Ways to watch

They might announce which football match is scheduled for a TV broadcast months in advance but some only get a finalised days before hand. Take the Liverpool and Arsenal UEFA Cup ties for this Wednesday. You couldn't find them in any listings guide? You then find out they are to be shown the day before. Both on Setanta 1 at 1715h, and 1945h on the . Celtic are on Setanta 2. It makes Wigan Athletic v. Middlesboro chosen by Sky Sports to be a 4th choice for an armchair viewer, unless you are a supporter of those two clubs.

You know the lesson - keep checking, and keep checking. A good place to visit is Live Football on TV which is updated pretty quickly, possibly daily.

Sadly the Portsmouth v. United is not being shown. So that leaves either radio commentary, which I like, or the unofficial options of a pub receiving foreign transmissions, or the unreliable P2P streaming services on Sopcast, TVAnts...