England matches on Setanta

[Gromit]

The FA in their wisdom has sod rights to televise England matches to the Irish broadcaster Setanta.

They argue that they have sold to the highest bidder so that their is more money to support grassroots football.

Surely grassroots football is not best served by our nation team being on an obscure channel with so few viewers it is going bankrupt?

Do you think England matches should have to be on a terrestrial channel: BBC, ITV, 4 or 5?

[Rollo]

The one next Wednesday is on ITV1

[NORMANTHEDOG]

it would have been fine if they had just sold the games without the connection fee all the time,they would have got a lot more viewers.

[paraffin]

All World Cup + Euro Championship games involving any British nation should be shown live on terrestrial TV, NOT England's alone.