Jim1955 12 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 Sky have just released their proposed coverage of football for next season. Guess what? No Scottish games listed. Anybody care to comment or contradict? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 May be SKY flexing their muscle. Blackmail if you like. The SPL will fully understand that concept. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waltersgotstyle 307 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/competitions/scottishpremier 16 teams listed on the skysports website... 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 I certainly see it as a bargaining tool, but even sky know that Scottish football is a nice little earner, especially as they're going to get it for a whole lot less than they used to. No OF games besides, the septic hordes will still look to see their team. Offer then a milion for the next 3 seasons sky. ha ha ha. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Dutchy Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 http://www1.skysports.com/football/competitions/scottishpremier 16 teams listed on the skysports website... Is that not the Carling sponsors??? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
andy steel 0 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 They are hardly likely to cut off their celtc nose to spite their Rangers face. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
the gunslinger 3,366 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 They are hardly likely to cut off their celtc nose to spite their Rangers face. no but some hardball on fees will do no harm. ps the spl has been removed from their tv listings. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
der Berliner 3,820 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 May be SKY flexing their muscle. Blackmail if you like. The SPL will fully understand that concept. Just out of interest, what's the difference between coercion and blackmail? 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluebear54 0 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 My good friend Prof Wiki informs me that: Coercion is the practice of forcing another party to behave in an involuntary manner (whether through action or inaction) by use of threats or intimidation or some other form of pressure or force. In law, coercion is codified as the duress crime. Such actions are used as leverage, to force the victim to act in the desired way. Blackmail, in common usage, is a crime involving unjustified threats to make a gain or cause loss to another unless a demand is met. It may be defined as coercion involving threats of physical harm, threat of criminal prosecution, or threats for the purposes of taking the person's money or property. Blackmail may also be considered a form of extortion. Although the two are generally synonymous, extortion is the taking of personal property by threat of future harm. It is the use of threats to prevent another from engaging in a lawful occupation and writing libellous letters or letters that tend to provoke a breach of the peace, as well as use of intimidation for purposes of collecting an unpaid debt. So they're widely similar concepts, and either could be used in the context of the SPL/SFA. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
foggy dewhurst 0 Posted July 22, 2012 Share Posted July 22, 2012 (edited) i for one dont think for one second think that sky need or want scottish football now that there will be no old firm matches for a time being i can see them not renewing the contract . Edited July 22, 2012 by foggy dewhurst 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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