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Post by Wortleyblue on Oct 12, 2022 15:11:04 GMT
According to the BBC the EFL is considering scrapping the Saturday 3pm blackout unless this is for overseas viewers only I think this could be a disasterous move especially for non league clubs what are your thoughts link |
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Post by utb on Oct 12, 2022 15:18:53 GMT
The vast majority of EFL Clubs are skint what with the after-effects of Covid and the cost of living crisis starting to take effect. If scrapping the blackout adds another £100m a year to the EFL's current TV deal then make no mistake, it's going to happen. Then the Premier League will follow suit once their next TV deal is up for renewal.
I know it's not quite the same with MLS being one league and the EFL consisting of three, but MLS got $2.5b from Apple to broadcast all their games for the next ten years via a streaming service with no blackouts. So you can fully understand the EFL looking down this route.
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Oct 12, 2022 18:42:57 GMT
Maybe the EFL clubs wouldn't be so skint I'd some of them weren't spending 175% of income on wages.
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Post by loskasleftfoot on Oct 12, 2022 20:28:07 GMT
I doubt it will affect non league teams unless Man U and Liverpool find themselves relegated (I can dream).
Burnley v WBA, one of the more attractive fixtures, would keep only a few of the fairest fair-weather fans away from supporting their team.
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Post by Curva Nord on Oct 12, 2022 20:58:47 GMT
If you're not going to goto a Chester game because Bolton v Charlton is on TV then you have to really take a look at yourself. As for Sky Sports, you pay what £30 a month and you might only see your team play once a year. Surely the end of the black out will be better for the sport. With more fans able to access content, ie far flung away games.
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Post by Neil Hunt Nonsense Potter on Oct 13, 2022 6:12:06 GMT
They are all available via IFollow anyway aren't they? Anyone with a firestick has access to these?
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Post by Suomen Sininen on Oct 13, 2022 11:55:34 GMT
They are all available via IFollow anyway aren't they? Anyone with a firestick has access to these? That is what I thought, I watch matches every week. How would this change anything. Who,would benefit? Except National League streaming matches? Mainly just our friends down the road? |
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Post by trublu on Oct 14, 2022 12:37:40 GMT
Is it possible that clubs at our level should be looking at the business case for streaming their matches?
I could certainly see it being intriguing for EFL clubs.
What percentage of our fanbase are able to get to games? Is it possible that charging those that can’t make it to the stadium say a fiver to stream the game would bring in more money than it would lose in gate receipts?
I think it needs carefully weighing out long term, especially as the Premier League won’t be far behind if the EFL make the step.
I do think it seems really old fashioned that the premier league games are blacked out at 3pm. I know it has protected clubs at our level to an extent, but with the finances of the game in flux atm it is time to at least look into a different model.
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Post by utb on Oct 14, 2022 15:17:34 GMT
They are all available via IFollow anyway aren't they? Anyone with a firestick has access to these? That is what I thought, I watch matches every week. How would this change anything. Who,would benefit? Except National League streaming matches? Mainly just our friends down the road? Only people who live outside the UK can (legally) watch Saturday 3pm matches on iFollow. Considering most people are likely well versed at finding ways to access such matches despite being based in UK, it's another reason why the blackout is now deemed obsolete by the EFL (and the Premier League). It's served it's purpose extremely well down the years, but times have changed and technology has developed. |
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