Petition to SBS and Foxtel re fair coverage

[mickthejew]

If you agree please sign the petition for fair and equal coverage for all 8 A-League teams here:

www.petitiononline.com/ALeague/petition.html

To: Foxtel and SBS

We are calling for the two main nationally broadcasted football shows "Total Football" and "The World Game" to give fair and equal air-time to all 8 A-League Clubs.

As national broadcasters and so called "protectors of the game" they have a duty to all of Australia to promote the game from all corners of the country. Last night on Total Football, 15 minutes of a 60 minute program was dedicated to Sydney FC. On The World Game last week 75% of their A-League segment was talking about Sydney FC. This isn't just a one off occurrence, this has been happening every week since the A-League started.

We have no idea what is going on in Perth, Adelaide, New Zealand, Queensland, Central Coast or Newcastle. In the cities where football really needs to be promoted, outside of the two biggest markets (Melbourne and Sydney), football fans can switch on to see their teams being ignored yet again by these two football shows.

We are asking that you take the time and look beyond the passion for your hometown club, and give the same amount of airtime to each of the 8 A-League Clubs.

Sincerely,

The Undersigned

[marinermick]

don't know how much use it will be but i will sign it

we also have the same problem in the telgraph's tuesday football edition

more so now that the cove gets a weekly feature

[gialloblu]

The Cove's weekly feature...

The Tele might as well have one of their sports writers walk into the cove, pash the first person they see and print picture's in their football edition & it'd have the same effect

[johnnywarren]

g'day mick the jew. just as happens people are seeing the oneeyd crap from sbs coming to the fore bigtime. just to let you know that i was also asking about our political correctness on this issue with kevrenor the other night 10.9.06. and am pretty sick of the way sydney are treated by broadcast stations. very frustrating and definitely would like to get equal values for all teams in the a-league.

it stinks of the old rugby league days when it was all rugby league and a one column storyon the nsl at the time.