It may be a bit early to be asking this, but is there any talk of whether the away legs might be televised? I can't say that I would expect it to happen, but seeing as it seems likely that there won't be a home match, it would be nice if we could at least watch from afar.
I would doubt it. if they don't care enough about this competition to play a home game then why would they bother to televise it? if it is televised I know that I will not be watching. I was really looking forward to this season...now, not so much.
Instead of taking such a negative attitude, maybe we could encourage the Revs to host a viewing party. I'm not sure how or whom would be televising this game but I'll show up to the Bubble to cheer on the Revs from afar.
"The revolution will not be televised, will not be televised, will not be televised, will not be televised. The revolution will be no re-run brothers; The revolution will be live."
Who on earth would televise it? The Open Cup games weren't televised (until the final), and by rejecting a home game, the Revs have pretty clearly stated that this tournament means even less than the Open Cup. No American company is going to go to Alajuela to produce this telecast. I have no idea if there's even a local feed in Costa Rica that a New England station could pick up. And if I'm the Globe and Herald sports editors, the Revs' decision to forsake a home game is a clear signal not to bother sending Frank or Gus. If it doesn't matter to the team ... Obviously, some people on the boards are overreacting, with talk of boycotts and ruined seasons. The CCC isn't that prestigious. But it is an important international competition, and it's the first of its kind for the Revs. It's an insult to the team's diehard fans that they won't get to see any of the tourney (yes, I am assuming the Revs won't advance; playing both matches in Alajuela is basically a concession speech).
Will the Revolution be televised? The same answer as 'Will the Revolution play their CCC home opener at The Razor'. "Great" CCC schedule management CONCACAF and Sunil Gulati. Revs fans. I feel your pain.
and what do you accomplish from that. You get to miss out on the most exciting revs team to date as they try to make another run to MLS Cup. Fine, turn your back on the revs because management screwed up, we dont want fans like you. I'll watch it, i'll even pay for it if its on PPV. Maybe Fox Sports World can air the game. I'm still dissapointed that its not being played in new england, but i think, hopefully, that revs management will learn from this mistake. i hope they realize that THIS IS A MISTAKE.
calm down sparky. spoiled bastards. its ONE home leg. not ALL of the home leg. teams are forced to play two away legs or in closed stadiums quite often. quit bitching and support your ************ing team.
Agreed. As I've stated in other threads, while I am very disappointed that I won't be able to go see us play in an international cup competition, I can sort of understand why there is some reluctance on the part of the team, and I am certainly not now going to try to forget that the team exists. I do notice that in all pro sports, fans are always very eager to spend ownership's money. Plus, when ownership does spend money, but the team doesn't perform up to expectations (which are sometimes unreasonable), then the team also gets pilloried for how they spent the money, but no credit is given for the fact that the team did try to spend money to better itself (although, it’s very hard to give any credit out for the Vin Baker trade). I really don’t think that the Revs are close to breaking even, and while I understand that we who do spend money on the product, and we there fore should expect something back, we have to understand that there is a limit to what they will do. We have to understand that the team can’t be given the same treatment as the Pats, because the two teams exist in two totally different worlds.
first of all, one can support the team and bitch that the first time the revs have actually qualified for an international tournament they have basically declared to the world and their supporters that it is meaningless... yes teams have been forced to play in closed stadia or two away legs before AS PUNISHMENT, since that is what it clearly is if it is truely a competition... if they did not intend to take the competition seriously, then the revs should not disgrace the organization, the players, MLS, US soccer the organizers of the competition or their supporters by accepting the invitation in the first place... give it to a team that actually cares... rand
What Rand said. I'll throw in this: I'll never believe any spin that comes out of this about the Revs trying to find an alternate venue if Gillette was too expensive to open.
Ok. Ok. I may have overreacted a little. I will continue to support the team. This is whole thing is just rather unfortunate and incredibly frustrating. I am not giving up on this team, the players deserve better than that. But I think I have every right to be frustrated with how this whole thing is being handled. But really, give me one good reason why I should watch this game on television if management apparently doesn't think that this game is important enough to even play it at home?
Because The Revs are our team. and We love watching soccer. and A good TV rating will encourage more TV Coverage
People aren't asking that the Revs get treated like the Pats, who exist in a different world. The problem is that most of the MLS also exists in a different world. If the games are, by some miracle, televised, I'll watch. If I were going let the Rev's management/ownership affect my following the team, I would have stopped watching long before now.
This point is hardly worth talking about, but I'm unemployed with nothing better to do, so I say something briefly. I think that, when they point out things like how the Pats play in bad weather, people are asking the team to be treated like the Pats. IMO, if you talk about how the field is used for the Pats, when complaining about how the Revs aren't allowed to use the field, then you're saying that the Revs should get something similar to what the Pats get. It's just my opinion though, and that, along with $.25, might have gotten you a cup of coffee a few decades ago. Just so we're clear, I am NOT saying that I approve of the decision, or that I think that the Revs don't deserve to use the field, but like it or not, I do kind of understand it. And if the games were televised, I would totally watch, because I'm a fan of the team, and I would love to see them play against international competition in games that actually matter.
A lot of people also remember some of the statements Kraft and others made about being able to play these kinds of cold weather games because the Revs were in the new stadium. The fact that the Pats play in the stadium in the winter only shows that it is doable. The fact that the Crew will host a game but the Revs won't is probably a more apt comparison.
This has become another "bitch about giving up the home game" thread! I don't think the Revs have any say in whether the game is televised. The TV stations/networks who have the "rights" decide if they want to show it (based on expected ratings). So, I wouldn't expect WB56 or FSNE to show either game, even if they have the rights. The best bet will be if one of the Spanish-language networks picks it up: Galavision, Telemundo, Univision, Telefutura, FSW, FSW en Espanol or ESPN-Deportes.
I agree that it’s unlikely that the game would be picked up by anyone, especially a local station, and if anyone, Spanish language TV would be the most likely to pick it up. But considering that there isn’t a whole lot of interest in the population as a whole, it seems that the US rights to the matches (and I’m including the Galaxy and Crew matches as well) wouldn’t be all that expensive. So assuming that the matches will be televised locally by the MLS teams’ opponents, what about the possibility of FSW picking up the video feed, and having Max Bretos or somebody doing commentary from a studio. It would (hopefully) draw better than another replay of a European weekend match. Just a thought (dream).
If you want to pay $15 for a month's subscription, you might be able to watch through the internet on Repretel or Teletica: http://www.cablevirtual.com/television_broadcast.asp Figures that these stations just went pay last weekend. Also, Costa Rica radio links...chances are that at least one of these stations will have the games: http://www.columbia.co.cr/ http://www.radioreloj.co.cr/ http://www.monumental.co.cr/