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Sky Sports or ESPN?

  • 24-07-2010 07:25PM
    #1
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭


    I'm upgrading my Sky package for sports as the Premier League is just around the corner. I'm a Manchester United fan so I'd like the majority of their games at my disposal. Also the big matches e.g Chelsea versus Liverpool, Arsenal etc.

    Anyway what package should I go with? Sky Sports or ESPN?

    Cheers for any feedback.


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  • #2
    Minstrel27
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,818 ✭✭✭Minstrel27


    Keno 92 wrote: »
    I'm upgrading my Sky package for sports as the Premier League is just around the corner. I'm a Manchester United fan so I'd like the majority of their games at my disposal. Also the big matches e.g Chelsea versus Liverpool, Arsenal etc.

    Anyway what package should I go with? Sky Sports or ESPN?

    Cheers for any feedback.

    As you want the big matches then it will have to be Sky Sports. They are showing a lot more than ESPN also.


  • #3
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    If you're with UPC and have the max pack, you get ESPN and ESPN America thrown in.

    But as you're with Sky, definitely go with Sky. Sky get first dibs on games and if it's anything like previous seasons, most games between top4 teams will be on Sky. You'll never see Chelsea v Man Utd or Man Utd v Liverpool on ESPN. They're always on Sky.


  • #4
    Kylo Ren
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 10,366 ✭✭✭✭Kylo Ren


    Thanks for the feedback guys. Do any of you know how much it is to upgrade to skysports and how much extra espn would be?


  • #5
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,234 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Sky Sports is something like €30 a month, I think ESPN is €10. Sky.com has all the answers you seek...


  • #6
    djimi
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,234 ✭✭✭✭djimi


    Also the big games are on Sky and for the foreseeable future will be. Its handy to have both if you want to be sure. ESPN arent as biased towards United and Liverpool as Setanta in terms of the games they show, but its still worth having.


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  • #7
    Kristopherus
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,902 ✭✭✭✭Kristopherus


    djimi wrote: »
    Sky Sports is something like €30 a month, I think ESPN is €10. Sky.com has all the answers you seek...

    Sky Sports is €32 and ESPN is an additional €12. Both to go up on 1st Sept.


  • #8
    jack presley
    Closed Accounts Posts: 13,687 ✭✭✭✭jack presley


    djimi wrote: »
    Also the big games are on Sky and for the foreseeable future will be. Its handy to have both if you want to be sure. ESPN arent as biased towards United and Liverpool as Setanta in terms of the games they show, but its still worth having.

    I don't think it's an issue of Sky being less biased towards United and Liverpool, it's just that their contract states they have to show a certain number of games from each team. I'm sure if they had the choice they'd show the big 4 every week.


  • #9
    icdg
    Moderators, Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 12,870 Mod ✭✭✭✭icdg


    Moved to Satellite.


  • #10
    redout
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 11,435 ✭✭✭✭redout


    Keno 92 wrote: »

    Anyway what package should I go with? Sky Sports or ESPN?

    Cheers for any feedback.

    Sky 115 games

    ESPN 23 games

    no brainer.


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