Another Rip Off for football fans!

[trt]

There were 500 million viewers around the World who tuned into the match between Liverpool V Man Utd in October last year, most free to view.

Today it the same fixture but its not on terrestrial or Sky only on Setanta in Ireland.

Its annoying that that the premier league football league is one of the most watched sports around the World but, the UK people cant watch it.

I can on my PC but its not the same as a big screen TV in the lounge!!!!!!

[ELVIS68]

I can see your point but it's an fa cup match not a premier league match

Same teams but the fa cup has lost its glamour ever since Man U pulled out to play in a Mickey Mouse cup many moons ago

[MrIncredible]

"Today it the same fixture but its not on terrestrial or Sky only on Setanta in Ireland"

My tv guide says its on itv1 at 12 (kick off 12:45)

[VHG]

>>>>Liverpool V Man Utd in October last year, most free to view.

How do you know most were "free to view". Every country will have its "Sky" or "ESPN" equivalent which charge people to watch matches.

And the reason the Premier League is the most watched in the world is that the money from TV (Sky, ESPN, BBC, ITV) goes to the clubs to allow them to buy players like Aguero, Rooney, Van Persie, Suarez, Andy Carroll (ha ha) etc

If the TV football money was not being pushed into English football those players would soon go to Spain, Italy, Germany etc. and the Premier League would soon stop being the most watched in the world.

Anyway it is ITV and ESPN who have the FA Cup coverage this year so matches will be on those channels. As has been said, the match in Question if "free" to watch today on ITV.

[VHG]

This web site tells you what matches are on what channels

http://www.live-footballontv.com/

There is another web site that does the same, but they omit the fact that the match is on ITV today and give the impression it is only on Sentata Ireland.

[Mattk]

As said above it is on at noon on ITV 1 !!!

As annoying as it is that most games can't be watched on terrestrial TV lets not forget its the pay per view that gives the Premier league a massive chunk of its income.

[spudqueen]

Are you for real? As has been stated it is not the same fixture, it is a cup game, and it is on terrestrial tv. Some football fan you are!! lol