Sky's Soccer Saturday programme????
 

My brother has today introduced me to the delights of Sky's Soccer Saturday programme - wtf?????

The programme seems to consist of an anchorman (with a silent w presumably) reading out the scores that are clearly coming up at the bottom of the screen and adding some random fact like "that's Seth Hedgewick's first goal for non league twice removed Theckford Town since his cat died".

Then there are four or five semi articulate ex footballers being paid to watch various Premier League game in the studio and occasionally the focus switches to them where they excitedly describe like a ten year old on Christmas morning what they just saw on the screen (rather than show it to us) and whilst doing so are more often than not drowned out by the even more excited exclamations from one of the others off screen whereupon attention switches to them and they say something like 'the manager has just come of his bench and said something so one of his players". If a goal goes in I am sure one of them will have a coronary!

The piece de resistance however is where we go live to the grounds around the country and hear from some full on inarticulate types about whatever game they are watching - do we see the action? No, again we see the person watching the action describing it like a subnormal baboon - it's virtually impossible in some cases to understand what the hell they are going on about?

So in essence you are watching a programme of people relaying what they are watching on screens and at the grounds.... it's radio for the TV and it's stupid!

Does anyone watch this sh1t? Only football could throw up this nonsense :lol1: :lol1:

If you don't like football (and as an f1 fan you wont), you wont like it.

It's football (or to give it its correct name - soccer), expect no less.

They have to dumb it down so the supporters understand it. :)

Not a football fan then :D

If F1 was broadcast this way I would still not watah it. It's crap stupid TV for morons IMO!

Me?

Good God no!

Wrong shaped ball for me.

Not at all, but it's more the premise of the programme that astounds me... it's the biggest load of nonsense I have ever seen!

You like the game of gentlemen then, midget throwing and blood capsule chewing?

The Soccer Saturday prog has made the same mistake as the F1 programmes, they employed some ex-competitors who in the case of the football could be described as moronic, in the case of F1 incredibly boring or just tapped and unable to string two sensible sentences together.

Well my brother is intent on sitting here and watching this crap so I am going to take the Merc out for a blat! See you all later :thumb:

I do, and there are cheats in all sports so no need to go into all that bollocks.

I know, its a sin to generalise.

You were talking about the game, I was talking about the spectators.

I'm correct in my generalisation :p

Shock horror, person dislikes programme that talks about something they dislike:lol1:

I used to love football.

The advent of the Premiersh1te and the amount of money swilling round in the game, plus over-hyped footballers and managers who cannot be questioned, and now Sky's version of "Grandstand" has turned me right off the whole shebang:(

Its worth watching just for Chris Kamara :lol1:

Football as it should be survives in Leagues 1 and 2 and below.

i always watch it on a saturday as a footy fan, unless they are showing a game ofcourse. albeit i could get live score updates from my phone, i still end up watching this. no idea why as i can see your point :cuckoo:

Me to:cry:

Me then?

I'm not trolling either.

Just saying, that's all.

I played soccer from the age of 5 right through to 15, got disillusioned with the rantings of other parents and the coaches, so turned to rugby, played, and now coach.

Much better IN MY OPINION.

No, I don't think it was you either. I think the target of Dog's ire was the OP.

I N T E R N E T !!!! Doh! :Whatever_

Ah the last bastion of defence of the football fan.... the gay jibe! It would work if I had a problem with the concept of homosexuality, but luckily I am blessed with a brain so I don't! Next!

Dont you ever tire of it F1 ?, like we needed another reminder of your hatred of Football.

You must have been at a loose end when you were talking Lfc in the Sports forum last season :lol1:

I would make a comment about F1Fan not liking sport, and F1 not being a sport but that would just be antagonistic!

How come you missed the point of the post even though I have reiterated it 3 times?.... Ah yes... football fan!

Not at all, it would be your opinion and one to which you are entitled, it is not, however, the topic of this thread!

i watch it from time to time but unless you are interested in the sport in question it seems pretty pointless a bit like the discussions on the f1 program on tv.

but being a fan of both sports i find both programs entertaining

Indeed it is not! :thumb:

Watching Soccer Saturday next week then?

Sport's fan :thumb:

"Does anyone watch this"....yes, your brother. I go to the game instead. Its much more fun.
"Only football could throw up this nonsense".....No, Sky tv has.:rolleyes: