Channel 5 to show FL highlights next season; Saturday nights at 9pm

[KT17]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

Really? Really?! Are you sure you're not really Viacom in disguise?!

 

[Easy 10]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

I think you are in a tiny, tiny minority. The non-linear approach was just a mess, blatantly contrived to keep fans of Championship clubs hanging around through all the ads until the bitter end to catch their teams goals. The studio chat over some of the goal highlights (as opposed to commentary) was without exception utter drivel. And features thrown in ? What features ? There was certainly nothing even close to Clem and his behind-the-scenes weekly feature on the FLS, which was (for me) one of the highlights of the show.

And what is "amazing" about Kelly ? Not the worst thing about it I suppose, but christ up a stick that's not saying much.

 

[mejonaNO12 aka riskit]

What drives me ****ing MAD now with live shows are their DESPERATION for "viewer involvement".

It's horrendous.

"dave supports Brighton who won today. He says 'brighton are great'.

"mike supports forest. He says 'forest need to improve".

Thanks for all your tweets using the hashtag #pointlessshitanalysis.

 

[GT49er]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

Wow

Just wow - can't think of anything else to say.

 

[Herne Hill Seagull]

About what I expected from Channel 5; utter sh1te. Switched it off before it was finished. A completely unnecessary studio audience (which I've always hated in football shows - they only work on something like Fantasy Football where it's supposed to be funny), and Virgs, bless him, about as wooden as on old-fashioned clothes peg.

Sky's hour-long round-up of all the goals this afternoon was much more like it. I'll stick to that from now on, and can only pity the non-Sky subscribers who are forced to watch that crap.

 

[Bladders]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

What the **** were you watching!!?

 

[Dirk Lehmann's Python]

Oddly enough I've just watched the first half hour, nowhere nearly as bad as is made out on here and the Facebook page - if they sort out the order and bin off the crowd participation it should be fine

 

[Tesco in Disguise]

I think you are in a tiny, tiny minority. The non-linear approach was just a mess, blatantly contrived to keep fans of Championship clubs hanging around through all the ads until the bitter end to catch their teams goals. The studio chat over some of the goal highlights (as opposed to commentary) was without exception utter drivel. And features thrown in ? What features ? There was certainly nothing even close to Clem and his behind-the-scenes weekly feature on the FLS, which was (for me) one of the highlights of the show.

And what is "amazing" about Kelly ? Not the worst thing about it I suppose, but christ up a stick that's not saying much.

Yeah, I'd forgotten about Clem's piece, which was always rather good.

'Features' might be a stretch, but doing things like grouping together promoted teams, or the ones managed by ex-England internationals.

Yes, studio chat was terrible, but I think they can learn from that.

Studio audience was welcome, al la Top Gear. Just need to work out how to use it.

I find Kelly a most alluring figure.

 

[southstandandy]

Just watched this myself tonight - What an absolute shambles. Car crash TV if ever there was. 90 min programme 23mins of football highlights, 6 ad breaks, and more drivel spoken than I can manage after a few pints - and that takes some doing.

Stop talking during the highlights and put the divisions in sequence. It's surely not that difficult. If they don't make some early changes by next week then I just won't bother with it in future.

Have done a few internet searches tonight and there are literally thousands of other complaints of this nature all over the net. Surely Ch5 have got to listen?

 

[Stuart Munday]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

How much have you had to drink?

 

[jonny.rainbow]

 

[Megazone]

God help anyone who attended that show. Must be the same people who attended Top gear.

 

[GT49er]

Oddly enough I've just watched the first half hour, nowhere nearly as bad as is made out on here and the Facebook page - if they sort out the order and bin off the crowd participation it should be fine

.........and the set. Don't forget the awful set. Needs to be binned and re-designed straightaway.

Although to be fair (which does admittedly take a bit of doing) they did mention Brighton in a positive light more than the Football League Show managed in however many years it ran! Probably just a facile attempt to get good ratings on NSC though .........

 

[GT49er]

God help anyone who attended that show. Must be the same people who attended Top gear.

Maybe they noticed there weren't any cars in it?






.....or maybe not.

 

[Megazone]

Maybe they noticed there weren't any cars in it



.....or maybe not.

They were too star struck to notice.

 

[Wrappo]

I watched it and was disappointed with the format and the comments. The filming is too distant and is not up to the standard of the BBC version. Timing is better but catching up on tv is not difficult.

 

[armchairclubber]

Can't remember ever watching a more disappointing piece of television (don't watch much though). Settling down in armchair to catch up and after 15 secs thinking "what the **** is this ?" and pretty much conceding that i'm not gonna bother for rest of season. Awful.

 

[One Teddy Maybank]

.........and the set. Don't forget the awful set. Needs to be binned and re-designed straightaway.

Although to be fair (which does admittedly take a bit of doing) they did mention Brighton in a positive light more than the Football League Show managed in however many years it ran! Probably just a facile attempt to get good ratings on NSC though .........

This. Top Gear gone wrong for me, too much moving about.

Wasted Virgo's undoubted analysis expertise with inane questions.

 

[Albumen]

They did. they had a weekly local half hour show with more features/highlights on Monday nights called Kick Off.

That was Monday though. Anyway, it's ch5 now, time to record and watch our bit another time.

 

[kevo]

This thread does the show a real disservice. It wasn't that bad, and better than the BBC offering. The non-linear approach, with features thrown in, made it much more interesting than the tired BBC offering. They didn't help themselves by involving Virgo and that orient manager much too heavily, both of whom were awful. Presumably they can cut down on that in future.

They don't have claridge, which is great. And Kelly is AMAZING. All in all, not a bad effort.

Can only assume you were drinking for 24 hours after the Forest win. It was absolutely abysmal. And one half-fit presenter doesn't make up for that.