The infamous missed goal ! FA Enquiry

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FA wants answers over missed goal



The Football Association (FA) is demanding "a full explanation" into how viewers missed a crucial FA Cup goal due to a technical hitch.

Everton's winning strike in extra time happened as ITV1's coverage abruptly went to an advert break.

ITV boss Michael Grade has said the glitch, which has prompted 1,000 complaints, was "inexcusable".

An automated system for screening adverts was still in place during the extended Liverpool v Everton match.

It is used when schedules are running normally, and fails to take overruns into account.

'Stringent procedures'
Dan Gosling celebrates after netting the crucial goal for Everton

Viewers in some regions were still able to see substitute Dan Gosling's goal, but others returned to the coverage during the players' celebrations.

"Technically it came at a particularly bad time for us," said host Steve Rider before saying sorry.

Grade said: "As a football fan myself, I was glued to the match and was as disappointed as anyone to miss the goal."

He added: "We have years of experience in dealing with the changes in ad break patterns when games go into extra time and sometimes penalties.

"This we have done faultlessly through the Champions League, World Cup and European Championships.

"We are awaiting the results of our technical inquiry so we can put in place stringent and immediate procedures to address this," he added.
In a statement, ITV called the occurrence an "unprecedented transmission error".


As a football fan myself, I was glued to the match and was as disappointed as anyone to miss the goal


Michael Grade, ITV executive chairman


But the FA has called for a fuller explanation, saying the mistake was "very disappointing".

"It is important that lessons are learned and that this does not happen again," the FA said in a statement on its website.

Everton fan Robbie Hall said: "I was watching on Freeview and once the adverts got under way we had no idea what was going on.

"After about 10 seconds the game returned just as Gosling scored. I saw the goal live but it was a mess." Paul Snowdon from Merseyside said: "ITV needs to start taking its football seriously. This should never have happened."





I was watching on Canal+ in Spain and had no interruption at all so this is clearly an ITV only problem and not a problem with all broadcasters.

monkey9

There's a simple solution to this. Give it back to the BBC where it belongs

Taxipete29

Yeah this happened here alright on ITV. It came back before the goal was scored and I got to see it(unfortunatly) But it was most annoying to happen during the most exciting period of the game

Tusky

I switched to Setanta and within 2 seconds the ball was in the back of the net. Almost missed it.

DeadSkin

Tusky wrote: »

I switched to Setanta and within 2 seconds the ball was in the back of the net. Almost missed it.

Heh, me too

Diabhal Beag

All ITV is good for is Holly Willoughby's boobs

monkey9

Tusky wrote: »

I switched to Setanta and within 2 seconds the ball was in the back of the net. Almost missed it.

I did the same thing except i missed the goal. First thing i saw was the Everton players rolling on the ground, celebrating. I remember thinking at the time "Hmmm, this can't be a good sign"

ctrl-alt-delete

monkey9 wrote: »

There's a simple solution to this. Give it back to the BBC where it belongs

It wasn't taken from them though, they lost it.

I saw the goal as the glitch happened before the goal on mine, i was watching on Utv though.

Thanx 4 The Fish

I saw the goal. Would have preferred the ads

5starpool

I wish I was waching it on ITV, but that commentator there (Can't recall his name at the mo) tilts me so bad.

monkey9

5starpool wrote: »

I wish I was waching it on ITV, but that commentator there (Can't recall his name at the mo) tilts me so bad.

Ah yes, that would be the Man U supporting Clive 'that balmy night in Barcelona' Tyldsley

Mossy Monk

Jim Beglin would have been the ITV commentator that annoyed me last night.