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We live in a world where only a few 'club' games are shown live on 'fta' tv now. Pretty sure the fans of the sport know the footballers involved still....
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Tim Abraham let go by Sky. More cost cutting.
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I wonder what sort of coverage the Caribbean T20 might get this year after that delayed next day deal with Dave.
The Super Smash starts this weekend without anyone taking on the host feed for the 15 or so games scheduled for Sky Sport NZ for broadcast over here even if it was available for international broadcasters via some agency or other http://www.supersmash.co.nz/schedule |
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The Super Smash starts this weekend without anyone taking on the host feed for the 15 or so games scheduled for Sky Sport NZ for broadcast over here even if it was available for international broadcasters via some agency or other
http://www.supersmash.co.nz/schedule The beauty of NZ internationals are that they start at 9.30pm which means a lot of fans can watch a session. |
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Tim Abraham let go by Sky. More cost cutting.
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Would like to see BT snap him up to anchor their coverage of next winter's Ashes series. He would give it more gravitas than a Radio 1 DJ would.
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Has he ever worked as a presenter before? And are you judging Greg James purely on his past work than his actual presenting over the last few weeks?
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I think he has done a great job...
This isn't Melanie Sykes presenting Moto GP. |
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He's a cricket fan. It's not like they've just picked a random radio one guy. Cricket is weird in its use of ex pros as presenters so heavily. Most sports don't do that do they? It's lucky it has the talented broadcasters with real experience of the game in my view!
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He's a cricket fan. It's not like they've just picked a random radio one guy. Cricket is weird in its use of ex pros as presenters so heavily. Most sports don't do that do they? It's lucky it has the talented broadcasters with real experience of the game in my view!
I've really grown tired of Sky and the parade of ex england captains just getting a commentary job just because... I think it was Strauss who finally tipped it.. Just awful. Gower is good, but he is Gower. Smooth and Calm but its not a given all ex cricketers can do it. |
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From the comments above, It seems as if Mr James is doing a good job with BT's cricket coverage, so I apologise for my assumptions (was having a Charlie Sale "celeb obsessed" moment).
But my comment about Tim Abraham still stands; it would be nice for him to be an anchor (even if he has no prresenting experience) as it would be in some ways a "promotion" for him. |
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Cricket on TV, what ?
ITV 4 is geoblocked for sport here in Ireland, don't have Channel 5 either and weirdly the only cricket I have seen is Sri Lanka Vs Australia test series on Eurosport, bless 'em. My question, are England still utter pants, but think they are world champions ? That level of smug, public school guff was always hilarious. |
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Over the years on this discussion we've mentioned a few times about Sky needing to freshen their team up.. Well listening to Test Match special I could say the same about them.
Blowers & Boycott are well past their sell by date. Thinking ahead to next years Ashes (not on sky) I wonder if there's room for transfers, In particular Bumble, He used to be on TMS and would fit right in. |
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Over the years on this discussion we've mentioned a few times about Sky needing to freshen their team up.. Well listening to Test Match special I could say the same about them.
Blowers & Boycott are well past their sell by date. Thinking ahead to next years Ashes (not on sky) I wonder if there's room for transfers, In particular Bumble, He used to be on TMS and would fit right in. |
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Yes maybe Atherton as well.
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Over the years on this discussion we've mentioned a few times about Sky needing to freshen their team up.. Well listening to Test Match special I could say the same about them.
Blowers & Boycott are well past their sell by date. Thinking ahead to next years Ashes (not on sky) I wonder if there's room for transfers, In particular Bumble, He used to be on TMS and would fit right in. |
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I can't help feeling that the pay for BBC Radio is not what you'd call an attractive proposition for a potential transferee.
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If Atherton is going to be in Australia next year anyway for the Times, even in Sky's absence, I hope the BBC try to sign him for some work on TMS.
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If Atherton is going to be in Australia next year anyway for the Times, even in Sky's absence, I hope the BBC try to sign him for some work on TMS.
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With BT set to do their own coverage, both Bumble and Athers would to be attractive to Channel 9 I'd have thought? With Athers already out there I'd be very surprised if he isn't part of the Channel 9 team.
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With BT set to do their own coverage, both Bumble and Athers would to be attractive to Channel 9 I'd have thought? With Athers already out there I'd be very surprised if he isn't part of the Channel 9 team.
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Sky guys worked for channel 9 and not heard in the uk on past ashes tours.
See https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0QpOZVolNyk |
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But knowing Sky, they will more than likely veto that; I mean being heard on the channel of their arch rival, even though he won't be physically working for said channel but would still be heard in the UK. And I think Sky would take a dim view of that.
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Over the years on this discussion we've mentioned a few times about Sky needing to freshen their team up.. Well listening to Test Match special I could say the same about them.
Blowers & Boycott are well past their sell by date. Thinking ahead to next years Ashes (not on sky) I wonder if there's room for transfers, In particular Bumble, He used to be on TMS and would fit right in. As for Sir Geoffrey- when he is being serious I still believe he is a good broadcaster but when he tries his funny quips its painful to listen to |
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Over the years on this discussion we've mentioned a few times about Sky needing to freshen their team up.. Well listening to Test Match special I could say the same about them.
Blowers & Boycott are well past their sell by date. . |
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