[RANT] Interesting read.

[Jack.Lfc]

Think BBC will get more fixtures after christmas.

[adaym]

So that means all 3 fixtures shown on the BBC have been Newcastle. :rolleyes: typical.

[StefanWolves]

So that means all 3 fixtures shown on the BBC have been Newcastle. :rolleyes: typical.

well they are the biggest in demand club in the championship, the BBC nor Sky don't really have much of a choice.

[Geraint]

Wow, i cant believe it makes a differnce. Whats happened to BBC1 showing championship matches btw? Hasnt it only show West Brom v Newcastle so far :S?

Only have about 8 all season. Had Ipswich v Newcastle on Saturday and we're on v Forest on 1st November.


Why should the Premier League play on a Sunday all the time. Lots of fans are against Sunday football, I for one, hate it. I know they play on Sunday's alot but why should we ruin the experience of Premier League fans just for lower league clubs to get an extra few fans. How about lower league teams like Morecambe play on a Friday night to see if they can get a few extra, that's what Accrington have done. Filming all the games over here will just make it worse. We struggle as it is, too many armchair fans who'd be happy to sit on their arse watching the tele than going to match. Yes, the clubs get extra TV money but what's more - extra tv money or extra revenue on the day? German tickets are cheap. They make little profit. Alot of clubs in Germany are pretty much owned by the fans. The fans put on shows at the ground, they open bars in the ground just to get that extra revenue. Fans would rather travel 5 miles to the ground for a pint just to give their money to that club. Television has pretty much ruined football. Long gone are the days where your local club would get 60,000 at home, people would rather sit in and watch Man Utd on the TV than supporting their local team. Some lower league teams are affected by their location. Accrington is slap bang in the middle of Burnley and Blackburn who are both Premier League teams. Although, fans should still watch their club, you'd think that some of the bigger clubs who help out their local lower league teams. I know that we played Merthyr to help raise funds for them when they were in need and I'm sure Burnley did the same thing for Accrington.

Lower league teams are to blame for their lack of fans half the time anyway. Went to Solihull Moors FC the other day and they charge £10 for adults and they're in the Conference South. It's hard to say how it works out. Do you get less people in on more money or more people in on less money. Probably the latter as you can buy programmes and refreshments etc. Let's remember though, we're in a world of over-paid players who neeed their money. The money has to come through somewhere and us mugs who watch our team will stump up week in week out to watch them.

We've got Derby tomorrow and our attendance could be affected by the Champions League. I have to admit, I like to sit in and watch the Champions League and I'm pretty happy that ITV's game is now on a Wednesday.



Okay, I don't know how I've gone from changing matchdays to all that but meh.

[adaym]

I'd much rather watch West Brom/Cardiff/Preston/Reading/Leicester than Newcastle.

[Geraint]

Oh, and the FA set that blackout time because it turns people away from the games. Showing games might work in Germany but it'll have an effect on every club in the country if they do and they'll all lose money. Refer back to my other post of course.

[StefanWolves]

Oh, and the FA set that blackout time because it turns people away from the games. Showing games might work in Germany but it'll have an effect on every club in the country if they do and they'll all lose money. Refer back to my other post of course.

You forget to mention Germany is the 3rd richest country in the world, closely followed by the UK. If structured correctly, as in football league teams play at different times to PL sides, then I don't see why it can't be tested for a season, just as long that lower league clubs get some sort of fall back money off the FA if they don't get as much attendance.

But then again that is never going to really happen.

The blackout rule will slowly but surely disappear, it's inevitable, Sky/ESPN will dangle the money in front of the FA, and they'll come running with open arms. I give my thumbs up to the idea, but I do hear what you lot are disagreeing with, but the FA would have to sort those things, they would have to ensure that it wouldn't affect lower league clubs.

[Geraint]

Why are you so for it then. You go to watch Wolves. Are you saying that you'd stay home and watch more football if matches were screened at 3pm. I can't see how it'll help clubs.

[StefanWolves]

Why are you so for it then. You go to watch Wolves. Are you saying that you'd stay home and watch more football if matches were screened at 3pm. I can't see how it'll help clubs.

No, I'm not saying that. I'd like to be able to pay for my Sky Subscription (like others in Italy, and Germany do) ~ and be able to watch my club play live away from home, as my family nor I can't afford to go to many away days. I also don't like the fact that some Italians in Napoli, Milan, Germans in Frankfurt, Berlin, can watch my football team play live, against a team like Wigan (away) in a half full stadium, which isn't even available for me to watch, in the country of which it is played. I don't like or appreciate that one bit.

And if showing all Premier League games live means that my season ticket price comes down, and that away ticket prices go down, and just prices doing down in general, then I'm all for it, Stadiums in the Premier League are actually struggling to sell out stadiums at the moment, Bolton is a prime example, I'm sure teams that find it hard to sell out their stadiums would welcome this, as they would get more money from the FA because of TV deals, and they would be able to lower ticket prices, encouraging more fans to come and watch it, live, without loosing money.

[Mexel]

Yeah i hate sunday football, waking up at 10 on a Sunday morning to watch a stupid 12 o'clock kick off which is only ever against Wolves or Villa is horrible lol. It just kills the fun due to the fact of tiredness.