SKY Coverage

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Three UEFA Europa League matches in a row on ESPN today from 12 PM to 6 PM. Love it.

Proper sports broadcasting.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

at least adelaide v tards is on tonight.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Is that the only other A-League game on this weekend (apart from the nix?)

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yes.

Saturday
9:30pm is GCU/CCM - Instead we get 30min post test match analysis and Triathon highlights.

Sunday there are 3 games back-to-back-to back.
3pm Nix -Live.
5pm Sydney/Noocastle. Instead we get 1.5 hours of golf highlights.
7pm Brisbane/Perth. Instead we get 4x30min fill in shows (Premier League World, Fishing Show, Sport 365 Live, Rugby: THis given Sunday).
2ndBest2009-09-18 22:39:57

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

f**k you sky

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Thats just f*ckin ridiculous! There is nooooo reason for that whatsoever!!!

At least its nearly october then we'll be nearly back to how it should be. Grrr

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

richierich8 wrote:

Thats just f*ckin ridiculous! There is nooooo reason for that whatsoever!!!

At least its nearly october then we'll be nearly back to how it should be. Grrr

We hope it will change in October.

Unless ... Sky programmers find some really great vintage golf highlights to play.

You know, grainy black and white footage, players in knickerbockers, goilf clubs with wooden shafts, amateur players competing in big tournaments for the love of the game.

If they could find a fine, old programme like that, it would clearly take prime-time precedence over something as unimportant as the A-League...

(I suspect Sky is still trying to work out what the 'A' stands for.)

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

True.... or the Outer Mongolian kayaking regionals are scheduled for next month or there's curling anywhere in the world....
we'll be sh*t out of luck.
Endless replays, all month. end of.

Improving,,on the up, a work in progress from Italiano and the Nix. Bring on the bathroom bling in '24! COYN!

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

and, oh sh*t, its the outdoor bowls season starting too

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

they really are twits. tonight's match, with both Smeltz and McGlinchey playing, is the one that Kiwis are going to be most interested in (Phoenix aside of course). Plus, Gold Coast entertain. Nobody at Sky is interested enough to think or care.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Marius Lacatus wrote:

And watching Gold Coast get 'dicked', as they were, would have been hugely enjoyable. (Going by the highlights I caught on a Sky news story.) Great stuff!!

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sorry to say but with the AB's winning, I fear endless replays are now order of the month.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Felt that the coverage today on Sky was rubbish..seemed to be one long shot camera apart from a few clsoe ups on player bodies etc. Seemed fuzzy at times as well..lacking definition from wide and high.

A small town in Europe........looking to bounce straight back up....well that aint going to happen

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sunny areas impossible to watch, its so dark on the screen.

Oi Oi Edgecumbe... lets have a clean sheet

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Heard Doug Golightly editor Sky sport magazine ?? on ZB last night. Gave Phoenix fans, atmosphere etc real good wrap, he stayed on in SUNNY Wgton after egg ball game.

We can only hope he still gives good wrap to programme planners re showing more A league games, not holding my breathe though.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

FFS.

GCU vs MV tonight at 9:30. We get:

SS1: Sport 365 (30 mins), Tua/Cameron - Strictly Business (30mins), Cricket Flashback (30mins), and F1 Practice Live.
SS2: NRL Live
SS3: Cricket - Champions Trophy (live)
2ndBest2009-09-26 11:55:45

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Brisbane vs Sydney at 6pm Sunday. We get:

SS1: Blackcaps on tour (30mins), Premier LEague World (30mins), What's on Sky (30mins), ITM fishing (30mins).
SS2: Rugby LEague Classic Match (1hr), Rugby LEague 40/20 Live (1 Hour)
SS3: Altheltic (20 mins) Local Heroes (30mins), Cricket Champions Trophy HL (1hour)

NQ vs Adeliade at 8pm Sunday. We get:
SS1: Champions Trophy Live
SS2: Sport 365 Live (30mins), Rugby: THis given Sunday (30mins), ITM Fishing show (30mins), What's on sky (30mins).
SS3: Premier League World (30mins), Golf H/Ls (1.5 hours)

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

so essentially, Sky's line of "there's other live sport that we have to cover" is a load of sh*te!

Queenslander 3x a year.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Absolutely no reason why all game can't be shown.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Time to bombard with emails again? Cheers for that info 2ndbest..

ive got a song that wont take long, Adelaide are rubbish.. the second verse is same as the first.. ADELAIDE ARE RUBBISH

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

No but remember guys,they get incredible advertising revenue from the likes of

SS3: Altheltic (20 mins) Local Heroes (30mins), Cricket Champions Trophy HL (1hour)

Big advertising drawcards

Allegedly

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Sky's attitude??

Head, Sand, Buried - I'll let you make the connections.

Proud to have attended the first 175 Consecutive "Home" Wellington Phoenix "A League" Games !!

The Ruf, The Ruf, The Ruf is on Fire!!

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

I read a piece some years ago that was in reply to SKY having a dedicated football channel.

The end result was they would have to drop a sports channel as football is there main day time filler that get a good viewer rating.

Hogster2009-09-26 18:13:23

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Things are starting to look up...

This Friday

Phoenix v GCU - LIVE 11pm

Saturday

Perth v NQF - LIVE 8.30pm

Melbourne v Brisbane - LIVE 10.30pm

The other two games are Monday night (Labour Day in NSW and SA) at 5pm and 7pm NZT - can't see far enough ahead in the on-screen guide yet to see if one or both of those are also live.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Lonegunmen wrote:

Sky's attitude??

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Head, Arse, Buried - I'll let you make the connections.

Fixed

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

There is one delayed game being played at the footballers dream time of 6am on a Tuesday or Wednesday I think.

Central Hawkes Bay Nix
and tragic follower of Charlton Athletic

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

What does the new skywatch say about October dare I ask?

I let my guitar speak for me

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

liverpoolfan1 wrote:

Things are starting to look up...

This Friday

Phoenix v GCU - LIVE 11pm

Saturday

Perth v NQF - LIVE 8.30pm

Melbourne v Brisbane - LIVE 10.30pm

The other two games are Monday night (Labour Day in NSW and SA) at 5pm and 7pm NZT - can't see far enough ahead in the on-screen guide yet to see if one or both of those are also live.

Not bad

One thing though, Sky advertised the Phoenix game next Friday, during the actual match yesterday, as 10pm. I thought it was strange because I was sure it was 11pm too with daylight savings taken into account.

I'll assume it is 11pm?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qe_B5CzbTJo - Caceres winning penalty v Perth - footage from the Fever Zone

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

11pm is what I have. A-League site says 8pm local time, which means 11pm here. I checked with the world clock too:

http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/converted.html?day=2&month=10&year=2009&hour=20&min=0&sec=0&p1=47&p2=264

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liverpoolfan1 wrote:

Things are starting to look up...

This Friday

Phoenix v GCU - LIVE 11pm

Saturday

Perth v NQF - LIVE 8.30pm

Melbourne v Brisbane - LIVE 10.30pm

The other two games are Monday night (Labour Day in NSW and SA) at 5pm and 7pm NZT - can't see far enough ahead in the on-screen guide yet to see if one or both of those are also live.

Yeah also live!

Monday - 5th October
Sydney FC v CCM - LIVE 5pm

Adelaide v Newcastle- LIVE 7pm

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

All five games live....excellent! Let's hope that's a sign of things to come.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Only had a quick browse but October does look positive.

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yay. Finally. Though this does not make up for the beginning of the season. Well done SKY for putting all the games on.

All Aboard the Phoenix/ All Whites Bandwagon!!

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

liverpoolfan1 wrote:

All five games live....excellent! Let's hope that's a sign of things to come.

Their Program Manager did promise me last week when I spoke to him that October onwards would be better. So thats great news Sky. Thanks

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over 16 years ago · edited over 13 years ago

Yes indeed, this is getting much better....Thanks Sky.
Now, as the A-League will virtually be the only game in town, lets see some top performances, particularly from the Nix and, before you know it....
the crowds will come flocking,
The Nix will be at the top of the table,
Sky will show every A-League game there ever will be

...and