mtl-supporter23 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Now I know SRC has done a splendid job carrying the Impact the last little while, but I think if the Impact wants to be considered more serious in Montreal and Quebec they will make the move to RDS. I'm not knocking the job SRC has done with the Impact, I've loved their work but I just think if RDS would pick up a part of the load from SRC the exposure of our game would grow tremendously. Just as RDS has gotten the Alouettes (CFL) to a new level in Montreal, they would be able to do the same for the Impact. For those of you who don't know the Alouettes struggled after their re-entrance to the CFL but with the help of a schedualing conflict allowing them to move to Molson Stadium and the addition of a major tv deal with RDS they have become the 2nd most popular team in Montreal. If the Impact plan on beating or matching the popularity of the ALS they need a similar tv deal where their game would be carried primarily on RDS with extensive post and pre-game material. A step forward was the TEAM 990 grabbing some games for radio, but I believe if Joey Saputo wants to get some recognition in this town SRC is not the way to go, RDS has and always will deliver! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurosawa1555362267 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 It's quite simple the Impact had to pay some money to be on RDS 6 times a year and the SRC decided to pay the Impact to have them 14 times a year on TV. Saputo took the easy (and intelligent) way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I agree with Kurosawa on this one. I certainly don't remember the RDS days as the good old days. RDS is admitedly a specialized sports channel, but SRC is available free, everywhere. It's not like Impact games are being hidden away on midnight tape delays or on CBC Bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
massimo Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Simply put RDS is a buffet restaurant, and the Montreal Canadians are being served. Same as TSN, its all you can hockey. I think SRC is fine, especially if they are getting paid for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MTLcanada514 Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 I dont mind SRC but im tired of this tape-delay BS. If next year's champions league games, both home and away, aren't on live, im going to cbc/src headquarters and causing a riot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 SRC have done MUCH more in 2008 for the Impact's exposure than RDS in the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mpenza Posted January 23, 2009 Share Posted January 23, 2009 Has RDS ever done something for the Impact? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trident Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 quote:Originally posted by Mpenza Has RDS ever done something for the Impact? Taken their money? [8D] 1 year of SRC=better than all RDS years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cyrus Posted January 25, 2009 Share Posted January 25, 2009 quote:Originally posted by MTLcanada514 I dont mind SRC but im tired of this tape-delay BS. If next year's champions league games, both home and away, aren't on live, im going to cbc/src headquarters and causing a riot Strictly speaking, that wasn't Montreal Impact coverage, it was the Champions League coverage that was constantly tape-delayed/online/CBC Bold. I don't remember SRC ever jerking us around on the regular-season package last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted January 26, 2009 Share Posted January 26, 2009 What I've never understood about SRC is why its time shifted in the rest of the country. Meaning I can't watch Impact games live, even though I doubt more than a dozen people watch the channel out here in the west. Especially with the rise of PVRs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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