Spl New Tv Deal With Sky/espn

[K-9]

Another 5 year deal with same companies for same deal that almost all fans hate and most clubs moan about when their games are changed. With the clowns running our clubs is it any wonder Scottish football is dying on its arse.

 

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The Scottish Premier League has announced a new five-year contract with Sky Sports and ESPN for the live rights to matches.

 

Each broadcaster will continue to show 30 live games per season across the United Kingdom.

 

The new agreement will run from season 2012/13 to the end of season 2016/17, while no cash figure has been given.

 

However, the SPL statement says that the deal improves on the

[OddJob]

Another shambles, but what else is new?

[fatshaft]

Kinda with you there bripod, there's nae really an option, much as I detest SKY

[RUL]

Final confirmation that rangers will be in the spl regardless of what happens then, there's no way SKY would sign up for a new package minus celtic v rangers games.

[Big Man]

Utter f*ckin joke.

 

I never thought i'd say this, but i miss Setanta - it was shit, but at least all the shit was together under the same shitty roof.

[vanderark14]

5 more years of every OF away match - yass

[OddJob]

5 more years of every OF away match - yass

I can barely contain my excitement like

[zander]

Why is every cunt moaning its not like the only games we'l get are 12 o clock on a Sunday or away on a Monday night.

[Bobby Connor]

TV is the problem, not the solution.

 

Any word on whether this new deal still involves the OF never having home games televised? Reckon we lose more money than we make due to reduced attendances and increased policing costs. SKY and ESPN can fuck off.

[Redstar]

TV is the problem, not the solution.

 

Any word on whether this new deal still involves the OF never having home games televised? Reckon we lose more money than we make due to reduced attendances and increased policing costs. SKY and ESPN can fuck off.

 

The new deal is worth an additional 15m...You would think this was the ideal time for the Non OF Clubs to stake a claim on the additional 15m to supplement their loss on gate receipts...If they act as one voice it would be hard for the SFA to ignore.

[Bobby Connor]

The new deal is worth an additional 15m...You would think this was the ideal time for the Non OF Clubs to stake a claim on the additional 15m to supplement their loss on gate receipts...If they act as one voice it would be hard for the SFA to ignore.

 

Over 5 years... So 3M per year. The OF collect 33% of that so

[Dynamo]

Fuck TV.

[muttondressedaslamb]

The rich get richer and the financial gap gets bigger

[Dynamo]

The only SPL game I'll ever watch on TV are the ones that may happen to be on in a bar when I'm there.

 

Aberdeen home games I'll be there.

 

Aberdeen away games - haha, last time we were live on TV away from home was???

[vanderark14]

Tbh as long as they give notice for games being moved I'm not that fussed, albeit the early KOs is a pain in the arse.

 

At least it's something, given how bad folk seem to think the product is (Irish League been mentioned) maybe we should be glad of the security.

 

all this means is that nothing will change for another 5 years. before they brokered this deal they should have first of all changed our voting structure.

 

until each team is treated as equal then there is no point to this league

[K-9]

all this means is that nothing will change for another 5 years. before they brokered this deal they should have first of all changed our voting structure.

 

until each team is treated as equal then there is no point to this league

Think this deal pretty much confirms that the chances of Rangers punishment meaning relegation from SPL are pratically zero.

[vanderark14]

Think this deal pretty much confirms that the chances of Rangers punishment meaning relegation from SPL are pratically zero.

 

and the chances of league reconstruction have been forgotten too.

 

all in the name of the fast buck.

 

this league was hanging by a thread anyway and I think they may have just signed their own death warrant. crowds on the downward spiral so what do they do?? vote for more of the same.

[V for Vendetta]

Another 5 year deal with same companies for same deal that almost all fans hate and most clubs moan about when their games are changed. With the clowns running our clubs is it any wonder Scottish football is dying on its arse.

 

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The Scottish Premier League has announced a new five-year contract with Sky Sports and ESPN for the live rights to matches.

 

Each broadcaster will continue to show 30 live games per season across the United Kingdom.

 

The new agreement will run from season 2012/13 to the end of season 2016/17, while no cash figure has been given.

 

However, the SPL statement says that the deal improves on the

[V for Vendetta]

correct

 

folk are fuckin moanin an weve somehow managed to better the deal were currently on?

 

take a fuckin bow neil doncaster, i say

 

To put this in perspective MT all Doncaster has done is bettered a deal that was one of the worst we have had in recent years and we had no other option but to accept after the Setanta disaster. So real achievement in my eyes I'm afraid.

 

The issues about the OF away games etc etc are real ones. Doncaster seems completely out of touch on these sort of things and comes across as a total bawsack to be honest.

 

Where are the play offs? The restructuring of the leagues? Amalgamation with the SFL? Proper voting structure? Improved league structure?

 

Just bumbling from one crappy TV deal to another with no clear purpose or strategy isn't good enough.

[sheepiekev]

Another 5 year deal with same companies for same deal that almost all fans hate and most clubs moan about when their games are changed. With the clowns running our clubs is it any wonder Scottish football is dying on its arse.

 

My link

 

The Scottish Premier League has announced a new five-year contract with Sky Sports and ESPN for the live rights to matches.

 

Each broadcaster will continue to show 30 live games per season across the United Kingdom.

 

The new agreement will run from season 2012/13 to the end of season 2016/17, while no cash figure has been given.

 

However, the SPL statement says that the deal improves on the

[V for Vendetta]

Some folk seem to need a reality check

There's a worldwide recession on - the SPL has got as good a deal as it could have in the circumstances

A 5 year deal gives some stability at least

 

No. It give Sky and ESPN what they want. Ie a reasonable schedule filler at a still knock down price resulting from the collapse of Setanta.

 

So we got screwed by them with this deal after Setanta went titside and this deal effectively extends that 5 years of under valuation by another 5 years.

 

10 years at significantly undervalued price because the clubs fucked up and took a punt on a big contract from someone who couldn't pay it in the end. Another fcked up SPL decision.

[OneBeboMaguire]

Shite, more fucking 10am kick-offs against the huns

[Bobby Connor]

No. It give Sky and ESPN what they want. Ie a reasonable schedule filler at a still knock down price resulting from the collapse of Setanta.

 

So we got screwed by them with this deal after Setanta went titside and this deal effectively extends that 5 years of under valuation by another 5 years.

 

10 years at significantly undervalued price because the clubs fucked up and took a punt on a big contract from someone who couldn't pay it in the end. Another fcked up SPL decision.

 

Nail on head. Anyone who thinks this is a good thing is off their face on acid.

[StevieT1986]

Does no one remember when we left sky to start our very own spl tv. Look where that got us! We eventually had to take a cheap deal from the bbc and then setanta which went bust. With sky and espn at least we have the added security that they wont go bust and it's slightly more much needed money in the coffers.

 

Although the fact that the bigot brothers run off with most of the money and the ko times being at stupid o'clock but at least we're not going back to the 1805 ko's on a sunday night

[dj_bollocks]

I think it's probably a good thing in the short term - clubs know that there is at least football cash coming in for another 5 years... My question is whether AFC might speculate to accumulate knowing that this money is coming in ? I'm not saying go on a total spunkfest but if you apportion 2 years worth of TV money that goes to the transfer funds into one season's budget to build a stronger team then you might be better placed in the longer term.

 

The current systems don't seem to be working, maybe taking a few calculated risks might be in order ?

[a don in oz]

https://twitter.com/#!/GrahamSpiers/status/138705186238627840 The above is depressing.

[Old Wing Stand]

The product is worse but we're getting more for it !! I honestly though we would get less

[RTYD]

Another 5 year deal with same companies for same deal that almost all fans hate and most clubs moan about when their games are changed. With the clowns running our clubs is it any wonder Scottish football is dying on its arse.

 

My link

 

The Scottish Premier League has announced a new five-year contract with Sky Sports and ESPN for the live rights to matches.

 

Each broadcaster will continue to show 30 live games per season across the United Kingdom.

 

The new agreement will run from season 2012/13 to the end of season 2016/17, while no cash figure has been given.

 

However, the SPL statement says that the deal improves on the

[vanderark14]

Does no one remember when we left sky to start our very own spl tv. Look where that got us! We eventually had to take a cheap deal from the bbc and then setanta which went bust. With sky and espn at least we have the added security that they wont go bust and it's slightly more much needed money in the coffers.

 

Although the fact that the bigot brothers run off with most of the money and the ko times being at stupid o'clock but at least we're not going back to the 1805 ko's on a sunday night

 

it got us nowhere because we have the most ridiculous voting structure in football.

 

look at the bigger picture not the short term buch which does nothing but keep the rest of us afloat and nothing more

[V for Vendetta]

Does no one remember when we left sky to start our very own spl tv. Look where that got us! We eventually had to take a cheap deal from the bbc and then setanta which went bust. With sky and espn at least we have the added security that they wont go bust and it's slightly more much needed money in the coffers.

 

Although the fact that the bigot brothers run off with most of the money and the ko times being at stupid o'clock but at least we're not going back to the 1805 ko's on a sunday night

 

No one is advocating a return to the SPL's stupid half hearted decisions to aim for SPL TV then take a punt on a big deal from Setanta. But those stupid decisions don't really make this one any better.

 

Happy for ESPN or SKY or both to get the deal but I think it is still undervalued. They had us by the balls after the Setanta thing and squeezed a VERY low price out of the SPL at that point and for 5 years too. Now basically they are still squeezing us for that mistake and again 5 years is a long deal to sign up to when it is undervaluing the product.

 

To top all this they don't even have the nous to announce the financials along with a few small changes that the fans would really appreciate such as better kick off times, proper distribution of the money and an end to the system that only sees OF away games covered thus impacting all the other clubs financially.

 

Basically the SPL management and the Chairman of the clubs prove once again they don't give a flying fuck about what the fans want or about whats best for the clubs collectively.

 

I think it's probably a good thing in the short term - clubs know that there is at least football cash coming in for another 5 years... My question is whether AFC might speculate to accumulate knowing that this money is coming in ? I'm not saying go on a total spunkfest but if you apportion 2 years worth of TV money that goes to the transfer funds into one season's budget to build a stronger team then you might be better placed in the longer term.

 

The current systems don't seem to be working, maybe taking a few calculated risks might be in order ?

 

I've said for a long time that the concept of having a set budget every year is part of the problem at Afc. Teams are built and developed in cycles.

 

We should acknowledge when the team is fcked and needs rebuilt and invest significantly more at that point to bring new players in and sign up the good ones on longer deals, take the hit financially of the weaker players contracts being run down - its the only way to sort out the team.

 

Then once things are working well and we have a strong squad in a year or 2, you balance the books by selling selectively bringing in a cash boost and also reducing the wage budget.

 

Clealry our club doesn't see a problem with the current carve up, which is my concern.

 

Pathetic isn't it. They are all like lambs to the slaughter.

 

Its almost as if they want to be shafted up the arse by the OF.