TOTTENHAM fans joked it was a “blessing” that coverage cut out for at least THIRTY minutes during their dire win over Plovdiv – even though they missed their comeback.
Premier Sports 2 – the site’s second-string channel – was streaming the action from Bulgaria, where Jose Mourinho’s side were beginning their Europa League journey.
This was the screen Spurs fans were met with as they tried to watch the game
But supporters said it was a relief cameras had stopped with the score 0-0 and a “back soon” message displayed on-screen before half-time.
One, who paid the £9.99 to watch the stream, said: “Premier Sports saving us the bother of watching Spurs at Lokomotiv Plovdiv by cutting out after 35mins… not missing much I’m sure…”
Another replied to a tweet showing the blank screen with the tweet: “That’s a blessing to be honest. Same s***. Even against f***ing Plovdiv.”
A fellow user posted: “Pay @PremierSportsTV to watch the absolutely dire Plovdiv v Spurs game ending up watching a far more entertaining AC Milan documentary.”
Another tweeted: “BREAKING: We now know the reason for the ‘back soon’ message during the Premier Sports game between Tottenham and Lokomotiv Plovdiv.
“Sissoko had a missed shot and unfortunately, it seems to have taken out the satellite. Glad we cleared that one up.”
The coverage did eventually start up again for the second half – only for it to crash again in the 68th minute, causing viewers to miss Plovdiv’s 71st-minute opener.
Kane cut a frustrated figure against Plovdiv – much like the fans trying to watch at homeCredit: Reuters
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Even worse, the coverage was STILL unavailable for two Plovdiv red cards, Harry Kane’s equaliser from the spot and Tangu Ndombele’s winner five minutes from time.
Premier Sports tweeted an apology to fans eventually after failing to address the earlier blackout.
It read: “Apologies for the lack of pictures on the Spurs game this evening.
“All international takers including Spurs TV of the feed directly from Bulgaria are affected and is not an isolated issue with Premier Sports.
“We are still working with the supplier to resolve.”
Premier Sports were also forced to apologise after their stream missed Jermaine Defoe’s goal for Rangers against Lincoln Red Imps.
Tottenham will hope they are unmissable once Gareth Bale returns after seven years.
Spurs and Real Madrid are believed to be in total agreement over the Welsh wizard’s season-long loan move.
Bale said goodbye to his Real team-mates this morning ahead of flying to London where Spurs hope to announce the deal on Friday.
Gareth Bale ‘passes medical’ as Tottenham close in on £20m loan transfer for Real Madrid superstar
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
