Comments on: What Did Football Ever Do to ITV? http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html League Football, Soccer News and Views from Around the World Mon, 13 Feb 2012 08:57:06 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Dan http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html/comment-page-1#comment-140124 Dan Thu, 05 Feb 2009 22:54:48 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html#comment-140124 Can't agree with Rob. ITV are shocking. Analysis is a misnomer for what they provide, it's simply a couple of sentences inbetween the ad breaks. Their commentary is awful, often biased or ill-informed nonense, so much so that I have to turn the radio on instead. Since the FA sold their soul to the highest bidder in regards to TV rights, it is pretty funny that they have got what they deserved. Their match selections in the last round were absolutely apalling (how Kettering-Fulham wasn't shown is beyond me) and their highlights were atrocious. Those cameras seemed like they were held by a drunk with a mobile phone. Even last night, they showed the final scores from the other games without warning completely defeating the object of their own highlights programme. Both Sky and the BBC cover football a hell of a lot better. One can only hope that the Cup finds itself back there soon. Can’t agree with Rob. ITV are shocking. Analysis is a misnomer for what they provide, it’s simply a couple of sentences inbetween the ad breaks. Their commentary is awful, often biased or ill-informed nonense, so much so that I have to turn the radio on instead.

Since the FA sold their soul to the highest bidder in regards to TV rights, it is pretty funny that they have got what they deserved. Their match selections in the last round were absolutely apalling (how Kettering-Fulham wasn’t shown is beyond me) and their highlights were atrocious. Those cameras seemed like they were held by a drunk with a mobile phone. Even last night, they showed the final scores from the other games without warning completely defeating the object of their own highlights programme.

Both Sky and the BBC cover football a hell of a lot better. One can only hope that the Cup finds itself back there soon.

]]> By: Matt http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html/comment-page-1#comment-140112 Matt Thu, 05 Feb 2009 16:27:04 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html#comment-140112 A similar thing happened when Celtic took on Dundee United in the CIS Cup during penalties. The final was 11-10 on penalties, but when Boruc saved one of the penalties, BBC switched from BBC 2 to BBC 1 right before Glen Loovens was going to take the possible game winning penalty (he was stopped and it continued). Those watching on TV were left to scramble for their remotes and those watching online were....well screwed. A similar thing happened when Celtic took on Dundee United in the CIS Cup during penalties. The final was 11-10 on penalties, but when Boruc saved one of the penalties, BBC switched from BBC 2 to BBC 1 right before Glen Loovens was going to take the possible game winning penalty (he was stopped and it continued). Those watching on TV were left to scramble for their remotes and those watching online were….well screwed.

]]> By: Rob http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html/comment-page-1#comment-140108 Rob Thu, 05 Feb 2009 13:35:37 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html#comment-140108 Thing about ITV is, I don't think its that bad. Sure sometimes it feels like a cheap kareoke version of Sky's coverage, but other than the cheapness its not usually that bad. Townsend and Earle are rubbish of course, but so are Shearer and Lawrro or Redknapp and Souness. Last night though, that was pretty unforgivable. They already have a bad rep due to the country's beeb bias, but they well and truly cemented their position as second best now. Thing about ITV is, I don’t think its that bad. Sure sometimes it feels like a cheap kareoke version of Sky’s coverage, but other than the cheapness its not usually that bad. Townsend and Earle are rubbish of course, but so are Shearer and Lawrro or Redknapp and Souness.

Last night though, that was pretty unforgivable. They already have a bad rep due to the country’s beeb bias, but they well and truly cemented their position as second best now.

]]> By: Drabik http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html/comment-page-1#comment-140105 Drabik Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:52:46 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html#comment-140105 It was okay on ITVHD :D. But I would have been so annoyed if I missed it. It was okay on ITVHD :D. But I would have been so annoyed if I missed it.

]]> By: Wayne http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html/comment-page-1#comment-140104 Wayne Thu, 05 Feb 2009 10:21:32 +0000 http://www.theoffside.com/world-football/what-has-itv-got-against-football.html#comment-140104 Should have shown porn like US TV. I really wouldn't have cared then. Should have shown porn like US TV. I really wouldn’t have cared then.

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