Football Talk 2006/2007 Season - Page 17

shawty · 03-09-2006, 15:41

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

That wasnt my point, i was refering to the BBC website, however it raises another point, the BBC has regional variations like BBC Wales, Scotland, Ireleand etc.

So why are the regional games not shown on the regional channels?

The fact is people in England winge about how people from Scotland, Ireland, Wales, France, Holland, Germany etc. etc. dont like them, and then when you tell them why they act like pedantic and try to laugh at you.

Its a shame really as it can be fixed with a simple change in attitude but some people just dont care so the resentment continues to build.

Raise the issue with the bbc then and the website you were talking about was on the front page off bbc at aprrox 11.50 in order of england , scotland and wales. If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.

Russ · 03-09-2006, 16:34

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Originally Posted by shawty

Raise the issue with the bbc then and the website you were talking about was on the front page off bbc at aprrox 11.50 in order of england , scotland and wales. If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.

Yes TBJ, I mean what were you thinking of by giving your opinion on a discussion forum!!! You should know better!!

Derek · 03-09-2006, 16:38

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Originally Posted by shawty

If you think there is a problem then you start your own tv station showing the matches and other stuff, no i thought not.

The problem is the BRITISH Broadcasting Corporation take a hundred pounds or so off the Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish each year as well as the English.

TheBlueRaja · 03-09-2006, 16:49

The thing is here, we arent asking for anything other than a bit of equality...

This shouldnt even be an issue.

**Hugh** · 03-09-2006, 17:08

50 million people live in England
10 million people live in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.

Wouldn't be unequal if NI,S,&W got the same coverage as England?

gazzae · 03-09-2006, 17:23

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

So why are the regional games not shown on the regional channels?

The NI games was on BBC NI.

TheBlueRaja · 03-09-2006, 17:38

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

50 million people live in England
10 million people live in Northern Ireland, Scotland, Wales.

Wouldn't be unequal if NI,S,&W got the same coverage as England?

Completely irrelevant point.

People in England get the England game, People in Scotland and Wales should get the Scotland game, if as gazzee says they did it in NI, then there should be no issued with doin it for Scotland and Wales either.

**Hugh** · 03-09-2006, 17:45

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

That wasnt my point, i was refering to the BBC website, .

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Completely irrelevant point..

mmmmm... some dichotomy there, methinks.

03-09-2006, 17:57

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Originally Posted by pedantic

In 30 minutes time Match of the day has a live game on.........Brazil v Argentina.

Now I don't know many Brazilians, or Argentinians either, so why are they on live tv ? And a friendly at that ! It's simple, supply and demand, people want to watch them. In all seriousness, Scotland are a mediocre pub side, at best. And Wales are not much better.

It'll be the best football they will see up there this season

TheBlueRaja · 03-09-2006, 18:00

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Originally Posted by foreverwar

mmmmm... some dichotomy there, methinks.

Not really, my original point was raised in relation the the Website, shawty then raised a second point regarding the television Bias (post #233) and i then started to discuss this secondary point as well as it was relevant to my original post.

If your going to post in a thread at least do us the favor of reading the relevant parts first before making comment.

**Hugh** · 03-09-2006, 18:06

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Originally Posted by TheBlueRaja

Not really, my original point was raised in relation the the Website, shawty then raised a second point regarding the television Bias (post #233) and i then started to discuss this secondary point as well as it was relevant to my original post.

If your going to post in a thread at least do us the favor of reading the relevant parts first before making comment.

I did - but you seem to be avoiding the fact that 10 times more people live in England than in Scotland, and the news reflects this - just like in the English news, a higher percentage of reporting comes from the South of England, and in the Scottish news, a higher percentage comes from Glasgow/Edinburgh - but I don't get upset about it.

punky · 03-09-2006, 19:04

Although, I would say...

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People in England get the England game, People in Scotland and Wales should get the Scotland game, if as gazzee says they did it in NI, then there should be no issued with doin it for Scotland and Wales either.

The Scotland game was on Sky... So its more to do with money than racism.

pedantic · 03-09-2006, 19:12

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Originally Posted by yesman

It'll be the best football they will see up there this season

And for many seasons to come no doubt.

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Originally Posted by punky

The Scotland game was on Sky...

That's not good enough for the jocks though, they won't be happy until it's being shown on every terrestrial channel simultaneously. And even then, they'll only consider to stop moaning.

**Hugh** · 03-09-2006, 19:26

Yes, but at the end of the day, we are arguing/discussing about twenty-two overpaid corporate advertising billboards, kicking an over-inflated pig's bladder around.

Mal · 03-09-2006, 20:00

Nice to see that we are discussing the actual matches...

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