Off The Ball team leave Newstalk
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Topic: Off The Ball team leave Newstalk
Posted By: heighway2heaven
Subject: Off The Ball team leave Newstalk
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:16pm
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Posted By: FrankosHereNow
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:22pm
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Very strange one. I wonder if another station has poached them. ------------- YBIG Quiz Champion 2016, 2017 & 2018. As You Were Three in a row |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:28pm
| I liked Early. McDevitt and Ciaran Murphy were nothing short of spoofers. Are the other backroom staff? |
Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:32pm
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That's interesting alright. Will miss Ken Earley and his legendary commentating even though he wasn't great. Best sports show on radio all the same! Be interesting to see what Ger Gilroy does with it! ------------- I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong. |
Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:36pm
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Great show ,big move to rte radio 1?? ------------- PM me for all forum moderation queries. |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:39pm
Would be a bit harsh on Damien O'Meara who just started "Game On" but you never know! ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
BigStrongMan wrote:Posted By: FREEWHEELER
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:41pm
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Eoin McDevitt a spoofer? Best presenter in my opinion. Massive blow for Newstalk. ------------- We'll never die, we'll never die, we'll keep the Green Flag flying high......Shamrock Rovers will never die, we'll keep the Green Flag Flying high. 19 Leagues and 25 Cups..... |
Posted By: foggy.nelson
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:46pm
| TV maybe, I could see Mcdevitt replacing bill, I'd regard Mcdevitt, sadlier and Cunningham as a future A panel, Darragh Maloney will always be the b panel to me |
Posted By: Trapped
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:47pm
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McDevitt is good but so is Ger Gilroy who's taking his place. Ken Early's voice is painful to listen to, the chap wrecks my head. ------------- 67% points to games ratio at the last Euro's (better than Portugal's) |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:53pm
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They come as a package as they all went to college together and that is why the chemistry on the show was so good. Mc Devitt is excellent and has a huge career ahead of him in my view. Early is a very good journalist but not a great commentator.
The biggest lost to newstalk will be the producer Mark Horgan who is Shane Horgans (the rugby) brother.
They must be going to RTE or possibly the BBC ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 4:56pm
Did not see this coming  Usually find it hard to listen to Off The Ball regularly as I used to with training on most nights (not a podcast person by any means) but still thought it was an excellent show. Gilroy is a very good presenter imo but wonder will show be as good from now on ------------- I don't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. And, this is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, General Sir. Personally, I think you're a f**king idiot. |
Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:02pm
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Just read Dave McIntyre will be involved in the new line-up Thats it well and truly f**ked now, can't stand him at all ------------- I don't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. And, this is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, General Sir. Personally, I think you're a f**king idiot. |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:03pm
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Real shame as it's a great show
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Posted By: heighway2heaven
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:03pm
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Am I the only one who thinks Gilroy is a bit on the pretentious side? Really gets on my tits for some reason. The show really came in to its own once McDevitt took over from him. They'll surface somewhere in the not too distant future, hopefully in the same format  It's too good not to. ------------- http://giant.gfycat.com/LimpLittleArabianoryx.gif |
Posted By: Trapped
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:05pm
Who does he write for? Can't stand him on the radio.
He started the show and was the main man until they moved him into more peak time slots so I'm sure it will be as good, if not better. ------------- 67% points to games ratio at the last Euro's (better than Portugal's) |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:05pm
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There is no doubt in my mind that they are going somewhere else. No way would they all resign in mass if they did not have something lined up.
They are going somewhere else as a package and I am sure that they will put on the same show on another station.
Gilroy was always going to step in as he is theor boss and is the Sports Editor of the Station. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Trap junior
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:06pm
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Probably that new RTE sports show on 2fm
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Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:08pm
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Apparently they made requests for show to start an hour earlier and other stuff but were rejected http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/entire-newstalks-off-the-ball-team-resigns-29107988.html" rel="nofollow - http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/tv-radio/entire-newstalks-off-the-ball-team-resigns-29107988.html ------------- I don't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. And, this is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, General Sir. Personally, I think you're a f**king idiot. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:08pm
What do you mean. Journalism is not just a written format.
Incidently he does write for the Irish Examiner sometimes, but I meant he is a good journalist on off the ball. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:10pm
Only an opinion. I do prefer Gilroy TBH. Have they resigned with immediate effect or will they be still on tonight? All 5 of them poached? Doesn't sound right. My money would be on them having a falling out over pay. Early has started writing in print media recently (not sure how long he has or if he always has...) so could be going that way?
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Posted By: Trapped
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:13pm
You said he's a good journalist but not a good commentator, which implies he does something apart from the radio. If that's all he does I don't rate him at all as a journalist. He just reads out headlines and follows them up with random sarcastic comments in that annoying tone of his. ------------- 67% points to games ratio at the last Euro's (better than Portugal's) |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:14pm
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No they wont be on tonight Gilroy, Joe Molloy, Dave McIntrye and Cian Murtagh are stepping in tonight.
Lads from the weekend show. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:17pm
What he does on OFF the Ball is journalism.
What he does on Newstalk Sunday is commentating. I do rate him on off the ball but I do not rate him on Newstalk Sunday as I do not think he has a tone for commentating. I did not imply anything with my journalism comment. That is your understanding that is must write for a paper.
If you think all he does, what he does on air you are sadly mistaken. The whole football content of the show will be coming from him in production meetings. He is the major football contributor to the show. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:18pm
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I doubt it's RTE they would be going to as there are enough sports journalists working there. Maybe Radio4 or Today FM. Maybe the lads resigned without having anything lined up. Tried to call someones bluff and it didn't work! ------------- I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong. |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:19pm
I'd agree with that H2H. Gilroy is OK but I think that McDevitt does a great job in the anchor role and seems like a good skin at the same time. ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: Trapped
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:22pm
I'm sure he contributes and as the co-presenter organises the content (i.e. the topical football stories) but in my opinion he contributes very little in terms of good, insightful analysis.
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:23pm
Would be very interesting if they did as O Brien owns that too and it is in the same buildling as Newstalk. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: tony grealish
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:25pm
In what way do you think McDevitt comes across as a spoofer? It's an interesting viewpoint - to me he usually seems to me to have his homework done pretty thoroughly when talking to most of the contributors on the show. ------------- ''I've had a rough night and I hate the f**kin eagles, man!!'' |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:25pm
In my opinion his stuff the other night comparing the Inter team on the pitch after the Champions League final to frog spawn was brilliant.
His use of language and his articulation of points is excellent in my view.
But his best attribute is that he has an angle with most questions, rather than the bland stuff that is on sport at 7 or game on as it is called now. He challenges the person he is interviewing and does not let them away with a bland answer. The row between himself and Graham Hunter about Barca and Plan B was great radio in my view. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: reddladd
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:29pm
Didn't realise that they share the same building............... ------------- I could agree with you but then we'd both be wrong. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:30pm
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Yeah and 98fm also Marconi house just Near Break for the Border. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:37pm
Damien O Meara is on 2fm not Radio 1.
They moved the Sport at 7 show from Radio 1 and changed it to Game on on 2FM.
Listened to it a few times and to be honest it is so boring and banal. Before the Polish game they had a Polish journalist on who could barely speak English (which is not his fault but it does not make for good radio) talking about the Polish team. Totally dispiriting radio in my view. Hopefully Mark Horgan and Eoin Mc Devitt are going to RTE to revamp the show. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Denis Irwin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 5:49pm
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Yeah would imagine they're going to RTE or BBC, can't see them upping sticks without having something lined up. ------------- Eamonn Dunphy:"I'll tell you who wrote it, Rod Liddle, he's the guy who ran away and left his wife for a young one". Bill O'Herlihy: Ah ye can't be saying that now Eamonn |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:02pm
To me it comes across that his knowledge of some sports, particularly football, has always been artificial. Its not a bad thing I suppose, it shows he has done his research but in the role on OTB his opinion was always needed - unlike Bill on RTE.
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Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:42pm
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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!!!
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Posted By: KING-CON
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:47pm
I've known Eoin since we were kids and I can assure there is nothing "artificial" about his football knowledge. He's a massive fan and would of played about 10 hours a day as a kid and followed football religiously like most posters on here. You can hear how much the likes of Johnny Giles enjoy talking to him on the show.
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Posted By: kimbap
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:50pm
Yeah,Newstalk have really messed up here.The best radio show ive ever heard (sports or otherwise) All my mates abroad listen on the pod cast or live for a taste of home,good craic and the sport. Big shame. |
Posted By: Funsize Crouchy
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 6:59pm
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. |
Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:02pm
Today fm and Newstalk are all the same.
nice did dig by Gilroy are the start of tonights show !!!
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:06pm
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I did not read that as a dig I must say. He gave them loads of compliments. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:07pm
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The Show Must Go On apparently ------------- I don't quite see how you cherish the memory of the dead by killing another million. And, this is not combat, it's an act of lunacy, General Sir. Personally, I think you're a f**king idiot. |
Posted By: Funsize Crouchy
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:11pm
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 |
Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:11pm
before the news, the intro
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:14pm
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What did he say. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:14pm
What he say?
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Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:18pm
"Sport can be cruel, you dont always see whats coming, you cant pick when it ends...............we will talk to keith wood about ronan o gara"
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Posted By: bis en die
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:19pm
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In effect they're on gardening leave as they gave eight weeks notice but NT told them to go immediately so not going anywhere. Rumour has it they were being represented by a sports management agency who were negotiating on their behalf and went too far |
Posted By: ShamtheRam
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:20pm
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An Off the Ball incident occured! ------------- YBIG NPF founder and CEO |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:20pm
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Reckon Deise is going to be a happy man. Much more golf on the show now :)
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Posted By: Shedite
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:20pm
| Just talking to my RTE insider - nothing to do with them. They are as shocked as the rest of us. |
Posted By: Del-Piero
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:21pm
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wonder if the lads will make a statement or clarify their position
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:26pm
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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.
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Posted By: KING-CON
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:29pm
| It looks like they've been shafted anyway. |
Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:32pm
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Will all come out in the wash shortly. All very strange. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:39pm
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the more i listen to Gilroy tonight i think they had there bluff called to be honest, big wage package for 5 lads for anyone to take on |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:41pm
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What you reckon they are on. Reckon about 60,000 a year on average so 300,000 in total.
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:42pm
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The way the lads dress you'd swear they are on unpaid internships. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:45pm
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ha ha you hardly want them in suits McG. the jeans and t shirts is the look for a hip sports journalist.
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:47pm
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Wouldnt hurt to have a pair of clean threads. Look like the lads from the young ones  ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:51pm
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Jaysus never knew radio was a fashion shoot. Too much shallow materialism in todays culture. Who gives a sh*t what another man wears, its probably the least interesting thing about another guy. Fair enough in the opposite sex but I could not give a sh*t what my mates or the lads I listen to on the radio wear.
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Posted By: McG
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:54pm
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Calm down Baldrick, this all stemmed from a guess as to what they earned and a bit of craic. We dont need you to dissect societys thoughts on fashion. ------------- YBIG Table Quiz winner 2016 & 2017 AS YOU WERE McGx |
Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:55pm
ya about that id say, wonder what will happen to ken early with the exmainer now,
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Posted By: BigStrongMan
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:56pm
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 7:57pm
We should always be dissecting society.  ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:03pm
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Amount of gimps on twitter whinging. You would swear the show was cancelled or something. It is still on and it is still covering sport in an intelligent non trashy gimmicky away. Whether they can retain the humour and irreverent way the other lads dealt with sport will be hard to tell. My understanding is that a lot of that stemmed from the producer Mark Horgan.
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Posted By: The Saint
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:08pm
Foley stayed on air for a month after he announced he was leaving and was on 98fm 2 weeks after, prob had a holiday and a week prep on the new show. Would be surprised if they ended up on today fm if they left newstalk with bad blood. Theyshare the same news department and all ------------- FAIlure Good shot, lovely ............ oh good jaysus |
Posted By: heighway2heaven
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:10pm
Do tell.. ------------- http://giant.gfycat.com/LimpLittleArabianoryx.gif |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:16pm
Oh do go on...
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:20pm
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what do you want to know
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Posted By: 9fingers
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:24pm
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Gilroy quote First things, first. We didn’t really expect to be here tonight, but we are. That’s because the lads have made a pitch to start the show every night at six o’clock. Station management couldn’t accommodate that and the lads have decided to resign. All that I really want to say about this now is that we’re going to miss our friends. Ken, Eoin, Mark, Simon and Murph are an amazing group of people with. They’ve helped change how sport is talked about in Ireland forever. They make great radio and they helped make radio great. We’re all going to miss them and we wish them all the very best of luck in the future. |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:26pm
Don't be a tease, spill it
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:29pm
Nothing to spill other than as producer of the show it his job to design the show and be in charge of stings and use of music and audio etc and the humour etc. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:35pm
Oh right, I thought you meant the row...
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Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:36pm
| Very disappointing, it had an appeal to even non sports fans. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:37pm
whats to say it still won't ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: deisedevil
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:38pm
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its just a matter of time until Baldrick is in the hot seat on Off the Ball |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:39pm
You should have read my original post properly so as I never suggested that I was talking about a so called row :) ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: heighway2heaven
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:41pm
Chemistry. Or lack of, more like. ------------- http://giant.gfycat.com/LimpLittleArabianoryx.gif |
Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:45pm
It might still, but three good characters that worked well together, hard to get which us evident from the disappointment about them leaving. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:45pm
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Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:45pm
I would say 4 to be honest. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:49pm
Ken Burley - gone Joe Duffy and Vincent Browne segment - gone Murph's Country Pages - gone Challenge Murph - gone Administrator of the Week - gone Good Clean Fun with Pat Kenny - gone Pitch and Putt corner - gone Stephen Roche Wax Head Watch - gone Cheesy music on the football show - gone Ken's references to Proust - gone Gangsta GAA - gone "Alright Eoin" - gone |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:53pm
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There is no doubt that element to the show the humour and the stings and irreverent take on things is going to be hard to replace but I have no doubt that Gilroy, Molloy and McIntyre are all good journalists with a good eye for a good story and angle.
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Posted By: heighway2heaven
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:54pm
 And a few more too..  ------------- http://giant.gfycat.com/LimpLittleArabianoryx.gif |
Posted By: Sono
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 8:56pm
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Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:01pm
| Hopefully the John Giles slit is gone too, getting very dated at this stage. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:05pm
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http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/sports-novelties/off-the-ball-betting?ev_oc_grp_ids=1196362&AFF_ID=3409" rel="nofollow - http://www.paddypower.com/bet/novelty-betting/sports-novelties/off-the-ball-betting?ev_oc_grp_ids=1196362&AFF_ID=3409
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Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:10pm
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Must say I'm hugely disappointed .. Chemistry like that is very hard to create. Gilroy is good but Dave McIntyre, though informed and genuine, is a but annoying. Certainly when he is on George Hook on a Friday. Don't want to turn this into football fan with a chip on the shoulder thing but there's no doubt gilroy is a rugby and GAA head these days and can be very cynical on football. McIntyre is definitely more into rugby. Good luck to them and they are of course entitled to be more into whatever sports they want but it will effect the quality of football coverage. The old gang were mad into their football especially Eoin and Ken and Pursued intelligent lines of question regularly. |
Posted By: kimbap
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:25pm
Sums it up well for me,sad day A producer,no matter how good he is can create the same chemistry. Listening to the whole show tonight,sounds like a good sports programe. Not the usual craic.I know they're probably all a bit in shock on the show tonight and its all a bit subdued.I expect it will improve over the next while but will never be as good imo. OFB was imo the best radio show ive listened to. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:30pm
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To be fair to the lads tonight they would have had to the show on the fly with no production meeting and no prep work etc. It would have been false to do all the bits of humour that Horgan and the lads brought to the other show. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: whitesideOnside
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:42pm
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The lads on tonight are fine, doing a decent show under the circumstances. They may well go on to produce a very entertaining, informative show in time. But sometimes, like for instance Scrap Saturday, a chemistry of people, time and place come together to create something special and it not easy to recreate again, especially when the Producer has gone too. It won't be easy for the lads who've left to recreate it elsewhere either. Like relationships, once you break the bond of trust it is very hard to put back together. In this case the bond with the loyal listeners has been broken and was a huge part of it. |
Posted By: finnanselbow
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:45pm
| Great show, will be a big loss to the airwaves, except for that clown Murph |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:49pm
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What is very interesting. Contributors tonight Wood O Sullivan Taylor Robson Nevin. All used on the Newstalk Sat and Sunday show. They did not use the same contributors the lads would have had lined up. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Pipkin
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:51pm
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Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:56pm
| Pat Nevin and Eddie O'Sullivan have been on regularly on off the ball. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:58pm
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Never said they werent, but every single one of their contributors tonight are regulars on the Sat and Sunday show. They did not have anyone on tonight who is not on the Sat or Sunday show and tonights show was produced and presented by the Sat and Sunday team. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: sid waddell
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 9:58pm
Nevin is a show staple as is Wood. O'Sullivan has also been used incresingly in recent times. Shane Horgan conspicuous by his absence however and non-regulars were used for GAA. Sid Lowe also absent from his regular Monday slot.
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Posted By: kimbap
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 10:03pm
Pretty much the only poster to say anything negative about Murph. Likeable guy,people either loved or hated Ken.I used to dislike him but found myself agreeing with him most of the time.Very clever guy too. |
Posted By: Baldrick
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 10:05pm
You are missing the point. They did not use anyone that is not used on a Saturday or Sunday and it was the Sat and Sunday team on tonight. ------------- AKA pedantic kunt |
Posted By: Ireland4ever
Date Posted: 04 Mar 2013 at 10:07pm
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Well you did say that tonight they used pundits that the old team would not have used tonight, when in fact they have used the same pundits quite regularly.
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