16 July 2009
Following the heartbreak and disappointment of not being able to watch the whole Confederation Cup Tournament LIVE last month , when soccer fans in Indonesia can get to watch the whole Tournament for FREE on two Free To Air TV Channels - RCTI & Global TV , subscribers of Starhub Cable , in particular Manchester United Fans in Singapore will once again be ' left out in the cold ' and ' forced ' not to be in the thick of the Action , as Starhub has confirmed that they will NOT be showing this Saturday's Manchester United Friendly Match with Malaysia XI LIVE on any of their Sports Channels !
Looks like the many hundreds and thousands of Man United Fans here in Singapore will have to be forced to once again ' miss out ' on all the Action , Drama and Excitement of another highly anticipated Big Match , though this time it is just a Pre Season Friendly Match ! This is surely another boo - boo to Starhub image and reputation as the leading broadcaster for Sports , in particular soccer where soccer fans here in Singapore have learnt to live life watching LIVE Soccer on Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) and as well as on it's other four Sports Channels .
A check on Saturday's TV Schedules shows that Starhub Football Channel ( Channel 27 ) where it is also popularly known as the ' EPL Channel ' here in Singapore will not be showing the game LIVE at that time . Instead , it will be showing a J - League ( Japanese League Match LIVE ) from 6pm to 8pm .
However , the Channel will be showing United's city rival - Manchester City's Pre Season Friendly Match LIVE later in the night at 9pm against Orlando Pirates , where fans can look forward to watching stars such as Carlos Tevez , Gareth Barry , Robinho , Elano and Roque Santa Cruz in Action .
And a further check on the TV Schedules of other Starhub Cable Sports Channels for this Saturday's TV Programme on the Starhub Official Website reflected that Channel 23 ( ESPN Channel ) will be showing a LIVE Golf Tournament from 5pm onwards , while the rest of the other Sports Channels do not really have any Programme at all or any Programme that are of ' real urgent or importance ' during that period of time when the Man United - Malaysia XI Friendy Match was being played .
As such , it brings to some soccer fans to ask what's exactly the real reason for Starhub Cable decision not to show this Saturday's Manchester United Friendly Match with Malaysia XI LIVE ? Already , Starhub ESPN - StarSports ( Channel 23 & 24 ) will no longer be showing the UEFA Champions League as of this New Season onwards which starts in August , as well as their decision not to show the Confederations Cup Tournament last month has severely angered and disappointed lots of Soccer Fans here .
Now this Latest no show by Starhub Cable will surely and undoubtedly have incensed greatly the many die hard Man United Fans here even further as far as their support for their favourite club and players are concerned .
While Man United Fans in Singapore here may felt hard done by Starhub latest decision not to show the Match LIVE , Chelsea fans here will be quick to point out too that when their Club travelled to Malaysia last year , then led by Brazillian Coach Luis Felipe Scolari , similarily none of the Starhub Sports Channels ( Football Channel included ) showed the Match LIVE and so they were also being ' kept out of the Action ' as their team played in Malaysia , with a total LIVE Media Coverage shutout here .
* LATEST : Man United vs Malaysia XI this coming Saturday , 18 July 2009 LIVE & EXCLUSIVE from Bukit Jalil Stadium in KL at 5.30pm ( Singapore Time ) on Indonesia's Trans 7 Channel . *
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