What would you rather watch - ITV choice

[Albumen]

Italy v Uruguay promises to be an intriguing final match, but it's being played the same time as the England match. ITV have the choice of matches to play.

Which would you rather watch live? Even if you live abroad and don't have ITV.

 

[crasher]

I was thinking this - a meaningless England game or a real winner-takes-all clash.

Can't ITV show them both, with one going on ITV2 or whatever?

 

[surrey jim]

Italy v Uruguay , the game with something riding on it

 

[surrey jim]

I was thinking this - a meaningless England game or a real winner-takes-all clash.

Can't ITV show them both, with one going on ITV2 or whatever?

As a guess BBC show one and ITV the other, with ITV getting choice on which match to show

 

[The Legend that IS Lawro]

ITV and ITV4 I believe

 

[Acker79]

There was an interesting stat on the guardians World Cup daily podcast, that claimed England have won only one World Cup game that airs exclusively on itv since beating Iran in 1982.

I suppose it comes down to whether to watch a game that has something riding on it for both teams, or watch England either embarrass themselves again, or get the performance and result that makes everyone wonder why they couldn't do it in the last two games and become even more frustrated (or amused at the reaction of people who actually expected something from this World Cup)

 

[Westdene Seagull]

It will have to be Italy as I want to see them wipe the smile off a certain strikers face.

 

[Hotchilidog]

Italy Uruguay will be the better game. Would like to see how England respond to the disappointment of exiting the competition though.

 

[Petunia]

One on in the kitchen, the other in the lounge.

Hover in the doorway - job done

 

[Albumen]

ITV and ITV4 I believe

Ah, so it is. Sorry, didn't see that. Still, I don't get ITV4 in HD so it's still going to annoy me. And the poll still stands.

 

[Weststander]

England match. Want Hodgson to be brave and rest anyone tired and not part of our long-term future.

Baines who's been awful in defending to be replaced by Shaw, tired Gerrrard out, and let Sterling play the roaming central role he did in the Italy game. Give Oxlade a chance.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

I'm intrigued to find out why Italy appeared to throw their match against Costa Rica. Was it a one-off betting coup, or part of a bigger plot to eliminate first England and then Uruguay? If the latter, how do they plan to take out Suarez, Uruguay's sole threat? Somebody taking a straight red bullet for the cause by taking Suarez out of the game maybe? Required viewing!

 

[Colossal Squid]

There was an interesting stat on the guardians World Cup daily podcast, that claimed England have won only one World Cup game that airs exclusively on itv since beating Iran in 1982.

Actually the stat is that it has been only the one win since France 98, and that was the Trinidad and Tobago game in 2006.

Frankly the FA should step in and BAN ITV from showing England games. Admittedly we lost the only game the Beeb got this time round too, but the team put in a much better performance. I know they can't ACTUALLY be held responsible, but it's a good excuse to get rid of their piss poor coverage that is universally derided.

Anyway, in answer to the original question, I'd rather watch the game that has something riding on it, i.e. Italy v Uruguay. However there is no way ITV will pick that for their main channel. It will be England again and lots of gushing analysis of what went wrong in this campaign. The interesting game will be shunted to ITV4 although if we're lucky it does at least mean the commentary team won't be Tyldesley and Townsend.

I do have some interest in what lineup Hodgson puts out and whether the team make any effort whatsoever, but I suspect there won't be radical changes or any real intent so it'll be painfully boring. I'm actually more interested to see what the pubs choose to show because I will be leaving work to try and catch Italy v Uruguay but if everywhere is showing England v Costa Rica I'll have to leggit home to try and catch it

 

[ExmouthExile]

Italy v Uruguay on the tele, and England v Costa Rica on the iPad!

 

[matt_32510]

They will show the England game on the main channel just to get revenue from the adverts

 

[martyn20]

Both I have more than one TV, England on the main screen though

 

[8ace]

I see the cocknockers at ITV are showing the complete mismatch of Brazil vs Cameroon instead of Croatia vs Mehico tomorrow.

 

[brakespear]

I see the cocknockers at ITV are showing the complete mismatch of Brazil vs Cameroon instead of Croatia vs Mehico tomorrow.

Really? Disappointing but not surprising.

 

[Jello]

I see the cocknockers at ITV are showing the complete mismatch of Brazil vs Cameroon instead of Croatia vs Mehico tomorrow.

Croatia v Mexico is on ITV4. BBC have no games tomorrow, I guess due to start of Wimbledon.

 

[Hiney]

Italy v Uruguay on the tele, and England v Costa Rica on the iPad!

This, but probably the other way round