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Replying To BarneyGrant: "Few I would think. TV stations do not close down all their other channels when something more popular is on somewhere else! Hundreds of thousands of people are watching other things or doing better things like reading or playing music or walking their dogs or sleeping while the World Cup is on. As someone said above, a lot of the criticism of GAA for this is from people who hate GAA, let's be honest about it. I have minimal interest in catering any more to these people than we already have done." A bit unfair to generalise about criticism of the gaa, I criticize them but I certainly do not hate them or anything near hate. supersub15 (Carlow) - Posts: 3179 - 08/12/2022 11:34:30 2449834 Link
As ive mentioned before, if Ballyhale/gunner was 130 there would be little to no complaining and both could be watched at home CillTormoir (Galway) - Posts: 522 - 08/12/2022 11:57:53 2449841 Link
Replying To TerribleFootwork: "I'm repeating myself here but putting probably the most anticipated club game of the year in either code on the same time as the biggest sporting event on the planet when you don't have too is a bit daft no matter what way you dress it up." Just to add why are people who would be interested in the hurling and soccer being punished when its so needless. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 08/12/2022 12:11:37 2449842 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Most of country is not even watching it! Check the viewing figures. "Everyone" loves soap operas and love islands too. Should GAA design its schedule around expulsions form reality TV shows? You prefer soccer to hurling. Knock yourself out as they say :-)" Spot on Barney Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15713 - 08/12/2022 12:24:43 2449844 Link
Replying To TerribleFootwork: "I'm repeating myself here but putting probably the most anticipated club game of the year in either code on the same time as the biggest sporting event on the planet when you don't have too is a bit daft no matter what way you dress it up." Maybe record one and watch it straight after? It would still be live once you don't tell your mates who might tell you the score for badness!!! Only really an issue for someone who was planning actually to attend both. Which would be a minute group of people let's face it! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15713 - 08/12/2022 12:27:12 2449845 Link
Replying To supersub15: "A bit unfair to generalise about criticism of the gaa, I criticize them but I certainly do not hate them or anything near hate." Constructive criticism can be helpful to anyone. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 15713 - 08/12/2022 12:28:07 2449846 Link
Replying To supersub15: "A bit unfair to generalise about criticism of the gaa, I criticize them but I certainly do not hate them or anything near hate." I'm talking about the media and social media drivers of this. Not you! It's nearly Christmas. Limited possibilities of rearranging anything. I can see the argument for the 1.30 start but maybe that doesn't suit travel or even the already agreed TV coverage? TG4 won't be showing the soccer regardless even if the games are called off. It would be deeply ironic too if after telescoping the inter county championships to leave more time for clubs if we were to postpone games to suit people watching soccer on other side of the world. BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3520 - 08/12/2022 12:35:14 2449848 Link
I heard (can't validate) that Gianni Infantino and Larry McCarthy/Tom Ryan have a conference call later, with the outcome expected to be that the World Cup final will be played in Croke Park AFTER Ballygunner Ballyhale. Failing that, throw in time for the football will be pushed back to 7pm GMT . ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1337 - 08/12/2022 12:35:38 2449849 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Maybe record one and watch it straight after? It would still be live once you don't tell your mates who might tell you the score for badness!!! Only really an issue for someone who was planning actually to attend both. Which would be a minute group of people let's face it!" I just think its so silly and needless, on the Saturday the only soccer on is 3rd/4th place play off which is 1 of the biggest waste's of time in any sport, only free to air rugby over the weekend is Leinster/Gloucester on RTE on the Friday night, I know Dunloy/ St Thomas can't be on the Saturday but if the other semi final was it would have a very high tv audience and maybe even a few extra neutrals to the attendance , only people who might ignore it is avid Darts fans! TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 08/12/2022 13:10:08 2449860 Link
Munster/Toulouse on RTÉ Sunday..think most hurling or Gaa.supporters won't be to pushed about the clash with World Cup final..I know myself I'll watch the hurling.ive managed to watch a lot of soccer in past 3 weeks but the Gaa will win out with the clash. CTGAA10 (Limerick) - Posts: 2508 - 08/12/2022 13:39:25 2449865 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "Most of country is not even watching it! Check the viewing figures. "Everyone" loves soap operas and love islands too. Should GAA design its schedule around expulsions form reality TV shows? You prefer soccer to hurling. Knock yourself out as they say :-)" Why is this even an issue and why would GAA haters even care? Maybe I'm not from a part of the country where that friction happens. The World Cup like the Olympics is a massive global sporting event that comes around only once every four years. The GAA shouldn't be criticised for scheduling the games for that day, they have a calendar to maintain. The supporters from the clubs will naturally pick those game over the World Cup. But likewise why do we have to downplay the significance of the World Cup final just because it is soccer? Do the viewing figures include the Player or firesticks? Nearly everyone I know who watches sports on TV has a firestick now. World Cups have produced some of the most iconic sporting moments in history so if you want to watch the WC more power to you and likewise the club games. MachaireConnacht (Roscommon) - Posts: 1000 - 08/12/2022 13:39:29 2449866 Link
Replying To BarneyGrant: "I'm talking about the media and social media drivers of this. Not you! It's nearly Christmas. Limited possibilities of rearranging anything. I can see the argument for the 1.30 start but maybe that doesn't suit travel or even the already agreed TV coverage? TG4 won't be showing the soccer regardless even if the games are called off. It would be deeply ironic too if after telescoping the inter county championships to leave more time for clubs if we were to postpone games to suit people watching soccer on other side of the world." Something strange must be going on in the world, because this makes two current threads where you and I find ourselves in broad agreement......! :) Pikeman96 (Wexford) - Posts: 2856 - 08/12/2022 15:46:06 2449877 Link
Replying To patmouse: "This is the biggest sport in the world played all over the world . There will be 95% of the TV's on that day with the world cup, 4 % watching something else and maybe .5% / 1% watching the hurling and anyone who thinks otherwise has their head buried. The WC has been brilliant, its been fun, exciting, everyone loves watching Brazil and the likes with there dancing, The Hurling match will be payed in almost empty stadium, in the mid of winter and the player and managers all on media bans, the whole fun has been removed." If 10 % of the people in Ireland watch the world cup final you'd be lucky. As for the hurling matches, that'll be the only game that matters for them club supporters. Watching Brazil dancing, great viewing. Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2291 - 08/12/2022 21:00:06 2449902 Link
On the wedding of the St Thomas player that's actually been moved now til the Thursday after the game, the bride is a camogie player herself so obviously more understanding than others of the circumstances. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 08/12/2022 21:55:05 2449908 Link
Replying To Pikeman96: "Something strange must be going on in the world, because this makes two current threads where you and I find ourselves in broad agreement......! :)" The Rapture will probably follow soon .... :-) BarneyGrant (Dublin) - Posts: 3520 - 09/12/2022 09:31:21 2449912 Link
Replying To CTGAA10: "Munster/Toulouse on RTÉ Sunday..think most hurling or Gaa.supporters won't be to pushed about the clash with World Cup final..I know myself I'll watch the hurling.ive managed to watch a lot of soccer in past 3 weeks but the Gaa will win out with the clash." Jus a comment, in the past 20 years our culture and our tradition has changed massively, we are at an eery cross roads, our freedom of speech continues to be filtered and cherry picked, what we watch on tv is hand picked for us we have no say in it, the idea is to satisfy the sponsors and the majority of viewers not the minority. Sport and the way it is brought to us on tv has gone askew, on all channels, so we take it or leave it, its not going to make or break the gaa, the traditionalists will keep it going. If I miss out on the hurling it wont be because I'll be watching soccer on tv. Cuhullain (Kildare) - Posts: 301 - 09/12/2022 10:30:57 2449921 Link
Replying To CTGAA10: "Munster/Toulouse on RTÉ Sunday..think most hurling or Gaa.supporters won't be to pushed about the clash with World Cup final..I know myself I'll watch the hurling.ive managed to watch a lot of soccer in past 3 weeks but the Gaa will win out with the clash." Munster/Toulouse is this Sunday doesn't clash with World Cup at all. TerribleFootwork (Wexford) - Posts: 1760 - 09/12/2022 10:35:26 2449923 Link
Replying To Cuhullain: "Jus a comment, in the past 20 years our culture and our tradition has changed massively, we are at an eery cross roads, our freedom of speech continues to be filtered and cherry picked, what we watch on tv is hand picked for us we have no say in it, the idea is to satisfy the sponsors and the majority of viewers not the minority. Sport and the way it is brought to us on tv has gone askew, on all channels, so we take it or leave it, its not going to make or break the gaa, the traditionalists will keep it going. If I miss out on the hurling it wont be because I'll be watching soccer on tv." What a load of nonsense. KillingFields (Limerick) - Posts: 3758 - 09/12/2022 11:37:45 2449934 Link
Replying To TerribleFootwork: "On the wedding of the St Thomas player that's actually been moved now til the Thursday after the game, the bride is a camogie player herself so obviously more understanding than others of the circumstances." Is it just me or is this the first time a game at this level has been fixed to suit a wedding? How many times have players got helicoptors and the likes to play hurling and football the same day? I've never heard so much about a wedding! tiobraid (Tipperary) - Posts: 4119 - 09/12/2022 11:54:43 2449943 Link
Who's going to do the dancing now? Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2291 - 09/12/2022 17:50:51 2449992 Link