Spot on Question

Well done Ms Kissane

did they not both use the same interview?  I heard matt williams commented on it saying who was she to ask him that now.  The guy on TV 3 said "she's obviously not looking for a career in sports reporting"

I say fair play to her.  It was a valid question to ask and interesting to saee his reaction.  He may never allow her near the irish camp again but you never know

Matt Cooper was quick to defend her - fair play to her (and him) and it is a valid question.

inoverthetop wrote: Absolute f**king tool! Obviously trying to make a name for herself another spa upstart of a journalist trying to be Eamon Dunphy... who is a f**king tool. Would be an acceptable question coming from a seasoned Journalist who knew something about the camp or the game.

So journalists have to earn their stripes before they can ask relevant questions?

I thought they earned their stripes by asking relvant questions?

Thank f**k your concept of journalism isn't embraced by all. We'd have embedded reporters everywhere.

Dealing with journalists on a daily basis I think I may have a fair idea of what I'm talking about. Do you think she will ever get near the Irish camp again or any other Irish sporting camp after her little outburst... not f**king likely. Being a journalist is about creating a rapport with people so you are able to ask questions like that and get a decent response. Don't be so naive to think that she gives a s**t about Irish rugby or knows f**k all about it. That was about trying to make a name for herself her brief career in Sports journalism is over. How did that the manner in which that question was asked benefit any of us?  

Dave Cahill wrote: The problem was not the content of the question, but the timing of the question, on the pitch less than 5 minutes after the final whistle.

To me, that would seem precisely the right time to ask that key question.   After all, Eddie has had 9 full days (and insomnia-wracked nights) since the end of the French game, to consider his options.

Cutting through the above melodramatic hype, all that the interviewer did was to ask a highly paid con-man a direct, simple and predictable question.

It's called doing her job and she did it well.

Don't agree. It's the journalists job to ask questions and present the answers not build cosy my friend can I ask you a question relationships. Eddie's reaction should he is not used to being asked direct questions and also that he considers himself above such questions. Sad reflection on Irish sports journalism that no one else is asking the direct question.

Just listening to Thornley laying it on the line on the Plank show!

He's savaging the IRFU "appointments committee" clowns.

what he said.  no need to add any more to that response other than my approval

People may not agree with his decisions (me included) but EOS loves Irish Rugby and has put his heart and soul into it (limited as it may have been and to be blindsided 5 minutes after Ireland crash out the world cup by some precocious brat trying to make a name for herself is bang out of order.

Dave Cahill wrote: QUOTE=rathbaner] Dave Cahill wrote: The problem was not the content of the question, but the timing of the question, on the pitch less than 5 minutes after the final whistle. It's the only question people still watching wanted to hear answered. It's not the hack's job to be a cheerleader.

Nor are they supposed to be an @@@@SPAN style="FONT-STYLE: italic">agent provocateur.  @@@@/SPAN>It was tabloid television.  The question was asked again in the proper setting of the post match press conference where we were able to get a proper reply, which was far more informative and gave us greater insight into the mind of the coach than whatever Ms Kissane was able to extract.
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Dead right my point exactly complete Dunphy-esqe tabloid nonesense. So other than pissing O'Sullivan off and making Hickie clearly uncomfortable what did we (the Irish fans) get from that question? f**k all

themick171 wrote: she was right. there is too much spineless, arse kissing irish reporters scared s**tless to ask questions that upset the gravy train that eddie and  those other pillocks in the old boys club/IRFU have cooked up for themselves. She asked the qustion that everyone wants to know. And unlike inoverthetop I personally couln't give a f**king hoot what the coach is thinkking. Hopefully something depressing, rather than the truth ''I conned all those idiots - hahahahahahaha''.

What did it achieve?