Football on ITV

[Blackjack]

Sorry guys but i need to get this off my chest. Am i the only person in the world who think coverage on ITV is absolutely crap?

Was watching the FA Cup highlights on Saturday night and instead of watching goals and the best bits of games all we got was adverts, Paul Ince and Gordon Strachan talking rubbish, more adverts and Paul Inces crap jumper!!!!

I tuned in to watch Swansea game, and i know it wasn't going to be the top game with not a lot of interest unless you are a Jack or a Tyke but the game was end to end so maybe deserved more than 45 seconds. There again there were probably quite a few more games which deserved more air time as well to be fair.

I'm so glad ITV haven't got the premier league or football league to be honest, that's it rant over.

sorry again everyone and what are your thoughts on the ITV coverage?

Blackjack

[clsyorkshire]

Didn't like it much when "The Premiership" replaced Match of the Day.

[sharrowblade]

Blackjack wrote:

sorry again everyone and what are your thoughts on the ITV coverage? Blackjack

I think you've got it pretty much covered, mate
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[Blackjack]

Wish someone had covered Paul Inces jumper !!! Ha ha

[sharrowblade]

Blackjack wrote:

Wish someone had covered Paul Inces jumper !!! Ha ha

I wish someone would cover Jim Beglin's mouth
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[WileBrownAstle]

I actully enjoyed the five minutes of the Posh game without any commentators Yesterday.
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[WileBrownAstle]

They made a mistake saying that it was Cardiff we play in the 08 FA Cup semi final when it was Pompey.
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[James]

personally i think the FA should never even consider ITV when it comes to negotiating showing any football where the FA own the rights after this:

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2002/aug/13/broadcasting.itvdigital

[Blackjack]

Also did any1 notice the Brighton v Wrexham highlights started and the final score was on the screen, ha ha. and i must agree about the lack of commentator for the Posh game it was bliss.
Another thing they do different from the Beeb is when they advertise the next game to be shown why oh why do they show 1 of the goals that are scored, when the BBC show someone hitting the bar or a shot getting saved? I saw Danny Grahams first goal ( which was a beaut) about 15 mins before they showed the game, it spoils the moment!

[Senior82]

ITV does suck big time. At least they managed to show a whole game on sunday without slapping an advert in the middle of it though.

I would love to be able to watch a game with zero commentary.

BUT for me the worst thing was Jim Rosenthal's verbal diarrhoea whilst the draw was on, going on and on, he made the draw last about 10 minutes longer than it should have...."Liverpool, they've reached this round after a 5-1 home win against Oldham and they play their home games at Anfield and wear nice red shirts with a white collar"...I KNOW NOW SHUT UP!!

[Ruud Van Driver]

Senior82 wrote:

I would love to be able to watch a game with zero commentary.

Try the mute button on your remote control!!


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[Senior82]

Pedant! I meant keep the crowd noise and lose the waffle over the top

[silkman1]

Jim Rosenthal is appalling - his incessant drivel and wandering drives us all crazy.

Go back to the days when the draw was made on radio on the Monday lunch time following all the games which were incidentally played Saturday.

Lasted no more than ten minutes - job done - but whatever Rosenthal does he loves the sound of his own voice.

[kenners46]

There is only one Brian Moore

[silkman1]

How true that is.

[WileBrownAstle]

To cup replays on this week
QPR v MK Dons
Wolves v Blues.
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[Flackwell Lad]

I cant complain about football on TV here in Australia. I have cable ( Foxtel) and we get a live game on a saturday night/Sunday morning..press the red button on me remote and we have a choice of four other games. Then we get the game thats played late on a Saturday afternoon, the game played late on a sunday afternoon, plus the game played on a Monday night all live. In addition we get some League championship games live plus league one and two on the odd accasion. I also have Setanta which showed four live games from the last round plus all Englands world cup and Euro qualifying games. And on top of that there is live Scottish, Spanish, French and South American football.

[WileBrownAstle]

Looking forward to Wolves v Blues tonight.
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[pompeypete]

Sorry guys but i need to get this off my chest. Am i the only person in the world who think coverage on ITV is absolutely crap?

Have to agree with ya 'Blackjack'

but

Football has sold its soul to TV..............

Just too much on the telly, too many meaningless european matches..........should be a straight knock out.

Top teams sending out their second string for FAC & League cup matches...

I could go on & on
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[Blackjack]

I do agree about football selling its soul to TV, thats why i haven't got Sky. I work most nights so miss the live games anyway and its too expensive, i'm happy watching my beloved Swans live instead.

I'm off tonight and caught in 2 minds as there are 2 live games on tv at the same time. Do i watch Wolves v Birmingham on crappy ITV or Wrexham v Brighton on S4C (Welsh language channel). Decisions, decisions prob go for the Wrexham game as the first Wolves game apparently was rubbish!!!! and so are the ITV commentators, at least i can't understand all the welsh commentators.