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An of the Wall Mount ****smore would be more interesting big name sportspeople from each county who happen to be ****s. 


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An of the Wall Mount ****smore would be more interesting big name sportspeople from each county who happen to be ****s. 


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Why is it a Mount Rushmore? What has that got to do with anything? Is it some American thing they have tried to make work in Ireland? It's a bit embarrassing if so.
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Originally posted by reddladd reddladd wrote:

They picked Ronnie Delaney, Katie, Leo Cullen and Horse trainer Francis Flood

I would have both Paul McNaughton from Bray and John Robbie from Greystones ahead of Leo Cullen.
Paul McNaughton played rugby for Ireland, League of Ireland football with Shelbourne and Gaelic football for Wicklow.
John Robbie won the Leinster Schools senior cup with High School,
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Dublin south will be something like 
Robbie Keane, Paul McGrath, Johnny Sexton and Padraig Harrington
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Dublin south will be something like 
Robbie Keane, Paul McGrath, Johnny Sexton and Padraig Harrington



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Wicklow 

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Ronnie Delany 
Leighton Glynn

Nobody jumping out at me for the 4th 

Hughie Douglas clearly!!

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Originally posted by thebronze14 thebronze14 wrote:

Originally posted by nvidic nvidic wrote:

Wicklow 

Katie
Ronnie Delany 
Leighton Glynn

Nobody jumping out at me for the 4th 

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A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?

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Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?

He runs off the ball, also a part owner of balls.ie 


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Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?

He runs off the ball, also a part owner of balls.ie 
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Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?
They’re all very annoying really! Nathan Murphy especially and they all seem obsessed with premier league football.
The previous hosts were a lot better and a lot more likeable i found.


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Originally posted by Baldrick Baldrick wrote:

He runs off the ball, also a part owner of balls.ie 
Knew he was one of the higher-ups, but that would certainly explain why he's on air...because I can't figure out any other reason why.

Originally posted by Trigboy 10 Trigboy 10 wrote:

They’re all very annoying really! Nathan Murphy especially and they all seem obsessed with premier league football.
The previous hosts were a lot better and a lot more likeable i found.
He never bothered me, though I can see how he might. To be fair though, you can't say he isn't knowledgeable.

I generally enjoy their football coverage, but at this point if Gilroy is on I just immediately switch it off.


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Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?
A lot of people seem to have a problem with Gilroy and I'm not sure why other than jealousy or being whingebags. 

I'm open to correction on this but I'm almost certain Off The Ball was Gilroy's idea in the first place, he was the presenter right from the start in April 2002 with Ken Early as his sidekick. Off The Ball was a fairly revolutionary programme when it came on air, nothing like it had been done before in Ireland. It was clever, it was sharp, it was different to RTE, it was excellent. 

Gilroy in a way was a victim of his own success as Newstalk tried to move him into current affairs which didn't really work and Eoin McDevitt sort of stole his thunder in the intervening years.

I'd have Gilroy and McDevitt about even in broadcasting terms. Early was the programme's real star and without him it was never as good and was never going to be. If you're playing with good players, you'll look a better player and all that. Off The Ball tried out Colm Parkinson as a quasi-replacement for Early but had the misfortune that unlike Early, Parky was i) thick and ii) an arsehole, so predictably, it didn't work out. If Second Captains didn't have Early, it would probably fall away, I don't think the other lads would be able to carry it by themselves.

Some of Gilroy's questions can be over long, he's not particularly charismatic, and the sheer amount of time Off The Ball has to fill leads to a good bit of fluff and filler, but the programme and Gilroy are still capable of some very good stuff. It'll never again be what it was when Early was there though.
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Originally posted by sid waddell sid waddell wrote:

Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?
A lot of people seem to have a problem with Gilroy and I'm not sure why other than jealousy or being whingebags. 

I'm open to correction on this but I'm almost certain Off The Ball was Gilroy's idea in the first place, he was the presenter right from the start in April 2002 with Ken Early as his sidekick. Off The Ball was a fairly revolutionary programme when it came on air, nothing like it had been done before in Ireland. It was clever, it was sharp, it was different to RTE, it was excellent. 

Gilroy in a way was a victim of his own success as Newstalk tried to move him into current affairs which didn't really work and Eoin McDevitt sort of stole his thunder in the intervening years.

I'd have Gilroy and McDevitt about even in broadcasting terms. Early was the programme's real star and without him it was never as good and was never going to be. If you're playing with good players, you'll look a better player and all that. Off The Ball tried out Colm Parkinson as a quasi-replacement for Early but had the misfortune that unlike Early, Parky was i) thick and ii) an arsehole, so predictably, it didn't work out. If Second Captains didn't have Early, it would probably fall away, I don't think the other lads would be able to carry it by themselves.

Some of Gilroy's questions can be over long, he's not particularly charismatic, and the sheer amount of time Off The Ball has to fill leads to a good bit of fluff and filler, but the programme and Gilroy are still capable of some very good stuff. It'll never again be what it was when Early was there though.
If a lot of people seem to have a problem with him, surely it can't just be coincidence?  From what you describe, he seems to have some business acumen and I would have to give him some credit as I do like OTB's football content.  I wasn't criticizing his business acumen though, simply his presenting and apparent complete lack of ability to have a knowledgeable discussion about sport beyond even what one can read on here.  That's why I assumed he must be knowledgeable about rugby or GAA or something, but I guess that isn't the case.  I don't know anything about it, but if they tried to move him to current affairs, perhaps it was because he was useless when it came to sport.  That was my whole question though, what purpose does he serve as a presenter on a station that is meant to be entirely about sport, though the picture now appears to be more clear.


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Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

Originally posted by sid waddell sid waddell wrote:

Originally posted by theworm2345 theworm2345 wrote:

A genuine question for people who watch/listen to Off the Ball -- what is the appeal of Ger Gilroy?  I find him an utterly insufferable gobsh*te.  I remember him being on Setanta years ago, but never paid him any mind.  Then prior to our last match against Denmark he was saying that Denmark had already qualified and had we just beaten Georgia we would've already been qualified.  I remember Gary Breen and Kenny Cunningham taking him to task for his nonsense around that time as well. I only watch their football coverage, is he knowledgeable about other sports or something? Or is he only on the air because he is one of the higher-ups there?
A lot of people seem to have a problem with Gilroy and I'm not sure why other than jealousy or being whingebags. 

I'm open to correction on this but I'm almost certain Off The Ball was Gilroy's idea in the first place, he was the presenter right from the start in April 2002 with Ken Early as his sidekick. Off The Ball was a fairly revolutionary programme when it came on air, nothing like it had been done before in Ireland. It was clever, it was sharp, it was different to RTE, it was excellent. 

Gilroy in a way was a victim of his own success as Newstalk tried to move him into current affairs which didn't really work and Eoin McDevitt sort of stole his thunder in the intervening years.

I'd have Gilroy and McDevitt about even in broadcasting terms. Early was the programme's real star and without him it was never as good and was never going to be. If you're playing with good players, you'll look a better player and all that. Off The Ball tried out Colm Parkinson as a quasi-replacement for Early but had the misfortune that unlike Early, Parky was i) thick and ii) an arsehole, so predictably, it didn't work out. If Second Captains didn't have Early, it would probably fall away, I don't think the other lads would be able to carry it by themselves.

Some of Gilroy's questions can be over long, he's not particularly charismatic, and the sheer amount of time Off The Ball has to fill leads to a good bit of fluff and filler, but the programme and Gilroy are still capable of some very good stuff. It'll never again be what it was when Early was there though.
If a lot of people seem to have a problem with him, surely it can't just be coincidence?  From what you describe, he seems to have some business acumen and I would have to give him some credit as I do like OTB's football content.  I wasn't criticizing his business acumen though, simply his presenting and apparent complete lack of ability to have a knowledgeable discussion about sport beyond even what one can read on here.  That's why I assumed he must be knowledgeable about rugby or GAA or something, but I guess that isn't the case.  I don't know anything about it, but if they tried to move him to current affairs, perhaps it was because he was useless when it came to sport.  That was my whole question though, what purpose does he serve as a presenter on a station that is meant to be entirely about sport, though the picture now appears to be more clear.

My brother used to work with him years ago on the radio. He wasn't and still isn't a fan. 

I heard him ask questions that would take the guts of a minute and leave the interviewee with a yes or no answer. I do have to switch off. 
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Didn't Early, Mcdevitt snd Murphy throw their toys out of the pram and walk after been refused an earlier start time of 6pm. They wanted an hour extra of a showbut Newstalk bosses rightly in my opinion didn't want to cut into the George Hook show at the time.
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