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Why didn't the Sunday game talk about the thrown bottle at the Tyrone manager? You could see the mark in his interview

Kew (Galway) - Posts: 325 - 14/06/2026 22:41:43    2679677

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Replying To Kew:  "Why didn't the Sunday game talk about the thrown bottle at the Tyrone manager? You could see the mark in his interview"
If it had been the other way around, it would probably have been brought up. ?!

Terrible to see and not enough being made of it tbh.

Fionn (Dublin) - Posts: 5072 - 15/06/2026 11:49:11    2679817

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Tomas O Se arguing for Hawkeye at every championship venue was just mind boggling stuff. Some grounds simply couldn't have HE due to infrastructure and the cost of it in one venue is close to €500,000, imagine the GAA spending €16m on HE just in case an umpire makes a mistake now and then. Thought Tomas had a bit more sense

Claretandblue (Westmeath) - Posts: 2675 - 15/06/2026 15:41:01    2679946

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Replying To Fionn:  "If it had been the other way around, it would probably have been brought up. ?!

Terrible to see and not enough being made of it tbh."
I'd first like to know who threw the bottle. Someone must have seen them and should have reported it to staff. It was either a Tyrone supporter or a Mayo supporter. Was it meant for O Rourke? Nobody knows.

Saynothing (Tyrone) - Posts: 2766 - 15/06/2026 17:57:29    2680017

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There is regular discussion in the GAA world about introducing a third-tier football competition. This at a time when the Tailteann cup is being pushed to the side. No hightlights of the quarter finals over the weekend, instead they showed matches which were shown live earlier in the day.

wicklowsupport (Wicklow) - Posts: 2237 - 15/06/2026 18:04:08    2680018

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Replying To ExiledInWex:  "My point was if RTE want somebody to do the Jamesie O'Connor role from Sky, then they can do it and post it on Social Media.
Maybe its just me but I can't tell you the last time I watched any expert analysis. I time my day around throw-in, half time cup of tea, and then do other things between the games. I can form my own opinion on these matches."
I agree,I dont watch analysis either,I turn down the sound too on the hurling,Brendan Cummins shouting is annoying and its time Ger Canning retired.

mooncat (Kilkenny) - Posts: 545 - 15/06/2026 23:18:20    2680056

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Replying To mooncat:  "I agree,I dont watch analysis either,I turn down the sound too on the hurling,Brendan Cummins shouting is annoying and its time Ger Canning retired."
Watching matches with no sound is bizarre. The crowd noise, commentator describing the action and general match day sounds adds to the atmosphere of the occasion Each to their own but I would find that weird

richiepmurphy (Kilkenny) - Posts: 108 - 16/06/2026 14:50:35    2680187

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Replying To wicklowsupport:  "There is regular discussion in the GAA world about introducing a third-tier football competition. This at a time when the Tailteann cup is being pushed to the side. No hightlights of the quarter finals over the weekend, instead they showed matches which were shown live earlier in the day."
They were on the Saturday game on the player. Sunday game was the Sunday matches.

systematic (Galway) - Posts: 323 - 16/06/2026 18:10:26    2680224

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Quite a bit of the analysis of the Louth v Armagh game on The Sunday Game was taken up with discussing the lack of a hooter, a match time clock and Hawkeye at the venue. Having Hawkeye at every county ground would cost €16 million. It's not feasible. I was at the game in Inniskeen and I didn't hear a hooter. However given the absolute pandemonium that broke out after the goal was scored that is understandable. What is unacceptable is for the Sunday Game commentators and panellists to say is that there was no match time clock present at the venue when there was a match time clock present showing exactly how much time had gone in the match. I took a photo of Sam Mulroy taking on Joe McElroy just before Sam shot .The match time clock is very clearly visible and says 69:56. It was very sloppy of RTÉ to spread misinformation on such an important issue.

Greengrass (Louth) - Posts: 6200 - 16/06/2026 18:51:46    2680228

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