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TV companies upset Gillard



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Published Date:
17 August 2008
INSTITUTE chairman Billy Gillard was fuming following his club's 1-1 draw with Crusaders on Saturday.
However Gillard wasn't annoyed with his side conceding a last minute equaliser, he was irritate that not for the first time television camera's weren't at the Riverside Stadium, even though that was the only game which survived the terrible weather.

"I'm really, really annoyed that the new look JJB Premiership seems to be the old Irish League Premier Division, as far as Institute is concerned," he said.
"With only six games pencilled in for the start of the season, I'm astonished that between both BBC and UTV that they couldn't get cameras to all the grounds.
"To make matters worse the way things turned out we were the only game which took place, but instead the BBC showed the farcical scenes at the Oval and Windsor Park, before then interviewing David Jeffrey about a possible transfer target.
"It really makes me mad, that after all the work we put into ensure that we got into the invitational league doesn't seem to matter."
The Waterside man feels not for the first time that Northern Ireland's second city seems to be overlooked
"Once again it looks as though it's hard for the TV cameras to get over the Glenshane Pass and cover us.
"At the end of the day we are supposed to be the second biggest city in the country, but the television companies seem only to want to cover the Belfast sides, to be honest as far as they are concerned you might as well call the JJB Sports Premiership, the JJB Sports Belfast & District League."



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  • Last Updated: 18 August 2008 9:56 AM
  • Source: Londonderry Sentinel
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