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Don't know about you, but its a bloody insult that GB won the eventing in the WEG and it's not even mentioned on the news???????....and no, it's NOT too early......even a bit tacked on the end will have done....

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I have just phoned the BBC to complain! Please could everyone else do the same: 03700 100222
I pointed out that we have been doing rather well thus far with team and individual silver in the Dressage too so it would be nice to have our world championship wins recognised
 
same on sky news we need to make sure they are put forward for bbc sports team personality of the year
 
Another mention on South today this morning.

Equestrianism aside I would have thought any british sporting achievements worth celebrating even if its just to demonstrate to the wider public that the funding received is getting results.
 
At least now the text story from the BBC has moved to "headlines" instead of "other" sport. However the referral to Tina having eight faults "in the jumps" made me chuckle....ok, wince!
 
Pathetic isn't it? And with the lack of TV coverage generally (I don't have Eurosport and the red button thing doesn't work here either) the only way I was able to follow the SJ yesterday evening was by constantly refreshing the WEG SJ thread here on HHO!
 
Even the usually excellent "Today Programme" on radio four managed to balls it up.

They mentioned that Team GB had won a gold at the world equestrian games but didn't mention who won it or what for.....:rolleyes:

They wouldn't do this if it was another sport, can you imagine them anouncing that GB had won "a gold" at the athletics world championships?? No they would at least mention the discipline and the name of the winner. :mad:

Mind you i've made a complaint about coverage of equestrian sports before. The year Leslie Law won the gold at the olympics, the radio news announced it as showjumping...... :mad:
 
I was listening to Radio 2 this morning, waiting for a mention about our great acheivements at WEG only to hear about Liverpool FC not performing to expectation, golf being rained-off over the weekend and (shock/horror) would run into four days (what do they expect in Wales in October????:confused:) something about rugby, the Common Wealth Games opening ceremony and .......hockey!!!! :eek: But nothing NOTHING about our great results in dressage and eventing :mad:

I was so incensed I texted the soppy sports tart on Radio 2 that she should learn her job and cover ALL sports, especially where we do so well.

Well - it got it off my chest and I stopped hyperventilating...... :p
 
Faro said:
Pathetic isn't it? And with the lack of TV coverage generally (I don't have Eurosport and the red button thing doesn't work here either) the only way I was able to follow the SJ yesterday evening was by constantly refreshing the WEG SJ thread here on HHO!
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BBC showed all red button coverage online too :)
 
Ha! I was just going to post this as a discussion topic but looks like i've been beaten to it!

Has anyone noticed just how quiet the press is as Zara isn't in the team this year? When she won individual gold it was in the newspaper, and not just the sport section, the main section too. And all the press could go on about was how well she'd done, with no comment on our team result (which was silver i think?). This year, our first team gold for ages and nothing! Grrrr...I am feeling disgruntled by this lack of recognition for how great our British riders are :mad:
 
I hardly ever watch the news (get most of mine online), but I'm not really surprised by the lack of WEG coverage in the sport segments. Equestrianism is NEVER taken seriously. Sports involving horses are unfortunately seen as hobbies for the rich. That all you need to do is hop on and off you go. If only they'd see that riders come from all backgrounds, and riding is a skill that takes years to master. We should propose that each sports department head go for a lesson with someone like Oliver Townend or Will Funell. They would soon realise it's nowhere near as easy as it looks. They might have a new found respect for it too.
 
I do think it's really bad, right now this country is statistically the best in the entire world at three day eventing - how many other sports can we truly say that about?

the world cup - let's be frank, we were pretty rubbish, and how much coverage did THAT get! and cricket, snooker, rugby even darts - they all get so much more coverage :(

I don't follow any other sport really, but I can appreciate it when the country does well at something - shame people don't seem to want to make the effort when equestrian sports do
 
I have to add that the local South West news on ITV just ran a few mins segment on it showing footage of both WFP and Laura B and are also running an interview with Laura tomorrow - course it will help that WFP and Mary King are both based in Dorset and Laura B in Glocs which are all covered by SW news, but great anyway! :D
 
Yet if you go onto the good old beeb sports homepage there are mentions of the shooting world cup, america winning the ladies basket ball world series......all great sporting achievments that we need to know about! ;)
 
not sure if anyone was watching BBC2 this afternoon I am on holiday and found myself watching WEG 13-30-14-15 very good footage of all our riders xc and sj more than I had managed to see on FEI TV so far
 
LHS said:
Equestrianism aside I would have thought any british sporting achievements worth celebrating even if its just to demonstrate to the wider public that the funding received is getting results.
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Nah, the news would rather comment on whether Beckham really did go into a "Thai massage parlour" or who Wayne Rooney has been off with this week. Never mind bothering to comment on teams who actually *win* things *rolls eyes*
 
Elbie said:
Has anyone noticed just how quiet the press is as Zara isn't in the team this year? When she won individual gold it was in the newspaper, and not just the sport section, the main section too. And all the press could go on about was how well she'd done, with no comment on our team result (which was silver i think?). This year, our first team gold for ages and nothing! Grrrr...I am feeling disgruntled by this lack of recognition for how great our British riders are :mad:
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YES!! Exactly!! well said!! it's poor, no wonder the sport is still looking for money......... :mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad::mad:
 
well said about the darts and snooker.. whats all that about!! i mean,, millions of people are into riding...how many are into snooker and even darts .. for petes sake!:eek:
 
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