09-10-2017, 10:36
Sir Megson,
Would the smug arses at Football League Office take any notice if fans "went on strike"? I doubt it. They probably wouldn't give it a thought. They've set themselves up into a position where, so long as they can show a whopping great profit in their Balance Sheet, it's fait accompli, because Turnstile Receipts is virtually insignificant (compared to TV Revenue) - and they probably earn a whopping great bonus linked to Revenue.
Suppose that Supporters Clubs actually managed to unite for a Strike (ie stayed away one weekend as protest). Very very unlikely because true fans would rather go without Beer for a Year than miss a match! The Football League would just pretend it hadn't happened and they'd be able to show their resolve to Sky, saying "we're right behind you".
What it needs is for Supporters Clubs to urge fans to stop subscribing to Sky. There was what I thought was a big drive towards that 20 years ago but, one-by-one people have given in and bought Sky.
Sky has ruined Football especially for real fans like Sir Megson, but it's up to us all to show our disgust by cancelling subscription, and taking the ugly aerial dishes to the Recycle Tips.
Would the smug arses at Football League Office take any notice if fans "went on strike"? I doubt it. They probably wouldn't give it a thought. They've set themselves up into a position where, so long as they can show a whopping great profit in their Balance Sheet, it's fait accompli, because Turnstile Receipts is virtually insignificant (compared to TV Revenue) - and they probably earn a whopping great bonus linked to Revenue.
Suppose that Supporters Clubs actually managed to unite for a Strike (ie stayed away one weekend as protest). Very very unlikely because true fans would rather go without Beer for a Year than miss a match! The Football League would just pretend it hadn't happened and they'd be able to show their resolve to Sky, saying "we're right behind you".
What it needs is for Supporters Clubs to urge fans to stop subscribing to Sky. There was what I thought was a big drive towards that 20 years ago but, one-by-one people have given in and bought Sky.
Sky has ruined Football especially for real fans like Sir Megson, but it's up to us all to show our disgust by cancelling subscription, and taking the ugly aerial dishes to the Recycle Tips.
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