Byline: MAX THOMPSON
NETBUSTERS on Sky might just save your marriage.
In telly terms, it is probably a low-budget show put together by a small team... but it means you can keep up with the football action AND have a life.
Take the last few days as an example. If you can't be dragged away from the football on TV, there isn't much room for anything else.
Saturday night, you can't take the missus out because you just must watch The Premiership on ITV.
Sunday lunch? No chance. Bolton v Aston Villa to catch. What about an afternoon stroll? Maybe... but only after Chelsea v Arsenal.
So that's the weekend over. A Monday night drink down the local is out of the question too, because there is Liverpool v Newcastle to view. Manchester United v Middlesbrough takes care of Tuesday night.
So it's Wednesday before you are free. And by then the dinner is in the dog and the missus is on her way to the mother-in-law.
Sky Sports can seriously damage your marital bliss, but they also provide an antidote. That's where Netbusters comes into play.
You can miss all the live action, the endless supply of football, and STILL be in the know. This is the sort of programme committed sports channels were invented for.
You can't see ITV or the Beeb giving space to this goal-feast. For a start, they don't have the access to ALL the action like Sky.
Netbusters doesn't just show the big teams. You are as likely to drool over a goal from Loftus Road as from Liverpool. Or even La Liga.
Netbusters gives you the lot. As the title suggests, it's bulging with goals but also cleverly-edited interviews, replays, reactions from the weekend - all rolled into one hour. All played to a succession of music.
They don't only concentrate on the Premiership, either. There is the Nationwide and highlights from Spain. The trailer promises 'quotes, bloopers, funnies, goals, skills and saves'. It doesn't let you down.
Because Sky have rights to the Nationwide and the Premiership, it is a complete guide to the action.
And there are no 'experts' forcing you to listen to their views, taking up time and cutting into the action.
Those addicted no longer have to stay in from noon until night. You might even spend time with the family. It's repeated through the week. I tuned in Wednesday morning, and not just because it's followed by Aerobics Oz Style. But that's a column for another day.
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GOALS GALORE .. like this one from Teddy that put Spurs top
