ITV,must be banned from having serious sport

[Tony Towner's Fridge]

I was watching it on Council TV at a friends BBQ, what a gaffe though!! The whole thing about ITV and BBC is that , by comparison with Sky, they are rubbish. Adrian Chiles is pretty good and has a sense of normality but the following are so so so poor:
-Clive Tyndesly (always trying for a soundbite they think it's all over moment)
-Gary Linekar (thinks he's funny but he isn't) Oh and having a 10 year old write his jokes doesn't help
-Alan Hanson (FUD!)
-Alan Shearer (as interesting as my underpants!)
-Jim Beglin (why?)

I saw the two games earlier today, which were total crap, whilst listening to Talksport. They are good by comparison and I recommend that as an option , even though sometimes the picture and sound topics are not synchronised.

Ban those bloody instruments and let's get some proper atmosphere.

I was at WC 2006 and nothing I have seen on the TV so far convinces me the South African one will be anywhere near as good. Hype it is but that is never a replacement for true fact.

TNBA

TTF

 

[Colossal Squid]

Another self promo from murdoch

I think that was a misquote. Should have read:

One News Corp employee Tweeted: "Someone needs sacking! Give the next World Cup to Sky!"

 

[Stoo82]

"Schoolboy Joseph Shields" as per the NOTW, needs to seriously man up. Sobbing because he missed a goal, FFS. I bet he gets all the wedgies and bog washes at school.

By the likes of you no doubt.

 

[itszamora]

Murdochs rag has a MASSIVE fail

Archie Norman is chairman!!

Michael Grade walks from ITV with 1.2m bonus - Telegraph

Good point, the quote from Grade about the inquiry is about the Liverpool v Everton incident of a couple of years ago.

 

[Basil Fawlty]

I've even got a sore throat thanks to ITV. I was disgusted by what happened. This would of never happened on Sky Sports!

 

[JBizzle]

I've even got a sore throat thanks to ITV. I was disgusted by what happened. This would of never happened on Sky Sports!

Or the Beeb

 

[Marc1901]

I was watching HD and it was really annoying because all
I saw was Gerrard going mental and it didn't feel like a proper celebration

 

[User Removed]

I watched the STVHD version which is still testing on satellite as it transmits at 1920 x 1080i instead of ITV1HD which like BBCHD is 1440 x 1080i and thought some jock clown had pressed the wrong button until I found out later it was a balls up by ITV. Probably the same guy who didn't overide the automatic ad break in the Liverpool v Everton cup game when they were in extra time.

Sorry?

 

[ram1992]

I was watching HD and it was really annoying because all
I saw was Gerrard going mental and it didn't feel like a proper celebration

Same :US:

 

[Leekbrookgull]

Well,when ITV have football i turn the sound down and listern on radio five just take the pictures.

 

[strings]

That's what me and 15 other people sitting round our telly saw. NOT impressed.

The thing is this is the second time they have done it - it happened in the FA cup game. Once is a mistake, twice is just plain STUPID.

I saw it too... it is the third time I can remember ITV doing something similar in the last few years.

They did it during the formula one a couple of years back too - they cut to an advert break with just 2 1/2 laps to go, and Schumacher all over the back of Alonso. What followed was one of the most entertaining bits of racing in years... not that anyone would have known, because ITV cut to adverts only to return just in time to see the chequered flag waving.

What kind of muppets do they employ in their sports department...? I notice that they never f*** up when it comes to 'Britain's got the X factor, so get me out of here'.

 

[clapham_gull]

What kind of muppets do they employ in their sports department...?

Sports departments don't cue the ads in....

.. but then again neither do ITV.

 

[Stoo82]

For the conspiracy people

WORLD CUP 2010: Bookmakers gave odds on ITV break that cut England goal | Mail Online

A betting scam may have been behind ITV's embarrassing failure to screen England's first goal of the World Cup on its high-definition channel.

Read more: WORLD CUP 2010: Bookmakers gave odds on ITV break that cut England goal | Mail Online

 

[fire&skill]

ITV have previous from 1966...

http://www2.b3ta.com/host/creative/8333/1276422467/1966.gif

World class

 

[The Antikythera Mechanism]

 

[Papa Lazarou]

6) Gabriel Clarke refusing to present anything without leaning on something and squiting

Ooh the poor man, was it something he ate?

 

[Papa Lazarou]

WORLD CUP 2010: Bookmakers gave odds on ITV break that cut England goal | Mail Online

Of the latest howler, a spokesman for Paddy Power said it had taken around a dozen bets, mainly of £5 and £10, on the coverage being interrupted.

Not much of a scam then was it?

 

[Gazwag]

I wont ask what he has got on his face, its certainly not egg