Rob Parker | June 19, 2009
Not even Des can help them now
As of a few minutes ago, if this chap asked Des Lynam for some live Barclays Premier League football he would no longer be able to dish out his Setanta Freeview box. He would instead have to make a polite excuse based around the fact that the Premier League [...]
Rob Parker | June 5, 2009
It’s all for charidee, mate
Setanta Sports commentators Jon Champion and Chris Waddle have been handed a potential banana skin as they attempt to come through Saturday’s match between England and Kazakhstan without dropping in any football cliches.
The cash-strapped broadcaster has promised £5,000 to the Bobby Moore Fund for Cancer Research UK, but they will knock [...]
Rob Parker | May 28, 2009
Sounds like a recipe for disaster
Setanta Sports’ football coverage has not won too many plaudits thus far, so their decision to bring in the world’s first “CommenTweeter” can be considered a bold/stupid move. Ex-ITV commentator Jon Champion will be live tweeting Saturday’s FA Cup Final between Chelsea and Everton at the same time as his [...]
Rob Parker | September 11, 2008
Setanta Sports was once a little network doing its own thing and showing Mid-Table Prem Team v Other Mid-Table Prem Team on pay-per-view. But they have thrust themselves into the spotlight by snaffling up the rights to England’s opening World Cup qualifiers. The extra attention has brought with scrutiny that Setanta had not previously experienced. [...]
Rob Parker | September 2, 2008
Champions raise money for the Berbatov appeal
The latest instalment of the hilarious You’re On Setanta Sports show with the Jose Mourinho puppet.
