09 Oct 2020 20:04:41
Pay to view is wrong as far as I am concerned. Sky etc get enough from the ads during the breaks.
Remember the days when just one game got covered and that was in the evening, not live.
21 games on a Saturday afternoon was all we got. Chance of it being your team was minimal.
No Sunday games, that was a family day, a church day, a day of rest.
No midweek evening games.
NO FLOODLIGHTS
if you want to watch footie 24/ 7 then Sky etc will do it at a cost.
If supporters did not want to watch 24/ 7 than suppliers would not show the games. They only do it for the money.
So talk to the other half or watch a documentary with Attenborough.
Watch Corrie, East Enders or Holly hocks.
Dump the wi. fi, empty your phone contacts, even better turn it off.
Who knows your partner across the living room, politically correct, may be interesting.
Dont pay Sky, save your money.

1.) 09 Oct 2020
09 Oct 2020 21:44:56
OV sky make a far far smaller percentage of revenue from advertising, they could not survive or provide anything of quality without subscriptions or pay per view. I smiled at you last paragraph, you have summed up perfectly why I have Sky.

2.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 06:23:30
Its cheaper than a season ticket and you get to watch it week in week out. I on the other hand won't be paying it as i have a big dish on the wall that gets it all an its legal as i pay a subscription. It will do till we can go back to villa park.

3.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 06:26:42
Scotcaffu, you are right but we pay our subscription to watch games and that should cover all games. No Villa fan is going to pay £14.95 extra to watch Wolves v Palace and no Wolves fan is going to pay it to watch other teams so it is aimed at the individual fan who already pays enough.

4.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 10:40:01
So for two games that’s £30, get on eBay and there’s about 15 different IPTV subscriptions for around £25. That’s every sky channel for a year, for £25. The need apps you can use include a VPN so little to any buffering.

Don’t put money in theIt greedy pockets Lads, they just paid £200 million to agents, lower that by 10/ 20% and they could have been charging £5 instead of £15 per game.

5.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 12:03:09
CAVFC, shoplifting is also cheaper than buying and both, last time I looked are illegal. How on earth can businesses survive without paying customers, especially in the current climate when we should be helping the genuine economy through difficult times.

6.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 13:37:30
If the PPV was much lower Sky might get more people to pay.
I might be tempted to watch AVFC if the figure was about £5 but not for any other team.
It is the thin edge of the wedge.
PPV to satisfy hungry fans while the current situation is in place would remain when times improve. Fans would accept it as the norm.
Most temporary measures for many things have remained in place for decades.

{Ed002's Note - It is nothing to do with Sky - the broadcasters are simply implementing what the Premier League clubs voted for - it was forced by the PL.} As you say, the pricing the Premier League have agreed to is very high - leading to some clubs voting against it.}

7.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 14:43:07
If you honestly think the premier league are short of a few quid and need supporting at the minute then I don’t see how you could be more out of touch.

Being controversial for the sake of it surely gets tiresome at some point, have a look around, do some research, look at the backlash to this announcement.

Supporting local businesses in the current climate is imperative to helping them survive, let alone get back to some form of normality. Paying £15 to multi billionaires is not. Comparing the two is absolutely mental.

8.) 10 Oct 2020
10 Oct 2020 14:09:17
Aslong as a majority chunk goes to the clubs involved i would have no qualms with buying the odd game for 15 quid. sky etc will be ther recording the action anyway so they shouldn't be charging a hefty whack if its just going into the pockets of the broadcasters. Eds do you know how the money for these games will be broken down? I assume the clubs will be taking profit to make up for the lack of matchday funds.

{Ed002's Note - The broadcasters costs are deducted from whatever income there is and the rest is distributed between the Premier League clubs. There won't be much if any profit as it will be offset against the money the Premier League clubs already owe the broadcasters for the last six months - a total of £330M plus £35M a month until this new scheme starts.}