BBC MOTD - waste of space

[ToffeeDan]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/sporteditors/2007/08/midweek_match_of_the_day_1.html

My comments on this blog: NOT PUBLISHED!!!!!

Funny isn't it?
When we were rubbish (and playing ordinary football) we got no coverage - and, tell the truth, we weren't overly bothered. Then hey last season (not to mention 04-05 either) we suddenly improve and, guess what, we're last or near last again. Hey, even when we aren't at the tail end of the schedules we got short shrift from the MOTD schedulers - match action confined to the goals, invariably edited to start into the 30th minute or so.

Please don't come that "lots of Sunday" rubbish either since invariably there is a big game on that day involving the Top 4 (on Live TV) which will get first coverage.

Let's examine this midweek then. Why not show Tuesday's game first? It's chronologically sound - just like the early kick-off on a Saturday is. The result put Everton top - so let's show that and see if they can be toppled by the rejuvenated City or Chelsea (or just possibly Sunderland). No? No, of course not - we get the 4 goals and 3 close things. Oh right - you show far more action from a sterile game at Wigan - including the players lining up for heaven's sake - and an average game at (neutrals' favourites) Fulham - dwelling for 3 or 4 shots of the same incident - not to mention trying to make Sunderland and Birmingham look exciting!!

Sorry, BBC - you are the laughing stock of football coverage. The Everton performance at Spurs was scintillating - they could have got 6 or 7 goals - but you chose to practically overlook it - and the impending crisis at Spurs. Instead we were treated to shots of Man City's keeper comparing him with his father and pictures of their Thai owner waving to the crowd!
I despair at the bias towards the so-called big 4. I despair for a programme that once was a standard bearer in football entertainment.

A sad day indeed - a very sad day

Toffee Dan

 

[Latch]

well said Dan, they really dont think much of us on that programme do they, only one explanation, the fact that we are known as 'the peoples Club', much too common a club for the london media darlings. Sad bastards the lot of them.

 

[ToffeeDan]

Just as sad - they haven't published it

TD

 

[Latch]

Just as sad - they haven't published it

TD

But did you honestly think they would ?

 

[Sim]

I gave up on MOTD ages ago, its a joke. The only good thing is you dont have to watch everyone elses game just to get to yours, as you always know when the Everton game will be on, 5 minutes from the end in a 2 min review. Pointless and rubbish.

And dont get me started on the license fee...

 

[chicoazul]

He responded to my alter ego 'Ged'.

Look on the comments section at the bottom.

 

[Blue Wiz]

Much prefer the PL programs here. Before a game they talk about the clubs playing, often intervjues, and in the paus between halves they show the goals from previous round or the goals scored the day before. The newspapers though are rubbish, only the top clubs get somewhat large space and the clubs containing swedish players of course. I can't open a sportspaper without looking at ManC at the moment.

 

[SuitsBlue]

Let all the media push the so called top four, it just quickens the euro super league that the bbc will have no rights for. Then they will be stuck with the rest of the league and years of neglect to make up for.

Why not rename 'match of the day' as 'match of the darlings' - that way the bbc can just show the manchester untied, chelsea, arsenal and liverpool games.

After all, they are the only ones that count.

lets see if the above gets aired

 

[monty]

This thread should be merged with the Lineker one, that would completely sum up the BBC, Bloody Big C----

 

[ToffeeBlue.com]

MOTD is biased towards all clubs out of the top 4

 

[Dejan79]

The bbc can stick match of the day right up were the sun don't shine as far as i'm concerned. I just watch the blues on football first on sky, cant go wrong ...... all hail sky