SBS trying to regain its football identity
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By Stan Hemes, 31 Dec 2009 The Crowd is a Roar Pro
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- A-League, football, NSW Premier League, SBS, Socceroos, Victorian Premier League
With Fox Sports showing live A-League, Socceroos and live English Premier League matches, what is left for SBS?
The European Champions League is also on ESPN; ONE HD gives us German Bundesliga and EUROSPORT gives us the Greek SuperLeague. The time has come for SBS to make a stand.
Many people seem to be of the opinion that for the A-League too grow and prosper it must be on free to air television, but with a new contract more than likely to be signed between the FFA and Fox Sports to show the Socceroos matches and A-League matches, SBS is left in the lurch.
SBS is rumoured to be planning to show one match, live weekly, from the NSW Premier League competition and one from the Victorian Premier League competition, and also a one hour highlights and preview package of the competitions weekly.
This scheduling is speculated to be announced in early 2010, which will bring light to the unofficial second divisions of Australian football and give A-League fans the chance to see where the new, rough diamonds will be coming from in the future.
These competitions are set for bumper seasons with large crowds expected for teams like South Melbourne, Sutherland Sharks, South Coast Wolves, Sydney Olympic, Sydney United, Bonnyrigg and Rockdale City.
Things are looking good for football in this country. Well done to SBS and the state league clubs for fighting a hard battle to bring the heart of the sport to the media’s attention once again.
No doubt if this SBS deal goes through it will be a winner in the television ratings.
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moo cow said | December 31st 2009 @ 2:00am | Report comment
Doesn’t channel 31 show highlights already?
Master Blaster said | December 31st 2009 @ 7:50am | Report comment
Would be good if SBS obtained an Australian identity with its sports coverage, instead of being a soccer viaduct.
Spezza said | December 31st 2009 @ 7:58am | Report comment
This would be massive
Alex Poulos said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:06am | Report comment
ABOUT TIME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love it
George said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:07am | Report comment
Now we are talking well done SBS, and well done to the state league sides this will well and truely rate hard on television, people have been waiting for something like this.
Football Stars of tomorrow is so poor and so chop and change that it gives you no value.
Well done SBS
John Paul said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:08am | Report comment
WOO HOOO MARCONI I LOVE YOU, i can see other teams play now toooo
Brian said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:15am | Report comment
“No doubt if this SBS deal goes through it will be a winner in the television ratings.”
You think!?!
football said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:31am | Report comment
I question the big crowds expected,where are they going to come from.
hazza said | December 31st 2009 @ 8:45am | Report comment
Cant see how it could be a winner. SBS is in danger of becoming the forgotten football network. It is only a matter of time before the World Cup rights are pinched by one of the free to air networks.
Spezza said | December 31st 2009 @ 9:02am | Report comment
exactly the point they need this