How 'live' is the athletics on C4?
garrynolan
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Ignoring the crappy studio links (except Michael Johnson) is it really 'live'. Was watching Jessica Ennis, they said she was still on the track and showed that. Cut straight to her being interviewed well off-track. So... is it really 'live', what with the interminable ad interruptions?
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Eurosport have very little in the way of interviews / inane pundits, so most of what they show is actually live, including the field events, which always get ignored on the main channels.
Did you see the women's shot put? :shock: I wish I hadn't
They were women??
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As for Eurosport they do simply tend to show it as it comes in from the host broadcaster where they purchase the TV coverage from so your stuck with the order & delays they are given.
because it's not highlights. Alot of it IS live.
yeah, I like her, she's nuts. I'm also quite keen on the women's pole vault, Isanbeyeva (sp?) :shock:
So I guess coverage of The Open golf should be called a "highlights" programme because many of the shots you see aren't live?
Yep - it's live or it's not. Though to be fair you hear a lot of '...and now back live to...' on the Beeb. Channel 4 give the impression it's all live - no 'a few minutes ago' or 'back live' etc.
People watch golf on TV?
Christ.
It seems to be a requirement that female pole vaulters are good looking. I suspect that is the real reason they banned Janine Whitlock!
the commentary on 5live. The tv pictures seemed to be about 10 seconds behind
the radio commentary. I've noticed a similar occurrence when watching live footy
on tv whilst listening to the commentary on the radio.
Are they no english athletes available
Plus he obviously doesnt want to be there- the presenter insists on shaking his hand and johnson looks like he offered him his ...well...johnson!!
400meters/hurdles,
800meters,
1500meters,
Long/triple jump,
High jump,
pole vault,
occasional heptathlete.
If you find yourself attracted to women in other events, you need help!
Because he's the only decent thing about channel 4's coverage. I do feel slightly embarrassed when they ask him what he thinks about some of our lesser athletes and he tries to be positive but you know he really thinks they're just censored and shouldn't bother. The man's a legend, could listen to him all day.
You can't understand why C4 would want to enlist the analysis of one of the worlds greatest ever athletes?
Turn on radio 5 and listen to Darren Campbell for forty five seconds. You'll see why.
Sad thing is, we may not see MJ back on British TV due to the embarrassing mess C4 have made of their coverage of the World Championships.
Of course he's great and wise and all that...but the likes of Roger Black, Dean Macey, Daley Thompson, Sally Gunnell, etc, could all do a fabulous job.
It doesnt do GB athletics any good to have Johnson there as he got into a furious row a few years ago wehen he accused all the british sprinters of being lazy complacent tosspots.
It doesn't do GB athletics any good to have sprinters who are lazy, complacent tosspots.
He is excellent as he says it as it is whereas most British ex-athletes are scared of upsetting their old mates. He also isn't big of glorifying British mediocrity like a lot of others.
Everytime he says anything it worth listening to.
As other posters have said, he tells it like it is,and is very knowledgable.