johnmolinaro Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/03/03/live-blog-impact-santos.html Follow all the action of Thursday's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final match-up between the Montreal Impact and Mexico's Santos Laguna on CBCSports.ca's live game blog. Starting at 9 p.m. ET, join the live discussion below and submit your comments. CBC Sports soccer commentator Nigel Reed will stop by to chat before kickoff, and Jason de Vos will be online after the game, so be sure to submit your questions once the chat starts. You can watch the game live on Bold (CBC's digital channel) and CBCSports.ca at 10 p.m. ET. The game will also be replayed on the main CBC network at midnight local time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Trillium Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 quote:Originally posted by johnmolinaro http://www.cbc.ca/sports/soccer/story/2009/03/03/live-blog-impact-santos.html Follow all the action of Thursday's CONCACAF Champions League quarter-final match-up between the Montreal Impact and Mexico's Santos Laguna on CBCSports.ca's live game blog. Starting at 9 p.m. ET, join the live discussion below and submit your comments. CBC Sports soccer commentator Nigel Reed will stop by to chat before kickoff, and Jason de Vos will be online after the game, so be sure to submit your questions once the chat starts. You can watch the game live on Bold (CBC's digital channel) and CBCSports.ca at 10 p.m. ET. The game will also be replayed on the main CBC network at midnight local time. Question.. why is Nigel not down here ? or another why is the CBC latin american correspondent from Mexico City not in town .... cant she cover Mexican - Canadian stories ? Seriously John.. the CBC has been slow to get this story its an embarassment to the news and sports department of the CBC. Hell a few less lunches at Radio-Canada and you could have hired a local video crew to do game day shots etc. Very un-professional, 55 thousand fans and you dont send your imported Brit accent to follow the USL team ? Sad Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 ^ Here are some better questions: why didn't one of the country's three all-sports networks buy the rights to this tournament? Are any of them providing live blogs? Will any of them be showing a substantive highlights package tomorrow? The CBC doesn't have unlimited money. In fact, these days it's very, very limited. And even though the current setup is not perfect, at least we get to follow the game live -- via a live blog or live streaming video -- thanks to the CBC deciding that it was worth covering. To call their coverage "an embarrassment" -- especially in light of the deafening silence everywhere else in the Canadian media -- seems kinda harsh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 quote:Originally posted by squizz ^ Here are some better questions: why didn't one of the country's three all-sports networks buy the rights to this tournament? Are any of them providing live blogs? Will any of them be showing a substantive highlights package tomorrow? The CBC doesn't have unlimited money. In fact, these days it's very, very limited. And even though the current setup is not perfect, at least we get to follow the game live -- via a live blog or live streaming video -- thanks to the CBC deciding that it was worth covering. To call their coverage "an embarrassment" -- especially in light of the deafening silence everywhere else in the Canadian media -- seems kinda harsh. I agree especially considering the number of times we've seen Sportsnet do exactly the same thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dbailey62 Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 BTW, I'm sure those Sportsnet staffers are thrilled to not be part of the quickly imploding CTV Network right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cheeta Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 Holy. Tough crowd. CBC Sports has been doing an awesome job of promoting the match on their website, and not just the soccer subsection. The sports home page as well. To be honest I'm impressed and think the CBC is doing an excellent job of grooming the soccer market for what is effect their property, the CONCACRAP Champions League. I don't even have a problem with the match being on bold, which is in effect CBC Sports2. Soccer fans will (within reason) pay to watch their football. Not ideal, it does handicap the viewership numbers, but when the alternative is no live coverage, you work with what you've got. If I'm around a computer I'll drop by before hand. After the match? Not likely. Probably too hammered to think anything reasonable much less type it. One question though, just so I don't miss the chance to raise it later tonight. Two questions actually. "Is Montreal winning the Vs Cup and then doing so well in CCL the best possible thing which could have happened for this young Canadian Championship Tournie? Would the three clubs have been as ramped up for the 2009 edition of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship if TFC had won it last year? and... "Do we know if the CSA derives any revenue from V Cup or CONCACRAP CL matches? Are they for example collecting a "head tax" from fixtures in Canada? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 CBC Sports is doing a great job with its coverage, but it could try and use its main network a bit more. 99% of the coverage is either online or on Bold, which limits exposure. I'd be curious to see what happens if the Impact make the semis. I can guarantee SRC will play the games live. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loyola Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 quote:Originally posted by squizz ^ Here are some better questions: why didn't one of the country's three all-sports networks buy the rights to this tournament? Are any of them providing live blogs? Will any of them be showing a substantive highlights package tomorrow? The CBC doesn't have unlimited money. In fact, these days it's very, very limited. And even though the current setup is not perfect, at least we get to follow the game live -- via a live blog or live streaming video -- thanks to the CBC deciding that it was worth covering. To call their coverage "an embarrassment" -- especially in light of the deafening silence everywhere else in the Canadian media -- seems kinda harsh. Agree. Uncalled for from Trillium. CBC has been doing an excellent job. Soccer fans in this country have to understand that it takes time to change the media culture but CBC is not at fault here. They've offered us webcast of every games despite the short notice for the earlier CCL games. I've seen a huge improvement in soccer coverage in the last 2-3 yrs and complaining to the CBC for the lack of TV presence in Mexico is idiotic at best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piltdownman Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 quote:Originally posted by squizz The CBC doesn't have unlimited money. In fact, these days it's very, very limited. And even though the current setup is not perfect, at least we get to follow the game live -- via a live blog or live streaming video -- thanks to the CBC deciding that it was worth covering. To call their coverage "an embarrassment" -- especially in light of the deafening silence everywhere else in the Canadian media -- seems kinda harsh. A billion dollars in tax funding is almost unlimited. How much money are they pouring into 'Being Erica'? A show that is now resorting to topless lesbian scenes to try to get more than 200,000 viewers. I think the problem is the game is on Bold. A network that is crap because no one watches it. No one watches it because its a specialty channel, that isn't in any attractive packages (On Bell its in “News & Learning 2 “, which includes Book TV, Biography, and bunch of channels that if you have HD you get anyways; Rogers and Shaw don't have it in any Packages). CBC really needs to decide what they want to do with Bold. Either they need to put money into the channel and make it something people actually want, or they need to give it away for free. I pay for Bold simply so I can watch their soccer coverage, so I think I have a right to call it out for what it is, complete rubbish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masster Posted March 5, 2009 Share Posted March 5, 2009 CBC is not the problem. Could they be doing more?? Sure. But they are almost single handedly responsible for the Canadian soccer coverage that we do get in this country, and for that I thank them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
squizz1402635577 Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 quote:Originally posted by piltdownman A billion dollars in tax funding is almost unlimited. How much money are they pouring into 'Being Erica'? A show that is now resorting to topless lesbian scenes to try to get more than 200,000 viewers. Don't make me choose between the Impact and topless lesbians. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dpetzz Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Don't make me choose between the Impact and topless lesbians. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JamboAl Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Whoa! I gotta go see if I can find a download of last night's Being Erica. All the best to the Impact tonight...I have just resubscribed to Bold. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 If you want an outlet for your frustrations with the CBC, you can stick it to them by following this live blog instead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Winnipeg Fury Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 I will be watching live on Bold tonight. It's not expensive and I look forward to all the Voyageurs Cup matches this summer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue and White Army Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Free stream on cbcsports.ca ... not too shabby! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 good game so far, 12 minutes in, watching on bold Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 ****, benitez scores 1-0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 nice save from jordan, 20 minutes in, lots of pressure from santos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Obinna Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 roberto brown scores!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john tv Posted March 6, 2009 Share Posted March 6, 2009 Some Impact sofar.Our guys are playing an extremely intelligent game,amazing how smart these guys are,,,sofar.Grizz must be piss8in in his pants,a Corona relieve with Canadian passion.Hey Grizz I whish I was there,what a day sofar,oops night. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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