Irish TV Channel Win Rights To England Matches

[animal magic]

one good thing out of this is at least we will not see ian wright as a pundit anymore

[Jayesh87]

I've just cancelled my subscription to Sky Sports.

Virgin Media are charging £26.50 pm for Sky Sports 1,2 & 3 + Sky Sports extra.

The only time i ever watched it was if Liverpool were playing or if there was a decent boxing match and quite possibly the odd bit of wrasslin on a Friday night.

There are ways to get all the virgin media channels for free (well the minimum package and still get all the channels)

[Jayesh87]

think so

geeerrriiiinnnn

[RedJedi]

With clubs cutting ticket prices, it will be cheaper to actually go to games soon.

From next season, you need Sky Sports and Setanta to see the Premiership, plus PPV I think. From the season after, FA Cup and England games will be on Setanta too.

This is getting very expensive.

I wonder when the public will start making a stand, or will we just continue paying through the nose?

Its gettin too much, i have Sky Sports and the PPV season tkt, plus me season tkt at Anfield.

Now extra for the FA cup, they can feck off. Its 50 50 if i'll be at the FA cup game anyway( home i will ).

Im just gona have to drink more and go the pub to watch games.

You try and loose weight and this is what they do to ya.
Ah well fat forever

[Neil Young]

Why would Setanta pay out a lot of money for the rubbish that is England. Would you pay fifteen quid a month to watch that pathetic display against Andorra. god knows what'll happen whenthey run into some third rate sides who actually have a couple of professionals on the team. i'm not subscribing to watch that ****. I'll just go down the pub if we're playing in the FA Cup on Setanta.

The same reason OnDigital spent a load of money on Football League coverage, copying Murdoch's strategy when he launched Sky.

[DeeGame]

There are ways to get all the virgin media channels for free (well the minimum package and still get all the channels)

but they change the frequencies every month to stop thieves like you

[Jayesh87]

but they change the frequencies every month to stop thieves like you

well watever they do doesn't work!

I know people who have had it for 6 months to a year and haven't had any problems

[Neil Young]

but they change the frequencies every month to stop thieves like you

Ask KK07 if you want to know what they are.

[DeeGame]

Ask KK07 if you want to know what they are.

i know

[spud_gun]

I don't. Please tell me. Please

[DeeGame]

I don't. Please tell me. Please

Need the equipment 1st

[Slim]

I wonder how far this will all go before people decide its too much and stop subscribing to pay channels in the numbers their owners would like? As much as I love football and would gladly watch just about any footy I am already shelling out for Sky Sports and PPV and just can't be bothered to pay out more.

Live footy on TV used to be a novelty and it was exciting. Now I genuinely think there is too much football on TV and too many uninteresting and dull fixtures. If I'd paid to see this season's FA Cup I'd feel ripped off, with the exception of the first Spurs v Chavs game.

[IrishPaul]

how much is it costing ya Paul.
Not that ill be going out of me way to watch England matches lol
I dont have the free Setanta channel after i went to sky digital.

When I first got it in it was €15 a month but since they've re-branded and revamped it's now at €18 a month. It is a decent enough price IMO cos aswell as the live Prem games they also show Champs League, SPL, Eircom League, Setanta Cup, GAA, The Rugby World Cup and of course after next year The FA Cup and England games

Oh and ye also get Celtic TV

The only downside is that ye also get *spit*Rangers TV*spit*:whatever:



All in all though it's worth it IMO Baz

[Jayesh87]

Just checked my box and we get sentanta sports

[animal magic]

Presumably, with the FA now set to rake in £125M extra from their new TV deal, the plans for the FA academy at Burton will be resurrected. After all, the whole thing would only cost around £50M, and might provide future generations with the technical skills required to compete for England at the highest level - skills which seem to have been lacking in recent times.

plus we get rid of john motson and lawro but get clive ( that night in barcelona)
tyldesley and robbie earle