BT to seek disclosure on tactics from Premiership clubs

tolosenc

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/rugbyunion/article-2265350/BT-Vision-propose-radical-changes-Aviva-Premiership-coverage.html

BT, when they take over the premiership, want teams to disclose tactics, etc. to the TV crews in order to enhance the broadcast.

While it would be cool to know, I think it never should, nor never will happen.

Thoughts?

Risteard

Ridiculous thing to demand.

irishbucsfan

Wow. Don't like the sounds of it.

Amazed at how positive Cockerill and Smith seem about it. Maybe the proposals aren't as intrusive as the article lets on?

irishbucsfan

Risteard wrote: »

Ridiculous thing to demand.

Ah come on, they're not demanding anything. As Cockerill says "'BT are going to canvass clubs as to what we think are acceptable boundaries."

thomond2006

Interviewing players while sin-binned:

"And now for our weekly chat with Dylan Hartley"

its_phil

If they did it, like the NFL network does for the Americas Game programme it could work. As long as it wasn't released before the game. I'd love if they had the mic on the coaches but once again it would have to be for after the game use.

irishbucsfan

its_phil wrote: »

If they did it, like the NFL network does for the Americas Game programme it could work. As long as it wasn't released before the game. I'd love if they had the mic on the coaches but once again it would have to be for after the game use.

This is what I'd expect from them more to be honest.

Hell they could even mic up the players! Stick the mics in the GPS devices! It'd be very interesting to hear what they're saying!

I'd love to see a Hard Knocks style documentary on one of the teams. That could really light a fire under the Aviva Premiership

tolosenc

thomond2006 wrote: »

Interviewing players while sin-binned:

"And now for our weekly chat with Dylan Hartley"

With our host, Callum Clark.

Risteard

irishbucsfan wrote: »

Ah come on, they're not demanding anything. As Cockerill says "'BT are going to canvass clubs as to what we think are acceptable boundaries."

Fair enough but still, the notion that teams will hand over tactics is baffling to me.

thomond2006

Risteard wrote: »

Fair enough but still, the notion that teams will hand over tactics is baffling to me.

Miracle Match

19543261

I suppose it all depends on how it's handled.

At worst it could be highly intrusive. I wouldnt want all this behind-the-scenes footage to accumulate into a reality tv like fair.

I really dont want to hear from a player who's been sent off - what's there to be said? Interviewing players at half time is just as ridiculous.

P_1

If we get something like 'America's Game' I'm all for it
If we get the likes of Will Greenwood et al discussing a teams planned tactics prematch theh hell no

Heroditas

Tactics
Saracens: we like to kick it
Sale: we haven't a clue.....

awec

I don't like this idea. Too many replays, little extras etc ruin it for me. I want to watch a game of rugby, I don't care what a player just sinbinned has to say etc. What can they say? Publicly remonstrate with the referee's decision?

This is almost taking a step toward American football esque coverage where everything is over analysed and as such you have this dull stop-start affair that seems more like science than sport.

Heroditas

Yep, they'll have cheerleaders and piped music next.... Oh....

Glass Prison 1214

Heroditas wrote: »

Tactics
Saracens: we like to kick it
Sale: we haven't a clue.....

Northampton: we want to inflict harm on the opposition

CatFromHue

Quins: Some French guy speaking French translated into indesciperable mumbo jumbo to do with playing the beautiful game.

tolosenc

thomond2006 wrote: »

Interviewing players while sin-binned:

"And now for our weekly chat with Dylan Hartley"

I still watch this video regularly. I love the way Thorny tosses him like a child.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=53ygseQDp_o

thomond2006

Another reason why Thorn is a great player. :pac:

Micky Dolenz

irishbucsfan wrote: »

This is what I'd expect from them more to be honest.

Hell they could even mic up the players! Stick the mics in the GPS devices! It'd be very interesting to hear what they're saying!

I'd love to see a Hard Knocks style documentary on one of the teams. That could really light a fire under the Aviva Premiership

It would be very interesting to hear the players, don't think it would be very family friendly though.