The Indo and their rugby obsession

jescart · 08-03-2014 11:16AM #1

This really annoyed me this morning for some reason, and I know there was other threads on media fixation with rugby but ffs, the top headline this morning on their site "o gara thinks o driscoll has great days ahead of him" ? The little fact that a plane is missing with over 200 people from 13 different countries,all probably dead obviously is not as important as someone ( who is famous for kicking an inflated piece of leather around ) retiring. It's gone beyond a joke at this stage.

decisions · 08-03-2014 11:18AM

Another AHs rugby bashing thread.

Great.

smcgiff · 08-03-2014 11:18AM

jescart wrote: »

This really annoyed me this morning for some reason, and I know there was other threads on media fixation with rugby but ffs, the top headline this morning on their site "o gara thinks o driscoll has great days ahead of him" ? The little fact that a plane is missing with over 200 people from 13 different countries,all probably dead obviously is not as important as someone ( who is famous for kicking an inflated piece of leather around ) retiring. It's gone beyond a joke at this stage.

You've heard of Brian yeah? How many of the people on the plane do you know?

The purpose of a newspaper is to attract attention. They print what they think the most people are interested in.

jescart · 08-03-2014 11:21AM

smcgiff wrote: »

You've heard of Brian yeah? How many of the people on the plane do you know?

The purpose of a newspaper is to attract attention. They print what they think the most people are interested in.

Yes I've heard of him and yes I don't give a sh1te about him. You would swear he cured AIDS the way the media go on.

smcgiff · 08-03-2014 11:23AM

jescart wrote: »

Yes I've heard of him and yes I don't give a sh1te about him. You would swear he cured AIDS the way the media go on.

The cure for aids in babies was in the news earlier in the week. Do keep up.

jescart · 08-03-2014 11:23AM

decisions wrote: »

Another AHs rugby bashing thread.

Great.

I'm not so much bashing rugby as bashing their priorities for news headlines. Keep the sports stuff in the sports section, then sports fans will be happy because all their news is in one convenient section. And I'll be happy because my newspaper headlines aren't littered with irrelevant crap.

Idbatterim · 08-03-2014 11:24AM

personally I cant focking wait to give BOD a good send off later, with a few pre match scoops of Ken in Crowe's, followed by a one minute applause for this institution of Irish Rugbayyyy...

eyescreamcone · 08-03-2014 11:26AM

How come Lions "caps" count???
Ridiculous!!

El Weirdo · 08-03-2014 11:29AM

jescart wrote: »

I'm not so much bashing rugby as bashing their priorities for news headlines. Keep the sports stuff in the sports section, then sports fans will be happy because all their news is in one convenient section. And I'll be happy because my newspaper headlines aren't littered with irrelevant crap.

There's loads of stuff on the front pages of newspapers that I couldn't give a crap about. Do you know what I do? I don't read them.

It's the same here in AH - there's threads that don't interest me, so I don't open them. Some of these threads obviously interest others, so they stay on the front page.

Incidentally, you starting this thread is helping to keep the thread about the air crash off the front page of AH.

risteard7 · 08-03-2014 11:31AM

I know there will be a national Bod day next! It was embarrasing the way Irish media and fans went on when he was dropped for the lions. Gatland was proved right

smcgiff · 08-03-2014 11:31AM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

How come Lions "caps" count???
Ridiculous!!

That's a bit random. But they are internationals. Other countries count them and similar.

Peregrine · 08-03-2014 11:37AM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

How come Lions "caps" count???
Ridiculous!!

This is ridiculous!

They're test matches against SH teams. How can they not count?

Oh wait, what was that OP?

As much as I admire them both, it's bit pathetic having that as a headline. But then again, the Indo is pathetic.

jescart · 08-03-2014 11:38AM

Nimrod 7 wrote: »

This is ridiculous!

They're test matches against SH teams. How can they not count?

They just don't OK

tomred1N · 08-03-2014 11:38AM

smcgiff wrote: »

The cure for aids in babies was in the news earlier in the week. Do keep up.

George Hook compared paul o connell to napolean as a leader of men before the england match. I never heard such bull**** in my life about any sport even in american sports.. The OP above has a point in all fairness as to the headline today. An international flight gone missing on one of the most common safest jets in the world and the headline is about well nothing really. They have a rapidly declining sports section to put that dribble in if someone chooses to want to read it.Most of us might not know anyone on the plane thank bod but I sure as hell will be thinking about it when I get on one next week.

decisions · 08-03-2014 11:49AM

tomred1N wrote: »

George Hook compared paul o connell to napolean as a leader of men before the england match. I never heard such bull**** in my life about any sport even in american sports..

But that's Hook for you, he spouts shíte like that all the time. He's a paid troll who shouldn't really be on tv.

MrBobbyZ · 08-03-2014 11:55AM

jescart wrote: »

I'm not so much bashing rugby as bashing their priorities for news headlines. Keep the sports stuff in the sports section, then sports fans will be happy because all their news is in one convenient section. And I'll be happy because my newspaper headlines aren't littered with irrelevant crap.

Indo's (and all other newspapers) "priorities" are to sell as many papers as possible. The most effective way of advertising your paper is through your front page. Obviously they believe, correctly in my opinion, that BOD will sell more papers today than your plane crash.

Quite simple really.

decisions · 08-03-2014 11:55AM

jescart wrote: »

They just don't OK

Should the opposition not get caps either then?

Fudge You · 08-03-2014 11:58AM

eyescreamcone wrote: »

How come Lions "caps" count???
Ridiculous!!

Don't really know.
They are international test matches though

theoneeyedman · 08-03-2014 12:00PM

The wankfest over the game today is embarrassing, I'm sure not least to O Dr is collected himself. He is probably one of the best rugby players we produced alright, but the hype this week is way ott. We have it all to look forward to again in his final Ireland game his final leinster game in Dublin his final lenster Heineken cup game etc etc......
Too many media outlets here not just the indo are more than happy to wheel out any sh1te contained in an irfu press release, and have bought into the myth that Ireland are an important rugby nation. Bod was a brilliant player, but in a world context is somewhat behind the greats of the larger more successful

Guy:Incognito · 08-03-2014 12:01PM

jescart wrote: »

They just don't OK

They clearly do.

dxhound2005 · 08-03-2014 12:09PM

theoneeyedman wrote: »

The wankfest over the game today is embarrassing, I'm sure not least to O Dr is collected himself. He is probably one of the best rugby players we produced alright, but the hype this week is way ott. We have it all to look forward to again in his final Ireland game his final leinster game in Dublin his final lenster Heineken cup game etc etc......
Too many media outlets here not just the indo are more than happy to wheel out any sh1te contained in an irfu press release, and have bought into the myth that Ireland are an important rugby nation. Bod was a brilliant player, but in a world context is somewhat behind the greats of the larger more successful

For how ever many media outlets publish stuff you don't like there are thousands more you can try for content which you find more suitable. You do have the internet?

I think this constant call for censorship should be resisted. We had it recently in another thread where people demanded that the Late Late show be taken off the air.

Yamanoto · 08-03-2014 12:10PM

jescart wrote: »

I'm not so much bashing rugby as bashing their priorities for news headlines. Keep the sports stuff in the sports section, then sports fans will be happy because all their news is in one convenient section. And I'll be happy because my newspaper headlines aren't littered with irrelevant crap.

You're complaining about irrelevant crap?

The Indo's frankly a sh1tty paper overall & its standards have been in decline for some considerable period. If you're finding yourself increasingly irked by it, try the IT in combination with a UK broadsheet or use the web to access myriad sources of quality copy.

Don't Chute! · 08-03-2014 12:16PM

The only people who care about 'bod' are upper middle class **** and wannabe upper middle class ****.

dxhound2005 · 08-03-2014 12:17PM

black and amber wrote: »

The only people who care about 'bod' are upper middle class **** and wannabe upper middle class ****.

And Amy.

wp_rathead · 08-03-2014 12:18PM

black and amber wrote: »

The only people who care about 'bod' are upper middle class **** and wannabe upper middle class ****.

Love how rugby brings out the insecurities in some people

thebaz · 08-03-2014 12:27PM

jescart wrote: »

Keep the sports stuff in the sports section, then sports fans will be happy because all their news is in one convenient section. And I'll be happy because my newspaper headlines aren't littered with irrelevant crap.

Thank **** for sport, its mainstream news thats makes me unhappy

theoneeyedman · 08-03-2014 12:32PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

For how ever many media outlets publish stuff you don't like there are thousands more you can try for content which you find more suitable. You do have the internet?

I think this constant call for censorship should be resisted. We had it recently in another thread where people demanded that the Late Late show be taken off the air.

By and large you are correct of course, but this week has seen in particular the national broadcaster in overdrive over this half story. When you can't turn on a radio or TV without having this line of bullsh1t being rammed down your throat it's a little sad.

Mardy Bum · 08-03-2014 12:33PM

The sycophantic praise is worrying I have to admit.

dxhound2005 · 08-03-2014 12:42PM

Mardy Bum wrote: »

The sycophantic praise is worrying I have to admit.

Worrying for who?

Mardy Bum · 08-03-2014 12:51PM

dxhound2005 wrote: »

Worrying for who?

The general populace.

lemansky · 08-03-2014 01:40PM

wprathead wrote: »

Love how rugby brings out the insecurities in some people

Definitely. These threads always end up being a masterclass in inverted snobbery.

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