The nation's sports fans are in shock at the news Eoin McDevitt, Ken Early, Ciaran Murphy, Simon Hick and Mark Horgan will leave Newstalk.
Here's how Twitter has reacted so far.
In absolute shock at the Off the Ball news. Keegan/Dalglish resigning, Cantona retiring sort of shock. #wow
— Cormac O'Malley (@cormacpro) March 4, 2013
As @dionfanning says, sad and crazy about the supreme Off the Ball. The lads at @secondcaptains deserve full support. thescore.thejournal.ie/off-the-ball-8…
— Miguel Delaney (@MiguelDelaney) March 4, 2013
After years of innovative sport, the Off the Ball team have decided to seek fame and fortune elsewhere. The founderGer Gilroy returns
— George Hook (@ghook) March 4, 2013
Shame - thescore.thejournal.ie/off-the-ball-8… - best thing on Irish radio by miles. Hope they're going somewhere else.
— arseblog (@arseblog) March 4, 2013
Newstalk's Off The Ball team resign en masse?Strange one.Guess that makes tonight's show must-listen
— Dodge (@seidodge) March 4, 2013
Off the Ball lads gone from Newstalk? Wonder what the row was about? Big call for Newstalk #OTB
— Tomás Quinn (@mossyquinn) March 4, 2013
Off the Ball team leave Newstalk? This is the worst news any sports fan could possibly hear.
— Steven Miller (@steven_miller12) March 4, 2013
How has it come to this?! Off the ball team resigning from newstalk!? Best radio show on Planet Earth! Anyone know what's happening?
— Whiff of Cordite (@WhiffofCordite) March 4, 2013
Intrigued to hear what's happened Off The Ball crew. Best sport radio show i've ever heard anywhere. Best radio show of any kind
— Barry Glendenning (@bglendenning) March 4, 2013
Am hoping the lads from Off the Ball have been poached en masse by a rival that writes much bigger cheques. Otherwise, it's terrible news.
— emmet malone (@emmetmalone) March 4, 2013
A nation mourns #offtheball @secondcaptains @kenearlys @eoinmcdevitt @cianmnews @saveciaranmurph
— Johnny O'Laddy (@JohnnyOLaddy) March 4, 2013
Da fuk, @secondcaptains? After all hilariously dismal RTE effort to match ye, you walk? Ah well, can delete NewsTalk preset now. G'luck lads
— Harry Browne (@harrybrowne) March 4, 2013
Spend a week listening to Talksport and you'll appreciate just how good Off The Ball is. I'm genuinely gutted @secondcaptains
— Paul Dollery (@PaulDollery) March 4, 2013
