strobe_z Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 I can understand the difficulties of getting the matches played in Libya, Egypt or even Switzerland.. but Wales??!! Come ON! How hard can it possibly be to get the rights to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DJT Posted May 15, 2004 Share Posted May 15, 2004 quote:Originally posted by Gian-Luca Eh? This is weird. Usually they wouldn't put it on & then take it off, if they weren't going to show it they would never state they were to begin with. This is actually becoming more common. They improved the formatting of their schedules but their accuracy has gotten worse. And there isn't even consistency between the soccer-specific schedules and the overall schedules, so sometimes you never know what you're going to get. Just recently the English First Division playoffs were posted but they have since been removed. Everyone will be happy to know that, while Sportsnet does not have Wales vs. Canada, they do have the men's France vs. Brazil and women's Germany vs. World All-Stars FIFA Centennial celebration matches on May 20 and 22! But this isn't over yet. I have a feeling Sportsnet will get Wales vs. Canada after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canadiankick97 Posted May 16, 2004 Share Posted May 16, 2004 quote:Originally posted by DJT But this isn't over yet. I have a feeling Sportsnet will get Wales vs. Canada after all. That's bold...but I hope you're right man. Sportsnet just needs the effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Keeper Posted May 17, 2004 Share Posted May 17, 2004 That would stink if they dont broadcast this match, especially as this is one I think they can win. Enthusiasm will be high with the fresh new start under Yallop, for players and fans alike. With the recent TV success of the WWC and U19 WWC along with the increasing media coverage over all, I thought that RSN would want to keep the ball rolling with the men, especially with the yallop tenure at hand. Mabey a massive email campaigne is neccisary[)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_picton Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 As a Welshman living in Canada, I think this is f*cking useless boys I have to say. It's absolutely disgusting for not one of your national TV stations to show your national team playing the world game. This is ridiculous, and I for one am gutted. Oh, and Jon Keeper.... "especially as this is one I think they can win". Cant see it happening mate! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_picton Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 And by the way, I emailed sportsnet a while ago, with quite a long message congratulating them on their good coverage of the EPL amongst other things, and obviously asking if they can and will show the match, but no reply at all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted May 18, 2004 Share Posted May 18, 2004 I hear you Arthur. It is absolutely disgusting and I'm sick of begging for scraps from Sportsnet. If they show Brazil v France, that'll be it. I'll stop watching anything but Canadian soccer on sportsnet. I'm fed up. And I'm amazed at how foolish they are. I mean Wales isn't the most glamourous of opponents, but jesus they have a fair number of players people have heard of. For a station that shows ManU 45 times a year, you'd think they'd be interested in showing Ryan Giggs. This is the ideal game to get the World Cup coverage going. Get people familiar with the national team, etc. Anyway I think someone in Wales is willing to send me a DivX of the game. We'll figure out a way of passing it along, we always do, but this is ridiculous. I was excited about this game and I still am, but not being able to see it live is really disappointing. It's no wonder we don't have casual fans. When TSN owned the rights and I was younger, I wasn't able to search out results like you can now. If it wasn't televised it almost seemed like it didn't happen. Maybe those days are gone, but if there's other 12-13 yo who are like I used to be, there's not much Canadian soccer going on these days. It's not like we play a friendly every month. It's more like once every five months. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Funny thing. You can get a Golf Network on digital, but your hard pressed to get BBC, or Skysports without a dish. Might still get the match. Have faith and cross those fingers and toes. P.S. And yeah, there are a few big enough names to draw a crowd I'd say, so go figure. It's not as though this friendly will cut into prime time or anything. And if Bad Wales shows up, we win. Good Wales shows, we loose. Who can say which will it be? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Hey Cheetah, Any place in Winnipeg we can get the game, if Sky does show it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redhat Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 Hey Cheetah, Any place in Winnipeg we can get the game, if Sky does show it ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 so when will we know if one of the British TV networks will cover this? I could then set about looking for someone locally with a dish who could perhaps tape it. oh yeah, SPORTSNET SUCKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 so when will we know if one of the British TV networks will cover this? I could then set about looking for someone locally with a dish who could perhaps tape it. oh yeah, SPORTSNET SUCKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted May 19, 2004 Share Posted May 19, 2004 quote:Originally posted by redhat Hey Cheetah, Any place in Winnipeg we can get the game, if Sky does show it ? Going to do a little sniffing around this long weekend. Might be able to hunt something up. Gotta get some more imfo. 1st on the UK broadcast. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Can. in UK Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 This site is quite handy... it says that the game will be shown on BBC2 Wales... http://www.knplogic.co.uk/sport/FT_E04.html There may be more broadcast announcements as the game approaches, though. It doesn't seem as though Sky will be showing the game. They have lined up Trinidad & Tobago v. Scotland and the classic Iceland v. Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I , REALLY, REALLY , can't understand the thinking behind showing Brazil v France over a Canada game . Give me the names of the advertisers that said : "We'll pay for two foriegn teams over own " So , I can boycott them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
argh1 Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I , hate to blame Sportnet as they have and do show a fair amount of MNT and WNT games. So , I thought I'd clarify that I think the advertisers must have chosen which game they'd sponsor . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 I'm starting to seriously doubt whether BBC 2 Wales is readily available via a grey market dish. It certainly doesn't appear to be available online. Moving down the food chain, hopefully we can get some live internet radio coverage. Does anyone out there have an idea of which radio stations are likely to cover the game? Oh and by the way, SPORTSNET SUCKS!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arthur_picton Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Dave, BBC Radio wales will definately broadcast the match live, as will BBC radio Cymru, but that will be in the Welsh language, so not much use for you unless youre a bit speedy with the online translator!. Its unlikely BBC wales is available through a grey market dish, even though it's available through SKY satellite in the UK, and not just a terresterial broadcast. Just cause Im so f*cked off with this, I'll say it again!, I cant find the words to describe the disgust that I feel for a Country's TV network that doesnt show IT'S national team play the world game, no matter who the opposition is. I know you have your own games over here, and quite a few of them, but still. Its only an hour and a half for f*cks sakes!. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gian-Luca Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 We all feel the same way Arthur. Excpet that we might be a bit jaded in our hatred and disgust because we are unfortunately so used to it by now. It should be noted however, that we don't always have our own games over here. We haven't had any matches in Canada for the men's national team in 4 years and the drought is only being broken due to World Cup qualifying. A disgrace, but try as they might they aren't going to stop us from cheering for our team & our country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Arthur, I did a quick look at the BBC radio site, but couldn't find anything on BBC Radio Wales. If as you say, BBC Radio Wales will cover the game, the question becomes, "Is it available over the internet?" Obviously the "generic" version of BBC radio is available online, but what about the Welsh version? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dave Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 Got a link! http://www.bbc.co.uk/wales/radiowales/ Should be able to listen live here. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthew Posted May 20, 2004 Share Posted May 20, 2004 G-L I think Arthur meant that 'we have our own games' ie there are a lot of North American sports that SNet has to dedicate itself too, but that's still no excuse. I'm assuming that's what he meant. Yeah Sportsnet shows a lot of games, but they are exclusive rights holders. They're supposed to. I like to think I'm rational. I understand not the likes of Libya, Estonia, even the Czech game. But here there is an English language broadcast from the BBC. They show FA Cup games from the BBC. There's no reason they can't do this. But instead they show France/Brazil. Sure the pbp team has gotten better since the days when Gerry Dobson thought matches lasted 80 minutes. But their misguided priorities (they'll send Gerry to England to do numerous feature interviews to tell us that Canadians like it in England, but they won't show U17 or Olympic qualifying in Canada. They'll send him to Florida to cover a camp, but they can't afford to buy the rights to the U20 WYC) and their shoddy production (missing the first half against Haiti in 2000, showing the bloody final score on the bottom of the screen early in the Finland game) has got me at wits ends. I do watch Snet a fair bit. Junior hockey, NHL, occasional basebally, lots of EPL and SoccerCentral, but I'm sick of this. I support people who support the national team. I bank at CIBC, I have a JVC VCR, I believe in putting my money into companies that support things I believe in. I'm sick of this and I hope they go bankrupt so we can get back to TSN. cheers, matthew Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 So let's have a banner in Kingston: "Sportsnet SUCKS!" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mimglow Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 A banner that reads: "Sportsnet: More Men's Coverage Please!!" might be more effective. Although I know you wrote it tongue in cheek. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hamiltonfan Posted May 21, 2004 Share Posted May 21, 2004 thats the best idea yet i think...maybe some of you guys you are in the same city could get together and start making that banner..that would just be the best... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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