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u might see him lift claret
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Is there another thread on betfair where posters are upset at the coverage of the triathlon ?
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KEN BROWN
"Dustin Johnson has had an up and down day, 6 birdies" Try 3,Ken. Is it that friggin difficult to get things right ? |
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Getting things right would mean taking your tongue out of Lee's backside and doing some research
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some of the leading contenders hardly shown all day ,terrible coverage
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the woods westwood matchplay coverage has been ott
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an carried on into scores hut
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Well at least they gave up on following McIlroy today
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The final pairing on the 18th green were deemed less important than recapping westwood's round
Truly awful amateurish directing |
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like peter alliss, but the rest is too biased, some players like scott were shown 2 or 3 times putting in 4 hours plus. they need to get their heads together and sort it cos it does look a bit amateur
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The BBC hasnt moved on from the 60's with regards to golf. Nobody gives a toss about the tradition and ceremony of the whole thing. Most are watching as they have had a wager and if they player is up there 2-3 off the lead the third day you expect them to be shown at fairly regular intervals. Two of the biggest names in golf in Mickelson and Scott were up there all day long and yet we were lucky to see a dozen shots of there round.
At one point Allis claimed Scott had 'sneaked' up ffs. No Peter, he had been there all day long. James said Poulter was in the clubhouse after finishing then 10 minutes later we watch his final shot. Seen next to nowt as Mahan either who is now in the last group he was that close to the leaders coming to the end of his round. Got to more flexibility with regards to the coverage. Less of then needless quirky segments to and waffle when there is crucial golf getting played Sky may have adverts but they cover a golf event way better than the BBC do with a better bunch of pundits and commentators to boot |
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Well said Mod
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The sad fact is that they don't really give a toss about their audience, they do whatever is easiest for them, keeping on an old fossil like Alliss, having Hazel as the presenter for no apparent reason, Mark James, how the hell did he get into it? They are dreadful and shouldn't be allowed to cover any sporting event.
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CC, i find myself in total agreement with you.
 Smug as well, are the Beeb, a survey was done in Scotland recently which found that over 50 per cent are not satisfied with the Beeb. The BBC love to pat themselves on the back. Need to dispense with the licence fee and let the marker decide. I hardly ever watch the BBC. |
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I very much doubt that the majority of the audience have had a wager on the event.
Golf is mainstream, as is its audience. Betting on golf is a minority interest. But even those not watching to make money would still like to see all the main contenders given proper coverage. |
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I've never known them as bad as this though, they used to be even handed and show whoever was doing well, this year all that is out of the window for the Tiger and Lee John show. They shouldn't have to be pandering to the lowest common denominator after all they aren't advert driven so I really do not know why they are doing it.
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flyingbolt
Hope you sleep well and back to your old self tomorrow! The Mod Father I for one, care enormously about the tradition and ceremony of the whole thing! |
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The "tradition" that penalises a young Asian player for slow play and ignores Tiger and Westwood taking an age to play their shots.
i personally think "tradition" is overrated and is another word for privilege. |
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mark james had 2 top tens in the open and won numerous events on tour
he was players rep for years, he may not have kept up with golf ball manufacture but makes a decent pundit, theres plenty of deadwood to go before him , imo |
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It's a tough crowd on here, but I find it hard to argue with a lot of the points made today. The coverage this week has been disappointing, definitely worse than previous years, and what on earth do you call that behind the red button. I'd describe this week as cutback coverage, yet others at the beeb throw money about like betting shop fobt addicts.
Norton makes several millions a year, while £5 is spent on the red button options during the biggest golf tournament of the whole year. Saying that, I'll still be glued to it tomorrow. |
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hope they dont turn off coverage if if katie drops her sprog !
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We will all be glued to it tomorrow.
We have no option. However they need to be held to account for the chaotic and disjointed coverage. It has been worse than a low grade pga tour event on a Thursday night. We are probably spoiled by SKY, who despite all the adverts are a world leader. They should have got sky in to produce the tournament for them. |
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Even without a bet if I was just a casual golf fan I'd be left wondering why I had seen hardly any shots from guys who are in the top 10. Adam Scott is the masters champ and I think we're lucky to have seen 5 shots of his today
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sky are the ones who started this favoured 3 ball malarkey
endless hours of darren clarke and his partners i thought they had got sky in to produce the broadcast meanwhile bbc radio is streets ahead ! |
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It made me nausesos how much of Els we have seen this week. I would rather watch Vijay singh taking a poo after a heavy night on the ale
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The BBC are inflexible - they pick their groups to follow, and do so, no matter what else is going on around them
They see a pairing like Woods and Westwood as a broadcasters wet dream - following every shot, walking between shots etc, Dressing it up like a 1 on 1 shootout - the big 2 in their eyes, while ignoring other contenders other than made putts or missed short ones Breaking news - we want to see tee shots, approach shots, and all putts of those in contention, whether they go in or miss - we do not want the predicability of seeing someone we haven't seen all day over a 15 ft putt and knowing it's going in as being the only reason you're showing it Feck the in-depth coverage of just a few groups, get a director who can work on the fly and show the public what they want to see as and when it happens |
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Worst group following of all time was last year (or the year before) with 'Old Tom' and Young Tom' - we saw nearly every shot of that group and missed most of those by the real contenders
The BBC have cameras covering every hole, it's just lazy direction to stick with a select group rather than go to where the real action is. I think they believe viewers want to see 'a story unfold' as if the they're walking around with that select group (of their choice) |
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Has Peter Allis's constant moaning about slow play influenced the R&A to penalise Matsuyama?
Every time Allis does a commentary stint he mentions slow play. I would prefer if Allis complained about the almost constant BBC coverage of Woods and Westwood to the exclusion of other players. |
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Thing is even though they were only showing Tiger and Westie they still managed to miss atleast 10 of Tigers shots so god knows what they were doing
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wtf did tiger do on 17? in a bunker? missed it
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Truly awful, thank god I worked Thursday/Friday.
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BBC treats everyone as if there 12 years of age, checkvout there news program presently
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I agree with criticism of the whole Westwood/Woods, and to a certain extent Jiminez, love-in show from yesterday - it was shocking.
The other thing that continually winds me up is when we go to somebody unseen all day for a putt, you know it is going in. Cue Ryan Moore yesterday - not sighted and then all of a sudden he is rolling a birdie in. Really spoils the coverage in that you can tell the outcome of 95% of such putts before they are viewed. |
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i would love to see what they paying alliss and is cronies for this weeks love in.
why do the beeb need so many people to cover any event,be it wimbledon,the golf or even something like glastonbury. every one else is trying to cut back,but they throw money round like theres no tomorrow. |
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I backed Zach and Ryan Moore.
Hardly seen them at all. Why ? Because they weren't exactly burning up the course. Tiger and Lee John were leading all day, therefore they attracted the bulk of the coverage. I have absolutely no problem at all with that. If Mickelson gets anywhere near the lead today, rest assured he will feature.  |
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Mahan was burning up the course. Wondered who the strange man in blue was when they finally decided to show a shot of him late in the day. It's not like the pundits weren't talking all day about the constant fall in players under par and that anything par or better in the clubhouse was very much going to be in contention.
To see constant coverage of W&W walking down fairways is a waste of everybody's time. |
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i wonder if they will show more of hunter mahan today
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Any birdie Mahan got was shown, was it not ?
WTF do you want them to do, show everyone, or concentrate on the guys in the lead ? I've never met so many whingers/gurners/mopers/ in all me fecking life ! |
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I want them to show golf shots. How long do W&W spend in a 4½ hour round not hitting the ball?
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