EPL Talk - Latest Comments in ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

Re: ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

50 — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:55:05 -0000

just please keep english/british commentators....if i have to listen to marcelo balboa call an EPL came,i may just have to stop supporting the league.

Re: ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

Ibracadabra — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 14:41:44 -0000

anything to get rid of christian miles and keith costigan. anything. please. someone. anyone.

Re: ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

NJ — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 11:17:21 -0000

Maybe its just my GolTV withdrawal, after DISH pulled it from me, but I think 1st and foremost they need to get some involvement with the EPL, but to follow that up with a La Liga, could be huge....Fox has Italy as well as the EPL and Setanta has everything else European. They could pick up 2 big leagues, with both a ex pat and Latin American draw, and firmly entrench themselves into the soccer landscape. If I recall correctly La Liga's rights are coming up soon, though GolTV, will be very reluctant to lose those.

Re: ESPN To Acquire Premier League TV Rights? Roundtable Discussion

RIP — Thu, 18 Sep 2008 10:59:13 -0000

Seems like the best answer is for ESPN to buy Setanta. They will then get an immediate EPL presence in the UK and US. Seems like a no brainer. Setanta US also has the early games on Sunday and Saturday which could work well with their fall US football schedule, College Football Saturday and NFL preview shows on Sunday.