[Chad]

Originally Posted by andy_m

This is our national game that has been snatched from us and what's worse is that we've not only allowed it to happen but we're mostly content to pay for the privilege!

This is a good read:

http://www.offthetelly.co.uk/?page_id=538

Tells the story of how live top flight football jumped from ITV to SKY back in 1992. In 1988 ITV paid £11 million for the live rights. In 1992 SKY's bid was £304 million.

Would the English Premiership be the league it is today if it wasn't for the SKY money? I firmly believe the English Premiership is the house that SKY built.