- Jul 15, 2013
- 31,529
- 147,603
It’s clearly not just me that thinks Sky’s coverage of football is shit, is it?
I don’t get how they are so bad at it, they’ve been doing it for well over twenty years, they have plenty of money to throw at production costs etc. But every game it’s the same old shit. No nothing ex players spouting the same old cliches, making uninformed comments and generally talking shite.
Yes sometimes Neville, and even Charragher will say something informative, but that’s about it. Martin Tyler is another bugbear, over hyping every single thing, and constantly drones on with useless little factoids or records. Screaming “it’s live” at the beginning of games etc.
Why do they go for this over hyped style? They have a captive audience, they don’t need to ram it down our throats we are already watching, and we’ve already gone to the effort of having sky sports installed etc. They don’t need to reel us in like a barker outside a fairground freak show.
Don’t even get me started on Soccer Saturday. I’ve started watching the BT equivilant, mainly because it seems far less like an old boys club for has been no nothings. BT aren’t without their problems either, but Sky’s coverage has really started to grate on me. They need a serious shake up.
I don’t get how they are so bad at it, they’ve been doing it for well over twenty years, they have plenty of money to throw at production costs etc. But every game it’s the same old shit. No nothing ex players spouting the same old cliches, making uninformed comments and generally talking shite.
Yes sometimes Neville, and even Charragher will say something informative, but that’s about it. Martin Tyler is another bugbear, over hyping every single thing, and constantly drones on with useless little factoids or records. Screaming “it’s live” at the beginning of games etc.
Why do they go for this over hyped style? They have a captive audience, they don’t need to ram it down our throats we are already watching, and we’ve already gone to the effort of having sky sports installed etc. They don’t need to reel us in like a barker outside a fairground freak show.
Don’t even get me started on Soccer Saturday. I’ve started watching the BT equivilant, mainly because it seems far less like an old boys club for has been no nothings. BT aren’t without their problems either, but Sky’s coverage has really started to grate on me. They need a serious shake up.