The TV 3 v. TV1 tussle

The TV 3 v. TV1 tussle

Good footage of Nix training and coverage (albeit brief) of the new signings from Andrew Gourdie

One of these channels need to take the initiative and have a New Zealand Football show every week. Prime has loads of rugby on Sunday afternoons. TV1 has netball on Saturday and motorsport on Sunday and TV3 has fishing on Saturday and motorsport on Sunday but where is football in all this

What would they show?

NZFC looks poor because the grounds arent set up for TV

agreed that football on NZ tv is pretty scant, but I'd like to at least see consistent coverage of football in gnera; on both one and 3 before we go for a dedicated football show on the box

Most of that (well certainly the motorsport) is pretty much completely paid for by sponsors.  The FTA networks aren't doing it out of charity.

Just something that Gourdie got wrong in the story, Ricki is the 2nd manager in the A-League to hold the UEFA Pro-Licene. Ernie Merrick also has the qualification.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Pro_Licence_in_England#Other_coaches_holding_the_Pro_Licence
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:UEFA_Pro_Licence_holders

Bullion2008-07-09 12:05:16

I remember on channel 9 in dunedin for a season or two (1999ish - 2000) they had a football show and got video and stuff from games around town, did a bit of a wrap up, sort of like Parklife but on TV. From memory (NB its not that great) they had a bit of a spiel on the goings on around the world of footy too, low budget but full of football goodness

Just checked out their site it may still be on - Off The Bar - it was called, can't find it in their schedule tho

really useless information if you live outside of Dunedin
Christo2008-07-09 13:21:19

well that's good enough for me. Much more authorative than sketchy wikipedia

You dont need to pounce on every mistake they make haha

NZFC games may look poor on the old box but other than the A-league, its all we've got.

By god... Tv1 had a story regarding other clubs trying to poach Smeltzy

yep, i was out and saw it,

video here

Only Prime News (First at 5.30) covered the launch of the Future Footballers Foundation yesterday.

Go Prime!

too much news on the olympics and not enough news on the football. why is rugby so dominant in nz i just cant understand it actually. and the newspapers as well, we pay for a newspaper just to read a whole lot of bollocks on rugby and one crap article on football of the chatham cup? what is this

Anyone see tv3 news last night?  Good coverage of the nix and the freestyling.  But then that rugby boofhead had to ruin everything by saying (after the freestyle story had finished)..."Don't know about that freestyling, but how about those all blacks and warriors".

still, great item. quality effort from TV3

Too bad it was ruined

keep up the good fight Gourdie,

Operating from Auckland means I need some help from our Welly based sports team ... they do an outstanding job

Good coverage from TV1, TV3 and TCGW.  Although TV1's story had the theme of "is this a sign of things to come or a temporary deviation from the norm"'

You know what really gets up my nose?  In this day and age with oil supply problems, damage to the environment by pollution etc., etc., the amount of TV programs showing motor sports is out of all proportion to their popularity and desirability.  I'd love to see more football, but any sport where people don't race around tracks like demented loons polluting the atmosphere would be preferable. You'd think the government would step in and pull the plug on them, but I guess they'd rather talk about the environment than actually do something positive.

Except most motor racing vehicles run on ethanol...

I also suspect he doesn't quite grasp the popularity and desirability.

The V8's are regularly one of the largest spectator sports events in new Zealand, as is the Rally of New Zealand.  The only time the Palmerston North showgrounds sells out are the two nights of the stock car teams nationals, just as three examples.

One thing about TV coverage of sports, particularly on SKY, unless someone is paying for the slot they will only show something that has audience and they show an AWFUL lot of live motorsport.

SHould replace V8s with horse and cart races

Forza Pacing.  Mine is back in work as we speak.

Job being advertised at C.A.T in Mc**tlyth (yes, I know it's not spelt like that, but the Cardigan Bay reference got my rose coloured specs on...)

If you see The Crowd goes wild on Prime at 7 each nite it does a decent part on football around the world... its quite entertaining!!!