A.F.L Thread

[alternative]

Yeh R.I.P. will miss it more than ever before now..

anyway wats actually being covered in Fox Sports 3

 

[dontcloseyoureyes]

No doubt we'll see plenty more of those world chamnpionships of Beach Volleyball and the like.

 

[Mr Casson]

Yeh R.I.P. will miss it more than ever before now..

anyway wats actually being covered in Fox Sports 3

I believe their focus is Cricket and A-league soccer. Giving them another sports channel gives them no excuse not to show buttloads of cricket in my opinion - they've now got the time for it.

Having said that, Fox Footy was a harsh sacrifice to make for it.

 

[pasag]

Hope they don't dump EPL or other random soccer crap on it. I'll be so cut if that happens.

 

[Jono]

Surely Fox Footy could have survived in place of Arena+2???

They could have kept most of their footy shows (as long as they at least got the rights to show footage) and definitely the old matches. The Crucial Quarter and Last Time They Met etc. used to be awesome to watch.

Foxtel are the ones losing out of this anyway. Many people are going to jump off Foxtel now that Fox Footy is gone. A lot of people just bought the basic sports package.

FS3 should show almost every major intl' cricket tour when Aus tours aren't conflicting.

 

[Mr Casson]

FS3 should show almost every major intl' cricket tour when Aus tours aren't conflicting.

I'm really surprised that certain teams don't get that much coverage. There must be loads more Indian supporters than English supporters, yet Fox shows every England tour and only sometimes the Indian ones.

 

[alternative]

I'm really surprised that certain teams don't get that much coverage. There must be loads more Indian supporters than English supporters, yet Fox shows every England tour and only sometimes the Indian ones.

TBH the only series i can recall with FOX so far is is the series between RSA Vs INDIA, was few years ago that is when Andrew Hall scored a century opening... lol

 

[Mr Casson]

TBH the only series i can recall with FOX so far is is the series between RSA Vs INDIA, was few years ago that is when Andrew Hall scored a century opening... lol

I think I remember others, such as India vs. New Zealand and the India vs. Pakistan series (even if just the ODIs).

 

[benchmark00]

Take it to CC, ****s.

 

[cometer]

Surely Fox Footy could have survived in place of Arena+2???

They could have kept most of their footy shows (as long as they at least got the rights to show footage) and definitely the old matches. The Crucial Quarter and Last Time They Met etc. used to be awesome to watch.

Foxtel are the ones losing out of this anyway. Many people are going to jump off Foxtel now that Fox Footy is gone. A lot of people just bought the basic sports package.

FS3 should show almost every major intl' cricket tour when Aus tours aren't conflicting.

I might be wrong but it wasnt that it couldn't survive it was more or less related to channel 7 and 10 getting the rights to the AFL and then foxtel failing to reach an agreement with channel 7 afaik.

 

[Mr Casson]

Take it to CC, ****s.

I'll take your mum to CC and do her.

 

[benchmark00]

I might be wrong but it wasnt that it couldn't survive it was more or less related to channel 7 and 10 getting the rights to the AFL and then foxtel failing to reach an agreement with channel 7 afaik.

And without these TV rights, they couldn't survive...

 

[Robertinho]

Ah well, at least all footy will be on free-to-air. I'll miss "Last Time They Met" and the stuff they had running every single day though

 

[Great Birtannia]

I reckon fox footy will be back. It's a game of poker. Just have to wait for one party to fold and accept the others offer. 7 and 10 need Fox unless they are going to show games against each other on FTA which obviously they don't want to eventuate.

 

[benchmark00]

Wouldn't mind SBS getting some matches with Les Murray in commentary.

To use a Fuller gem:

"Bulldogs play the ***y vodball."

 

[Jono]

I might be wrong but it wasnt that it couldn't survive it was more or less related to channel 7 and 10 getting the rights to the AFL and then foxtel failing to reach an agreement with channel 7 afaik.

You don't need TV rights to show old footage and games do you?

 

[Jono]

RIP On The Couch.

Just watched the last one.

 

[Mr Casson]

RIP On The Couch.

Just watched the last one.

At least they went out with Woosha. Top shelf.

 

[Jono]

LOL @ the criticisms of West Coast players:
a) not shaking hands with the little kids that handed them the medal
b) dropping the 'f' bomb in a couple of interviews.

Unbelievable exaggeration, partcularly the medal one.

 

[Burpey]

One of the kids is in therapy. Happy, Jono?