Hi everyone, I'm looking for people's opinions on the Sky Sports show Gillette Soccer Saturday - I'm sure you've all come across it. If not, it's a show where all the scores and scorers across the Divisions in England are covered as they happen. I'm looking to put together a story on the show for squarefootball.net. And I need to quote people on what they think! Also, if you could vote in the poll I've set up then that'd be great too. Hope ya can help, guys. Cheers
The best footie show out there, however once you've seen it a few times you realise how repetative it is! Guests are quite poor as well. 3rd Eye is great though- and definatley worth watching every saturday morning- essepcially to see goals from prem, spain and germany.
You're thinking of Soccer AM, Soccer Saturday is the program on after it, usually hosted by Jeff Stelling. As far as Soccer Saturday goes, it's the kind of thing I have on in the background if I'm at home on a Saturday, I'll be doing other things and keep an eye on it as I pass the TV. I usually have it on muted if I'm listening to Arsenal on the radio, it's easier to keep up with the other scores that way rather than waiting for the radio commentators to relay them at breaks in play.
OK- now i know what you mean! Read the first post to quickly! Good show- very infomative, not really interested in the build up- only watch it from 3pm onwards. Much better than ITV version, some good guests- tells you everything you need to know really!
If only Soccer Saturday would have the guy who does Boston United on Soccer AM come in and do bits of commentary on one of the matches.
From here in America, I occasionally listen to Soccer Saturday on the Internet. Do they run it like a radio program or do they actually send it to live, on-camera reporters for Nationwide League games? I know the Premiership reports have to be without pictures because ITV has those rights until the Monday after the games. When I do listen, it's a decent show.
I was every week pretty much from 12-5 if I'm not at a game. Jeff Stelling is an absolutely superb anchor, he not only keeps the pundits in check bu has a superb knowledge of the lower leagues, particularly his beloved Hartlepool and also coined the classic phrase "they'll be dancing in the streets of total network solutions tonight". As for the guests Rodney Marsh- talks a load of sh!t but is quite entertaining Frank McLintock- sensible opinions but hugely biased towards Arsenal Charlie Nicholas- alright but loves Arsenal Matt LeGod- very good knowledge and occasionally funny Nigel Spackman-poor Alan Mullery- is a *#*#*#*# George Best-too many beers have addled his brain Tony Cottee- average Chris Kamara- for a man who has played and managed at the top level, he knows absolutely nothing. Probably the worst pundit on telly, worse even than John Barnes. John Gregory-bangs on about when he was at Villa all the time. Alan McInally-did you know he was once at Bayern Munich? He won't let you forget. Alan Smith-smudger talks some sense but loves Arsenal Gordon McQueen- bit of a knob who loves United
Soccer saturday is just much bigger version of the BBC's half time scores and full time scorese which they have been doing for decades. Geoge Best is the best pundit though.
Soccer Saturday is great. You can sit in your house listening to the match on the old wireless and have all the goals from Engalnd, Scotland and Wales flashing across your screen like fairy lights. It aint the same without wor Georgie Best though, you could tell by the time it got to 5:30 he was aching to get to the pub. All the other guests are twats. Classic Jeff Stelling Quote - "George Best couldn't be here today, he's not feeling too Grand"
The best thing about Soccer Saturday is the fact that they preview and talk about all of the Prem matches and some of the Div 1 games unlike the BBC and ITV who seem transfixed by Man U, Arsenal, Chelsea (and because the BBC is a Liverpool retirement home) Liverpool. But if you do watch the Premiership in Britain you soon realise that Sky has the only decent comentators and pundits, theres not many of them but Sky have them all. The Premiership has to be the worst EVER football programme EVER. Des can't give a shite, Ally McCoist wouldn't know decent football if it came up to he and said "hi ally i'm good football" and then showed him his passport and drivers licence while having his mother, father and wife standing their saying "look theres good football". Ron is the most biased pundit in the history of punditry. Man U could loose 15-0 and Ron would still find some way that they were unlucky to loose. Tim Howard could line his box with razor wire and have the nevile brothers manning a MG42 in a bunker and he'd still think it was a fair tactic. The other lot are so bad i've forgotten there names. Some may find my hate of all things ITV irational but i'll never forgive them for axing Jerermy Beadle for You've Been Framed or getting rid of Timmy Mallet.
Ha ha, brilliant! Its funny because its true! On the subject of GSS, it really is a smooth, well run show, Steling is brilliant at keeping Marsh and co. in line, and is genuinley very witty and humourous. I like most of the guests that appear regularly apart from Charlie Nicholas, what he knows about football he could write on a postage stamp with a marker pen.
I hate to quote a Spurs fan, but if I was rich enough to pay for BigSoccer subscription, this would be my sig line for now.
Anyone remember when they first won back the highlights and they had Andy Townsend in his tactics truck while he was he was telling some player how he should of played the game. You could tell they really wnated to punch him. Another great move by ITV was to put it at 7 o'clock when it's key auddiance is either comming home or going to matches or away doon the pub. I will miss the theme tune though when it goes back to the BBC, hopefully tough they wont have the wankfest over Arsenal and Man Utd that ITV seem to do everyweek.
If you think ITV's "The Premiership" is the worst programme ever, give RTE's version a go (RTE being the Irish equivalent to the BBC). It features Ray Houghton (great player, decent pundit), John Giles (great player, average pundit and far, far, far too old) and Bill O'Hurlahey (never played, admits himself to having no knowledge of the sport and is as unentertaining & misinformed as one can imagine) topped off with the worst production of any sports programme you will ever see. Funny thing is, RTE's "The Premiership" is seen as something that's jsut conveniently on earlier than ITV's show, helpful since most are out on Saturday nights.
I think that Soccer Saturday is a very professional and consistant channel, by the fact that it is the first place to tell you the results. Also, i think that the guests they have on are pretty top draw aswell, all passionate about football, and so their opinions on the games they are watching tell us whether the game is boring or exciting. Champagne Charlie Nicolas will tell you whether he thinks it's the worst game he's ever seen etc... All i'm hoping for is the time when we actually get to see the goals when they happen, when every game can be shown by sky, and it's optional to which ones we watch live, like an intercative service that lets you choose who you want to watch, rather than having to wake up at 9.25 am on sunday morning, after being drunk the night before , to watch the TV highlights.