Eurosport scores again

Colmhayden76

Just turned on Eurosport to watch the Race today to see snooker. The comintator then says 'our producer has said we can stay with this exciting match to the detrement of the cycling'.
My profanities have sent the neighbours children scurring indoors crying for their mammys and all the birds in the trees have took off:mad:
Where can I get a grumpy head avatar for my log in as I think from now on that would kinda suit me
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Chips Lovell

Whoever made that decision should be burned at the stake.

Colmhayden76

I was thinking more skinned alive , diped in salt and then slow roasted with a large onion up his bottom:mad:

Chips Lovell

Who on earth watches snooker and stays awake?

zzzzzzzz

Yeah - ffs. I've just watched a half an hour of snooker and want to jump off a bridge.Thank god it's over

Colmhayden76

Tell me about it. I used the time to think up cruel and unusual punishments for TV producers.

Quigs Snr

I don't get Snooker on a sports channel anyway. If it doesn't involve your lungs burning then its not sport. Guitar Hero is more of a sport than snooker. Next thing you know maniacs will be claiming that Cricket is a sport also. Yeah, a sport where you stroll around in the sun wearing a jumper.

Caroline_ie

start's in 15 minutes on Belgian Telly ( thank you Caroline you are great! )

You need to clic on the 'Regarder & commenter le cyclisme en direct > ' banner

lukester

Eurosport are notorious for crap scheduling. Anytime I record cycling highlights it's 50/50 whether or not the first half hour will be missing, because programmes are running late, or that the entire programme will be missing.

I've taken to adding an extra hour onto anything I record on that poxy channel.

ednwireland

thats my afternoon gone ! apparently its on eurosport according to the live feed
rtbf geo restricted wont let me in !

(thanks caroline)

petethedrummer

Jaysus, I love watching snooker. It has a calming effect.

Gavin

I'll cancel the Cycling forum snooker outing. Disappointing

amacachi

I've no problem with Snooker, I quite enjoy it as it happens, but I'll never understand the TV schedulers. Like everyone knows the Snooker is on BBC if they want to watch it. :P

Caroline_ie

feck! I can't see it from work, it says I AM NOT ALLOWED TO WATCH IT FROM MY COUNTRY*! Argh ... american IPs ... Gggggrrrrr
* in ireland in american company

Chips Lovell

Caroline_ie wrote: »

feck! I can't see it from work, it says I AM NOT ALLOWED TO WATCH IT FROM MY COUNTRY*! Argh ... american IPs ... Gggggrrrrr
* in ireland in american company

I'd complain to your boss. That's totally unfair.

ednwireland

Caroline_ie wrote: »

feck! I can't see it from work, it says I AM NOT ALLOWED TO WATCH IT FROM MY COUNTRY*! Argh ... american IPs ... Gggggrrrrr
* in ireland in american company

try this http://www.freedocast.com/tvseba

cant watch your link from an irish ip either

Lumen

I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I find watching cycling on TV incredibly boring.

I tried watching the Tour of Flanders, but my mind kept wandering.

The novelty of watching people cycling really fast wears off after the first few minutes, and I start hoping that the rain will come and someone will crash.

It's probably because I don't understand all the politics and tactics. Or I'm mentally ill.

Chips Lovell

Lumen wrote: »

I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I find watching cycling on TV incredibly boring.

What the hell is wrong with you? I could watch it all day.

Lumen

My Name is Mario wrote: »

What the hell is wrong with you? I could watch it all day.

I envy your obvious passion for it.

Maybe if I had more free time I'd be a bit more patient with it. It just seems to take a massive time commitment to follow. I remember getting quite in to the TdF in the early nineties (at least, following the coverage properly for a few days).

RobFowl

My Name is Mario wrote: »

What the hell is wrong with you? I could watch it all day.

Could watch most all day but try looking at those long flat stages in the Vuelta !!! Even the commentators have difficulty staying awake :rolleyes:

Chips Lovell

Lumen wrote: »

Maybe if I had more free time I'd be a bit more patient with it. It just seems to take a massive time commitment to follow.

It can be quite hypnotic and soothing at times.

To be honest, the more you watch, the more you notice the little details, which are fascinating.

Chips Lovell

RobFowl wrote: »

Could watch most all day but try looking at those long flat stages in the Vuelta !!! Even the commentators have difficulty staying awake :rolleyes:

Ah, I've got the local interest there with my Spanish connections.

biker_joe

http://www.freedocast.com/tvseba
works for me ........................................

Caroline_ie

My Name is Mario wrote: »

I'd complain to your boss. That's totally unfair.

and I cant log into my eurosport player either ... meh!
Will work then ... and watch the highlights later

lukester

RobFowl wrote: »

Could watch most all day but try looking at those long flat stages in the Vuelta !!! Even the commentators have difficulty staying awake :rolleyes:

Those long flat stages, live, I can find a bit harder to watch, although there is something very tranquil about it. Feels like being on holidays just watching it. And babies love it too.

Also, I like listening to Sean Kelly

blorg

I am happy to watch the half-hour highlights, entire stage, no.

ednwireland

where were the marshalls to put out the leg fires on the top of the huy - some finish

Ghost Rider

For me, having cycling on the telly is very similar to having the original "Star Trek" on. I can enjoy what it adds to the general bakground ambience of a room without necessarily having the faintest idea what's going on. I can relax in the general wash of Italian/Klingon names and am soothed by the gentle sounds of whooshing-wheels-on-tarmac/bleeps-from-the-flight-deck-of-the-Enterprise.

And by the way, haters, snooker is one of the all-time feelgood TV sports. That's because it is, in fact, one of only two (darts being the other), in which the physical effort of viewing it is comparable to that of playing it.

lukester

ednwireland wrote: »

where were the marshalls to put out the leg fires on the top of the huy - some finish

Gah. Eurosport better not feck up the highlights tonight

petethedrummer

Lumen wrote: »

I'm slightly ashamed to admit that I find watching cycling on TV incredibly boring.

I just watch it to hear Kelly's pronunciation of the word 'classement'.

sy

lukester wrote: »

Also, I like listening to Sean Kelly

Agree. It would be "majorly difficult" not to have him there.

Ghost Rider

I don't call him Sean Kelly any more, I call him "Yes-well-certhenly".

petethedrummer wrote: »

I just watch it to hear Kelly's pronounciation of the word 'classement'.

niceonetom

big time.

lukester

Klassment.

Quality.

Doesn't he speak French?

petethedrummer

yeah he speaks french, and I've heard him translate flemish and dutch interviews. Probably speaks more.

sy

petethedrummer wrote: »

yeah he speaks french, and I've heard him translate flemish and dutch interviews. Probably speaks more.

Don't for get his eyetalian

bcmf

RobFowl wrote: »

Could watch most all day but try looking at those long flat stages in the Vuelta !!! Even the commentators have difficulty staying awake :rolleyes:

It's shocking those long flat stages interuppting your work.:P

Chips Lovell

niceonetom wrote: »

big time.

When you are really riding on the limit.

(and does this explain your sig?)

Funkyzeit

In fairness to ES there was over 70k left today when they did come over and (don't think this is classed as a spoiler but)

Moreau was never going to stay out and no-one was going to go out of the pack at 70k out in no-mans land

Snooker was decent enough aswell !