A Way OT question for British footie fans.....

« **on:** May 14, 2011, 12:14:47 PM »

......can someone tell me why the FA Cup Final was broadcast on ESPN today? I would have thought it would have been on BBC or Sky Sports for sure. Has ESPN been broadcasting Premiership football all season long?

« **Reply #1 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:17:10 PM »

Quote from: David_Tepper on May 14, 2011, 12:14:47 PM

......can someone tell me why the FA Cup Final was broadcast on ESPN today? I would have thought it would have been on BBC or Sky Sports for sure. Has ESPN been broadcasting Premiership football all season long?

David, it is generally on Fox soccer channel or ESPN2. BBC never has any football. Don't know why or how but that is the case normally. Thanks.

« **Reply #2 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:21:50 PM »

Dean -

Thanks for the info. What channel will the Champions League final be on?

DT

« **Reply #3 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:42:11 PM »

Fox currently has the US rights to the Champions League. They've been inconsistent about showing games, but surely they'll show the final. It could be on Fox Soccer, Fox Sports, or any of the many regional channels. Likely it will be on many of these channels.

« **Reply #4 on:** May 14, 2011, 01:50:01 PM »

Dean & Andy -

I am interested in what channels these events are/will be broadcast in the UK not the USA.

DT

« **Reply #5 on:** May 14, 2011, 03:50:41 PM »

ITV and Sky share the rights in the UK and both will be showing the final. Being at Wembley and having Manchester playing, I don't think it'll be possible to miss it though!

« **Reply #6 on:** May 15, 2011, 03:06:04 AM »

David,

The FA Cup Final remains one of the "crown jewels", sporting events that, by statute, must be available to broadcast by terrestrial transmission, free to air. That means, in reality, BBC or ITV and, for the past few years, ITV h the contract. It's also broadcast on Sky.

« **Reply #7 on:** May 15, 2011, 03:11:33 AM »

"The FA Cup Final remains one of the "crown jewels", sporting events that, by statute, must be available to broadcast by terrestrial transmission, free to air. That means, in reality, BBC or ITV and, for the past few years, ITV h the contract. It's also broadcast on Sky."

Mark -

Wasn't the FA Cup Final broadcast yesterday on ESPN in the UK?

DT

« **Reply #8 on:** May 15, 2011, 04:52:48 AM »

David - you are correct ESPN and ITV.

« **Reply #9 on:** May 15, 2011, 06:49:14 AM »

David
The FA Cup Final was broadcasted to the UK by ESPN.

And to England by ITV.

In Scotland we got the Kevin Costner Film, 13 Days !

Hence, I was in the pub watching it

« **Reply #10 on:** May 15, 2011, 08:23:15 AM »

Congrats Man City. Fox soccer channel has become a favorite of mine. I'll be watching Spurs v. Liverpool today.

« **Reply #11 on:** May 15, 2011, 09:52:01 AM »

David,

My apologies, I didn't realise it had gone from Sky to ESPN. I tend to watch the terrestrial broadcast on principal and, in any case didn't see the game at all yesterday as I was en route to your home town!

Mark

« **Reply #12 on:** May 15, 2011, 05:46:17 PM »

another way OT question would be how did stoke manage to get to the final.

« **Reply #13 on:** May 15, 2011, 05:57:44 PM »

By beating all the teams they came up against!

« **Reply #14 on:** May 15, 2011, 06:09:53 PM »

Thomas - best question since I heard an American ask what time the one o'clock gun is fired each day at Edinburgh castle.

« **Reply #15 on:** May 16, 2011, 05:10:51 AM »

it was a rhethorical question. it wasnt meant to be answered but to express my disbelief that a team as bad as stoke could make it to the final.

« **Reply #16 on:** May 16, 2011, 05:55:47 AM »

You'll have to excuse Chappers if he's a bit narky - he's facing at least one season of away games at Scunthorpe, Ipswich and Preston.

« **Reply #17 on:** May 16, 2011, 06:17:51 AM »

Quote from: Thomas McQuillan on May 16, 2011, 05:10:51 AM

it was a rhethorical question. it wasnt meant to be answered but to express my disbelief that a team as bad as stoke could make it to the final.

Stoke are not a bad team and are currently 9th in the Premier League. In fact there are really only a few "bad" teams in the Premier League, just look at the EPL teams performance in Europe. Even Fulham have made the Europa league final. In fact given Man City are already in the champions league Stoke should get the FA cup Europa league spot. Much worse teams like the 97 Middlesbrough side and 10 Portsmouth team have managed to get to the final the same season they were relegated.

« **Reply #18 on:** May 16, 2011, 09:41:51 AM »

http://www.livesoccertv.com/schedules/

This is a good website for finding which games are on which channels.

« **Reply #19 on:** May 16, 2011, 01:49:57 PM »

Scott - I've a half share in a Brighton season ticket for 2011-2012, for the Seagulls trips to PNE and the Tractor Boys are the big time!!

Tom - only pulling your leg, I was once asked by another American (it's always a yank) at Trooping the Colour if it happened every Saturday. That was after he'd see The Mall lined with troops and cops, and a Sovereigns Escort of the Household Cavalary escort The Queen who was still riding side saddle in those days.

« **Reply #20 on:** May 16, 2011, 04:48:00 PM »

Stoke in the final is the glory of the FA Cup , that is what it is all about...any team on any given day and to some extent the luck of the draw when it is made...
I mean the two semi's had the two Manchester teams against eachother...which would have been a great final, especially with United going for a treble.......and Stoke vs Everton...., so luck of the draw has somethig to do with it...the glory of the event!

The premiership however sorts out the men from the boys and eliminates such luck/good fortune/strange circunstances and one good/bad day....that is why the two co exist and will continue to do so...
Bedsides how else would the Blue side of Manchester ever end that 34 year drought

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