The Premier League Thread

£15/game is madness.

They could have created a channel called Premier League extra and had all additional games on there, charged 5er a month and you would see the value. But this is crazy.

Sooner a streaming giant like Netflix or Amazon picks this up the better

 

No thanks. This is a step too far.

PPV/centrally-based streaming of the PL is definitely the future but this ain’t it.

 

Listen on the wireless for free.

 

No-one who doesn't support the ten sides involved each week is going to pay £15 to watch a match which doesn't involve their side. So already such pricing is excluding a huge share of the market.

And even the fans whose sides are involved are, in the main, going to be put off. Sure, there will be some sales - especially where friends or family club together to share the cost (I wonder how much social distancing and the rule of six might got out the window with some) - but would it really pull in more money than a more sensible pricing strategy?

I completely agree by the way that Sky and BT should be allowed to recoup their overheads of putting on these extra matches. I pay my subscription fully in the knowledge that I'm buying five matches each week, not ten. And that subscription price is, in part, based on their overheads involved. But £15 for 90 minutes of TV suggests that a huge share of that is pure profit (I don't pay anywhere near that on a like-for-like comparison with my monthly subscription). Pure profit which is going directly into the hands of the PL. This is such a horrendous idea, on so many levels.

It'll be interesting how the 20 clubs have agreed to share that profit. I've read that this idea was very much pushed by the big six, so one assumes that they'll be getting their share of the pot. That, in turn, suggests that any Saints fan paying £15 won't be making that payment to Saints (ie in a similar way to buying an actual match ticket). The fans of the big boys will rarely need to incur such charges, because their matches will so often be the five televised any way. So the big boys don't win under an arrangement where the viewer pays direct to their club - hence my assumption of some form of collective sharing. If so, then essentially the fans of Villa and WBA are being asked to pay to help (in part) to fund the likes of City and Spurs.

 

Nor me, it certainly won’t help the covid 19 infection rate as I can see households breaking the “6” rule now to share the cost with neighbours/friends.

 

The very least they should be doing is making home matches free to air for season ticket holders.

 

But we're getting refunded. If we're getting refunded how are we entitled to a free stream?

 

Ok, a partial refund and a free stream would be adequate. Logistically though, probably not

 

This is my worry on it. In the lower leagues the money is going to the clubs direct, why should Saints and Fulham (for example) fans contribute towards the top clubs coffers outside of the standard subscription.

 

Disappointed in saints, again.

 

I suspect it means more people will use illegal streams.

 

Step too far for me.

 

During a pandemic, charging £15 a match... people will group together to share the cost. That will help ease the spread.

 

I would prefer no refund and free view (so long as the money ALL goes to the club)

 

Just sent this to Saints:

I am contacting the club to register my anger and disgust with the Premier League, Sky Sports, BT Sport and the club for voting in favour of charging fans £14.95 per match that was not originally selected for broadcast. I will refuse (as will many other fans) to pay these extortionate prices. I will seek other means to watch the matches and as a season ticket holder, I feel badly let down by the club. If the club had at least voted against the policy, I would be less upset. I would urge all parties to reconsider. As a fan of Southampton FC, I am desperate to get back in the stadium and I am as frustrated with the government as the club is, but fans cannot be used by clubs to make their point to the government. Please, please, do the right thing for all football supporters.

 

The stick they're getting is amazing... hope they take note. Doubt it though.

 

Will they ****. The club have shown plenty of times that they couldn't give a **** about the supporters unless it's to get money from them. They're not alone in that mind.