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Did anyone else hear the rubbish that RTE Sports spewed out during the prime news program this evening ? I think it was about 1840 or so.

Basically it was a 5 minute piece (but it felt like 15 minutes) covering how Southsiders are going to find their way to Croke Park this weekend.

I had the strongest urge ever to turn the radio off. Ever.

After the first one or two interviews with stereotypes the remaining 15 became redundant - we got the picture. They even pulled the standard one of "my passport's up to date so there shouldn't be a problem" as well as a bizarre one about getting a bus laid on from Kielys (or somewhere like that) and getting Daddy to pick the guy up immediatley afterwards. This is *prime* news time on the national broadcaster, not pirate radio, not tweenie-time.

They then went on to have long piece where the reporter accompanied some guy on the 46A and he continued to spew forth the same rubbish.

It was stunningly poor broadcasting.

z
 
Sounds like a poor imitation of that Ross O'Carroll-Kelly rubbish that your man in the Tribune has made his living out of in recent years.

Cheer up Zag - apart from annoying bank codes and irritating RTE reports things aren't that bad. :D
 
Why would people be going to Croke Park this weekend? :confused:

Seriously, though — between avian flu, global warming, and O'Driscoll probably not being match fit, this is shaping up to be a Very Bad Week so far. And — of course — not a canvassing politician in sight. Harrumph!
 
zag said:
Did anyone else hear the rubbish that RTE Sports spewed out during the prime news program this evening ? I think it was about 1840 or so.

Basically it was a 5 minute piece (but it felt like 15 minutes) covering how Southsiders are going to find their way to Croke Park this weekend.

I had the strongest urge ever to turn the radio off. Ever.

After the first one or two interviews with stereotypes the remaining 15 became redundant - we got the picture. They even pulled the standard one of "my passport's up to date so there shouldn't be a problem" as well as a bizarre one about getting a bus laid on from Kielys (or somewhere like that) and getting Daddy to pick the guy up immediatley afterwards. This is *prime* news time on the national broadcaster, not pirate radio, not tweenie-time.

They then went on to have long piece where the reporter accompanied some guy on the 46A and he continued to spew forth the same rubbish.

It was stunningly poor broadcasting.

z
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Yah...yah I agree. So anyway....can you tell me where I can buy a map?;)
 
The Sunday World's Des Erkin also had a piece this week about Rugby heads finding their way to Croker, which was nothing short of biggotry. What it basically insinuated "tongue in cheek" was that people that live around Croke Park, and more or less any northsider were thieves, scumbags, and of below normal intelligence, I must dig it out of the green bin to quote some of it, it was unbelievable. I don't understand how making these comments which border on racism are acceptable. ( maybe I watched too much Big Brother)
 
Maybe its not too late for the GAA to reinstate its 'foreign sports' ban... Down with this sort of thing! ;)
 
True, wrong word (early morning post) I found the paper, these are the "humourous" quote "Do I need a Visa" - no in fact if you take a visa you risked getting it robbed along with your mastercard" and other crackers such as " do not bring the Merc convertible or the beamer as the natives will set it on fire and dance around it" and Currency - "Northsiders don't have currency, just the black economy". If looking for sights to see, his funniest line yet, he suggest you visit the Botanic Gardens "Probably just a cover for growing hash and Heroin"

Who told this man he was funny?

Maybe this - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classism
 
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Speaking of punters looking for Croker, I remember a few years back heading down to Tolka Park for a Rovers v Bohs game on the same day as a compromise rules game in Croker and being stopped by loads of lost souls around Drumcondra looking for directions. I was half tempted to tell them to come with me and see if they noticed any difference. :) Even I know where Croker is and I've only been in it once before I instituted a personal ban on attending games that are foreign to me.
 
The real question is will the "Free State Unioinist's" boo or sing along with GSTQ?
 
I wold reckon that more than half the folks there this weekend will be GAA fans, or rather sport fans, who have moved throw in times over the summers to make sure that they didn't lose out going head to head with other sports, and also that they understand that ultimately sports fans get behind their teams (unless they're attrocious or uncool). I would love to be there and would love to be in san Marino tonight (seems odd I'm in Croatia, where the "founder" of San Marino - Marin - came from).
 
Back to the original issue of RTE news, tonight's show included a 3-4 minute piece which was basically an advert for some upcoming new arts show on RTE.
 
The late sport news on RTE2 just now was a disgrace - after a report on the San Marino game the presenter said "England took on Spain tonight ... and it may come as some consolation that they woefully underperformed and lost 1-0". Unbelievable, atavistic anti English nonsense from the RTE sports department. :mad:
 
zag said:
Did anyone else hear the rubbish that RTE Sports spewed out during the prime news program this evening ? I think it was about 1840 or so.
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For those who 'missed' it ..

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What do you expect ? RTE Sport are lazy and bland and always play it safe. It needs the 'external' analysts such as Giles & Dunphy or Hook & Pope & O'Shea to call it as they see it. The ones on salary wouldn't risk offending anyone.

This piece was blatant plagiarism of Paul Howard, aka R'OC-K. As a DNS rugby supporter I thought it not worthy of taking offence.

I have my tickets for Sunday and am looking forward to my first visit to Croke Park since 1993. (I've almost blocked out the trauma of being dragged there to see Elton Joel & Billy John some time back - that surely can't be counted).
 
Reminds me of the day in the 80s when my mother asked my father who Bohs were playing in Dalyer and he replied "Bob Marley".
 
ClubMan said:
Even I know where Croker is and I've only been in it once before I instituted a personal ban on attending games that are foreign to me.
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TarfHead said:
I have my tickets for Sunday and am looking forward to my first visit to Croke Park since 1993.
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:confused: Can never get what almost seems like a pride football and rugby fans take in not visiting Croke Park, like it's a badge of honour. No problem if you don't like Gaelic football or hurling (but how could any one not love hurling?), but sometimes it seems more than that, like because Croke Park is the home of traditional Irish sports it's somehow uncool? God lads, come to terms with it: you're Irish. :)

PS I've been a regular in Croke Park and Lansdowne all my life so I'm terribly ecumenical. ;)
 
Slightly off topic but just to give RTE a break... I don't know what depressed me more last night. Irelands performance, Steve Stauntons press conference or TV3's coverage. Brian Kerr must be the most annoying co-commentator ever (well, apart from Mark 'bad joke' Lawrenson). He just never shuts up talking about Damien, Robbie and the boys. The guys in the studio weren't much better. Great players doesn't mean great analysts and all three played with Staunton so were unlikely to be too critical of him. Also, I wanted to scream at them every time they said Czechoslovakia instead of the Czech Republic. It was a long night...:mad:
 
Bushfire said:
:confused: Can never get what almost seems like a pride football and rugby fans take in not visiting Croke Park, like it's a badge of honour.
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but sometimes it seems more than that, like because Croke Park is the home of traditional Irish sports it's somehow uncool? God lads, come to terms with it: you're Irish. :)
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I have my own personal/family reasons for having no truck with the GAA myself. I won't bore others with them though. Gaelic sports (including hurling - no matter how shocking that might be to some) hold no attraction for me personally. I have no real desire to attend Croke Park. Soccer, and in particular Bohs, is much more part of my and my family's sporting culture. This doesn't make me any less Irish than the next person and, in my opinion, only a bigot would think otherwise.
 
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(well, apart from Mark 'bad joke' Lawrenson).
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I was very disappointed that nobody on radio or TV managed to say "last Gasperoni" about Ireland's win and in reference to San Marino's number 11.
 
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