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Sky Sports and the World Cup

  • 01-06-2006 8:01pm
    #1
    Dr Galen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭


    thinking of getting Sky Sports for a while esp with the World Cup/ Cricket etc....
    my question is what is the coverage like in general for this type of thing? Worth the extra on my NTL bill or am i as well sticking with MOTD and such?


Comments

  • #2
    PHB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    I'm fairly sure BBC are showing the whole soccer world cup


  • #3
    Johnny_the_fox
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,681 ✭✭✭Johnny_the_fox


    stick to MOTD.... *free*!?

    if you want more football - wait until the football season starts up again after the worldcup.. and get sky/ntl... they should have offers on then.. for example: 1/2 price sky for 3 months etc...


  • #4
    Dr Galen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    dunno if they have the same offers with NTL as they would if i was getting the dish up.

    see the missus is buying into the whole "SUMMER OF SPORT" thing and so if i gt it now, i'll be keeping it for the new season really as she'll have gotten used to it etc etc ;)


  • #5
    Vokes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,836 ✭✭✭Vokes


    RTE/ITV/BBC have the WC covered.

    Can't comment on the cricket though.


  • #6
    Mushy
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 21,658 ✭✭✭✭Mushy


    Yeah, Sky wont be showing anything from the World Cup except maybe the English team training.

    But for cricket, they show loads of it durin the summer. They show all England internationals and much more. Ya even get games like Pakistan and Bangladesh live from Harare which is crazy. Cool...but crazy


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  • #7
    mike65
    Closed Accounts Posts: 88,972 ✭✭✭✭mike65


    Sky have ALL the English Cricket. County, 20/20, B&H cup, ODIs, tests, the fupping lot. :mad:

    Mike.


  • #8
    Chong
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,679 ✭✭✭Chong


    In regards to the WC footy on Sky , they have no coverage.


  • #9
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    MOTD = BBC = No Ads... Worth watching for that reason - otherwise you'll see 100s of "official [insert pointless-nothing-to-do-with-footy-product here] to the world cup 2006" ads. Wreck my head those ads...


  • #10
    okidoki987
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,632 ✭✭✭✭okidoki987


    Thankfully the World Cup is one of the few things SKY can't buy :p


  • #11
    Mossy Monk
    Closed Accounts Posts: 28,128 ✭✭✭✭Mossy Monk


    as pointed out the World Cup wont be on Sky, except for maybe some goals on Sky News but the cricket coverage is fantastic

    i plan on watching the World Cup on RTÉ. BBC and ITV piss me off plus i reckon they wont be able to stop talking about 1966 this year


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  • #12
    mchurl
    Closed Accounts Posts: 992 ✭✭✭mchurl


    RTE should be a better watch than the rest as well for the WC with the panel that they have got in for it.

    Sky is good for the regular footie season but not for the WC.


  • #13
    Dr Galen
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,373 ✭✭✭Dr Galen


    cool lads thanx...wasn't aware that Sky won't be showing WC games.
    BBC it is then!


  • #14
    PHB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 20,617 ✭✭✭✭PHB


    btw, why is it that Sky don't have these rights?


  • #15
    Big Nelly
    Closed Accounts Posts: 8,613 ✭✭✭Big Nelly


    I cancelled Sky Sports for the summer because there is nothing on it!!:D Dunphy for me all the way


  • #16
    Chucky the tree
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,341 ✭✭✭✭Chucky the tree


    THere plenty of Rugby international one during the summer aswell baz if your into rugby. Being a huge sports fan i would be lost without sky.


  • #17
    ShiverinEskimo
    Hosted Moderators Posts: 18,115 ✭✭✭✭ShiverinEskimo


    Chucky the tree wrote:
    Being a huge sports fan i would lost without sky.

    I work in a telebetting section of a bookie - I don't bother with sky at home cos I see most of it in work - have to say - the best the job I've ever had when a World Cup has been on - no dangetr of me missing a single match.


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