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Sky Scr***ed many of us well and truly. - Salopbaggie - 23-06-2024
The many like me who can only make Saturday afternoon games due to having to travel down to the shrine on public transport from well out of the area, we have been well and truly shafted next season. We know that 24 of our games are due to be broadcast live next season, we also know that only the first days games are allowed to be shown in the Saturday 3.00 p.m. slot. Obviously this means that 23 of our games are not Saturday 3.00 p.m. kick offs. T.V. money talks louder than the fans loyalty I guess
RE: Sky Scr***ed many of us well and truly. - themaclad - 24-06-2024
Looking forward to Plymouth away on a Sunday at 12.30 pm
Expect some major annoyance by a lot of folks when they see the doga dinner of times when fixtures are released on Wednesday
RE: Sky Scr***ed many of us well and truly. - Blue Baggie - 24-06-2024
TV rights generate lots more cash then turnstiles.
Money talks I'm afraid.
The fans are now like a bunch of unknown extras on a film set.
RE: Sky Scr***ed many of us well and truly. - talkSAFT - 24-06-2024
That's very true, Blue, and I just wish that all true fans would unite by cancelling their Sky subscriptions. So many fans - like you and me - will not get their S/T because of the match times
The way Football has gone lately, though, people will stop watching. I've turned over (from BBC/ITV) a couple of times lately 'cos it's so boring: Southgate's as bad as any, afraid to let go of possession. "Ah, well", he's thinking "we might not have had any shots on goal, but we beat them 70-30 in possession". The way it's going the FA will award 3 points for most possession if it's a draw. The number of times England (in particular) are 2/3 up the pitch, and the ball gets back to Pickford, and then it's passed from right back to left and back to Pickford, who starts again. I can't believe coaches think that possession's so important when you've got top players like Kane and Saka coming back to play keep-ball, and attack-minded Grealish stays at home. Grrrr