MOTD

[Footy-Vill]

MOTD2 will be much reduced format again tonight.

Viewing figures were up last night from 2.1m to 2.6m. That could be down to being starved of football coverage in the day to simple curiosity from some. Expect it to get trotted out by some tories as " the public supports us".

Thanks. So a much reduced MOTD2 format again.

So apart from MOTD 2 for Villa related match action today we are looking at ( for those in UK)

Sky Customers:
Those with access to the sports can highlights of our match tonight. 1030pm on schedule EPG
Sky Sports Premier League is a channel that broadcasts the Premier League. So it appears as West Ham vs. Villa 30 min highlights (with commercials)


Sky Sports YouTube and Website content is free to view though via online/tv .
Offering of 3 minute or so highlights will be available later today after the game and as always much sooner than MOTD l/MOTD2 highlights.

Villa TV subscriptions allow for re run of match and can access these as well. Currently 1.99 a month.

[Dave Cooper please]

A genuine question for the moderator's

Can we not agree on a rule to keep the football discussion threads politics free. Every post descends into some lengthy political rant about how shit the government is or endless statistics cut and pasted to prove / disprove thier own or someone else's point.

Surely there are many threads that are in off topic that relate to the political temperature of the day to not have to bog down what is a brilliant football discussion site.

Could we please have a political free football board as the political rantings are becoming tiresome and are just not enjoyable anymore

This forum stems from a football fanzine, it's the whole reason it exists.
Fanzines started mainly as a reaction to the politicising of football during the Thatcher era, the whole ID card issues etc.
Football and politics are inextricably intertwined and always will be.

[Somniloquism]

I too get fucked off with political stuff entering our otherwise great football chat but thankfully it doesn’t really happen outside of some of the off topic threads which are dedicated to it. In this case it couldn’t really be avoided and I think is a good topic to discuss.

The discussions started in the small boats thread, with an additional new MOTD one in Other Football when the Lineker removal had been made. The only reason it has now spilled over here was because someone decided to raise a four month old thread used mainly to discuss Villa on MotD (even though we were not on it last night) instead of using the dedicated one created for the situation.

[Pete3206]

I feel like we're living in a South Park episode.

[Andy_Lochhead_in_the_air]

I feel like we're living in a Till Death Do Us Part episode.

[markeeeebeeee2005]

I feel like we're living in a South Park episode.

Which episode?

[Baldy]

In order to show solidarity with Gary Lineker, Everton, Leeds and West Ham have announced that they won't be appearing on Match of The Day from next season.

[Percy McCarthy]

MOTD2 will be much reduced format again tonight.

Viewing figures were up last night from 2.1m to 2.6m. That could be down to being starved of football coverage in the day to simple curiosity from some. Expect it to get trotted out by some tories as " the public supports us".

Thanks. So a much reduced MOTD2 format again.

So apart from MOTD 2 for Villa related match action today we are looking at ( for those in UK)

Sky Customers:
Those with access to the sports can highlights of our match tonight. 1030pm on schedule EPG
Sky Sports Premier League is a channel that broadcasts the Premier League. So it appears as West Ham vs. Villa 30 min highlights (with commercials)


Sky Sports YouTube and Website content is free to view though via online/tv .
Offering of 3 minute or so highlights will be available later today after the game and as always much sooner than MOTD l/MOTD2 highlights.

Villa TV subscriptions allow for re run of match and can access these as well. Currently 1.99 a month.

Dodgy chipped firestick.

[Hookeysmith]

Have I missed something here; Lineker (seemingly with the BBC’s support) was ok to criticise Qatar on the hosting of the World Cup during the opening ceremony  based upon a host of reasons but not ok to raise a political point about a Conservative government policy? Are these mutually exclusive political points; as in, it’s ok to have a view about one political matter, but not another?

Lineker is allowed to criticise Qatar etc but not allowed to criticise the Conservative government as they are (apparently) his employers, indirectly. His contract requires him to be impartial in political affairs concerning the government of the day.

And Qatar is them foreign people and Muslim as well so fair game as they are bound to be doing something wrong unlike that decent kind hearted ultra intelligent Suella and Co.

As if to prove the point...fuck me can't you just talk about how good / shit MOTD will be in the current climate rather than constantly having to say some shit like that. It's becoming as boring as twitter

[Hookeysmith]

In order to show solidarity with Gary Lineker, Everton, Leeds and West Ham have announced that they won't be appearing on Match of The Day from next season.

There is a genuinely funny post abut a current football topic without the " bring down the government "

Thank you

[Clampy]

Why are you reading the thread if it's winding you up that much? I don't get it.

[PeterWithesShin]

If you don't like the content of a thread why do you keep coming back to it?

[Hookeysmith]

OK  sorry I dared to have an opinion.

I'll know better next time

[PeterWithesShin]

Well may I ask what you expected to see in a thread about MOTD given what's happened the last few days? Sydney Opera House perhaps? The Hanging Gardens of Babylon? Herds of wildebeest sweeping majestically across the plains

[Hookeysmith]

If you don't like the content of a thread why do you keep coming back to it?

I know it maybe stupid of me but to discuss MOTD and the content, lack of ability of the presenters, bias towards certain teams etc

Not a party political broadcast on behalf of the government are ****** party. Surely we already have enough evidence of that?