but the BBC and Sky must have thought they were worth bidding a lot of money for previousl

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like any business, Sky want to get all they can get for as cheap as possible, i'd say it's more likely they underestimated the price Setanta and ITV were prepared to pay

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as for the size of the crowd for a meaningless friendly: (from Football365)

England could run out at Wembley tonight to face more than 20,000 empty seats, it was reported on Tuesday - nearly 87,000 watched Fabio Capello's opening friendly against Switzerland but sales were well down for the game against the Czech Republic.

Alternatively, as the Times put it on Wednesday: 'John Terry's second coming as England captain will be witnessed by the biggest football crowd in Europe this evening. The FA has sold more than 65,000 tickets... and... hopes that the attendance could be in excess of 70,000.'

Posted By: blindasabat, Aug 21, 10:01:03