FA Cup back on ITV

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FA Cup back on ITV

Post by Vegas Claret » Thu May 23, 2019 4:23 pm

ITV announce four-year deal to broadcast the FA Cup free-to-air from 2021, good

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by jrgbfc » Thu May 23, 2019 4:25 pm

Would prefer the BBC to have kept it tbh. Their football coverage is much better.
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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by jrgbfc » Thu May 23, 2019 4:28 pm

Ignore that last comment. I didn't realise the FA had dumped BT and the BBC and ITV were sharing the rights.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by Steve1956 » Thu May 23, 2019 4:31 pm

:( are Saint & Greavsie still around? ITV are bobbins at Football.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by moaninclaret » Thu May 23, 2019 5:25 pm

The commentators on ITV are awful, then theres adverts that take up the majority of the half time break, much prefer to watch on the BBC.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by FactualFrank » Thu May 23, 2019 5:26 pm

We just need Uefa to also dump BT and get the Champions League back to ITV.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by jrgbfc » Thu May 23, 2019 5:35 pm

I agree ITV football coverage isn't great but having the FA Cup fully on free to air TV can only be a good thing. I still love watching it, particularly the earlier rounds. Always throws up some great games.
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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by cricketfieldclarets » Thu May 23, 2019 6:50 pm

People complaining about free to air football. Wow. Probably the same people that complain the cup osnt what it was

Imo the cups and england games should all be free to air. Or at least have first pick.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by Blackrod » Thu May 23, 2019 6:54 pm

If it’s free it’s good news for most.

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Re: FA Cup back on ITV

Post by claptrappers_union » Fri May 24, 2019 4:27 pm

Noooooooooooooooooooo! ITV Coverage is the worst.

Last time they had it, they made out that it was hilarious seeing the likes of Wayne Rooney playing at Crawley, belly laughing at hotdog stands and pointing at Portaloos. They treated anything before Round 5 with total disrespect in my opinion.
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