Nah I don't get this argument about viewing figures. For Trencin they were practically giving away the rights. They publicly stated they only wanted half of what they charge for a usual Slovakian league game (so five grand) and still no one was interested. And it's not like the broadcasters have all got packed schedules so they can't squeeze in a football match. Most channels have nothing of note on, most of the time and the sports channels are the worst for it. Look at the Sky Sports channels when there isn't a game on. I can't believe the crap they have on most of the time gets higher viewing figures than any live football would.
Nobody will be interested in watching us even if we make the group stages tbh , nobody bothered watching Wigan last season...we will be the same
Bitterness? I couldn't give a toss. I just find it laughable that the local media are still clinging onto the 'fading Play-Off hopes' They've had a awful season, kin dreadful, and one which Pinoccio promised silverware and a top four finish. They've never been in a Play-Off place all season and if the game wasn't so amateurishly run they would have been battling against relegation all season. Play-Off's my arse.
No, but I don't support Birmingham or Wigan do I? What kind of point is that? Lokeren are hardly nobodies, they're pretty well known in Belgium and I think most people with a vested interest in football have heard of them. Swansea played Malmo FF in the 3QR and then Petrolul Ploiesti in the Play-off round. No, me neither, but I remember both rounds being shown on TV, even if one of them was in some back water Romanian stadium (in fact I'm pretty sure one was behind closed doors...) and they still found time to broadcast it on Channel 5. It's absurd, it's not even about the principle, but I can't get to the away game (I'm having to give my ticket to my brother and his friend, for a small fee of course) due to work and I'd at least like to be able to watch it on TV. I'm sure there'll be a stream, but it's not the same as being able to go to the pub and watch it. Something has got to be done here, otherwise we'll just be forever overlooked.
I watched the Swansea game last season, I assume a fair few non-City fans would watch our game if it was on, it's still an English team playing in the Europa League.
It's diminishing returns - as more and more teams compete then there's less interest. When Norwich City & Aston Villa were the only English teams in the UEFA Cup it was a huge tie.
The play offs haven't been doable for about 10 games so that is laughable so I agree. I just don't get all the animosity between the sports. True Hull Fc are woeful this season but they will always underachieve. the Newcastle of Rugby League would best be the description
Observation from me (not a RL fan in particular) Pearson went for the cheap option in appointing Radford and it's back fired. They've been lucky this season in that Bradford and Broncos have always been doomed to relegation*. Any other season and Hull FC would have been in real danger of going down. *relegation has been introduced for the first time in many seasons.
Money really isn't an issue to Pearson, it would have cost more to sack the last coach and appoint Radford than it would to have just stuck with the last coach. Agree on the second point though, they are lucky to have avoided relegation, in all honesty it wouldn't have been a bad thing, the club needs rebuilding from the ground up and relegation would have forced that.
Obviously no interest from TV companies in this game (which infers there was little interest from advertisers either) disappointing for City fans but its par for the course with an unfashionable team in the EL qualifiers.
Wizziwig are showing our game for those looking for a stream. As for Spurs on thursday week ? Who cares. I shall be @ the kc. Maybe some highlights of our 2nd leg after that game mind. ?
The game is not televised, it's therefore impossible for it to be streamed, as has been pointed out numerous times.
