BBC,ITV or Sky.....?

Dub13

Which station do you think do the best Live game,for me it has to be the BBC its not just the no adds I just think its the best.Then Sky but I hate andy "I love man utd" gray.And then there is ITV well they are crap the only thing you can say about it is its better than TV3 but thats not saying much

Mossy Monk

Sky for me. the pre and post match coverage blows BBC and ITV away

Ronan|Raven

Top Channel tv it may be in Albanian but it beats having to listen to Andy Gray

Exit

1. BBC - I like the old school feel to it.
2. Sky - I actually like Tyler and Gray commentating, but none of the others stick out as being all that good
3. ITV - The football is the only decent thing on that channel, and it's not that good. But yeah, infinitely better than RTE or TV3.

Big Ears

Originally posted by Exit
1. BBC - I like the old school feel to it.
2. Sky - I actually like Tyler and Gray commentating, but none of the others stick out as being all that good
3. ITV - The football is the only decent thing on that channel, and it's not that good. But yeah, infinitely better than RTE or TV3.

Have to agree with everything except ITV better than RTE .

I must be the only one who likes listening to commentry from George ( i dont have a clue ) Hamilton and Jim ( i used to be a proffesional ) Beglin .

jongore

Sky, they do it better then anyone else.

BBC and ITV are O.K. but it shows that it's not their priority.

RTE and TV3 suck big time

NightStrike

Sky without question for me!

Space Coyote

Which of RTE, BBC, ITV and Sky are showing live European Championships matches ?
Sky definitely put in the biggest effort when it comes to presentation. I prefer ITV to RTE for the Champo League games.

sikes

andy gray is the most irritating commentator in the world... the specialality is the bleedin obvious

motty is a legend..prefer to watch bbc

celticfc

Has to be the BBC for me. I think they probably have the best pundit/commentary team about, no ad breaks etc. (Can't wait to see the return of MOTD next season on it)

Sky second, their interactive coverage is great & as Mossy says their post & pre-match analysis is great.

RTÉ come third. I dont really mind George & Jim, better than ITV anyday if you ask me.

ITV - Don't have the first clue how to cover sport. (Except maybe F1)

TV3 - Packie Bonner, AARRGGHH (need I say any more?)

five - Have never seen him (I don't get five), but I've been told John Barnes even a worse presenter than Packie. /me shudders

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by celticfc
I've been told John Barnes even a worse presenter than Packie

and with that the bad memories come flooding back :eek: :mad:

elbow316

It definitely has to be Sky for the overal presentation, with the various video's, build-up interviews, all the "Showbiz" stuff.
Best team of pundits though would have to be BBC simply because of Alan hansen- the only one who always seems to know what he is talking about and doesn't state the obvious.

BKtje

My fav is Sky, just great presentation. Just annoying ads tho i usually leave the room to get a snack or something.

BBS is a close second cos of the no ads.

byte

Sky are best, but then people expect good coverage, considering that you've to pay monthly to watch the sports channels.

I'd rate BBC a close second (their BBCi service is pretty good)

gandalf

Its hands down to the BBC here, their presentation of soccer is excellent and I am delighted that Match of the Day proper is back next season.

Avoid watching matches on RTE as their coverage is quite amaturish. TV3 well what can I say about Packie Bonner the human version of teak. ITV is ok. Cannot stand Andy Gray so that really effects me watching Sky.

Gandalf.

MrJoeSoap

It would have to be Sky, because I can't stand the sensationalist John Motson - "Oh my God, its a throw-in!!!"
Andy Gray isnt much better, but the Sky Coverage blows BBC out of the water. Having said that, I can't wait for MOTD to return. Just hearing the theme tune again at half 10 on a saturday night will give me goosepimples.

ITV are alright I suppose, pretty boring, but I do like the Premiership on Monday. Always good for a laugh/trivia.

iasc

Sky without a doubt - Andy Gray is great...Chris Camara is cool as well if ya ever hear him commentating gives a bit of excitement to boring games.

John Motson..is the most annoying c**t there is.

Tv3's commentary is the worst ever

Itv was alright, when Big Ron was there

Rte is fine as well

_blank_

Sky's coverage is without a doubt the best, apart from the fact that every game is the be-all and end-all of the world.

I mean, a match between Fulham and Charlton ( no offence to either team ) on a cold and dreary November night is hardly anything to get excited about, but Sky make a big song and dance about it.

BBC is very good too, Hansen knows his stuff, but sometimes Schmeichel talks a bit of crap. I like Motson as a commentator, some don't, but I do. I also like the BBCi feature that allows you to turn on the FiveLive commentary, especially when Alan Green is on, he is hilarious!

ITV can be good, but Ally McCoist is just annoying, and Andy Townsend is no replacement for Big(ot) Ron.

Big Ears

For those of you who prefer SKY i have good news , Sky sports will be showing Wales and Northern Ireland games for the next few years .

What is the reson for sky not showing the world cup and european championships , is it because they are a satelite company ? / or they simply dont have the rights .

Its good that they have south american qualiying games aswell .

Shaque attack

i prefer the beeb to sky mainly because of the choice of pundits they have, they are far superior to those of sky. tv3 and itv suck but i like watching rte for the comic value. its always a laugh to hear dunphy going on about how the game should be played

DMC

Sky has the best production values and Andy Gray, the BBC has Motson (who I like, but I think is actually better on highlights than live ) and the best pundits, RTÉ do well with George and Johnny Giles. As stated ITV cant do sport; we will see this again during Euro 2004.

I will say that they new look Sunday Game (GAA) on RTÉ blew me away with its production values yesterday.

Dewey

Sky is without doubt the best. There is no one better the Andy Grey.
They put alot of effort into there production and its the best.
RTE is ok, George and Jim do well on the Ireland matches. but John Giles doesnt cut it for me. BBC is really bad, if i ever want to fall asleep i hope there is BBC Commontary on cause they are boring.
TV3 are just as bad. Listing to Kevin Moran is horriable. oh god you just want to kill yourself.
I really like ITV doing the Premiership, its almost as good as Sky.

Space Coyote

Does anyone watch the 'Premiership on Monday' program on ITV ? It's really well done, they ask a football question every week and yer man Matt presenter-guy is very good imo. The Premiership on N2 is unbearable at times, they all look like they should be sitting on the toilet not in a tv studio !

Big Ears

Dewey u beleive that BBC and TV 3 are as bad as each other :eek: . No -one could possibly hate bbc so much that they would think tv3 is as good no-one .

The Brigadier

RTE's punditry is pretty good. Unfortunatly the commentary team is without a doubt the worst available to us here in Ireland.

George Hamilton has not got a clue. One thing that really bugs me is his pronunciation. When pronouncing a foreign players name he makes such an effort with it, he come out with a pronunciaiton used by nobody else on the planet - Then sounds smug with it.

His anecdotes are cringeworthy. Why is he still on television, the man is a joke!

Mossy Monk

Originally posted by Space Coyote
Does anyone watch the 'Premiership on Monday' program on ITV ?

its the only programme from ITV's premiership coverage that i like. it's very good but could do with being on a little bit earlier