Sorry for the OT, but this remains the most active NG I belong to...
Was anyone else watching England vs. USA on ITV1 HD tonight? How on earth did they manage to screw up by triggering the adverts just under 4 minutes into the game, causing us all to miss the England goal?
JW
Because they are idiots. They showed more replays than actual real-time football too.
In message , John Whitworth writes
It would appear that its an amazing embarrassment
and you got to see the one the septics scored
England player: "I've got the ball, what should I do? Ah yes, pass it backwards." Pillocks seems right to me. None have brains.
Not the first time they have done something like this. They also made a complete mess of F1 coverage when they had that. I do not think ITV should be allowed to bid for anything fairly important until they can demonstrate a reasonable level of competence.
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Invisible Man saying something like:
Like football?
In message , Grimly Curmudgeon writes
Exactly, it's only a game after all.
If you want to watch some really enthusiastic games then go down to your local park on a Sunday morning.
I used to take a young lad, who was staying with us for a few years, down to a small club locally and the play was much more entertaining than anything in SA. No advert breaks either :-)
Ooh! You must live in SW England to be able to afford one of those:
"For many, DIY is a means to an end, since it is often the only way to get some jobs done (finding good trades people willing to actually quote or turn up for work is getting increasingly difficult! (particularly in the south east of England))."
I liked the look on the face of the aptly named Green as they showed a close up of all the losers in the game. He was thinking:
"I want my mammy." in slow motion.
Passing the ball back to the English goal mouth is standard practice for England teams. When they finally get enough practice by not getting booted out the tournament sooner rather than later, they do tend to play quite well.
Not well enough to win of course. As soon as they get one goal up they revert to "training mode" and everyone on the pitch except a goaly and one linesman end up there too.
I suppose it is someothing to watch while XP can't read the empty CD I am trying to load with Windows Media won't store or Player.
Certainly wouldn't mind.
Indeed. Junior karting is more visually exciting than F1..
We were somewhere around Barstow, on the edge of the desert, when the drugs began to take hold. I remember Bill saying something like:
I actually like watching football as it is played on a Sunday morning - it's much more real and in the spirit of the game and uncontaminated with money /egos /PR /bollocks.
Ahem! Not round here it isn't matey! I have a highly sophisticated marketing strategy. I turn up, give an estimate, book the job, turn up again, ring if I'm going to be late & stick to the estimate.
Surprising how much work I get by doing just that.
I wasn't, but I hear it was a draw?
Didn't England get enough runs then? Or were they bowled out or something?
Aw, Dave your failing in doing "the man thing" while SWMBO'd is away. Last night should have been a curry takeaway, lots of beer, watching the footy and getting very "emotional" about it. Spilling your curry, trampling it into the carpet, spilling your beer whilst trying to clear up the trampled curry, then getting the runs from the dogey curry, failing to make it to the loo and as you are only in your boxers...
I wasn't watching it either, so missed the most exiting bit. The cut to an ad break 4 mins in on the HD "service".
When I questioned the wisdom of ads in F1 with ITV they replied that they had avery experienced team that could judge when ads wouldn't interfere with any significant events in the race!
Delivery of quality TV services is not their core business - they make money by persuading viewers to watch adverts.
The entire F1 production team was supplied to ITV by ...
... the BBC.
All those years when you thought ITV was doing the F1 coverage, all the equipment and specialist personnel (apart from the ITV figureheads) were from the BBC. They did it under contract to ITV.
So, if you weren't happy about any of the technical aspects of ITV's F1 coverage, you should blame the BBC.
My approach also.
And they fouled up and were forced to apologise.
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