Even thoroughly unpopular politician Gordon Brown was disappointed by the lack of England highlights on terrestrial television during the recent World Cup Qualifiers, and it appears that the nation’s prayers have been answered.
Yesterday, it was announced that ITV have struck a ‘£1million-plus’ deal with Setanta to show highlights of the remaining three away World Cup qualifiers in the Ukraine, Belarus and Kazakhstan. With our new-found faith in the national side and the exciting propsect of another Jimmy Bullard call-up, you won’t want to miss them.
Supporter expresses love through the majesty of groping
Sure, Johnny Football Fan is punching above his weight, and has no qualms about validating the awesomeness of his girlfriend’s breasts in public. However, if he knew the Setanta cameras were more interested in his sexy fumbling than the Wigan/ Chelsea game, he might have waited until he got home.
During Saturday’s encounter with Andorra, England fans managed to temporarily divert their attention from the incredibly exciting football action to let out a tremendous chorus of “We Hate Setanta! We Hate Setanta!”
The lack of terrestrial coverage of England games is hugely frustrating for those looking for a fix of mild disappointment and boredom, meaning the Irish broadcaster - who are perfectly within their rights to exclusively show England’s away games - have come under heavy fire.
So what do you think? Is it our divine right to see a highlights package at the very least? Are Setanta acting unfairly or should we blame the BBC for blowing their budget on securing the Formula One instead?
The one per cent of the UK’s population who managed to tune in the Satsuma Sports channel at the weekend needn’t watch the clip above, but the rest of us may not have been gifted the opportunity to see yet another lukewarm England performance until now.
It was a trademark lacklustre performance from the Three Lions, and while most fans ask why players tend not to play as well as they do in an England shirt as they do for their club, Chelsea fans were left asking the exact reverse of Joe Cole following his embarrassment-saving brace.
