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This is like when the matches had no fans during the pandemic and all we could hear was the commentators, but now the other way around
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(11-03-2023, 11:36 PM)Rdd Wrote: Basically. It’s all really wierd. Just an animation with “Premier League Highlights”, then the crests of the two teams, then the commentary-less highlights. At least on BBC NI the CA apologised for not bringing the normal MOTD programme to us.
Network did that too.
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This programme reflects just how embarrassing the BBC's decision making has got up to this point with this saga.
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(11-03-2023, 11:29 PM)Jon Wrote: A bit of a shame they didn’t feature images of Lineker in the crowd at the Leicester Chelsea game.
I imagine that BBC management might have been keeping a close eye on tonight's programme, and would have taken a very dim very of that.
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(11-03-2023, 11:38 PM)Keith Wrote: (11-03-2023, 11:29 PM)Jon Wrote: A bit of a shame they didn’t feature images of Lineker in the crowd at the Leicester Chelsea game.
I imagine that BBC management might have been keeping a close eye on tonight's programme, and would have taken a very dim very of that.
Yes - back when Clarkson-era Top Gear imploded, I recall Andy Wilman (exec producer) saying they literally had an executive looking over their shoulder in the edit suite for the final mop-up episode, in case they misbehaved. I wouldn't be entirely surprised to hear that something similar happened tonight...
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(11-03-2023, 11:36 PM)IanJRedman Wrote: It's fascinating to us, but for the BBC I suspect this programme is an embarrassment.
Of course, the senior people in charge at the Premier League will undoubtedly have a view on how their 'product' has been presented too!
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Somewhat surprised they didn’t show the teams at the start of each match, or on a graphic at the bottom.
I got a prompt on Freeview to press the red button for Radio 1 Relax, perhaps that would have been a nice soundtrack for proceedings.
Sportscene highlights in Scotland have commentary for the first match. And separately there was a brief cut to Sully in the first minute or so.
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