FA Cup Third Round (Television)

[Uncle Buck]

Has it been announced yet what games are going to be on TV?

Just wondered as far we have drawn the winners of the BBC game on the Sunday in rounds two and three...

 

[hans kraay fan club]

Has it been announced yet what games are going to be on TV?

Just wondered as far we have drawn the winners of the BBC game on the Sunday in rounds two and three...

Good spot.

Knowing how DULL the BBC choices tend to be beyond R3, they'll probably go for Villa v United.

Better start queueing outside the ticket office!

 

[Jim D]

Well, it's the only chance the BBC have of showing a prem league match live - you'd hardly expect them to waste it on Horsham v Havant & W would you?

 

[Vatican Citys No.2 Keeper]

Good spot.

Knowing how DULL the BBC choices tend to be beyond R3, they'll probably go for Villa v United.

Better start queueing outside the ticket office!

I hope it's this, cos last 2 rounds we've been drawn against the team that was on tv on the Sunday so could be a good chance of us getting them.

 

[Kenhead]

Its Villa v Man U thefa.com

But the game is going to be saturday evening this time.

 

[Robdinho]

How many matches get televised? I thought it was more than one.

 

[gjh1971]

I would imagine the Sky games would be Burnley v Arsenal, Stoke v Newcastle and Luton/Forest v Liverpool.

 

[Trigger]

Its Villa v Man U thefa.com

But the game is going to be saturday evening this time.

No offence but what a crock of shit, why do they persist with all premiershit televised games in R3 every year, the magic of the cup is about teams from outside the top two divisions playing these big boys, not these big boys playing each other.

 

[BRIGHT ON Q]

Dont Man U play away at Villa every year in the Facup?.They always win as well if my memory serves me right.

 

[Timbo]

To be honest the whole draw this year is a load of shit. All the big teams got other premiership sides or championship teams. Only Liverpool got a game outside the top two divisions, and they'll end up at Forest. Absolutely no interesting games at all.

 

[Mr Blobby]

No offence but what a crock of shit, why do they persist with all premiershit televised games in R3 every year, the magic of the cup is about teams from outside the top two divisions playing these big boys, not these big boys playing each other.

Totally agree. Its a good chance to give the smaller clubs some cash (£150k in this round is worth a lot to clubs outside the Premiership but nothing to them).

So we have

BBC Man Utd v Villa plus 3 more TBC.

Boring........................Boring................Boring

 

[crodonilson]

BBC have....

Tottenham v Reading (Sat Lunchtime)
Villa v Man Utd (Sat Evening)
West H'aaaa'm v Man City (Sun Evening)

Sky have.....

Burnley v Arsenal (Sun Afternoon)

 

[Mr Blobby]

BBC have....

Tottenham v Reading (Sat Lunchtime)
Villa v Man Utd (Sat Evening)
West H'aaaa'm v Man City (Sun Evening)

Sky have.....

Burnley v Arsenal (Sun Afternoon)

Excellent so 7 of 8 teams to get £150k from TV apperances are in the Premiership!

Pathetic!

 

[Tooting Gull]

BBC have....

Tottenham v Reading (Sat Lunchtime)
Villa v Man Utd (Sat Evening)
West H'aaaa'm v Man City (Sun Evening)

Sky have.....

Burnley v Arsenal (Sun Afternoon)

Is that really the confirmed line-up? Sounds almost unbelievable. If it is, it's a total disgrace. The BBC bore for England about the magic of the FA Cup, and then with a chance to actually show some backbone and principle - and a potential upset - and back up those words with deeds, they put on the all-Premiership ties. Sky, with only one pick out of four, have trumped them yet again.

The Luton/Forest Liverpool game was an obvious pick, and even Chelsea QPR would have been more interesting than some of those above. Ipswich v Portsmouth was another.

 

[Cantona's Flying Dropkick]

Huddersfield v Birmingham could have been a good one to televise.

 

[Kinky Gerbil]

Stoke Newcastle would have been my pick.

Spurs Reading will have goals
Man City are good to watch at the moment as well.

I dont understand Arsenal being on, wont even be close.

My Choices would have been

Spurs v Reading
West Ham v City
Stoke v Newcastle
Norwich v Bury

 

[Perry Milkins]

Spurs Reading will have goals

I should hope so too...hwo else can they score

 

[Conkers]

It just sounds like the BBC want to show Premiership clubs as often as they can considering they can't afford the rights for the Premiership games themselves.
Personally out of the 4 games, Sky have the best one, but there are other games that would be better. Forest/Luton v Liverpool would be more interesting as Forest could give Liverpool a good fight I reckon.

 

[jonny.rainbow]

More people will watch Prem teams playing each other.

Higher viewing figures will make the BBC director of sport happy.

 

[Tooting Gull]

Let's be fair and put it right - I don't know where that list of BBC games came from, it sounded unbelievable, but they are showing Villa-United, Burnley Arsenal and Stoke Newcastle - Sky to show the Luton/Forest Liverpool game. That's more like it.