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Off The Ball Official Thread <Mod Note - Post #1, #533, #6651>

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  • #122
    passremarkable
    Registered Users Posts: 4,508 ✭✭✭passremarkable


    JonathanAnon wrote: »
    I thought the lads were exaggerating about Robbie Keane's goal, but jesssus..

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7nPrSjrUnpg


    You have to laugh at the other chap, putting his hand up to his head (as if he'd missed) at 0:13

    god thats unreal...man robbie...that something you would see inzaghi at!!


  • #123
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    Richie Sadlier is giving some great revelations about the Millwall Christmas Parties at the moment.


  • #124
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Skid wrote: »
    Richie Sadlier is giving some great revelations about the Millwall Christmas Parties at the moment.

    Hookers and people shooting up the place... Shur it was the same when I used to work for a north side company..


  • #125
    Xavi6
    Registered Users Posts: 40,858 ✭✭✭✭Xavi6


    Sadlier's the best thing to happen to Irish football punditry in years. The proverbial fresh air and the honesty of his stories makes for super listening.

    The fact that he wasn't at a 'big' club makes them more interesting for me as well.


  • #126
    JonathanAnon
    Closed Accounts Posts: 23,718 ✭✭✭✭JonathanAnon


    Were any books released this year not "compelling"..


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  • #127
    starviewadams
    Registered Users Posts: 6,116 ✭✭✭starviewadams


    Looking forward to Ken's return,just not as entertaining a show without him.


  • #128
    armchair fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 451 ✭✭armchair fusilier


    starviewadams wrote: »
    Looking forward to Ken's return,just not as entertaining a show without him.

    I switched it off Monday night as soon as I heard them saying he was off for the week. I caught a bit of the football show last night, it was deadly dull stuff.


  • #129
    Vahevala
    Registered Users Posts: 1,681 ✭✭✭Vahevala


    I love listening to Richie Sadlier, he really is compelling to listen to.


  • #130
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Vahevala wrote: »
    I love listening to Richie Sadlier, he really is compelling to listen to.

    +1. He's definitely the best pundit to come on the scene in a long while. Saw him on Premier Soccer Saturday yesterday, so incisive and interesting.


  • #131
    Cienciano
    Registered Users Posts: 14,215 ✭✭✭✭Cienciano


    Richie Sadlier is great. An example to all the footballers that want to work in media after their playing career. Don't go into "footballer cliche media mode" when on camera or in front of a mic. Just be honest and tell us what really happens!


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  • #132
    Imhof Tank
    Registered Users Posts: 2,122 ✭✭✭Imhof Tank


    I think they are in danger of over exposing Richie. He is ok but the long slots from 930 to 10, a Wednesday night is it (?), are slow going at times.

    I think it was mentioned that he was in school with McDevitt (Benildus, Kilmacud possibly??) and there is a feeling he is being helped out in getting his fledgling media career started. A bit like Shaggy on rugby matters - he has connections with the show as well.


  • #133
    armchair fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 451 ✭✭armchair fusilier


    Imhof Tank wrote: »
    I think they are in danger of over exposing Richie. He is ok but the long slots from 930 to 10, a Wednesday night is it (?), are slow going at times.

    I think it was mentioned that he was in school with McDevitt (Benildus, Kilmacud possibly??) and there is a feeling he is being helped out in getting his fledgling media career started. A bit like Shaggy on rugby matters - he has connections with the show as well.

    I think it would be better if they had a general chat with him about a number of events in the news that week instead of just picking one topic, which is what they have been doing each week. Tonight's coin tossing item ran out of steam pretty quickly. Still think he good though.

    Richie's media career is a bit further along than fledgling. His Sindo column has been going strong for a good few years now and I'm fairly sure that RTE have earmarked him as one of their main pundits once the old guard moves on. I think he was a few years ahead of Mcdevitt in school and there's nothing more to it than that, I never got the impression that they knew each other back then. You have a point about Shaggy.


  • #134
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    Who is Shaggy?


  • #135
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Who is Shaggy?

    HoganT.jpg

    Shane Horgan


  • #136
    armchair fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 451 ✭✭armchair fusilier


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Who is Shaggy?
    Skid wrote: »
    HoganT.jpg

    Shane Horgan

    ...brother of OTB's producer.


  • #137
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    armchair fusilier wrote: »
    ...brother of OTB's producer.

    Regardless of who he is related to, he is a very good contributor on both RTE and Newstalk.

    As an eloquent recently retired International I'm sure he didn't need any family help to get started in the media.


  • #138
    Red Crow
    Closed Accounts Posts: 5,139 ✭✭✭Red Crow


    Richie is a rubbish pundit IMO. He's very hard to listen too. Although he would be good by Irish standards.


  • #139
    armchair fusilier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 451 ✭✭armchair fusilier


    Skid wrote: »
    Regardless of who he is related to, he is a very good contributor on both RTE and Newstalk.

    As an eloquent recently retired International I'm sure he didn't need any family help to get started in the media.

    I think he is an OK pundit, no more than that, but as in all these matters - it's a subjective thing.


  • #140
    Clonmel1000
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,047 ✭✭✭Clonmel1000


    Rugby IMO gets way to much air time anyway for what in this country is a minority sport. Just because the owners/MDs of radio stations etc are interested if Paulie or Rog or Drico farted 2 weeks before some meaningless league game in a makey up tournament doesen mean that it should be top billing on our sports bulletins.


  • #141
    splendid101
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭splendid101


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Rugby IMO gets way to much air time anyway for what in this country is a minority sport. Just because the owners/MDs of radio stations etc are interested if Paulie or Rog or Drico farted 2 weeks before some meaningless league game in a makey up tournament doesen mean that it should be top billing on our sports bulletins.

    I think you're completely wrong. I don't like rugby at all, but along with football, gaelic and hurling, rugby is one of the biggest sports in the country.


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  • #142
    ThisRegard
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    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Rugby IMO gets way to much air time anyway for what in this country is a minority sport. Just because the owners/MDs of radio stations etc are interested if Paulie or Rog or Drico farted 2 weeks before some meaningless league game in a makey up tournament doesen mean that it should be top billing on our sports bulletins.


    So you want to spend more time on a sport where all the games are played in a foreign country with a handful of Irish players than you do on a sport that has a big following consisting for the most part of Irish players based in Ireland ?

    Aren't all leagues makey up, someone had to come up with the idea in the first place.


  • #143
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Rugby IMO gets way to much air time anyway for what in this country is a minority sport. Just because the owners/MDs of radio stations etc are interested if Paulie or Rog or Drico farted 2 weeks before some meaningless league game in a makey up tournament doesen mean that it should be top billing on our sports bulletins.

    In the summer months GAA gets twice as much coverage on OTB as anything else. During the winter Rugby and Soccer get coverage because there are no notable GAA games going on.

    Unless they want to turn it into a local radio sports show that gives 20 minute round ups of the U-14's Junior C camogie League Quarter-Final replay.


    So in short, what should, in your opinion, be leading the sports bulletins?


  • #144
    splendid101
    Registered Users Posts: 655 ✭✭✭splendid101


    The massive scandal during the Hot fork Buffet quiz was absolutely hilarious.

    As was Ken Early's retelling of Benitez's man management skills. Space-Pace.

    Great show this evening.


  • #145
    Skid
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,873 ✭✭✭Skid


    splendid101 wrote: »
    The massive scandal during the Hot fork Buffet quiz was absolutely hilarious.

    https://soundcloud.com/off-the-ball/the-lance-armstrong-of-the

    Great stuff, you would never get Des Cahill or anyone on RTE taking such a firm stand on quiz irregularities.


  • #146
    JM Skipton
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭JM Skipton


    Clonmel1000 wrote: »
    Rugby IMO gets way to much air time anyway for what in this country is a minority sport. Just because the owners/MDs of radio stations etc are interested if Paulie or Rog or Drico farted 2 weeks before some meaningless league game in a makey up tournament doesen mean that it should be top billing on our sports bulletins.

    Very disappointing post!! Rugby has grown hugely over the last 10 years and more and more people have access to it now that didn't in the past.
    It is also significant that we have professional sportsmen that are living and working in Ireland where we can watch them in the flesh week in week out instead of having to watch them on TV like our professional soccer players!


  • #147
    popebenny16
    Registered Users Posts: 2,461 ✭✭✭popebenny16


    JM Skipton wrote: »
    Very disappointing post!! Rugby has grown hugely over the last 10 years and more and more people have access to it now that didn't in the past.
    It is also significant that we have professional sportsmen that are living and working in Ireland where we can watch them in the flesh week in week out instead of having to watch them on TV like our professional soccer players!

    some of ye have short memories, i recall OTB having live magners league matches on a friday evening almost every week during the winter. (nowadays they mock the magners a bit during team sheets being read out) makes the wednesday night segment a bit small.

    what i do irk at is there being no football show during the summer because, you as know, there is no soccer played during the summer.


  • #148
    JM Skipton
    Registered Users Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭JM Skipton


    popebenny16 wrote: »
    some of ye have short memories, i recall OTB having live magners league matches on a friday evening almost every week during the winter. (nowadays they mock the magners a bit during team sheets being read out) makes the wednesday night segment a bit small.

    what i do irk at is there being no football show during the summer because, you as know, there is no soccer played during the summer.

    Apologies but I have completely missed the point you are trying to make,you have quoted my post so I presume there is something in it that you agree/disagree with??


  • #149
    ThisRegard
    Closed Accounts Posts: 27,834 ✭✭✭✭ThisRegard


    There is no Mangers league to be mocked.


  • #150
    mrsdewinter
    Registered Users Posts: 2,114 ✭✭✭mrsdewinter


    Skid wrote: »

    https://soundcloud.com/off-the-ball/the-lance-armstrong-of-the

    Great stuff, you would never get Des Cahill or anyone on RTE taking such a firm stand on quiz irregularities.

    I couldn't believe them calling that guy out like that - fantastic radio.

    I *love* the Thursday night head-to-head quiz - well, I love the intro sequence with Murph supposedly psyching himself up. It always makes me laugh...


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  • #151
    dvcireland
    Registered Users Posts: 13,440 ✭✭✭✭dvcireland


    due to the unfortunate circumstances, i'd say the lads will be digging out the Paidi o' Shea interview.

    there was a great quote on how Paidi would motivate a team at halftime if they were trailing in a match

    "...no Joe, you rang me !..." A.Caller.



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