4ever
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,258 ✭✭✭blue4ever


    It strikes me like they are reprimanding the wrong child- let the numbers speak. It's not the breakfast show slot that is not holding it's own


  • #47
    room_149
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 344 ✭✭room_149


    Good riddance. One less reason to hate my morning commute to work.
    Hopefully Phantom will follow suit and get rid of that Joe & Keith pair in the new year.


  • #48
    Seanokelly123
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 34 ✭Seanokelly123


    Pen.Island wrote: »
    Pity. It was either him or Ray and JP.

    He was different. Ray and JP have the same segments eveeery day.

    "News me up Ray!"
    "Hey.....how ya doin'"

    And what's 98fms obsession with playing Kodaline, Lily Allen and Bruno Mars??

    I agree


  • #49
    Fresh Pots
    Closed Accounts Posts: 4,234 ✭✭✭Fresh Pots


    What was said this morning?


  • #50
    Cuddled
    Site Banned Posts: 53 ✭✭Cuddled


    TheTechGuy wrote: »
    What was said this morning?

    Soldiers of the Dawn blah blah blah end of the journey Soldiers of the Dawn positivity blah Soldiers of the Dawn YERRHOOOO Soldiers of the Dawn blah blah etc

    And he wonders why he was sacked !


  • #51
    phil1234
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4 ✭phil1234


    Thank you dear lord he is finally gone. I couldn't bare all his paddy wackery in the mornings. It was cringe radio. He tried hard, ill give him that but cranky car and the likes ..... dont get me started !!!!


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  • #52
    Stevie Zodiac
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13 ✭Stevie Zodiac


    http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/republic-of-telly-stars-jennifer-maguire-and-bernard-oshea-tipped-for-2fm-breakfast-show-29849629.html


  • #53
    twinklerunner
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 907 ✭✭✭twinklerunner


    room_149 wrote: »
    Good riddance. One less reason to hate my morning commute to work.
    Hopefully Phantom will follow suit and get rid of that Joe & Keith pair in the new year.

    Indeed, I like Phantom and the music it plays but the two lads in the morning are terrible, talking inane nonsense for its own sake. They were the same years ago on SPIN1038. Claire Beck in the evening is much more enjoyable, good music and no mindless chat.


  • #54
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,741 ✭✭✭Effects


    room_149 wrote: »
    Good riddance. One less reason to hate my morning commute to work.
    Hopefully Phantom will follow suit and get rid of that Joe & Keith pair in the new year.

    Why blame the radio for your commute. I can't stand Hector so why would I listen to him on my commute. Maybe it's better the devil you know as Keith is replacing Hector.


  • #55
    Effects
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 9,741 ✭✭✭Effects


    They will be playing second fiddle to Keith Walsh.
    Stevie Zodiac wrote: »
    http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/republic-of-telly-stars-jennifer-maguire-and-bernard-oshea-tipped-for-2fm-breakfast-show-29849629.html


  • #56
    thejuggler
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 957 ✭✭✭thejuggler


    So if he was not sacked did Hector 'let himself go'?


  • #57
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,833 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    You either posted, or robbed it, from Broadsheet.


  • #58
    Ash.J.Williams
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2, Paid Member Posts: 22,824 ✭✭✭✭Ash.J.Williams


    twinklerunner wrote: »
    Indeed, I like Phantom and the music it plays but the two lads in the morning are terrible, talking inane nonsense for its own sake. They were the same years ago on SPIN1038. Claire Beck in the evening is much more enjoyable, good music and no mindless chat.
    phantom would improve if they had no talking whatsoever 24/7


  • #59
    NIMAN
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 36,410 ✭✭✭✭NIMAN


    Cuddled wrote: »
    Soldiers of the Dawn blah blah blah end of the journey Soldiers of the Dawn positivity blah Soldiers of the Dawn YERRHOOOO Soldiers of the Dawn blah blah etc

    And he wonders why he was sacked !

    I switched him on this morning in the car, and is 2nd sentence was "Soldiers of the Dawn". Sweet Jebus.

    I listened to him for another 5min or so and it was pretty awful radio, he definitely has got worse with time. He tries too hard and needs to talk a lot less.

    The same guy will not be stuck for work though.


  • #60
    bbability
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,504 ✭✭✭bbability


    I'm glad he's gone. He was a poor presenter. Seriously the ratings are way down since he took over from Colm and Jim. How did he last so long?


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  • #61
    mbur
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 521 ✭✭✭mbur


    bbability wrote: »
    I'm glad he's gone. He was a poor presenter. Seriously the ratings are way down since he took over from Colm and Jim. How did he last so long?
    Ya. The chart says it all. Just the wrong guy in the wrong niche. When he first started I imagined he would do very well. It retrospect it should have been a two hander perhaps.


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