compo 7,040 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 As Ferguson used to say it’s squeaky bum time 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted April 9, 2023 Share Posted April 9, 2023 Premier League ‘ready to DITCH Sky Sports and BT Sport and show football in new way in dramatic shake-up’ Kiro Evans Updated: 13:17, 9 Apr 2023 THE Premier League are ready to ditch Sky Sports and BT Sport in a huge shake-up to football broadcasting, reports claim. Sky Sports have been at the centre of the Premier League since its inception in 1992 and have helped fuel the huge financial boom that has made England's top-flight the richest division in the world. 2 Sky Sports have dominated the Premier League TV landscape since 1992Credit: Getty While BT have become an increasingly bigger player in recent years and boast Champions League football among plenty of other packages. But when it comes to domestic football, the broadcasting world could be on the brink of change. The Mirror report that the Premier League are prepared to leave behind their traditional broadcasters and show games on their own platform. If this change were to happen, it would not be immediate.DEAL WHO ARE YA? Prem cult hero looks unrecognisable with grey beard as he plays in legends game The current TV deal runs until 2025 after a £5.1bn deal was signed in 2021. The Mirror claim that only one more multi-year deal might be signed before the Prem "cut out the middle men". It would be a radical change to broadcasting with fans currently having to fork out on multiple subscriptions to follow all the live games. Sky normally show four or five games across a weekend while BT Sport have Saturday's lunchtime kick-off. BETTING SPECIAL - BEST FOOTBALL BETTING SITES IN THE UK Meanwhile Amazon in recent years have had one or two full rounds of fixtures during the Christmas period where they show every game live. Reports have also suggested that channels like Disney and DAZN could try and get involved in Premier League broadcasting. Broadcasters still have to fit their scheduling around England's 3pm blackout and the Premier League would also have to do this unless rule changes were introduced. If the league were to take control of the broadcast deal, it would also give them more control over kick-off times. Fans have expressed frustration in recent years over asocial kick off times that supporters have had to put up with to satisfy TV schedules. And Kevin Miles, chief executive of the Football Supporters Association, said footy followers are also under the cosh over the money paid to watch football on TV. 2 BT Sport currently show the Saturday lunchtime Premier League game every weekCredit: Reuters He told the Mirror: "There’s no question that supporters are increasingly feeling the financial strain. "We’re not untouched by the general cost of living crisis but the more platforms there are, the more subscriptions we have to find. "For those fans who want to watch everyone of the club’s televised games the costs are really starting to mount." The reports come as Sky Sports make huge cutbacks on their output with iconic shows like Soccer AM getting the axe. Meanwhile, BT Sport have also been making changes with their Saturday Score programme set to be scrapped. The channel is also set to get rebranded next season. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,612 Posted April 10, 2023 Author Share Posted April 10, 2023 Arsenal's Xhaka just single-handedly won the league for Man City. Arsenal cruising to a win, and then he has a needless dig at Trent, riles up the silenced crowd, Trent and the team now play like men possessed and Arsenal struggle to resist the onslaught. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 Referee assaulted a player at the Liverpool match imagine if Saturdays ref hit one of our lads 🤣😂🤣 . 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,005 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 50 minutes ago, compo said: Referee assaulted a player at the Liverpool match imagine if Sauturdays ref hit one of our lads 🤣😂🤣 . He would have been carried off shoulder high, given both a gold watch and a purse of One Hundred Guineas and awarded a life pension of One Thousand Pounds per annum. Papal Knighthood too most likely. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 1 hour ago, Scott7 said: He would have been carried off shoulder high, given both a gold watch and a purse of One Hundred Guineas and awarded a life pension of One Thousand Pounds per annum. Papal Knighthood too most likely. And the freedom of Glasgow 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Franc Ergs 1,651 Posted April 10, 2023 Share Posted April 10, 2023 3 hours ago, compo said: Referee assaulted a player at the Liverpool match imagine if Saturdays ref hit one of our lads 🤣😂🤣 . Poor Andy Robertson's going to need reconstructive surgery on his jaw after that brutal attack.🙄. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rousseau 10,612 Posted April 15, 2023 Author Share Posted April 15, 2023 That was a superb Villa performance. Pumped Newcastle 3-0. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
compo 7,040 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 Lampard has now lost 13 of his last 16 matches as a manager and another bad result for my toffees not a happy day sitting here suffering from gout as well. 0 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott7 6,005 Posted April 15, 2023 Share Posted April 15, 2023 5 hours ago, Rousseau said: That was a superb Villa performance. Pumped Newcastle 3-0. Obviously the current head coach is reaping the harvest sown by his predecessor. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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