4th Round TV games

[Gritt23]

Or are they never again going to kick off a cup tie (except the FA cup final) at 3pm on a Saturday?

Not even the Cup Final. Isn't that being moved to accomodate the Champions League Final?

 

[Tony Meolas Loan Spell]

Are people annoyed that our GLAMOUR tie with Watford isnt on the box then?

 

[Carrot Cruncher]

We have (pretty much) this exact same thread every sodding time the televised cup games are announced. Why are people on here constantly surprised that ITV, on the rare occasions that they get to show football, choose matches involving Premiership sides? Amazingly, ITV and their advertisers want people to actually WATCH their channel. Half a dozen people tuning in to watch Stevenage or Crawley isn't really going to compete with the few million who'll watch Man United or Tottenham.

In a nutshell.

 

[Tooting Gull]

What's wrong with you all? Southampton v Man Utd is a bloody great live TV Cup match. League one flyers v Prem leaders, a great history back-story for those us who remember that final. All the ingredients.

Anyone who seriously is claiming Watford v Brighton is a better option is nuts.

 

[Hotchilidog]

To be honest SCC v Man Utd shouldn't actually be a bad game and I can see why it has been chosen, the other games all look tedious as f**k though, dull. dull, dull.

 

[Willow]

What's wrong with you all? Southampton v Man Utd is a bloody great live TV Cup match. League one flyers v Prem leaders, a great history back-story for those us who remember that final. All the ingredients.

Anyone who seriously is claiming Watford v Brighton is a better option is nuts.

Lol, has Crodo hacked your account, Tooting? You forgot to add, if it is anything like as exciting as Man U v Liverpool in the previous round, we are in for a real treat.

 

[Arthur]

We have (pretty much) this exact same thread every sodding time the televised cup games are announced. Why are people on here constantly surprised that ITV, on the rare occasions that they get to show football, choose matches involving Premiership sides? Amazingly, ITV and their advertisers want people to actually WATCH their channel. Half a dozen people tuning in to watch Stevenage or Crawley isn't really going to compete with the few million who'll watch Man United or Tottenham.

Is exactly right.

I think it's people trying to show off at what a great "grass roots" football fan they are.

"I'd rather watch the Dog and Duck V Queens Arms over Man United or Arsenal any day of the week rah rah rah I'm a great football fan me because I don't like the premier league (yet aspire to get there!)".