I imagined they’d be something like that ok.
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Don’t know. It was 2020 and 2021 so I presume covid? Maybe the government thought that youngsters could keep busy in lockdown if they were engrossed in balls.ie.
They also own theslicedpan.com and collegetimes.com
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He also mentioned the sponsored events they get. This is a fine line for them as by going paywall on the INTERNET they are basically turning their backs on the younger demographic who don’t bother with the radio anymore and the ones who drive sponsor interest.
Second Captains sell out live shows but don’t get the same sponsor interest from what I can see. The fact that they were relatively early adopters of the direct to consumer model helped them.
Off the Ball had done a good job in the YouTube space so interesting that they are throwing that away.
So Off the ball no longer on YouTube?
Well I watched it this morning on YouTube
“I’m going to open the Kimono a bit here”
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I’m saying that on the next teams call
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Joe wasn’t too long pulling back the curtain after Ger opened his kimino.
Very strange to talk about their intimate relationship with the audience and to say they may be over explaining, and then provide 24 hours notice.
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Two self indulgent hoors there who both think their shit tastes like chocolate.
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Second Captains at a fiver plus vat a month is good value. €9.99 for OTB and the radio and morning shows are still there - not too sure.
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Why one days notice 
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Every business in the state got grants during Covid if their revenue was down 30% …id say these lads tanked completely at that period
Getting in before the Rugby World Cup and return of the Premier League?
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Maybe…seems rushed and completely panicked
Molloy looked odd to say the least
It comes across like that but I remember having a look through that survey last year and it was basically a few filler questions before presenting different packages asking people what they would pay for.
The timing is definitely to do with the rugby and PL returning I’d say but I think the short notice was their deluded think that people might clamour to sign up so they don’t ‘miss out’.
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That was a cringefest from 2 sanctimonious wafflers. Still though it could be quite lucrative venture. Wooly Parkinson has over 3,000 followers for just covering GAA and had to start from scratch. OTB have brand recognition from Newstalk for >20 years and have an existing platform and the listeners in Situ. If at a very conservative 10,000 people signed up it would be worth €1.2m a year. They probably stand to make much more. Rugby will be their main focus.
He looked like he didnt agree with the decision and told gilroy he had to come on and explain to the listeners. I wonder how much notice did the presenters get and where they involved in the discussion to go behind the paywall
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Even if thats the case, one day’s notice is really stupid. It’s like theyre trying to rush lads into it without thinking. You’d think they’d have announced some whopper content for the next month to get people over the line. Previews, special interviews, a new segment of some sort…
@johnnysachs i think he mentioned 1,000 people suggesting they would pay… who knows. Good luck to them i suppose. They’re not my cup of tea.
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If they tank at the rubby World Cup I’ll happily pay the tenner to listen to the fall out.
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