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the popular TG4 sports show has been axed. Rumour has it that the new Director of TG4, Alan Esslemont doesn't believe in Studio panel shows. Hence the reason. Also I would presume Mr Esslemont is not a GAA man. There is a petition to sign to stop this move. https://www.sportsjoe.ie/gaa/petition-launched-save-seo-spoirt-tg4/112641 galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 11/02/2017 13:06:29 1954701 Link
Petition is in English... bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 11/02/2017 14:26:58 1954725 Link
Replying To bad.monkey: "Petition is in English..." And? The show is subtitled anyway... keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 11/02/2017 14:40:23 1954730 Link
GAA needs TG4. Is é mo thuairm go bhfuil TG4 an tábhactacht. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 11/02/2017 15:09:16 1954734 Link
The charade that is TG4 needs to be called out. It's a massively subsidised Gaelgoir tummy tickle. People only watch it for the sport and even then they don't offer an option to listen to commentary in Hiberno English which is the country's language. Stop the subsidies now. bloodyban (Limerick) - Posts: 1710 - 11/02/2017 15:18:09 1954739 Link
Old news I reported this during the week hill16no1man (Dublin) - Posts: 12665 - 11/02/2017 15:25:25 1954740 Link
Replying To bloodyban: "The charade that is TG4 needs to be called out. It's a massively subsidised Gaelgoir tummy tickle. People only watch it for the sport and even then they don't offer an option to listen to commentary in Hiberno English which is the country's language. Stop the subsidies now." This is a typical "bloodyban" reply. Limerick seems to have a lot of anti Gaelic types. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the GAA are so weak in the county. I am surprised too given the amount of Guinness Rugby matches on TG4 that Mr BB is against the Irish language. galwayford (Galway) - Posts: 2517 - 11/02/2017 15:57:26 1954755 Link
Replying To galwayford: "This is a typical "bloodyban" reply. Limerick seems to have a lot of anti Gaelic types. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the GAA are so weak in the county. I am surprised too given the amount of Guinness Rugby matches on TG4 that Mr BB is against the Irish language." He's 'besties' with Arlene Foster. keeper7 (Longford) - Posts: 4088 - 11/02/2017 16:33:58 1954767 Link
Replying To galwayford: "This is a typical "bloodyban" reply. Limerick seems to have a lot of anti Gaelic types. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the GAA are so weak in the county. I am surprised too given the amount of Guinness Rugby matches on TG4 that Mr BB is against the Irish language." Don't worry Bloodyban's views are not shared by many Limericks people. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts: 4317 - 11/02/2017 17:13:36 1954777 Link
Replying To galwayford: "This is a typical "bloodyban" reply. Limerick seems to have a lot of anti Gaelic types. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the GAA are so weak in the county. I am surprised too given the amount of Guinness Rugby matches on TG4 that Mr BB is against the Irish language." Don't worry Bloodyban's views are not shared by many Limericks people. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts:1011 - 11/02/2017 17:13:36 19547 they aint shared by me either galwayford if gaa is so weak in limerick - how come we get better support than galway e.g 2014 nhl quarter final , 2013 and 2014 minor hurling semis 2015 under 21 hurling semi (the week before galway won allireland semi so hurlign would have been on a high) if gaa is so weak how come we have recently all ireland club and 21s and got to minor finals in 2014 and 2016 - janesboro (Limerick) - Posts: 1502 - 12/02/2017 00:31:13 1954971 Link
Replying To janesboro: "Replying To galwayford: "This is a typical "bloodyban" reply. Limerick seems to have a lot of anti Gaelic types. Maybe it has something to do with the fact the GAA are so weak in the county. I am surprised too given the amount of Guinness Rugby matches on TG4 that Mr BB is against the Irish language." Don't worry Bloodyban's views are not shared by many Limericks people. Oldtourman (Limerick) - Posts:1011 - 11/02/2017 17:13:36 19547 they aint shared by me either galwayford if gaa is so weak in limerick - how come we get better support than galway e.g 2014 nhl quarter final , 2013 and 2014 minor hurling semis 2015 under 21 hurling semi (the week before galway won allireland semi so hurlign would have been on a high) if gaa is so weak how come we have recently all ireland club and 21s and got to minor finals in 2014 and 2016 -" Ceapim go bhfuil Seó Spóirt ró-chostasach, agus s'é an fáth go bhfuil siad sásta deireadh a chur don chlár. Is íontach an chlár í Seó Spóirt. Cathfaidh TG4 í a choinneáil ar an aer. Mar a dúirt duine amhain tá fo-teidil in úsáid ar an chlár ar aon nós. Is féidir le daoine gan Gaeilge sult a bhaint as an gclár freisin. * I think Seó Spóirt is regarded as being too costly, and that's the reason they are happy to end the programme. Seó Spóirt is an excellent programme. TG4 must keep it on air. As one person said it uses subtiltles anyway. Non-Irish speakers can enjoy it also.* PatdeVerse (Dublin) - Posts: 107 - 12/02/2017 10:44:58 1955042 Link
That's a pity, always thought is was a decent show. Bon (Kildare) - Posts: 1898 - 12/02/2017 11:45:00 1955068 Link
Replying To bad.monkey: "Petition is in English..." I'd say the majority (maybe even all) the people who watch Seó Spóirt can speak, read and probably even write as Béarla. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 12/02/2017 12:02:38 1955079 Link
A great show and I hope it can be saved. The Sunday game and league Sunday and the Marty squad could learn a lot from this program. KingdomBoy1 (Kerry) - Posts: 14092 - 12/02/2017 12:16:10 1955084 Link
It is an excellent show. Last Frifay night the panel covered hurling and football, plus the rugby. Imagine that happening in RTE, you would have 2 shows, with separate panels. TG4 is one of the best channels on the box. thelongridge (Offaly) - Posts: 1735 - 12/02/2017 12:25:34 1955089 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "I'd say the majority (maybe even all) the people who watch Seó Spóirt can speak, read and probably even write as Béarla." But the whole point of the station and its content is to provide Irish language programming for Irish speakers and to promote the Irish language. To have the petition in English defeats the entire concept and goals of the station bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 12/02/2017 12:30:42 1955094 Link
But the whole point of the station and its content is to provide Irish language programming for Irish speakers and to promote the Irish language. To have the petition in English defeats the entire concept and goals of the station bad.monkey (USA) - Posts:4294 - 12/02/2017 12:30:42 But the petition isn't coming from the station. It's coming from the viewers of the show, the majority of whom speak English mainly and have a grasp of Irish. MesAmis (Dublin) - Posts: 13705 - 12/02/2017 12:36:51 1955099 Link
Less than 2200 signatories for the petition so far. Sign if your interested and share with others who might also be interested. GreenandRed (Mayo) - Posts: 7337 - 12/02/2017 13:11:16 1955119 Link
Replying To MesAmis: "But the whole point of the station and its content is to provide Irish language programming for Irish speakers and to promote the Irish language. To have the petition in English defeats the entire concept and goals of the station bad.monkey (USA) - Posts:4294 - 12/02/2017 12:30:42 But the petition isn't coming from the station. It's coming from the viewers of the show, the majority of whom speak English mainly and have a grasp of Irish." Oh dear...may as well petition get rid of the Irish language content as well so...in English of course bad.monkey (USA) - Posts: 4624 - 12/02/2017 14:17:20 1955176 Link
Ba cheart Seó Spóirt a choimeád, agus is cuma cén teanga a leabhraítear ar an seó. Seó Spóirt should be kept, regardless what language it's in. Tacaí Liatroma (Leitrim) - Posts: 1029 - 14/02/2017 13:40:04 1956642 Link