Would you rather FSW...

[superdave]

Focused on showing more and more from one nation, England, (this year) or

worked to bring you soccer from a wider variety of leagues (years past).

I'll let y'all respond a few times before chiming in, so that this thread won't be about my preference.

[FootyMundo]

More from different leagues. The premier league is all well and good, but I really prefer seeing several other leagues. The games from Spain they get are normally not the prime games of the week. Germany, Argentina and Brazil are all fun to watch. I enjoyed France and Italy when they had those.

[otterulz]

When FSW announced they'd show La Liga, I was pretty excited, thinking I'd be able to watch Barca. However, I haven't seen any of their games on FSW, even though they advertise the big names like Ronaldo, Zidane, Figo, Raul, and so forth.

But can't complain about them carrying EPL since it gives me a chance to watch Arsenal.

[fidlerre]

personally...

get rid of the spanish game every week. it is always the 4th choice and usually a bad game, i would rather see the dutch league like last year when every weekend you saw PSV or ajax, two very good teams...plus seeing johnny o was always nice.

other than that, keep it pretty much the same as it is now. i enjoy getting the few EPL games, the two different SPL games...and then the mix of south american leagues. variety is nice.

[afgrijselijkheid]

dont get me wrong - i love EPL, think its the best overal league in the world - but BRING BACK EREDIVISIE

dutch soccer is very entertaining attack football and certainly dont mind seeing AJAX every other week

the french game is also fun to watch, so i kinda miss that too

basically, the bigger the spread at a buffet the better right? more to try, more to like i say

[DennisM]

Bring back the Dutch teams. I watched Ajax earlier this season in the UCL and they were exciting to watch. Fancy moves with great ball skills. What a great bunch of youngsters along with a couple of oldies.

[ChuckA]

I would like to see some of the English lower divisions. I have really enjoyed watching the FA Cup matches so far.

I think it is b/c Sky Sports focus on the English leagues that I find it easier to follow those teams and I am more familiar w/ how the teams are doing this season. Plus, so many of the websites I visit also focus on the English game that I just tend to follow those leagues.

Speaking English probably has the most to do w/ it.

[SportBoy321]

FSW the La Liga experiment has been a disaster. You only show 1 game a week never show it live and you don't show the 2 big teams. Drop Spanish,Argentine and Brazilian leagues bring back French and Dutch leagues and add English division 1.

[geordienation]

I'm a bit biased b/c I'm such a Premiership fan. The german games are often quite good (team-wise), but the spanish games have often been the third or fourth choice game of that week.

The dutch games I watched last year were very entertaining. I would have liked to have seen them return.

[GoDC]

Agree with most of the sentiment here. I love watching EPL because so many of the players are familiar. I like watching the German games also. However, I would prefer Dutch and French back in place of Spain. I think that Barca and Real have such big TV deals themselves that FSW cannot get those games.

[voros]

Originally posted by SportBoy321
FSW the La Liga experiment has been a disaster. You only show 1 game a week never show it live and you don't show the 2 big teams. Drop Spanish,Argentine and Brazilian leagues bring back French and Dutch leagues and add English division 1.
Actually, there seems to be enough time available to accomodate lots of people. Some EPL matches and FA Cup matches are shown 5 times or more.

Also I think FSW and FSW Espanol could compliment each other better so you don't have as much overlap of the same stuff.

This way FSW Espanol could show games involivng Spanish Language teams (will leave Brazil out of the discussion for now) and FSW could show English, German, French, Dutch, Italian, etc.

Obviously they can't exactly show whatever they want whenever they want, but that could be a goal.

I think it's also important to show other sports as well. I for one am grateful for FSW Espanol showing Winter League baseball (which is actually a VERY high level of competition in the sport).

[Dr. Wankler]

Well, just because no one has lamented them yet... bring back Futbol Chileano!

The quality wasn't that great, but some of the games I saw were memorable, and often odd. Like the time I saw the same player hit the post or crossbar 3 times in a span of 60 seconds. Or the match where a team that hadn't had anyone sent off all year wound up playing with 7 men, and they were so argumentative that there was 10 minutes of stoppage time (the ref mercifully called it short after 6 or 7).

But, so far, I've really, really liked the FA Cup. That Wolves/Newcastle match was one of the most dramatic I've seen this year.

[JCUnited]

I would like to see many different leagues. Kinda miss Serie A Sundays. At the same time, I would like to see the three divisions of the Nationwide League in England also.

I got no problem with showing different international sports (Rugby, Soccer, Aussie Rules Football, whatever else), but I hope they stay away from sports Americans are overly familiar with. We can see baseball (admittedly only MLB) on dozens of channels for eight months of the year. We get boxing on ESPN, Fox Sports, Showtime, HBO, etc. etc. Give us something new to discover or learn more about. Don't just show what so many other channels already show.

[SYoshonis]

I vote for the "more variety" option. I love the Argentine games, and would like to see hte Brazilian League with the more sensible new format. I'd be bored silly if FSW became nothing more that BSkyB West.

And, I agree completely with those who have posted that the Spanish League games are worthless if we NEVER get to see Real Madrid or Barca. Not every week, necessarily, but once in a while at least. I'm sure that there's some rights issue involved with that one.

[superdave]

Originally posted by ChuckA
I would like to see some of the English lower divisions. I have really enjoyed watching the FA Cup matches so far.

I think it is b/c Sky Sports focus on the English leagues that I find it easier to follow those teams and I am more familiar w/ how the teams are doing this season. Plus, so many of the websites I visit also focus on the English game that I just tend to follow those leagues.

This is how I view it. I wouldn't have thought that before the season, but for me, the emphasis on England has been good, because I think I can really follow it.

Maybe it's my lifestyle, with 2 kids now, but I prefer having loads of English games, so I can know the teams and the players. I have to pick and choose, so I blow off Spain and Scotland.

Just my preference. And my preference has surprised me.

[Canadian_Supporter]

I would love to see the Czech league, but I don't think it would be very popular... :(

[TheMutts]

I would also like to see a variety of leagues instead of English.

I like the argentinan soccer especilly. Its just something about the fans there that make me want to watch it.

[Cantona]

would rather see:

Nationwide League... the playoffs are fantastic..!

La Liga: Real or Barca...please!!!!!


Eredivisie: OK .. maybe the premier match of the
round... usually AJAX....

Darts: yes DARTS.... if you have never heard of
Sid Wadell then you are missing the best
commentator of all sports period!!!!!!
fantastic............

Just my preferences.....


Cantona-------------
it's a goal!!!!!!!!!!!

[PaulGascoigne]

Cut the infomercials, and we could have enough to make everyone happy...

[TheMutts]

Originally posted by PaulGascoigne
Cut the infomercials, and we could have enough to make everyone happy...

ya really, I am sure we have all bought the Pasta Pro by now so there is no need to keep the commercial going.