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Posted February 02, 2014 09:04 · last edited February 02, 2014 09:12

Tegal wrote:

You can watch the game on TV with better angles, replays etc than you get at the stadium. 

Overall, while I accept your point, I personally don't see that as a winning argument for the TV experience.  You might get more replays and angles, but I think you get a much, much better feel for the game by being there, seeing the whole pitch and being able to select what you focus in on.  TV limits what you can see and frequently can't pick out runs before they are played to, nor runs off the ball that drag defenders, players' positioning off the ball to receive and support, player tracking etc, etc.  You just don't get anything like the same appreciation for what is going on, imho, no matter how big your TV is or how many ponies you have.


I think nothing is better live than seeing the big run get put in, waiting with anticipation to see if the guy on the ball is going to spot it, and then having some sort of appreciation from your wider field of view (vs TV) about whether the timing is going to be right and the guy will be played in.  TV mostly misses all of that and the anticipation of watching to see how it will pan out.  Each to their own, but I'd much rather be there.

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mjp2 edited February 02, 2014 09:12
Tegal wrote:

You can watch the game on TV with better angles, replays etc than you get at the stadium. 

Overall, while I accept your point, I personally don;t see that as a winning argument for the TV experience.  You might get more replays and angles, but I think you get a much, much better feel for the game by being there, seeing the whole pitch and being able to select what you focus in on.  TV limits what you can see and mostly will not pick out runs before they are played to and runs off the ball that do not come into play, players positioning off the ball to receive and support, player tracking etc, etc.  You just don't get anything like the same appreciation for what is going on, imho, no matter how big your TV is or how many ponies you have.