New Posts For Thread: RTE's continuing laughable sports'coverage'https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverageThe Sean O'Rourke daily current affairs programme features a slot of 20 mins or so on Mondays for a panel of three (including the essential token woman) to review the significant happenings of the previous w/e -especially ,one would presume, those iAbout 10-11 on for the champions league coverage tonight when tv3 do it with about five. Why is there the need for the extra staff covering the games. Just cover them from the studio. Jobs for the boys. Waste of public money.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547088851#547088851About 10-11 on for the champions league coverage tonight when tv3 do it with about five. Why is there the need for the extra staff covering the games. Just cover them from the studio. Jobs for the boys. Waste of public money.Wed, 09 Dec 2015 16:26:27 -0600Rte is so bad on Tuesday night on six one they said there was three games on in the Carling cup...then showed klopps news conference on Liverpool's tie ...which was on Wednesday night.....https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547049313#547049313Rte is so bad on Tuesday night on six one they said there was three games on in the Carling cup...then showed klopps news conference on Liverpool's tie ...which was on Wednesday night.....Sat, 05 Dec 2015 18:03:10 -0600Not a normal practice but I just happened to hear the 10.00 a.m. 'news' bulletin on Newstalk (Newspuke more like)this morning. Then the sports news segment informed me that Navan races were on .I was pleasantly surprised.A few hours later I discoverhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547041507#547041507Not a normal practice but I just happened to hear the 10.00 a.m. 'news' bulletin on Newstalk (Newspuke more like)this morning. Then the sports news segment informed me that Navan races were on .I was pleasantly surprised.A few hours later I discoverSat, 05 Dec 2015 08:29:48 -0600Was listening to the news and sport at 11 on RTE.The sport consisted of the same stuff that was on the news,FIFA officials being arrested then on to womens cricket and swimming,the last item on it was racing in Clonmel cancelled.That should have beenhttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547021237#547021237Was listening to the news and sport at 11 on RTE.The sport consisted of the same stuff that was on the news,FIFA officials being arrested then on to womens cricket and swimming,the last item on it was racing in Clonmel cancelled.That should have beenThu, 03 Dec 2015 07:26:44 -0600They have lost the six nations I believe now to add to the loss of the rugby world cup. So in effect they will be spending less money on programmes which in turn will enable them to increase the wages of the overpaid presenters and I may add their rehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547020681#547020681They have lost the six nations I believe now to add to the loss of the rugby world cup. So in effect they will be spending less money on programmes which in turn will enable them to increase the wages of the overpaid presenters and I may add their reThu, 03 Dec 2015 06:31:19 -0600Im all for equality etc however joanne and her notepad may as well be talking about mars as far as her subject knowledge ishttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547016299#547016299Im all for equality etc however joanne and her notepad may as well be talking about mars as far as her subject knowledge isWed, 02 Dec 2015 10:39:32 -0600Look at the difference between TV3 Champions League coverage and RTE CL coverage. TV3 do a decent job with an anchor and 2 pundits + match commentator + 1. The remaining matches are covered by syndicated commentary which I assume is cheap. RTTE hahttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547015031#547015031Look at the difference between TV3 Champions League coverage and RTE CL coverage. TV3 do a decent job with an anchor and 2 pundits + match commentator + 1. The remaining matches are covered by syndicated commentary which I assume is cheap. RTTE haWed, 02 Dec 2015 07:58:16 -0600RTE spots Dept. will need a good size hotel for their Christmas do.Seems to be a different anchor on every bulletin.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547012471#547012471RTE spots Dept. will need a good size hotel for their Christmas do.Seems to be a different anchor on every bulletin.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 20:27:13 -0600Brian McFadden's "It Can Be Done" available in all good bookshops this Christmas.https://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547012181#547012181Brian McFadden's "It Can Be Done" available in all good bookshops this Christmas.Tue, 01 Dec 2015 19:24:55 -0600Aonghus MacGrianna said Jonah Lomu died at 70 years of agehttps://community.betfair.com/irish_sports/go/thread/view/94110/30619487/rtes-continuing-laughable-sportscoverage?post_id=547011585#547011585Aonghus MacGrianna said Jonah Lomu died at 70 years of ageTue, 01 Dec 2015 17:33:12 -0600