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Why on Earth was Man U v Fulham a live game
I'm sorry but this was the 4th round of the FA Cup, why did ESPN pick Premiership leaders Man U against a very average Fulham side who are abysmal away from home, surely in the early stages its all about the romance & possible giant killing, this result was as predictable as an MP not answering a question .
Even allowing for the fact there were five goals I am sure the excitement level was zilch.
Added to the fact ESPN have a live game next weekend & its between MAN UTD & FULHAM :eek:
I am lost for words
Even allowing for the fact there were five goals I am sure the excitement level was zilch.
Added to the fact ESPN have a live game next weekend & its between MAN UTD & FULHAM :eek:
I am lost for words
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If there was a potential Giant Killing game chosen and the "giants" won 5-0 people would say "why choose that game, the result was obvious"
Precisely. It's easy to reflect now and say, "Ah, Arsenal vs. Brighton would have been good live. 3-2, how exciting".
But if Arsenal had tonked them, people would be saying exactly what you said.
The fact is, Man United have a massive fanbase, and will rake in a lot of money.
I think the real question was why Stoke vs. City was shown live. Had boredom written all over it.
Surely lower league teams at home to good Premier League teans are much more of general interest and the essence of the cup than the Premier League leaders at home to a lower half Premier League team ?
Bolton vs Everton and Brighton vs Arsenal would have been better choices for FA Cup purists.
However, like it or not, ESPN also want viewing figures and picking a United game at least gives them that. ITV do it quite often when picking their prime CL game - often picking a United home game banker over a tricky away game for Arsenal, Chelsea etc.
A Sinclair C5 is better on the road than Fulham and the match choice was simply to get lots of viewers on a Saturday evening - it's as simple as that. Money talks, not romance. They'll leave the more romantic ties for less lucrative slots for the advertisers.
I can see why Stoke v city was picked, repeat of the final a couple of years ago, city don't have a good record at the Britannia, but it was a complete non-event today. Judging by the attendance, clearly the Stoke fans thought it would be too!
That's a tad unfair on Stoke (albeit understandable) - at least that game was competitive and had an atmosphere. If it was Fulham vs United I'd have had far less of an issue with it. But choosing a United home game against Fulham was a cynical move to fill sofas.
Why are you in the Football forum all the time then?
All the more reason to hope that the BBC win back the rights when the contract is next up for grabs.
Yes, I was falling asleep watching them score 2 goals in stoppage time to win the PL title in May :rolleyes:. Maybe you should go back to not watching football (if indeed you ever stopped).
Brighton vs Arsenal looked to be a good game beforehand, but nobody would have chosen Norwich vs Luton or QPR vs MK Dons as a live game.
Both channels will be fighting to show Huddersfield vs Leicester unless there is a draw tomorrow, which I doubt.
Good game ? It was all over after one minute.
I suspect ITV will pass if that's the only draw.
Err, you mean boring to you. I rather think most of us here ( certainly myself ) have a more general love of the game.
Reading v Sheff Utd? QPR v The Franchise? Brighton v Arsenal? Norwich v Luton? All more interesting games on paper, and games I'd be far more compelled to watch than a match between two sides who already play each other twice a year and is unlikely to produce a shock.
I don't find anything exciting about blank chequebooks, mercenary players and managers.
If you're a ESPN subscriber then it's fair game to criticise their match choices
How do you work that out?
Er...may be it's because they're paying for the service
Yeah, that's how it works :rolleyes:
So a neutral ESPN sub can't criticise them choosing Utd against a smaller PL club at home over, for instance, Arsenal away to a decent championship side?
And Utd-Fulham is on again next weekend.
WOW! So much YAWN factor with that choice of game. I heard the commentator mentioned Utd players not even celebrating scoring :yawn:
Sounds like a story stolen straight from BTYahoo but true.
Vote with your wallet then, no one is forcing you to use the service.