Never to the dark side Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 SATURDAY 5 JANUARY 2013 Brighton & Hove Albion v Newcastle United (12.30) - ITV West Ham United v Manchester United (5.15) - ITV SUNDAY 6 JANUARY 2013 Swansea City v Arsenal (1.30) - ESPN Lincoln City or Mansfield Town v Liverpool (4.00) - ESPN MONDAY 7 JANUARY 2013 Cheltenham Town or Hereford United v Everton (7.45) - ESPN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Amazing! Nobody's interested in us v Blackburn, I'm finding it hard to comprehend! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red-Robbo Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Amazing! Nobody's interested in us v Blackburn, I'm finding it hard to comprehend! Even I'm not interested in it..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roger Red Hat Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Even I'm not interested in it..... Nor me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night84 Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 How annoying that a all premier league tie involving Man Utd gets TV time. FA Cup ties should always involve clubs from different leagues. I don't know if Man Utd even care about the FA cup anymore? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Another set of completely uninspiring set of games Shame they can't find room in the schedule for Manchester City and Chelsea, I'd love to see how they are getting on.......yawn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin phantom Posted December 4, 2012 Admin Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Entirely predictable games chosen, at least ESPN include lower league teams ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aizoon Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 "How annoying that a all premier league tie involving Man Utd gets TV time. FA Cup ties should always involve clubs from different leagues. I don't know if Man Utd even care about the FA cup anymore?" +1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Another set of completely uninspiring set of games Shame they can't find room in the schedule for Manchester City and Chelsea, I'd love to see how they are getting on.......yawn I'd much rather see Millwall v Preston, Charlton v Huddersfield, Sheffield Wed v Mk Dons or Derby v Tranmere. Not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lordofthebling Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Watford v Man City should be a cracker! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cunnyfunt Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Watford v Man City should be a cracker! Man City are at home though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Jim Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nice to see ESPN using a bit of imagination. ITV, without fail, will show every Man U game until they get knocked out, it's the same every season. Their tongues are so far up Man U's backsides it really is a joke. Cheltenham/Hereford v Everton is an interesting tie, I'll be watching that one, and the Lincoln/Mansfield v Liverpool one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Orns Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 I'd much rather see Millwall v Preston, Charlton v Huddersfield, Sheffield Wed v Mk Dons or Derby v Tranmere. Not. Suit yourself poppet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glynriley Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nice to see ESPN using a bit of imagination. ITV, without fail, will show every Man U game until they get knocked out, it's the same every season. Their tongues are so far up Man U's backsides it really is a joke. Cheltenham/Hereford v Everton is an interesting tie, I'll be watching that one, and the Lincoln/Mansfield v Liverpool one. From Jan 2005 to Jan 2011 United had 30 consecutive FA cup games on live TV !!! http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1346470/Manchester-United-live-telly-30th-successive-FA-Cup-match-Southampton.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Cloud Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Man U have had every single FA cup game televised from something like 2005 - like they need the revenue, think what good all that money could do to clubs that struggle! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rocking Red Cyril Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 Nor me! not sure if I am or not Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red_Jim Posted December 4, 2012 Report Share Posted December 4, 2012 From Jan 2005 to Jan 2011 United had 30 consecutive FA cup games on live TV !!! http://www.dailymail...outhampton.html That is scandalous! It's all to pull in the extra viewers (ie glory hunters). There are significant portion of footy supporters, like myself, who would rather not have Man Yoo rammed down my throat every week - it'd be nice if TV companies tried something different once in a while. Kudos to ESPN for picking a couple of decent, more romantic ties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eric04 Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 Of course they do - the rights to televise the games are shown around the world. I would doubt if 1% of the TV viewers are from the UK. China,Asia,Australia etc will all take the games and they will be shown in pubs/bars from Beijing to Brisbane.Thats 3 billion people - and a heck of a lot of them watch the Prem.I cannot think of a country in Asia I have been in where it took more than 5 minutes to get directions to the nearest bar showing a game live! Man Utd,Man City,Chelsea and Arsenal. Thats all most people know about English Football. I watched Bolton v Arsenal live at 5am after work in Bermuda a few years back.The place was packed! Preston? You are kidding. What,you still think football pays for itself by attendance and British pay TV subscribers? When you watch the prem on a Sunday,I can guarantee you more people will be paying to see it around the globe than you can ever dream. This is the sad truth. No one will bid for the packages worldwide next time they are up if they're going to get lower league football for the money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Murraysrightplum Posted December 5, 2012 Report Share Posted December 5, 2012 No one wants to watch lower league teams against each other. They either want the big boys or David Vs Goliath type fixtures. Obvious based on pure numbers... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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