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6 Nations TV Coverage Poll

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  • #52
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    MungBean wrote: »
    Your talking like the regions outside England are being funded by England and as such should be happy with having a TV station at all. They are part of the BBC the same as the main channels.

    To draw a comparison you may as well say Connact fans can have no expectations when it comes to rugby as Munster, Leinster and Ulster are responsible for most of the provincial revenue for the IRFU. They should be happy to have a team at all never mind a decent one.

    Is that what your getting at ?

    Nope, the poster was insinuating that some Scots and Welsh they knew were miffed that the "English Broadcasting Corporation" was biased when covering Scottish and Welsh games.
    I said their games' coverage is nothing like an "English Broadcasting Corporation" effort as there is no bias against them. Nothing to be "miffed" about at all. The alternative being BBC stations funded only by the licence-fee proportionate to their regions.


  • #53
    For Paws
    Closed Accounts Posts: 812 ✭✭✭For Paws


    Paparazzo wrote: »
    Anything but Hook for me. He actually winds me up, I can't listen to him without wanting to put my boot through the TV.

    That's why he's there.


  • #54
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,142 ✭✭✭OldRio


    JustinDee wrote: »
    Nope, the poster was insinuating that some Scots and Welsh they knew were miffed that the "English Broadcasting Corporation" was biased when covering Scottish and Welsh games.
    I said their games' coverage is nothing like an "English Broadcasting Corporation" effort as there is no bias against them. Nothing to be "miffed" about at all. The alternative being BBC stations funded only by the licence-fee proportionate to their regions.


    Well I lived in England for 30 odd years (Due to work)
    Married a welsh woman. I have many British friends and even the English ones would find the quote, regarding the coverage of Scotland and Wales 'no bias against them' laughable.


  • #55
    fryup
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 18,067 ✭✭✭✭fryup


    thomond2006 wrote: »
    No Neil Francis & Matt Williams option? Foreshame. :p

    two old guys waffling amongst themselves

    why does Francis have a constant smirk on his face?


  • #56
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    OldRio wrote: »
    Well I lived in England for 30 odd years (Due to work)
    Married a welsh woman. I have many British friends and even the English ones would find the quote, regarding the coverage of Scotland and Wales 'no bias against them' laughable.

    Fire away with an example or two then. Its all very well in making a claim like that, but you'd really have to back it up.


  • #57
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,142 ✭✭✭OldRio


    JustinDee wrote: »
    Fire away with an example or two then. Its all very well in making a claim like that, but you'd really have to back it up.


    If you want phone numbers you can have them.
    Just ask any Welshman or Scot. Any.
    Justin you obviously think, for some reason, that I'm lying.

    I do not lie.
    Just passing on what I know.


  • #58
    youreadthis
    Registered Users Posts: 181 ✭✭youreadthis


    OldRio wrote: »
    If you want phone numbers you can have them.
    Just ask any Welshman or Scot. Any.
    Justin you obviously think, for some reason, that I'm lying.

    I do not lie.
    Just passing on what I know.

    Good avoid! 10/10


  • #59
    JustinDee
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,684 ✭✭✭JustinDee


    OldRio wrote: »
    If you want phone numbers you can have them.
    Just ask any Welshman or Scot. Any.
    Justin you obviously think, for some reason, that I'm lying.

    I do not lie.
    Just passing on what I know.
    Relax. I see the same coverage too and it definitely isn't tilted. Would you complain about Woody's contributions when ireland play?


  • #60
    danthefan
    Closed Accounts Posts: 9,770 ✭✭✭danthefan


    Generally I watch Ireland on RTE and England and Wales on BBC. For Scotland I'll check who's commentating.


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  • #61
    Tox56
    Registered Users Posts: 11,636 ✭✭✭✭Tox56


    JustinDee wrote: »
    Relax. I see the same coverage too and it definitely isn't tilted. Would you complain about Woody's contributions when ireland play?

    I personally don't think BBC are particularly biased, but they give England far more airtime than other countries. It's understandable to a point, as most watching will be English, but you have to feel for the British licence payers, not all of whom are English obviously.


  • #62
    Badgermonkey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,019 ✭✭✭Badgermonkey


    JustinDee wrote: »
    A gent who not only commentates fairly and with knowledge but actually does some research into how to pronounce a player's name.

    He gets Donnacha right, kudos for that.

    He also habitually adopts a French accent when name-checking French players. That's wholly unnecessary, primarily because he's Welsh.


  • #63
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,142 ✭✭✭OldRio


    Having a quiet night in. Struggling to find anything to listen to on the wireless. When I noticed BBC 5 live had a Rugby programme on.
    It was looking back on last weekends games.
    The breakdown on the time taken talking about teams was
    England 25 mins
    Scotland 9mins
    Wales 1 min
    Ireland less than 1min
    Danny Ciprani 2 mins
    BBC in name only


  • #64
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    France 2 HD for me now that I'm in Switzerland but in Ireland I preferred to watch RTE2 as I cannot stand the engerlish...


  • #65
    HappyBalance
    Registered Users Posts: 144 ✭✭HappyBalance


    Why isn't Michael Corcoran moved to TV??


  • #66
    steve9859
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭steve9859


    OldRio wrote: »
    Having a quiet night in. Struggling to find anything to listen to on the wireless. When I noticed BBC 5 live had a Rugby programme on.
    It was looking back on last weekends games.
    The breakdown on the time taken talking about teams was
    England 25 mins
    Scotland 9mins
    Wales 1 min
    Ireland less than 1min
    Danny Ciprani 2 mins
    BBC in name only

    Scotland got the best deal out of that. 1/10 of the population of England, and over 1/3 of the airtime. And, sure, what is there to say about Wales that hasn't been said already. And Danny Cipriani was talked about as the example of not to hype up a player like Farrell has been.....not because he is in fact a country!!

    And last time I looked it wasn't B&IBC


    And Steffano2002.....I'd say the feeling is probably mutual! (but just realised you were probably being ironic or something.....or maybe not!) Go Engerland....


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  • #67
    OldRio
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,142 ✭✭✭OldRio


    Steve,........Best read the thread.


  • #68
    Richard Hillman
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 12,033 ✭✭✭✭Richard Hillman


    All non Ireland games on BBC

    For Ireland games i watch the build up on BBC, the commentary on RTE (only if its Ryle Nugent. Yes, i like Ryle Nugent). If Ireland are playing well i watch H/T, F/T on BBC, if they play poorly i watch on RTE. If Ireland lose similarly to the Wales game, i would watch on BBC.

    Basically it depends on what mood im in :pac:


  • #69
    Steffano2002
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,918 ✭✭✭Steffano2002


    steve9859 wrote: »
    And Steffano2002.....I'd say the feeling is probably mutual! (but just realised you were probably being ironic or something.....or maybe not!) Go Engerland....
    I'm not being ironic. I can't stand the english as a whole! I'm French, what do you expect? You hate us. We hate you. It's been going on for centuries! At this stage it's probably coded in our DNA... :D


  • #70
    steve9859
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,554 ✭✭✭steve9859


    Steffano2002 wrote: »
    I'm not being ironic. I can't stand the english as a whole! I'm French, what do you expect? You hate us. We hate you. It's been going on for centuries! At this stage it's probably coded in our DNA... :D

    nah, I don't really hate any particular nation tbh


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