2008 and the coverage still sucks

[The Kipster]

Yep, living in Dullsville WA you'd hope you'd get a sniff at all games but alas the normal bullshit applies......

Chooks v Sea Anchors live on 10 and Fox in WA WTF Can't even watch the Hawks v Roos game!

Further more we cannot get the game on radio, friggin 'War of the Worlds' was broadcast live in the 30's, perhaps we can dig up Orson Wells and see if he can help?

Chairman Mao is on $1.4M a year and the big fat prick cannot guarentee live games for everyone..............fat ____!

On fox during rugby games you can use the red button to watch other games, why can't these mongrels do the same

 

[SirKnights]

I agree, the coverage does suck.

 

[skipjack]

Certainly sucks the big one.

I originally got foxtel (during fox footy days) to watch those alternate games. Now we have the same game shown simultaneously on FTA and Fox. It seems to be happening on days when both local (WC and Freo in this case) teams are playing on the same day.

While I understand that Fox want to maximise their market share, surely they could do so by showing the alternate game that they have the exlusive rights for?

 

[Hawkamania!]

It goes back to the last round of TV negotiations. Channel 7/10 offered $740 mil with great coverage and channel 9 offered $780 mil with worse time slots. Dumbetriou wanted to be in bed with 9 and picked their offer as the best. 7 had last rights with a $20 mil fee they paid at the TV negotiations before that and matched 9's offer - including comparable time slots.

The AFL stuffed that one up big time.

 

[Miguel Sanchez]

I agree, it's bloody embarrassing. Non-Eagles or Dockers fans in Perth get screwed over.

 

[walkers a legend]

Last week Freo v Hawks on fox and ten so there was no carlton and Carlton v Collingwood is not on over here in a few more rounds FFS get your act together FTA tv.

 

[Rob]

And all Vlad had to do is what he promised - ensure all games were live or near live.

How f**cking hard would it have been to work that out?

 

[The Kipster]

Yup, Chairman Mao has proved yet again why an assassins bullet would be the best option for this prick.......they want to expand the game???? coverage of all games would assist in there master plan or is it just bullshit like the fat _____ salary???

 

[moistie]

Screw you AFL. You've alienated all supporters bar Freo and West Coast in WA by allowing this screwed scheduling to happen.

 

[bomba4eva]

Meh, coverage is better in Melbourne and we have the opportunity to go to almost every game our team plays. Im not complaining.

 

[Rob]

The game on right now would actually finish before the derby starts. 10 have the rights, why the hell wouldn't they show it anyway? Surely there can't be anything barring coverage, because it's not like any other network is showing it.

 

[Braun_2_B_Wild]

I agree, it's bloody embarrassing. Non-Eagles or Dockers fans in Perth get screwed over.

Got nothing to do with Perth. The same thing happens in Adelaide, Sydney and Brisbane.

 

[skipjack]

Meh, coverage is better in Melbourne and we have the opportunity to go to almost every game our team plays. Im not complaining.

Not the point knob end.