stillresigned Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 See the gruesome twosome are yet again live on Sky tomorrow in 2 difficult ties against Stranraer and Cowdenbeath respectively. I know there's many more blue and green muppets than anyone else: but it looks like Sky are taking the piss with these two games! Doesn't do the reputation of Scottish football any good IMHO and simply fuels the arrogance and stupidity of OF fans! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potty trained Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Sky are probably just doing it to wind up folk who get upset at these sort of things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peaty FC Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I recall, I think, a scotch and rye sketch many years back whereby a character wearing a blue red and white scarf approaches a counter assistant (Rikki Fulton) and asks for a rangers season ticket to which the reply was "tv licences next counter" Â Nothing changes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allyo Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Commercial operation. Can't really blame sky for the dodgy preferences of the viewing public. I do hate their empire for other reasons. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lenziejag Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I don't think it is a big issue,really. Exeter vs Liverpool was on last night and Wycombe vs Villa on right now. At least BBC Scotland are showing Hearts vs Aberdeen tonight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaggy Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 I don't think it is a big issue,really. Exeter vs Liverpool was on last night and Wycombe vs Villa on right now. At least BBC Scotland are showing Hearts vs Aberdeen tonight In the fa cup there is always the chance of an upset, especially with the minnow at home, this is very unlikely in Scotland. No problem with the Celtic tie being on as it's an away game, but Rangers at home is pointless as they should win comfortably Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted January 9, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Sky are probably just doing it to wind up folk who get upset at these sort of things. Where would you ever find people like that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oneteaminglasgow Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Showing Rangers/Celtic v Anyone will bring in more viewers through their masses of arm chair fans than any other game would. Sky will always look for those games since they don't have any interest in promoting our national game, merely making a bit of money off it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Bigotry sells Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BowenBoys Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 The only thing that surprises me is that people are still surprised about this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Dastardly Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Bigotry sells Nothing to do with bigotry. The majority of the viewers will be in England and will only be able to name 2 Scottish clubs. Sadly it is a commercial decision as they need the viewers to get the advertising revenue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metz Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Â Nothing to do with bigotry. The majority of the viewers will be in England and will only be able to name 2 Scottish clubs. Sadly it is a commercial decision as they need the viewers to get the advertising revenue. Agree a commercial decision on the part of Sky, differ in my view that it is pandering to the bigots here as regrettably they are in the majority and a viable commercial entity. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeanieD Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Nothing to do with bigotry. The majority of the viewers will be in England and will only be able to name 2 Scottish clubs. Sadly it is a commercial decision as they need the viewers to get the advertising revenue. Â Whilst I take your point Dick, I would suggest that much of the reason for the "attraction" of Celtic and The Rangers is that they are well supported and indeed well known furth of these shores, I would contend that the reason for their being well known, and indeed well followed, is that they are able to polarise religious prejudices via a sporting medium - thus the continuum of sport-bigotry-crowd-publicity -attraction-sport-bigotry-crowd-publicity-attraction - repeat ad nauseum. Â Perhaps some English viewers will be confused by the seeming irrelevance of some/many of the chants that will be broadcast tomorrow - their (in)significance will hopefully be lost on an audience which is primarily imagining it is watching a sporting event. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydebankJag Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 All of these statements relating to Sky have merit until you consider that BBC has routinely picked Rangers cup games round after round since they reformed 4 seasons ago. Quite simply the tv companies are happy to line the pockets of the OF irrespective of the more interesting matches available to them, thereby perpetuating the myth that they are the only Scottish teams worth watching (if you never have the opportunity to see a tight fought game between Airdrie and Dundee Utd why would you stop to think it could be more entertaining than Rangers v Cowdenbeath) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motherwell Jag Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 The topic has given me an idea for league reconstruction. Â Legend (in their own eyes) Division comprising 2 teams a.k.a the Ugly sisters. Premiership Division comprising 16 or 18 teams playing home and away. Two further lower divisions (possibly with addition of teams from Highland or Lowland leagues) Absolutely no promotion to or relegation from Legend Division. Relegation and playoffs from Premiership and Lower leagues. Ditto with lowest league to regional Highland and Lowland leagues. Â Wishful thinking perhaps?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sunnylaw Jag Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 The only thing that surprises me is that people are still surprised about this. Not sure what surprises me more; that you're surprised that people are surprised by this or that people are surprised by this. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lady-isobel-barnett Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Nothing to do with bigotry. The majority of the viewers will be in England and will only be able to name 2 Scottish clubs. Sadly it is a commercial decision as they need the viewers to get the advertising revenue. Â Not disagreeing but, commercial decision or not, selling the glory of a sevco.v Cowdenbeath fixture and the thrill of a Stranraer v Celtic tie appears to me at least as a hard sell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paralytic thistle Posted January 9, 2016 Report Share Posted January 9, 2016 Not sure what surprises me more; that you're surprised that people are surprised by this or that people are surprised by this. While I'm a bit shocked, I have to admit I'm flabbergasted and astounded that you are surprised either way, no surprise there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stillresigned Posted January 10, 2016 Author Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 (edited) On a similar, but different vein it's nice to see our alleged national broadcaster been so au-fait with the results of the wee diddy teams http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/scotland/35274799. Only Thistle could be beaten by Killie and beat St Mirren at the same time. Imagine the stooshie if the gruesome twosome were involved in such obviously inept reporting! Edited January 10, 2016 by stillresigned Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClydebankJag Posted January 10, 2016 Report Share Posted January 10, 2016 And so it was, as everyone suspected, two very straightforward and comprehensive victories for the gruesome twosome - another excuse to suggest that Scottish football is a boring procession. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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