Comments on: SBS Get WC 2010 and 2014 Broadcast Rights for Oceania and Farina’s Not Happy http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html World Cup 2006 - Germany Sat, 14 Nov 2009 05:03:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: john http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html/comment-page-1#comment-324 john Fri, 26 May 2006 06:37:59 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html#comment-324 Farina's still bitter about what was fairly obvious shafting from SBS (Murray, Orsati, Foster and even the supposedly visionary Johnny Warren). I don't think any neutral would disagree they had it in for him given he didn't agree with their views. However farina's comments re SBS getting the rights are ordinary given they do decent coverage - despite being control freaks! Farina’s still bitter about what was fairly obvious shafting from SBS (Murray, Orsati, Foster and even the supposedly visionary Johnny Warren). I don’t think any neutral would disagree they had it in for him given he didn’t agree with their views. However farina’s comments re SBS getting the rights are ordinary given they do decent coverage – despite being control freaks!

]]> By: Matt http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html/comment-page-1#comment-66 Matt Fri, 07 Apr 2006 00:05:34 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html#comment-66 In regards to Farina have a whine about people trying to get him out, I do remember a site sackfrank.com.au That was actually quite funny. It was started by one of the guys on the SBS World Game forums so perhaps Les copped some of the blame. Anyway, like the majority of football fans I am glad to see SBS getting the rights. When Seven hosted matches they had no idea and to hear Bruce McAvaney commentate football was a disgrace. Go SBS! In regards to Farina have a whine about people trying to get him out, I do remember a site sackfrank.com.au

That was actually quite funny.
It was started by one of the guys on the SBS World Game forums so perhaps Les copped some of the blame. Anyway, like the majority of football fans I am glad to see SBS getting the rights. When Seven hosted matches they had no idea and to hear Bruce McAvaney commentate football was a disgrace.

Go SBS!

]]> By: Chris http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html/comment-page-1#comment-65 Chris Thu, 06 Apr 2006 22:59:16 +0000 http://australia.worldcupblog.org/1/sbs-get-wc-2010-and-2014-broadcast-rights-for-oceania-and-farinas-not-happy.html#comment-65 I've watched SBS and Les Murray for years. Everything he says SBS has done for football in Australia is 100% true. It boggles my mind how Farina can possibly believe the tosh coming out of his mouth. I can only assume he is being paid by Fox to say these things. That's the only way it makes any kind of sense. The fact that SBS scored these broadcast rights is phenomenal. That the deal also includes the Youth, Womens and Futsal WC's is icing on a very big cake. I remember watching the '86 World Cup on SBS. I would never have been able to see it otherwise. Same goes for all those years watching the *2 hour* Serie A highlight program every weekend. SBS's committment to football is unquestionable. And the station cannot be considered the forgotten stepchild of Aussie free-to-air channels. Farina calling it an 'ethnic station' borders on racism, and dances crazily in the Land of Stupidity. Whether there was really a conspiracy against Farina as coach of the Socceroos is neither here nor there to this issue. Non-stop, live, uninterrupted World Cup football, free to air and with knowledgeable commentary is the only thing that matters and if Farina cannot see the benefit of this, then he's more than welcome to move to England and pay BSkyB his money to watch the World Cup on a 'mainstream channel'. I’ve watched SBS and Les Murray for years. Everything he says SBS has done for football in Australia is 100% true. It boggles my mind how Farina can possibly believe the tosh coming out of his mouth. I can only assume he is being paid by Fox to say these things. That’s the only way it makes any kind of sense.

The fact that SBS scored these broadcast rights is phenomenal. That the deal also includes the Youth, Womens and Futsal WC’s is icing on a very big cake. I remember watching the ‘86 World Cup on SBS. I would never have been able to see it otherwise. Same goes for all those years watching the *2 hour* Serie A highlight program every weekend.

SBS’s committment to football is unquestionable. And the station cannot be considered the forgotten stepchild of Aussie free-to-air channels. Farina calling it an ‘ethnic station’ borders on racism, and dances crazily in the Land of Stupidity.

Whether there was really a conspiracy against Farina as coach of the Socceroos is neither here nor there to this issue. Non-stop, live, uninterrupted World Cup football, free to air and with knowledgeable commentary is the only thing that matters and if Farina cannot see the benefit of this, then he’s more than welcome to move to England and pay BSkyB his money to watch the World Cup on a ‘mainstream channel’.

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