I don't know why women or disableds are ever let on TV at all to be honest. Disgusting people.
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Quote: zooo @ July 24 2013, 8:24 PM BSTI don't know why women or disableds are ever let on TV at all to be honest. Disgusting people.
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Quote: Steve Sunshine @ July 24 2013, 8:29 PM BST
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I was just saying that, like it or not, as far as 90% of the public are concerned they really couldn't give a toss about 'minority' sporting activity.
90% want to watch football, rugby union, cricket, F1 etc all of which are now mostly pay to view.
It's a bit pathetic to see the BBC trying to 'big up' some of the stuff it's been left with.
For example, this Saturday. Athletics (only a full house for Mo Farah or Usain Bolt), rugby league (minority sport apart from a small area oop there)
Sunday, women's football (only because they thought England were going to make the final. If they could I bet they'd drop it like a hot brick now and get some more athletics in.)
Good grief ! I nearly missed mentioning the live diving on Sunday from 1pm to 2.15pm. Apparently it's the men's 10m platform final at the Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona.
Quote: Oldrocker @ July 24 2013, 8:16 PM BSTSince Sky took all the sport people really want to see and left the BBC with women's football, the Great North Run and paralympic triathlon from Penge Arena.
They still have F1 and the MotoGP, but there may be a female F1 driver soon and I think there's a disabled MotoGP rider so I suppose those two sports don't count as 'sport people really want to see.'
It's presentation not content.
When the BBC lose major events, they need to turn it into an ITV World of Sport. Find someone who looks like Dickie Davis. Smear every camera with a pint of mild and and have whippets barking at each event.
Even with football, I have never quite understood why the commentators don't drink at the same rate as most viewers. By the end of the first half, they might as well be speaking in a foreign language.
That's how minority sports get bigger. People get the chance to see it on TV and discover they enjoy watching it. I find all sport boring as buggery, but I think it's generally fair to say most minority sports are only minority because they don't get TV time, not because they're inherently all shit.
They only have 50% of F1. I'm not sure if the other 50% is protected or not.
My point wasn't that women or disabled sport shouldn't be on tele, rather that that (like it or not) is in part what the BBC has been left with.
Quote: zooo @ July 24 2013, 9:25 PM BSTThat's how minority sports get bigger. People get the chance to see it on TV and discover they enjoy watching it. I think it's generally fair to say most minority sports are only minority because they don't get TV time, not because they're inherently all shit.
Agree
Quote: Horseradish @ July 24 2013, 9:23 PM BSTIt's presentation not content.
When the BBC lose major events, they need to turn it into an ITV World of Sport. Find someone who looks like Dickie Davis. Smear every camera with a pint of mild and and have whippets barking at each event.
Even with football, I have never quite understood why the commentators don't drink at the same rate as most viewers. By the end of the first half, they might as well be speaking in a foreign language.
Who was that other smarmy bloke - Des Lynam? I met him once. Creepy.
Quote: Oldrocker @ July 24 2013, 9:32 PM BSTThey only have 50% of F1. I'm not sure if the other 50% is protected or not.
My point wasn't that women or disabled sport shouldn't be on tele, rather that that (like it or not) is in part what the BBC has been left with.
Yeah, that's probably true! But is hopefully good for them.
I'm not loving the sexpest puppet. What a weird publicity shot.
Agree - it's odd. Her face looks odd.
She does look a bit glazed/hysterical.