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paulie8290
paulie8290 Posts: 23,344
in Other Football and Sports
With both channels showing the World Cup Final tomorrow, who will win the viewing figures.

What channel will people on here be watching on?
For me its BBC
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  • AddickUpNorth
    AddickUpNorth Posts: 8,325
    BBC for me too.
  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    BBC will get more viewers simply because there will be no ad breaks.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    BBC. You can switch and get radio commentary if the tv commentators are annoying.

    Don't like Andy Townesend constantly pointing out the obvious as though he is making some great insightful comment.
  • LawrieAbrahams
    LawrieAbrahams Posts: 3,779
    BBC
  • Eynsfordaddick
    Eynsfordaddick Posts: 2,045
    BBC for me every day.
  • stackitsteve
    stackitsteve Posts: 12,105
    2010 World Cup Final:

    BBC - 17.9 million
    ITV - 3.8 million
  • seth plum
    seth plum Posts: 53,448
    Brendan_O_Connell said:

    BBC will get more viewers simply because there will be no ad breaks.

    Yep.

  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Another BBC, I can't stand football on itv, the commentary is unbearable and they keep losing the HD picture.
  • iainambler
    iainambler Posts: 963
    BBC so that:

    a) No ad breaks
    b) Quality HD picture
    c) I don't have to put up with that annoying tw*t Adrian Chiles
  • Stig
    Stig Posts: 29,030
    Ha ha, where have all the Beeb haters gone? The bottom line is that are far better than commercial tv.
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  • Brendan_O_Connell
    Brendan_O_Connell Posts: 8,938
    Stig said:

    Ha ha, where have all the Beeb haters gone? The bottom line is that are far better than commercial tv.

    Agree. The BBC website is excellent too. I'd happily pay the licence fee just for the website.
  • Callumcafc
    Callumcafc Posts: 63,783
    BBC every day of the week.
  • Lazy_eye_metaphor
    Lazy_eye_metaphor Posts: 1,959
    BBC defo
  • Badger
    Badger Posts: 4,842
    Not having a TV I shall probably go to my local pub to watch the game, not sure what to expect in terms of commentary.
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited July 2014
    Badger said:

    Not having a TV I shall probably go to my local pub to watch the game, not sure what to expect in terms of commentary.

    Badger, with that name, I think you would have your own set ?
  • Bedsaddick
    Bedsaddick Posts: 24,753
    No contest - BBC all day long.
  • sadiejane1981
    sadiejane1981 Posts: 9,012
    Badger said:

    Not having a TV I shall probably go to my local pub to watch the game, not sure what to expect in terms of commentary.

    Do you really not have a tv? Is this by choice?
  • felix_31
    felix_31 Posts: 292
    Does anyone like Adrian Chiles?
    Or Andy Townsend?

    BBC every day of the week.
  • Absurdistan
    Absurdistan Posts: 8,024
    Much prefer ITV.
    Can't stand Gary Linekar and his terrible script reading.
    Ads are a blessing as can hit the fridge.
  • Rob
    Rob Posts: 11,802
    Historically it was always the BBC, hands down. It still seems like that.

    Over here in the States it's on ABC. Steve McManaman doing play by play. I like him. Says it as it is.
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  • tangoflash
    tangoflash Posts: 10,784
    No ads, no Chiles, no Townsend, no contest...............
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Does anyone know the bbc commentary team for tonight?
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    edited July 2014
    Absurdistan said:

    Much prefer ITV.
    Can't stand Gary Linekar and his terrible script reading.
    Ads are a blessing as can hit the fridge.

    It is a fair point to make. Less of the inane pundits at half time is one of the plus points of ITV coverage. The ads do give some initiative to break away from the TV for a few minutes and get up and walk about.

    Townsend for me is annoying as a co commentator and for the game there is more choices on the BBC commentary. As long as you get up and walk about at half time then its still BBC for me.
  • Sillybilly
    Sillybilly Posts: 9,236
    BBC. One word - Tyldesley!
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,562
    BBC - but they have got to be careful not to switch us off by employing useless two is like Phil Neville. He is totally without personality and has a face for radio! His appalling England commentary is now legendary.
  • meldrew66
    meldrew66 Posts: 2,562
    Two is = Twonks
  • vff
    vff Posts: 6,881
    meldrew66 said:

    BBC - but they have got to be careful not to switch us off by employing useless two is like Phil Neville. He is totally without personality and has a face for radio! His appalling England commentary is now legendary.

    There is the switch to the radio 5 commentary if Phil Neville is on particularly poor form.
  • Dave2l
    Dave2l Posts: 8,871
    BBC ....the Alan Hanson doc Friday night put me to sleep.

    It's BBC for me, which is unconditional for some reason. You feel more at home watching via the beeb. Gary lineker is only one of few I like on there.

    Sherear is biggest hypocrite of the century when he talks about dirty play.
  • Super_horns
    Super_horns Posts: 1,299
    edited July 2014
    Dave2l said:



    Sherear is biggest hypocrite of the century when he talks about dirty play.

    Savage too..?

    Still go for BBC - no adverts and just traditional!

    Its Mark Lawrenson doing the co-commentary.

    Hope he's cheered up a bit...
  • MrOneLung
    MrOneLung Posts: 26,862
    Don't they do research to find out that 80% of viewers can't stand Townsend or lawrensons commentary?

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