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« on: January 18, 2016, 09:31:54 PM » |
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Inspired by the Thursday Night Football thread. When the Premier League was created, 3pm Saturday kickoffs were banned from being televised, the idea being that if they were televised it would affect attendances at lower league teams. This ban is still here to this day. Because of this, the "big" clubs constantly have their games shunted around to avoid the traditional timeslot, which is bad for the people who actually go to the matches.
Isn't it about time that this got shelved? The games are televised live abroad, it seems crazy that in modern times this ban still lives on.
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TightEnd
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« Reply #1 on: January 18, 2016, 09:55:02 PM » |
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Yes. any of us can within a couple of minutes find a stream of any 3pm saturday kick off and watch in perfect quality irish tv, nbc, norwegian tv broadcasting these matches live
the 3pm ban is out-dated
there are some funny rights restrictions too. match of the day and football focus are not allowed on i-player for example
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DMorgan
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« Reply #2 on: January 18, 2016, 09:56:27 PM » |
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I really like the early game / soccer saturday / late game format for a Saturday
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TightEnd
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« Reply #3 on: January 18, 2016, 09:59:14 PM » |
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I really like the early game / soccer saturday / late game format for a Saturday
as a tv viewer yes as someone who goes to games, especially away games. nightmare. only getting worse too |
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arbboy
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« Reply #4 on: January 18, 2016, 09:59:27 PM » |
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I really like the early game / soccer saturday / late game format for a Saturday
This. I would still have SS on even if i could watch my game of choice live though at 3pm on a different screen. |
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DMorgan
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« Reply #5 on: January 18, 2016, 09:59:30 PM » |
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match of the day and football focus are not allowed on i-player for example
MOTD is available on iplayer but they're only allowed to put it up at midnight on Sunday |
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Tal
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« Reply #6 on: January 18, 2016, 10:43:16 PM » |
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Premiership football version of NFL RedZone could not come quickly enough.
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AndrewT
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« Reply #7 on: January 18, 2016, 11:20:15 PM » |
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Premiership football version of NFL RedZone could not come quickly enough.
But then we'd lose out on Paul Merson inaccurately describing goals whilst mispronouncing foreign players' names. |
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« Reply #8 on: January 18, 2016, 11:34:53 PM » |
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I really like the early game / soccer saturday / late game format for a Saturday
as a tv viewer yes as someone who goes to games, especially away games. nightmare. only getting worse too Is it possible that the EPL are happy to discourage away fans? A lot of clubs can sell out without them, and they bring a high cost with them (Policing etc...). |
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Tal
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« Reply #9 on: January 18, 2016, 11:45:46 PM » |
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Premiership football version of NFL RedZone could not come quickly enough.
But then we'd lose out on Paul Merson inaccurately describing goals whilst mispronouncing foreign players' names. Au contraire, Blackadder. We get him to present it and call every play. |
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"You must take your opponent into a deep, dark forest, where 2+2=5, and the path leading out is only wide enough for one"
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Skippy
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« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2016, 12:08:15 PM » |
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I really like the early game / soccer saturday / late game format for a Saturday
as a tv viewer yes as someone who goes to games, especially away games. nightmare. only getting worse too Is it possible that the EPL are happy to discourage away fans? A lot of clubs can sell out without them, and they bring a high cost with them (Policing etc...). There comes a point soon where it becomes like the NFL and the crowd are there to be like the studio audience on a sitcom- what really matters is the TV viewer. |
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« Reply #11 on: January 19, 2016, 02:40:51 PM » |
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Anyone can find a pub that shows them if they care enough anyway.
Personally like the ban.
Otherwise fans of smaller clubs would stay away in droves and the rich get richer. Dont see it being overturned in near future thankfully.
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Skippy
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« Reply #12 on: January 20, 2016, 01:59:11 PM » |
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Anyone can find a pub that shows them if they care enough anyway.
Personally like the ban.
Otherwise fans of smaller clubs would stay away in droves and the rich get richer. Dont see it being overturned in near future thankfully.
Personally, I don't think anyone is saying "I'm was going to watch Oxford United, but now WBA are on the telly at 3pm I'm not going to bother". If you were swayed by matches on TV, you'd surely just watch West Brom at 12 and by the time that finished it would be hard to get out to a live match. |
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TightEnd
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« Reply #13 on: January 21, 2016, 04:47:18 PM » |
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the Arsenal Leicester game on feb 13 was a 3pm kick off
bear in mind sky announced their feb slate of premier league fixtures in december
today it has been moved to sunday 14th at midday
ludicrously late. coaches and train tickets had been booked etc
this sort of thing really does take the piss out of live away supporters.......
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My eyes are open wide
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I watch the world outside
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arbboy
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« Reply #14 on: January 21, 2016, 04:55:30 PM » |
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the Arsenal Leicester game on feb 13 was a 3pm kick off
bear in mind sky announced their feb slate of premier league fixtures in december
today it has been moved to sunday 14th at midday
ludicrously late. coaches and train tickets had been booked etc
this sort of thing really does take the piss out of live away supporters.......
You would think the clubs would refund any ticket holders pre booked non refundable train tickets etc given the money they will get from the TV rights. |
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