2016-17 UEFA Champions League

Bridge93

Ffs. Surely even Celtic fans would rather watch City Barca than their own team getting beaten by some German team.

inforfun

Bridge93 wrote: »

Ffs. Surely even Celtic fans would rather watch City Barca than their own team getting beaten by some German team.

Nonsense

I would always choose to watch Zorya - Feyenoord over City - Barca. Always.

ArmaniJeanss

I understand Celtic are very popular here and TV3 often have to make a commercially prudent decision, but it still seems a curious choice.
Would the Celtic game attract many more viewers for them than MC v Barcelona?

GavRedKing

Bridge93 wrote: »

Ffs. Surely even Celtic fans would rather watch City Barca than their own team getting beaten by some German team.

They showed Barca v City in the reverse fixture, even with Celtic at home to Gladbach, so its strange that they've decided to go back to showing Celtic.

For the neutrals, the City v Barca game is clearly more appealing but theres a fair whack of Celtic fans in the country too that it caters for.

Turtwig

ArmaniJeanss wrote: »

I understand Celtic are very popular here and TV3 often have to make a commercially prudent decision, but it still seems a curious choice.
Would the Celtic game attract many more viewers for them than MC v Barcelona?

Presumably yes. The champions league isn't all that popular a competition per se. Celtic are popular.

ArmaniJeanss

GavRedKing wrote: »

They showed Barca v City in the reverse fixture, even with Celtic at home to Gladbach, so its strange that they've decided to go back to showing Celtic.

That was Wednesday so it was RTE.

Turtwig

Jesus Bank holiday really screws me up. Forget the matches are even tonight!:o

Jelle1880

inforfun wrote: »

Nonsense

I would always choose to watch Zorya - Feyenoord over City - Barca. Always.

Well yes, but you expect to bear Zorya

citytillidie

Vincent Vega wrote: »

This one's on @ 5:45pm. Anybody know if/where it's being shown?

All games will be on BT Sport with TV3 showing a game on Tuesday night along with Eir Sport and RTE on Wednesday night along with Eir Sport

TheCitizen

Bridge93 wrote: »

Ffs. Surely even Celtic fans would rather watch City Barca than their own team getting beaten by some German team.

It's not "some" German team it's "A" German team.

And to answer your question, No. Good call by TV3 I reckon.

CSF

If Celtic fans watching tonight outnumber neutrals watching tonight then TV3 have made the right choice, because I assume (those with access to football via other TV channels, Internet or pubs) neutrals will still be watching City vs Barca tonight.

blueser

Bridge93 wrote: »

Ffs. Surely even Celtic fans would rather watch City Barca than their own team getting beaten by some German team.

I know I'm biased (no point denying it!) but it's a strange decision by TV3, going by pure football factors. If you ask a bunch of football fans with no ties to any of the four sides which game they'd want to watch out of the two, I would hazard a guess that the majority would choose to watch the City/Barca game over the Celtic game. I guess TV3 are chasing the viewing figures. Mind you, the Celtic game may well end up more of a contest, unfortunately!

GreNoLi

City barca all the way, stream ahoy.

Harry Palmr

Fer petes sake City v Barca is the game of the night, Celtic? Even in Oireland most football fans would regard their game as 2nd choice.

blueser

GreNoLi wrote: »

City barca all the way, stream ahoy.

Streams are a waste of time down here in the sticks, with what laughingly passes for broadband (2mbps). Looks like good old BBC radio for me.

Shanotheslayer

I for one can't wait to be streaming the City game only for my watsapp groups to be telling me there's a goal while I'm two minutes behind :pac:


Ridiculous decision

Harry Palmr

blueser wrote: »

Streams are a waste of time down here in the sticks, with what laughingly passes for broadband (2mbps). Looks like good old BBC radio for me.

Do you have Freesat (and probably Sky) by any chance, 5live commentary of City/Barca is featured on the Red Button.

blueser

Kolarov and Zabba at FB frightens the shi'ites out of me. I've seen car ferries turning faster than them.

GreNoLi

Shanotheslayer wrote: »

I for one can't wait to be streaming the City game only for my watsapp groups to be telling me there's a goal while I'm two minutes behind :pac:


Ridiculous decision

I treasure those moments.

blueser

Harry Palmr wrote: »

Do you have Freesat (and probably Sky) by any chance, 5live commentary of City/Barca is featured on the Red Button.

I have Sky and I've got 5 live tuned in to the "other channels" section. Means I can't watch the Celtic game (only the one TV set), but that game has precious little appeal for me anyway. Bloody TV3. On the plus side, no having to listen to Trevor Welch!

Mr.Nice Guy

Celtic's game will probably attract more viewers and that's all the stations care about. I will watch City vs Barca though. Team news:

Man City XI vs. Barcelona: Caballero; Zabaleta, Stones, Otamendi, Kolarov; Fernandinho, Gundogan; Silva, De Bruyne, Sterling; Aguero.

Barcelona XI vs. Man City: Ter Stegen; Roberto, Mascherano, Umtiti, Digne; Busquets, Rakitic, Gomes; Messi, Neymar, Suarez.

Turtwig

Who Barcelona pick to replace Iniesta will have huge bearing on the shape of the City game. Gomes, Rafinha or Denis Suarez? I'd be thinking the former with a heavy focus on counter attacking and directness. Gomes may not be able to break City's press but himself and Rakitic are great at putting in a shift.

Edit: Looks like they've gone with Gomes. Counter attacking it is then. City should have most of the play.

GreNoLi

Willy to make a blunder.

GreNoLi

Noooo not Jonathan Pearce, ffs.

theoneeyedman

BTW bigging it up as a clash of 2 European Heavyweights...... LOL. On what planet are City European heavyweights?? FFS.

GreNoLi

Argies surrounding the ref, never seen that before.

AdamD

Yellow all day long though, stupid refereeing.

niallo27

Suarez owes city one. Hopefully he might help knock them out tonight.

BorneTobyWilde

WTF CLEAR CUT PENALTY !

GreNoLi

Peno ref eejit.

Mr.Nice Guy

I thought that was a peno.

BorneTobyWilde

Sterling moved the ball, defender dived in and did not touch ball and landed his foot on Sterlings.
WTF

niallo27

They would have missed it anyway. Not much going city's way.

BorneTobyWilde

Ref did not book for that foul on Sterling either.
So corrupt .

Muff_Daddy

It would have been missed anyway.

Rezident

If Sterling hadn't done the swan dive again he probably would have gotten the penalty. There was some contact.

LuckyGent88

Another bad decision in psv game. Absolute stone wall offside decision missed.

Lol arsenal

Mr.Prodston

What kind of sick joke is it to not show City - Barcelona.

It makes my brain sad

Harry Palmr

Ludicrous!

daithijjj

Its a yellow on Sterling.

Its a pen and no yellow for Sterling.

City have been robbed so far.

dirkmeister

Is that Hargreaves commentating on the City game on BT?

He just said "maybe the ref didn't want to affect the flow of the game by giving a penalty."

That makes no sense.

Harry Palmr

That's Barca for you

Mr.Nice Guy

Messi!

BorneTobyWilde

Great goal, the finish was world class in its execution .

GreNoLi

Sumptuous, glorious goal.

RobertKK

Such a beautiful counterattack by Barca.

LuckyGent88

Ridiculous counter attack

SEPT 23 1989

Any mistake against them is punished immediately

BorneTobyWilde

Ref is giving city nothing !
Foul on Siliva was so obvious

ctrl-alt-delete

Sterling lucky not to pick up his 2nd yellow there for that foul on him.