Feeling a little bit emotional tonight (the few ales haven't helped) - remembering the excitement when I first got Setanta on DTT back in '07 (it was my first foray into pay-TV outside of a few months of TopUpTV back in '04) and the enjoyment it used to bring to my grandad when I took the DTT box round his house on a Saturday afternoon. As a staunch anti-Murdochite I loved the feeling of sticking one up at the old Digger. Also remembering their excellent FA Cup Final day and watching the last few minutes of SSN on that YouTube clip really brought home what they were trying to do - really feeling for all the people whose efforts have suddenly fizzled out. It's a shame that SSN couldn't be brought back in some capacity. Like all things, you don't appreciate it till it's gone. The suddenness of its demise hasn't helped either - only this afternoon I saw it playing on a pub screen as I walked past.
But I think one of the things I'll miss most about Setanta is it's awesome musical package.
Enjoy it one last time.
http://www.sittingduckmusicandmedia.com/tv-industry-idents.html
Raise a glass tonight to, what feels like, a lost friend.
I'm trawling through the archives now, glass of fine single malt in hand, and I must admit, I'll miss Setanta. They brought a foray of sport that wouldn't have been shown otherwise, and I loved their FA Cup Final coverage.
Was gutted when TUTV accidentally cancelled my sub just before I went away on holidays at the end of May (long story), and decided to wait until I got back 2 weeks later. Whilst in Tenerife I read in the press that Setanta were really in the sh*t and by the time I got back to the UK they'd stopped selling Setanta 1 via TUTV. Then they started taking them again but work commitments at the time made it pointless. However, if I'd have known, I'd have re-subbed, even for the last month on-air, just to get some video to archive, and to watch the last afternoon on-air.
I gave Sky up in 2005, never to return, however the in-laws have it on downstairs, and I still tune in to Setanta Ireland freeviews when they are on. More for nostalgia really, as what they are showing is sh*te right now LOL!
*Raises a glass to Setanta* - and to all the staff at Setanta GB....
Well done lads, you gave it your best shot. However you must remember those di*kwads at Isleworth will always crush competition and you won't be the last casualty. They'll try crushing ESPN Europe next!
.... and this is someone who used to be one of the biggest Sky fanboys 10 years ago!!!!
