Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 16, 2020 Share Posted October 16, 2020 On 12/10/2020 at 11:10, The Palace Fan said: Listening to The Price of Football, Kieron Maguire has delved deeper and it appears the clubs were given an ultimatum by broadcasters who have stated they are not going to show the additional games for free any more. They've justified the £14.95 price (which was non negotiable) because of the number of cameras. Which is doesnt make sense as the majority of additional cameras are used to support MOTD/highlights as opposed to live football. I was reading an article today where BT Sport said they didn't set the pricing for matches but the PL clubs did?? The money is supposed to be getting filtered down through the leagues but no-one knows how much or when that might happen... Premier League chief executive Richard Masters said on Wednesday that the pay-per-view price was "defensible" but that the broadcasters were ultimately the price-setters. Marc Allera, the CEO of BT's consumer division, said the price had been proposed by the Premier League and that his company was simply covering their costs in screening these additional games. "We had a suggested retail price which was suggested to us by the Premier League," said Allera, who was speaking as mobile network operator EE announced that customers will be among the first to gain access to Match Day Experience, a new set of viewing features on the BT Sport app. "We also have a cost that they're charging us for those games. We're certainly not making significant amounts of money out of this, we're pretty much just covering our costs to put these games on." Allera suggested that the Premier League wanted to use some of the money generated from pay-per-view sales to assist clubs further down the pyramid. https://www.msn.com/en-gb/sport/football/bt-sport-says-premier-league-not-broadcasters-insisted-on-14-95-price-for-pay-per-view-games/ar-BB1a4AQL?ocid=msedgntp Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 4 minutes ago, Stan said: Thought this was pretty good from the Toons, was reading about it earlier where the fans were encouraged to avoid paying the fee and give it to charity instead, I think they raised between 20 -40K for a local charity.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted October 19, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted October 19, 2020 3 minutes ago, Bluewolf said: Thought this was pretty good from the Toons, was reading about it earlier where the fans were encouraged to avoid paying the fee and give it to charity instead, I think they raised between 20 -40K for a local charity.. Yeah £16k for a foodbank I heard. Quality but didn't get enough publicity in the slightest! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bluewolf 7,161 Posted October 19, 2020 Share Posted October 19, 2020 Just now, Stan said: Yeah £16k for a foodbank I heard. Quality but didn't get enough publicity in the slightest! Yea, shame that, they could start a trend among other supporters... Talking of things like this I was reading an article earlier about Gareth Bale and the header said "Bale was the only player in the team that didn't agree to a 10% pay cut at Madrid" and that's what they led with so anyway I was reading through this article and it covers his recent troubles at Madrid etc then right down the bottom of the article it happened to mention that although he didn't agree to the pay cut ( advised by his agent ) he did opt to pay a lump sum of £500,000 to a charity in Wales I believe it was... No mention of that in the headline though?? It just made him out to come across as a bit selfish.. naughty really, I think there are quite a few players out there doing their bit for charity that just goes unseen but don't get many reports about that do we?? That's why I have a bit of new found respect for Sado Mane who has a well grounded approach to money and fame and has done shit loads for the underprivileged and still does. I only found that out by accident as well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Lucas 3,825 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 I know we have two games to go but just 16 goals across 8 games this weekend. Is this the start of things beginning to 'settle down' or just an anomaly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick 2,271 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 41 minutes ago, Lucas said: I know we have two games to go but just 16 goals across 8 games this weekend. Is this the start of things beginning to 'settle down' or just an anomaly? Hopefully we are. As much as I like seeing goals scored, some of the defending thus far has been Sunday league level. I wouldn’t have thought the fixtures tonight will add to that tally much either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dr. Gonzo 8,177 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 This is the earliest an invincibles season is impossible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted October 26, 2020 Share Posted October 26, 2020 How many points do the winners end up on this season? I certainly don't think there will be a repeat of the last three seasons where it's around 100. Do think Liverpool or Man City are still capable of going on a run to hit around 90 though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted October 26, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted October 26, 2020 14 minutes ago, LFCMike said: How many points do the winners end up on this season? I certainly don't think there will be a repeat of the last three seasons where it's around 100. Do think Liverpool or Man City are still capable of going on a run to hit around 90 though 80+ I reckon. Agree with you no team gets close to 100. I think eventually a side will pick up momentum and go on a longer winning run than we've seen so far. Probably yourselves to be honest. The start of this season has really made it hard to call though. So many teams have gained a bit of belief that they can beat anyone. Sides have taken a bit longer to get going or find their feet, probably due to lack of pre-season. It's probably around now and/or next month you might start to see some consistency or some sides grind out wins and go on a bit of a run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 For the teams in Europe, it's a game every 3 days from 21st of November until the 20th March. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2020 12 minutes ago, Cicero said: For the teams in Europe, it's a game every 3 days from 21st of November until the 20th March. Apart from one week in December and one week in February. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 1 hour ago, Stan said: Apart from one week in December and one week in February. Players' union adds to pressure for five substitutions in Premier League - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/09/players-union-add-to-pressure-for-premier-league-vote-on-five-substitutions-football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2020 6 minutes ago, Cicero said: Players' union adds to pressure for five substitutions in Premier League - https://www.theguardian.com/football/2020/nov/09/players-union-add-to-pressure-for-premier-league-vote-on-five-substitutions-football ?? I don't dispute any of that what they say in the article but it's not a game every 3 days for clubs in Europe until 20th March . It doesn't state there will be that in the article... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cicero 5,265 Posted November 9, 2020 Share Posted November 9, 2020 7 minutes ago, Stan said: ?? I don't dispute any of that what they say in the article but it's not a game every 3 days for clubs in Europe until 20th March . It doesn't state there will be that in the article... Mistakenly quoted you when I posted the link and I was too lazy to edit it. Sorry not sorry. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted November 9, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 9, 2020 Just now, Cicero said: Mistakenly quoted you when I posted the link and I was to lazy to edit it. Sorry not sorry. we all good Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MUFC 1,495 Posted November 22, 2020 Share Posted November 22, 2020 We need more of this in football. https://www.skysports.com/football/news/11697/12139304/darnell-fisher-faces-fa-probe-after-grabbing-callum-patersons-genitals Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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MUFC 1,495 Posted November 25, 2020 Share Posted November 25, 2020 https://news.paddypower.com/football/2020/11/23/manchester-united-reject-200m-bid-from-real-madrid-for-var/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrator Stan 18,364 Posted November 26, 2020 Author Administrator Share Posted November 26, 2020 Solskjaer and Klopp's ranting seem to have worked... Who has the shortest recovery? Teams' festive kick-off times and gap between matches Team 26 Dec* 27 Dec* 28 Dec* 29 Dec* 30 Dec* Turnaround time** Chelsea 17:30 17:30 48:00 Everton 20:00 20:00 48:00 Crystal Palace 15:00 15:00 48:00 Man City 20:00 20:00 48:00 Wolves 19:15 20:00 48:45 Leicester 12:30 15:00 50:30 Aston Villa 15:00 17:30 50:30 West Brom 16:30 18:00 51:30 West Ham 14:15 18:00 51:45 Brighton 14:15 18:00 51:45 Burnley 12:00 18:00 54:00 Leeds 12:00 18:00 54:00 Sheffield United 20:00 18:00 70:00 Tottenham 19:15 18:00 70:45 Arsenal 17:30 18:00 72:30 Southampton 15:00 18:00 75:00 Liverpool 16:30 20:00 75:30 Man Utd 12:30 20:00 79:30 Newcastle 20:00 20:00 96:00 Fulham 15:00 18:00 99:00 Fulham & Newcastle have done alright out of the games moved as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LFCMike 3,009 Posted November 26, 2020 Share Posted November 26, 2020 Ajax Tuesday then Wolves Sunday night next week for Liverpool as well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Cicero 5,265 Posted December 1, 2020 Share Posted December 1, 2020 So no more Pogba's and Fabregas situations Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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