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Nothing bud just my provider is better than your provider twaddle :(

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Can't believe this thread opened 11 days ago and it's already at page 121

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Could do with a new channel we haven't had any since thurs,pull yer finger out vm

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:D

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Oh. Sounds like Erm.. Fun. :D

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New sport section in the TiVo BBC Red Button app?

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Yes l noticed that this morning SP and its definitely improved from when we first had it.

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Read it first, it says "seen as virgin now have... And possibly..."

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I have a feeling Vol. 5 will be with us shortly

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Cheers spiderplant vm are on a roll at min bud ;) gonna check that out

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Indeed they are and it looks like its only going to get better Howard.

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Helll yer ;)

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I did, you need to read what you wrote, you said
"Since VM now have BT, TV Anywhere, 120mb broadband, possibly Atlantic and SS 3/4/F1 HD, I would need sky to really show me something amazing to make me switch. "

I made the "possibly" as part of the reason you would need something amazing to switch.

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Relax, Howard! I'm sure Virgin are preparing our latest presents right about now.

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Of course ;)

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Yup, shame on me for carrying on with Colin the way I did. :o:

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Ment nothing nasty by my comment bud,don't know how Colin got on but bt seemed to have problem broadcasting there own channel during the Liverpool game some only got the first half and other missed the last 20 mins and by the sounds of it some never saw it at all.was it okay for you Colin ?

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Hey, if people give it, they should be able to take it.

VM have done really well getting BT sport in XL, and I say that as someone who won't even watch it. When the other rumoured channels arrive, VM will surely be 'the provider' to have. This is cause for celebration among VM users, but may upset a few users of other providers.

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Agree bud ;)

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Why would a user of another provider be upset , it's great for competition it basically just means the competitors have to come out with something new to keep their customers happy or risk people switching basically a win win for everyone.

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He d id only say a few users bud,but yer vm upping there game will defitnetly get others to do the same ;)

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Your comment was valid either way mate, I have no worries with what you said. I call a spade a spade and I expect (and prefer) others to do the same:)

I did not see much of the game as I was at the gym for most of the game, but the 10-15 minutes or so I did see, the picture quality was excellent and there was no breaking up.
It seems odd that BT could not provide a picture to their own subscribers, but VM could provide seemingly excellent coverage. Is there a known reason for this?

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BIB. True, but at least one person needs to know when to stop.

If the possible other channels arrive, it will be fantastic for VM. As I said last night, I will be fascinated to see how Sky will counter VM's possible line up after Sept. 14th:)

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It was only a problem with the BT Sports app and online streaming as far as I'm aware, apparently affected people who logged in after the match started. Don't think TV viewers were affected

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23738793

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Were there any problems with TV Anywhere?

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Yes there was as l tried it and it said error.

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I am reacting to the rather asinine statements others are making. But fair dos, perhaps i should just let them say it and ignore.

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Watching the lead up to the game yesterday on BTS1HD, and the picture quality was amazing, and felt the whole feel of the show was new and fresh, and made Sky Sports look quite dated.

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Yes the picture quality was superb and its great that there is a new kid on the block as it will make Sky up their game which is no bad thing.

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Cheers for the info bud I misunderstood what the problem actually was ;)

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I only saw the last ten minutes or so, but the HD picture was very very good. And I thought the much complained about DOG was actually alright as well. I did quite like the picture in picture box that came up to show the reactions of players who had been involved in the last phase of play whilst the main picture showed the game ongoing. Actually "quite like" is damning it with faint praise, I thought it was an excellent idea.

I switched over the the SD channel for a comparison, and I thought it was possibly the worst quality I've ever seen. The thought that HD is £3 more per month did cross my mind!

Michael Owen suprised me as being actually quite a capable co-commentator, his studio performances for the beeb have been wooden. And I've forgotten for a minute which ex-ref was alongside him, but I'm assuming they'll be hunting around for somebody more charismatic for the rest of the season!

The studio panel was pretty decent as well but, as with SNF on Sky Sports (which was an epic fail as far as I'm concerned, really really rubbish) I just don't think there's any real need to improve on a couple of guys in a studio actually at the ground watching the game and being in the thick of it all. Every Premier League ground has this facility - even us new boys have had one craned in over the gate - but having to return to a studio miles away just makes it look like you're watching a foreign match. There was a real disconnect for me. And also there was perhaps the opportunity to really delve in to what has been a pretty disappointing pounds/points return from Stoke over the last few seasons which was lost in deference to not upsetting one of the studio guests who'd presided over that failure.

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BT did say early this year in the press that they would have a different approach. Watched the Man U game on Sky after (it was free yesterday) and I noticed that they've gone for a studio and audience as well - not sure if that's new and an attempt to copy BT.

Well it all starts proper today, come on Eagles!

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I'm afraid not the good men and women of Sky have sorted me a deal to could to be true , so Sky and Sky Sports it is for another year. A big thanks to VM though they helped with my bartering :D

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Ha Ha... we were glad to be of help :D


Sounds like a good deal MM; enjoy.

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Means we can keep master for a while longer, all hail thee master

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Congrats bud,got to go with what best value for money for u

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So the dark lord still sits there in his crumbling tower of Skydor.;):D

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I'm really pleased for MM. It does suggest that Sky are worried about VM after the addition of free BT sport.


I just hope that the Atlantic deal is already done and we're just waiting for the agreed addition date, because if I were Sky, after the boost BT sports has given VM, I wouldn't want to let VM have Atlantic at all.

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Yes l am too as he knows its just the usual banter and as he says its all about getting the best deal for himself and his family.

Personally l think SA is on its way early in the Autumn.

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So IF Atlantic does launch on Virgin, where would it fit in best, channel number wise? Would it go near SKY 1, and move channels around there, or launch it near the Movies and Sports channels?

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119/120.

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Nailed on there Jameseh, it's clear they left a space there ready

But it's still a big IF, can't see sky doing us a favour foreseeable future yet unless

A) force to
B) blackmailed to
C) bribed to
D) stupid to
E) don't value channel enough to care anymore
F) started to feel guilty about all the wrong doings in life

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. . . or need the greater advertising revenue they could charge with and an extra 2 million plus VM XL subscribers

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;)

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;)

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Ah Touché :)

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Unless plans have changed its a coming with a few others ;)

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Loving the winking friend ;)

If it does arrive it will make MB channel arrival of 2013 competition look a lot better than 2012 competition which I believe was won by channel 5+1:erm:

What a year for VM

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Certainly been a good one so far and if all liberty global's plans happen its only gonna get better ;)

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howard, you are such a tease;)

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Oh goody goody.:hyper::hyper:

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Haha was it really won by channel 5+1? Hahaha what a turn around in fortunes!

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Honesty I ain't bud nothing confirmed just know a few things planned,u could be all hunting me down with pitch forks end of year ;)

And bomberaf statements recently just confirm that it's all going to plan,I'm sure mb and him will announce in due course there the ones in the know I just struck lucky with some info on a couple of calls

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Agree no wonder we were all depressed :(

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I believe it won Cableforum best new SD channel of the year 2012 but MB can confirm that.

yes it was a lean year...

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Best bit about it the one channel I really want I can't get any info on (universal hd)

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Thank goodness for the spell checker eh?...........:D:D

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:D:D:D

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Oh my goodness yes wouldn't want to get caught with my trouser down :shocked::shocked::):D:D

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Great news for us on the xl pack re: BT sports plus in HD at no extra cost and rumours that sky Atlantic could be next to come,but as dire straits sung I want my MTV (classics) any news on when we might get this channel i have seen the channel listings for this channel and they have some good hits certain times they play videos from the 60s to the 90s pop to dance disco to rock sounds good plus themed specials,how come they can get it in Ireland on virgin media and not here in good old blighty plus I would love to see history HD and nat geo HD as well and then virgin would be more or less complete IMO

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We already have Nat Geo HD (channel 232), mate.:D

What I would like to see on Virgin to complete my satisfaction is Premier Sports, Trace Sports, the remaining Sky Sports channels, Food Network +1, movies4men, more>movies, Scuzz and MTV CLASSIC.

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History hd will be here soon ;)

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I doubt MTV Classic will be coming, they got rid of it before the most recent Viacom renewal so if we were gonna get it we probably would have got it when MTV Music, MTV HD etc. were added. Same with Universal HD and E! HD we probably would have got them when Style was added a few months back when the NBCUniversal deal was done, though I would like to be proved wrong on the E! HD front, not overly fussed.

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I should have said nat geo wild in HD,has media boy or afbomber know anything on MTV classics it was rumoured to be coming some time ago but then went all quiet on the western front thought it would have launched when MTV music launched last month

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Not for me i watched the whole Liverpool game on TV Anywhere without any problems

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You may get your wish very soon :)

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http://mediaboyblog.blogspot.co.uk/2...year-2012.html

Yes with Alibi HD getting the best HD Channel launch.

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Alibi certainly as become a top channel for me anyway :)

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I have seen no real news from any Insiders on any of the channels you have listed as set to launch. I did think MTV Classic was set to launch as part of the new broadcasting deal signs with Viacom - but it did not launch.

So Sky Atlantic rumours is just that in the eyes of Media Boy HQ.

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Just reading the blog properly. You say that all UKTV will be free to Virgin customers. Does this include the HD version of channels, or will the HD channels only be in the XL package?

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Also MB, you say free to Virgin customers but on their website they're only available to those on M+ and above

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Good point - no idea I was just reporting what BenMcr posted on Cable Forum last Wednesday.

Fun post.

My Dad think I got BT Sports to sign with Virgin Media - he telling everyone that I got him BT Sports for nothing on his package.

I dream last night that all I saw the following channels was added to Virgin Media:

-5 Later
-Sky1 +1
-Pick TV +1
-Sky Atlantic
-Sky Atlantic +1
-Sky Atlantic HD
-Sky Sports 3 HD
-Sky Sports 4 HD
-Sky Sports F1 HD
-Sky Sports News HD
-Sky News HD

And I saw Virgin Media has renumberd all Entertainment Channel with all HD Channel being moved to channel 201 to 250.

With Lifestyle moving to Channel 251.
With Factual moving to Channel 351.

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I did say:

http://www.cableforum.co.uk/board/35609661-post884.html

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Thanks MB and Ben for clearing that up.

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Story now fixed on Blog.

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May so.

But I think the deal with CSC Media Group is up in October 2013 or March 2014 so we may get:

-Bliss
-BuzMuzik
-Chart Show TV
-Chart Show TV Dance
-Flava
-Kix
-Kix Power
-POP
-Pop Girl
-Scuzz
-The Vault
-Tiny Pop +1
-True Drama
-True Movies 2

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MB Dreams come true when you have to "believe in better" that the world could change the world using only positive thoughts Knowing "Mine's Bigger Than Yours" and that we need "Usain Bolt: 'Keep (IT) Up'" "Dreams Made Real" so "How Big Can You Dream?" Through the "Power of Dreams" "We Make IT Happen!!!!"

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Nice dream bud,but could you dream about universal hd tonight please ;)

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Media boy- a lot of people on the forum have hinted at "good things" happening in autumn. do you or your insiders know anything about this? Have you asked your insiders what this could possibly mean?

I've seen about 4 different posters now hinting at various good things happening in autumn and it is very intriguing!

thanks for your efforts MB

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Universal HD will not launch on Virgin Media - in my own view.

If Universal HD was going to launch if would have been on air by now.

So everyone cant post the right info all the time.

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No real update - I have seen unconfirmed reports on Virgin Media are set to launch more 'Sky Basic' Channels from mid September.

Still to be given confirmed reports from any of my insiders.

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cheers MB :)

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Time to bring us all back down to earth again after the brilliant news last week

Exclusive: BT & Virgin Media’s deal doesn’t cover digital-only content

http://www.seenit.co.uk/exclusive-bt...ntent/0829851/

Maybe I was right with my 'BT Atlantic' joke if BT are going to have digital exclusives for those with the BT app. I wonder what he exclusives will be?

Hey I'm not complaining one bit I am more than happy with the deal we've got, but if you were missing having something to moan about ... :D

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what are we missing out on though?? will they play some games on their app only???

I wouldnt view any games via the bt app even if i could tho as i can view the channels via tv anywhere?

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The exclusive with the app at the moment is the locking up and pausing when there is live football on it.

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[QUOTE=Media Boy;35612520]Universal HD will not launch on Virgin Media - in my own view.

If Universal HD was going to launch if would have been on air by now.

So everyone cant post the right info all the time.

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No real update - I have seen unconfirmed reports on Virgin Media are set to launch more 'Sky Basic' Channels from mid September.

Still to be given confirmed reports from any of my insiders.[/QUOTE

sadly I have to agree,basically its down to cost I was told

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TV Anywhere works, enough for me. Although not on 3G which is rather annoying!

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Really doesn't bother me this.

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I'm happy enough with the BT sports channels, the digital exclusives don't bother me.
All I need now to be completely content is sky Atlantic and universal HD.

OH and a couple of goals for Newcastle would be nice, but that may be asking to much. :'(

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Does two goals at newcastle count as consolation? :)

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It would tonight.

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i also feel your pain :(

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But l am sure that pain will be eased in time with the distinct possibility of further channels to follow.;)

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So say the rumours.;)

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A nod here and a wink there and everybody thinks.;)

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Im shocked at how little the pages went up yesterday. I didnt come on here to late last night and found this thread had only gone up 1.5 pages. I thought it was a weekend when i came on until i realised it was a Monday :)

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Its the lull before the storm or to put it another way its the deep breath before the plunge Mr Stokes.;):D

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Same as All quiet on the Western Front.
Perhaps all the regular posters have sore digits after the furore of the last couple of weeks. ;);)

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Now BT Sport is here people have nothing to chat about now well only Sky Atlantic but thats not a channel which bothers me to be honest

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That's why I added the digital exclusive post. It's not something I'm bothered about but wanted to encourage the moaning again as I am missing it a bit :D

With BBC THREE, FOUR and NEWS24 coming in HD I am left with just Sky Atlantic HD, Sky Sports News HD and SS3 HD,SS4 HD,F1 HD missing in order to give me everything I really want.

Premier Sports for NHL but hoping BT will snap up the rights and show in HD.

More 4, History and Sky News all in HD would be a bonus but not that bothered.

By the way why the fuss over Universal HD? What's worth watching?

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That would do it for me too.

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Why the fuss over Sky News HD ?

All horses for courses

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I'm not fussed about Sky News either but news is news always a bonus to have in HD for big news events, i.e. an election with flashy graphics, sports highlights etc..

I was seriously asking what's worth watching on Universal? It's not a critique just wondered if there was exclusive programming you can't get elsewhere in HD.

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I have not watched the channel before, but most of the channels I have are simply repeating programs on the others

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It has first run Psych, Royal Pains, Rookie Blue and anything else on USA Network that no other channel wants.

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i kept refreshing the forum in work yesterday and i felt genuinely sad this thread wasnt being constantly battered with wild rumours, rowdy discussion and painful angst. I love having BT Sport but i now miss the chase...

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:D:D:D