[daz4590]

what does everyone think of the new match of the day layout? I liked the red studio last year so I need to get used to the blue/clear studio. The bigger TV is a plus too.

AND...do BBC lose the premiership rights next year or is that just internationals?

[Ballbag]

Who are the Seagulls?

Brighton and Hove Albion.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

The BBC have premiership rights beyond next year.

I'm more annoyed by Sky putting the score in the bottom left hand corner.

[pjordan2000]

First match of the season on Saturday - we are away at Sheffield United. I will be happy with a draw to be honest, we lost all our best players over the summer - and bought Teddy Sheringham! He's even older than me!!!!

I'm a bit late coming into this thread but i didn't know you was a Colchester fan Yuds?

Gunners got off to a bit of a funny start....gonna be one of those fustrating seasons again!

[Yudster]

i didn't know you was a Colchester fan Yuds?

Well someone has to be.

[kendra k]

The BBC have premiership rights beyond next year.

I'm more annoyed by Sky putting the score in the bottom left hand corner.

we get the sky feeds over here on the fox soccer channel and you can't actually see the stupid score because of its placement. i hate that channel. they also have the most horrible after the match wrap-up show hosted by some cardboard american who mispronounces all the team names he reads off the teleprompter. the two "experts" are blowhards- one's a koppite the other supports chelsea. ugh!!

[MK Chris]

They've actually changed where they put the score? Where's the sense in that, in pretty much any sport I can think of where a score is kept on screen (except snooker) on any channel, it's always in the same place, I can see how that would be very annoying.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

The BBC have premiership rights beyond next year.

I'm more annoyed by Sky putting the score in the bottom left hand corner.

we get the sky feeds over here on the fox soccer channel and you can't actually see the stupid score because of its placement. i hate that channel. they also have the most horrible after the match wrap-up show hosted by some cardboard american who mispronounces all the team names he reads off the teleprompter. the two "experts" are blowhards- one's a koppite the other supports chelsea. ugh!!

You should try watching baseball on NASN over here. Watching Detroit v Oakland last night you miss loads of stuff that scrolls across the bottom because the NASN logo is there. Then they plug TV shows coming up which are obviously on whatever channel they get the feed from.

Also everything is sponsored which amuses me. The pitching change is sponsored Wacky Wallpapers or some rubbish. Its quite funny when the commentators have to read the slogans out "brough to you by Subway - Eat Fresh". I just cant imagine that in the middle of a footy game.

[pjordan2000]

i didn't know you was a Colchester fan Yuds?

Well someone has to be.

I don't know, they done well last season in their first season in the Championship! Champions this year?

[deanpurple]

Dong may as of yet be untested as a striker, but if given the games he would get United the goals.

Rooney may be out for the next 2 months, but Tevez and Saha can do the job until then, and as said give Dong a few games, and there's Solskjaer who will always get United 10+ goals per season when fit for the majority of it, but if Saha can keep himself fit until Rooney returns, Manchester United will be fine.

The game against Reading at the weekend was a poor game, but Chelsea v Birmingham was even worse, for Chelsea it was anyway. I know Chelsea did win that, but when you are a team like Chelsea and you concede two goals at home against a promoted team, I'll say no more.

[Yudster]

i didn't know you was a Colchester fan Yuds?

Well someone has to be.

I don't know, they done well last season in their first season in the Championship! Champions this year?

Not a chance! The last few weeks of the season last year were excruciating, because we were so close to a play-off place (which would have been brilliant obviously) but all the while you get the feeling that actually the club had no ambition to really try for it - almost as if they were scared they might get promoted, which, to be fair, would have been laughable. It would be less so this season because at least we will have our new "stadium" for next season, but to be honest I think we'll struggle to stay up this year.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Dong may as of yet be untested as a striker, but if given the games he would get United the goals.

Rooney may be out for the next 2 months, but Tevez and Saha can do the job until then, and as said give Dong a few games, and there's Solskjaer who will always get United 10+ goals per season when fit for the majority of it, but if Saha can keep himself fit until Rooney returns, Manchester United will be fine.

The game against Reading at the weekend was a poor game, but Chelsea v Birmingham was even worse, for Chelsea it was anyway. I know Chelsea did win that, but when you are a team like Chelsea and you concede two goals at home against a promoted team, I'll say no more.

We have a new Alistair Campbell here. First of all an untested striker is going to set the work alight and then a draw is better than a win!

[deanpurple]

We have a new Alistair Campbell here. First of all an untested striker is going to set the work alight and then a draw is better than a win!

Do be quiet.

[S4B]

We have a new Alistair Campbell here. First of all an untested striker is going to set the work alight and then a draw is better than a win!

Do be quiet.

Why does it say Yudster said that? She didn't, Gaspode did. Are their Gremlins or is there something I need to know about Gaspode and Yudster being the same person? I hope not, Yuds is fun!

[MK Chris]

He must have changed it manually. Not sure why.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Because hes a clueless moron?

[S4B]

Gaspode's in his usual bright, cheerful mood!

[kendra k]

man u still haven't won? mafro, what says you? i want to see sunderland stay in the top 4.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

It still annoys me I put work and not world. Stupid me.

Its quite amusing the Man United results but if the RS win their next couple then there will be loads of rubbish about how they will win the league.

[kendra k]

how will they win any matches without rooney? don't you know the season's over!

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

I must admit the Spurs debacle amuses me greatly. The Press are almost weeping for them.

Now if only the same would happen to West Ham and Newcastle.

[kendra k]

it amuses me how now the american sports media (espn and fox soccer) have just discovered that everton exist. any mention still comes after a longer discussion of man u's crisis, but it's better than before. on my morning sports show yesterday, lescott's goal was considered "top play" number 2 and they showed the highlight. they never show english football highlights here. it was great.

i'm happy fulham won because my old friend will stop moaning. i'm unhappy that that anything about tottenham comes up because then mr kendra k starts saying "to' 'em 'ot 'spurrrr" in some rubbish * accent over and over again.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

Its brilliant that Bolton keep getting beat.

[Yudster]

We have a new Alistair Campbell here. First of all an untested striker is going to set the work alight and then a draw is better than a win!

Do be quiet.

a) No I didn't you idiot
b) Whilst I am primarily a Colchester United fan I am married to a Manc with an Old Trafford season ticket, and some of that rubs off, so I "support" Man U too.
c) Gaspode was absolutely right, it was a ridiculous thing to say you fool.

[Gaspode_The_Wonder_Dog]

I have taught my nephew a new Everton song but he can't say Mikel Arteta and says Mikel Mateta instead. It amuses me.