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Old 08-08-2009, 17:22
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It would fit well into ESPN with their coverage of European Leagues and they do not have a lot on on a thursday (if they do correct me) except some rubbish baseball. Or even Sky Sports as they normally do not have any football on Thursdays and Hearts/Celtic (fit into Scottish coverage)/English side unchosen/St Patrick's Athletic (irish viewers) may attract viewers if needed on Thursday nights.
Well the Baseball is hardly rubbish but it would fit in well as the Baseball could just be on ESPNA.
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Old 08-08-2009, 17:54
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Well the Baseball is hardly rubbish but it would fit in well as the Baseball could just be on ESPNA.
It would be a nice fit for ESPN. All depends on price.

P.S Baseball is rubbish.
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Old 08-08-2009, 20:01
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ESPN missing a trick hear you would think? $ky show Premier League Darts on Thursday's which is huge so don't think they'd be interested.
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Old 08-08-2009, 20:06
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What has Europa League got to do with Baseball anyway?

man utd 09 as for being one fo the worlds biggest supporters of Manchester United as you claim, then I guess you would not have time to appreciate Baseball.

Edit, just noticed St Pats was mentioned in the same thread as Rubbish Baseball, it get even more bizarre.
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Old 08-08-2009, 20:41
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I like a lot of sport (except baseball, field athletics events and golf - boring) and have given it all a chance and what proof have u got that Premier League darts is massive as i am a big darts fan.
P.S Dejavoodo is correct
P.S.S Worst sport on Earth - Baseball then golf
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Old 10-08-2009, 14:59
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If any other channel (other than Five or ITV4) picks up rights for these Europa League qualifiers we can probably assume they are at least considering going for Setanta's previous rights for the group stages and beyond.

...then again the BBC and particularly BBC Scotland have been showing games from the early rounds of the UEFA Cup for years but apparently the BBC did not even bid for the Europa League when the rights came up last year so who can tell what will happen?

Also, it is possible that some broadcasters might be waiting to see what happens to the FA Cup rights first.
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Old 13-08-2009, 11:13
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1st Leg - Dinamo Zagreb vs Hearts on BBC 2 Scotland
2nd Leg - Aston Villa vs Rapid Vienna on five
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Old 14-08-2009, 12:22
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Seems a bit slow for the tv fixtures to be anounced for the play off round?
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Old 14-08-2009, 12:31
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Maybe they are waiting to see if Arsenal end up in the Europa League first, though the alternative is Celtic, which must still have some attraction.

It's really a pity UEFA haven't considered the non-English angle to the broadcasting of the Europa League. They seem to (wrongly) believe that because there is a British TV market, the TV companies see all the teams as "home" teams, but that clearly isn't the case. I'm sure Five and ITV4 would rather show two non-British teams than show the likes of Hearts.
I would rather watch a game involving a Scottish team than two foreign clubs.
The unfortunate thing is that a lot people don't rate Scottish football very highly, unlike years ago when the likes of Dundee Utd and Aberdeen had some great seasons in Europe.
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Old 14-08-2009, 12:33
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It would be a nice fit for ESPN. All depends on price.

P.S Baseball is rubbish.
Baseball is a duller version of rounders.
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Old 14-08-2009, 12:39
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I've never watched baseball until I subscribed to ESPN last week. I always assumed it would be really boring to watch, but it's okay. What I don't understand is how a lot of Americans make fun of football for being boring but love baseball. A game of baseball takes like three hours to finish and most of the time the batters don't even hit the ball, so you spend the majority of the time watching a guy swing a bat and miss lol.
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Old 14-08-2009, 18:58
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Baseball is nearly as boring as golf
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Old 14-08-2009, 19:06
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Baseball is nearly as boring as golf
Don't watch it then. Easy.
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Old 14-08-2009, 19:23
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I know i don't and i can't believe the USA actually pay to watch a fat guy swinging a bat and missing the ball 100 times. Football is much more exciting
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Old 14-08-2009, 21:29
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If ESPN did get the Europa league then I'd subscribe I think.
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Old 15-08-2009, 09:50
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I know i don't and i can't believe the USA actually pay to watch a fat guy swinging a bat and missing the ball 100 times. Football is much more exciting
So what? How does it affect you?
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Old 15-08-2009, 10:36
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This thread has went off on a tangent.
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Old 15-08-2009, 11:10
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Can't see it posted so:

Thu 20 Aug
Dinamo Zagreb v Hearts
UEFA Europa League Play-off 1st Leg
BBC2 Scotland (19:50-22:00)
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Old 15-08-2009, 18:54
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I can't help but think that UEFA have really mucked up the rights selling for the qualifing rounds of the Europa League.

Out of the 6 legs involving English clubs it seems like only 1 of them is on TV.
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Old 16-08-2009, 03:25
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I can't help but think that UEFA have really mucked up the rights selling for the qualifing rounds of the Europa League.

Out of the 6 legs involving English clubs it seems like only 1 of them is on TV.
These games are sold individually by the clubs. It's only sold by UEFA from the group stage onwards, unlike the Champions' League, which now includes the final qualifiers in the package.
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Old 17-08-2009, 13:06
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I can't help but think that UEFA have really mucked up the rights selling for the qualifing rounds of the Europa League.

Out of the 6 legs involving English clubs it seems like only 1 of them is on TV.
..or 2 out of 8 invloving British clubs if you want to look at it like that.

I am surprised it is so few. I guess it is possible that some more of the second legs might get bought up pending the results of the first legs.

However, Crystal Palace vs Manchester City in the Carling Cup is now also scheduled against the Europa League second legs on Thursday 27 August on Sky Sports.
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Old 17-08-2009, 13:42
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Can't see it posted so:

Thu 20 Aug
Dinamo Zagreb v Hearts
UEFA Europa League Play-off 1st Leg
BBC2 Scotland (19:50-22:00)
Thanks for that. Probably would of missed it had you not posted, as I never check the BBC Sport Multiscreen.

This has got to be a record Hearts on Tonight on ESPN then Thursday with BBC Scotland then next weekend on Sky Sports.

I am glad BBC Scotland still host games on there channel means I can record it then with Sky+
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Old 17-08-2009, 15:03
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These games are sold individually by the clubs. It's only sold by UEFA from the group stage onwards,
But thats exactly what I mean!
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Old 17-08-2009, 15:09
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Shame Sky never got Europa League Rights and broadcasted them in the same format as the Champions League. I am looking forward to watching Salzburg v Maccabi Haifa via the red button on Wednesday Night, how great would it be if the Europa League fixtures were showing on multi-screen.
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Old 17-08-2009, 16:27
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Shame Sky never got Europa League Rights and broadcasted them in the same format as the Champions League. I am looking forward to watching Salzburg v Maccabi Haifa via the red button on Wednesday Night, how great would it be if the Europa League fixtures were showing on multi-screen.
Not quite the same, but I think once the group stage starts, Europa League games not on TV will be shown via PPV on UEFA's site
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