Maybe it's any games involving British clubs have to be on ITV(1).

Due to the timeslot, it will be on ITV4.
And unless there are visa problems I fully expect Jon and Clarke to be there.

So still no Drury then? Is he going to be used less by ITV?

I very much doubt it's got anything to do with the timeslot, as you've mentioned that the regular schedule on ITV1 will attract more viewers. Are you really suggesting that if a big English club were kicking off at this time that the match would be shifted to ITV4?

I remember less than a year ago when the Poland v England qualifier was postponed due to rain, the match was rescheduled to the same timeslot (4pm UK time) yet this was still shown on ITV1, so the timeslot wasn't a problem then.

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so if thatrs what ur saying will them 2 be second choice comms for the world cup...

They will certainly be part of ITV's team in Brazil.

Is it confirmed:

Tues 20th August Shakhtyor Karaganda v Celtic ITV 4, 4pm
Tues 27th August Arsenal v Fenerbahce ITV, 7.45pm

rest on Sky Sports 7.45pm Tues+Weds?

Cheers.

Olympique Lyon Fra vs Real Sociedad Esp
Schalke 04 Ger vs Metalist Kharkiv Ukr
Paços de Ferreira Por vs Zenit St. Petersburg Rus
PSV Eindhoven Ned vs AC Milan Ita
Fenerbahçe Tur vs Arsenal Eng

The First Ban is Confirmed

http://kassiesa.home.xs4all.nl/bert/...e.html?130814b

FC Metalist Kharkiv, disqualified from 2013/14 UEFA club competition on
Wednesday, have been replaced by PAOK FC with Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC qualifying for
the UEFA Europa League group stage.

Following today's decision of the UEFA Appeals Body to disqualify FC Metalist
Kharkiv from 2013/14 UEFA club competition, the UEFA Emergency Panel held a
meeting this afternoon.

The UEFA Emergency Panel, which is composed of five members of the UEFA
Executive Committee, decided to replace Metalist with PAOK FC for the remainder
of the 2013/14 club competitions.

As a consequence the Greek club, eliminated by Metalist in the third qualifying
round, will now face FC Schalke 04 in the UEFA Champions League play-offs, with
the first leg to be played on 21 August in Germany.

This decision is final. Metalist have the opportunity to appeal to the Court of
Arbitration for Sport.

PAOK will not be replaced in the UEFA Europa League play-offs and their
opponents, Maccabi Tel-Aviv FC, thus qualify directly for the group stage.

Was that the case for Karagandy v Celtic, as i have my reservations? Or was this another myth, just like the one you claimed about Sky using the lower gantry at White Hart Lane?

Sorted by teams, matchday order. Moyes' first European game will of course be picked by ITV.

Manchester United
Bayer Leverkusen (H) - Tue 17 Sep
Shakhtar Donetsk (A) - Wed 2 Oct
Real Sociedad (H) - Wed 23 Oct
Real Sociedad (A) - Tue 5 Nov
Bayer Leverkusen (A) - Wed 27 Nov
Shakhtar Donetsk (H) - Tue 10 Dec

Manchester City
Viktoria Plzen (A) - Tue 17 Sep
Bayern Munich (H) - Wed 2 Oct
CSKA Moscow (A) - Wed 23 Oct
CSKA Msocow (H) - Tue 5 Nov
Viktoria Plzen (H) - Weds 27 Nov
Bayern Munich (A) - Tue 10 Dec

Arsenal
Marseille (A) - Weds 18 Sep
Napoli (H) - Tue 1 Oct
Dortmund (H) - Tue 22 Oct
Dortmund (A) - Weds 6 Nov
Marseille (H) - Tue 26 Nov
Napoli (A) - Wed 11 Dec

Chelsea
Basel (H) - Weds 18 Sep
Steaua Bucharest (A) - Tue 1 Oct
Schalke 04 (A) - Tue 22 Oct
Schalke 04 (H) - Weds 6 Nov
Basel (A) - Tue 26 Nov
Steaua Bucharest (H) - Wed 11 Dec

Arsenal look to have the better tuesday night games than chelsea... Napoil then dortmund

Wonder if ITV will pick Celtic's home game with Barcelona on Oct.1 over the English teams?

i bloody doubt it

ITV made it VERY CLEAR to scots over the last few years!

My prediction for ITV picks (obviously later matchdays will depend on the group standings):

MD1: Man Utd v Bayer Leverkusen
MD2: Arsenal v Napoli
MD3: Arsenal v Dortmund
MD4: Real Sociedad v Man Utd
MD5: Arsenal v Marseille (presuming Chelsea will already have qualified)
MD6: Bayern v Man City

That would mean ITV not showing Chelsea at all before Christmas, which isn't going to happen.

ITV has already picked its first two games:
Manchester Utd v Bayer Leverkusen
Celtic v FC Barcelona

I'd guess at Chelsea on MD3, City on MD4 and Arsenal on MD5, but those decisions won't be made until after MD2.

They look sensible to me - obviously by MD 5 and 6 it very much depends on any qualification issues. I suspect ITV would like to have Chelsea too if possible but I think Arsenal V Napoli and Arsenal V Dortmund are too good to let them go, and as you say it seems likely Arsenal V Marseille will be an important one at that point.

Surprised they've gone for Celtic. Surely they won't pass up on Arsenal v Dortmund as its one of the highlights of the group stages from an English point of view. I also expect Man Utd on MD4 as that may be the match which seals their qualification, whereas City's qualification/1st position is likely to go to the final matchday.

I don't doubt it

Since they hardly showed Arsenal at all last season it may be payback time!

Celtic v Barcelona is far, far more attractive than both the Arsenal and Chelsea games on MD2. Good choice from ITV.

Yeah, I agree.

Let's face it, Chelsea doesn't have any remotely appealing match, but I guess ITV will want to show all the British teams at least once anyway.

Yes. And Schalke, who haven't started well in the Bundesliga, is the best of the three Tuesday night games.

Thinking back to the CL rights it's interesting that in the group stages there isn't actually that much difference between 1st and 2nd pick.

Just look at the above posts with quite a divergence of view re what will / should be picked.

With ITV showing Celtic it means that 3 of the English teams will split Sky 5, ITV 1, with only one team (most likely Man U, though maybe not if ITV choose Man C on MD4) splitting 4:2 - unless anyone splits 6:0.

Of course once you get to the knock-out rounds the 2nd picks are worth hardly anything (unless 3 English teams make the QFs) but the contrast with the group stage is quite interesting.