So you think that the Massive interest in football, is caused by the coverage it gets,Rather than the coverage being a response to the interest that's already there ?
No, as I said previously it is self perpetuating the more coverage the more interest because there is little else available - but that's not a bad thing if it does not exclude other sports from public sector broadcasting (SS** is irrelevant if you can't afford Sky).
I don't hate football, but I do hate what it has become and its suffocating dominance.
Can a footy aficionado answer this one - has the season got longer? I may be mistaken but I seem to remember it starting in Autumn rather than August.
My point is that if we expose people to a wider variety of sports we may well find some hidden talents. Kate Walsh (Team GB Women's Captn) swapped to hockey after being refused progress in football, from all reports she was a reasonably good footballer but has made an exceptional hockey player and the captain of her national side. I am sure that there are more examples.
Well the BBC coverage of the Olympics was pretty comprehensive. They'll get some decent stats from that about demand for various sports and that will influence future programming. Anyone know what the stats are like?
I'm pretty much completely ambivalent about fussball, rugby, cricket, tennis and horse racing.
I don't worry about this at all and I do pity all those who seem to get so worked up about.
Wanders off.
