Champions League 2015/16

[Doc_Piptorious]

He was great against Chelsea but that may not be a true measure.

Imagine Sakho and Matuidi as dance partners!

[redmike65]

I'd forgotten about that!

[ChesterDave]

Marcello won't be punished for his pathetic, embarrassing, ****tish injury-feigning.

Cheating prick

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-3527983/Real-Madrid-defender-Marcelo-escapes-punishment-shocking-dive-against-Wolfsburg-Champions-League.html

[Phoenix07]

BT’s exclusive Euro deal seen as a ‘mistake’ by UEFA as Champions League suffers from losing big viewing figures

Charles Sale

It is looking increasingly likely that the next Champions League TV rights contract in the UK will return to the proven model of shared coverage between terrestrial and subscription channels.

A leading figure in the TV sports business was told by a high-ranking UEFA official that the European ruling body regard the exclusive three-year deal with BT Sport — worth £897million and in the first season of three — as a ‘mistake’.

The feeling at UEFA is that BT have delivered a first-class production of the tournament but that the Champions League is suffering from losing the big viewing figures that free-to-air television delivers.

The first leg of Manchester City’s quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain last Wednesday had a peak of only 1.1m when ITV would have had at least five times that number for a game featuring England’s only remaining team in the competition.

It is expected that the tender for the next Champions League rights cycle will start later this year and that ITV or another terrestrial partner will return, with Sky and BT competing for the other share of the rights.

The deal with BT Sport was signed in November 2013.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has headed up the coverage, with former England stars Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen appearing regularly as pundits.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...g-figures.html

[RedReet]

Great match this...

[RedReet]

Haha, scud again.

[RedReet]

BT’s exclusive Euro deal seen as a ‘mistake’ by UEFA as Champions League suffers from losing big viewing figures

Charles Sale

It is looking increasingly likely that the next Champions League TV rights contract in the UK will return to the proven model of shared coverage between terrestrial and subscription channels.

A leading figure in the TV sports business was told by a high-ranking UEFA official that the European ruling body regard the exclusive three-year deal with BT Sport — worth £897million and in the first season of three — as a ‘mistake’.

The feeling at UEFA is that BT have delivered a first-class production of the tournament but that the Champions League is suffering from losing the big viewing figures that free-to-air television delivers.

The first leg of Manchester City’s quarter-final against Paris Saint-Germain last Wednesday had a peak of only 1.1m when ITV would have had at least five times that number for a game featuring England’s only remaining team in the competition.

It is expected that the tender for the next Champions League rights cycle will start later this year and that ITV or another terrestrial partner will return, with Sky and BT competing for the other share of the rights.

The deal with BT Sport was signed in November 2013.

Match of the Day presenter Gary Lineker has headed up the coverage, with former England stars Rio Ferdinand, Steven Gerrard and Michael Owen appearing regularly as pundits.

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/foo...g-figures.html

I'd be curious to know the EL figures. I was laughing a few weeks ago thinking about how BT Sport have people excited about the competition and willing to pay a fortune each month to watch it whereas Channel 5 could hardly attract anyone despite giving it away for free. They must be well pissed off.

[RedReet]

Ferdinand saying Ligue 1 sounds like someone constipated.

[Muddled]

Navas is a truly awful footballer.

[RedReet]

Navas is a truly awful footballer.

I brought him into my FF team last week.

A last minute change for Milner.

[Muddled]

And you're usually not half bad at the fantasy football malarkey.

[RedReet]

That decision sums my season up though, knowing what I should do and doing what I shouldn't.

I don't mind as I'm doing **** and chasing, so had to be adventurous, but I applied the reverse logic to my FGS bet against Stoke and changed my £10 e/w on Moreno bet to £20 on Sturridge. That was annoying.

[Muddled]

Ouch. I imagine that would have been a nice return too. I've not looked at my fantasy football team since Christmas. If I get off to a bad start and falter in my leagues I just throw the toys out!

I've done the Bet365 offer and put £50 on both teams to score I then put my £50 in play bet on 2-2 thinking it was the full time score I was predicting ... it was the half time score.

[ChesterDave]

I don't reckon 5 million would have tuned in to watch Citeh v PSG. Would rather watch Notts County v Hartlepool to be honest

[RedReet]

Ouch. I imagine that would have been a nice return too. I've not looked at my fantasy football team since Christmas. If I get off to a bad start and falter in my leagues I just throw the toys out!

I've done the Bet365 offer and put £50 on both teams to score I then put my £50 in play bet on 2-2 thinking it was the full time score I was predicting ... it was the half time score.

BTTS and 2-2 h/t for this match or the first one?