You’d take it for granted how important the camera angles are at football games.
We never would have thought how jarring it would be to have the main camera closer to the pitch but we came to that realisation tonight when Portsmouth v Derby punched us square in the face.
APOLOGY: We’d like to apologise for our main camera angle at Portsmouth. Due to Health & Safety reasons we couldn’t use the usual gantry.
— Sky Sports Football (@SkyFootball) August 12, 2015
Sky Sports were forced to apologise for the retina-melting broadcast but football fans looking to catch a bit of Capital One Cup action are an unforgiving bunch.
#portsmouthderby I feel like I’m playing right back for Derby with this camera angle! — Ian Finlayson (@FinNairn) August 12, 2015
Portsmouth v Derby. Worst camera angle ever ! ?
— Ian Wright (@IanWright0) August 12, 2015
Terrible camera angles Portsmouth v Derby — Robbie Savage (@RobbieSavage8) August 12, 2015
Turns on Portsmouth vs Derby, sees camera angle, turns off TV.
— Mathew Seage (@Seagie85) August 12, 2015
Ridiculously low main camera angle for Portsmouth v Derby on Sky Sports not popular apparently #dugoutcam pic.twitter.com/n5TRhwA8ZO — Martin Ross (@martingrantross) August 12, 2015
Really dodgy camera on Portsmouth v Derby @SkySports tonight #TouchlineCam #OnThePitch pic.twitter.com/m5gC5jkBDn
— Paul McGee (@_maggs) August 12, 2015
THAT is the camera angle?! #dcfcfans — Derby Dazzler (@Derby_Dazzler) August 12, 2015
Was going to watch Pompey v Derby but that camera angle if very off putting.
— Wozza (@Wozza5882) August 12, 2015
This camera angle on the Portsmouth Derby game is the worst I’ve ever seen — Callum Meara-Wilson (@CallumMW_97) August 12, 2015
even sky are hinting what they think of the camera angle for Portsmouth and Derby. pic.twitter.com/GXNrZXPzKA
— Джек. (@JackFlletcher) August 12, 2015
It’s going to take a little while to get used to this camera at the Portsmouth Derby game! — Glen Patterson (@patto1992) August 12, 2015
The camera man for the Portsmouth Derby match is sitting on the bench is he!! Lowest camera angle of all time i feel like im at the match
— ©Cian O’Brien© (@CianOBrien93) August 12, 2015
This might as well be the camera angle #porsmouth #derby #pompey #PORvDER pic.twitter.com/TeqDWsElQg — Alex Chiles (@AlexChiles_) August 12, 2015
Someone go into options, camera angle, QUICK #dcfcfans
— Derby Dazzler (@Derby_Dazzler) August 12, 2015
Oh my god get on Sky Sports 1 now the camera angle is making me feel really sick. Portsmouth v Derby. — Alex Shaw (@AlexShawESPN) August 12, 2015
Portsmouth v Derby is basically unwatchable from that camera angle. #motionsickness
— Mike McCarthy (@mikemccarthy) August 12, 2015
Camera angle from the Portsmouth-Derby game. And I once thought that QPR’s stadium was difficult to watch! pic.twitter.com/AG8bvI39ON — Mootaz (@Mootaz_LFC) August 12, 2015
Is it me or has the camera man got his lens on Zoom in the Portsmouth v Derby game? Drop it back a bit mate.
— Grant McCann (@grantmccann11) August 12, 2015
Either I’ve had too much wine or the camera angle for this Derby match is making me dizzy Horrid!!! — Kirsty Edwards (@KirstyEdwards3) August 12, 2015
Is the camera for the Portsmouth v Derby game attached to one of the manager’s heads??!! What’s going on??
— Darren Fletcher (@DFletcherSport) August 12, 2015
The camera angle at the Portsmouth Derby game is dreadful….I feel like I’m on the line watching it ? — Robbie Kearns (@kearns_robbie) August 12, 2015