saladguy
PCPL Season 2: Outstanding Performer (Division 2)
If you have been following the FA Cup and been watching the highlights on ITV, then you will of probably of been disappointed. Did anyone see it yesturday??? Absolutely shocking in my opinion and it was a disgrace to football. Whilst searching the web this morning seeing if anyone else apart from me and my mates found the coverage complete crap, I came across a thread on Digital Spy that just summed it up perfectly. (Btw, did anybody else notice how crap the camera angle was at Fratton Park?)
Anyway, here's the article I found.
"How long do these sub-standard toss-pots have left on their current contract to show the FA Cup?
I hate them so much. They cannot do anything right.
When Match of the Day was on, you'd see equal coverage of every game, with its own commentator.
ITV has three of four games with commentators, and the rest are one-minute summaries, where you know the result from the first sentence spoken by the summarizer!!
"Crystal Palace lost here last season...and thoughts turned to those moments a year ago once Jay DeMerit fired his team in front (then we see the goal)."
Robbie Earle earns his money by giving non-commital answers to any questions he is asked, like whether or not the disallowed goal should have been allowed:
"Well, you know what Neil Warnock is like, ha ha!" - What an unprofessional response.
Every single thing about ITV smacks of second-rate. Even the camera angle on the first match (Portsmouth vs Swansea at Fratton Park) had a ridiculous camera angle, as though the gantry was closed and the cameraman had to film the match from the bench!
I know they need to show adverts, which means less time watching football, but they could have made the show longer and employed more commentators, and told Robbie Earle to give genuine analysis, instead of cocky, unhelpful one-liners.
There was no match analysis - it was all about how, "they played well," or how, "lower league sides have a tendency to try real hard." No goals were analysed, nor were any crucial decisions.
I miss the BBC. I miss Match of the Day. ITV can't get anything right!
Am I the only one who feels this way?"
Anyway, here's the article I found.
"How long do these sub-standard toss-pots have left on their current contract to show the FA Cup?
I hate them so much. They cannot do anything right.
When Match of the Day was on, you'd see equal coverage of every game, with its own commentator.
ITV has three of four games with commentators, and the rest are one-minute summaries, where you know the result from the first sentence spoken by the summarizer!!
"Crystal Palace lost here last season...and thoughts turned to those moments a year ago once Jay DeMerit fired his team in front (then we see the goal)."
Robbie Earle earns his money by giving non-commital answers to any questions he is asked, like whether or not the disallowed goal should have been allowed:
"Well, you know what Neil Warnock is like, ha ha!" - What an unprofessional response.
Every single thing about ITV smacks of second-rate. Even the camera angle on the first match (Portsmouth vs Swansea at Fratton Park) had a ridiculous camera angle, as though the gantry was closed and the cameraman had to film the match from the bench!
I know they need to show adverts, which means less time watching football, but they could have made the show longer and employed more commentators, and told Robbie Earle to give genuine analysis, instead of cocky, unhelpful one-liners.
There was no match analysis - it was all about how, "they played well," or how, "lower league sides have a tendency to try real hard." No goals were analysed, nor were any crucial decisions.
I miss the BBC. I miss Match of the Day. ITV can't get anything right!
Am I the only one who feels this way?"
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