Well thank you very much Gordo, while I'm not totally indifferent to sporting matters I have to say that if it comes berween not being able to watch a sports event on terrestrial television and having to deal with risinig taxes and food costs I know which one I'd rather you pulled your finger out and did something about.
Stop trying to put yourself across as the caring patriotic sports loving man of the people. We all know you are a grasping control freak who was desperate to run this country regardless of the fact that you couldnt organis an orgy in a brothel.
Gordon Brown has said it was "unfortunate" more football fans could not watch many of this week's World Cup qualifiers amid a row over TV coverage.
Just 290,000 people saw highlights of England against Croatia on Setanta after the broadcaster could not agree a deal to sell rights to ITV or the BBC.
Live coverage on Setanta's pay-TV channel was seen by 1.55m people, well below figures for previous games.
Games featuring Scotland and Wales were also only available live on pay-TV.
Many fans were angry they were unable to watch highlights of the games on a terrestrial channel.
'Answers'
When England lost to Croatia last November, more than 11 million people watched live coverage on the BBC.
Mr Brown said he sympathised with supporters' concerns.
"It is perhaps a little unfortunate that large numbers of people were not able to see the match live," he said.
"And that is something that I think a lot of supporters will want to have answers to."
Viewing figures for the highlights package of England's game was below those for similar matches shown in the past on the BBC, which have attracted audiences of up to 2.5 million.
Setanta decided shortly before the matches to show the highlights on its free-to-air channel, as well as highlights of Scotland's game, when it could not reach a deal with any other broadcaster for the rights.
'Not viable'
Setanta, which paid £5m for the rights to show the England game, said other broadcasters were unwilling to pay a fair price and said the highlights were available to 21 million homes via a variety of platforms.
It stressed its live audience for the match was the largest ever for a game on its channels.
"Setanta always look to sell on highlights to enable fans to get what they want and from a business point of view as well," said a spokesman for the Irish broadcaster.
"But there was no offer they could accept that was financially viable."
The row over TV coverage has led to calls from some MPs for ministers to bring forward a review of so-called listed sporting events which are guaranteed free-to-air coverage of some sort.
But ministers have said there will be no review until watchdog Ofcom has completed its current analysis of public service broadcasting.
Meanwhile Culture Secretary Andy Burnham has warned the Football Association that the game risks losing touch with its core support if the ruling body does not make it harder for clubs to be taken over.
He has called on the FA to lead an in-depth look at how football finance is regulated.
He told the BBC: "Now I need to be clear that this is not an attack on foreign ownership of football clubs. To me it doesn't matter where you come from. What matters is what intentions have you got for the club you seek to take over, and more importantly what are your intentions for the wider health of English football."
Mr Brown congratulated all the home nations on their performances - giving special praise for 19-year-old Theo Walcott, who scored a hat-trick in England's 4-1 win against Croatia.
