BBC vs ITV

Who's got the best coverage

The days of it being a bbc shoe in* long gone....

Someone will have to help me with the line ups...



*if wondered, like me, : shoo-in is a guaranteed winner. This noun phrase first appeared in the 1930s in the context of horse racing. When there was a predetermined winner in a horse race, jockeys would hold their horses and shoo the winner in.

Originally Posted by est.1878

Who's got the best coverage

The days of it being a bbc shoe in* long gone....

Someone will have to help me with the line ups...



*if wondered, like me, : shoo-in is a guaranteed winner. This noun phrase first appeared in the 1930s in the context of horse racing. When there was a predetermined winner in a horse race, jockeys would hold their horses and shoo the winner in.

ITV wins it easily. Ally McCoist > all the rest

Originally Posted by Fat Al

ITV wins it easily. Ally McCoist > all the rest

He's their ace, no question...

Dublin a decent enough counter weight...

BBC are hampered badly by Jenas, Keown and Murphy.

McCoist is

I do like Lineker, Shearer and Dublin tbf.

ITV, nqat.

Don't forget adverts... Huge factor for me.

ITV easy. Cannot stand Lineker.

Keane, Neville, Ally, Laura Woods, Seema Jaswal quite like Joe Cole too

ITV win hands down these days. Can’t stand Jenas either after his glazer assessment last year.

It's not even a contest, itv for DAYZZZzzz

Some Ingurland £#%&!wits are on social media demanding that the remaining Ingurland games be only shown on BBC.

The Senegal game is on ITV & apparently Ingurland have only won 14% of their games shown on ITV compared to 73% when shown on BBC1*


*This stat dates from the 1998 World Cup. No idea why this competition is used as the start of this stat.

Originally Posted by Fat Al

Some Ingurland £#%&!wits are on social media demanding that the remaining Ingurland games be only shown on BBC.

The Senegal game is on ITV & apparently Ingurland have only won 14% of their games shown on ITV compared to 73% when shown on BBC1*


*This stat dates from the 1998 World Cup. No idea why this competition is used as the start of this stat.

Didn't they both used to show the games prior to that? At least the WC ones

Coisty, Keano and Laura Woods. ITV all day

Originally Posted by Chris Quayd

Didn't they both used to show the games prior to that? At least the WC ones

Could well be. £#%&!ed if I can remember tho, 1990 is too long ago for my memory.

I don’t mind Lineker and I quite like Wright, Shearer and Klinsmann.

But Jenas is appalling and I still reckon Martin Keown is the worst co-commentator of all time. I’m genuinely unhappy when I know it’s him.

That Sam Matterface is an annoying #@&%!. Is he ITV? McCoist is decent though.

Coverage, ITV edge it. But I can’t believe we still have ad breaks in 2022, so BBC.

Whichever one Gary Neville isn't on.

Itv by a country mile.

Apart from Rio and Klinsmann, the rest on the bbc are whoppers. Danny murphy tonight.

jenas or keown with female commentary = watch with r5 sound.

BBC 1 line up now is excellent imo.

Originally Posted by dunk

BBC are hampered badly by Jenas, Keown and Murphy.

McCoist is

I do like Lineker, Shearer and Dublin tbf.

but the good ones are in the studio not actually commentating

the bbc were more exciting with £#%&!ing Lawrenson

ITV one all day every day

Any station with Rio on can £#%&! off