Ban ITV from showing England matches!

[Yoda]

Has anyone noticed the current England record on ITV?

You have to go back to Euro 96 when we last one a game that they were showing, (and that was only because BBC were showing them as well.

Here's the current record:

Euro 2004

France.....L 2-1 (ITV)


World Cup 2002

Brazil............L 2-1 (ITV)
Denmark......W 3-0 (BBC)
Nigeria.........D 0-0 (ITV)
Argentina.....W 1-0 (BBC)
Sweden........D 1-1 (ITV)


Euro 2000

Romania......L 3-2 (ITV)
Germany.....W 1-0 (BBC)
Portugal......L 3-2 (ITV)


World Cup 98

Argentina.....L 2-2(on pens) (ITV)
Colombia......W 2-0 (BBC)
Romania.......L 2-1 (ITV)
Tunisia.........W 2-0 (BBC)


Euro 96

Both ITV & BBC were showing England's matches.

 

[Curious Orange]

The notorious curse of ITV, it has scuppered many a promising England game!!

 

[chips and gravy]

I'd ban them for other reasons. Clive Tyldsley would be my top reason

 

[pasty]

I'd ban them for other reasons. Clive Tyldsley would be my top reason

Back years ago when the cup final used to be shown on both ITV and BBC, did anyone ever watch ITV ?

 

[fatbadger]

The Switzerland game is to be televised by ... ITV.

 

[Mr C]

It's just not the same without good old John Motson

 

[saafend_seagull]

is Switz game on ITV?

 

[saafend_seagull]

o crap didnt see ur above msg

 

[chips and gravy]

Back years ago when the cup final used to be shown on both ITV and BBC, did anyone ever watch ITV ?

I know it's sacriligeous but I never liked Brian Moore as a commentator either.

I always watch BBC in preference to ITV. Even election night coverage is better with David rather than Jonathan Dimbleby

 

[Row Z Creased Shirt]

I'd ban them for other reasons. Clive Tyldsley would be my top reason

Mine too, he started gloating way too early last night, I hope they give someone else a chance on thursday, we need to get something out of that game before Motty can see us through to the quarter finals.

 

[SK1NT]

feckin adverts

 

[007]

I'd ban them for other reasons. Clive Tyldsley would be my top reason

Clive "I've got my tongue so far up the french arses" Tyldsley, gees that guy got on my fecking nerves! Magnifique this, magnifique that

 

[Curious Orange]

ITV coverage has always been shit, combine that with the fact that England always lose and you generally have a terrible viewing experience.

When a game is on both channels then it's Auntie Beeb all the way for me.

 

[Lady Whistledown]

How come crappy ITV get both the prestige France game AND one other?

As they have to share coverage, surely the BBC have been screwed over, only getting one game against Croatia while ITV get the big game as well??

I thought this in the last Euros, that ITV in general and Keegan in particular were a curse. Didn't realise it went quite so far back as 1996 though, or that it was still going.

Sod off ITV, if they had a shred of decency or national pride, they'd offer the Swiss game to the BBC now

 

[fatbadger]

How come crappy ITV get both the prestige France game AND one other?

As they have to share coverage, surely the BBC have been screwed over, only getting one game against Croatia while ITV get the big game as well??

Because BBC gets first pick of quarter and semi-finals. i.e. if we make the knock-out stages, the game(s) will be on BBC.

 

[The Oldman]

And more sacrilege is Des past it?

 

[kevinsmith]

feckin adverts

Here Here. Just after National anthems all set for the game and they go to an ad break. Wish all games were on BBC

 

[Cheeky Monkey]

Bobby Robson's less than incisive analysis and ability to state the bleedin' obvious was mind-numbing. The main commentator's (Tyldsley?) "Arsenal are making a substitution" gaff about France was a classic though.

 

[Storer68]

How come crappy ITV get both the prestige France game AND one other?

As they have to share coverage, surely the BBC have been screwed over, only getting one game against Croatia while ITV get the big game as well??

I thought this in the last Euros, that ITV in general and Keegan in particular were a curse. Didn't realise it went quite so far back as 1996 though, or that it was still going.

Sod off ITV, if they had a shred of decency or national pride, they'd offer the Swiss game to the BBC now

I'm told that the BBc took a "punt" that england would get to the knockout stages, and so wanted first choice for those games rather than the one group game that they both wanted (the French), they agreed pretty quickly to take two games out of four, presuming England got to the qauarter final satge. BBC had a bit more faith in our brave boys than ITV by deciding to tale the quarter final rather than the French game.