SpursFlu Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 Just a random comment.. I really enjoy watching the TV channel. Very rarely do I ever bother with the streaming service. Watch games on the channel and throw on randomly all the time Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivaldo Posted July 9, 2022 Share Posted July 9, 2022 4 hours ago, Metro said: They’ve been showing about two matches a week for a while now. The 2022 Liga MX Clausura ended May 29, so they've been showing old matches since then. The Liga MX Apertura season started last weekend and I haven't seen any games from this season on the schedule. https://watch.onesoccer.ca/ doesn't mention Liga MX and I think it used to. I'm wondering if they haven't renewed the rights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 Is it just me, or during York United home games does it often sound like everyone in the stadium is given a microphone except for the commentator (is it Alf de Blasis?). I think it's due to a combination of a bad mix on the sound, and Alf just being quieter than other commentators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 7 hours ago, Rivaldo said: The 2022 Liga MX Clausura ended May 29, so they've been showing old matches since then. The Liga MX Apertura season started last weekend and I haven't seen any games from this season on the schedule. https://watch.onesoccer.ca/ doesn't mention Liga MX and I think it used to. I'm wondering if they haven't renewed the rights. I've said it before and I'll say it again - the league OneSoccer should be looking to pick up to satisfy Canadian soccer fans and that would help bring fans of a different league to their product is the Scottish Premier League. Wotherspoon, Paton, Bair, Loturi, and (depending on your feelings for him) Arfield. The league almost always has a few Canadians, meaning it's the kind of longer term relationship with the league you could try to build. narduch and youllneverwalkalone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 People have really, really wanted the CPL higlights to show up on TSN and Sportsnet, and they might be about to do so under the "Misplays of the Month/Year". PegCityCam, gwsmith63, johnyb and 2 others 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 2 hours ago, Watchmen said: People have really, really wanted the CPL higlights to show up on TSN and Sportsnet, and they might be about to do so under the "Misplays of the Month/Year". ‘This player’ ????? One Soccer tweeted that? Or is it a retweet of something else? Rivaldo and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivaldo Posted July 10, 2022 Share Posted July 10, 2022 (edited) That's the tweet from OneSoccer. It would have been better promotion to mention the name of the league, clubs or even players. It got tweeted by BR Football (5 Million followers). Oliver Platt thinks it will be on ESPN! Edited July 10, 2022 by Rivaldo johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m-g-williams Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 2 hours ago, Rivaldo said: That's the tweet from OneSoccer. It would have been better promotion to mention the name of the league, clubs or even players. It got tweeted by BR Football (5 Million followers). Oliver Platt thinks it will be on ESPN! He is indeed correct. Definitely *not* how I want people to get eyes on the league, but it seems weird that OS didn't mention Akio by name, or tag the clubs or the league in the post. Maybe trying to balance grabbing views with saving face? gwsmith63, dyslexic nam and johnyb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aird25 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) 32 minutes ago, m-g-williams said: He is indeed correct. Definitely *not* how I want people to get eyes on the league, but it seems weird that OS didn't mention Akio by name, or tag the clubs or the league in the post. Maybe trying to balance grabbing views with saving face? I’m not really fussed about this as it isn’t exactly a glowing representation of anyone involved. It seems Valour has managed to comment on virtually every major retweet anyways. However, I do feel like not providing an interview or some sort of follow up denouncing the suggestions of match fixing is a big mistake. It was clearly going viral before the match ended, and an explanation should be provided Edited July 11, 2022 by Aird25 dyslexic nam 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonovision Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I mean, what are you going to say, and whose mind would they change? Anyone match-fixing would find a much less obvious way of influencing an outcome, as all the Declan Hill-types out there would tell you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I’d just be interested to hear his side of what happened. Did he think it was already a goal? Did he try to make sure it was in but just completely mis-hit it? None of it makes an ounce of difference now but hearing from him would probably make sense IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SthMelbRed Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 Optus Sports, the Premier League and La Liga (amongst other things) rights holders in Australia, has just shared the clip of the miss with all of their subscribers through their app. Every football fan in the world will have seen it by the end of the week. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivaldo Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 It was on Sportsnet and SportsCentre as the Worst Play of the Day. I don't know about SportsCenter. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metro Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 12:22 AM, Watchmen said: I've said it before and I'll say it again - the league OneSoccer should be looking to pick up to satisfy Canadian soccer fans and that would help bring fans of a different league to their product is the Scottish Premier League. Wotherspoon, Paton, Bair, Loturi, and (depending on your feelings for him) Arfield. The league almost always has a few Canadians, meaning it's the kind of longer term relationship with the league you could try to build. I don't think it should just be OneSoccer. I've always wondered why no network in this country has ever picked up SPL rights. You would think the ratings would be very positive. I just assumed the price for the rights was just too inhibitive. narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 I think the issue with SPL is that Rangers and Celtic don't want to pool the rights with the rest of the league Ruffian 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jordan Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 1 hour ago, Metro said: I don't think it should just be OneSoccer. I've always wondered why no network in this country has ever picked up SPL rights. You would think the ratings would be very positive. I just assumed the price for the rights was just too inhibitive. Sportsnet owned the rights up until a 4-5 years ago. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 12 hours ago, jonovision said: I mean, what are you going to say, and whose mind would they change? Anyone match-fixing would find a much less obvious way of influencing an outcome, as all the Declan Hill-types out there would tell you. Maybe worth checking out what happened with the Brantford Galaxy trying to prevent another CSL team from scoring a deliberate own goal. Occasionally something completely blatant needs to be done to protect a desired outcome. Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 (edited) 3 hours ago, Metro said: I don't think it should just be OneSoccer. I've always wondered why no network in this country has ever picked up SPL rights. You would think the ratings would be very positive. I just assumed the price for the rights was just too inhibitive. Price is cheap. But the league isn't of interest to most football followers in Canada. Past seasons, two matches/week were available for free in Canada on OneFootball. https://onefootball.com/en/news/watch-spfl-inc-celtic-v-rangers-live-on-onefootball-32605346 The consensus view is that SPFL hasn't done a good job in marketing its international rights. First off, the rights are devalued because many of the clubs offer their own streaming packages. It's also overpriced which leads people to grey market streams. It's going head-to-head live with the Prem on weekends which it will lose all the time in Canada. Judging by the merry-go-around US rights have experienced this century, it doesn't move the needle for a streamer/premium linear tv. It seems to go the latest new platform and then is dumped when the platform matures. Currently, Paramount+ has the rights but nobody carried it a couple of years ago. B/R Live, ESPN+, GolTV, Fox Soccer Channel & FS1/2 have all carried SPFL in the past but all decided not to renew their rights. Edited July 11, 2022 by red card Rivaldo and Metro 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted July 11, 2022 Share Posted July 11, 2022 The bids for UEFA Champions League rights in the US (and presumably in Canada also) have been opened up today. Bloomberg expects it to double to US$2 billion for 6 years - which would make it higher than US-based MLS & la Liga deals but lower than NBC's Premier League deal. All major US media companies are expected to be interested along with Apple, Amazon & DAZN. Amazon just got the rights to show the best Champions League match on Tuesdays in Britain while BT retained the rights to show the rest. If rights are doubling, only DAZN, fubo, Amazon & Apple in Canada are likely willing to pay up for it. https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/champions-league-soccer-rights-expected-to-top-2-billion-in-us-1.1790329 narduch and Rivaldo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rivaldo Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 On 7/10/2022 at 7:11 PM, m-g-williams said: Definitely *not* how I want people to get eyes on the league... Maybe trying to balance grabbing views with saving face? "Say anything you like about me, but spell my name right" - P. T. Barnum They (sort of) didn't even get that from TSN and Sportsnet. Anchors on both channels pronounced Valour wrong. At least Jay Onrait got it right. "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." - Oscar Wilde Cheeta 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 20 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Maybe worth checking out what happened with the Brantford Galaxy trying to prevent another CSL team from scoring a deliberate own goal. Occasionally something completely blatant needs to be done to protect a desired outcome. Yeah, I agree with you. I understand that most match fixing isn't remotely this obvious, but if I had to put money on it (and we had a way to know the truth) I would bet that he was trying to stop the goal. Things like the Haiti own goal looks clearly like an accident. For this though, he was either trying to make sure it crossed the line before the keeper recovers, trying to smash the ball in celebration, or trying to prevent a goal. If he was just trying to get it across the line a simple toe poke or outside of the boot tap would have done the job. If he was trying to smash the ball in celebration he could've/should've pointed his toe down and put his laces through the ball. If he was trying to clear it off the line, he should make sure to stretch out to get there in time and get his foot on the right side of the ball, and half heartedly point at the net as if to fulfill a requirement to make it look like he thinks it's a goal and that he wants it to be a goal. He did exactly that third thing. Sometimes you see awkward misses from guys who are determined to use their strong foot, even if it is the wrong play. But this didn't look like that. There is no awkwardness from his technique. If he was a defender it looks absolutely normal. If I was the manager and I had the benefit of that replay, I think I'd pull him from the game right then and there just in case he is on the take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 I guess unfortunately all those people who had never heard of the league yesterday will stop watching now because it's so bad gwsmith63 and jonovision 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 1 hour ago, SpursFlu said: I guess unfortunately all those people who had never heard of the league yesterday will stop watching now because it's so bad Reading a lot of the replies on some of these clips that are out there aren’t great. Yes, plenty of sarcasm but still a lot of disrespectful comments about the League which isn’t a good look. Edited July 12, 2022 by gwsmith63 narduch 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 Just now, gwsmith63 said: Reading a lot of the replies on some of these clips that are out there aren’t great. Yes, lots of sarcasm but still a lot of disrespectful comments about the League which isn’t a good look. Who cares. This is the worse aspect of Canadian culture. We seek everyone else's approval for everything. Not a good look? Yesterday we didn't even have a look. Half those comments are from morons in their mom's basement who bump around the internet all day but wouldn't know football if it hit them in the face. It genuinely means nothing other than 10 million people have now heard of the Canadian Premier League johnyb, red card and Metro 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwsmith63 Posted July 12, 2022 Share Posted July 12, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, SpursFlu said: Who cares. This is the worse aspect of Canadian culture. We seek everyone else's approval for everything. Not a good look? Yesterday we didn't even have a look. Half those comments are from morons in their mom's basement who bump around the internet all day but wouldn't know football if it hit them in the face. It genuinely means nothing other than 10 million people have now heard of the Canadian Premier League Fair enough. Guess the 2022 attendance thread will have some serious jump in figures shortly. If their moms increase their allowance to buy tickets, that is. 😂😂😂 Edited July 12, 2022 by gwsmith63 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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