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Originally Posted by coulsontom
Swansea v Aston Villa or Strictly? hmm Strictly.
The 5.30pm slot is GUARANTEED to be at most the 3rd best game of the week.
Therefore it will not, and cannot be a game that has wide appeal.
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Strictly? And you call yourself a sport fan?
I'd watch cricket first before that, and i hate cricket (though I'm partial to watching england lose, but that is just too good to miss
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Originally Posted by mike_gain
This is exactly what I am doing for this season. I could afford both of them but I am refusing to shell out near enough £37 for Sky Sports and the presumed £15-£20 for BT on the basis that I think this is a ridiculous amount of money for just sports channels
Instead I'm going to put my money towards renewing my season ticket at my club and because my season ticket will be cheaper than the Sky/BT price for a season I'll spend the difference on my teams new top and a few afternoons in the pub watching some football when BT decide to stick my team on on a Friday/Monday night.
Television money and the power TV companies have gained, as a result of pumping stupid amounts of money in, is ruining football in the UK and I am no longer prepared to help fund this.
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Mike (hope you don't mind the personally address)
I disagree. I don't argue with the sentiments (who doesn't want things cheaper)
But it isn't sky who causes this.
There is no reason why FA can't sell the rights for a lower price, or arrange for certain games to be broadcast on tv for free. Or indeed, use the money to reduce the ticket price
Sky does things for sky...but they do not put greed into people or companies, that is there. If it wasn't sky, the owners would think of some other way.
And the issue isn't the cost of tv...fans can always watch a match, by buying a season ticket. The issue is that despite all the money from sky, owners still think that raising ticket prices is correct.
But what would happen if sky quit paying?
For some clubs, debt would become unsustainable.
That isn't likely to happen, but I suspect sky etc won't pay the same money, if subscribers aren't taking the product.
Problem there is that it is a world game...someone is always willing to pay...but no guarantee who gets to see it.
Ok..tired of typing..haircut day