Oli Avonmouth Red Posted September 30, 2017 Report Share Posted September 30, 2017 Litarally since the season has started all I've seen on sky'sports news (App) ... u had harry and Brucey but what abut everyone else ! ... there not the only teams in the championship ... what about Us and the little teams ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveybadger Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Sadly you may as well complain about the need to breathe oxygen...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Horse With No Name Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Yeah. What about Leeds? We need more about Leeds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robinreliant Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 I've got Tuesday April10th 2018 firmly noted in my diary. I want revenge. That last game of the season still rankles with me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kodes Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 It was ever thus. A bit like the Channel 5 coverage of the League Cup highlights of the last round the other week. They devoted the lions share of the programme time to the fixtures featuring the top Premiership sides, regardless of the result. The 'upsets' like ours were much shorter clips and shown much later. When Auntie Beeb get to show live FA Cup ties they'll always go for Man U if they can, hence the dull Man U v Wigan fixture last season. Same thing, alas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CotswoldRed Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 19 minutes ago, Kodes said: It was ever thus. A bit like the Channel 5 coverage of the League Cup highlights of the last round the other week. They devoted the lions share of the programme time to the fixtures featuring the top Premiership sides, regardless of the result. The 'upsets' like ours were much shorter clips and shown much later. When Auntie Beeb get to show live FA Cup ties they'll always go for Man U if they can, hence the dull Man U v Wigan fixture last season. Same thing, alas. BBC coverage has nothing to do with promoting football or sport in general, it has everything to do with the endless love-in with Manchester United. The FA Cup is unique in he world of football and the BBC now mostly choose to ignore the reasons why. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1960maaan Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 14 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: The FA Cup is unique in he world of football and the BBC now mostly choose to ignore the reasons why. This , a thousand times this !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Silvio Dante Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Nah, let them carry on. I don't go with this "flying under the radar" theory (oppo managers will scout us - it's just if they can stop us), but what is undoubted is that if fans of "bigger" clubs don't see us play, they'll expect to smash us on the natural size theory. When they don't, and 20 minutes into games, we're on top, that's when the oppo fans get on their players backs - and we all see where that leads. Let sky ignore us. I'm more than happy with that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 24 minutes ago, CotswoldRed said: BBC coverage has nothing to do with promoting football or sport in general, it has everything to do with the endless love-in with Manchester United. The FA Cup is unique in he world of football and the BBC now mostly choose to ignore the reasons why. Glad someone else has noticed the sycophantic Man U love-in on the BBC......if they ever got knocked out in the 3rd round, they'd stop their coverage completely. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BanburyRed Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Can't see Birmingham doing anything, even with Cotts in charge, and in a Keegan-esque rant i'd 'love it, love it' if Villa missed out on the play offs. Maybe Sky believe that if they talk about them for long enough, then their success is guaranteed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 1 hour ago, The Horse With No Name said: Yeah. What about Leeds? We need more about Leeds. No we don't Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tears in rain Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 You know the team I feel sorry for is Sheffield Wednesday as well they must hate being on tv and having articles and reports all the time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pezo Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 The reason they talk about them is because more people click on and watch those bits than if they do it for any other team which allows them sell more adverts or sell adverts at a higher cost. When you use free apps, websites and free TV you are the product not the customer, sky have managed to convince a lot of people they should pay to be the product - its an incredible business model really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nibor Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 I don't understand why people complain about this. TV companies get paid from advertising and subscriptions. Advertisers pay more if you have more viewers. Subscriptions pay more if you have more subscribers. So they cater to the majority. Face facts, most neutrals are far more interested in Prem or ex Prem sides than they are us. You have one way of influencing a TV company - stop watching. You can see all the goals free on the internet anyway. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbored Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 7 minutes ago, Nibor said: I don't understand why people complain about this. TV companies get paid from advertising and subscriptions. Advertisers pay more if you have more viewers. Subscriptions pay more if you have more subscribers. So they cater to the majority. Face facts, most neutrals are far more interested in Prem or ex Prem sides than they are us. You have one way of influencing a TV company - stop watching. You can see all the goals free on the internet anyway. Nail on head.Nibor. it won't ever change. The big clubs demand bigger TV audiences - end of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Midred Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Probably doesn't help that the BBC sports dept. is now in Manchester. A few weeks ago the only team in the championship when you listened to the radio was wolves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unan Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Every Man Utd FA cup game since 2005 has been televised Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petehinton Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 Sky sports in general is just a crock of shite. Used to be superb and the real ‘go-to’ place. Now it’s just a huge **** fest over London clubs, Pep & Mourinho in a flash studio using Football Manager ratings for players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RedM Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 One year didn't the BBC follow trail through the rounds starting with the lowest level team and sticking with them if they progressed and if not followed the team who best them until they went out. There were a couple of very low ranking teams shown which is what it's all about. But I guess it ultimately ended with ManU playing Chelsea or someone in the final. i really hate it when teams which play each other in the domestic season are drawn against eachother in any cup, especially all Premiership ties as you know that's going to be televised. I guess you can balance that by saying at least one gets knocked out. I would really like a cup invented where everyone gets in at the first round but it's seeded so you can't play a fellow team but someone higher or lower than the Championship for example, and obviously only lower if you are in the Prem. This can happen as long as there are teams left in different divisions, World Cup draws seed teams to avoid eachother so similar to that. I wouldn't want to replace the tradition of the FA Cup but it has got stale and boring. Maybe too much football on tv now Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MichaelRobartes Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 3 hours ago, Silvio Dante said: Nah, let them carry on. I don't go with this "flying under the radar" theory (oppo managers will scout us - it's just if they can stop us), but what is undoubted is that if fans of "bigger" clubs don't see us play, they'll expect to smash us on the natural size theory. When they don't, and 20 minutes into games, we're on top, that's when the oppo fans get on their players backs - and we all see where that leads. Let sky ignore us. I'm more than happy with that. Spot on. It'll mean we won't have to play at stupid times as well. Fup sky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrahamC Posted October 1, 2017 Report Share Posted October 1, 2017 5 hours ago, BanburyRed said: Can't see Birmingham doing anything, even with Cotts in charge, and in a Keegan-esque rant i'd 'love it, love it' if Villa missed out on the play offs. Maybe Sky believe that if they talk about them for long enough, then their success is guaranteed. I don't think you will need to worry too much about Villa missing out on the playoffs, based on their recent upturn in results (plus a squad that looks miles better than all others on paper to me) they'll go up automatically.. Birmingham are a nothing club, now Harry has gone they won't get any more coverage than us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ExiledAjax Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Imagine how Leicester fans felt. Even in the season where they were reigning champions of England they got less coverage than the Manchester and London clubs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busterrimes Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 It's funny because on the way how I was concerned that now we are quite nicely placed we may end up with more live games which can be a pain for away games. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gert Mare Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 The other week on Soccer Saturday they only mentioned us once and that was when the final score came in. The most blatant ignorance was under GJ when we were leading the Championship and they didn't even bother to send a reporter to the ground, mentioned every other team and just hoped we slid away quietly. In fact, I remember a City fan actually ringing in one week to ask them if they were taking the piss or what? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AppyDAZE Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Funny how you don't remember a dream you had until later the next day sometimes. Talking about Skysports has just reminded me about a random dream i dreamt last night.. We were about to play Spurs at Ashton Gate in the Carabao LIVE on TV I wonder... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinman85 Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 3 hours ago, Cheesleysmate said: The other week on Soccer Saturday they only mentioned us once and that was when the final score came in. The most blatant ignorance was under GJ when we were leading the Championship and they didn't even bother to send a reporter to the ground, mentioned every other team and just hoped we slid away quietly. In fact, I remember a City fan actually ringing in one week to ask them if they were taking the piss or what? Sky see us as a rugby City. Goodness knows why. But we will never get the press we deserve. Watch now that all our games get overlooked for sky coverage in next batch despite being top 4. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnderMB Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Everything dances to the tune of the Premier League. The better players are in Spain, so Sky likes to push the narrative that the Premier League has the best managers, building the cult of personality around the likes of Klopp, Guardiola, Mourinho, Conte, and co. As a result, the Championship gets the same treatment. No one gives a shit about the second tier, but they do give a shit about Flash 'Arry and how he wheels and deals his side to the top. Historically, these big-name managers have been successful at this level, so it's not an incorrect thing to follow if you're completely neutral. If you're a fan, though, I think everyone bar those with a big-name manager is going to be pissed off at the lack of attention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keep the Faith Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 Channel 5 certainly aren’t ignoring us anyway. This weekend was the first time I’ve watched the programme and I don’t think I’ve ever seen anyone talk as enthusiastically about City as Colin Murray did and I include City fans in that! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NOTBLUE Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 **** 'EM,it's us against the world.............or am I beginning to sound like one of the blue few. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
E.G.Red Posted October 2, 2017 Report Share Posted October 2, 2017 I quite like going under the radar, just like Huddersfield . If we continue as we are, they will be all over us at the end of the season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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