Ted Hughes wrote:john@staustell wrote:Benjay wrote:Original Dub wrote:This should probably be in the annoyance thread as well, but what does my head in is when the camera is fixed on some cunt's face while the match is going on.
Nothing gets me screaming at the TV more than watching the likes of Fat Sam's horrible head instead of the game. What is it with that?
Good entertainment value though is the reaction of our assistant manager, Ruben Cousillas, when we score. He goes nuts. Its as if he has been a City fan for years and years.
Always wondered who the silent fella with the old folks' blanket on his knees was!
I've mentioned on here before about these wankers showing close ups when the ball is in play. It's like having some twat stand up in front of you. They could record all that shit & show it when someone goes down injured.
The lack of understanding sometimes is unbelieveable. Like when they show a replay & you can hear from the crowd noise that something is happening in the game but they continue with the replay rather than cutting back to live play.
That kind of thing used to be considered the absolute pits of broadcasting in years gone by.
I remember Richie Benaud talking about it, saying that for the audience to miss important live action for a replay, was as bad as it gets & basically unforgiveable. Now it happens all the time, & sometimes we miss goals or assists due to that, or looking at Roy fucking Hodgson talking to Ferguson in the crowd etc.
It's not happening by accident mate. It's the same mentality that has the media going on more about haircuts and handshakes... they want to create a soap, because football plus soaps = mass audience.
It's becoming such a problem that they show reactions ahead of live play.
It is horrible, but it's no accident.
