Comments on: No Real Winners in Galaxy v Chelsea Charade http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932 Daily News & Analysis of the English Premier League Sun, 22 Nov 2009 07:03:19 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Simon Burke http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932#comment-2410 Simon Burke Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:09:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/07/22/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/#comment-2410 Shocking coverage. I watched it cos Chelsea were playing, I hate Chelsea but wanted to see how they were warming up and it was free and in a game of 'consequence' due to the side issue of Beckham.<br/>However Beckham was the ONLY issue according to ESPn - split screen at times so I could see Beckham tie his shoe - interviews OVER the match itself... dreadful.<br/>All around embarrassing as a sports spectacle but if that's what Beckham combined with Hollywood combined with soccer means then so be it. The US needs to promote soccer and is taking its chance. I found it horrific but if thousands of others get interested then the job was done right. I couldn't watch a shambles of coverage like that every week. ESPN put aside the soccer to focus on one player, like half the planet has done - they catered to those people so in other words catered to the bulk of their audience. I suspect people here prefer soccer/football (whichever, does it matter) and just had a good laugh when Sidwell clattered a fella who shouldn't even have been out there and instead resting for bigger matches to come. Shocking coverage. I watched it cos Chelsea were playing, I hate Chelsea but wanted to see how they were warming up and it was free and in a game of ‘consequence’ due to the side issue of Beckham.
However Beckham was the ONLY issue according to ESPn – split screen at times so I could see Beckham tie his shoe – interviews OVER the match itself… dreadful.
All around embarrassing as a sports spectacle but if that’s what Beckham combined with Hollywood combined with soccer means then so be it. The US needs to promote soccer and is taking its chance. I found it horrific but if thousands of others get interested then the job was done right. I couldn’t watch a shambles of coverage like that every week. ESPN put aside the soccer to focus on one player, like half the planet has done – they catered to those people so in other words catered to the bulk of their audience. I suspect people here prefer soccer/football (whichever, does it matter) and just had a good laugh when Sidwell clattered a fella who shouldn’t even have been out there and instead resting for bigger matches to come.

]]> By: Tim http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932#comment-2409 Tim Mon, 23 Jul 2007 15:48:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/07/22/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/#comment-2409 i totally agree with everyone's comments here. saturday's showing was a circus. <br/><br/>it wasnt about promoting mls (which is mickey mouse anyway), it was selling beckham. and if you watched that game, you didnt decide against buying the hype. you were wondering why the question was even being raised. i guarantee pundits' responses today will be "why exactly did everyone care??"<br/> <br/>i just loved how landycakes (per usual) disappeared for 95% of the match. i totally agree with everyone’s comments here. saturday’s showing was a circus.

it wasnt about promoting mls (which is mickey mouse anyway), it was selling beckham. and if you watched that game, you didnt decide against buying the hype. you were wondering why the question was even being raised. i guarantee pundits’ responses today will be “why exactly did everyone care??”

i just loved how landycakes (per usual) disappeared for 95% of the match.

]]> By: Eric PZ http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932#comment-2407 Eric PZ Mon, 23 Jul 2007 01:21:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/07/22/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/#comment-2407 Drew Carey more interested in the match than answering the stupid reporters questions was classic. Drew Carey more interested in the match than answering the stupid reporters questions was classic.

]]> By: Eplnfl http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932#comment-2406 Eplnfl Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:44:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/07/22/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/#comment-2406 Good points Kartik on ESPN not doing a good job of selling the MLS. They certainly could have done a better job last night. Since they did 90 minutes of build up they could of spared 15 mins. on scores and action from around the league and promote future games.<br/><br/>I will say the halftime show on MLS Thursday is a good effort by ESPN to cover MLS and soccer news as a whole. Good points Kartik on ESPN not doing a good job of selling the MLS. They certainly could have done a better job last night. Since they did 90 minutes of build up they could of spared 15 mins. on scores and action from around the league and promote future games.

I will say the halftime show on MLS Thursday is a good effort by ESPN to cover MLS and soccer news as a whole.

]]> By: Kartik http://www.epltalk.com/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/932#comment-2405 Kartik Sun, 22 Jul 2007 22:03:00 +0000 http://www.epltalk.com/2007/07/22/no-real-winners-in-galaxy-v-chelsea-charade/#comment-2405 anonymous, 5:39. I believe "soccer" is actually a term invented by the English. Now while I prefer the term Football, it is important for an American audience to differntiate the game from American Football. Thus the term soccer is almost always appropriate. anonymous, 5:39. I believe “soccer” is actually a term invented by the English. Now while I prefer the term Football, it is important for an American audience to differntiate the game from American Football. Thus the term soccer is almost always appropriate.

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