Off The Ball team leave Newstalk

deisedevil wrote: unless they have another deal lined up to start in the next few weeks this is bad business by the presenters, i would imagine they will end up back on newstalk if a deal has not been done with RTE already, i really dont see it at RTE though 4 lads arriving in to an already bulging sports department, but we will see i suppose, defo the best radio show available  for the last few years and had a huge amount of non sports fans as listeners.   a fella who knows things did also suggest that there is the posibiltiy of a new Sports only radio station being lauched, think some head john at newstalk who left a few months back is setting is up!!!

They won't be on anything for about 3 months. Happens all the time when radio presenters move to a new station. Colm and Jim Jim were off for a good while between fm104 and 2fm. Ray Foley was the same moving between today and 98.

Can't see them going to 2fm either. New show has only been on 3 weks after moving it from a half hour slot to an hour from radio 1 to 2fm and as has been pointed out already Rte has a buldging sports dept without adding another 4 people.

I'd say Today fm want them to go up against game on or Sunday sport.

I did not read that as a dig I must say. He gave them loads of compliments.

deisedevil wrote: Funsize Crouchy wrote: deisedevil wrote: unless they have another deal lined up to start in the next few weeks this is bad business by the presenters, i would imagine they will end up back on newstalk if a deal has not been done with RTE already, i really dont see it at RTE though 4 lads arriving in to an already bulging sports department, but we will see i suppose, defo the best radio show available  for the last few years and had a huge amount of non sports fans as listeners.   a fella who knows things did also suggest that there is the posibiltiy of a new Sports only radio station being lauched, think some head john at newstalk who left a few months back is setting is up!!! They won't be on anything for about 3 months. Happens all the time when radio presenters move to a new station. Colm and Jim Jim were off for a good while between fm104 and 2fm. Ray Foley was the same moving between today and 98. Can't see them going to 2fm either. New show has only been on 3 weks after moving it from a half hour slot to an hour from radio 1 to 2fm and as has been pointed out already Rte has a buldging sports dept without adding another 4 people. I'd say Today fm want them to go up against game on or Sunday sport.       Today fm and Newstalk are all the same. nice did dig by Gilroy are the start of tonights show !!!

Not quite. Same owner but different dg's. And I think its an NUJ thing about being off air.

Happened Foley on his move and today and 98 are the same group along with newstalk

What did he say.

Baldrick wrote: What did he say.

An Off the Ball incident occured!

Just talking to my RTE insider - nothing to do with them. They are as shocked as the rest of us.

Should also be remembered that Ger Gilroy was the original presenter and person behind Off the Ball. He is also the Sports Editor at Newstalk so was in fact their boss.  

Will all come out in the wash shortly. All very strange.