Revolution in TV watching a massive success

[LinekersLugs]

As I snuggle in front of a warm fire to watch City play Newcastle it got me reflecting that TV football This Christmas has been fantastic, being able to watch so much Live football on TV has really led to an increase in Christmas enjoyment in my house.

 

The EPL now needs to embrace on demand live matches and potentially TV season tickets etc..... 

 

it works in other sports like NFL and NBA and it’s time we brought our TV live football laws into the modern era. 
 

I believe it would make TV football a little cheaper and I also believe it would help close down a lot of the illegal streams. 

sky and BT have been ponceing off football for too long using our addiction and tribal instincts around football to sell us TV , landline and Broadband packages, it’s time the EPL made a brave bid to grasp the true potential of the product and sell it themselves direct to the people that matter... us the fans 

As the Roaring 20’s Begins I hope the revolution in TV viewing this Christmas blossoms and becomes the norm.... 

 

happy new year and decade to all my fox friends 

[CosbehFox]

All well and good for us, but for example I’d have been at a non league game today and I would imagine this would even be the same for clubs in League 1 downwards. 

 

Also to be convinced it wouldn’t have a detrimental effect on kids playing the sport

Edited 1 January 2020 by Cardiff_Fox

[Trav Le Bleu]

Honest mistake; comment deleted.

 

Edited 1 January 2020 by Trav Le Bleu

[Mike Oxlong]

4 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

How is it a massive success when you're obviously watching an illegal stream? Benefits no one but yourself, so who exactly has been successful?

Why is he obviously watching an illegal stream ? 

[Bryn]

4 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

How is it a massive success when you're obviously watching an illegal stream? Benefits no one but yourself, so who exactly has been successful?

 

Wasn't it on BT?

 

I think the shift is coming... I can understand why fans would be sad about that. Selfishly, as a fan who makes a choice not to make the effort to get to a lot of games, I'm looking forward to the day when I can buy a digital season ticket and watch every Leicester game in glorious HD.

 

Is it a law that they can't televise multiple 3pm games on a Saturday in this country or a league rule? Perhaps changes in return for a significant chunk of the extra revenue going down the Football League/to grassroots football might appease some of those who have reservations?

[Trav Le Bleu]

8 minutes ago, Mike Oxlong said:

Why is he obviously watching an illegal stream ? 

 

6 minutes ago, Bryn said:

 

Wasn't it on BT?

 

I think the shift is coming... I can understand why fans would be sad about that. Selfishly, as a fan who makes a choice not to make the effort to get to a lot of games, I'm looking forward to the day when I can buy a digital season ticket and watch every Leicester game in glorious HD.

 

Is it a law that they can't televise multiple 3pm games on a Saturday in this country or a league rule? Perhaps changes in return for a significant chunk of the extra revenue going down the Football League/to grassroots football might appease some of those who have reservations?

Dang it. I checked the calender (on this site) to see if it was televised, but it didn't say it was.

 

 Besides, BT is the niggly one that you pay through the nose unless you're a BT customer.

 

Soon we'll have too many channels you have to pay separately for. 

 

 

[Vacamion]

 

I pay for Sky, BT and now Amazon, and I *still* have to resort to watching dodgy filthy streams on occasion.

 

I would implore those in charge to just TAKE MY MONEY  and let me watch Leicester games.

 

Sadly, because of vested interests and the big money involved, I don't see it changing soon.

 

Still it's better than years ago, when you might get a stream of the radio commentary, or before that Ceefax.  

 

[st albans fox]

3 o’ clock games are not available in this country to protect leagues 1 and 2 and non league. As @cardifffox  perfectly I llustrates above .......

[Matt]

I must admit it dawned on me for the first time today the 'amazement' of choice and option of watching every single game.

 

I enjoyed our game being on TV because it was an away game, however as far as the home games are concerned and this is a selfish point of view but I couldn't care less and think it'd harm the amount of numbers actually going to games.

 

It seems nowadays people are hermits and don't like going out as it is, certainly within my circle of friends they'd rather stay in than go out which I find quite sad.

 

Another point to all this, if all games are going to be live, on TV or any other platform they don't need moving right?

 

See I could agree with that certainly regarding games I go to - However I quite like watching 'Super Sunday' (Often not very super admitedly), again that's a selfish and hypocritical view as i've just said i'm against games being moved. I can't have my cake and eat it as they say.

 

All in all I think every game being available on TV or other platforms will just breed even more armchair supporters - Get to games in person ffs!*

 

*Obviously there are logisitical and other reasons why people can't get there but for the mainstream I think excuses of not getting to games and watching on TV are exactly that - Excuses - I'm mainly moaning about your plastic supporter.

 

Edited 1 January 2020 by Matt

[sheffield_fox]

The streams are usually better quality and less laggy than the sky player...

 

Its a joke that the 3pm kick offs aren't televised. Its a joke that you have to pay now for 3 different networks to watch the games and still half of them aren't televised. 

 

The Premier league is taking the piss out of fans. I can't believe that so many people actually pay for sky and bt when the streams are soooo much more reliable. 

 

When every game is televised like it was when amazon did it the other day, with everything on one channel and equal representation for every team, I'll start paying. 

 

Thats how they broadcast the Premier league in every other country in the world. Ridiculous that they don't do it here. 

[LCFCCHRIS]

2 minutes ago, Matt said:

I must admit it dawned on me for the first time today the 'amazement' of choice and option of watching every single game.

 

I enjoyed our game being on TV because it was an away game, however as far as the home games are concerned and this is a selfish point of view but I couldn't care less and think it'd harm the amount of numbers actually going to games.

 

It seems nowadays people are hermits and don't like going out as it is, certainly within my circle of friends they'd rather stay in than go out which I find quite sad.

 

Another point to all this, if all games are going to be live, on TV or any other platform they don't need moving right?

 

See I could agree with that certainly regarding games I go to - However I quite like watching 'Super Sunday' (Often not very super admitedly), again that's a selfish and hypocritical view as i've just said i'm against games being moved.

 

All in all I think every game being available on TV or other platforms will just breed even more armchair supporters - Get to games in person ffs!*

 

*Obviously there are logisitical and other reasons why people can't get there but for the mainstream I think excuses of not getting to games and watching on TV are exactly that - Excuses - I'm mainly moaning about your plastic supporter.

 

TV is okay but you can't beat the atmosphere of going. I think that's enough to win most over even if we did have a reliable way of watching on TV. 

[Steve_Walsh5]

11 minutes ago, st albans fox said:

3 o’ clock games are not available in this country to protect leagues 1 and 2 and non league. As @cardifffox  perfectly I llustrates above .......

He had the choice though. Watch Leicester on tv or go to a non league game. He obviously can’t be that bothered about a non league team if he chose the tv option. 

[l444ry]

Got enough armchair fans already.

[Guest bennytwohats]

32 minutes ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

 

Dang it. I checked the calender (on this site) to see if it was televised, but it didn't say it was.

 

 Besides, BT is the niggly one that you pay through the nose unless you're a BT customer.

 

Soon we'll have too many channels you have to pay separately for. 

 

 

I think that's precisely the opposite to what is being advocated here. The models being referred to are where you get all of your teams games through a single provider (i.e. the season ticket).

 

I'm in complete agreement with OP. The PL needs to get on this sooner rather than later, and get rid or the archaic blackout rule which clearly isn't working and just inconveniences fans with games constantly getting moved around. Change is coming, it's just a case of how long it's going to take...

[Sly]

It doesn’t impact US sports, which allow you to watch every game with a “season pass”. The stadiums are always full from what I see! 
 

Not every fan can get to a game, as they have other life commitments. 
 

I haven’t had a season ticket in 10 years, due to family commitments. I’d happily pay for a Digital Season Ticket and watch all games Amazon style. 
 

 

Edited 1 January 2020 by Sly

[CosbehFox]

8 minutes ago, Steve_Walsh5 said:

He had the choice though. Watch Leicester on tv or go to a non league game. He obviously can’t be that bothered about a non league team if he chose the tv option. 

Because one is my club, another would be partial interest. Simple as that as per a Saturday 3pm home game. I don’t bother with streams on the average Saturday. 

 

I’m just not wholly comfortable with the scenario that we prioritise top flight football with wall to wall coverage every weekend. 

 

Midweek games in the Championship are all shown live by Sky and I know a Stoke mate who says it’s been affected their attendances badly. 

[Guest bennytwohats]

Good article on this here:

 

https://www.football365.com/news/the-3pm-blackout-rule-remains-an-infuriating-turn-off-for-all

[Deucalion]

Sky have tried to change football fans, and for the most part, failed.

 

Fans do not want to watch what a TV executive decides is the weekend's big game, they want to watch their own team.

 

At the moment, the black market provides a service which legitimate providers do not.

 

The legitimate providers are missing a massive trick if they don't start to provide what the people want.

[davieG]

8 minutes ago, bennytwohats said:

The models being referred to are where you get all of your teams games through a single provider (i.e. the season ticket).

There should be a few suppliers showing all games and you choose the 'best' supplier that introduces real competition.

[Raj]

The way it's going there won't be any lower league clubs.

Everyone will just be watching Premier League games on TV.

Thanks God for the REAL fans who go to the games.

[whoareyaaa]

the problem with season ticket streaming is you would probably end up paying more and seeing less games overall.

 

of course it would be great to watch your team all season its good to watch other games with different teams so its a fine balance between the two.

 

prices will only go up imo.

[Matt]

7 minutes ago, Sly said:

It doesn’t impact US sports, which allow you to watch every game with a “season pass”. The stadiums are always full from what I see! 
 

Not every fan can get to a game, as they have other life commitments. 
 

I haven’t had a season ticket in 10 years, due to family commitments. I’d happily pay for a Digital Season Ticket and watch all games Amazon style. 
 

 

I have little interest in US sports and my US geography is pretty poor, however I know for sure America is a vast country and I dare say away fans don't travel in the same way as we do here, which in some ways you still have to argue that the home fans still turn up in numbers in their big stadiums despite it being available on TV but I just think it's a totally different ball game here though - not pun intended.

[mozartfox]

Until such time people living outside of the UK can buy a TV Season Ticket to watch LCFC games only, illegal streams and in my case Android Boxes will flourish.  A percentage of piracy is self inflicted.  If LCFCtv could provide such a service. I would sign up in a flash!!

Edited 1 January 2020 by mozartfox

[LinekersLugs]

1 hour ago, Trav Le Bleu said:

How is it a massive success when you're obviously watching an illegal stream? Benefits no one but yourself, so who exactly has been successful?

I was watching on BT ya weapon 

[Guest bennytwohats]

9 minutes ago, Raj said:

The way it's going there won't be any lower league clubs.

Everyone will just be watching Premier League games on TV.

Thanks God for the REAL fans who go to the games.

That's such a dismissive snooty response. Our games sell out every single week - a lot of fans simply can't get a ticket even if they want to. A lot of fans don't live in Leicester anymore and make it to games when they can, but often can't.