Sky Sports News

[Kahnee]

I'm loving their Euro 2012 reports at the moment - a whole half hour dedicated, at the exclusion of everything else, to a tournament they have no rights to.

Had been hoping for some of their still images, made famous at previous tournaments, but alas nothing so far.

What we do have, though, is their pundits prediction league

We have team "news". Torres or Llorente could start for Spain. Equally, they could both be on the bench, but hey, Sky's never been one to distinguish between fact and conjecture.

We have their reporters live from outside the grounds. Getting instant reaction from pissed fans looking for a pub.

We have Andy Burton with the Ireland team, with a face like a man who's just realised he came last and has got to eat the biscuit. I know you're getting canned, Andy lad, but try and be professional, eh? Oh, right...

 

And we get about six of these a day

 

And all this before the transfer window opens. We're in for a great summer...

[baja the hut]

I'm loving their Euro 2012 reports at the moment - a whole half hour dedicated, at the exclusion of everything else, to a tournament they have no rights to.

Had been hoping for some of their still images, made famous at previous tournaments, but alas nothing so far.

What we do have, though, is their pundits prediction league

We have team "news". Torres or Llorente could start for Spain. Equally, they could both be on the bench, but hey, Sky's never been one to distinguish between fact and conjecture.

We have their reporters live from outside the grounds. Getting instant reaction from pissed fans looking for a pub.

We have Andy Burton with the Ireland team, with a face like a man who's just realised he came last and has got to eat the biscuit. I know you're getting canned, Andy lad, but try and be professional, eh? Oh, right...

 

And we get about six of these a day

 

And all this before the transfer window opens. We're in for a great summer...

 

cable. tv. 0. public. tv. 1.

[Kahnee]

cable. tv. 0. public. tv. 1.

 

You've heard the ITV commentary, right? They're just filling in for Sky til the season starts.

And the BBC have Robbie Savage and 'Arry.

 

Think we can call that a draw

[Candystore]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=plUjozpBNB4&feature=youtube_gdata_player

 

Forward to 2:20, or don't if you want to look at her rack for a while.

[Kahnee]

That was put together by a man with many court orders and an ankle tag

[Earl Hafler]

That was put together by a man with many court orders and an ankle tag

 

Basically can't go anywhere due to all the 500 yard restraining orders

[dorgie]

Vinny O' Connor Bryan Swanson on now gagging for a riot......live Euro 2012 action that SKY CAN show.

Edited June 12, 2012 by dorgie

[Kahnee]

Vinny O' Connor Bryan Swanson on now gagging for a riot......live Euro 2012 action that SKY CAN show.

 

 

Wouldn't surprise me if they had people out there stoking it up

[Sion]

Whilst the England game was on ITV, Alan Mullary was doing a commentary on SSN. Who are these people that have SSN, but don't have ITV1? I don't understand how that sort of coverage can be of use to anybody.

[Kahnee]

Whilst the England game was on ITV, Alan Mullary was doing a commentary on SSN. Who are these people that have SSN, but don't have ITV1? I don't understand how that sort of coverage can be of use to anybody.

 

Sky think they have to be seen covering everything. They are the centre of the universe

[baja the hut]

You've heard the ITV commentary, right? They're just filling in for Sky til the season starts.

And the BBC have Robbie Savage and 'Arry.

 

Think we can call that a draw

 

ITV commentary is shocking.

[RBM]

ITV commentary is shocking.

 

And they have Adrian Chiles

[Swipe]

And they have Adrian Chiles

 

He annoys me with every single utterance out of his moronic, blokey mouth.

 

Think itv has better pundits though. Shearer on the Beeb is abysmal. No insight whatsoever.

[RBM]

He annoys me with every single utterance out of his moronic, blokey mouth.

 

Think itv has better pundits though. Shearer on the Beeb is abysmal. No insight whatsoever.

 

You know exactly what they're all going to say before they say it. That job interview with Gollum was horrendous

[baja the hut]

they have seedorf though...who is dreamy

[Duncan Disorderly]

He annoys me with every single utterance out of his moronic, blokey mouth.

 

Think itv has better pundits though. Shearer on the Beeb is abysmal. No insight whatsoever.

And they all keep jittering about like they have Tourette's dying to get their morsels of wisdom into the conversation.

 

SIT STILL, FFS!

[Gomez]

ITV commentary is shocking.

 

Whilst the commentary is better on R5, the analysis is still by simpletons.

 

John Motson, FFS, still demonstrating that longevity and an ability to research meaningless stats is no guarantee to having any insight into the game.

 

He was banging on about Wellbeck 'deserving' to keep him place, firstly, the idea that Wellbeck has done anything close to Carroll's monstrous performance against Sweden is laughable, but regardless, he shows no recognition that there is a system in place and players need to be picked to fit it. Let's pick the 11 most deserving players for England shall we? And hope there is a keeper in there somewhere. RFH's is not exactly a subtle or complex system either.

 

They then bang on about 'why don't we play like Spain' in the same breath as lauding the appointment of Roy '37 years of the same system' Hodgson.

 

It's embarrassing.

[cymrococh]

What's the point in having ex-players on when they add absolutely nothing? Keown the other night, think it was the Holland Germany , but he just said something like "They've got to change it now, but what will they do? Will they make some substitutions? Change the formation? It's all to play for."

 

No mention of what changes they should make, the relative merits of possible substitutes, recommendations of tactical changes. Anyone could have said it.

[Woodsyla]

I want to know what the 1hr build up for the game will contain when England get knocked out. At the moment they read out the teams, pay the two countries lip service with a little montage of one of their famous faces and some goals scored by their best player, then they move on to talking about England and interviews with the players/Roy. Are they just going to show the testcard for 20 mins when we are out.

[Superjay]

What's the point in having ex-players on when they add absolutely nothing? Keown the other night, think it was the Holland Germany , but he just said something like "They've got to change it now, but what will they do? Will they make some substitutions? Change the formation? It's all to play for."

 

No mention of what changes they should make, the relative merits of possible substitutes, recommendations of tactical changes. Anyone could have said it.

 

Mark Bright the other night actually used the line..."Woah.. It's all a bit lastminute.com this" I turned the telly over. Couldn't deal with that.

[libero]

I want to know what the 1hr build up for the game will contain when England get knocked out. At the moment they read out the teams, pay the two countries lip service with a little montage of one of their famous faces and some goals scored by their best player, then they move on to talking about England and interviews with the players/Roy. Are they just going to show the testcard for 20 mins when we are out.

Dont worry they will still talk about Engurlands heroic effort, they will show the best bits of the games and analyse everything down to the fine end of a fart.

Its just the same old same old when Engurland are in a tournament.

Its almost as predictable as a commentator mentioning 1966 during the first 5 minutes of any game.

[charlie clown]

What's the point in having ex-players on when they add absolutely nothing? Keown the other night, think it was the Holland Germany , but he just said something like "They've got to change it now, but what will they do? Will they make some substitutions? Change the formation? It's all to play for."

 

No mention of what changes they should make, the relative merits of possible substitutes, recommendations of tactical changes. Anyone could have said it.

 

I can never quite work out with the BBC's coverage if they deliberatly never say anything worthwhile so as not to alienate the non-foottball watchers or whether they are genuinely that thick and dull.

[Farmer's Tan]

Dont worry they will still talk about Engurlands heroic effort, they will show the best bits of the games and analyse everything down to the fine end of a fart.

Its just the same old same old when Engurland are in a tournament.

Its almost as predictable as a commentator mentioning 1966 during the first 5 minutes of any game.

 

I remember seeing a headline on Skysports not too long ago, (i think it was in regards to the England team losing) and the headline was "glorious failure" or something very close to that, i wasn't sure if i should feel pity or laugh my as off.

Edited June 24, 2012 by Farmer's tan

[Kahnee]

I can never quite work out with the BBC's coverage if they deliberatly never say anything worthwhile so as not to alienate the non-foottball watchers or whether they are genuinely that thick and dull.

 

Going by last night, they are that thick and dull

 

Commentator mentioned that Capello had done well picking the location for the team to be based, and Lawro added "that's all we've got to thank him for".

Sorry? Remind me, who actually got England to the damn tornament