Fox Footy, Your First Impression

[neddie]

Re: Fox Footy, Your First Impression

Have to agree too. Their biased commentary and their blatant barracking for GWS was as though they had instructions from the AFL to do so.

Agree,suggest you turn down sound

[Bornadog]

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And you still have it.

Forgetting some of the Dhead commentators, watching games in Full HD, ad free is fantastic.

[Greystache]

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Forgetting some of the Dhead commentators, watching games in Full HD, ad free is fantastic.

Agree, got mine connected yesterday and have watched almost exclusively the footy channel. Their commentary is shithouse, but the coverage is unparalleled in footy history.

Talking the the installers yesterday, they were saying they've had to fly down teams of technicians to keep up with demand. They would normally do 3-4 installations a week, at the moment they're being allocated 7 a day. Even working 15 hours a day they're falling behind.

[LostDoggy]

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Thanks everyone for your thoughts. We don't have Fox but must admit to be considering it this year! All your feedback is very informative.

[Bulldog4life]

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Thanks everyone for your thoughts. We don't have Fox but must admit to be considering it this year! All your feedback is very informative.

If you are a footy tragic MG, like myself and most on this board, to have a 24 hour footy channel is fantastic and worth getting FOX just for that reason!

[Remi Moses]

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Can't stand Dermie, Dwayne or Jakovich and Whately and Robbo are a waste is space. And I'm dreadi.g McGuire's New show.

However, the convenience of having 24/7 Footy and no ad breaks during live telecasts more than outweighs all of my above gripes.

Disagree about Whately. That show's the best by a fair margin!
Would like a show like ESPN's 30/30.

[Hotdog60]

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I hate everything about FOX, but being interstate I can't live without it. (sport only)

[LostDoggy]

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If you are a footy tragic MG, like myself and most on this board, to have a 24 hour footy channel is fantastic and worth getting FOX just for that reason!

Yep, I guess you could say a bulldog tragic really (been a supporter for 48 years now - yikes that seems like such a long time!). I think Fox is the go this year, especially as we are moving north later in the year.

[Remi Moses]

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Can't work out why they have player managers doing special comments?
Jakovich is hopeless, Lynch states the bleeding obvious!
Definitely need better personalities.

[Hotdog60]

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I jumped ahead to see if Fox was broadcasting any practice matches this week and it looks like they are not.

Being the footy channel I thought they could have used these games as a dress rehearsal for the season to iron out any bugs, must be too expensive.

[Mitcha]

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Absolutely disgaceful coverage of the Norf game on the weekend, was almost impossible to watch but I suppose some coverage is better than none at all.

[Bornadog]

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Absolutely disgaceful coverage of the Norf game on the weekend, was almost impossible to watch but I suppose some coverage is better than none at all.

Fox have been doing the footy for a long time and that is the only time I have known for something to go wrong for a whole game.

So lets cut them some slack, because overall the coverage is pretty good and all in Full HD.

[Greystache]

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The replay of the game on foxtel has the audio working properly.

[Hotdog60]

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This might not be much, but should active opposition coaching staff be at games for Fox.

I know Fox is after a coaching point of view but there are plenty of ex coaches out there to comment. I know teams always have people spying on their up and coming opponents but would there be more benefit from the TV post and multiple camera angles than the standard TV coverage that ever one else sees. (targeting Eade, with Eddies help)

[Maddog37]

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One thing I have noticed is our game replays are on very low rotation. Checked this morning and they show several other matches a few times repeatedly over the next few days and we do not even get a look in. Also I set the timer a few weeks back for 3.30 in the morning for one of our games as it said in the guide and I got the Melb/Bris game. Even then the info strip was saying Bulldoges etc.

They treat us like poo.