Yes.I, also, can’t understand why you can’t watch 3.00 ko’s for a fee. Do the powers that be still think that streaming live matches affects live attendance?
I think personally it should continue, lower league teams are struggling as it is, we shouldn't be adding to their problems by screening all matches at 3pm on a Saturday, not that we ever seem to play at that time anyways.Yes.
If you're watching city away at Bournemouth then you're less likely to go and pay £10-15 at your local Moston Red Sox game.
At least that's the logic, trying to protect the other games, not necessarily the game you're watching.
Logic from the days of black and white TV when seeing any match on TV was a novelty.
City do this a few times a season usually in the Legends Lounge for free to members who apply for ticketsIf a game is not on telly, then it should be shown on the big screens at the ground if the away allocation is sold out. A small entrance fee to get in and bars open. Everyone's a winner.
I think personally it should continue, lower league teams are struggling as it is, we shouldn't be adding to their problems by screening all matches at 3pm on a Saturday, not that we ever seem to play at that time anyways.
They do, but limited numbers isn't it, and not all the fans know about it.City do this a few times a season usually in the Legends Lounge for free to members who apply for tickets
I wonder how many people actually stop going to some other live game to watch their team on a stream on Saturday afternoons? Not many I'd say.Yes.
If you're watching city away at Bournemouth then you're less likely to go and pay £10-15 at your local Moston Red Sox game.
At least that's the logic, trying to protect the other games, not necessarily the game you're watching.
Logic from the days of black and white TV when seeing any match on TV was a novelty.
Me and you both then !!My illegal stream worked perfectly yesterday.
I, also, can’t understand why you can’t watch 3.00 ko’s for a fee. Do the powers that be still think that streaming live matches affects live attendance?
I’d pay for it if I could afford it. The 70 quid between sky and bt a month is just outrageous . I understand there is a demand, unfortunately some of us struggle enough as it is. I will totally not continue streaming ;)
Thats interesting as ive just read that sky paid £3.6b for 112 games, so a million pound a match loss is absolutely bugger all in the grand scheme of things.There is a demand but people can find it illegally and cheaper elsewhere. If everyone thought it was value for money it wouldn’t be happening. Apparently the premier league are losing a million pound per game in lost revenue, surely they could recoup that back by launching an app where you could stream every game for a decent price and get rid of Sky and BT.
Not in the Prem, but the thinking is fans wouldn't go and watch for example Bury or Oldham if the chance to watch City on the box at 3pm was available, therefore taking away the lower league clubs life bloodI, also, can’t understand why you can’t watch 3.00 ko’s for a fee. Do the powers that be still think that streaming live matches affects live attendance?
Not in the Prem, but the thinking is fans wouldn't go and watch for example Bury or Oldham if the chance to watch City on the box at 3pm was available, therefore taking away the lower league clubs life blood
You've misunderstood meI’m not convinced many city or united fans go and watch Bury or Oldham if the prem teams are away at 3pm on a Saturday.
And anyway, more widely, there are far too many full time professional clubs in this country. 92 clubs might have been a viable model in the first half of the 20th Century but not today. More of them need to cut their cloth accordingly, and move to a semi-professional model if need be.
You've misunderstood me
It's not City or United fans it's their own fans I'm talking about,
for example it's pissing down freezing cold Bury are playing Swindon at home, the concern is the casual fan which there are many would opt for the 3pm Prem game being shown rather than the Bury game, thus depriving Bury of match day revenue
Football is expensive even the lower league game, pies, beer and travel cost etc are still the same weather it be L2 or Prem
So if these fans had the option to spend £50 watching Bury in the pissing down rain playing turgid football or £10 watching City under Pep, with the all-star players in the comfort of your own home with cheap booze and food in the the best league in the world, how many are making the trip to Bury apart from die hards
No need for the apologies CB ;) I probably wasn't clear with my original post I do it all the time mateApologies mate, yes I did misunderstand