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It is unlucky for ITV that 3 matches involving British teams are kicking off at the same time but I suppose at the same time it is good for BT as they are getting two really good games involving British teams which if there had been two games kicking off at 6 and two at 8.05 BT would have ended up with the Everton Game which is pretty much over.
I take it BT Sport have the 1st pick on the games?? As obviously Spurs Vs Fiorentina and Celtic Vs Inter on paper seemed the tastier matches
No, ITV has 1st pick and i believe 2nd pick also
Liverpool will bring in the viewers and to ITV, thats almost more important than what might look a better game.
(Im a Liverpool supporter and i agree the Celtic Vs Inter Milan game looks way tastier)
ITV have 1st and 2nd picks. ITV are always going to pick both of their matches in different timeslots. ITV are also going to pick Liverpool. This explains the choices.
I don't think the Liverpool match is decided yet. It wasn't as if the first leg ended up say 5-0 to Liverpool.
ITV have 1st and 2nd picks. ITV are always going to pick both of their matches in different timeslots. ITV are also going to pick Liverpool. This explains the choices.
I don't think the Liverpool match is decided yet. It wasn't as if the first leg ended up say 5-0 to Liverpool.
No I dont think the Liverpool game is decided either but the Celtic game is 3-3 after the 1st leg it is all to play for too and was the better 1st leg in my opinion. Ideally ITV would have wanted
Liverpool at 6.00 and Celtic at 8.05 but it never worked like that
In the good ole days STV would have had an op out to show a game their audience would be more interested in
which would have been Celtic Vs Inter
Only in the Champions' League (although for a competition that started in 1992, "olde days" is stretching the definition of the expression somewhat).
Since the UEFA Cup/Europa League rights were centralised, there's never been an STV opt-out. Prior to centralisation, it was an effective free-for-all for rights to individual matches.
The 2005 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Arsenal which finished 0-0 was a very very poor match. If the BBC and BT were basing their match selections on this criteria they would have clearly not bothered showing this seasons FA Cup match between the same two sides (or indeed any other match ever played in football as I would guess most clubs have had a match between the two sides which was boring.)
The 2005 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Arsenal which finished 0-0 was a very very poor match. If the BBC and BT were basing their match selections on this criteria they would have clearly not bothered showing this seasons FA Cup match between the same two sides (or indeed any other match ever played in football as I would guess most clubs have had a match between the two sides which was boring.)
I remember that FA Cup final, the last BBC screened until they got the rights back this season.
My god it was appalling wasn't it
Only way for Celtic to go through is to win or draw 4-4 or draw 3-3 and go into extra time and win on pens. I don't see them doing either, so to me that game is not as exciting as the others.
Liverpool 1-0 up at Besiktas is actually one of the better games as Besiktas are at home and could win. The Everton game isn't a good one as it's basically over. Spurs is on a knife edge.
So personally, i would have had Tottenham on at the 6PM kick off spot. (FOR ITV)
Then Liverpool at the 8PM kick off spot. (for ITV)
Only way for Celtic to go through is to win or draw 4-4 or draw 3-3 and go into extra time and win on pens. I don't see them doing either, so to me that game is not as exciting as the others.
Liverpool 1-0 up at Besiktas is actually one of the better games as Besiktas are at home and could win. The Everton game isn't a good one as it's basically over. Spurs is on a knife edge.
So personally, i would have had Tottenham on at the 6PM kick off spot. (FOR ITV)
Then Liverpool at the 8PM kick off spot. (for ITV)
I agree with what you're saying in terms of the Liverpool game being one of the better ones and it's also quite nice to show both legs of the same game (i.e. give the full story of the tie) on itv.
On your precise selections, the Liverpool game is on at 6pm so that and the Tottenham game clash. Personally I would have picked Liverpool for ITV(1) at 6pm and Everton for ITV4 and had an early news on ITV(1) if I had been controller at ITV (with soaps from 8pm).
I agree with what you're saying in terms of the Liverpool game being one of the better ones and it's also quite nice to show both legs of the same game (i.e. give the full story of the tie) on itv.
On your precise selections, the Liverpool game is on at 6pm so that and the Tottenham game clash. Personally I would have picked Liverpool for ITV(1) at 6pm and Everton for ITV4 and had an early news on ITV(1) if I had been controller at ITV (with soaps from 8pm).
Yeah I would have had it on ITV with this schedule
5.00 Regional News
5.15 Itv News
5.30 Besiktas v Liverpool
8.00 Regional News
8.15 Itv News
8.30 Emmerdale
9.30 paul O Grady for the love of Dogs
10.00 News
Yeah I would have had it on ITV with this schedule
5.00 Regional News
5.15 Itv News
5.30 Besiktas v Liverpool
8.00 Regional News
8.15 Itv News
8.30 Emmerdale
9.30 paul O Grady for the love of Dogs
10.00 News
Do you purposefully go through every post to bully STV Viewer who is purely making a point of how ITV could have changed the schedule to show the Liverpool game on ITV instead of ITV4?!?!?!
Considering ITV4 is not on Freeview Lite there must be some disappointed Liverpool fans out there.
Well, the second legs of Chelsea vs PSG and Man City vs Barcelona, the first legs of which were on ITV, are on Sky Sports, which is even worse. I've said it before, the people absolutely desperate to see stuff on ITV4 who can't receive it via Freeview Lite and don't have access to it via another platform is absolutely tiny. If they can't get ITV4, Liverpool fans are missing a lot more Liverpool matches on Sky and BT.
Anyway, I know this thread and others loves to come up with contingency plans and someone on Twitter reminded me that the semi-final first legs this season are on 7th May, which is of course election day. If there's a British team in them they'll be on ITV1, but what happens if there's a load of injury time and it carries on past 10pm?
Anyway, I know this thread and others loves to come up with contingency plans and someone on Twitter reminded me that the semi-final first legs this season are on 7th May, which is of course election day. If there's a British team in them they'll be on ITV1, but what happens if there's a load of injury time and it carries on past 10pm?
I would imagine they'd just join the election coverage almost as soon as the full-time whistle goes, maybe with the post-match analysis hastily switched to ITV4.
I would imagine they'd just join the election coverage almost as soon as the full-time whistle goes, maybe with the post-match analysis hastily switched to ITV4.
Can't see it running over 10 being an issue, that's just the time the polls close, and the start of hours of pointless speculation, it doesn't get interesting until midnight when the results start coming in.
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Roma v Feyenoord UEFA Europa League Last 32 1st Leg
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They will be promoting this strongly in advance of next season when they have the CL
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It is unlucky for ITV that 3 matches involving British teams are kicking off at the same time but I suppose at the same time it is good for BT as they are getting two really good games involving British teams which if there had been two games kicking off at 6 and two at 8.05 BT would have ended up with the Everton Game which is pretty much over.
No, ITV has 1st pick and i believe 2nd pick also
Liverpool will bring in the viewers and to ITV, thats almost more important than what might look a better game.
(Im a Liverpool supporter and i agree the Celtic Vs Inter Milan game looks way tastier)
I don't think the Liverpool match is decided yet. It wasn't as if the first leg ended up say 5-0 to Liverpool.
No I dont think the Liverpool game is decided either but the Celtic game is 3-3 after the 1st leg it is all to play for too and was the better 1st leg in my opinion. Ideally ITV would have wanted
Liverpool at 6.00 and Celtic at 8.05 but it never worked like that
which would have been Celtic Vs Inter
Only in the Champions' League (although for a competition that started in 1992, "olde days" is stretching the definition of the expression somewhat).
Since the UEFA Cup/Europa League rights were centralised, there's never been an STV opt-out. Prior to centralisation, it was an effective free-for-all for rights to individual matches.
But thats not the basis for the match selection.
The 2005 FA Cup Final between Manchester United and Arsenal which finished 0-0 was a very very poor match. If the BBC and BT were basing their match selections on this criteria they would have clearly not bothered showing this seasons FA Cup match between the same two sides (or indeed any other match ever played in football as I would guess most clubs have had a match between the two sides which was boring.)
I remember that FA Cup final, the last BBC screened until they got the rights back this season.
My god it was appalling wasn't it
Liverpool 1-0 up at Besiktas is actually one of the better games as Besiktas are at home and could win. The Everton game isn't a good one as it's basically over. Spurs is on a knife edge.
So personally, i would have had Tottenham on at the 6PM kick off spot. (FOR ITV)
Then Liverpool at the 8PM kick off spot. (for ITV)
But Liverpool kick off at 6pm. ITV can't choose the kick off times.
I agree with what you're saying in terms of the Liverpool game being one of the better ones and it's also quite nice to show both legs of the same game (i.e. give the full story of the tie) on itv.
On your precise selections, the Liverpool game is on at 6pm so that and the Tottenham game clash. Personally I would have picked Liverpool for ITV(1) at 6pm and Everton for ITV4 and had an early news on ITV(1) if I had been controller at ITV (with soaps from 8pm).
Yeah I would have had it on ITV with this schedule
5.00 Regional News
5.15 Itv News
5.30 Besiktas v Liverpool
8.00 Regional News
8.15 Itv News
8.30 Emmerdale
9.30 paul O Grady for the love of Dogs
10.00 News
Klaxon time...
It is online on the itv website but of course not everyone has online access
Do you purposefully go through every post to bully STV Viewer who is purely making a point of how ITV could have changed the schedule to show the Liverpool game on ITV instead of ITV4?!?!?!
Well, the second legs of Chelsea vs PSG and Man City vs Barcelona, the first legs of which were on ITV, are on Sky Sports, which is even worse. I've said it before, the people absolutely desperate to see stuff on ITV4 who can't receive it via Freeview Lite and don't have access to it via another platform is absolutely tiny. If they can't get ITV4, Liverpool fans are missing a lot more Liverpool matches on Sky and BT.
Anyway, I know this thread and others loves to come up with contingency plans and someone on Twitter reminded me that the semi-final first legs this season are on 7th May, which is of course election day. If there's a British team in them they'll be on ITV1, but what happens if there's a load of injury time and it carries on past 10pm?
I would imagine they'd just join the election coverage almost as soon as the full-time whistle goes, maybe with the post-match analysis hastily switched to ITV4.
Can't see it running over 10 being an issue, that's just the time the polls close, and the start of hours of pointless speculation, it doesn't get interesting until midnight when the results start coming in.