RTE Panel

Trap junior wrote:

RTE panel a far cry from the entertaining fab 4.

Its absolutely brutal now. The panelists are sh*te. As are the presenters.

RTE should get Tommy Martin. Virgin have moved way ahead of RTE. How times have changed when they used to have Trevor Welch and Noel King.

I'd watch ITV if I could but with poxy Virgin Media and cant get it. WTF is that about? Confused

I don't like every channel deliberately having a women on almost every panel now. Way too PC.

You lost me at Tommy Martin. Its bad enuf. I dont watch the panels really anymore. Boring and bland as fook. I catch bits and pieces from all the stations. ITV has probably the best overall coverage IMO

I love beer gardens

Bring back Brendan O'Reilly, Liam Nolan and Don Givens

" BFC always gives me a laugh........ "

RTE 2 isn't working so I had to endure Alan Shearer as a co commentator. That was very difficult.

Ally McCoist is starting to annoy me more and more as well.

I'm finding myself turning off the games straight away after matches. It's the same crap over and over again. Let's look at this peno decision Sleepy

Edited by Artie Ziff - 29 Nov 2022 at 3:48am

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Unfortunately we going to have to get used to listening to Stephanie- she scored one Sunday league goal in front of 12 people years ago and now rte wheel her out for every soccer occasion. Seems sound girl but don’t try convince me she’s played at elite level.

Gone are the days RTE had great sport panels.

I’m stuck with RTE so have no other choice, I actually think the two female presenters are excellent (Joanne Cantwell is superb) as is Collins. But the “expert” panelists & Co-commentators are poor.

IMO best of current crop are Didi & Sadlier. Ray Houghtan best Co-com. Duffer & Doyle seem to be permanently sighing when they analyse. The girls (Roche etc) shouldn't be there because they never played elite level and I’m assuming that’s still the criteria for being an expert on the panel? Note all the lads have played to a good pro level with maybe exception of Alan Cawley, Stu Byrne & Pat Fenlon but they all spent time in UK and played highest level at home.

Edited by SeanC - 30 Nov 2022 at 8:13pm

FrankosHereNow wrote:

Should just be honest and say you don’t respect women’s opinions on football.

Arsenal Wenger and Jose Mourinho never played elite level football. I guess they’re not up to the required level for RTE pundits either:

You seriously mean to suggest that Stephanie Roche of Peamount United is of the the same level of profile as Arsène Wenger and José Mourinho?

That's genuinely your opinion?

DubLife wrote:

IM sick to death of Stephanie Roache on telly.

Shes not the worst by any means

Keeps it simple.

The analysis has become as bland as any English station. (RTÉ coverage of all sport, not just football, has increasing become rubbish.)

Dunphy would often talk nonsense, but he realised it was a form of entertainment. Now analysis exists as filler between ever longer ad breaks.

Getting ex-pros to talk football is largely pointless. Most of them don't care about the game beyond their own limited career. So they just talk in clichés and most seem uncomfortable on live TV, which is understandable.

Dunphy was more of a journalist, while Giles was more than just a player, as he had been a manager too.

For decent analysis, you need articulate journalists and managers, and enough time for them to make a point. Ex-pros are not up to it.

Where's Brian Kerr ?

l hear you are a racist now, father ?

BabbsBalls wrote:

Where's Brian Kerr ?

Working for a company that doesn't have rights to any games

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