YES Network to start showing Man Utd games

Discussion in 'Business and Media' started by Father Ted, Jan 18, 2003.

  1. Father Ted

    Father Ted BigSoccer Supporter

    Manchester United, Galway United, New York Red Bulls
    Nov 2, 2001
    Connecticut
    Club:
    Manchester United FC
    Nat'l Team:
    Ireland Republic
    #1 Father Ted, Jan 18, 2003
  2. Dr. Wankler

    Dr. Wankler Member+

    May 2, 2001
    The Electric City
    Club:
    Chicago Fire
    #2 Dr. Wankler, Jan 18, 2003
  3. skipshady

    skipshady New Member

    Apr 26, 2001
    Orchard St, NYC
    #3 skipshady, Jan 18, 2003
    Re: Re: YES Network to start showing Man Utd games

    But who wants to watch those Dallas Burn wannabes?


    I guess the question that comes to mind is, does this help the MLS or not (clearly, it is not the intent of Man Yoo or YankeeNets to help develop the game in the US)?

    If a casual sports fan stumbles on to a Premiership match and ends up liking it, would the casual sports fan say:
    "Hey, this soccer thing isn't so bad. Maybe I'll watch my local team this summer"
    or "Hey, this soccer thing isn't so bad. As long as it's played by world-class stars and not American hacks"?
     
  4. harttbeat

    harttbeat Member

    Dec 29, 1998
    New York
    #4 harttbeat, Jan 18, 2003
    Does nothing to me b/c it seem Manchester United gets on FSW every week...
     
  5. bobuck

    bobuck New Member

    Mar 10, 2000
    NYC
    #5 bobuck, Jan 18, 2003
    Wow! another reason to hate the Yankees (like I needed one). Two teams I hate on one network
    Thats twice the hate!!
     
  6. LiveFreeOrDie

    LiveFreeOrDie New Member

    Dec 21, 2002
    #6 LiveFreeOrDie, Jan 18, 2003
    More reason to switch from cableTV to DirecTv.
     
  7. otterulz

    otterulz Member

    Arsenal, Atleti
    South Korea
    Jun 20, 2002
    LIC, NY
    Club:
    Arsenal FC
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #7 otterulz, Jan 18, 2003
    Amen brother. Steinbrenner, how I loathe thee.
     
  8. superdave

    superdave Member+

    Jul 14, 1999
    VB, VA
    Club:
    DC United
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #8 superdave, Jan 19, 2003
    Yeah, every Wednesday. YES will have to wait at least 42 hours. They'll probably show the games Monday nights.
     
  9. IMissTheFusion

    IMissTheFusion New Member

    Jun 21, 2002
    South Florida
    #9 IMissTheFusion, Jan 19, 2003
    All biases aside, the more soccer on TV in this country, the better off we (soccer fans) all are IMO.
     
  10. Red Card

    Red Card Member+

    Mar 3, 1999
    Club:
    New York Red Bulls
    Nat'l Team:
    United States
    #10 Red Card, Jan 19, 2003
    So many Yankee fans age 50+ will not be pleased by soccer on YES. This will certainly p*ss them off by showing them that soccer is part of the sports landscape. The net effect will be less soccer hatred.
     
  11. branko97

    branko97 Member

    May 30, 2001
    New York City
    #11 branko97, Jan 19, 2003
    I saw the one game YES did back at the beginning of the season (or was it the end of last season?). The commercial breaks made it unwatchable.
     

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