Channel five football coverage

[Aphrodite]

Watching the randomness and shit coverage of the Liverpool game made me for some reason nostalgic about our European nights on Channel five. Playing some godawful team in the middle of nowhere (Hapoel Bnei Sahkin?!) with John Barnes' terrible presenting and John Helm muddling his way through the commentary telling old man stories. I remember John Barnes losing his clothes and presenting in a T-shirt and the truly awful competitions.  They used to do these terrible puns revolving around the film that was on afterwards as well- was all so amateur.

 

Anyone got any memories? 

 

 

[Guest ObiChrisKenobi]

Just robot John Barnes reeling off words with no emotion and with a constant 4:4 beat.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Aye, the home game against Alkmaar was quality. 3 goals in however many minutes. I was sitting on the sofa when Oba scored and I literally jumped so high i punched the ceiling. Quality night out after that

[Stifler]

The fact that the commentators actually advetised 5's next show that was coming up after the football and told them to click the red button to enter a competition to win stuff from that very show.

[Tooj]

Zagreb away. 

[Aphrodite]

Just remembered against Bnei Sahkin when their Zimbabwean goalkeeper with the first name Energy got sent off in the last few seconds in front of nearly no fans in the middle of a warzone. Didn't even seem like football, was just so random.

[Aphrodite]

The fact that the commentators actually advetised 5's next show that was coming up after the football and told them to click the red button to enter a competition to win stuff from that very show.

 

Would always be a van Damme or Schwarzeneger film as well.

[Guest Stephen927]

I didn't mind the coverage when it was the Toon on, but watching another team kind of shows up the shit coverage as tedious instead of funny.

[Mr. Snrub]

The fact that the commentators actually advetised 5's next show that was coming up after the football and told them to click the red button to enter a competition to win stuff from that very show.

 

Would always be a van Damme or Schwarzeneger film as well.

 

Steven Seagal.

 

I swear Under Siege is on about 4 times a week on Channel 5.

[Guest Stephen927]

The fact that the commentators actually advetised 5's next show that was coming up after the football and told them to click the red button to enter a competition to win stuff from that very show.

 

Would always be a van Damme or Schwarzeneger film as well.

 

Steven Seagal.

 

I swear Under Siege is on about 4 times a week on Channel 5.

 

It really was.

[colinmk]

Just robot John Barnes reeling off words with no emotion and with a constant 4:4 beat.

 

Haha, that is a great description of it mate.

[madras]

it's better than not having any coverage and to be honest if its a god game i tend not to hear what the commentatrors are saying.

[1878]

Five's cheap and cheerful coverage > ITV's collection of odious twats like Tyldsley & Beglin

[Doctor Zaius]

I miss the UEFA cup 

[ikri]

Did we ever lose a game on Five?  I seem to remember that we'd either win or draw on Five before ITV would grab the rights to the other game in which we'd lose.

[Super Duper Branko Strupar]

Five's cheap and cheerful coverage > ITV's collection of odious twats like Tyldsley & Beglin

 

[Guest Geordiesned]

The fact that the commentators actually advetised 5's next show that was coming up after the football and told them to click the red button to enter a competition to win stuff from that very show.

 

Would always be a van Damme or Schwarzeneger film as well.

 

They used to try and link it into the match as well.

 

"Coming up after the film our big film Big Trouble in Little China. Well, Newcastle have had no trouble big or otherwise from Ventspils tonight"

 

"Stay tuned after this match for the Steven Seagal classic The Glimmer Man. I guess that goal from Gary Speed makes him the glimmer man for Newcastle as he's given them a glimmer of hope for the 2nd leg in 2 weeks which will also be live on FIVE"

[colinmk]

Five's cheap and cheerful coverage > ITV's collection of odious twats like Tyldsley & Beglin

 

I agree entirely, I fucking hate those guys. They make my skin crawl when they speak.

[Guest BooBoo]

I always thought Colin Murray was a decent anchorman. He's on Radio 5 now, usually on a Sunday afternoon and is good craic.

[Guest neesy111]

Remember roeder discussing his team selection and tactics before the match on a widescreen to whoever was reporting from the stadium 

[Stifler]

Remember roeder discussing his team selection and tactics before the match on a widescreen to whoever was reporting from the stadium

Aye and actually telling us how they were set out how to play, "long balls over the top to get passed their CB" (including name) with the opposition manager watching in the background and then we scored within the 1st 10 minutes through that exact tactic.

[Stifler]

Half time analysis on/near the pitch with one of our players (Ongouchawhateverthefuck).

[Ashley17]

Joe Royle's absolute bumming of Titus Bramble in every match of our Roeder UEFA cup run. He absolutely loved him, you'd have thought he was the next Maldini the way old Joe went on about it.

[Disco]

Zagreb away. 

 

I remember the totally biased commentary towards us from Jonathan Pearce i think it was during that. "Come on Stevie Watson" as he was charging up the wing i seem to remember.

 

Five's cheap and cheerful coverage > ITV's collection of odious twats like Tyldsley & Beglin

 

Spot on

[WarrenBartonCentrePartin]

Did we ever lose a game on Five?  I seem to remember that we'd either win or draw on Five before ITV would grab the rights to the other game in which we'd lose.

Alkmaar at home was on 5, then ITV nicked the away leg.  Can't remember about Marseille or Sporting, but definitely happened in 2007.

 

Another memory I have is legging it home from school for the Valerenga 1st leg, which was at home and had the mental kick off time of 4pm.  Pretty sure 5 showed that one.