"Pub chat" sums it up perfectly - the BBC and ITV have offered the sort of analysis you'd get from three blokes in a pub in London. Eurosport has tried to avoid the hype, concentrate on the game, and also manage to mention more than one team as well.
But people can relate to pub chats. Gone are the days of a stuffy Jimmy Hill complaining every time the National Anthem wasn't respected. People don't care. They just want Englad to do well.
Do we think people will shut up now about how England always lose on ITV?
a) I'm in a bad mood
b) I don't recall too many people saying that in the first place
c) When England won on ITV, people stopped saying that anyway
d) Nobody ever said that England didn't lose on the BBC
e) Shut up (refer back to point (a))
"Pub chat" sums it up perfectly - the BBC and ITV have offered the sort of analysis you'd get from three blokes in a pub in London. Eurosport has tried to avoid the hype, concentrate on the game, and also manage to mention more than one team as well.
But people can relate to pub chats. Gone are the days of a stuffy Jimmy Hill complaining every time the National Anthem wasn't respected. People don't care. They just want Englad to do well.
I'm not sure Eurosport's got that many E's in it.... (sarcasm, in case you missed it).
Ok, I accept you're pissed off tonight so I won't keep this going all night. I watched the pre-match analysis on BBC1, and the first 10 minutes, and got fed up with the nonsense that was being spouted. The references to the Rugby World Cup, 1966, and Motson's magic moment where he went into some geekish story about a Danish player and nearly missed a goal summed it all up.
So I moved over to Eeeeeeeurosport, who managed to focus on the game in hand, were able to tell me about both teams' players, and didn't meander into the sort of random thoughts you get from a pub drunk at closing time.
Normally I would stick to the BBC (just through habit), but every time I flicked back, including during the intervals, they were exactly the same. And they have been all the way through the tournament.
So it's not as simple as one of their panellists conceeding (btw, I tend not to use spell checkers during posts to a website, and typos will slip through) that the 'goal' may have been a foul. In the balance, throughout this tournament, but especially tonight, they have provided far more professional and balanced coverage than our alleged UK-wide national broadcaster. In my opinion, anyway. (and to use a footballing phrase, it's all about opinions)
I'm not sure Eurosport's got that many E's in it.... (sarcasm, in case you missed it).
That is not sarcasm, it's a particularly unfunny stab at weak humour.
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Ok, I accept you're ****ed off tonight so I won't keep this going all night. I watched the pre-match analysis on BBC1, and the first 10 minutes, and got fed up with the nonsense that was being spouted. The references to the Rugby World Cup, 1966, and Motson's magic moment where he went into some geekish story about a Danish player and nearly missed a goal summed it all up.
So I moved over to Eeeeeeeurosport, who managed to focus on the game in hand, were able to tell me about both teams' players, and didn't meander into the sort of random thoughts you get from a pub drunk at closing time.
Normally I would stick to the BBC (just through habit), but every time I flicked back, including during the intervals, they were exactly the same. And they have been all the way through the tournament.
So it's not as simple as one of their panellists conceeding (btw, I tend not to use spell checkers during posts to a website, and typos will slip through) that the 'goal' may have been a foul. In the balance, throughout this tournament, but especially tonight, they have provided far more professional and balanced coverage than our alleged UK-wide national broadcaster. In my opinion, anyway. (and to use a footballing phrase, it's all about opinions)
Please cease your tendency to superpost your opinion again and again as it is now boring me.
Eurosport will provide a balanced view of the game in hand because they're Eurosport for goodness sake. The BBC will provide an Anglo-centric view of the game because they're our home broadcaster. Just like France Television will do the same with the French and RTP will do the same with Portugal.
"Pub chat" sums it up perfectly - the BBC and ITV have offered the sort of analysis you'd get from three blokes in a pub in London. Eurosport has tried to avoid the hype, concentrate on the game, and also manage to mention more than one team as well.
But people can relate to pub chats. Gone are the days of a stuffy Jimmy Hill complaining every time the National Anthem wasn't respected. People don't care. They just want Englad to do well.
Hurrah! A sensible comment, well done Fusionlad.
If I wanted a pub chat, I'd go to the pub.
I don't think we go back to the days of Jimmy Hill, but what's wrong with the TV's panellists, in an informal but informative fashion, taking us through the game. And, btw, sticking to the game in hand, rather than giving us utterly irrelevant stories, references to events of 40 years ago and God knows what else. We got that somewhere else (but I won't mention their name again )
First of all, PCUK, my spelling is not at issue here. Who gives a flying pcuk if I spell something incorrectly?? That's not the issue, and you're just taking cheap shots out of a misplaced feeling of superiority. It's pathetic. Don't do it again.
On to Motty's "geeky" story - he might have nearly missed a goal, but, he didn't. So where's your problem?
I've watched Eurosport's Italian coverage before, and I'm afraid I've found it pretty pitiful. Commentary is patchy at best, in my view. Half time is saved by old Richardson (who really deserves better than that channel) ... and as for that 'set' ... well, the less said, the better ... IF you ask me.
And, really, I think you've hit the nail on the head. Our NATIONAL broadcaster showed more analysis of us - for very good reason. The majority of people want to know what ENGLAND did. I'm just happy for you that you found an outlet to find out more about those cheating Portugese.
I'm not sure Eurosport's got that many E's in it.... (sarcasm, in case you missed it).
That is not sarcasm, it's a particularly unfunny stab at weak humour.
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Ok, I accept you're ****ed off tonight so I won't keep this going all night. I watched the pre-match analysis on BBC1, and the first 10 minutes, and got fed up with the nonsense that was being spouted. The references to the Rugby World Cup, 1966, and Motson's magic moment where he went into some geekish story about a Danish player and nearly missed a goal summed it all up.
So I moved over to Eeeeeeeurosport, who managed to focus on the game in hand, were able to tell me about both teams' players, and didn't meander into the sort of random thoughts you get from a pub drunk at closing time.
Normally I would stick to the BBC (just through habit), but every time I flicked back, including during the intervals, they were exactly the same. And they have been all the way through the tournament.
So it's not as simple as one of their panellists conceeding (btw, I tend not to use spell checkers during posts to a website, and typos will slip through) that the 'goal' may have been a foul. In the balance, throughout this tournament, but especially tonight, they have provided far more professional and balanced coverage than our alleged UK-wide national broadcaster. In my opinion, anyway. (and to use a footballing phrase, it's all about opinions)
Please cease your tendency to superpost your opinion again and again as it is now boring me.
Eurosport will provide a balanced view of the game in hand because their Eurosport for goodness sake. The BBC will provide an Anglo-centric view of the game because they're our home broadcaster. Just like France Television will do the same with the French and RTP will do the same with Portugal.
Sorry DAS, as you may have gathered I haven't got the hang of quoting effectively yet. I'll leave it out this time around.
I'd accept your point if we had the old pan-European Eurosport, but this was on British Eurosport, with a panel and commentary team for British viewers only, who were using the word 'we' liberally. They just managed to stick to the game, while admitting they were hardly impartial, rather than giving us the jingoistic and irrelevant nonsense the BBC fed us.
And the BBC is broadcasting to four nations, but that's an entirely different argument (which I'd say we've already gone through to death) altogether...
And the BBC is broadcasting to four nations, but that's an entirely different argument (which I'd say we've already gone through to death) altogether...
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