Away Match Build Up 06/01/2024: FAC R3 Cov City vs OUFC

[stokeu]

Spurs, Arsenal , Villa or Salford United away please.

 

[Sarge]

When I went (Tuesday night game) we parked in one of the car parks near by and just went in the casino, pretty decent in there although its about 6/7 years ago so not even certain if its still there, remember it being easy to find the parking and get in/out, so its a hassle free away game even if its not the most inspiring draw.

Ive not been to The Rioch , but have driven past it often - its about a 45mins to an hour drive from Headington

 

[tonyw]

Man, they seriously chose Palace vs. Everton and Tottenham vs. Burnley as TV games? Sky shows like five Premiership games a week, and even they wouldn't show those two!

I know that the draw was not particularly interesting (other than the obvious Sunderland-Newcastle & Wigan-Man U games) but surely they could have done better than that.

Maidstone vs. Port Vale/Stevenage, for example......

 

[holdsteady]

Ive not been to The Rioch , but have driven past it often - its about a 45mins to an hour drive from Headington

That moped of yours must be powered by rocket fuel if it’s getting you from Headington to Coventry in 45 minutes mate.

 

[Sarge]

That moped of yours must be powered by rocket fuel if it’s getting you from Headington to Coventry in 45 minutes mate.

nah thosee times are in the Jag

 

[Marked Ox]

nah thosee times are in the Jag

The players will now be calling you John Prescott.

 

[Manorlounger]

The Loungers will be driving up. No more Jag though. Sold yesterday and already replaced. Will be displaying my birthday present from Mrs Lounger - OK20UFC.
Easy ground to get to and lot's of parking all round the ground. We parked right next to the away turnstiles last visit.

 

[NorthWestOx]

Man, they seriously chose Palace vs. Everton and Tottenham vs. Burnley as TV games? Sky shows like five Premiership games a week, and even they wouldn't show those two!

I know that the draw was not particularly interesting (other than the obvious Sunderland-Newcastle & Wigan-Man U games) but surely they could have done better than that.

Maidstone vs. Port Vale/Stevenage, for example......

There were so many better choices available,
Stoke City v Brighton, and Luton Town v Bolton Wanderers will be far better games.

 

[MarkG]

3pm Saturday kick off for our game suits me.

 

[sideshowrob]

TV planners obviously add up the combined fanbases of each team and pick the highest numbers. They don't seem to have a grasp of the neutral viewer or is this because the number of neutral viewers is relatively low?

 

[Lost Marbles]

Every season I enjoy watching rounds 1 and 2 of the FA cup on tv. Some games are boring of course (when the league team wins 4 or 5 nil for example) but others are properly gripping. These games are sold by the BBC / ITV as "magic of the cup", "what this competition is really about", "non-league teams getting their moment in the spotlight" and other such B*****s.

Then round 3 comes along and suddenly its "Yay! We've got the rights to show Premier League teams, this is great!" In fairness to the BBC, it's two of the ITV picks this year that don't make any sense. But the BBC has previous on this and as a supposedly public service broadcaster they should sort it out.

If I wanted to watch Premier League teams play each other, I'd have a Sky subscription. I can afford it but I'd rather spend my money watching OUFC. When FA cup games come on terrestrial TV it's a treat, but not when it's Palace v Everton! (In fact Spurs v Burnley has got to be the worst pick as it's unlikely to even be that competitive).

 

[SteMerritt]

TV planners obviously add up the combined fanbases of each team and pick the highest numbers. They don't seem to have a grasp of the neutral viewer or is this because the number of neutral viewers is relatively low?

The BBC, not being a commercial enterprise and funded by the licence fee, cannot use this defense. They have free rein to show whichever tie they deem the most interesting without worrying about eyeballs. But they will still select the same old Prem v Prem tosh.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

While I think the choices the TV planners make are very very unimaginative once we get to R3, I can sort of see their point when they are trying to appeal to non football purists. ITV and BBC hardly ever get to show live domestic football. It's not unreasonable to pick the games that are likely to get the biggest audiences (even the BBC rates it's programmes by audience share) - and more of the general public are interested in watching Man Utd / Man City / Liverpool / Chelsea et al then want to watch what we might think are the more interesting ties. You see the same effect when we play at home against a Prem Team - tickets go like hot cakes. People like watching those sides.

Given that both BBC and ITV both have multiple channels and a lot of air time to fill, I'd accept their choice of the 'glamour' ties if they would also put one or two of the more interesting ones on another channel (as they have done with the earlier rounds of the cup).

 

[Marked Ox]

While I think the choices the TV planners make are very very unimaginative once we get to R3, I can sort of see their point when they are trying to appeal to non football purists. ITV and BBC hardly ever get to show live domestic football. It's not unreasonable to pick the games that are likely to get the biggest audiences (even the BBC rates it's programmes by audience share) - and more of the general public are interested in watching Man Utd / Man City / Liverpool / Chelsea et al then want to watch what we might think are the more interesting ties. You see the same effect when we play at home against a Prem Team - tickets go like hot cakes. People like watching those sides.

Given that both BBC and ITV both have multiple channels and a lot of air time to fill, I'd accept their choice of the 'glamour' ties if they would also put one or two of the more interesting ones on another channel (as they have done with the earlier rounds of the cup).

You can invariably always get Wrexham FA Cup ties on ITVX.

 

[ZeroTheHero]

You can invariably always get Wrexham FA Cup ties on ITVX.

There's a chance I might be wrong, but I have the tiniest amount of a sneaking suspicion that will be for reasons other than ITVs interest in lower league football in general.

'Wrexham - this year's Salford'

 

[werthersoriginal]

While I think the choices the TV planners make are very very unimaginative once we get to R3, I can sort of see their point when they are trying to appeal to non football purists. ITV and BBC hardly ever get to show live domestic football. It's not unreasonable to pick the games that are likely to get the biggest audiences (even the BBC rates it's programmes by audience share) - and more of the general public are interested in watching Man Utd / Man City / Liverpool / Chelsea et al then want to watch what we might think are the more interesting ties. You see the same effect when we play at home against a Prem Team - tickets go like hot cakes. People like watching those sides.

Given that both BBC and ITV both have multiple channels and a lot of air time to fill, I'd accept their choice of the 'glamour' ties if they would also put one or two of the more interesting ones on another channel (as they have done with the earlier rounds of the cup).

I agree about Man Utd / Man City / Liverpool / Chelsea but really who's interested in the likes of Palace or Burnley? Derby probably have more fans and more neutral appeal than some PL also-rans.

 

[Orkney Islands Yellow]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733177176109744616

 

[werthersoriginal]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733177176109744616

Gah!!!

 

[Marked Ox]

https://twitter.com/i/web/status/1733177176109744616

Load of old rubbish. Good for those overseas though.

 

[tonyw]

Load of old rubbish. Good for those overseas though.

Yep, sucks for all of you. Potentially great for us!

Although I believe that means it's going to be on at the same time as Sunderland vs. Newcastle? Which international broadcaster has taken a look at that game and gone "Nope. What we really need to bring in the viewers is Coventry and Oxford"?!?

 

[Manorlounger]

Yep, sucks for all of you. Potentially great for us!

Although I believe that means it's going to be on at the same time as Sunderland vs. Newcastle? Which international broadcaster has taken a look at that game and gone "Nope. What we really need to bring in the viewers is Coventry and Oxford"?!?

Hong Kong, Indonesia and Thailand, maybe?