Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 3 hours ago, Kitchandro said: Dave Whelan broke his leg in the cup final you know. Not sure what part of breaking your leg is funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 2 hours ago, Tuna said: Absolute disgrace for the BBC to bang on about the 'magic' of the FA Cup then televise this pathetic one sided walkover from Manchester United. Absolute bore. I agree to an extent, however if you want TV ratings, you probably wont get it showing minnows that the majority of the country dont care about. I would imagine the viewing figures for Millwall v Watford were really low, even though that had the makings of a typical cup tie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leicesterpool Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 12 minutes ago, Donut said: I agree to an extent, however if you want TV ratings, you probably wont get it showing minnows that the majority of the country dont care about. I would imagine the viewing figures for Millwall v Watford were really low, even though that had the makings of a typical cup tie I was amazed when I heard Millwall v Watford was selected think more people would have wanted to have seen Lincoln take on Brighton or maybe even Oxford Utd v Newcastle. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 1 minute ago, Leicesterpool said: I was amazed when I heard Millwall v Watford was selected think more people would have wanted to have seen Lincoln take on Brighton or maybe even Oxford Utd v Newcastle. Both of which would have been definitely better ties, but also both of which wouldnt feature a Premier League team at a sort of "peak" sunday time in the schedule. Difficult balancing act Definitely would have been better choices though i agree Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 16 minutes ago, Donut said: Not sure what part of breaking your leg is funny You obviously don't get the joke. Whelan mentions it at any given opportunity. So much so that it's become a bit of an ongoing joke. People on social media have even mocked up fake info graphics from tv where it says that under his name in place of Wigan Chairman. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 1 minute ago, Facecloth said: You obviously don't get the joke. Whelan mentions it at any given opportunity. So much so that it's become a bit of an ongoing joke. People on social media have even mocked up fake info graphics from tv where it says that under his name in place of Wigan Chairman. Oh i see. Well in any case, its still not particularly funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 24 minutes ago, Donut said: Not sure what part of breaking your leg is funny Not like you to not get the joke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Facecloth Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 9 minutes ago, Donut said: Oh i see. Well in any case, its still not particularly funny. Yeah it was funnier a few years back when he was more prominent. I'm not sure why it got mentioned earlier, was he even on tv since he's quit as chairman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 8 minutes ago, AKCJ said: Not like you to not get the joke. Its just not funny. You could make a joke out of numerous things throughout football history and they wouldnt be funny. Caveman fans think it would be to mock though. The guy did break his leg. Probably ruined his career. The fact that hes mentionned it in interviews doesnt suddenly make it a funny thing to mock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 1 minute ago, Donut said: Its just not funny. You could make a joke out of numerous things throughout football history and they wouldnt be funny. Caveman fans think it would be to mock though. The guy did break his leg. Probably ruined his career. The fact that hes mentionned it in interviews doesnt suddenly make it a funny thing to mock Don't cruy because the joke has gone over your head. It's still funny. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donut Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 Just now, AKCJ said: Don't cruy because the joke has gone over your head. It's still funny. Dont worry. I wont cruy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AKCJ Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 6 minutes ago, Donut said: Dont worry. I wont cruy. Looks like you're doing a good job of crying to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StanSP Posted 29 January 2017 Share Posted 29 January 2017 1 hour ago, Donut said: Its just not funny. You could make a joke out of numerous things throughout football history and they wouldnt be funny. Caveman fans think it would be to mock though. The guy did break his leg. Probably ruined his career. The fact that hes mentionned it in interviews doesnt suddenly make it a funny thing to mock it's the fact it gets mentioned every single time Wigan are on TV pretty much. Even more so when they had their FA Cup run and were in the Premier League when they had more coverage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcben76 Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 6 hours ago, Tuna said: Absolute disgrace for the BBC to bang on about the 'magic' of the FA Cup then televise this pathetic one sided walkover from Manchester United. Absolute bore. Come out earlier on twitter via Linekar and dan walker that the BBC wanted Lincoln but the fa instructed them to televise the United game that no one other than United fans wants to see, absolute farce Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Manwell Pablo Posted 30 January 2017 Author Share Posted 30 January 2017 7 hours ago, lcfcben76 said: Come out earlier on twitter via Linekar and dan walker that the BBC wanted Lincoln but the fa instructed them to televise the United game that no one other than United fans wants to see, absolute farce Not like the FA to be totally out of touch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
foxy boxing Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 nice one Sutton (not the tv pundit) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 Come out earlier on twitter via Linekar and dan walker that the BBC wanted Lincoln but the fa instructed them to televise the United game that no one other than United fans wants to see, absolute farceWigan was the 56th consecutive FA Cup tie shown on TV. Exeter in '05 I think was the last time they weren't shown. Absolutely ridiculous stat. I'd like to see them justify them showing Blackburn v Utd given the other ties just drawn. Sutton v Arsenal and Wolves v Chelsea for instance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 Just now, The Bear said: Wigan was the 56th consecutive FA Cup tie shown on TV. Exeter in '05 I think was the last time they weren't shown. Absolutely ridiculous stat. I'd like to see them justify them showing Blackburn v Utd given the other ties just drawn. Sutton v Arsenal and Wolves v Chelsea for instance. pretty much every tie in this round (assuming it's mill vs us not derby) would be decent on tele really. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lcfcben76 Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 1 hour ago, The Bear said: Wigan was the 56th consecutive FA Cup tie shown on TV. Exeter in '05 I think was the last time they weren't shown. Absolutely ridiculous stat. I'd like to see them justify them showing Blackburn v Utd given the other ties just drawn. Sutton v Arsenal and Wolves v Chelsea for instance. Hope they'll swerve it, Arsenal, Chelsea, Spurs and man City ties will be definite imo and that will leave that last spot most likely for united unfortunately however I hope they go Burnley vs Lincoln Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 30 January 2017 Share Posted 30 January 2017 Well if it's 6 ties being shown they'll definitely be on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScouseFox Posted 31 January 2017 Share Posted 31 January 2017 you'd imagine it'll be 6 games. friday, saturday (x2), either sunday (x3) or sunday (x2) and monday. burnley vs lincoln will probably be the shittest game in reality and the least chance of an upset but you just know that'll be the one they leave out and somehow it turns into the biggest upset of all time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 31 January 2017 Share Posted 31 January 2017 Burnley rarely lose at home these days, so unlikely. These are supposedly the time slots for the 6 games, and the priority the broadcasters get to choose the games from:Friday 1945 BBC (6)Saturday 1230 BBC (4)Saturday 1730 BT (3)Sunday 1200 BT (5)Sunday 1400 BT (2)Sunday 1600 BBC (1) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
filbertway Posted 31 January 2017 Share Posted 31 January 2017 In terms of interest for TV as a neurtal I think I'd be Sutton v Arsenal Huddersfield v Man City Millwall v Leicester Burnley v Lincoln Fulham v Spurs Wolves v Chelsea Middlesborough v Oxford Blackburn V Man U Millwall v Derby Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Bear Posted 31 January 2017 Share Posted 31 January 2017 Yours and Burnley's game would be at the bottom of the list along with Boro. Man Utd will always get a big TV audience just because of who they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ted Maul Posted 31 January 2017 Share Posted 31 January 2017 I was listening to Talksport yesterday, and they had 3 of them picking the TV games. All 3 had us on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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