BBC Coverage - USUAL COMPLAINT

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Turning off the coverage to concentrate on this thread, most amusing.

Struggle with the BBC; one the one hand I commend their efforts to appeal to everyone from the die hard fan to herbert who switches it on my mistake and opts to stay whilst devouring 136 Jaffa cakes. On the other hand they've no chance to please everyone and will probably end up antagonising even more than they would have. That's the trouble with anodyne, asexual, leftist leaning organisations. Like, whatever, though.

I for one will enjoy Peter and Ken for as long as possible before they go and a rather pleasant chapter in life draws to a close.
 
Hacker Khan said:
But I know this may come as a bit of a shock, but times have changed and so have peoples viewing habits since the days of the testcard and 3 channels. So any broadcaster trying to get the interest of the general public needs to recognise this.

It's all well and good on Sky sports as they are broadcasting to a relatively very small audience of committed sports fans. Here the BBC is trying to cover all bases and serve the general public that pays it's license fee, not just hard core sports fans that have subscribed to their service. God forbid they try and engage a younger generation and try and make the game seem exciting to them and engage them in it......
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You should work at the BBC. You misunderstand the needs of the viewing golfing public as completely as they do.
 
Grogger said:
Nowt wrong with the coverage.

Dont like it? Don't watch it.
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Spoken like a true Yorkshireman (unless you're a plastic Leeds fan?). Unfortunately, your point is invalid, not least because you seem to think it is okay to play with a Hippo hybrid. Nostalgia? John Daly devotee? Either way, trust me, the BBC coverage is a pale shadow of what it was in 1979.
 
The interruptions are annoying but better than Messrs Ray Winstone, Victor Chandler, Paddy Power and William Hill trying to persuade me to take up gambling which I guess is what we'll be getting in a couple of years' time.
 
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Snelly said:
You should work at the BBC. You misunderstand the needs of the viewing golfing public as completely as they do.
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The only clear fact is that one of the 2 of you falls into that category...

Whilst I could give an opinion on which; I accept that I don't represent the entire golfing public so it has little relevance.
 
Paul_Stewart said:
Unlike the interruptions of Peter Alliss' senile comments which makes you realise we'll all be in a nursing home dribbling down our chins in about 20 years.
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And you are 100% wrong too.

Peter makes the BBC coverage bearable.
 
Snelly said:
You are wrong. Totally wrong.

Watched it for the entire day and that is all it was when I was a kid year in year out and I never needed it jazzing up with rubbish fillers to keep me interested. So did all my golfing mates. Loved it.

Just had to watch Tiger missing putts on the practice green and then a special Tiger montage to dance music. Utter bilge.
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No sir, you are wrong, completely wrong!!!! I'm a relative new obsessive when it comes to golf and I enjoyed Dan going round the streets, telling a bit about st andrews, also like the house over the 18th and appreciate a lot of the other stuff.

Plenty of golf being showed too for me to enjoy!!!

So I am enjoying this coverage, and from the thread many more are too... but then again from your posts the world revolves around your opinion so yeah crack on!!!
 
Snelly said:
You should work at the BBC. You misunderstand the needs of the viewing golfing public as completely as they do.
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I knew my agreeing with Snelly would only last so long!

I don't think that is fair to say someone misunderstands those needs just because they disagree with you. I would consider myself viewing golfing public, and at times, I get bored with solid coverage of golf on Sky Sports and find myself flicking through other channels, to give myself a distraction.

A little bit of filler is fine, given that everyone pays for what the Beeb puts out. They are between a rock and a hard place getting to please everyone. Sky simply say, you've paid for sport so that's what we give you.

So, while I totally appreciate and even understand your issues, I'm never going to age with you, but neither will I suggest you are wrong for holding those views.
 
Snelly said:
Spoken like a true Yorkshireman (unless you're a plastic Leeds fan?). Unfortunately, your point is invalid, not least because you seem to think it is okay to play with a Hippo hybrid. Nostalgia? John Daly devotee? Either way, trust me, the BBC coverage is a pale shadow of what it was in 1979.
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Nostalgia Snelly?

Have you forgotton when the players went out of range of the cameras so we never saw holes 7-13 and the interruptions to see the 2.45 from Kempton Park :(

Not perfect but I wouldn't want to go back to to 1979 (well I would actually as I was 18 but that's nothing to do with golf coverage!)
 
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I can't stand Aliss and his banal rambling. Who cares about 'the Johnson family who you popped in for tea with last Thursday and how lovely they were'?!?!?

I have to mute the telly or turn over for his shift in the commentary box.
 
I do love it when people confuse opinion for fact. It seems the more they say something (and add capitals and multiple puntation) then the more it must be fact.

Long live the forum
 
turkish said:
. but then again from your posts the world revolves around your opinion so yeah crack on!!!
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I am not a solipsist thanks.

You are part of the vocal minority and I represent the silent majority. Someone needs to speak out against the golf meets play school ideology that we are having foisted upon us. This morning it is me.


Anyway get back to the telly. You just missed Dan pointing at a hotel and being about as funny as a rectal prolapse.
 
MashieNiblick said:
Nostalgia Snelly?

Have you forgotton when the players went out of range of the cameras so we never saw holes 7-13 and the interruptions to see the 2.45 from Kempton Park :(

Not perfect but I wouldn't want to go back to to 1979 (well I would actually as I was 18 but that's nothing to do with golf coverage!)
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:) Not forgotten. I was only 8 and sat on my Grandad's knee so probably didn't quite fathom that the golfers disappeared!

Good point though, well made. ;)
 
Snelly said:
Spoken like a true Yorkshireman (unless you're a plastic Leeds fan?). Unfortunately, your point is invalid, not least because you seem to think it is okay to play with a Hippo hybrid. Nostalgia? John Daly devotee? Either way, trust me, the BBC coverage is a pale shadow of what it was in 1979.
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It's perfectly valid, thanks.

Seem to think it's ok to play with a hippo hybrid? I didn't say that.
 
Ha ha ha this thread is pure gold.

I personally like the bbc coverage, it's got a nice balance. But for me it's time for Peter Alliss to move along.
 
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